Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-20
SIDE TALK.

last night and demonstrated in more ways
than one that the dominating spirit il
just what Rock Island wants in year Of
progressivensss.
Aid. Evans introduced a very sensible
resolution that the street and alley COM
mittee advertise for bids to fill Unior
square eighteen inches above grade in the
center slopiny to the outer edge at grade
ETC.. and that $1,000 be appropriated
from the side walk fund for that purpose
In this come iion Mr.. Evans took occs.
sion to make his maiden speech in the
council. and t was an effort that he need
not be in the east ashamed of. He spoke
OF the necessity and Importance OF this
work at this time. and urged that the eye
sore that Union square presents in its
present shape. be done away with once
and for all tine.
Aid Edwards made strong speech
sustaining the view advanced by Aid.
Evans. but offered substitute that the
work be done by the day.
Aid. Negus vas opposed to filling the
square. He called upon Aid. Hampton
and Engineer Paddock to eorroborste his
assertion that Council Bluffs park
like Union square was regarded as better
low than high; vegetation would grow
better. Ii was su unnecessary expendf
ture.
Aid. Howard, who never forgets Frank
lin square. put in a plea as an amend
ment for $3.50 10 fix up the sidewalks at
Franklin square.
Aid. Negus thought that If Union
square had 81, so so had Franklin square.
Aid. Schnel would rather put the
money in sidew AXIS than in Union square.
Aid. Hampton made one of his spiritu>
slistic and assuring speeches, in which he
set forth that those who were crying now
for filing the sc uare would cry the other
way when his sloping process was COM
pleted. He thought the public would be
delighted with his sloping idea.
Alderman Ed wards said there was
great deal of ak going on now about
Rock Islands prospects. and asked how
far that reputation could be sustained
next spring when strangers came to town
to see frog pound in the center of the
city.
Alderman Hampton made another
stsbst the Union square improvement
Ides, and Aid. Hotter tried to kill il By
having it referred TO the street commit
Tee 10 estimate costs.
Aid. Edwards called up his amend
nent that it be done by the day. and in
response to City Attorney Haas opinion,
which had been asked for, that work
over $500 must be done by contract under
tate law. called attention to the fact
hat in Chicago millions of dollars of
work was done annually by the day. The
proposition to do it by contract was only
. scheme to do away with giving en-
oloyment to crippled men.
Aid. Lsrkin said this question of not
BEING able to do work by the day. no
natter what the contract, was never
'aised until the last city administration
hose to bring it up. He believed in
giving the'old citizens a chance.
Alderman Bunoher favored the day
work plan and then made the assertion
hat it had become now SO that q man
Gould not work on the street unless he
toOd in with the mayor and street COM
missioner
The vote was called up on Edwards
and when Aid. Knox was
cached he asked to be excused from vot-
ng on matter that had no legality to it.
The mayor insisted upon hun voting.
The official record shows the defeat of
he resolution on the mayors casting
vote.
Then came the vote on The real motion
or the $1,000 improvement, and Aid
Segus warned the council that he would
six for 81 800 for franklin square il the
notion passed.
Aid. Edwards What do you want it
orr
Aid. Negus-Why. for flower beds.
Gun tains. brick walks and other things
hat we want
The alderman neglected TO mention q
nenagerie and jar itOr and consequently
lis warning had no effect, but after the
ouncil had rightly decided to fill the
qusre he again put plea for Franklin's
Il, 800, but it was knocked out.
Aid. Larkins' resolution for gates at
he dangerous railroad crossings; Aid.
vans resolution commenting the mayor
md marshal for emf orcing sobrIety in the
'olice force. and also his resolution to
'ppoint committee to represent the in
erests Of the Henne pin canal at the Gin
innat convention Aid. Buncher's
esolution giving hose carriages and
,ther fire apparatus, the right of way
,oing to fires-all excellent resolutions
,assed by unanimous vote. The resolu-
ion with regard to the railroad crossings
md the right Of WY to fire vehicles
houId both be rigidly complied with
md doubtless will.
The petition of Merry Tree for damages
ustained by being thr own from buggy by
eason OF unguarded obstacles on Fourth
venue, is serious reflection on the street
and he should be invests
rated for neglect Of duty.
Aid. Hampton succeeded as usual in