Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-07

given his word to put down one kind of
rail and had adopted another, had got
all he could out of the council, and had
then refused to comply with little re.
quest to put few plsnks in the Milan
| bridge. The speaker entered into long
TRADE against the girder rail and the
temporary curves at Fifteenth and Sew
enth and Seventeenth and Seventh.
Furthermore, he accused Manager Loud
| eroack of being before the council and
representing that it was not necessary to
have the consent Of property holders for
an electric rail railway, whereas he knew
in his own heart he was not speaking the
truth. did any of you aldermen take
the trouble to look the law up in this mat.
ter" inquired the alderman on the floor.
Il did, and am satisfied that Mr.. Louder
back was deliberately speaking what he
knew to be untrue when he made his
statement to the council. What does he
take US for? Farmers? Does he take
| you and l and the rest of US for pack of
farmers here that don't know anything1
de seems to think that way, and tell
you gentlemen this man is not to be
trusted. l would not trust him with my
private business, and don't think the
city council discharging public business
ought 10 trust him. He has deceived us
and has deliberately told US what was
not true and what he knew all the time to
be untrue. 1t will be perfect outrage
If the city council allows a fellow like
this to hoodwink u.s."
Such were the remarks 10 substance of
Aid. Huesing, which il tone and detail,
if anything. showed even more vehemence
and luminosity than the outline given.
Aid. Corken simply replied that he was
willing to stake his reputation that the
rail being put down on the Milan road
was not only in accordance with speci-
fications, but the best that had ever been
laid in the city.
Mayor McConochie asked if there was
anyone present to speak for NJ, Louder
back, aud William Jackson replied that he
WAS prepared to do so. that Mr Louderoack
had requested him to be present to speak
for him if necessary. Referring to Aid q.
Housings Temsrks Nj Jackson said il
was very evident that he had not been
talking as an alderman and not as an Off
cisl, but that there must be some persO Ia
hnh ha+ hn mn
wrongful thing that can be done. That
is not the province of an alderman. The
speaker had been told by Mr.. Louderbsck
that Mr.. H2esing had been working
against him and that he had gone outside
of his official duties TO antagoniZe him
Uouderback) "Mr L1uderback." said
have known him for 80 years, and his
word is as good as any mans in this
council. The Chicago syndicate owning
the street car lines, sent him here as its
representative head, asked him to come
as man of experience to re model the
system. He saw where mistakes had
been made in the laying out of the lines,
such as the Ninth street extension, and
he has asked the council to relieve the
company of some of the burdens 1: had as
sumed by simply asking the council to
permit it to abandon some of its track &"
Mr.. Jackson, in referring to Mr.. Hues-
ing's attack upon the syndicate and the
charge that it had sought to take advan-
tsge of the city, on any and all occasions
forcibly spoke of the fact that
there was no man in Rock Island who sc
lot was not worth al least 500 by reason
of the syndicate coming here. The inn
provements which these gentlemen have
made have put money into the pockets of
every man who owns property in Rock
Islaud-Mr. HuesinS's also. Now" said
Mir. Jackson. you have got these men
here with their capital. If you treat
them rightly, as you have done, other
outside capital will follow, but if you an
tagonize outside cspitaliyou can't get them
tolcome here. If you would have outsi ie
capital come here and invest here, you
should grant some help when it is asked,
especially when company is doing as
this one is, its best to help the people"
Il don't like" Mr.. Jackson said, 1.-The
disposition Mr.. Huesing is showing here.
of standing here in his official capacity
and showing such violent dislike to a
man and speaking of him in such way.
If MIR. Huesing says Mr.. Louderback is a
liar, say it is untrue. and l know where
of l speak, for know the man and have
known of his business reputation and
his standing among business men. As l
said before, it is not officially that Mr..
| Huesing speaks. There is something
personal behind it. That his represents,