Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-08
FOR PROGRESS.
The Rock Island Council So Stands
Is to 1.
RAND Trsn.iI TO the Bluff Secured
Through Re m OdeiiDg the Elm
street Line-The Fire De.
partment.

The present Rock Island council, like
its predecessors, is for public improve
ments. 1t believes IN the encourage
meut of all that looks to its interests and
their advancement. The aldermen were
put TO the test last evening. and they
were found not wanting. Thirteen to
one they stood for progress. Thirteen
to one for the common and best interests
of the entire city.it business men and all
its interests as above local sentiment and
preference. Particularly proud of their
positions should the two Fifth ward
! aldermen, Messrs. Evans and Knox, feel.
They were placed in a somewhat emb ar
assing position through the inconsiderate
actions of some of their constituents
who sought by means of a petition to
| induce them to act contrary to their bet
ter Judgment, but all such efforts were of
no avail Conviction conquered. and
the aldermen stand today in better
| light before the city, as they will in the
end before these same constituents. be-
cause they were not swsyed from the path
of duty by the appeals of an inconsider.
ate few.
All this was with reference to the
reasonable request of the Davenport &
Rock Island Railway company to change
its Elm street line N manner to better
reach the people living south of Sixth
avenue and between Nineteenth and
Twenty-frst, to-wit: by moving its tracks
from Fifth avenue and Twenty first to
Nineteenth and Sixth avenue, privilege
which the council sfter a lengthy discus
sion. granted by vote of IS TO |.
Aid. Bladel first presented the petition
of the property holders along the desired
route which was received and placed on
file, and before this was done Aid.
Huesing asked If the ordinance was COM
ing up too. He received a reply in the
affirmative which was later verified by the
introduction of the ordinance, which the
adoption of the ordinance, and Aid. Bls-
del moved an amen iment which was &C.
cepted by unanimous vote, that 3-inch
tram be used.
Aid Huesing called up remonstrance
from the property holders along Fifth
avenue from Nineteenth to Twenty first,
against having the line changed. This
was read by the city clerk. after which
Mr.. Hueslng appealed to the council to
keep the track where it is, and closed by
moving that the ordinance be laid upon
the table. The motion failed of sec
ond.
William jackson was given the pri-
vilege of the floor and made strong and
convincing argument in favor of the
change sought for, euumerating the ad-
vantages, geographically speaking, as
well as TO the business and public in.
terests
Aid. Huesing talked further n oppos
ition TO the ordinance.
The opinions of the Fifth ward alder
men were called for by Aid. Bladel.
Aid. Evans made the speech of his life
as 9 councilman. He spoke of his re-
greet st being placed in position Of
/ voting against any of his constituents
but he felt it sense of duty in this case
He spoke of what the syndicate had
done for Rock Island in paving and 9TH
erwise and he thought their petition tc
change their tracks now was reasonable
enough and should De granted. He comic
see no reason why the company should
be prosecuted.
AID. Knox stated that he was in the
same position. He realized the nature o.
the petition and realized, too. that an al
derman should have convictions of his
own, and should vote accordingly, and a.
he thought best, as he was expected to DE-
when he was elected.
AID. Huesing took exception to Aid
Evans remarks with regard to ''persecut
J ing the syndicate. He did not think al
alderman should talk that way until hi
had something to support his position.
Aid. Huesing then moved that the or
dinance be laid over under the rules, unit
the next meeting. This motion how
ever, shared the fate of the previous one
and failed Of second.
Mr.. Huesing then attempted to hav,
the offer previously made by the stree
car company to pave Elm street hill in
+ corporated in the ordinance as stipula,
ton. The council however, held this un'
necessary as the company had never failed
to carry out all Its promises in Roci
Island.
Supt. Schnitger stated the COMPANY
would agree to paving the hill, but hs
would not like to accept an ordinsnc,
with any paving clause.
Alderman Adams offered an amend