Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-06
SIDE TALK,
A Lively and Interesting Meeting
of the City Council.
The Omciai Prin.fag, PAYING Iuspec.
tien ana Sidewalk Improve.
ments-Thosr Objection.
able Towers,

The Rock Island council held one of
its characteristic animated sessions last
! evening.
At the opening of the session, which
was called to order by City Clerk Koch
Ter in the absence of Mayor McConochie.
Aid. Corken moved that Aid. B. F.
Knox be mayor pro tenn, motion
which was passed unanimously and
fitting compliment thus paid leading
republican alderman at the instance of
the suggestion o. leading democratic
alderman.
A communication from the mayor sug
costing that the Investigation of the
charges against Policeman Glass be put in
the hands of the police committee,
was acted upon in accordance with the
recommendations.
After the usual monthly bills had been
allowed as recommended by the finance
committee it was discovered that a bill of
$25 of the ARGUS, the quarterly allow
ance for publica ion of the official pros
ceedings, had been ignored-st least the
finance committee had made no reference
to it whatever.
Aid. Knox, of tn, finance committee,
explained tina. Aid. Huesing had objected
to allowing the bill in the committee and
that he (Knox) had been in favor of al
lowing it. "Mr. Huesing pulled one
way, said Mr.. Knox, land pulled the
other, and finally we simply let the thing
drop"
Thereupon AID. HuesiLg created lit
tie merriment by the Internationally sar-
castle inquiry, I'd like to know how
much it is customary to allow the Rock
Islander for publications." Mr.. Huesing
held that the council had no right to al
low these bills. The papers ought to
publish the proceedings as matter of
news, just as they did the proceedings of
the Improvement association. Rock ISL
and had no neeG for official papers, but
if it Was going 10 have them it ought to
invite competition.
Aid Kennedy held that there were two
recognized party papers in Rock Island,
one morning and one evening. Il had
ings in these two papers and the arrange
ment had given good satisfaction. He
could see no reason why there should be
a change or why the city should fail to
meet it's obligations for publication of the
official proceedings.
Aid. Corken stated that all people could
not attend the council meetings, and peo-
pie like to know what the aldermen are
doing What ia more, they have a right
to know, and it was the duty of the coun-
Gil to make provision for the proper pub
LEGATION of its acts.
Aid. Geiger took the view that it was
known that the proceedings had been
published in THE ARGUS and the bill was
> due He thought it was perfectly proper
that the official proceedings of the coun-
Gil be published in the daily paper of each
political party.
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Aid Huesing offered an amendment thai
THElAReUs bill be allowed at $15. Thi!
failing Of a second. Aid. Corkens origina
motion to allow THE ARGUS bill at S2i
came up and passed by vote of 10 to 2
Aid. Frohboes alone keeping Aid. Hues
ing company in opposing it.
THE OFFICIAL. PAPERS.
Aid. Corken then took the floor in 1
short speech offered the appended resolu
ton with view to settling the question
of official printing:
Resolved, That the Rock Island DAILY
ARGUS and the Rock Island Daily Unioi
be and are hereby declared the official pa
pers OF the city, for publication OF tn
proceedings of the city council, all ordi
nances and all other advertisements,
the same rates now allowed said paper
for such service.
Aid. Huesing offered as an amendmen
Y that the Tri-weekly Volks Zeitung be in
GUIDED
This motion was defeated. whereupol
Mr.. Huesing attempted to make anolhe
amendment, but the chair thought he ha'
made amendments enough, and Aid Cor
ken's resolution fixing the official papers
passed by vote of 10 to 0, and the oes
part of it was that an analysis OF tn
vote showed Mr.. Huesing on the ma
iority side. Past experiences Lad taugh
him the value of jumping before it wa
,re too late, and be jumped" and got ther
just in time
is The question Of official printing oein
properly disposed Of to the council
credit. Aid. Huesing called attention
the walk in front Of ex-Congressma