Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-27
SIDE TALK.
The Council Has a Lively Session
Over the New Pumps.
The Contract Let 10 the Holly Gem
pany After en- Animated Dis.
QUESTION Wire Action.

The Rock Island council has let the
contract for the new water works pump
to the Holly Manufacturing company. of
Lockport. N. Y. The pump is to be a
high duty Gaskill pump and is to cost the
city t2l 600. the Holly people also taking
the old pump of the city's hands at
5000.
Tho council devoted its entire adjourned
session last evening to the subject of the
pump contract. The committee to whom
the bids, etc., were referred at the last
meeting, reported through Aid. Ken
nedy in favor of high duty pump and
recomu ended that the Holly pump lie
purchased.
Aid. Huesing and Evans vigorously
protested against the committees report
being read. but the council ruled other.
wise and then the same two aldermen
opposed accepting it and it was upon
their motion laid over under toe law.
The council after further heated con-
troversv adjourned for an hour Ga re-
assembling the representatives OF the var
ious manufactures were invited to sd,
dress the council. Mr.. Howard, of the
Dean pump, spoke irst, and said some
unwise things and was called down. Mr.
Sornborger, of the Gordon followed with
short and gentlemanly address in sup
port Of his pump. and Mr.. Linneer spoke
last in behalf of the Holly.
A motion to adopt the Holly high duty
pump met with stern protest on the part
of Aid. Huesing, who raised numerous
points of law on which the city attorney
was called upon to pass. The council final.
ly adopted the Holly pump. ami the mayor.
city clerk, city attorney and superintend
ent OF wsterworks were authorized to
sign the contract. Mr.. Huesing Was in
dignant, claiming that the committee 10
whom the matter was referred had not
been treated fairly by the council taking
1t out of its hands, and that the commit
tee had not hsd sufficient time or oppor-
tunity to prepare an intelligent report, to
figure cost to commercial basis. He
swore that he would have vengeance 10
the form of an Injunction.
THE ARGUS desires to commend the
council for the course taken. While
reslizing the Importance of action in
matter involving such an outlay of
money, it does not believe that anything
would have been gained by further delay.
as the majority of the alderman were
convinced as to their preference. THE
ARGUS does not feel competent to judge
of the merits of the different pumps in
the competition, and it would not feel
disposed to influence the council if it
were.
1t is the province of the aldermen to
decide. the aldermen have had opportu-
nifty to post themselves thorou ghly, and
they have done it. there is no doubt.
Without casting q word of infection on
any of the other pumps THE ARGUS is
glai the Holly pump has been adopted
and that the matter is settled.
r. d. Dalzell, represen ting the Gordon
Pump company. left for his home in
Chicago at noon today. Mr.. Dalzell, who
with his associate, Mr.. Sornborger, has
been in the city 70: a week. has made
many friends while here. Both are pol
ished gentlemen, and because the Gordon
has failed TO secure the contract from the
city of Rock Island is no fault of its rep.
resentstives, Messrs. Dalzsll and Sorn-
berger. who have worked faithfully and
consistently. but the Holly machine
seemed to be the favorite from the first.