Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-22

would do all in lis power to create a
sentiment against imposing unreasonable
burdens or exactions upon the company
whose expenditures were already far in ex-
cess OF its receipts, until it could al least get
Its system In shape where some revenue
would be derived.
A humber of the members co incided
with this view that the syndicate be ex-
tended all the encouragement pos iible,
aud that it be met with the same liberal
public spirit that had characterized its
policy toward the city, ard the general
| policy of the CITY toward il in the past
President jackson asked Fred Hass If
he desired to address the association with
reference TO the question of the vi8duct
fund Mr.. Hass replied that he preferred
to await the report of The committee ap-
pointed TO look into the matter. He had
seen BY correspondent of the Union
singning himself Citizen" few days
since, that some sensational disclosures
were TO be made and he would be pleased
now TO hear the committees report and
| would thee be heard if necessary. Sec
rotary Searle, OF the committee appointed
at previous meeting. reported that there
had been created misundersta ndng as
TO the object of the committees ap point.
ment. II was not an Investigating" COM
mittee, as the association had never had
any ground for appointing such a COM
mitiee; it was a committee designated to
confer with Mr.. Hass, and the committee
ready 20 report. Secretary Sesrle
then read the report of Mr.. Hass' receipts
and expenditures for the vIaduct which
showed that he had received from c. B.
Holmes, Of the Davenport & Rock Island
street railway company three years ago
the coming summer, to be used in the
prelminaries for the visduct, 500; ex>
pended that summer and during the fall
and winter on three trips to Chicago in
securing the making of the plans for the
viaduct By the c., R. l. & P. railway
company. and on one trip TO Springfield,
SIG; this leaving Mr.. Hass short $40 on
his own account up to that time. Later
he received from the c., B. SO, through
Division Agent, II. D. Mack. $3.50, and
from the Davenport s. Rock Island rail-
way company through Superintendent
Henry Schnitger, $500, making total
! of $3.50. Three trips to Washington in
volved an expenditure of $3.50 Fol- this
Mr.. Hass was reimbursed by |. Huber to
the amount of s25; George Wagner, S25;
the Rock Island Lumber company, 81 ).
and VIC Wadsworth $50, making total
of 1925, or s525 in all paid out and leav'
ing Mr. Hass short at this time SIS.
After this Mr.. Hass paid to Henry Carse
On a trip to Washington $50 and ex-
pended on seven different trips to Chica'
60 in preparing different preliminaries in
securing the above sums from the c., B
& Q. and the Davenport Il Rock Island
railway company, and in looking up Chi
, csgo ordinances as to the powers of citie
, compelling railways 10 build viaducts
:, etc., S1S4 He received from Secretsr,
Medil, of the association, a balance OIL
, Mr.. Carse's trip of 1927, and there wa
, expended on the trip to Chicago by Mr.
o Hass with Mayor McConochie and Al
dermsn Schroeder and the other trips il
, securing the bonds and deeds from thu
J., railroads and other prelininsries. 1852
, thus leaving Mr.. Hass short $25. Th
total amount received therefor was S67
from various sources; the amount ex
@ peoded, $lO27. which left Mr. Has
> short $3.50 out of his own pocket. Mr.
b Sesrle also explained that the $3.50 re
A ceived from the c., R. l. & P. was nc
! mentioned in the statement because
g merely passed through Mr.. Hass hands fror
= the company to one of its empires. Tn
draft which he was authorized to draw o
II the G., R l. & P. was at once handle
over to its civil engineer, George e
a Boynton for the plans.
n NJ. E Sweeney moved that the repoI
u be received and placed on file.
o E II. Guyer considered the entire pro
,s ceedings of the association with referent
- to the mstter. wrong snd unwsrrsnte'
The association had received no form
4 charges against Mr.. Hass and in the fir
, place should only sct upon the streng'
!, of formal written charges which had n
4 been preferred in this case, and turtle
=. more only upon such matters SIS direct
q concerned the ASSOCIATION. This matt
n did not in the first place, and in the Sc
n, ond place it was setting very bad pI
y, cedent for the association TO investiga
g the conduct of its members upon 4