Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-05
IT is GRANTED.
The Injunction in the City Hall
Project.
THIS MORNINGS PROCEEDINGS.

The Bill Read by w, n. s;est and y,ac.
Glenn Permits the Writ to lxsue-rhc
Bond Fixed at s5.O0O-who It 4. Fur.
nished by-Whnt Other Cities Are Doing
Judge Glenn i'm the circuit court
this morning granted to John Volk a
temporary injunction against the city
OF Rock Island to prevent it from
building city hall at the present
time. Hon. w. H. Gest read the bill
praying for permission to file the in
junction, in which he set forth that
the city having already reached it's
constitutional limit of Indebtedness
that it be restrained from assuming
further financial responsibility; that
at divers times and that divers per-
sons. among them John Volk and II.
&. Schaifer. had asked CITY Clerk A.
ID. Hucsing for the propositions. etc.
in the building matter. and that each
time he had said that he did not
have them. Particular stress is. for
some reason unknown, laid ON these
allegations.
City Attorney Haas asked that ac-
ton in the matter be deferred in Or
der that he might see the bill. and
form some sort Of defense. He said
that the gentlemen might rest as
surcd that the council would do
nothing further in the matter until
this matter was disposed of, and that
he would like very much to have a
chance to be heard.
Judge Glenn ruled in favor of the
complainant and the injunction was
allowed. A bond of 5000 was re-
quired to he given. and it was signed
by DIR. c. Truesdale. j. +. Robinson
and L. j. Robinson.
To he Regretted.
The ARGUS very much regrets the
aspect the city hall undertaking has
assumed, for no matter what ice
lions may be entertained against the
favored location, it does not seem
necessary that proceedings of this
nature should have ensued. THE
ARGUS does not believe that MIR.
VOlk or any of those who are identi-
fled with him in this course against
the CITY - unless it be the one
whose general attitude toward
public enterprises is too well known
to necessitate comment here's
really opposed to the city erecting a
new municipal building. and we very
much fear that a spirit of prejudice
has had much to do with the matter,
and this without for an instant ques-
tiOning the motives of the petition
ers.
The effect of the injunction will of
course be to delay indefinitely the
construction of the city hall In due
time motion to dissolve the injunc-
ton will be entered on the part Of
the city, but there will necessarily be
more or less uncertainty. and there
is always the possibility of appeal to
the higher courts, and the conse-
quent delay.
Peoria ON the Right Track.
While Rock Island is hesitating on
the subject OF a new city hall other
cities around about us are either
agitating the matter or are going
ahead with plans heretofore adopted.
As has been said, Springfield, in our
own state, and our neighboring city
of Clinton, have completed buildings
under just such circumstances as are
proposed in Rock Island. while a
number of other smaller cities in the
state-Spring Valley, for instance
are going ahead in the same lines,
and without objection of any sort
attending such undertaking. Down
in Peoria they are discussing the
subject of new city hall, rs the fol-
lowing from the Herald of that city
clearly indicates:
The present city hall is, as Colonel
Taylor says, "a monumental disgrace
to the second city in Illinois," 1t is
suggested to the city council that
the present structure might be sold
to the new Columbian museum in
Chicago at pretty stiff price. 1t is
probably the only city hall of the kind
on earth, and unless the museum
buvs it it's collection of antique and
misfit curios will be incomplete.
Let us have new city hall. We
have outgrown the present carica-
ture called by the name of 'city
hall" ii arrangements can be made
to begin work on it late in the sum-
mer or early In the fall. so much the
better. But before accepting the
plans or acting upon any, the city
council should look into the matter
of building n city hall combined with
a city market. such as Springfield
has. Let us have u good and useful
building while We are building.
Hat to XIII the Horse.