Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-22
ARE SICK OF IT.
The Davenport Feeling on the
Wagon uIcense Question.
II WILL Likely BE CHANGED.

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ThS'iobbers Of Davenport held .
meetisg 1t the rooms Of the Dsven-
Business Men's association Saturday
afternoon. TO protest against the
wagon license ordinance recently
adopted In that city, and which has
been operating against Rock Island
business housed. J. r. Variation
was elected chairman and George W.
Moth secretary. and the subject was
thoroughly discussed. The ordinance
was discussed aud the evil effect and
In Justice Of Il shown. 1t 10 not only
unjust in striking against those
whom the city wishes TO encourage,
but IL has caused Rock Island to re-
taliate in . manner to injure Dayen-
ports trade over here. A committee
on resolutions consisting Of n. J..
Eagal. August Rcimers, o. G. Woods,
J. +. Kelly and c. N. Peterson was
appointed, and reported the follow
To the Honorable City Council OF
the City OF Davenport-Gcntlemen
A meeting Of business men OF your
city called for the purpose of review
ing the ordinance recently passed In
regard to the license Of business
teams. would respectfully call your
attention to the fact that the said
ordinance IL driving away business
from our doors to . very large ex.
tent. and would respectfully ask
your honorable body to repeal said
ordinance, and refund all licenses
paid and fines assessed.
The resolution was adopted with.
out dissent, and n. J. Eagal, +. F.
Halligan and Oswald Schmidt were
appointed ~ q committee to present
Ii to the council. +. W. Smith and
J. II. Grove were authorized to carry
il to the Rock Island city council
which meets this evening.
The retail merchants Of Davenport
meet tonight to take action.
Let the Tire Oralsaacs Seasd.
The action of the meeting of Sat.
urday afternoon in appointing com
mittee to wait on the Rock IslanC
council, At the same time one WAS t.
appear before the municipal body o.
that city and ask II to mend its way
is. Of course, not fully understood
here, but the gentlemen will proba
bly, explain their mission fully thi.
evening. There has been no evidenc,
rs vet that Rock Island has grievous
~ erred in enforcing ordinances tina
have been on its statute books fol
years. II any sins have been com
mittcd, they are the sins of omis
sion, rather than the sins OF commits
sion. and it is to be hoped the coun
Gil will make no alterations in its or
dinances rs regards wagon tires
They are such ~ are in force in Othe
cities and should be enforced witt
regard to all wagons, whether the,
belong in Rock Island. Davenport o
Moline. Rock Island does not Ia,
Davenport teams for the use of it
streets, but merely requires that 81
wagons be SO equipped that they vii
not cut up the street and pavement
To show to what extent the wild
tire ordinance is being violated,
tcamster admitted in Mayor Mcdill'
Office Saturday. that he had unloade
y car load Of freight into three wae
Ons, which would amount to 1900
pounds, to the WAGON, too heavy
load to be drawn over any pavement
no matter what the width Of the tire
Mayor vollner Calls.
Mayor Vollmcr, of Davenport. cal
ed upon Mayor Mcdill yesterday
with reference to the license ord
nance which has proven SO Obnoxiou
in Davenport. He said that Saturda
evening the council held nm informs
meeting ut his Office, and the AIDE
men seemed to favor q mOdificatio
of Mt least the most burdens0m
and unreasonable clauses Of il
Was Il lscondlarism:
Deputy Sheriff Henry Kuehl. I
Davenport, went to LinwO0d, Q