Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-16
SIDE TALK.
Matters Of importance Before
the Council.
wHAvEAlEwmrY SCALE HOUSE.

10 HAvEAHEw CITY SCALE HOUSE.
salooa Lscesse OF Chssles .. PARKER Re-
voked- The Mayor and CAssf Of Police
Receive the Hearty Bsastssaent Of the
CoasrIl h rsesr Eaaeavsrs to wine Ont
DssrsPsssAss Desf.
Perhaps In years, long since past,
the city scale house now ON Market
square, was one Of Rock Islands
prou,lest land marks. but as genera
ton follows generation. Il behooves
us that something he done to keep
pace with the city's growth. Two
years ago the council decided 10 pave
Seventeenth street rs far south as
Third avenue. and now we have one
Of the prettiest markets in the state.
and again We now have a weigh
master. whose pride il is to keep the
square in condition Of cleanliness.
Mayor Medill determined not to he
behind in the matter Of new scale
house. as was mentioned in last
evenings ARGUS. and the conse-
quence was the suggestion to the
council last evening that the matter
be taken up. Two years ago Archi.
tect George r. Stauduhar drew up
plans for q new scale-house. but ac-
ton was never taken in the matter.
but now We have city executive. rs
well as council. with push, enter
prise. and any amount of metropoli-
tan ideas. coupled with a sufficient
degree Of energy to carry them
through. Last evening the plans for
the structure were brought forth and
examined. and action taken of n
proper nature.
A short recess was taken to exam
inc the plans. and when order was
resumed. q motion was made that
the mayor and city cerk advertise
for the receiving Of sealed proposals
for a city scale house. such as has
been heretofore described in The
Argus. Aid. Evans suggested that
improvements. and bids he received
for placing a clock in the most con-
spicuous place in the city. Right
here Aid. Dauber thought the proper
place for a clock was on our new city
hall, but that is q matter of the fu-
turc. and SO thought Aid. Evans. and
his motion to advertise for bids for a
city clock was carried. The motion
was then carried to receive bids for
the new scale house.
saloon L.iceose Revoked
When the police committee was
asked by the mayor if the members
had any report to make. Chairman
Evans said he had not. Aid. Ken.
nedy then arose and asked if Aid.
Evans had no report ito make with
regard to the saloon in which little
Bertha Clayton was arrested. and
did so in most aggravatinglv drol
and sarcastic manner, and Aid. Ev.
ans took just exception to the re-
marks. and replied: Il would like
to know why the alderman asks m,
il have report to make? Since
have been or this committee many
aud many n woman has been arrested
for this same offense. and never be
fore have been called upon for n re
port"
Aid. Kennedy. without deigning re-
ply. said: Then have this reso
luton to Offer and he read:
Resolved, That the saloon licens,
OF Charles $. Parker be revoked.
II would like very much to know
why the alderman makes this NOV,
-; this stage Of the game" asked
Aid. Evans. Il remember when /:
woman was arresed in q certain 81
loon here. and he never presente,
such resolution as that. I don
want him to think that am in favol
of letting any such thing rs this e
On. am greatly in favor Of wipin:
out these dcns, but give every one :
fair show. Our mayor and chief o
police have made the right move
and what we should do is to hearth,
endorse them in this line. Again
never was the city in such = respect
able condition during any admins
tration. There is less gambling ant
less disreputable actions than eve
known before"
Then ensued q war of words be
tween these two mentioned aldermen
and nearly every member Of the coun
Gil expressed himself with regard L
the Parker license. and many unpleas
ant instances were recalled to the
minds of the aldermen, and Aid. Ev
ans made himself understood. and nc
in the light of supporter of thes
dcns. but ms n staunch supporter O
the mayor and chief Of police. AID
Kennedy is not an upholder of the pc
lice department. Wherever tn
chiefs name has been used il
enforcing the law. he has en-
dcavored to have it changed t
mayor" One instance of thi
was, when the ordinance was intro
duced to keep boats from landing O
the banks Of the river, the ''chief
was mentioned as the one to max
the arrests. ETC., and Aid. Kennel
rose and offered as q suggestion tina
the mayor" be inserted instead
; The MAYOR then explained thst b