Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-17
REFUSE TO REPEAL
Aldermen Now Six to Eight for
Sunday Saloons.
SCHNEIDER AND SCHROEDER TURN


Bitter Condemnation of the Women Cru
saaers-A Sweeping Ordinance for the
Stall Question Laid Over.
Another chapter in the Sunday sa-
loon melo-drama and the aldermen
stand 6 against and for sustaining
the action which has caused SO much
disapproval from many classes OF
citizens. Heretofore Aids. Kennedy.
Nelson, Foss and Gall were alone in
their championship of municipal gov
eminent and enforcement of the laws
pertaining to saloons, but at last
evenings meeting they were accorded
the support of two additional votes.
Aids. Schneider and Schroeder hav-
ing become satisfied that their former
action in favoring the repeal was a
mistake serious enough to warrant a
retraction. But Aid. Schroeder gave
vent to his apparent Indignation
against the women that branded the
aldermen as anarchists and rebels,
and bitterly condemned them as
sneaks, spies. and un-Christian-like
people.
The ordinance for the abolition Of
stalls and private compartments in
saloons was tabled for further inves-
tigation. With the ordinance
amending the repealed Sunday clos
ing clause was also defeated section
forbidding the starting of saloon in
any block without the written con-
sent of two-thirds of the property
holders.
Against the Former Action.
Aid. Nelson accompanied the pre-
sentiment of the amending ordinance
with q strong talk for the closed Sun
day saloon. He likewise roasted
the saloon keepers for showing SO
much sympathy for the working
class. The saloon keepers turned
out Labor day." said Aid. Nelson,
..to show sympathy for the working
mans cause-to secure among other
things an s-hour day-yet they
work from 10 to 10 hours seven days
a week. and then try to curry favor
with the down-trOdden classes.
There has been twice more drunken
ness and beer carrying since this or
dinance was repealed, and it was an
outrage" Aid Foss also had some
thing to say in favor of the enact
ment of Aid. Nelson's ordinance. Il
believe in giving the saloon keeper
his rights. ! am not fanatic
on that point. But as a city coun-
Gil we are here to act for the people,
and as they have asserted their dis
scfo
should reenact the repeal" Aid.
Foss seconded Nelson's motion to
adopt the amending ordinance to-
gether with the clause relative to
starting saloons in neighborhoods
without securing consent of property
holders.
sciroeder's Roast for the Women.
Aid. Schroeder was prepared to
vote on the matter, apparently
aiiirmatively. But before doing so
he rendered this roast to the w. G.
+. u. ladies with emphasis: latter
this repeal the so-called w. c. +. U.
got together and branded members
of this council as rebels and anar-
ehists. But we are no spies. You
might hang spy, but not very well
rebel. l don't think it is Christian
like for women to 60 sneaking
around and nosing into other peo-
pies affairs. They even went so far
as to ask for drinks that the saloon
keeper might be detected disobeying
the ordinance. It's wrong, and
there are very few who will sustain
them in their actions"
Aid. Gall said he knew from ex-
pressions of saloon keepers that the
better class Of them desired 4 closed
Sunday. The motion was then put
and resulted:
Ayes-Kennedy, Schneider, Schroe-
der, Nelson, Foss, CALI.
Nays-Dauber, Maucker, johnson,
Zeis, Tindall, Fender, Schreiner,
Surman-8.
| Other Dolngs.
Davis company was awarded the
contract for constructing the Sixth
ward sewerage system. The bid.
were: Davis company, $5.376.1S
Roscntield Bros, $7,712.S2t; Ed
wards & Walsh, 1855. IA; G. S. Mil.
Ter, $6,576.52.
Messrs. Hartz and White, of Hart,
& Bahnsen. urged the necessity OF
the council doing something to pre-
vent further overflow of their cellar
The water question. seemingly puz
zler. was discussed at considerabl,
length, and remedy was left fol
Mayor Knox and Aids. Maucker
Fender and Schneider, com
mite appointed to make an investi
cation and report to the council, tt
determine.
The claim of H. l.. Wheelan fol
extra excavation on the Thirtiett
street Improvement again came up fol