Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-06
ION A SMALL SCALE.
KICKING ALDERlfKI WILL HELP

KICKING ALDERMEN WILL HELP.
WleA shs - 500 - lss Dbpssal s6e Csas-
en- Hopss 60 % asOsoseAing-nayss 0akss
. Bsniaaas Spectacle es Cseas1sisg ~
Ows Appeansosas sss PesSssoas.
The council last evening attempted
to relieve the clsmor that has gone
up over the shameful treatment of
the levee project in the sustaining Of
the mayors 0bstructing tactics. by
provision for the expendi-
ture of q. 500 on the river front.
Aid. fOss brought the matter up
By reporting the prospective i'm
provement Of the har Dor under gov
ernment appropriation this fall.
- referred to in last evenings
ARGUS. He therefore offered Q reso.
luton that in view of the dredging
to be done the mayor and street and
alley committee be authorized to
have the rock taken from the chan
mel distributed along the river to the
best possible advantage and in Q
manner looking to the permanent
improvement of the river front. Aid.
Winter moved that Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets be put IN good
condition from First avenue 10 the
waters edge. The mayor was i'll at
ease. He evidently thought the
levee improvement had been given
IN effectual death blow for this fall
at least. but it is one of those things,
which like free silver. will not down.
The executive quibbled and then
proposed that Aid. Winters resolu-
tiOn be withdrawn-the first was
sufficient and .'if there are no objec-
tiOns." remarked his honor. IL will
just put the one motion" The Foss
resolution was timely and proper,
but the Winter motion was more
specific as to streets, and really more
definite and this was the reason,
doubtless, the mayor wanted it dis
carded.
I'D like ter know what kind Of
stuff they're going to take out Of
that river. before I can act intelli.
gently" broke in Aid. Tindall.
A smoker went round the council.
but no one ventured any suggestion
as to water. and the Fourth ward
representative then essayed to re-
mark again what he wanted to pro.
test against was the dumping OF any
more sand on the levee. This sssur-
ance Of Aid. Tindall's attitude was
refreshing, a. it was indicative Of
some reformation at least.
IL am glad to see some signs OF
repentance on the part of aldermen
who have opposed this improve
ment," said Aid. Maucker.
1--we got . resolution in my pock-
ct just exactly similar to that one Of
Aid. Foss'," said Aid. Schre: ner, sand
l would have offered it had he not
done so."
"Oh yes," responded Aid. Msuck-
er. "every body has got them tonight
here. The aldermen see now what a
mistake has been made"
II ain't got them." Clipped in Aid.
Tindall.
The mayor then put the motion Of
Aid. FOss and it carried with one
negative vote, that of the incorrig-
ible Tindall.
While the action Of the council 10
Q move in the right direction. and
for so much the public should be
thankful. as it shows the protest and
indignation against the recent action
has in . measure been needed, yet It
can prove no moro than o makeshift
unless the friends Of progress in the
council watch it closely. The mayor
who is authorized to move 10 not in
sympathy with the improvement and
according to his ways ANY old
thing will be good enough for Rock
Island" The city can nevertheless
do . great deal. as it has q 500 at
its disposal with the amount appro-
priated by the council, and the s2. 500
which the ferry company has prom
ised; and by the way. the portion
Of this that the city gets 10 q matter
which the public will wait to see
with interest. The improvement is.
40 . matter Of fact. in the line with
what was proposed In the ordinance
which the mayor struck down. ex-
cept that the railroads have been
considerably left out and there is
no provision for First avenue.
Summed up as . whole. therefore.
with First avenue to be paved by
abutting property holders. none Of
whom objected to the assessment.
and the street intersections north OF
the railroad tracks to be paved bv
the railroad companies, who now
escape altogether. the city 10 simply
going ahead and doing it's part with.
out the relief and assistance which
through the county court proceed.
ings We could have had from the
corporation interests there. Never
theless, it is improvement. and
though on q small scale. it may tend
to remove the eye sore-if. % said
before. the council watches the Job.
AayoF's Brave Rssao1oa.
Mayor Knox gave another exhibi.
tion OF executive consistency and
stamina last evening that amazed
even the republican aldermen. His
sxcellency presented the name Of
Iok~ I~ck;n fop r,o1irDMs0 re .sn