Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-16

Council Adopts the levee I'm.
provement Ordinance.
WITH BUT ONE DIssEHrMe VOTE

Usaal Attempt to rArsstls Progress n
the Matter Fslls Fiat ~ the Fsss - -
Esssrprisang Spirit Whssh Prsvaalsa
AUeeg the CITY Dsas Last NigAt.
But one alderman hes recorded
himself rs opposed to the improve
ment OF Rock Islands front yard
the levee. That is Aid. Tin
dali, the gentleman cent to the
city council to represent the enter
Prising people of the Fourth ward.
He made his usual argument against
the passage Of the ordinance. but it
had no weight. The ordnance 10
amended provides for the paving of
First avenue from the east line Of
Sixteenth to Twentieth street, and of
the improving of Seventeenth. Eigh-
teenth and Nineteenth streets to the
low water mark. Before putting
the passage OF the ordinance to vote
Aid. Maucker said . feasible plan
for the payment Of the improvement
had been discussed. He said con-
tractors had expressed themselves
favorably on giving the city plenty
OF time to pay the money. The rail-
roads. he said, were undoubtedly
willing to contribute their share. n
was the ferry company; the city had
appropriated 8. 900 for the improve.
ment; and in his opinion there WAS
nothing to be lost 10 going ahead
with the matter Immediately. Aid.
Schreiner also thought it would be
we'll to advertise for bids and aseer.
tain how much the actual cost would
be. and If the city found that it
could not take up the work ut once
it could lay it over for awhile. So
the ordinance was submitted to
vote and was carried, no one voting
against it but Aid. Tindall.
Warm Diseass,on.
A recommendation of the claims
committee that Mrs. Brough be
allowed . rebate OF an assessment
made against her property for the
Sixth ward drainage Improvement
was the signal for quite heated dis.
cussion. Aid. Tindall contended
that il this question should be acted
favorably on by thu council he could
not see why others who had pre-
sented similar claims should not be
accorded like treatment. But he
was given to understand that the
case under discussion was different
one. Aid. Schreiner thought it wss
not and proceeded to explain the in
consistency Of allowing the claim
and ignoring others which he con-
tended were alike from people down
in his ward. The Second ward alder
man then turned on Aid. Dauber and
asked him to explain how he when
chairman Of the old sewer commit
tee could recommend the payment of
claim presented some time ago.
Il don't think it is necessary for
Aid. Dauber to explain this matter
to you." put in the mayor. I'VE are
discussing different case now"
"But I have a right to ask him to
explain this"
"But he don't have to answer your
question"
well, I have q perfect right to
ask him to, or can call on you to
explain matter which desire en-
lightenment on, either" retorted
Aid. Schreiner, who was getting
warm under the collar.
And the committees recommends
ton was finally adopted.
Aid. Schreiner sought to carry on
the discussion of the matter when it
was about TO be voted upon, but the
mayor brought the gsvel down on
his desk and the alderman was
requested to drop back into his seat;
and he did.
Rosst for the City Essfhese.
The mayor recommended to re-
duce q bill presented by City En-
gineer Darling from t64 to ga, hold
ing that that gentleman had en-
ployed . boy in connection with the
Twenty-seventh street sewer which
he was expected to personally attend
to. 81 have visited places where he
has been engaged to Inspect work
and was hardly ever able to fud him
around. When any instructions
we're necessary the contractor
usually had to send for him.
Furthermore. Mr.. Darling goes ahead
and assumes supervision OF work
without consulting me, and We
hardly ever hear from him until the
bills are presented. The bill was
Al