Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-01-16
KNOX WANTS MORE.
Mayor Would Like Another
Term.
SAYS HE'S NOT HAD A OHANUE

Emb . .ec-NGw he Would Like
to show Rock Island What He Can
Do.
Mayor B. f. Knox wants his term
as mayor cons;r ued through q cou-
pie more years. He has, according
to this mornings Union, decided to
seek a denomination to the office he
now holds st the hands of the repub-
licans OF Rock Island" And the
Union says further:
"He has been influenced in this
matter not so much by the advice of
friends, which has been warm and
urgent. as by tie fact that a single
term has not been sufficiently long
to do the work that he set out to do,
or that has devolved upon him"
Then the same paper goes on 10
explain that there are some munici-
pal improvements which his honor
has desired most earnestly to promote,
such as the commercial lcvee-duripg
the season aOOni to Open-a reservoir
on the bluff, and that the citv's in
terests need protection in the vexa-
tious storm drain, (which must be
settled in the courts with the city au-
tho-ilies firm in upholding its rights.
and there are many other matters
OF high importance to the municipal
welfare that his first term has made
him acquainted with, and which he
has not bst either the means or the
time so far TO dispose OF. Rock Isl
aud has become large city, with
many pressing claims upon the
mayors attention, and 4 second
term, when first term has beer
hampered By financial complication.
brought about by preceding ADMIN
istrasions, seems 10 many OF out
| people to be both wise aud and Just >
After which observations the Union
concludes that Mr. Kaox haI made
on the whole good mayor, that n,
has made some mistakes which IA
has become sensible of, but he ba:
found himself restricted in som.
directions where he would like TO bi
free"
Proud Record.
| Among those restrictions" o
coui sc, must have been the CONNER
cisl lavee, which the morning paper
has the aGtacity TO announce ;hs
IL is one Of the ambitions of his If.
to insure to the city. The "restric
items" in the matter Of the levee viii
never again be so little em oarrassin.
so far as public knowledge OF then
is concerned, as tn Y were last sum
mer when the PROJECT had cached tt,
very point of contamination on th'
mos, desirable economical plan posi-
bic for the city and when The mayo
struck it down. AS to the reservoir
an improvement which sill publ,
spirited citizers seek. the only tim.
Mayor Knox mentioned it va.
during the levee agitation. al.
then to attract attention from the
main subject, and be has no
chirped abou: it since. The argu
ment in behAl; Of the storm drail
perplexities and the city having
hrmness 10 unfolding its right.
is quite the most amusing part o
the Unions send cff-except. q
course, the twaddle about the may
or's friendliress to the levee. Tn
firmness on behalf of the city shout,
have been extended while the storm
drain was being built, but it IS need
less to discuss the merits or demerit
lot the Knox administration here
above all things the financial end O
it. His conduc. of municipal affair
has not been devoid of distinc:ivt
features. He is known by his fruits
But what has come over the Unto
to bring about such change G
front with reference to the Kno
mayoral qualities? Can it be ths
his now much pulled excellency ha
Endorsed the Unions petition for tn
misunderstanding?