Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07

city bonds. feads in part as follows
"That no newbonds or other evidences
Of Indebtedness shall be issued unde,
this act unless the same shall be frst
authorized. as hereinafter provided,
by vote ef a majority of the legal
voters of such county, city. town.
township. school district or other
municipal corporation, voting at
some general election or q special
election held for that purpose. Sec
tion 8 OF the chapter reads: "If a
majority Of the votes cast be for is
suing the bonds. the same shall be
issued in conformity to the speci6ca-
tions of the notice for such elec.
tion."
Section 172 of chapter 122. which
refers to the adoption of the school
law. reads as follows: s.If it shall
appear on q canvass of the returns of
such election that q majority of the
votes cast at such election are for
organization under the free school
law then at the next ensuing regu-
lar meeting of the board of trustees
of the township or townships in
which such city, Incorporated town,
township or district is situated, said
trustees shall proceed to redistrict
the township or townships as afore-
said, in such manner as shall suit
the wishes and convenience OF a ma
jority of the Inhabitants in their re-
spsctive townships, and to make a
division Of funds and other property
in the manner provided for by Sec
tion 63. Of article 8, of this act, and
on any Saturday thereafter there
shall be elected in each of the new
districts SO formed, director, d.
rectors, or board of education, as the
case may be, in the manner provided
for in section 6. of article 5, of this
act. and thereafter such districts
shall proceed as other districts un-
der this act. But all subsequent
elections OF directors or boards of
education shall be conducted as pro-
vided in sections and 8, of article
5, of this act"
As it is absolutely essential that
the bond proposition shall carry, 1t
will probably be necessary to call
special election for that purpose, al
though Representative McEniry said
this morning that he could get a
special act through the legislature
covering the matter. It is an emer-
gency that must be provided for,
and quite different from the school
change sought ,. which is merely the
work of those who want to do some
thing.
Had rot the candidates on the
ticket absorbed the interest of the
voters, the bond issue would have
carried. no doubt. just as the school
change would have been more
easily defeated as the most of
Of the votes for it had been trained,
while people who had no feeling In
opposition to the present system.
simply neglected to vote.
swensson Carries Moline.
Gustav Swensson, the peoples nom-
inee. was reelected mayor in Moline
over c. w. Lundahl, who headed the
citizens ticket, BY a majority of 635,
his vote being 1900 to 1862 for his
opponent. S. W. Odell, of the peo-
ples' ticket. was elected city attor-
ney over G. w. Wood, his majority
being $50. There was no opposition
to Charles G. Carlson, Andrew
Freeman and C. F. Hemenway, who
we're chosen city clerk, collector and
treasurer respectively. The peo-
pies ticket aldermen were success
full in four wards, the Third, Fifth
and Sixth going to the citizens.
The new aldermen are: Henry
Schmidt, First; Fred Rundquist, Sec
ond; F. w. Gould, Third; Charles
Perrin. Fourth; Louis Kawarth, Fifth:
Henry Dorman, Sixth, and Henry
Albrecht. Seventh. Charles Battles.
formerly Of this city, was the alder.
manic candidate in the Second ward
on the citizens ticket, and was de.
feated by majority of IS. Gus Nj.
Ford was reelected supervisor over
A. V. Esterdahl by a vote of / ,5O3 to
963. while Assistant Supervisor A.
F. Vinton was also reelected BY q
majority of 43S. The other assis-
sistant supervisor elected is Benton
Davis. The three of these were on
the peoples ticket.
Dat OF Town Elections.
The returns from the various
townships outside of tho city are also
gratifying to the democrats.
South Rock Islaud-Supervisor.
Cornelius Donovan, d, 1893; Thomas
Campbell, T. 16i. Clerk. w. S.
Gardner. d, 1855; Henry Ziemer, r,
1876. Assessor, George NJ. Lukens. d.
16l; A. F. Schmidt, r, 191. Collec-
ter. George Bollinger, d, 179; Louis
Horoney, Z. l6S. Highway commits
sioner. Philip Dingeldein, d, 17S;
Benjamin Dunlap. +. 176. Justices
Of the peace. H. C. Wivill. d, 179,
John Aster. d, 174; Henry Case. r,
17S. George Whitehead, T. 172. Con-
stables. Joseph E. Farrar, d. $50,
Adam Yohe. d. 166; Joseph Fox. r,
l79 C. II. Smith, r, 169.
Rural-Supervisor. James Hut
Crimson, Q. SO; H. H. Worthington,
ind, 81. There was bat one candi-
date ont against the citizens ticket,
Mr.. WcrshinCtOu. The remainder of