Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-06
CITY YIELDS A POINT
1t Finally Makes Concession to
Sprinkler Company Which
is Accepted.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE
An Allowance of 500 for Num-
cipaI Property fer the Rest
of Season.

Sprinkling of public streets has
again been resumed. and the indica-
tions as far as the present season,
at least. is concerned, are that the
trouble on this subject is at an end.
The city finally got around to the
point of evincing spirit of consider
alton for public comfort Saturday
night by consenting to compromise
of the question, which was. quickly &C
cepted by the Tri-City Electric
Sprinkler company. with the result
that the sprinkler was out yesterday,
aud the prospect is that it will con-
tinue to run from now on without
further interruption. The council
met Saturday evening to con-
slider some means of adjusting
the difficulty. Representatives of
tho Tri-City Sprinkler Company
were present, and after lengthy and
at times somewhat animated discus
sion the city conceded an allowance of
500 to the Sprinkling company for
the sprinklin gof city property, also
agreeing to relieve the company of
water rent during the period of "hos-
tilities." This disposition of the mat
ter was proposed in resolution Of
fered by Aid. Kennedy, and adopted
by the committee of the whole, and
pertains only to the remainder OF the
present season. it being the under
standing that during the coming fall
or winter new contract be entered
into for next season. As the Sprink-
Ter company accepted the terms, and
it is anticipated that the council will
at tonight's session ratify the action
of the committee of the whole, the
sprinkler again made its appearance
yesterday morning and it and the
wagons have been making their regu-
Lar trips today.
Company Good Its Word
The outcome of the adjustment in
dicates that the sprinkler company
was as good as its word in being will
ing to accept any reasonable PROPOSE
ton from the city if it could but get
one made or the opportunity to sub
nit one. The company, accord 'ng to
its own statement, did not ask the
city to change its water rate of $500
per annum provided it made allowance
for the spTiukling of municipal prop
erty. This the company thought
would amount 1.-THE difference be-
tween the old rate and the new. The
city however, has only allowed half
the difference, or $780, and this the
company has agreed to for the re-
mainder of the season. Such an ar
rangement, it is very apparent, the
city adm nistration might readily
have made from the 6rst. and thus
prevented an interruption of the
sources of public comfort.
Mayor McCnnochie did not seem at
any time disposed to yield to the
sprinkler company under any consid-
GRAFTON, treating the matter in a sar-
castle spirit. and left the conference
before the agreement was entered
into
The Tri-City Railway company was
in the meeting, and
its relations with the sprinkler
are not changed as the re-
suit of the settlement. The PROPOSE |
ton of General Manager Lardner to |
the city for trackage, storage and
power for the sprinkler if run by the |
city was again made and regarded
as a very fair and liberal one,
and indicated that as usual where |
affecting public welfare in
volve its interests. the railway com
pany may be counted upon to do the |
right thing.