Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-09
THE LIE IS PASSED
IN CITY COUNCIL
Aids. Kennedy and Andrews
Nearly Come to Blows
Last Night.
HOT DEBATE ON FIRE ALARM
GamewelI Company Asked to
Submit Bids on Forty Boxes
--Other Business.

warm last night in the discussion over
the adoption of fire alarm system.
The first intimation that there was a
difference along this line tame when
Aid. Soderstrom, chairman of the
joint fire and light and health and
police committee, which had the
matter in charge, asked for further
time for its consideration.
At this juncture Aid. Willis. who
lis a member of the committee, arose
and announced that he had ma Dr.
/ ty report from the committee recon-
mending the adoption of the Game
well system.
Late in the evening after the vote
at the city election had been can
vassed Aid. Willis headed off a mo-
tion to adjourn and read resolution
calling for bids from the Gamewell
company for 40 boxes. to be opened
April %. This resolution, he said,
had been agreed upon in com mittee.
Aid. Kennedy offered substitute, re-
ferring the resolution back to the
original committee
flain anSuaSe Ubeu.
Then began a heated debate in
which nearly every alderman parti-
cipated. Twice the ayes and nays
were called on a motion to adjourn
and it was lost, Aids. Kennedy, Sod
erstrom, Gall and Anderson forming
the minority. During one of the
passsges-at-arms Aid. Kennedy av-
erred that Aid. Andrews lied. and the
latter suggested that the debate adj
journ to some place "outside, - if such
unbecoming language were to be
used. Serious trouble, however, was
|averted. the substitute was voted
down and the original resolution car
ried.
Those who opposed the resolution
Gontended that there is no money in
sight to cover the cost, which will be
about SO, 900 and Mayor McConochie
read from the city ordinances show
ing that the contract cannot be legally
closed till an appropriation is made.
However, the stand taken by the al
dermen in favor of the best alarm
system obtainable is q com mendable
one and it is to be hoped that means
will be found to put the city in pos
session of improved apparatus with
out delay.
The trouble last night be-
tween the Kennedy and Andrews fac
tions did not apparently arise so
much over the question of expense
as disposition on Kennedy's part to
defer the esss ntial auxiliary to the
fire department for which the
taxpayers are praying. rhe Sixth
ward alderman, in word, was deter
mined to put it over to the new coun
ell to handle. Andrews Willis and
Fender all felt that as there is so much
demand for the alarm that the pres
ent council ought to have the honor of
providing it. Mr.. Kennedy's Ian
guage was in any event, it is needless
to say, inexcusable.
An ordinance providing for the paw
ing of Twenty first street with a sim
gle course of brick SO feet wide from
the south line of the c., B. & Q. rail-
way company's property to the north
line of Tenth avenue was adopted. |
The instrument was prepared by the
board of local improvements and the |
total cost is estimated at $19, 250. 66. |
Health Commissioners Report.
The report of Health Com missioner |
e. e. Craig, Jr.. was principally de- |
voted to the condition of the water |
8 supply. The manner of laying the
intake pipe was reported as learned |
from reliable sources to have been at |
fault. According to information re-
ceived by the health departm emit, the
water interfered with the soldering of |
some of the joints in the slough, and
instead of using lead the johns were
simply calked. A large longitudinal
crack was also asserted to have exist
ed in one of the pipes when it was
laid. Tine recommendations included |
the repairing of the intake pipe. the
building of water-tight well inside
The large well at the watnrwnrka fro