Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-02
CALLED BY MAYOR
Orders Stop to Exchanging Of
Personalities in Council
Chamber.
ANOTHER CLASH ON PUMP
New Bids on Repairing of Machine
to be ReceiVed-Other
Matters.

So much feeling has arisen among
members of the city council from the
discuss sion of the waterwCrkS pumn
proposition that Mayor William Nc
CCnochie. at the monthly meeting of
the body last evening. ordered that no
further personalities Ice INDUCED in
the council chamber; that if the alder
men had any differences of personal
character to settle they dispose of
them on the outside. This sermon
from the executive followed clash
between Aids. Kennedy and Eckhart,
the former. earlier in the evening.
having made a remark that was in
ferred by the Sixth ward member to
be reflection on p. T. Bancroft. SUI
perintendent If waterworks. Ken
nedy said that the Second ward alder
man never missed an opportunity to
slam the superintendent. simply be-
cause he was appointed to a place
that Mr.. Eckhart wanted friend of
his to have.
1t is getting so that cannot open
my mouth" said Aid. Eckhart. with
out / am accused of making inSinua-
tions. | have just as much honor and
manhood as any ether member of this
council. ] am here TO speak when in
my Judgment | should. And Just as
long as | am here YOU will hear from
me on ether questions as well as that
of the pump. But. Mr.. Mayor. | do
object TO this thing cf being charged
at every turn by some member of this
council with making some unbecom-
ing remark. | am growing tired of
it" 1t was here that the mayor
sounded his note of warning.
Talking Pump to Death.
The pump was again the chief topic
of discussion. Mr.. Quirll. who had
offered to place the old Holly quad
TupleN in first-claSS running condition
for $1,000. was present, as was Mr..
Reynolds. representing the Moline
Tool company. which expects to sub
nit Il bid. AID. Eckhart wanted to
know if the waterworks committee
was ready to report On the proposal
If Mr.. Quirk. Mr.. Robbins. the chair
man. answered that the pump could
not be placed i'm first-clasS condition
for $1,000. and that Mr.. Quirk would
bear out this statement. Quirk said
that perhaps his proposition had been
misinterpreted by members of the
council; that he did not mean 10 build
the pump over, hut simply 10 tone it
up. for it was possible that it would
cost $1,000 Lcfcre it was made to do
the work expected of it by the city.
that is. increasing the capacity to
3.00O.o0O gallons daily. or double what
it i now. This could not be deter
apart and examined thoroughly. The
chief trouble. Mr.. Quirk found. was
that the aldermen really did not know
what they wanted done to the pump.
Mr.. Reynolds stated that he believed
the machine could ne repaired 50 that
il would pump 4.5OO,OOO. II was de
cided to put the matter over until the
next meeting. I'm the meantime Mr..
Quirk and Mr.. Reynolds will make an
examination of the various parts OF
the pump ana submit new bids.
Build for Speculation.
Many Of the buildings that have
gone up in Rock Island of late have
been erected for speculative purposes
solely and have been built in most in
stances by nskiIled labor. according
10 a resolution that was received from
Carpenters union No. 16G. \ recon-
mendation that the mayor appoint a
commission composed of three jour
neymen. three builders and two archi-
tects to cooperate with ordinance and
finance committees of the council in
the drafting of an ordinance creating
the office Of building inspector was
concUrred in.
To Straightcn Tag Tangle.
y committee representing the mcr-
chants of the city j. to have a con
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