Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-02
Fight SMOTHERED
Warm Session Promised by Council
Last Evening Turns Ont as Peace
able as a Prayer Meeting.
HUNCH TO WARNING FACTION
ST. Louis Expense Account is Not Ever
Mentioned-Bids on New Bridge
Read Like Combination.

Another clash growing out of the
| refusal to allow the expense bill OF
the chairman of the water works com
mittee and the superintendent of the
| department TO ST. Louis promised at
| The regular meeting OF the city coun-
ell last evening did not materialize
! perhaps, owing To pressure that has
| been brought TO bear upon the warning
| element of the republican aldermen
in view of the approach of another
municipal campaign.
| There is mayor to be elected in
| the spring and seven aldermen also;
and it is understood those who have
! been fighting the council ring have
| been warned that if they do not pun
away their stillettoes and be peacable
| Indians they are liable TO be retired
| from public life at the next election.
! They Will not even be permitted to
make the race again. so they have
| been told. On the other hand. if they
behave they will not have any opposi-
ton, so far as their own party is con
| cerned. The ST. Louis bill was not
discussed last evening. 1t was not
even mentioned. The meeting was as
peaceful as a prayer meeting. It was
| the first gathering III the new council
room.
Is in the Wrong Pew.
Seven bids for the construction OF
the proposed new double span steel
bridge across the north branch ot
Rock river We're received and opened.
the figures appearing in the official
proceedings in another column. The
| ril
Clinton. Iowa. is the lowest of those
competing. but there is such small
variation in the figures that members
of the council are beginning to suspect
that the combination racket is being
worked on them. The Clinton com
pany erected the south bridge. recent
ly completed. and did Il job entirely
satisfactory. The bids were referred
for Investigation. 1t is the plan to
nave the north bridge finished this fall.
when it is expected electric cars will
DC running to Milan.
Bids for New Bridge Opened.
There was read claim from Mrs
Mary COREY for damages of $50 or
account of water flowing from the Ii.
brary site during the construction of
the new building in her home on
Fourth avenue and running a rug and
carpet. Aid. O'Connor. chairman of
the claims committee. recommended
that it be allowed. as he had found
the city was wholly at fault; a ditch
| leading towards Mrs. GDrrcy's homo
having been left open. During the
night there was n heavy rain and she
received the fun benefit OF it, The al
derman said it was the duty of the
city to have had the ditch opening
in the street instead of on private
property Aid Eckhart stated that if
| that claim were allowed il would let
! down the bars and the whole lower
end would be heard from after every
rain. The clerk suggested that il
there was any liability it should be
borne by the library board, and Aid
O'COnnOr consented to the returnine
of the claim and the advising of Mrs.
Corey to present it to the library
board.
Life Net for Fire Department.
Authority was voted for the pur-
chasing of a life net for the use OF
the fire department. This is to serve
in case of fire in building of more
than one story. Frequently there are
people utululeu IN on the upper llOOFS
and their only salvation is TO jump.
which means serious injury in most
casts. The net viii be stretched and
those jumping caught in it,
Central Union Hit Again.
The Central Union Telephone com
pany. alleged to be operating without
a franchise, was ordered in resolu-
ton offered by Aid. O'Connor. to re
move all poles that have been set i'm
the city since the expiration of it's
franchise. II was ordered that the
mayor proceed to have the work done
and assess the cost TO the Central Tn
ion company.
MIX and Ice Good.
There were reports of tests of ice
and milk on sale in the city. and
there was none found that was below
the legal limit. Health Commissioner
G.. G. Craig, Jr., stated that most of
: the milk was of an exceptional good
| a.