Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-11
ANOTHER ONE HURT
u. Cary Says He Has Been SIaI
dfred In Waterworks
Inquiry.
SPEECH BEFORE COUNCIL
s Cut Short, Mayor Ruling Him Out
OF Order - Eckhart Points
To Courts.

Still another has been hurt in con-
nection with the Rock Island water
works investigation. P. J. Cary has
)een slandered. He told the city
council at its meeting last evening
hat he had been, but before he had
gotten fairly into his story he was
ruled cut Of order by the mayor.
Mr.. Cary might have had a spicy
contribution and there was feeling of
~eSret that his honor did not permit
lin TO proceed, if for no other reason
han not to disappoint the large gallery
hat had been attracted in anticipation
IF a continuance OF the stormy scenes
that have attended the meetings of
the council since the demand for the
focusing of the limeiight on the inner
workings of the water department was
preached several weeks ago.
Mr.. Cary was in the gallery. He
waited until the council had gotten
through practically with it's routine
business when he suddenly sprung
himself. He overlooked the accustom
ed fOrmality of asking the permission
Of the mayor to address the council
assuming that he had a right To defend
himself before the body in which, he
alleged, he had been slandered.
Ammunition for Eckhnrt.
Apparently he came prepared with
| full round of ammunition to huri
INTO the teeth of Aid l.. V. Eckhart
for it was the latter. Mr. Cary stated,
who had made assertions rejecting
n
IF the council. The statement to
which he took Offense was in cffecr
that Mr.. Cary, with other active rCpub
licans of the city. had busted them
selves with attempting to thwart the
inquiry into the waterworks depart
ment affairs.
He said that he only knew SupeTin
endent P T. Bancroft as a good Citi
zen. He was not familiar with the
| manner in which he conducted his of
| fetal duties, but he did know him t.
be an honest man, and would refuse
| % believe that he committed an over
act until it was proven.
In other words. p J. wished to con
vey the impression that he was from
he last county in Missouri, where
| they will not listen to hearsay. Bu
when the speaker arrived at this in
eresting point he was rudely inter
| rupted by Aid. Charley Oberg, wht
| held that he had no right to bring III
such a question before the council
Even if he had, he should first Obtain
the consent of the mayor. Mr.. Car,
| replied that he had addressed tn
mayor, and he took the silence of tn
latter as indicating his acquiesenCe.
Cary Referred to Court.
| IF | have made any reflections OF
he character of this gentleman" in
terposed Aid. Eckhart. "he has re
| course through the law. The cOur
house is down here only a block
| There is a tribunal there where pun
| ishment is melted out to those wht
| besmirch the names of citizens. | an
| amendable to the law, just the sam
as any other citizen. If | have Sian
| dered the gentleman that is the plac
| Tor him to bring his case. not here,
| The mayor concurTed in the objection
| and the incident was closed.
Save this one EARRING note the meet
| ng was as peaceful as a Sunda
| school picnic, and the business wa
| completed at 9 o'clock. Three bill
referred from the last meeting to tn
| finance committee were allowed. Two
for 5000. for repairs to the city roller
| we're from a Davenport firm, and tn
| other was from former City Attorne
J. X. Scott for $500 for preparing tn
arguments to the appellate court in tn
appeals of the personal injury suits c
Monroe Gingles and Mrs. Mary Litti
against the city. Both were tried i
he circuit court and verdicts rende
ID in favor of the plaintiffs.
| To Paint Two Bridges.
| The painting of bridges Nos. l and
| Iver Rock river was ordered. Recon