Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-05

he had time TO look up all the dogs in
town and assure himself whether all
the taxes had been collected, he would
render such further report as he saw
fit. In the meantime Aid. Sexton had
protested that Aid. Anderson was fight
ing foully by quoting only part of the
ordinances and sought to divert the
controversy to discussion of the city
laws. but the mayor waived the point.
George Was Groggy.
The second round saw Aid. Eckhart
the aggressor He referred TO the fact
that the mayors report had been sign
ed as acting chief of police" and
quoted the ordinances to show that the
mayor has no right to that title on any
score. il being expressly stated that
the city marshal is chief of police ex-
officio. but that the mayor is merely
empowered to superintend the police
force in a general way. Aid. Sexton
raised the point of foul again. alleging
over anxiety on the question of chief
of police. He declared the city is well
governed. as witness the small number
of arrests. and money is being saved
While he personally thought il better
to have a full complement of officers,
and a regularly constituted head of
the department he saw no occasion
for getting too anxious at this stage.
Aid Eckhart came back declaring that
he had never seen any institution run
on business principles trying to get
along with half an organization. The
-.
dence of becoming groggy at several
stages, rallied at this point and assert
ed he had signed as acting chief Of
police" and was not going TO change
It. so there. Round two being over
the council settled down 10 business.
Employ Special Counsel
William l.. Ludolph was employ
ed by the city TO assist in the legal de-
partment. several cases III the circuit
court having been placed II his hands
as well as other affairs that may be
TO him.
City Attorney Olsen demurred to the
action and stated that he would like to
file a report on the situation, but Aid.
Anderson reminded him that it was
about a month ago that he informed
the council he would submit a report
TO il on the Garrison case, and the re-
port was still to be heard.
1t was the Garrison case that drove
the council to action. The finance COM
mittee was instructed TO investigate
the matter of hiring such counsel, ana
its report last evening recommended
the employment of w. l.. Ludolph UNI
til the beginning of the next fiscal year.
out of Mayors Hunds.
A resolution was adopted taking out
of the mayors hands as much as pos
sible the street work throughout the
city. The resolution provides that al!
work wherein the labor and material
used is TO be charged against the side
walk fund shall be done under the SUI
peryiSiOn of the superintendent OF
streets and by the approval of the aid
ermen of the respective wards in which
the work is being done, and that the
pay roll for such labor and material
be approved by such aldermen before
allowed.
Building Ordinance.
The question of a building ordinance
was again brought up, Henry Grothe
being heard as a representative of the
building trades council. The matter
had been taken up by a committee in
the last council, bur had never been
carried TO completion. The builders
ask for an inspector. or if an Inspector
can not be had, they want an ordinance
governing buildings.
Fireworks Follow.
Following the session of the cOun
I'll some fireworks were pulled off i'll
he corridor of the city hall Some OF
he aldermen made speeches in which
hey declared themselves ready to
light the mayor on the question of en-
orcing the state law in the closing of