Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
UNFOLDING MAYOR
Alderman O'connor's Midnight
Closing Resolution Passes
Council.
UNFAIR, SAY ITS OPPONENTS
Anderson Refuses to Believe O'Connor
Is Supporting the MayOr-Kiek
on the Paving.

he says, was to uphold the mayor, in
enforcing the midnight closing ordi-
nance, was passed by the city council
last evening, Aids. Anderson, Brooks.
Sexton and Dauber voting against it.
However. these gentlemen were expli-
cit in their explanation that they vot-
ed thus not because they were not in
favor of the enforcement of the act,
but because they considered this a slap
at the executive and also at the saloon
keepers. a great majority of whom are
closing at midnight.
Not Fair.
1t is not fair to the executive nor
fair TO the saloons" said Aid. Ander-
son. There is no necessity for taking
direct slap at the executive and the
saloons. l do not believe in this
wholesale condemnation of everybody
| would vote for a resolution. if one
was brought in here naming any par
ticular saloons. if evidence was brought
to show that it had been violating the
law in this respect"
Wants the Proof.
Aid. Sexton asked that the proof be
brought in that one saloon or another
is open after midnight in violation of
the law and not leave the people 10 in
fer that every saloon keeper is law
breaker and that the administration is
refusing 10 enforce the ordinances. He
said that if any alderman had the
proof that there were such violations
he was not doing his duty if he did
not take it to the proper place. Aid
Robbins called attention to the lack
of effectiveness of such resolutions,
which are general, and carry with them
no specific violations. Aid. Oberg said
that if any alderman had reason to be
lieve that a saloon was open after
midnight he should go in and buy a
drink and file information the next day
for prosecution. believing that more
effective than persecution by resolu-
ton.
Uphold the Mayor.
Aid. O'Connor maintained that he
wanted to uphold the mayor and
strengthen his hands, and Aids. Eek
hart and Blochlingcr also held to this
position.
Blum Residents Protest.
Members of the Bluff Improvement
association were at the meeting with a
protest against the kind of work they
are getting on the Fourteenth avenue
paving. They said the brick was be
ing laid without an inspector on the
grounds and that while the specifiCa-
lions call for 6 inches of macadam on
most of the street there was not much
more than three.
City Engineer Treichler stated that
the contractors had no instructions
nor authority to proceed with the lay
ing of brick before there was an in
spector on the grounds. As to the
macadam he said that as far as he
had investigated the contractors had
complied with the specifications.
Order Paving Up.
Mayor McCaskrin, City Engineer
Treichler. Street Superintendent Dahn
and Inspector Hill investigated with
reference TO the protest this morning,
and out of SO places gone through
there were found five that did not
comply with the specifications as to
depth of foundation. These were be
tween Thirty-first and Thirty-second
streets. where the contractors had run
short of sand and gravel. The re
quirement is that there shall be a total
depth of Is inches of pavement and
foundation, and in these cases it was
down to 1912 inches. The paving was
ordered taken up and will be relaid
according to the contract.
Lcnve ON Junket.
After the council meeting last night
Aids. Trefz, Robbins. Oberg Dauber
Wilson. Brooks and Anderson depart
ed on the authorized trip TO investi
gate with reference TO wateTworks
equipment Mayor McCaskrin expect