Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-17
AS NIGHT CAPTAIN
Council Holds Up Mayors Nomi
nation of Luke e.
Hemenway.
CONFIRM THREE PATR0LMEN
City Will Accept Park Subscriptions
City Attorney Protests Against
Certain Action.

Capt. Luke E. Hemenway was nOmin-
ated last night by Mayor McCaskrin
for the position of night captain of DC.
lice, but for some reason, best known
10 the aldermen. the nomination was
laid over TO the next meeting on mo-
ton of Aid. Robbins Capt Hemenway
is man who has proven himself COM
petent in his positions in the army in
the service of Uncle Sam as a member
of Company A, serving in Porto Rico.
in the Spanish-American war. and there
is no particular reason for doubling his
ability in the capacity of city officer
Some All Right.
No reason was given for passing the
nomination over. but there seemed to
be an understanding among a few of
the aldermen that any new nomination
should be held up. This was shown by
Aid. O'Connor's motion To lay over John
k1nney's nomination. When he learned
that he was a man who served under the
former administration he withdrew his
motion. and information was asked
upon the nomination of Charles Sexton
and Sidney Pearson, as to whether they
were already on the force or not Kin
ney. Pearson and Sexton were nomin-
ated for patrolmen and were unani-
mOusly confirmed.
Accept Park Subscriptions
The question with reference to the
park subscriptions, which was laid on
the table for one week. was disposed of
! though a resolution by Aid. Anderson.
1t was provided that the subscription
| should be accepted, but that none of
the councils appropriation of 81 900
should be used until all of the sub
scriptiOns of 1920 had been paid to
the clerk.
City Attorney Protests.
When the ordinance for the improve.
ment of Fifth avenue from Eighteenth
TO Nineteenth street by asphalt paving
came before the council, City Attorney
Olson entered a protest. His charges
were that the council had already
adopted two or three such ordinances
authorizing work TO be done by private
contract without first submitting them
| for his inspection. Aid. Anderson an
swered with the statement that several
matters which of necessity were in his
hands were delayed beyond reason
able time and that when there was
reason for immediate action the alder
men could not be blamed for taking a
course that would so result. The city
attorney was requested TO submit his
protest in writing, which he did. After
| it was read by the clerk. the aldermen
| proceeded to amend ii to suit them
selves. instead of putting it on the rec
Ords or rejecting it as a whole. and
after it was satisfactorily amended by
striking out the important parts. the
remainder was laid upon the table on
motion of Aid. Oberg
| Recommends Meters.
| Mayor McCaSkrin presented a mes
sage with reference to various matters
| in connection with the waterworks.
Among other things he recommended
| the purchase of a pump of much small
| Ter capacity than is now under consid
GRAFTON. and the use of a portion of
| the remainder of the money in the
purchase of meters TO reduce the waste
that is now prevalent throughout the
I city 1t was further recommended that
the city purchase a fire engine. citing
a water main was broken by the pres
sure from the waterworks. The mat
/ ter was referred to the committee of
the whole. which will be in session
| this evening for further consideration
of the pump question.