Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-12
TO MEET TONIGHT
Council to Take Up the Appro-
priation Ordinance for
Passage.
SHERWOOD BRINGS SURPRISE
Backs Up on the Purchasing Committee
Observation-Disclosures Referred to
Committee to Report.

After a rather calm session in which
the weeks business was disposed of,
the city council adjourned last evening
to meet tonight for the consideration
of the appropriation ordinance and such
other matters as may come before the
meeting. The appropriation was not
reached as early as it might have been
on account of the complex situation
with reference to the finances of the
city in the Schnell-Tappendorf injunc-
ton case, and the amount that is re-
quired to carry out proposed improve
ments. The injunction case has not
been settled, but the council will pro-
coed now.
City-s Revenues.
City Clerk Schaffer has prepared es-
Inmates and other figures for the coun-
Gil to consider in this connection, and
decide how the division shall be made
The estimated revenues are S21S.107.9S
OF this amount $SO,571.09 is from the
tax levy, the remainder being from 9th
er sources. His estimates on the
amount necessary for the funds are as
follows: Library building, 100000:
public library, s6.415.55; light, $4,000;
police. $4,000; fire department, s15,-
600; contingent, $4,000; Seagrave COM
pany. for truck, $4,000; bridges, ST..
055.54: water works, 81 .069.33: gener-
al. sec. 1876. OF the amount set aside
for the water works. division has been
made as follows: Pump. $4,000: build
ing. $4,000; sundries, s3.319.33; eX-
pense account, $1,000: reservoir ex-
pense. $4,000: bonds. $4,000; interest
on bonds, $3.50.
Sherwood Backs Up.
Alderman Sherwood precipitated =
surprise upon the major portion of the
council last night by backing up on
the ordinance providing for purchas-
ing committee. The mayor presented
a veto to the ordinance as passed at
the last meeting of the council. and in
his objections presented discussion
of the trusts.
y motion was passed to reconsider
the ordinance. evidently with the in
tention of passing it over the mayors
veto. When il was up for vote, Aid
erman Sherwood. who voted for the
ordinance a week ago. it having been
presented two weeks ago, proceeded TO
back up. saying that he had discovered
certain things in the ordinance that he
thought ought to be changed. He there
fore moved that the measure be refer
red back TO the ordinance committee
for revision. He raised the point that
somewhere in the ordinance book he
found n rule providing that all commit
tees should be appointed by the mayor.
To this Alderman Robbins replied that
the new ordinance carries with it a re-
pealing clause, affecting all conflict
ing ordinances. Alderman Sherwood
said that rule could not be repealed
except on a two-thirds vote, to which
his colleague from the Fifth replied
that the measure received a two-thirds
vote when it passed
Is Not Rewarded.
The substitute was defeated. Alder
man Sherwood also raised the point
that the ordinance was not read. as re-
quired. upon its coming up for passage,
after having been laid over for a week.
As this point was well taken.
the measure was read. and il
then being up for recon sideration. it
was suggested that if anyone had
any amendments to offer. then was the
time TO have them voted upon. Alder
man Sherwood did not make any. but
Alderman Wilson renewed the one he
had made the week before, that the
various committees do the purchasing.
Alderman Anderson then moved that
the amendment and the ordinance be
referred to the ordinance committee,
practically the same motion that Alder
man Sherwood made. and it was car
RED with but one dissenting vote
MOIine's Experience.
While this matter was before the
council Alderman Benson reported his