Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-09
is UP ONCE AGAIN
Some of the Aldermen Change
on Special Counsel
Proposition.
cRlTICISE CITY ATTORNEY
Vote to Retain w. L. Ludoiph-Open
Bids for the Hook and Ladder
Truck-AIloW Coasting.

assist in the legal department was a
question again before the city council
last evening, and the opinion of the
majority of the aldermen was that Mr..
Ludolph should be retained. The aid
ermen did not mince words. but spoke
plainly of alleged negligence of City
Attorney Olsen
Voted to Dust City Attorney.
The matter was brought before the
council in statement of Aid. O'Con-
nor. who said that he had misunder-
stood the proceeding of several meet
| ings back, when Mr. Ludolph was en-
pioyed. Aid. O'Connor said that he
understood that the action then taken
would result in doing away with the
services of the city attorney, and that,
as this could not be done, he objected
to the payment of two salaries. He
moved that the services of w l.. Lu-
dolph be dispensed with hereafter, and
Aid Blochlinger. taking the same
stand, seconded the motion.
No Explanation Yet.
Then followed a lengthy and heated
discussion of the situation, nearly all
mayor and Mr.. Olsen. Aid. Eckhart
held that the conditions justified the
expense contingent on the employment
of Attorney Ludolph. He cited the
Garrison case. and claimed that negli-
gence of the city attorney cost the city
nearly $1,000 He said that the city
attorney had been instructed, on vote
of the council, to carry the case to the
supreme court, and that ne had failed
to do so, and had made no explanation
of his failure.
Mayor McCaskrin, referring to the
court incident of last week. when this
case was again set for trial. spoke of
his connection with the affair, and con-
Guided by saying. 'T'll look after the
city's business hereafter myself
Was n settlement.
City Attorney Olsen said, 81 have
acted entirely within my legal rights.
When, in acting for a private client,
or for the city. l have deemed it best
to make a settlement, l have done So.
l will make a complete written report
of the Garrison case later; not at the
present time. In the meantime, l am
willing to sit here and listen to it all"
Later he denounced the employment of
Mr. Ludolph as back stairs proceed
ings' on the ground that he had not
been consulted.
Aid. Wilson, replying to Mr. OlSen's
statement that he would make report
later said that this promise had been
made nearly three months previous.
and that if the council waited for that
of no nj
not be in the council.
1T is coming" interrupted Mr.. Olsen.
so is Christmas" replied Aid. Will
son.
Services still Needed.
Aid. Anderson held that. if Mr.. Olsen
thought it best not to carry out the
councils instructions in the matter, he
should from common courtesy, have
informed the council of his intentions.
He said that with damage suits pend
ing, aggregating about $4,000, the stu
alton is not changed since Mr.. Ludolph
was appointed, and his services are
still needed.
Were l the city attorney, after all
that has been thrown at him, 1 should
certainly step down and out" said Aid.
OConnor Il have nothing against Mr..
Ludolph. / wish he was city attor-
ney."
When the motion made by Aid.
O'Connor to dispense with Mr.. L,l-
dolph's services came to a vote, it was
er, Sexton and Dauber voting in favor
of the motion.
Allow COasting.
The council decided to allow coast |
ing during the coasting season on the
following streets:
Seventeenth street between Eigh- |
teenth and Tenth avenues.
Twenty-first street between Twelfth |
and Ninth avenues.
Twenty-second street between Eigh- |
teenth and Ninth avenues.
FOrty-fourth street between Four |
teenth and Seventh avenues.
An order has been issued to the |
street car motormen to come to a stop
where the car tracks cross the streets |
where coasting is permitted, thus elm
tailed in the sport. I
Bids on Truck.
Three bids were read on the ladder
truck, and these were referred to the
fire and light and finance committee,
% report to a committee of the whole.
The American-LaFrance Fire Engine
company. Of Elmira, n. Y, offered a
-ruck for $1,S35, with additions for fire
stone side, rubber tires, and special
bearings. The Seagrave company, of
Columbus, Ohio, made a bid of $1,730
With extras for special bearings and
equipment The bid of the New York
Betting e Packing company, of Chi
ago. was $4,000, less z per cent, or
'1,S6O, complete with roller bearings
and rubber tires.
The council received a communica-
ion signed by Rev. A. Geyer, Rev. r.
3. Williams. Rev o. w. Lawrence,
Rev. w. S. Marquis, Rev. ID. l.. Nc
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