Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-29
''ACIN" PROJECT
Those Opposed to Annexation
in South Rock Island Have
an inning.
SOME BITTER THINGS SAID
Which Are Wholly Unwarranted by
the Spirit of the Proposition
Evidence Of Loyalty.

Residents of South Rock Island op |
posed to the proposition of anneXinS |
| their territory to the city of Rock Isl
land held meeting last evening at
the town hall near Center station.
Those opposed TO the movement called
the meeting and were in the majority
though friends of the movement were
also present. Samuel Campbell was
chosen chairman and George H. Rich
mond secretary.
In order that the exact proportion
of residents opposed to annexation
might be learned It was decided to-
canvass the territory and obtain the
signatures of those who have taken
a stand against annexation. The ter
ritOry was divided into three districts
and committees named to canvass
them. For the territory west of Seven
teenth street were named e. w Robin
son, Edward I. Mattausch and Christ
koehler; from Seventeenth street to
Twenty-fourth street Henry Mccarthy
Henry Rediclier and w. S. Gardner;
from Twenty-fourth street to Thirtieth
street, c. c. Campbell, J. T. Nash and
Oscar Anderson.
The organization before adjournment
was made permanent and will meet
upon call of the chairman.
misunderstood Proposition.
Many present opposed TO the move
ment voiced their reasons for taking
their present stand, but their state.
ments generally displayed the fact
that they completely misunderstood
the proposition and had been mislead
by wrongly construed arguments
; Their accusations against the city
5 were wholly without just grounds and
many We're prepOsterous. The total
lack of correct information relating 10
: the city and TO municipal affairs was
shown by numerous of the obstruc-
, tiOnists.
Cornelius Donovan. Michael Bollman
and Thomas Bollman were among
those present who favored the anneXa-
ton movement and answered every
argument which opponents advanced
= They refuted unfounded charges and
slurs made against Rock Island. and
in a spirit of patriotism that would
have done credit to an actual resident
: of Rock Island, stood up for the city's
good name
The demonstrations.
Henry Mccarthy, one of the main
speakers in opposition. stated that the
idea of fire protection so far from the
l city pumping station was ridiculous
. not only because the department would
4 be unable to reach that section before
S q residence would be burned to the
:, ground, but because there would be
: no pressure and the water could no.
be forced TO the top of a frame build
' ing from a line of hose laid any dis
r lance from the water main. He ar
n Sued to the contrary that a line O
hose laid to reach a point 1000 fee
from the main would burst before the
=, water reached the nozzle. He sail
that houses in the east end of RocI
:, Island generally burned to the GROUND
= before the department arrived, forget
ting that no residence, even in tht
territory very close to the city limit.
$ has burned in several years, owing t.
e the prompt action of the department
l. And in case of annexation new hos,
II companies convenient to the new ter
Z ritory would necessarily be establish
ed in the near future
d City Bankrupt.
g Thomas H. Dougherty advanced tn,
II idea that the city was completely bank
W rupt and would be unable to fulfill
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