Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-06
have IT OUT
BEFORE COUNCIL
Alderman Ellinwood and City Engi-
neer TreichIer Engaged in
Heated Arguments
AS TO COST OF SEWER
Proposed Resolution Does Not Get a
Second - Ordinance for Election
on License introduced.

The regular meeting of the city
council last evening was a rather
stormy session, the principal reason
being that all Of the differences be-
tween Alderman Ellinwood of the Sew
enth ward and City Engineer Wallace
Treichler came to the surface. and for
some time the argument waxed warm.
The trouble starts originally over
the Seventh avenue sewer, which
Alderman Ellinwood claims cost too
much, the bill being $1,9O6 Mr.. Treich-
Ter declares that the alderman is mis-
representing the situation entirely, and
that the bill covered considerable more
construction than is being estimated
by Mr.. Ellinwood and the engineers
he has consulted. The sewer is on
seventh avenue, near Thirty-fifth and
Ihlrty-sixth streets. 1t is part of the
Seventh ward sewer system, and was
constructed before the work on the
sewer system was begun in order that
the paving Improvement might be COM
pleted. But the sewer item was divid-
ed, part east of Thirty-fifth street and
part west. one being charged in one
account and the other to another ac-
count. But. according to the engin-
Ger. Alderman Ellinwood is seeking to
give the impression that the entire
amount is for only one side of the
sewer
But Gets No second.
Alderman Ellinwood, when it had
been decided to continue discussion of
the sewer proposition until this even
ing, tried to carry his quarrel with
Mr.. Treichler still further, but there
was not single alderman who would
second the proposition. and it was kill
ed without going to a vote. The coun-
Gil some time ago, on representations
of the city attorney, allowed Mr..
Treichler various amounts. for work
III preparing abstracts AMI lists for
certain special improvements. Mr.. Ell
linwood claimed that whatever was due
Mr.. Treichler should be collected from
the different commissioners The re-
ply was that the law provides compen-
sation for the secretary of the board
OF local improvements, and that this
work must be done before a commits
sioner is ever appointed 1t was also
pointed out that the fees for commits
sioners are not rated as high as for
merly, and that the fact that the com
missioner can not do the technical
work required is taken into consider
alton in fixing the fee
Rnt Last pUpnino Mr OF
tempted to maintain that the city en-.
gineer gets double pay. and that the
city also pays twice for the work OF
making assessment rolls So he want.
ed to have resolution adopted to re
fuse to allow the city engineer any
fees in the future for this work. Mr.
Treichler did not protest, but stated
that he would not do the work.
You do not know anything you arc
trying to talk about" was the blunt
way the engineer expressed himself
about Mr.. Ellinwood, and Mr.. Ellin
wood replied, You are paid a yearly
salary as city engineer, and all the
work you do is for the board of loca
improvements, and now you claim add
tional fees for that work" Mr.. Treich
Ter regarded this charge as so obvious
ly without foundation that he did no
answer it. The mayor put an end t
the discussion by calling for SECOND
for the motion to adopt the resolution
and passed on to other business.
For Vote on License.
An ordinance for special election