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had tried to perform the duties OF
chairman of the committee properly.
The Mayor Explains.

chairman of the committee properly.
The Mayor Explains.
After the adjournment of the meet
ing Mayor Schaffer explained to an
Argus representative his reasons for
dropping Ellinwood from the water
works committee. although he declined
to discuss the matter with the alder
man in the council session. Mayor
Schaffer stated that there had been a
serious lack of harmony in the COM
mittee, and between the superintend-
ent of the waterworks and the chair
man, and that in as much as the sup
erintendent is under bond. and fully
responsible to the city, he felt it his
duty to sustain the superintendent,
and for this reason had replaced Mr..
Ellinwood on the committee.
The mayor stated that Alderman
Ellinwoods activity in the waterworks
department has had tendency to en-
tirely destroy the discipline of the de-
partment He has assumed authority
| that | myself have not assumed, and
stepped over the superintendent and
7
/ partment. If | have any instructions
| to give, l give them to the superintend-
tendent. and hold him responsible.
ent, and hold him responsible. But Alder
man Ellinwood has destroyed this dis
cipline by giving orders, and orders
directly contradictory to those given
by Superintendent Cavanaugh. l con-
I
man for the place, and in fact do not
consider that my appointment of COM
mittees should be questioned, 'wnen
they meet the approval of II OF the
Is members of the council
| Those mt tho Head.
The chairmen of the IL standing
committees as revised are divided
evenly politically. The heads of the
committees and the changes made are
as follows:
Bridges-Schmid (rep.), reappointed
Claims-McNealy (repD, reappoint-
ed.
Finance-Tuckis (cit), reappointed.
Fire and light-Trefz (dem), reap
pointed.
Ordinance-Lawler (dem.), reap
POINTED.
Health and police-Utke (repD, re
appointed.
License and markets-Frick (cit.y
reaprointed.
Parks-Ellinwood (rep), succeeds
Carse.
Sewers-Carse (rep), succeeds
Blochlinger
Printing-Smith (dem.), succeeds
Carse.
-Blochlinger (dem.)
succeeds Ellinwood.
Streets and alleys-Holzhamm
(demo, succeeds Smith.
Elsewhere in this issue, in the off
cial record of the council proceedings
! is given the full list of the committee:
as named last evening.
Delegates to Washington.
The city will be represented Off
cially at Washington. y. c., mex
month at the convention of the Ma
tional Rivers and HarbOrs congress
by Mayor Schaffer and two other
whom he will select. This was dc
termined when the council adopted
; motion of Alderman Smith to this ef
: feet The motion provided also tina
Il the committee shall confer with tn
> Rock Island Booster club, the Roc
:, Island Club and the Business Men
association, and urge each of these OF
S Examinations to send representatives t
: this convention. The Importance G
e the waterways project to Rock Islam
( was referred to by Alderman Smit
n when he brought the matter befor
e the council, and he urged that the cit
n take the subject up seriously, and Sc
that proper representatives are sent
: the convention. and that an effort b
n made 10 secure appointments on &C
u i've committees for the next year.