Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-02
AL Word UPHELD
BY THE COUNCIL.
jReportson Filter BidssAdopted
by-a Vote ofsSexenzto@Six
Last Evening.
)DEsPERGTE PLAYS MADE
One Company Tries sto Dictate sAp-
pointmene OF Another Engineer
Expert Resents.
)DEsPERGTE PLAYS MADE

BY vote Of ssegen- to- six the city
kcouncIl at its meeting last evening
Iadopteds the report OF Engineers John
E;W.s Alvord and Wallace e. Treichler
Recommending the awarding OF the
EcUntract for the installation-of ethesnew
Emechanical filter plant in Reservoir
Epark to the Pfttsburg Filter Manufac-
Eturing company. The council also re-
ktained Mr.. Alvord to assist in@drafting
kthe contract with the company. The
kalsdermen wrangled until after IL
kosolock. before taking a. vote. The res
Eolution to adopt the recommendation
kof the engineers and to employ Mr..
kAtRoFd to advise in the preparation of
1.-THE contract was offered by Alderman
Frank Blochlinger, chairman of the
lwaterworks committee. Here is how
the aldermen recorded themselves:
Ayes - Blochlinger, Holzhammer,
Coarse, Thompson, Friok, Schmidt,
hawler-7.
Nays-Utke, La vanway, Cochran,
McNealy, EllfnwoOd, Borst-6.
( Alderman McNea1y, who was the
Header of the opposition to Alvord, had
"a substitute to table the, report for fur
Ither consideration. Then there was
ian amendment by Alderman ElIinwood
sthat there be an adjournment Of the
I council to tonight to meet In commit
tee Of the whole to continue its in
squiry into the filter bids. Both these
motions were defeated blythe seven
and six vote.
Expert ON tho Witness Stand.
Here are a few samples of the con-
versation that followed the reading of
the Bloohlinger resolution and the Nc
Nealy substitute:
Holzhammer: II would like to imo6
what Mr.. Alvord's charges win be to
assist In drawing the contract"
Mr.. Alvord. 'T would expect the
same remuneration that have been
receiving, which is $50 per day and ex.
iDenses."
Ellinwood: How long would It take
you to draft contract"
Alyord: 1.-TWO days; possibly the
work could be done In one day."
EEinwood: Il would Like to know
the actual figures Of the Pittsburgcom
pany."
we had better get a ticket"
I Carse: go ahead. now. Pull your
rope" addressing himself to McNealy.
Thompson: This Is only play for
time"
( LAWYER: y can't quite understand
why this council employed Mr. Afvord
land then refuses to take his Gdvace."
( McNeaiy: II have employed mon
for is years. ] have laid many men
OF because they were not right"
RzEsavca CITY asousN
/ Schmidt: "rhe aldewuen have gor9
pretty thoroughly into these BIDS. The
report was held over q week ago 70
give al opportunity To- Inquire into its
features, Il any Of you think Mr. Al.
word is wrong, reject nsg report. That's
the manly course TO taskesr
| CarseI "This council had NfE al.
word 2 year ago. Ks then saved the
keity eonsid era,bis money. am Tor set
Hing this tlrHsSeae way or the; other
kfnpigfltT
Bmst; Hfswensa IKE 10 luow why
Mr.. AiveFd flaEeFs the PittsbuFg bld,n
/ Thompson. MT AlgaFd spent over
Ean hour telling FSa why q week ago.
Don't yeu remember wIfatsyBu haeF IN
ibis eauneilf1
/ 4lveFdf feTwouId sesm, gufeFeHRs
IafetY for mo, thak have heeezns sort
81 storm center IA this filter question,
q have eoRseieaefgusiy done all that I
IaeHld do ia reporting TO yea nay Aads
Hpgs in ths bids submitted to nae. Il
FnaReS no differences 10 me, + assure
EeHy which bid tbs eaHnen selects. It
win NET grfeEe nae af the eeuneIl reas
Heet6 my sFaBeFtr + eKbaustiYaiy eHteR
ed into the main prints Of the PFeResis
doa Of the Three 5eEest hidaeFE,a week
ago. I tried tAaH to malse my neaasiea.
EGteaT to fhe members Of this body,
Ho#eveF, if gen desire that T repeat
The story, IshalI be pleased taaae sou
Half an AeEu 9aaaniRd sbystha sA.
giHeeF.
3EeHealF Has BHasefssf auesflsas,
At this 5Hnet9Fe Alderman MpNsaiF
drew feFfh a bulky roll of manuscript,
lwfaaA be asaea fhe privilege @ read
ing: # was In the form Of aEestisas,
evidently prepared by one OF tae ether
filter eemRanies, and the BaFRerk es,
which was te di6egedit the Recommend
aheRs ef the engineering eEReFt. Mr.
s4AslFeFd, in. answering the aResffgHs,
suggested that they EeFn dictated BIZ