Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10

Hill, and the preparation of all plans
and details. This was referred to the
new council
Pay Attorneys Fees.
The council by unanimous vote al
lowed the bill of Sweeney & Walker
and Searle & Marshall for their ser
vices i'll the litigation arising over the
Twenty-fourth street storm drain. The
attorneys cut their bill to $2,l50 in
consideration of an immediate settle
ment. These attorneys were employed
under the former McCaskrin admins
| tration at S25 a day, and handled the
suit for the contract price of the drain
and the later Injunction suit Of Math.
las Schnell and Henry Tappendorf
also.
| William Jackson Resigns.
The resignation of Hon. William
Jackson, president of the park board.
as member of the board of park com
missioners, was received, and the couu-
Gil instructed the park committee %
wait on Mr.. Jackson and endeavor 70
| induce him to reconsider his resigna-
| u.
withdrawal has been the cause of
general regret, since Mr.. Jackson has
devoted himself earnestly to the i'm
provement of the park system. and it
is the sincere wish of all that he will
| continue to serve. A public petition
is in circulation asking Mr.. Jackson 10
reconsider his purpose TO relinquish
his duties.
| Wants Salary Raised.
City Attorney ]. F. Witter would
like to have his salary raised for his
next term. He is now receiving $1,000
a year, and last evening an ordinance
was introduced to increase the salary
to $1,000 year. When the salaries #
the different city officials were III
creased two years ago, no change was
made in the compensation of the city
lattorney. The street commissioner
now draws $1,000 year, and so does
the chief of police. and the attorney
thinks he is worth that much too
| The ordinance was laid over until the
next meeting.
| Released from Bonds.
The council voted to release i
= Mosenfelder and w. E. Bailey from
their bonds to bring streets to grade
in Mosenfelders place and W. z
Baileys Twelfth street addition. The
mayor says the city needs the dir
: where it is, and if the owners of the
additions do the grading, the city viii
be put to greater expense TO grad,
: adjoining streets. He argued that il
would be cheaper for the city to grade
these streets in these additions, ant
: use the dirt in bringing other nearb,
! streets to grade. than to fill the latte
streets by hauling the dirt long dis
tances. Some time ago Mayor Schai
: fer compelled the owners TO stop re
moving the dirt.
VIII Exhibit Wagons.
Monday evening at 7:15, the counci
will witness an exhibition of the fir
department The entire equipment c
he department, including the hos
wagons Of the different companies, tn
ladder truck and the chiefs buggy wi
be brought to the city hall, and tn
members of the department will sho'
off for the benefit of the council an
4 the public The exhibition is intende
show to what use the money appr'
priated for improvements had bee
4 spent. All of the wagons have bee
i in the shop, painted new color. owe
hauled and generally repaired, an
1 equipped with new wheels and ba
i bearings. The work was done in Pa
Il Thiesen's shop. Runs will be made Il
= the wagons, and those of the aide
men who care TO will have an oppo
I tunity to take a ride on the Wagon
and see how smoothly they run no.