Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-20


successfully The county has declined
to take the bridges, and since the
bridges properly should be controlled
by the county and not by, the city, the
loriginators of the pending proposition
| seek to make it necessary for the
county to take the bridges if the city
| sees, fit to donate them. and the high
| way commissioner will certify that
they are safe for travel. AS the city
recently spent about $500 in the i'm
provement and rebuilding OF the
bridges, the conditions will not be hard
to meet The bill now before the
committee does not include toll roads,
but Representative Wheelan will sub
sti'ute in the committee a measure to
contain this provision. This is neces-
sary since the city technically collects
| its toll for the road and not for the
bridges.
The present law gives the county the
right to take over such bridges. but
the new measure makes it mandatory
that it take them if the city sees it
to donate them. One thing is certain
whether this bill passes or not, the
time is near at hand when the toll on
the Rock river bridges will be removed,
and the bridges made free.
Alderman Smith Resigns.
Charles j. Smith, elected police mag
istrate at the spring election. last
night handed in his resignation as al
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assume the duties of the new position
to which he has been elected. Mr.
Smith had year of his term as alder
man to serve, and there has been
some talk of calling a special election
in the Third ward to fill the vacancy.
| This has not yet been determined.
Bonds Are Approved.
The council approved the bond 1T
George w. McCaskrin as mayor. He
| furnished a $4,000 bond with Henry
Lemburg, H. ]. Frick and l.. T. ROB
iuson as sureties. Mr.. McCaskrin last
night qualified a second time since
his election, and destroyed his original
oath and bond. He explained that
when he first qualified he had not re-
Ceived official notification of his cleo
| ton. The bond of NJ T. Rudgren as
| city clerk. in the sum of $4,000 with
the Title Guaranty & Surety company
as sureties, was approved on the rec
lommendation of the finance committee
and the bond of c. F. Channon as city
| treasurer, in the SUM of SIS, 1000. with
Phil Mitchell and I. S. White as sure
ties, was also approved.
Witter Submits Bills.
| j. F. Witter, city attorney. presented
| five bills, aggregating $500. for his ser
vices in the appellate and supreme
court. The bills were referred to the
finance committee of the new council
Mr.. Witter asks for $500 for his ser
vices in the appeal of the Schnell
| Tappendorf injunction case in the
supreme court; 800 for preparing pa
rers in the Olson injunction case and
| $500 for services in the same case il
| the supreme court; $3.50 for services
in the mandamus suit of George Bau
mann against the city treasurer, w. II
lGest, Jr., to force the city to ACCEPT
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nary to litigation to force the mayor
to issue a license, and $50 for service:
in securing a settlement of the Larkil
case against the city. The bills, witt
the exception of that for $3.50, were
recommended for payment by Chair
man Tuckis of the finance committee
but were referred on motion of Alder
man Frick.
A bill of Edward Maloney for ser
vices in preparing the stenographit
record for the appeal of the Lindberl
cases against the city, was allowed
in the amount of SITS, on the recon
mendation of the city attorney.
Alderman Blochlinger offered a mo
ton that the city discharge all specia
counsel employed to assist the city nj
ltOrney in various suits, and the motion
carried unanimously At the las
meeting the city allowed the bills I,
these attorneys. They were employee
under prior administration and wer
continued during the last two years.
A bill of Herman Sehnert for 81
for his time as patroman while cor
fined to the hospital with injuries sus
ltained in the discharge of his duties
was allowed, on the recommendation
of the chief of police.
Alderman McNealy submitted a fin1
report from the special building con
mittee showing the total cost of tn
city hall improvement and recommend
ing that the mayor and clerk be autf
lorized to issue warrants payable whe
the money is available to meet tn
balance due. The report was adopted
After MIX Dealers.
Alderman Ellinwood complained tia
the dealer who furnished milk for hi
household does not supply produc
UP to the standard quality. He S,
cured the adoption of resolution il
structing the health authorities to 81
force the ordinances and state law
lrelating TO the quality and cleanline;
lof milk. 1t was suggested that tn
milk tests be inaugurated again, an
the results made public. The dealer
lSeem to have grown careless since III