Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-14
NEICHBORS FIGHT
BRICK BUILDING
Proposed Tappendorf Extern
sion Develops a Storm on
Fourth Avenue.
INJURIES VALUES THE CLAIM
Both Sides Engage Attorneys and Air
Contentious Before City Council
Mayor Wants Commissions.
INJURIES VALUES THE CLAIM

People owning the abutting prop
erty are protesting against the grant
ing OF permit to Henry Tappendorf
to build an extension to his wood
working shop at 1916 Fourth ave
nue., contending that the enlarge
ment of the factory that he now
maintains there would prove a great
detriment to their holdings. Mr..
Tappendorf plans the erection of
two-story brick addition to the north
Of his present factory building, eX-
pecting eventually to carry the i'm
provenent to the north lile of his
property. In the interim he seeks
permission of the council to install
a frame front, with a corrugated iron
covering, thereby meeting the re-.
quirements CT the building ordinance
applying to the fire limits. 1t would
appear that a storm of considerable
proportion has been aroused among
the owners of the property adjoin-
ing Mr.. Tappendorf's factory, for all
excepting one in the territory of
which frontage consent is required
signed the remonstrance that was
read to the city council at its meet
ing last evening. The remonstrance
was referred to the fire and light
committee and the aldermen OF the
ward, before whom the whole matter
Is to be threshed out. DR.. w. H. Lude-
wig, whose home is at the southwest
corner of Nineteenth street and
Fourth avenue, heads the remon-
STRANGE. c. B. Marshall has been re-
tanned by DR.. Ludewig and the 9TH
ers whose names are signed to the
remonStrance. Mr.. Marshall told the
council last evening that in the event
that that body saw fit to ignore the
interests of the owners of the prop
erty surrounding the Tappendorf
factory there were higher tribunals
TO whom to appeal to insure the pro-
lection demanded. He held that the
fire hazard would be increased by the
extension of the Tappendorf fac
tory, in addition to the depreciation
of the value of the surrounding prop
erty by the enlargement of such an
industry in the heart of a residence
neighborhood. J. l.. Haas appeared
as attorney for Mr.. Tappendorf. Mr.. !
Hass thought Mr.. Marshall was as
Stunning a ridiculous position for the
property owners when he said that |
the fire hazards would be increased /
by the erection of a brick building, /
such as contemplated by his client. /
Instead of enhancing the fire insur- |
ance rates, it would seem to him that |
such an improvement would reduce
them. Mr.. Haas held that Mr.. Tap /
pendorf meant to meet every require !
ment Of the building ordinance, and |
~. H@Sw h. l. \
derstand the-occasion for so mu6n |
opposition by the owners of the abut-
ding property. The factory had been |
there for years, and it was rather a |
late day to be discovering that it !
was a menace to the neighborhood |
It is expected that the committee will |
have a report and recommendation /
for the council at its next meeting. /
Police and watervvorks Commissions.
The mayor revived his agitation,
started three years ago when he was
at the head of the city administration,
for the creation of waterworks and
police commissions, as provided under /
the Illinois statutes. The council or
dered that ordinances Immediately be !
prepared creating the commissions.
Invitation to Pharmacists.
An Invitation, drafted by the mayor,
to the Illinois State Pharmaceutical
association, TO hold its 1911 convention
in Rock Island. was concurred in by
the council. The invitation, bearing
the signatures Of the mayor and city
clerk, will be carried by a local dele
cation to Decatur, where the conven-
ton of this year is to be held A
strong bid is to be made to bring the
1911 meeting here.
Collection OF Dog Tax.
Alderman H. J. Prick revived his
resolution, introduced at a previous
meeting, instructing the police depart
ment to proceed at once with the col
lection of the dog tax for 1910. Alder
man Prick insisted that the procedure
of former years be followed; that is,
that the checks be placed in the hands
of the beat patrolmen, and that they
be charged with the bringing in of the
tax The mayor, as the acting chief
Of police, stated that he had distrib-
uted the checks among the members
Of the department yesterday.
stoddard Charges spitework.
]. M. StoddArd, superintendent of
the Tri-City Electric Sprinkler COM
pany, In an address to the council,
charged that City Clerk M. T. Rudgren
harbored a personal spite against him,
and that in venting it he had caused
to be passed by the aldermen resolu-
ton instructing the city attorney to
begin suit to recover 5000 due in water