Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
ALL TERMS NOW
met BY COMP ANY
Arbitration Clause Last of the
Mooted Features, Goes in
Railway Ordinance.
FORM HAS BEEN MODIFIED
Measure Will Be Up for Passage To-
morrow Evening-Election Cam
vass Not Yet Completed.

! It is probable the franchise extern
sion ordinance of the Tri-City Railway
company will be adopted formally by
the city council at an adjourned meet
ing tomorrow evening. Excepting
few minor details, the council and the
company have come to terms.
One of the chief objections the COM
pany had to the ordinance in the form
it was proposed by the council con-
cerned the construction of the arbitra-
ton clause, and this has been over
come by it's modification. In it's orig
inal form the proposed commission was
to consist of an official of the COM
pany, representative of the employees,
and these two to select a third mem
Der, decisions of the majority to be
final and binding. The company de-
INJURED to this plan, inasmuch, in le-
gal sense, the corporation was the only
party to the agreement that could be
held. BY the clause, as amended, and
it is understood to be satisfactory to
all concerned, the arbitration board, in
the event one is ever necessary, is to
be composed of three members. one
to be selected by the company, one by
the men, and the two to name third.
This will put both sides on an equality
SO far as the legality of the conclu
sions is involved The council at its
meeting last evening did not consider
the ordinance. It was discussed infor
mally by the aldermen and the officials
of the company, and an agreement was
reached to lay it over until tomorrow
evening.
Returns Not Ready Yet.
The committee appointed at a for
mer meeting to canvass the returns of
the election Of April reported prog
ress and asked for further time. which
was granted The committee, on the
first canvass, discovered irregularities,
though not of a serious nature, in sew
eral of the precincts. the majority "a
which were due to confusion over the
saloon and sanitarium propositions, no
places for their entrance having been
provided in the certificate blanks. The
committee summoned the judges and
clerks from these precincts to correct
their certificates. All of the precincts
excepting one were Strengthened out
last night, and it was after o'clock
when the committee reported to the
council. The official count will be Civ
en- at the meeting tomorrow evening.
Ready to Begin on Filter.
F. B. Leopold, general manager of
the Pittsburg Filter Manufacturing
company presented for approval work
ing plans of the foundations for the
new plant his company has the con-
tract to build in Reservoir park. The
plans were referred to the waterworks
committee, with power to act. Mr..
Leopold wishes to get the preliminary
work under way the present week.
The subcontract for the concrete work
Mas been let to Schillinger Bros. of
Chicago. The latter have their men
on the ground and are prepared to
commence their part of the work. Mr..
Leopold states that the mechanism for
the new plant is being built in the
Pittsburg factory, and will be shipped /
when the work has progressed here .
far enough to permit of its installa- /
ton. The contract with the Pittsburg
company provides for the completion !
of the plant by Dec. 1, but Mr.. Leopold /
has promised that, unless unforeseen /
difficulties intervene. to be furnishing /
filtered water by Sept. /.
Increase for Deputy City Clerk.
Alderman Frank Lawler offered an
ordinance fixing the annual salary of /
the deputy city clerk at $1,0SO, and it |
was referred to the finance committee.
after it had been considered favorably,
to be placed on its passage at the
meeting tomorrow evening.
The board of public improvements