Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-26
SET A DATE FOR
TELEPHONE VOTE
Citizens Will Express Their
Opinion on Matter at the
Polls Oct. 81.
ORDINANCE is REAFFIRMED
Home Automatic Franchise Request
and Raise in Saloon License on
Same Ballot.

would bring before the voters OF hoch
Island. the ordinance OF the Central
Union Telephone company and the
Tri-City Automatic Home Telephone
company, the city council yesterday
afternoon, reanrmed the action taken
in regard to the former ordinance sew
eral weeks ago. when it was passed 0y
a vote OF four to one, Reynolds again
in the negative. The council simply
wished to express to the people, the
fact that it is in their opinion, the
best thing for the interest OF the city
and the only thing for the city in re-
gard to the disposal of the telephone
situation. They have thoroughly con-
versed themselves with the telephone
proposition and the various adyantag-
es which might be derived by the city
and feel confident that their action
viii be upheld when the citizens nn-
derstand thoroughly, the ordinance in
all OF its clauses
BEST FOR THE CITY.
Commissioner n T. Rudgren. at
first favored allowing the people to
vote on the question and when they
have expressed an opinion, the council
should act in accordance. He stated
that it is to the city's interests to
have but one telephone system and
that the maximum rate clause embod-
led il the ordinance, does away with
ali chance of excessive rates.
The company sought the city's rati-
fcation of the document before plac-
ing il on the ballot. Commissioner
Reynolds asked why they did not ask
for a reafiTmation Of the ordinance
when it was discovered and revealed
TO them that there was a defect in the
councils proceedings. He said that
since that time, the company had ha1
time to tinker and that their latest ac-
ton was an attack of cold feet.
REYNOLDS STILL OPPOSED.
Mayor Schriver offered the resolu-
tion for the reaffirmation by the coun-
Gil OF the former action and following
the carrying of the resolution, Offered
the resolution as first considered
weeks ago. Reynolds was the only one
to vote no, and he said he never would
go in record as fayoring the ordinance.
BY unanimous vote, the council sci
the time for the election as Oct. 81,
and placed on the ballot the ordinance
relative to the Central Union and I'm
ion Electric Telephone companies, a.
passed the council; the proposed ordi-
nance relative to saloon licenses. raIs-
ing the annual fee from $500 to s. ,00J
The precinct places were named anC
the clerk was authorized to prepare
notices of the election
PAVING ORDINANCES.
Mayor Schriver presented a resolu.
ton asking the council TO pass upon
sn ordinance relative to the paving
with brick, of Thirty-fourth street
from Seventh TO Ninth-and-a-half ave
nues. The estimate of the city engi-
neer, Wallace Treicnler, fixing the
cost of the proposed Improvement
was fixed at s9,167 The estimate was
approved b. resolution, all voting in
favor of it except Commissioner Rev.
nolds. After voting to consider the
ordinance, the council laid it over for
a week.
The question of passing an ordiu-
ance providing for the laying of side
walks on Seventeenth street between
Fourth and Fifth avenues, on the east
side Of the street, was laid over till
the next regular meeting.
WANT LICENSE FEE.
Yesterday. two women. who came to
Rock Island few months ago from