Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-26
out of order by the chair and Mr.. Con-
nelly was allowed to proceed.
PRESENTS RESOLUTION.


nelly was allowed to proceed.
PRESENTS RESOLUTION.
I'm behalf of the Fifty Thousand
club, which was organized for the pur-
pose of furthering the welfare of the
city at large, l desire to present the
| following set Of resolutions, which ex-
press the general sentiments reflected
at the meeting of a few nights ago,
when the waterworks question was
| up for discussion" said Mr.. Connolly.
Whereas, we learn that the water
works of the city is in need of an ex-
pert for it's management and that an
ordinance has been introduced before
the city council Of the city of Rock Is
land providing for a superintendent
of waterworks at a salary of 5000 per
month and that the qualifications for
such superintendent must be such that
he will understand the engineering and
mechanical operation of the plant and
to have such knowledge of chemistry
as to enable him TO properly analyze
the water and that said ordinance has
been by resolution of said city council
referred to the electors of the city of
Rock Island to be voted upon at a spe-
cial election to be held on the 10th
day of December, 1912, and
/ Whereas, the laws of the state of
Illinois with reference to commission
form of government provides that the
council may submit a proposition for
the repeal of any ordinance or for
amendment thereto TO be voted On ct
any succee ling general city CT village
election, and
Whereas, the election which this
proposition is 10 be voted upon is
special election and the submission
( this prog s.:Jon :; the special cleo
ton is in violation Gf the law, ard
Whel cas-, we have a waterworks
plant that represents in value 81 ,O0O.-
900 and is second to none in the Unit
ed States, be it
Resolved: That the action of the city
council of the city of Rock Island in
submitting the waterworks ordinance
to the electors of this city at the spe-
Cial election to be held on the 10th
day of December, 1912, is hereby con-
demned, and believing that it is to the
best interests of the city that said ordi-
nance be passed by the city council
, and competent man employed to as
, sumo charge of the waterworks plant,
, We respectfully petition the city coun-
, Gil of this city to pass said ordinance
and select some competent person to
, assume the management of the water
works.
TWO ARE ENJOYABLE.
/ Commissioners Rudgren and Rey-
nolds held their ground firmly through
/ out the entire affair, and refused to
? bulge one inch, and it was only after
= Commissioner Hart had gone over to
: the other side that the motion to re.
) scind was carried by a vote of three
: to two
2 Commissioner Reynolds explained
;. his position in clean, manly and
= straightforward manner, and had the
courage to follow his convictions
! He acted the gentleman throughout
but the same cannot be said of Com
missioner Rudgren, who went straight
up in the air, and was saucy, impudent
and vindictive. He acted the part OF
an overgrown school boy and was a
great disappointment to his former
friends.
RUDGREN MAKES ATTACK.
In backing his stand, Commissioner
Rudgren accused The Argus of Sian
dering him and then turning his at
tack on Captain Walter A Rosenfieli
he said: LAS to the alleged statement
of Walter Rosenfield, stating that
am a candidate for mayor, | wish Il
state that is a lie. Furthermore, al
20 Z. H. Guyer's statement that if we
do not do as we are requested, tina
we ought to be recalled, / am willins
to go before the people at any time
subject to vote as to their prefer
ence, along with the other commission
ers, and will venture to say that m!
name would not be at the bottom o
the list either"
After Commissioner Reynolds hat
expressed his views, Mr.. Rosenfelt
took the floor and addressing Mr.. Rud
gren said: 81 have no fault to find will
Mr.. Reynolds statement, but | do oh
ject to the epithet liar, which Mr. Rud
gren has applied to me. No gentle
man would use such language. Pre-
vious to this time l have always cher
ished the highest respect for Mr.. Rud
gren, but am free to confess that m.
views have changed"
CITIZENS HEARD FROM.
Immediately after the reading o
the resolutions by Mr. Connolly, val
ious citizens were heard from Cap
tain W. A. Rosenfield was the first. HI
claimed that the submitting of tn
question to the people at the specia
election was illegal and stated that
there was to be a referendum on ey
cry public question, the copmissioI
ers could be readily dispensed with.
Dr. Joseph De Silva dwelt upon tn
importance of pure water to the city
and claimed that whether or not tn
Matter was submitted to the people
to the people. He accused the con
missioners of attempting to shift tn
responsibility on the people, who wer
not as familiar with the propositio
as the men at the head Of the munic
pality He urged action on the mart c