Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-12
BONDISSUES
APPROvEDBY
THE PEOPLE.
Expansion and All Other
Propositions Carry at
Election.
FORM OF OPPOSITION
Some Precincts Vote Against
Every Project Submitted
Annexation is Popular.
How The Propositions Fared

Ball Park Purehase-For, 1925;
against, 1114.
Ball Park Bonds-For, 1866; against,
1896.
AnneSation-For, 1869; against, 637.
First station-For, 1850; against 7e6.
Rock River Bridses-For, 141o;
against, sse.
Elevated Tank-For, 1855; -sainst,
e33.
Police Alarm system-For, 1901;
against, see.
Watermsins-For 1853; against, so6.
All Of the propositions submitted at
the special bond election yesterday car
ried. The hardest fight was made on
the plan TO purchase Island City park
for a municipal athletic field and play
grounds, as we'll as for baseball, but
even THIS was favorably acted upon
with over a 100 votes 20 spare. None
OF the other matters at issue were in
the least danger of defeat
FIGHT on PARK.
II was early realized that the bat.
tie Of ballots would center around the
ball park scheme. In some OF the out
lying precincts, there was a decided
sentiment against the project and when
returns from these sections came in,
the boosters VINO had worked so hard
for the success Of the plan we're bit
disheartened. With all of the pre-
Cincts with the exception of the Ninth
polling place, Sixth avenue and Nine
teenth street, the park proposition was
nearly so votes to the good and then
this recalcitrant district came to the
front nicely and settled the contro.
vcrsy with votes to spare.
MOMEN'S VOTE.
In the Fifth precinct the women op-
posed the ball park purchase. The
vote was IA yes, 10 no and en- the bond
issue for the park II yes, II no. All
of the other propositions were favored
An analysis of the vote in that pre-
cinct is fairly indicative OF the attitude
of the women g. the city relative to
the matter al issue.
Women-Ball park, yes, "A; no. Il
Fire station, yes, %; no. s. Milan
bridges. yes, 20; no. 8. Elevated tank.
yes, Is; no, 10. Annexation, yes, 20;
no, s. Police alarm, yes, 20; no. 10.
Ball park bonds. yes, l.; no, i. Water
mains, yes. 2l; no, :.
Men-Ball park. yes, Sc: no. A Fire
station, yes, "a; 10. % Milan bridges,
YES. Y; no, "a Elevated tank, yes.
60; no, 81; Annexation, yes, 49, no, 20.
Police alarm system, yes, O.; no, 80.
Ball park bonds. yes, 5S; no, AZ Water
mains, yes, 6S; no, 80
AGAINST THEM ALL.
In the Fifteenth precinct the atti-
tude was strongly against the bail
park, the vote being 81 for. lO9
against Every other proposition was
also defeated in this section with the
single exception of annexation, which
carried S5 to So In the sixteenth
precinct the same spirit was mani
tested the ball park being defeated -
% SO, along with all the other pro.
ects. The First precinct voted against
the park. IL 10 SO; but was Ior ali
me rest.
SOME CONFUSION.
The fact that citizens were required
% vote twice on the bail park evi
iently confused some While the plan
20 purchase the park was approved
by over a 100 majority. the ordinance
providing for the issuance of $4,000
bonds TO buy the tract was not 81
popular having only 20 to spare II
was necessary for both 10 carry in
order to clear the way for the council
% complete the deal without any legal
.echnicalities.
The ball park and public playground
va not the only important matter ap
proved at the election. The annexation
project was easily carried, the boun
diaries of the city being extended from
Aiken street to Brashar and from
Twelfth street west to the river. while