Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-04
COUNCIL HOLDS
WEEKLY SESSION
Twenty fifth Street Paving
Matter Is Brought Up and
Threshed Over.
THREE FOURTHS IN FAVOR
Surprise Expressed at Councils Re-
fusaI to Be Guided by Wishes
CT Big Majority.

A delegation of Twenty-ffth street
property owners appeared before the
city council az its weekly session yes
terday afternoon and sounded out the
commissioners attitudes regarding the
paving Of that thoroughfare. H. E
Curtis. W E. Bailey and a. E. Nc
Innis spoke in support Of the paving
project and expressed surprise that
the council should hold up an improve
ment which was not only sanctioned,
but requested by three-fouTths of the
interested property owners. Mr.. Cur
It's expressed the belief that most of
the DIRECTORS are merely holding their
lots for speculative purposes and from
personal investigation reported that
there are only two owners along the
route of the proposed paving to
Eighteenth avenue-who are unable to
stand their assessment One of these,
he claims. must sell out for other rea-
sons anyway, and he intimated that
the other, who is a woman, will be
taken care Of by property owners who
are willing TO aid in order that the
/ Improvement neither be held up long
er nor work a hardship on the woman
in question.
Mayor Schriver and Commissioner
Bear expressed themselves as ready
and willing to vote for the improve
menr, but Commissioners Reynolds
and Hart arrayed themselves on the
other side Commissioner Rudgren
was nOn-COmmittal. but 1t was felt that
he would vote with Commissioner Rey-
nOlds. and therefore the mayor hesl-
tated about putting the proposed ordin,
auce 10 vote.
Mr.. Reynolds will vote against the
improvement, he says, as long as there
are people along the street who can
i'll afford to pay for il. Mr.. Hart eX.
pressed a willingness to vote for the
project in case some of the present
objections are withdrawn. and he Of
fered TO take the matter up person
ally with the directors and TO Learn
from them just how the DIRECTORS
stand. Commissioner Rudgren sug
gested a public meeting on the mat
ter. hut the others seemed 70 think
that there was no need for this.
As a result Of the agitation yester
day. the ordinance will doubtless be
presented 10 the council before long.
ROW IN THE COUNCIL.
Tho submission Of the ordinance fol
the paving of Fourteenth street, to
gether with the engineers estimate fol-
the same. precipitated a small sizeC
row in the council. At the meeting {
week ago, a resolution was passed il
which the city engineer was directed
TO make a separate item Of the fee fol
the commissioner of improvement il
each project. In the estimates submit
ted Yesterday the fee was Jumped witt
, the court costs. Rudgren and Rey
nolds at once objected and the mayor
advised them that the engineer helC
that to separate the items would invali
date the estimates and the ordinance
: When the estimate was voted upon
: Commissioner Bear Joined with Rud
, gren and Reynolds in opposing, anC
= for a time the Improvement of Four
ment was reopened. and finally tn,
engineer was called in. He explained
. mis- position and then made an attacl
. upon those who had voted against III,
estimate. saying that there was SOM
motive behind it, other than a mer
blocking Of an improvement. His aC
Cusations were not answered FINAL,
Commissioner Bear was convinced tina
the estimate as made by the enginee
was all right, and accordingly chang
cd his vote, which left the vote stan
three 10 two for the estimates. TIL
ordinance was then read and adopte
/ for consideration by a unanimous vote
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The routine business yesterday il
Guided the allowing of the weekly pa
roll OF city employees, the whole amount
ing TO s1764O, and the allowing of tn
bills covering the expense Of the r.
cent primary election. These latte
bills amounted 70 s1.O7739. Takin
into consideration the fact that bu
1874 citizens voted. it is seen tina
each vote cast for the nominees 70
police magistrate cost the city a littl
less than 90 cents.