Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-12
COLONA BRIDGE
IS DEFEATED BY
COUNTY BOARD
Supervisors Reject Plan by a
Vote of % to IA After Con-
siderable Debate.
MOLINE STRONG FOR IT
G. w. Gamble Is Voted Entire Amount
of Naturalization Fees Which
He Has Long Held.

Following a spirited discussion, the
board of supervisors yesterday after
noon defeated the plan to have This
county appropriate $4,000 for the
erection Of a bridge over Rock river
at Colona. The vote on the matter
stood % to IA against the proposition.
Supervisor Al Douglas, Moline, offer
ed the following resolution. which pro-
voked considerable deba 2:
Be it resolved, That the county of
Rock Island accept the proposition of
Henry county TO build bridge across
Rock river at Colona and that the
county join in the construction of said
bridge, to cost no, TO exceed 100000
and that the proper officers of the
county be and are hereby authorized
TO proceed according 10 law TO approve
n'ans and enter into contract for the
construction of said bridge.
Be it fur.h her resolved. That $1,000
be appropriated for preliminary work
therein.
> Supervisor D. H. Duncan, Moline,
moved the adoption of the resolution,
| and then came number of addresses
/ on the topic under consideration. G.
! W. Wood. DR.. W. E. Taylor and G. W
( Ross of Moline all spoke fer the prop
| osition. and S. W. Searla of this city
! against it. An aye and nay vote was
/ called and the resolution lost, the de-
/ tailed vote being as follows:
Aye-Bockaert, Moline; Brunstrom,
Moline; Douglas, Moline; Duncan, Mo-
line; Einfeldt, South Moline; Grahund,
Moline; O'Brisn, Hampton; Odenahl,
( Hampton; Pears, Moline: Peterson,
| Moline; Sievers, Coal Valley; Sleight,
| Moline; Stolting, Moline; Tambur, Mo-
} line-14
! Nay-Burgoy ne. Audalusia: Cool.
! Cordova; Elliott. Buffalo Prairie; Han
ma, yuma; Hinrichs, Rock Island; Lar
kin. Rock Island; Upton, Bowling;
! McDOle, Rock Island Murphy, Rock
| Island; McMurphy, Canoe Greek; Nc
Quad, Black Hawk; Miller. Drury /;
! McRoberts, Coe; Ohlweiler, Rock Is
land; Richmond South Rock Island !;
/ Schafer, Port Byron; Ruben, Rock Is
land; Titterington. Edgington; Trefz,
Rock Island; Wadsworth. Rural; VII
cher Rock Island; Wright, Rock Is
| land-22.
MOLINE FOR 1T.
Henry county has for some years
been attempting TO force this county
10 pay its share Of a proposed bridge
over Rock river This county claimed
because of its financial condition, the
appropriation could not be made, and
legal action was taken to compel this
county 10 fulfill its agreement. Re
Gently a decided sentiment in Moline
and East Moline has developed in IA
vor of the project and strong effort
| was made 10 line up the supervisors
for the project. but TO no avail.
On motion of Supervisor Boekaert
Moline the claim of $1,000 for attor
ney's fees which ". r. Moore had
fled against the board, was referred
to the county judge for investigation
IL was claimed by board members that
the sum was TO be paid from the earn
ings of the office of former States A.
torney L. NJ Magill. The claim is fol-
work done by Mr.. Moore in the water
power company cases.
WRIGHTs RESOLUTION.
Two resolutions from the former spe
cial session of the board, offered by
Supervisor S. R Wright, were renew
ed They were:
Resolved, That It Is the wish @
this body that he resign the office o.
sheriff of Rock Island county, Illinois
for the good OF the citizens at large"
The other declared that the sum o.
$500 for livery hire was entirely too
much and was as follows:
BE il resolved, That we reduce thu
allowance for livery hire for the sher
in OF this county TO $500 per year. a.
we are informed that the amount O
81 800 is far in excess to wha- he &C
tually needs"
/ The former was laid on the table o.