Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-10
ANNEXATION PLAN
is To Be FOUGHT
THROUGH COURTS
South Rock Island Residents in
Mass Meeting Decide to
Raise Funds.
COUNSEL is RETAINED
Permanent Organization Is Effected
by the objeetors-mecaskrin
His Commission Form.


about loo residents Of South Rock Is
land was held last evening at s
O'Clock a. Woodman hall. when per
maneut organization was effected
and legal counse. was retained. II was
The unanimous desire OF those present
70 carry the contest into the courts
and the sum OF $500 vas pledged for
the purpose. Harry VI. McCaskrin
vac retained as attorney 10 represent
the directors
The gathering was entirely har-
mcnicls. those sasorinE annexation
being conspicuous for their absence.
Ernest Hussey acted as chairman OF
the meeting and Andrew Johnson as
secretary. = report Of the committee.
composed OF George Richmond. Fred
Tom and Andrew Johnson appointed
- the previous session to arrange for
further meetings. was read and adopt
ell. Il So rgested that the temporary
officers be made permanent. and that
another Organization also be formed
composed OF resident OF the district
that has already been added to the
city.
Name Officers.
This was done by the erection OF the
following onIcials-
President Andrew Johnson.
ecretary-Cnarles GuldenzOpL
Treasurer-Cus \. Sch1ffer.
Al advisory committee of three,
composed Of George Richmond. Frank
Hawes ru" y. l.. Hartman. from out
SD the annexed district. was named
and the chairman was empowered TO
select committees on Gnauce and Or
SANITATION
~eCasSrin Talks.
attorney II. u. NcCaskrin made the
TriLcipa- talk Of the evening.
Il do not wish TO be technical in
protesting against the press reports
OF our last meeting" he said. Those
OF you who were here may be inter
cstcd in knowing that newspapers are /
not always truthfully informed. Most
of the daily papers published my re
porl OF the meeting after publishing a
report against our interest, so that 1
they remedied much OF the harm done I
by the previous report ] speak o. .
this because / want you TO know that .
The Argus. ana the Times were both !
kind enough 10 thus favor US and be
cause ] want you TO give credit TO .
some quotations from The Argus. the .
Record Herald. and Parsons Maga-
.:ine. i DO not want To measure all /
Newspaper statements by the TN
favorable reports OF our lat meeting.
On December 81. 1913. on page S,
The Rock Island Argus published the
following. 'City's outlay is almost
100000 n improvements Streets.
Sewer. Water Mains and Sidewalks Z
Go Into Budget OF Year Street Paw
ing the Total Figures S333.327SO.'
Sidewalks. this makes a total OF S2I.-
OC0 while outside work by contractors
foOts 100000. Making "a total OF
s25.OC0-OO' Sewers. the total thus ex-
banded was S3452G.55' Water mains.
this makes total OF $1,000 put with
- hydrants. involving SSS.I6s.44.'
Totals close TO half million. The city's
outlay for public improvements thus :
total S4sI .O23.19. added TO which may
be the cost OF a new auto police pa
troll. 100000 and a modern fire truck ,
$500. tOtalinE $IZ.5GO. which brings /
the grand total up TO Sf93.O23.19 =
so much for The Argus report I
about special assessment improve !
ments levied against property owners
along the line of these improvements. ,
These property owners viii be com
PEELED 20 pay this 100000 and inter .
est on most OF IL or lose their prop
erty. This is special assessment tax.
Home owners pay nearly all OF IL. cor +,
poratiOns pay almost none of IT, This
same dose viii be administered TO you .
whenever the board Of local improve
ments so decide. Men. women and +,
children are losing their houses in ,
Rock Island on account OF this. The +,
officials are Boosting about forcing +,
these people 70 make these improve ,
ments- This is special taxation. ,
General Taxes. a
Vow about general taxes The
Rock Island city tax rate was Sl.56 in !
1910 before the adoption OF the com q
mission form OF government. IL Is now I
-. %. an increase Of 81 cents on the r
hundred in three years. II you be 4
come annexed you viii be In on c
hei ping pay this ever increasing I
tax The total tax rate in 4
Rock Island is $3.50 on the hundred Il
assessed value. Your present tax rate c
Is s4sS 50 you will be soaked about O
81 more per hundred on your assessed C
value This means that n your home h
Is now assessed n $500 you will pay u
about SO more next year. provided i
YOUR assessment s. not raised But !
when they get you annexed IL f. easy y
10 raise your assessed value. but the c
- roes on Just the same 50 n they c
raise your valuation from $500 TO <
if 600 you will pay $50 more taxes for
icing annexed and this will Increase =
se fast a. Il has n the commission 1,
rorfn % government stays. Pardon {,
these statistics but am going TO give q.
.his 10 the papers % publish. h
ReIorn Needed 81
Again Jet me call your attention 10
--iia nays this tax The Chicago Rec q