Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-03
MAYOR SCHRIVER
IN AN AFFIDAVIT
Declares That John Campbell
Did Make the Demands
as He Stated Them.
FREE WATER AND SEWER
Also Submits Dispositions Of TWO Wit
nesses Who Overheard CONVEX
sation in His Office.

Rock Island. June 3.-Editor The
Argus: Relative TO the controversy
growing out OF the request to lay
later mains and sewer in front OF GER
cain properties on Seventeenth street.
south OF Eighteenth avenue. kindly
ask YOU TO print the following aft
savit supported by two witnesses who
we're presen; at the time said request
vas made ! make this affidavit sole
" on account Of some distorted al
legged facts that have appeared in
uriut which tend TO indicate l have
risrepresented facts
HARRY NJ. SCHRIVER,
Mayor OF Rock Island
The affidavit follows:
state OF Illinois. Rock Island county,
S: Harry VI. Schriver being duly
sworn on oath deposes and says: That
be Is legal age: that he is a resident
If and mayor Of the city of Rock
Island. and that on the 27th day of
MAY. \. d. 1914. one John Campbell
who resides at 1929 Seventeenth
street. called at the mayors Office in
the city hall IN said city and said to
his afiant: Mr.. Mayor. what has
been done with reference to laying
watermains and sewer in the newly
annexed territory on Seventeenth
street south OF Eighteenth avenue?"
and that this affiant informed the said
Campbell that nothing had been done
but that the city would start the nee
essary proceedings as soon as the peo-
pie were ready for such Improvements
Thai thereupOn the said Campbell said
20 this afiant: Mr.. Mayor, at one
time tried 10 have the territory where
live annexed to the city of Rock Is I
land and failed 7 went to the eX-
pense Of installing water and sewer in 1
nv home and / don't think it fair to I
compel me to pay for city water and F!
sewer as ! have these conyeniences. !
and some OF us who live on ]
Seventeenth street must have some I
concessions" That this afiant asked |
the said Campbell what he meant by
concessions and that in reply the said
Campbell stated: Some OF US
who live on Seventeenth street south
Of Eighteenth avenue in the newly an
nexed territory have held a meeting
with reference 20 fighting annexation,
meaning the annexation of the ter
ritory lying between Sixteenth and
Tweniy-fouTth streets and Eighteenth
avenue and Richmond street, and
'CampbelD was appointed at that
meeting 10 interview the mayor OF
Rock Island on the subject and the
concessions we demand are as follows:
That the city OF Rock Island lay water
mains and sewer in front Of the prop
rites Of Charles Wood, Mrs. William
rvin. William Schroeder. Coony
Lirsch. George Richmond and myself
Camp5elD at the expense of the CITY
nd without charge TO us or we will
ight the annexation Of the territory
meaning the territory above describ-
d., and IL watermains and sewer are
aid at the city's expense in front of
be properties named We will not fight
be annexation"
Affiant further states that said
'ampbeIl then and there said the an !
exation petition had been examined ;
nd that Il was not sufficient and fur :
her that said petition lacked % names :
Z having the required number of sig '
atures q
Gave the Names. h
Affiant further states the PROPOSE Q
N or OFFER OF the said Campbell n
as so astounding and unreasonable =
lat this afiant asked the said Camp
Ell 70 repeat his offer or proposition
% that the said Campbell repeated
I'D offer or proposition and then and F
iere gave 10 this affiant the names G
the above named property owners p
frolt Of whose premises a demand Il
as made for laying Waterman and \
'Wer free Of charge. and that this p