Rock Island Argus., 1914-06-04
GEORGE RICHMOND
DEMANDS $4,000
FROM The MAYOR
Chairman Of Board OF Supervis-
ors Brings Heavy Damage
Suit Against Schriver.
cLIMAx OF CONTROVERSY
R.ceut Discussion Relative to Free I'm
p-cYeTnents in Annexed Terri
toy Cause OF Action

Suit for $4,000 was filed this morn
Ing IN the circuit court by George II
RIehroz6. Chairman o. the board of
srDe-vfscr=. against Mayor H II
seh-fTez. as an aftermath Of the bitter
DISCUSSION which has recently been
vazed relative 20 free improvements"
4. the newly annexed territory. Searle
4 Marshall are attorneys for th> plain
til.
Only the praecipe has been filed. but
q Is understood that Nlr- Richmond is
taking violent exception TO certain
statements the mayor is alleged to
have made in connection with the dis
pute.
said: = have nothing TO say for publ
cation The facts viii all come out az
the trial"
Is the suit based on what Mayor
sehriYer is alleged to have said about
YOU in the Improvement controversy"
he vas asked
We'll. yes-a1d some other things
as we'll" he replied
The discussion in question WAS occa-
stoned by The visit Of John Campbell,
1873 Seventeenth street TO the Office
Of Maycr Schriver on May -, when
the former Is alleged TO have asked
what the city has done with relation
to laying Eatermains and sewer on
SsTenteenth street. south OF Elgh-
teenih avenue. which is a part Of the
newly annexed territory.
During the conference, the mayor
-.
the fact that at one time he favored |
ennsIRtion and fought for IL. but the /
project being defeated, he then. at his /
OWE expense, installed a private sys /.
TEN of water and sewer and stated that I
he did not think il fair TO now force /
him TO pay for these conyeniences.
Alleged Demands
The mayor charges that Mr.. Camp
bel said, Some Of us who live on Sew I
enteenth street must have concessions"
and that when he asked Campbell what
he meant by concessions, he replied
that = recent meeting Of residents on
street, south OF Eigh-
teenth avenue, had been held. at which
time II was decided TO fight annexation
In the courts, unless the following al
legged demands were met:
That the city OF Rock Island lay wa
and sewer Il @o1t OF the
properties OF Charles Wood, Mrs- VIII
lam Irwin, William Schroeder, Coony
Kirsch. George Richmond and myself
lCampbelD II the expense of the city
and without charge TO US or we viii
tight the annexation of the territory
lmesning the territory above describ-
sd), and If watermains and sewer are
aid at the city's expense in front of
he properties named We viii not fight
he annexation"
Mayor Schriver in an affidavit also
stated that Campbell declared that the ,
petition was faulty in that ,
lacked 32 of the required number OF .
,anes- The mayor refused to con- ;
'ider the proposition alleged to have
'een made by Campbell
o the papers declared his name had Z
zen used by Mr- Campbell without his +
noviedge or consent Il never took g
he attitude attributed TO me" he said Z
q his communication" Il had not
ought annexation Of my property. /
ad not asked or demanded or expect
10 or authorized any one else TO [
AZ or demand for ne. that be given a
ny special rights or privileges, not C
7oorded 10 al citizens alike"
Mr. Campbell also published a com
'1nication in which the admitted that {