Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-08
CIGARET COMES
BACK To LEGAL
RIGHTS IN TOWN
AledO Council Repeats Ordinance
Prohibiting Their Sale in Force
for Some Time.

The cigaret ban is null and void
in Aledo. The ordinance which
hitherto prohibited their sale by
the city council was repealed in
regular meeting last night.
Mention of the cigaret ban and
bringing the ordinance governing
it before the council was the Gull
mination of long agitation, during
which sentiment has been gradu-
ally changing. The first step was
taken some weeks ago when the
Aledo club removed the restriction
barring the cigaret from the club
rooms
Last evening when the matter
was preached by one of the alder
men, the prohibiting ordinance was
terms by the council members as
foolish" "a relic of the dark
ages" and infringement" upon
the rights of individuals, unfair"
to local merchants who cannot le-
gally handle the smokes, thus los
ing trade to the shop-keepers of
Joy, Gilchrist, Keithsburg, New
Boston. Rock Island and other
nearby cities and towns.
When action to abolis the
measure was sought it was pointed
out by Mayer Beers that the ex-
listing ordinance prohibited only
the sale of the "doped" cigaret. as
provided in the state statutes. Thus
the sale of the straight tobacco
pill" is permitted as lawful, there
being nothing in the ordinance
prohibiting.
A letter from the Illinois North
ern Utilities company to the city
Powers. Notification was therein
given that new water rates to be-
come effective relative to the city's
water consumption specified two
and one-half cents per kilowatt
gallon or six cents fiat per 1000
gallons. The old rate was and
5 cents respectively. The city had
previously been operating under
the latter 1000 gallon rate 1t was
moved that the city continue as
heretofore relative to the Utilities
company.
Subject to the final approval of
the street committee the council
voted to purchase a Fordson trac-
tor. IL found to be satisfactory in
every way the machine Will be
bought and will be used on the city
streets and for hauling purposes.
Cornelius SwartsOn of this city
was the successful bidder. his fig
ure on the Fordson being next to
the lowest received. a lower figure
being quoted by the Avery COM
pany on a two-cylinder machine.
The price quoted on the Fordson
was $500
F. W. Lake, representing the Emit
myer Sprinkler and Flushing ma
chine company of Chicago, appear
ed before the city council He sug-
gested that for the purpose of
Aledo a flusher would prove the
most expedient and satisfactory,
although being nearly double in
cost in comparison to a sprinkler
tank to be mounted on an old
chassis owned by the city and ap-
praised by Mr.. Lake as being worth
approximately $500.
No definite action was taken on
the sprinkler or flusher PROPOSE
ton, the matter being left for flu
ture consideration.
J. H. Tunnicliff, engineer, of Dav-
export. appeared before the city
council with tentative proposals
relative to a complete sewerage
system, establishing grades and
street lines on all city thorough
fares in need of such work, further
grading and curbstone construction
and rebuilding of the septic tank,
all of which was discussed by the
councilmen. Before the proposals
could be accepted recommends
ton would be necessary from the
board of local improvements. No
definite action a as taken.