Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20

Although Rock Island manifested
little interest at the polls yester-
day, opposition which was brewed
to defeat the two issues before the
electors was swamped under a
landslide and both carried by over
whelmfng maJorrries.
Due to the fact that the judges
and clerks Of election In many pre-
cincts placed the tally sheets In the
ballot boxes and locked them up
without reporting the results to
Commissioner M. T. Rudgren, the
exact totals will be unknown until
the municipal commission can
vases the vote which was expected
to be done some time this afternoon.
The returns available show that the
bond issue OF $4,000 on which the
greatest opposition was conferred,
carried by at least 10 to 1 while
the annexation Of $50 acres of land
In South Rock Island township was
carried by at least IL to 1.
'"The city commission Is more
than pleased with the results OF
yesterdays election" said Mayor
Schriver this morning. "It shows
that Rock Island Is united in the
endeavor to bring success to those
things which will make for a big
ger and better city.
1T is shown that the people have
confidence in the future Of our city.
The bond issue of $4,000 is for the
storm drains, $4,000 to be spent
with a similar sum from Moline in
= ha AVas IN - ~
balance, $50, 900 is to be spent to
complete the west drain. An en-
deayor was made to defeat the is
sue through the central district of
the city by the argument that the
drain would benefit only the ex-
treme west end and the extreme
east end but the people refused to
listen to this and understood right
ly that the whole city will benefit
1.-The annexation of this $50 acres
of land brings into the city territory
which in a few years l venture to
say will be totally built up. Much
of it now is covered with residences.
AS the city now stands with this
new territory in, IL takes in all
of the townships of Rock Island
and South Rock Island with the
exception of that part of South
Rock Island township east of Tween
ty-first street and south of Thirty
first avenue. The. day will come
when Rock Island will annex this
remaining strip and will then oc-
cupy all Of the two townships"
No official figures had been count
ed by noon today on returns of yes
terday's special city elections.
Only approximately one thousand
votes were cast throughout the city,
1t was estimated today by Commits
sioner Rudgren. Out of that num-
Der it was expected that about nine
tenths signified consent for the is
sue of bonds of SIS 900 for the COM
pletion of the east and west storm
drains and the annexation of $50
acres from South Rock Island town
ship was passed almost unanimous
ly, according to figures shown by
the few precincts counted
An official count of the votes was
to be made by the city commission
this afternoon. In the fifth pre-
cinct the figures were given by the
judges as being: men, q to 2;
women, z to 0, in favor of annexa-
ton; and on the bond issue, men,
% to 1, and women Z to 0, in favor.
In the ninth precinct the figures
were for both issues, unanimously:
men, "a to o; women, 5 to 0.
The carrying of annexation issue
means the addition of $50 acres of
land generally defined as extending
from Eighteenth avenue one mile
to Thirty-first avenue, between
Seventeenth and FOrty-sixth streets,
except for certain lands already
taken in. The city will issue bonds
OF $4,000, probably dated Sept l,
for money to complete the drains,
each bond worth $500, bearing
per cent interest. The bonds will
be retired at the rate of $500 per
year after the first payment which
will not be made until the second
year after issuance. This is to be
done in order to entail as little ex-
pense upon the public at any one
time Funds for municipal work
are now short.
Work will probably be commenc-
ed soon on the two drains, the west