The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-21
new TOWNSHIP
IS IGNORED BY
COUNTY BOARD
ldopts Report Seating Members
from Former Organization
- Only.

Reputation Of the alleged newly
created township of Rock Isiand
was implied by action of the county
board of supervisors. which by
vote of % to z. adopted report OF
Sthe credentials committee not To
recognize w. F. Bradley and Ii as
sistant supervisors who claimed TO
have been elected April 4.
On the adoption of the report
Supervisors George Buck and Will
liam II. Efflandt refused to vote,
and Supervisors w. II. Schillinger,
II. B, Johnson. Henry nj. Hendron,
William +. Hansgen and Ben Ben
sson we're barred from voting by
reason of the fact that their terms
with that of Carl L. Anderson,
who was absent, had expired.
IS These Rock Island supervisors,
however, were later recognized as
members OF the board after the
adoption OF the credentials com
ifnittees report on the ground that
their successors had not been duly
ELECTED and qualified.
/ Under this ruling they will con-
finue as members of the board, but
Charles Guldenzopf. Ben Mitchem
and ". II. Leithner, chosen super
Wilson's under the call for an cleo
fion in the alleged township are
barred from participating in the
boards proceedings until sucn
time as the courts may determine
the legality of the proceedings,
which it is affirmed, created the
new township.
Before the credential committee
report was approved, States At
torney B. s. Bell. asked to give his
legal opinions on questions at is
sue, said that only the hold overs"
among the supervisors chosen by
the regular Rock Island township
could join with other members
Whose election was undisputed. in
voting upon the adoption of the re-
port.
Tells of Developments.
1.-THE history of the case, relating
Rock Island had requested the
board to take steps to incorporate
the new township, and had passed
a resolution. which apparently had
oreated it, but was later called inIc
question, and by vote of the board
rescinded The record of the pro-
ceedings was expunged from the
minutes. He furthermore told how
~. A. Frewert, town clerk of Rock
island township, disregarded the
bounty boards action. and taking
the ground that the incorporation
of the new township had been af
fected. called an election in the en-
isrged township on the strength ot
a communication from the office Of
the attorney general
He detailed further, that at thf
request of the judiciary committe-
of the board. he, as states attorney
had secured an opinion from tbs
attorney general, who took tfs
ground that under the township in
corporation act-which provid ID
that a city might request county
hoard to create "A new township oul
of portions of two townships-the
Incorporation had been achieved
and that the boards action in re
tcinding its action was irregular
States Attorney Bell was careful
10 state that the attorney genera
had affirmed his belief that fina
decision of the whole question rest
ed finally with tie courts
He quoted from the township in
corporation act. one section o.
which would seem. he said. to jus
tify the action originally taken BY
the board Incorporating the new
township, provided that the phrasr
portions of two townships" could
Cover the action of creating a new
township out of one entire town.
ship and a portion" of another
However. he advised that thu same
act contained a provision that IN
no case where such incorporation
is effected the towns1in from which