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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1912.
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ACT RESCINDED AT HOT
SESSION OF COMMISSIONERS
(Continued from P&( Five.)
ten up to fit a certain man, whom I '
contend, under the state law, Is not
eligible to hold any official position
for the city of Rock Island. I have;
nothing against the man, as I believe
h has had some experience In the line '
of work he is following. i
2. I do not believe the council j
give a certain man the position re
ferred to.
3. I do not believe in combining
the office of superintendent of water
works and superintendent of filtra-
anxious to be mayor, I will only say
that any man who attempts to voice
the cause of the many common citi
zens against the wishes of an aristoc
racy Is sure to be called a demagogue
and other harsh names by those he'tion, as I am in accord with the rec
opposes, and that I, for one, am proud 1 ommendation of Mr. Birdsall that the
to be made the object of such an at- j u I , . 7 T ,E
j be city chemist, so as to aid the health j
, 'department In analysing milk, cream i
REnOlDI IS HEARD. j and other fooda.
He was followed by Commissioner 4. I beltwve that we have men who j
Reynolds who said- !arc citizens here, wao are competent
Centlemen: You have heard the' flU the 0ffiCe f suPerintenaent of
. " "" waterworks, and that the man who is
mayor and Commissioner Bear on this r.ow in the employ of the city as head
jotccl, and a few others for it, an2 ! erglneer at the waterworks, is one d?
with the pteam roller methods em-! them. We so often hear about this
ployed, yov were painted piruri af! "million dollar plant." There is a cer
nw tir.e In the cemetery in ac-'1111 fascination to the words, "mil
count of this ordinance going u rr.e ilon dollar plant." 1 suppose that
people; of a million dollar plant t1- tno reason they are used so often,
denly WTeted on account of the poo-! Now, let us be cool, conservative bus
pie not knowing how to conduct -hf 'r i loess men for a few moments. Where
own affairs; end that Rudgren, whom 1 iB the million dollars in this water
know &cme of you thought nn3 not ! works plant most of it is under
tbe worst 1 bd of character, v r.y ue ground invested In water mains that J
has suddenly got the bee to be mavor. ,:e perfectly still, ana need very uttie j
and !s playing politics, and he does attention. The next in cost is the
not care a rap what happens to uio failure or a slow sana niter, me next
waterworks. But gentlemen, that is '" tne new filter plant that we will I
rot the case. I have a different idea a success, which was contracted,
as to what we ought to do, and don't Ior DT tae former administration, I
you know, gentlemen, that this would hlch I propose to put in charge of j
be a narrow beaded world If we all first class chemist. Then the pump
had the same ideas on everything, station now In charge of a first
I wish to say a few wordB In rela- class engineer who has been there j
tlon to submitting to the people the ! for about 15 years reappointed by all
ordinance creating the omce of suDer-1 mayors. Why? Because he was a
lntendent of waterworks ana filtra
tion:
1. I am opposed to the passage
of said ordinance because, It Is got-
Whv French Women
Always Look Young
good politician? No. Because he
knows his business.
Now with a good engineer at the
pumping station, a good chemist at the
filter plant, a good ros er of employes,
what will we lack to run our water
works? Why a good level headed bus
iness man as commissioner of public
property, who can also act as superin
teudent of waterworks.
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("Aurilla" , in Society World.) L. . v ,1 , u"1 ,T i
In France mothers and dauehters L. i m ...i. '
missioners some man who will be com-! '
look like sisters. I tried to find out
bow the women were able to retain
their youthful looks until long past
middle age. I learned that they were
much given to the use of mercolized
wax. This wax possesses a remark
able absorbent property which quick
ly removes the fine particles of cuti
cle which are constantly dying and
which are the immediate cause of an
old-looking complexion. Thus the live
lier, healthier, younger skin beneath
is given a chance to breathe and show
iUfclf. I've tried this treatment my
self. In less than two weeks my com
plexion has become as clear, soft and
I
petent to take charge of the water-
worKB, ana mat our waterworks can
be managed as Moline's plant, wltn- j
out a special superintendent.
6. That with the appointment of our
head engineer, or some other citiren
of his calibre, as superintendent, and ,
the ft'.ter plant, our waterworks wouil-: i
be In ix od hands until the next re?i? '
ler e'-rtion, at which time the people (
would have a chance to elect their
superintendent of waterworks, or some
one h's equal as commissioner, to take
charge of that department. (This
is not said as a slap at Mr. Bear, as
beautiful as a young girl's. Just one
ounce of mercolized wax (all American j h not elected for thl8 dep4rt
uruf45ibi uitve 11; uiu iue wurK.. i ue
wax is put on nights like cold cream
and washed off mornings.
Another valuable secret I learned
from tbe French was how to quickly
remove wrinkles. One ounce of pow
dered saxolite dissolved In a half pint
v itch hazel makes a marvelously effec
tive astringent lotion. The face should
be bathed in this dally until tbe deep
est lines have entirely disappeared.
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ment, but was left this department,
after all tbe other commissioners bad
picked theirs, and I fully realize that!
he Is not In the department he is best i
able to handle.)
7. One of the arguments used ! !
against the commission form of gov-jj
ernment in cities our size, is that!,
too much money is paid out for salar-j ,
les, and the argument, in most cases, i j
Is well taken. Is there any good rea-l,
son why the people should not select
their commissioners on account of
their fitness for some certain depart-j
ment? Let us get busy and ask to
have the law amended so that candi
dates must run as candidates for a
certain department, and not. simply
for commissioners, and unless the peo
ple by a majority vote favor the ap
pointment of a superintendent of wa
terworks, I am certainly opposed to
the passage of Jhe ordinance men
tioned. And now -a few words about this
great mistake of the commission iu
asking the people to vote on this ordi
nance; as a director In some big bus
iness where the board of directors
was about evenly divided as to the
advisability of employing, we will say,
an assistant manager, and some mem
ber knowing that a stockholders'
meeting would be held in the next
30 days, asks that the question be
referred to them at that time for their
approval or rejection would you con
sider that anything out of the way?
Is not this similar? An election has
been called to vote on a telephone
ordinance, and must be beld. Where
is the great harm in asking the peo
ple to pass on this ordinance? Does
it lie in the fact that you believe, as
I believe, that the people will, with
a big majority, turn this ordinance
down? Are you here In the hope that
you will be able to stop the people
from passing on this ordinance be
cause you think they do not know
enough to pass on it?
With a few exceptions, I. believe
you are here in what you honestly
believe to be for the best of the city,
but as we do not agree on the dis
position of the ordinance, I do hope
that we will at least part as friends,
as I must say that I think I have done
what I think is the best under the cir
cumstances. As '0 the slander In the Argus, well
I don't think I will even discuss it.
As to the other papers, they have
expressed their views on this matter
in a clean cut business way, and I
hare read with ln erest the different
views expressed.
As to the alleged statement of Wal
ton DAAnAU T M JW . -
i for mayor, I simply wish to state that
1 if he said so,' he lied.
As to the statement of E. H. Guyer,
that some of the commissioners ought
to be voted on, I will s'ate as for my
self, I am willing if the mayor and
the other three commissioners will do
tbe same, to submit my name for the
approval or rejection of the electors,
and I think I am safe in saying I
would not be at the bottom of the list
w hen the returns came In.
Some of you, if I am correctly In
formed, said we ought to pass this ordi
nance and have Mr. Sharp in charge
of this plant even if he must be paid
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A Frank, Liberal,
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$10,000 a year.
Gentlemen, I don't feel that way
about this matter. I have had a hard
time to get enough funds as it is to
pay the present waterworks obliga
tions. Th needs of this department
at present are such that we must be
very economical in order to get enough
money to supply them. Our head en
gineer has recommended many needed
improvements, among which la a new
floor in the pumping station, a booster
pump already purchased, but on ac
count of lack of funds we have been
unable to build an addition to the
plant to house the same; the Installa
tion of meters to check the wasu;
a new main from 33 the pumpiag sta
tion to the reservoir, and the replac
ing of some small mains with larger
ones.
Yon might say If the law forbids
the appointment of Mr. Sharp, why re
fer this matter to the people?. There
is such a thing aa home rule. Cities
heretofore have referred matters that
were not in strict compliance with the
laws of the state to the people to
pass on and if tbe people by a major
ity vote have favored the same, the
matter has generally been considered
settled. I, for my part, am willing
to leave this matter in the hands of
the people and will await with interest
their verdict
Commissioner Reynold's resolution
as to the deferring of a decision until
Tuesday night waa then voted upon,
and lost by a vote of three and two,
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Rudgren and Reynolds objecting.
ACTIOS IS RESCINDED.
Commissioner Hart after denying
that he bad any pergonal Interest as
to whether Mr. Sharp obtained the po
sition or not, stated that he meant
to work for the welfare of the city at
large, and therefore offered a resolu
tion, rescinding the previous action of
the commission, and ordering the wat
erworks proposition removed from the
ballots. The vote resulted as follows:
Schriver, aye, Rudgren, no. Hart, aye.
.Reynolds, no, Bear. aye.
j Mayor Schriver moved that the reso
lution of the Fifty Thousand club be
received and placed on file. Commis
sioner Rudgren moved aa an amend
ment that the, entire proceedings be
placed on file. Carried.
OTHER COCKCIL MATTER.
Former Mayor George W. McCas
krin appeared before the commission
with a. claim of $300 for back salary
due Miss Jessie Flannagan. who was
stenographer during his admmlstra-
' tioa, and who had never drawn her
j pay due ia the above sum. He was
requested to present an itemized bill.
A petition for a light at Thirteenth
avenue and Forty-third street was
placed on file.
A resolution by Commissioner Rey
nolds that the Rock Island Sash and
Door works be allowed to grade the
alley between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth
streets between Third and
Fourth avenues at their own expense
under the supervision of the city en
gineer, was carried.
Commissioner Bear moved the eon
sideratlon of an ordinance prohibiting
the tapping of water mains from the
top, Instead of the side, after which
the meeting adjourned.
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