The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-21
City Council Meeti7.g Last Might.

The clerks report OF the meeting last
light will be found in this paper. We Ia
i'd few notes taken by an ARGUS re- il
porter as follows: p
RECoNsTRUCTING THE WATER WORKS.
Alderman Wollenhaupt strongly urged
that all trenches for water mains be dug q |
uniform depth Of siA feet. He referred to
the recent FIRE and to the necessity of
making the works reliable in the coolest
winters. He did not think q covering of
five feet would be sufficient. |,
Aid, Butler said the people were excited
and wild on the subject. and wanted to
expend too much money. He did not
think the mains on Second Avenue were
frozen this winter-only the service pipes
were, in his opinion, frozen. /
The Mayor was quite confident the
mains were frozen and that five feet of
covering would not be sufficient.
AN INSPIRED ALDERMAN
Aid Bailey seemed suddenly inspired, |
and declared that two years ago not 800 |
voters could be found In favor OF lowering
the pipes" Of course nobody could dis |
putehim, that question not having then been
raised How the alderman learned the
opinions of the people two years ago lie
did not inform the counch-perhaps it
was from some clairyoyant?
WHY LOWER THE PIPES AT ALL?
Aid. Wollenhaupt: Why do the peo-
pie demand that the pipes be lowered at
all?
AID, Butler; To make them safe.
| Aid. Wollenhaupt Then why not
make them absolutely safe and reliable 10
the severest winters? Why try any more
experiments
I Nobody answered these ugly oonun-
drums.
A communication from Mr.. John Volk
was then read. Mr.. Volk is the owner of
the Biddison mill property, and of several
houses. He is a water taker and an ex-
tensive contractor.
MIR. voLK's COMMUNICATION.
respectfully ask to be heard by your
Honorable body, the Mayor and Aldermen
of the city of Rock Island, concerning the
lowering Of our water pipes: AS tax
paying citizen and water taker. wish
to say that in my honest belief, judgement
, and experience, if our water pipes are te
be lowered at all they should be laid nc
, less than six (6) feet below surface. i
= the water pipes are not put lower thar
FIVE Isl feet below surface as now propos
r ed to be done, there will certainly be M
!, end to continuous bursting of water pipes
!, and perpetual digging up of our streets
after every severe cold winter that visit
e US. Having the interest of our city a
o heart, and being unwilling to see the PEG
pies money expended to no good pur
pose, / would warn you that after lowerin,
y our water pipes and not putting them dow
:. beyond question of doubt, fear that i
J will discourage new water takers and dis
4 hearten those already taking, to such al
extent that our whole water system ant
arrangements will fall into disrepute an
q, become by-word for everybody to laug
% at, and people will return to the old wa
81 of supplying themselves with water, b
rs having good cisterns and wells, to such a
extent that the water works will not be
~ come self sustaining and will be continue
burden upon the tax payers throughou
y the limits of the city. JOHN VoLK.
- A vote was then taken on the motto
"a made by Aid. Carse, to dig all trenches
IA uniform depth Of six feet, and it was los
See proceedings.
q: OPPOSED TO FREE TRADE.
A petition from c. Atkinson and othel
80 asking that meat peddler from Davel
s1 port be placed upon an equality with res
dent butchers, was opposed by Aid. Bale
10 on the ground that it might hurt residel
butchers. Aid. Davis said: The Con
mittee on Markets won't probably hay
n. anything to do for two or three years, an
10 | move to refer the petition to that cor
~. mittee, Carried. Aid. Mosenfelder at
re Davis are the committee and they vi
ed probably ''set down on that petition" al
the people at the outskirts of town, if tn,
want piece of fresh meat, must trud
down to Illinois street, in hot SUNNI
no day, and buy beef from scrawny, lc
Vi priced cattle, or 20 without. The matt
of Free trade and sailors rights" W
'u- have to be revived. Shall our council lie
~, islate to protect butchers monopoly
ng tough meat, at the peoples expense?
,et THE PIPES, AGAIN.
in Aid. DAILY moved to cover all mains
ks feet, and urged that certainty of wat
ire supply in the coolest winters required it.
!. Aid. Wollenhaupt would like to he
the reasons why aldermen voted agar
the motion to have all trenches dug vi
form depth of SIX feet.
Aid. Daly.-I voted against it because
think we should put six feet of earth top
the pipes, .....---
eet Aid. Atkinson-I voted against it
III cause | believe five feet on top Is enoul
aoA Aid. Carse said he was in favor of d
as sc ting the pipes below freezing point, but
VI feet of covering will cost too much,-whi
a.. looks like being in favor of making tn,
- safe but not in favor of paying for maxi
.ao them safe.
~ Aid. Days motion was lost, and the CT
os tract for five foot covering remains
s snu The Mayor stated that the Keokr
'nn Northern Line Packet Co. would like I
'1i' privilege of wharf boat ut our levee.
9e Aid. Mosenfelder thought it would
Aue an injury to our warehouse men.
Aid. Butler said: Warehouses are
the tax on shippers any way.
his The Mayor thought the Keokuk- Nor
the ern Line might be accommodated a pli
nm. could be selected where its wharf b
es- would not interfere with the easy land
och of other boats.
hat On motion of Aid. Carse, action was
mid ferred till next meeting.
mt THE WATER JOB AGAIN.
low AID WollenhauDt suggested that
bort mains on Orleans street be repaired
you soon as possible, as people there were s
fering for water. No action.
l.. GOOD MOVE.
was Aid. Bailey called attention to the
No rookeries on the corner of Front and W
Ea Skroaks oDd ba 1enrar &c Gra g.