Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-11
THE SUMS SPECIFIED.
The Appropriations For Rock Island
Arsenal---What Each is
Wanted for.

The ARGUS Tuesday evening conlainet
mention of the appropriations recommend
ed by the secretary of war for carryin!
forward the work on Rock Island arsenal
only the bare figures, however, beinl
given Since then the full text of tn,
amounts recommend ed has been received
the estimates covering the fiscal yea
ending June 80. 1888, and are described
as follows:
The S97, 548 desired for carrying for,
ward shop K, an iron finishing shop fol
| the armory, will finish the walls, fabri-
cate and put on the roof and cutters.
| fibricate and put in iron columns, floor
| beams, aud brick arches, aud finish up
all carpenter work Inside.
The $50 900 desired for storehouse X
will erect a building exactly like store~
house A, which is declared to be the
most complete building for its purpose
in the United States.
The artillery shed, for which $l4, 600 is
desired. will be Sc feet wide with
length Of Pas feet, and will be built on
the south side of. and opposite, shop G.
1t is very much needed The arsenal is
designed to be the main storage of ar
tillery, aud the present facility of pro-
tccting and preserving gun. carriages,
caissons. etc. is inadequate and incon>
venient, besides occupying room desired
for other purposes.
With the $4,000 desired for the ma
chinery and shop fixtures, it is proposed
to continue the work of putting shafting
and other fixtures into the shops now
being completed, to add to the plant of
the arsenal such machines as are required
tor immediate use and form part of the
permanent plant of the arsenal, and to
continue the construction of one of the
great lines of shafting for connecting the
shops with water power. It's important
that the fitting up of the shops for use
should progress with the construction of
the buildings. These fixtures are manu-.
featured in the arsenal shops, and the
work can be done more cheaply at slack
times, 10 connection with other work,
than II postponed until other work is
The $4,000 for the wagon bridge 10
Rock Island city, will be used for replac-
ing the wooden beams by iron ones, re-
flooring wagon road and sidewalks, and
painting. The report says that this
bridge can only be put in temporary re
pair by the moneys appropriated by the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1887. but the
old wooden timbers are so decayed that
it is very necessary it should be put in
thorough good order, the use of the
bridge by the public as well as the COWS
eminent, being very considerable
In recommending 50, 100 for replacing
flooring and sidewalks and for repainting
the Moline bridge. the report says that
the flooring and sidewalks of this bridge
require to be replaced almost entirely, ann
It will need many temporary repairs durngl
The present Year to enable it to be usef
Tor the purposes for which it was con-
;tructed
Concerning the $4,000 desired for
general care. preservation and improve
nents, for building new roads, for care
md preservation OF the water power, for
painting, and care and preservation of
buildings, bridges and shores
If the island, for building fences, grading
grounds and repair and extension of rail
Dad, the secretary says that this work is
necessary in the progress of the work of
building the arsenal. The roads are re>
luired for immediate use in building ope- |
ations, and should be SO permanently built |
Is to become permanent part of the arse |
lal, and this work on roads, grading and
eWers can be done far more economic |
lily while other excavations and build |
work which arb are dependent. A large |
portion OF the amount is absolutely nec> !
'sssrg for the preservation of immense |
buildings and extensive roads, bridges |
md other constructions already built, and |
or the maintenance of the water power |
nd lis transmission Of power The i'm.
,Ortance OF this estimate, and the ecOno, |
ny aud necessity of an appropriation of |
he whole amount asked for. cannot be |
90 strenuously urged.
There is urgent need, too, of the So
30 wanted for repairing the temporary
overs tor wire transmission OF water
lower, for these towers have been I'D
many years. and, being of temporary
ature. will require to be almost recon
tructed for the adoption of some def
ate and permauent plans for the trans
Mission OF the water power, and this ap
Topriation is urgently needed -
In explaining The purposes for which
II $50 is desired for the Davenport
ridge, it is stated that $4,000 is wanted
or the care and expense of maintaining
nd operating the drsw. $3.50 for pro
Getting the bridge by sheer booms, and
o,OOO for renewing trucks with steel
oilers at the end of each span, wagon
Dad, sidewalks, floor beams aud string
RS for supporting railroad track, The
nrther statement is made that this
ridge will he put in temporary repair
nth the moneys appropriated for the
seal year ending June 80, 1887, but it
equres thorough Overhauling. and as
ne government is required to keep it in
repair for railroad, wagon and
purposes. The necessity
)r the appropriations is apparent
These estimates have been approved |!
y the house committee, which it is pretty
ife to say means the approval of The
anne by congress
sunday Services.
At Trinity church services will be held