Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-26
ALL THAT Is NEEDED.
Capt. lIs on sa, SEQ. 600 Would Com.
Dlete The Pool In ForIhcom &

Capt. Il, on ga, . SEQ. 600 Would Com
plete the Pool In ForIhcomiDs
Now.
The Meline Dispatch has the following
concerning work in the pool:
The work on lie cbsnnel in the poo
so far as the present appropriation will
carry it, is nearly finished. Unless ar
additional appropriation shall be secured
at once the cofer>dsm will be removed
| turned into the channel.
When the appropriation of S101 ,000
was made By The last congress it was ex-
pected that that money would increase
the width of The channel in the pool
about 90 feet. The work slre adv cone
had made channel $50 feet wide 10 near
the head of the island. and 125 feet wide
for the remainder of the 400 feet in
length that was 10 he excsvsied.
The work was commenced as early in
the spricg as was practicable. by the
building of the coffer.dsm This was
made extra strong, but the wisdom OF
this has been demonstrated in that it hiss
not broken at any time. The season has
been favorable for this, as the river has
been low, so that it hiss not hsd to resist
| the floods that have sometimes attacked
the Golfer dams here, but il is believed
| that It il would have withstood sny of
them.
he work has progress rapidly all
summer. Tracks were laid so that the
stone and dirt could be taken on them to
the dumping place in trains of five or six
cars, and IN this way, the dumping WAS
accomplished more rapidly and at less
expense than by team hauling; and cleo
TIC drilling was used in the latter part of
The season, which aided little while.
The faVonng season hiss had much to do
with the rapid work.
When the work is finished this fall,
the channel will be finished for the full
400 feet wide, for 2.00O feet, or to the
head of the island. This is one half the
length of the channel. The remainder
OF The 900 feet of the channel is 200
feet wide, having been practically fin
lsbed two months ago.
1t will be seen by this statement that
! much more work has been done than was
expected from the appropriation. 1t is
at least three times as much, showing
excellent supervision of the work by
capt Lyon.
What is needed now is an appropria-
ton 0Y congress st once to finish the
work The dam. pumps snd railroad
track are all in position. A large force
of trained men are ready to go on with
the work. there is everY probability of a
favorable winter, so that the channel
could be finished now for oDe-half and
probably for one third Whist it could be
done for if the dam and tracks were taken
! away and the work commenced from the
leginring.
Capt Lyon estimates that from SG0,-
! 900 TO 800. 600 would complete the work
If it could be done at once, but that
1t would cost not less than 5000. 600
if the present plant should be removed
ard the work be begun over. An effort
is being made to have such an appropri-
| alton made and it is hoped Il will be sue
| cessful.
When this channel is finished it will
give the government one of the best
water powers in the United States, and
will ensble it utilize the buildings on the
island, in case of necessity, to their ut
most capacity, in the manufacture of
army supplies. The necessity for having
these buildings thus prepared is so OBJ
vious that it would seem as though con
gress would make the sppropris ton 81
once.