Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-09
THE MUNICIPALITY.
Last Nights Adjourned Session of
the Council.
the Fourteenth Avenue Bridge
The New Pumping Engine.
GOFFICIAL REPORT. I

presiding and tie aldermen all present
except Knox. The minutes of the last
meeting were read aud approved.
Aid. Corken from the fire and light
committee, reported the settlement of d
bill of h. Herman with the city on Gill
pin hose house account. On motion
the report was received.
Aid. Bladel presented q petition with
accc mpanying ordinance for the con-
struclion of sewers in Barth & Babcock's
az edition. and moved that it be referred
to the sewer committee. Motion car
ried.
Henry Curtis ESQ. in behalf of the
Rockford Construction company.
pointed out some defects in the Ordi
nance lately passed for the paving of the
right of way OF the D. & r. l Street
Railway company, and asked the privi-
lege to substitute another ordinance
which ne read, and stated that the court
was held open for the correction of the
error in this case. On motion of Aid.
Guver the ordinance was adopted by
unanimous vote.
Aid. Guyer submitted the commits
sioners' report for the improvement of
said D. g. R I. Street Railway right-of
way in the sum Of 50 .523 81. which was
adopted.
recting the mayor. in the absence of the
city attorney, to file petition in the
county court for proceedings to assess
the cost of such improvement as pros
vided by law. Adopted.
Also resolution authorizing the
mayor to enter into contract with the
Rockford Construction company, for
the improvement of said right-of-way as
set forth in the ordinance. Adopted by
unanimous vote.
Aid Badel offered an ordinance for
establishing grade on Twentieth street
from Ninth avenue south TO Eighteenth
avenue, and moved its adoption.
Adopted unanimously.
Aid Bladel offered an ordinance for
the construction of sidewalks abutting or
contiguous to Third avenue from the
east line of Twenty fourth street to the
the west line of Ninth street. and on
Nineteenth street from the north line of
First avenue TO the north line OF Third
avenue. AID. Huesing moved as An
amendment to also include the sidewalks
on streets ordered paved on Fourteenth.
Fifteenth. Sixteenth, and East and West
Seventeenth streets Amendment car
RED. The ordinance as amended was
then adopted by unanimous vote.
Aid. Blsdel offered an ordinance for
the improve ment of Twentieth street
from Ninth to Eighteenth avenue by
paving on the special assessment and ir-
stallment plan to the width of 35 feet.
Adopted unanimously.
Barth q Babcock presented quit
claim deed as to an assessment in their
addition for a storm drain. Referred
back to the sewer committee and city
attorney on motion of Aid. Hetter.
Ex-Mayor Bland!ug was given permits
sion to be heard in advocacy of bridge
across a ravine on Thirteenth avenue, the
estimated cost of which was to be 81, 200
On motion of aid. Bladel the same was
referred 10 the street and alley and
finance committee and city attorney.
Aid. Schroeder from the waterw orks
committee submitted the following re-
port:
The waterworks committee would
respectfully make the following report:
The pumping engine ordered by the
city last year from the Holly Manufacture
ing company. Boston. Mass. is all set up
completed, and is now supplying the city
with water. The Holly Manufacturing
company guaranteed to furnish aud Sc,
up ready for use pumping engine with
a capacity OF pumping 5 700 600 gallons
OF water in "a hours at u piston speed of
100 feet per minute. They also guaran
tee duty OF 100, 600, 600 foot pounds
that is they guarantee to raise 100. 00O.-
600 pounds of water one foot high with
100 pounds of COAL
As to the capacity of pumping $780,
900 gallons of water in "a hours the
committee feel Satisfied that this engine
will do it and more.
She is running about IL or IL revolu-
tions to q minute, which pumps at the
rate of 8. 1000, 900 gallons of water in "a
hours, and it seems to the committee
that she could 60 double that speed and
more and not exert herself.
As to the 1OO, 600. 600 duty. the cons
nittee Goes not know anything about
that, and it would require q test to sscer-
tain whether she would come up ON that
point or not.
This test would cost the city about
$500 to prepare for the same. A ster m
pipe would have to be put in from the
boiler to the filter pumps, and another
pipe to return the surplus water into the
we'll, and other preparations which the
superintendent can explain.
Now, gentlemen. it is for you to say
whether the test shall be made, and il SO,
to instruct the superintendent to make
the necessary preparations.
On motion the same was received and
filed.
Aid. Corken moved that before the
waterworks machinery be accepted. that
thorough test of the engine he made.
and to notify the manufacturers. Mo-
ton adopted.
Aid. Schroeder submitted a communi
cation as to a reduction of water rates
on the pastures controlled by Mr.. H.
Curtis as agent of the Davenport estate.
Laid on the table.
Aid. Guyer. from the eewer committee.
reported comparison made of the bids
for sewer work in the Seventh ward by