Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-19
SIDE TALK.
Various Matters Discussed in
the Council Meeting.
THE POLICEMEN REJECTED AGAIN

The New Stand Pipe on the Bluff-rhe
Nineteenth Street Paving Bids Other
General Improvements Discussed and
Acted Upon.
The city council had quiet ses-
sion last evening which. while in a
general sense uneventful, it devel-
oped considerable business of an i'm
portant nature. At the opening, and
before the regular order OF business
was taken up, the mayor resubmitted
the names of Max Kautz and
Richard Carnes as patrolmen, and
asked their confirmation, but the
result was the oft-repeated story of
rejection by the strict party vote of
8 to 6. the republican aldermen con-
tinuing to play the baby act.
Sewer Extensions.
The council adopted a practical
system of sewers in the Sixth ward J..
the main outlet to be the Thirtieth
street sewer at Thirtieth and Seventh
avenue, and the other the Fourth
avenue sewer at the latter avenue
ana Iwenty-seventh street, the total
estimated cost being IS, 456. %, and
the Twelfth street sewer. which will
involve an estimated expenditure of
Sl.223. 1t extends from Fifth To
Tenth avenues.
The New Standpipe.
Aid. Roth, of the waterworks com.
mittee, reported on behalf of the
committee favorable to the erection
of standpipe for water service and
fire protection on the bluff, the plan
being to lay an S-inch main on Thir-
tieth street from Fifth to Ninth ave-
nues and standpipe at the junction
OF the last named avenue and Thir-
tieth, which is the highest point on
the bluff. The stand pipe is to hold
100000 gallons of water to be sup
piled by an electric pump with ca
paclty OF 800, 600 gallons to be placed
ut Huber's brewery. The committee
asked further time as to the mains
south of Ninth avenue, and recon-
mended that before definite action be
taken, the mayor, waterworks COM
mittee and other members of the
| council visit cities where standpipes
are in use and obtain such informa
ton rs may be desirable on the sub
Ject. The cost is to be about 81, 900.
The council adopted the commit
tees suggestions, which means that
the bluff regions are to be given the
water supply so much desired. The
committee also favored the laying OF
24-inch inlet pipe into the main
channel Of the river, and Supt OF
Waterworks Murrin set forth the ex-
IRENE desirability of this improve.
ment. but the council decided to de-
fer action for the present.
| Cheap Paving
The bids for the paving of Nine.
teenth from Fourth to Sixth and OF
Sixth from Nineteenth to Twentieth
were opened, and appear in the Off.
cial record. That of the Edwards 6
Walsh Construction company pro-
vides for the work at probably the
lowest figure ever submitted in the
three cities for single course pave
ment, viz: $1.05 for Rock Island
brick and Sill! for Galesburg brick
Az ordinance for the improvement
of Eighteenth from Seventh to Eighth
avenues, where some work has al
ready been done, was brought up
the proposition being to curb and ma
cadamize the street by special taxa.
ticn. Aid. Kennedy wanted the block
paved by special assessment. and
made an effort to accomplish that
point, but was defeated. although
| his devoted followers. Nelson and
Foss. stuck to him.
The city attorney was instructed
to bring the necessary proceedings il
the county court for the various i'm.
provements outlined, including the
block of paving on Fifth avenue be
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth,
to cost $2,955.5O and the council ad
journed.
| The Torpedo Boat.