Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-06
COUNCILS DOINGS.
Franchise Granted for a Big
Establishment.
PROPOSED CARBON D1ox1DE WORKS

E. H. Guyer and r. r BemIs the Local
Projectors of a Cold Storage and Fire
Protection Observation-Disclosures Matters
Coming Before the Municipal Body.
What promises to be great bene-
tit to Rock Island was introduced in
the city council last evening. and a
franchise granted by that body to tn.
projectors of the institution for the
carrying ont of such proposed plans.
1t is in allowing f. H. Guyer. II. X.
Bemis and their associates to estab-
fish in this city carbon dioxide
works, and to lay pipes-through the
alleys where practicable--for dis
tribution purposes to private and
business houses.
The council wishing some enlight-
eminent as to the merits of the project,
called upon Mr.. Guyer, who was
present. to furnish some information
in the way of explaining more fully
the working of such an institution
Mr.. Guyer said that in the first place
an immediate outlay of some 500, 900
would be necessary for the COM
mencement of the project. The es-
Establishment of carbon dioxide
works would mean a great benefit to
property holders, not only rs fire
preventative. but also in the furnish
ing of cold storage, the two to be
conveyed by means of underground
pipes. Carbon dioXide was composed
largely of coal and lime, and its ex-
pansion within closed pipes causes
refrigeration, the degrees of GOODNESS
| being under control Of each individ-
ual customer. 1t cculd be furnished
as cheap as ice and without moisture.
waste or trouble. Fire protection
would be assured by device placed
in the rooms of a house. the fire-dead-
ening fluid escaping from the con-
trivance something after the manner
of an automatic sprinkler. Although
a new enterprise on such large
scale, it had proved successful in
Milwaukee and New Orleans. 1t was
proposed to equip large line of re-
| frigerator cars to run between Chica-
60 and San Francisco with the sys-
tenn, and to do this, charging sta
tiOns were necessary. The charging
stations would be distributing points,
and wherever located, large cold
storage warehouse was necessary.
The syndicate had contemplated us
ing the Northwestern road and max
ing Fulton charging station.
Coal and lime being the principal
materials in the production of cold
ness, Mr.. Guyer had informed the
syndicate of the plentifulness and
cheapness in this vicinity of such
necessaries. He had succeeded in
convincing the parties interested of
the advantages offered by this city,
and no doubt as result the proposed
charging station would be transferred
from the Northwestern road at Full
ton to the Rock Island here. An OPP
ton on several limestone quarries
had been obtained, and for location,
the recently vacated gas works was
desirable.
MIR. Guyer stated that as only a
short time option had been secured
on the location of the institution, he
would urge the council to take imme-
date action on the matter, as he
would like to 60 to Chicago this week
and close the negotiations. While
the granting of the franchise met
with considerable adverse opinions
among the aldermen, some believing
the matter should be further looked
into, motions to that effect having
been carried. the allowance of the
franchise was finally unanimously
carried.
Other Matters.
A petition from p. Quinlan, asking
the city to compensate him for time
lost and cost of medical attendance
for nursing in juries sustained bv an
embankment falling in on him at the
corner of Ninth avenue and Twen-
tieth street while in the city's employ,
was referred to the claims commit
| tee.
The mayor appointed as a commit
tee to act in conjunction with the
waterworks committee on the selec-
ton of location for the standpipe,
Aids. T. H. Schroeder, Kennedy and
F. w. Schroeder. The receipt of the
plans and specifications for the
proposed standpipe was reported, and
the mayor and city clerk were au-
thorized to advertise for bids for its
construction.
The sidewalk question got quite an
airing. Some of the aldermen
claimed that certain parties had
promised, but never would, they
thought, comply with the ordinance
The mayor and city clerk were finally
instructed to advertise for bids for
the construction of the unlaid walks
with hard brick, all bids to be in by
2 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.