Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-04

erred couditisn Of the city water. Il
causes the present system Of filters Il
perform double the amount of laboa
th2t was intended for them to do. Al
q partial remedy for this defect ]
would suggest that . rigid investixa.
ton be made into the cause Of thia
waste, and that competent persons b.
employed to reschedule all water con.
sumers, correcting any defect thai
may appear and which will increase
the annual revenues of the water de.
partment some $1,000 to 5000. I un.
derstand that the retiring administers
ton has given some attention to the
increase Of the filter system. I trus,
that such information as they NAV b.
possessed Of win come before your hor
CRADLE body and that we will be en-
abled to arrive at a sensible conclusion
I have always labored under The
impression that the most feasible plar
was to construct at some suitable
place on the bluff, q large double re
servoir, combining both alteration enc
storage, giving 10 the city . uniiorn
pressure and reducing the cost of op
Grating the waterworks nearly one
half.
would recommend for your con
sideration that the police department
be increased by adding two policemen
and that horse be purchased for tn,
use Of patrolmen in the outlying dis
tricts. The city is constantly increas
ing in population and we should in
crease our police force in proportion.
It was my pleasure two years ag'
to turn over the keeping of the cit!
to our retiring Mayor, the Hon. B. F
Knox, and I now have the honor o
receiving it back from him. 1 TAX
this occasion of extending to him m.
sincere thanks for the kindness an.
courtesy he has shown me.
I earnestly trust that my relation
with your honorable body will b
pleasant and that We may all unit
in a common purpose to protect tn
city and advance it's interests.
He presented his nominations, which wsr
acted upon q follows:
For Superintendent Of Waterworks
John A. Murrin-C Confirmed by unani
nous vote.
For Superintendent of Streetx
Henry Kinner-Confirmed by unani
nous vote.
For Commissioner of Health, d. j
P. Comegys--Confirmed by unanimou
vote.
For Bridge Toll Collector, J. Z
Johnson-Co Confirmed, 10 to 1 (winter.
For City Weighmaster, Milton Jone
Confirmed by unanimous vote.
Chief of Fire Department, J. d. Co
Confirmed by unanimous vote.
Assistant Chief of the Fire Depar,
ment, Peter FreyIConfrmed by unaI
nous vote.
City Marshal, John n. Pender-Cor
firmed by unanimous vote.
Deputy Marshal, Frank Eckard-
Confirmed by unanimous vote.
For Collector of Special Taxes, Eu
gene J. Burns-Confirmed by unani
nous vote.
City Scavenger, J. Burris- Confirm
ed by unanimous vote.
For Poormaster, J. Henry Lidders-
Confirmed by unanimous vote.
For Park Commissioner, Spence
Square, Richard Champion Confirme,
by unanimous vote.
d For Park Commissioner, Garnse
Square, w. L. Aster-Confirmed b
| unanimous vote.
For Patrolmen, G. B. Hanna, M. +
Archer, David Fitzgerald, Dennis M,
Carthy, John Ainsworth, John McNei
John Hannah, VIM. Ryan, E. N. ThomI
son and II. A. Lohse-all of whic
were confirmed by successive unani
nous vote.
Alderman Maucker offered a resolu
ton resembling Section of Rule 81
so that the committee on fire an,
light may hereafter consist of thre
members instead of seven. Carried
The Mayor announced standing com
mittees of the Council as follows:
Bridges-Bleuer, Soderstrom, Con
cannon.
Claims-Kennedy, Dauber, Winter.
Finance-Maucker, Wheelan, Kenne
dy.
Fire and Light-Pender, Bleuel
Concannon.
Health and Police-Wheelan, Bleuel
Soderstrom.
License and Markets-Lohse, Gal
SoderstrOm.
Ordinance-Nelson, Fender, Mauck
er.
Parks-ConcannOn, johnson, Winter
Dauber, Wheelan, Kennedy, Nelson.
Printing-Johnson, Fender. Lohse.
Sewer@Surman, Nelson, Gall.
Street, Alley and Grounds-Daubel
IWheelan, Gall, SurmaA johnson
Maucker, Nelson.
Observation-Disclosures, Surman, Johr
son.
Representatives Of the Central Tn
ion Telephone Co. were heard in n
lation to the setting of telephOn
poles, on motion of Alderman Nelson
The matter was referred to the Mayo
and Street and Alley Committee wit
power to act, on motion of Alderma
Maucller.
Alderman Dauber offered a resolu
ton offering the Board of Supervisor