Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-06
WORK IS STOPPED.
Weather Prevents Completion of
the Reservoir Until Next
Spring.
WATER ToBETURNED oNNExFwEEK


Clarifying and Purifying Processes-
Making OF Sidewalk improvements
Is Also Postponed-Other Council
Doings.
Water will be turned into the reser-
vOir that has been under way of con-
struction all summer on the bluff at
the south limits of the city Monday
of next week, according to the an
nouncement made by Mayor Medili,
at the monthly meeting of the coun-
ell held last night. But the
water will not receive purify
ing treatment, as owing to the
unexpected early closing in of the
winter it was impossible to secure
sand sufficient to lay the filter beds.
and to apply tie finishing touches.
However, the plant is practically COM
plete now, and it will only require a
very short time when the spring sea-
son opens up to do the work left I'M
done, and begin furnishing to con-
sumers sparkling. clear and pure
water. Then will Rock Island have
the first plant of its kind in the world
com bining all the features of filtra-
ton. standardization and aeration. It's
-
sanitary experts all over the country,
and when it is set in working order Il
delegation representing several of the
state universities and eastern colleges
is expected to be here.
Bad weather has also prevented the
carrying on of the sidewalk improve
ments this fall. The ordinances
were passed and all prepara-
ton made to proceed, but the ele-
ments called halt. and the aldermen
see no way out of the difficulty but to
wait until spring
Louise NJ. Haner. of Davenport,
through her attorney, w. i. Ludolph,
asked the city to award her $500 for
injuries claimed to have been sus-
tanned as result of tree falling on
her at the corner of Fifth avenue and
.Twenty-third street Sept. 20, 1897.
Reference of the petition was made to
the claims committee and city attor-
new.
The report of Health Commissioner
j. Il. Comegys shows that there were
IS deaths during the month of No
vember. Five were married, six
single and two widows. Ten births
were reported, seven male and three
female. There were two cases of
diphtheria.
a communication was received
from the Tri-City Labor congress ask
ing that all coal for municipal pur-
poses be mined by union workmen.
and that an ordinance to that effect
be drafted and adopted. 1t was re-
ferred.
Aid. Lawhead's Sensible Words.
While the aldermen were gathered
in the clerks Office chatting and await
ing the rap of the mayors gavel,
Aid. Lowhead suggested as appropri-
ate the rounding up of the levee i'm
provement with a cornerstone laying
to be attended by suitable public cere-
monies.
Il understood you are going to
build wall around the levee and
whitewash it next summer was the
sarcastic answer made by Aid. John
son, who has all along opposed the
levee improvement.
"There'll not be room for wall"
replied Aid. Lawhead. Il want to
tell YOU, we are coming back TO the
good old times of 40, when the Mis-
sissippi was our greatest avenue of COM
merce. 1t will not be long before you
will see daily through liners going
north and south, passing by our door,
carrying passengers and freight, these
aside from our short trade packets.
When that time comes, and its coming
is sure we will need every inch
of that levee, and don't you forget it.
Even if such condition were not to
return. we should have a respectab BILE
knows it is small
enough in its present size-and the
Improvement we have made down
there is a desirable one-it is one of
the best things we have done for
years. and every fair-minded man
will agree with me. The city should
not he compelled to shoulder the en-
tire cost, either. The corporations
there, every one of them, should be
made to contribute ! proportionate
share These were timely words
spoken by Aid. Lawhead. who Incl
deutally, and in a polite way, gave
the Second warder neat calling down
for his narrow position.
We. the undersigned. do hereby