Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-07
STICKS TO THE SAND,
Council Adheres to Its Orjgina,
Plans for Natural Fill.
tration.
wATERwORKs COMMITTEES REPORT
All Doubt as to the Successful Operation of
This system on the Mississippi River Ee-
moved Contracts Let and Work to he


moved Contracts lie. and Work to he
Pushed-Annual Message of Health Com
missioner Comesys.
Rock Island will have sand filtered
water. The city council at It's
monthly session last evening 81 de
cidcd. upon the recommendation of
the waterworks committee. which in
a report stated that all doubt As to
the successful filtration of Mississippi
water by this system had been re-
moved by an inspection of the plant
in operation at Ashland. Wis. as well
As the test made here
The council habits plans upset. it
will he remembered sometime over a
month ago by the claims of represent
atives of the Jewel company that the
natural sand filter WAS an experiment
on the Mississippi. that the venture
| would prove Il costly one to the city
and that the mechanical filter alone
gave the expected results. A more
thorough investigation was decided
| on. The outcome is adherence to the
original plans submitted by Engineer
j. \. Harmon. Contracts for work
AT the reservoir site have been let as
follows: Excavation. Sinott Con-
| struction company: rubble and brick
masonry and Bedford stone coping.
{. j. Larhin: 5000 barrels of Port
| land cement. Western Lime Il Cement
| CO. The work will be carried on now
rs rapidly As possible.
| Health for "a Year.
In his annual report to the council.
Health Commissioner Comrmvs saws:
The health of the city has been ex-
ccllcnt. the per cent of the death rate
per 1000 being j.41. There have
been very few eases of contagious
diseases rcportcd-a total of -, of
these II of diphtheria and of scar
| let fever. with no deaths from either
also find there was but one death
from typhoid fever. In this conncc-
ton | would ask the passage of IN
ordinance requiring physicians to re-
port all cases of typhoid fever to the
department. For this reason MANY
people still persist in drinking well
water. If il were known what water
they were drinking in many cases it
would he easy then To ascertain the
source of the disease. As we ALWAYS
have more or less difficulty in en-
forcing our health ordinances. |
would recommend the employment of
Il hcaith inspector. 1t has been dem
onstratcd for some time that the
filters (mechanicaD at the pumping
station are ovcrtaNcd. \ bacterial
and chemical analysis of the ciiluent
gave 4 very poor result. \ radical
change has been decided on by the
MAYOR and waterworks committee.
The plans adopted are for Il
series of settling basins, com
bimin~ scdcmentation and aeration.
with natural or slow sand filter beds,
and dstrbution reservoir. When
this plant is completed and in opera.
ton the city can. | am sure. furnish
practically sterile water for consump,
ton Commissioner Comcmvs speaks
of the new plan of disposin" OF tn,
garbage, which is giving excellent
satisfaction: recommends the system.
attic cleaning of the streets and alleys
and also recommends further sewer
extensions and that the city control
the cutting IF ice. as many complain
Of unscrupulouS dealers Offering fol
sale sewerage ice.
Bids for the paving of Thrletl
street were ordered invited.
The council will meet again next
Monday night to consider the annua
appropriations.
The report of Chief Pcnder for May
shows % arrestS-l7 state cases anC
> city cascs-on the following charges
, Burglary. B: breach of the peace. ,
vagrancy. 1; larceny. ); violating
state pharmaceutical law. |: violating
city hack ordinance. |: assault an,
battery. ,; di-or,erlv conduct, +: de
frauding hotel bill. |. The patro
made 20 runs. % tramps were lodged
II meals furnished to prisoners, whil'
b lights We're reported out.
Health Commissioner Comegys' re
port shows six deaths during tn,
month of May. the causes being brair
fever, fatty degeneration of the heart
appendicitis, nervous prostration
malaria fever. and pulmonary tuber
culosis. Three of the dccedents wer,
married and three single. Seventeen
births were reported tn the depart
ment. 10 being male and Z female
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Tax Sale Notice.
The sale of lands and lots unn,