Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-11
LEVEE CONTRACT LET
City Council Awards the Job to
the Edwards & Walsh
Company.
FILL WORK Is YET UNDECIDED.

This to Be Disposed of at the Meeting
Monday of Next Week. After which
Operations Are Expected to BE Pushed,
in Order That the Improvement May
Be Completed This Fall.
After numerous lengthy delays and
winter coming on apace, the city
council last night awarded the con-
tract for the Improvement of the
Rock Island river front, but decided
to wait a week before letting the fill
work. The Edwards X Walsh Con-
struction Co., the successful bidder,
proposes to complete the job for
80. s72. 40, while the bid of the Flick &
johnson Co. was S15, 731. 35-the
great disparity being on the filling.
This is to be looked into and recon-
mendation made at the next meeting
to be held Monday night of the COM
ing week, in order that operations
may be begun rs soon as possible.
The people expect to see the work
finished before cold weather sets in.
Now is the time to begin, as the water
is lower now than it has been for
some time. and lower than it will be
in the spring. The responsibility for
the success of the improvement in
another week will be transferred from
the council to the contractor, and we
may expect that the ''public-spirited'
influences that have been so steadfast
in their devotion to the council in
their desire to retard the improve
ment will transfer their base of opera
tiens to the office of the contractors.
The laying of in the neighborhood
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was ordered, all the petitions reported
by Aid. Winter, of the waterwOrks
committee, receiving favorable action
but one, on Forty-fourth street, where
it was figured the revenue to the city
on its investment would only amount
to about per cent, whereas the other
extensions will reap an income aver
aging from 81 to as high as III per
cent. Six-inch pipe will be laid-the
mayor recording himself as opposed
to mains of smaller dimensions, as
the increased cost is only trifie,
while the capacity is double.
Provisions for defraying TIE eX-
pense of the making of the extensions
was made by transferring 81 900 from
the contingent fund to the water
works construction fund, insurihg a
sum of 81, 800, sufficient to complete
the work outlined, all of which it is
the intention to do this fall. The city
has 1000 feet of pipe of the 6-inch
size on hand, so that the purchase of
only 40 tons is necessary. Various
phases of the water question were dis
cussed. Some of the aldermen be
lieved the practice of whole neigh
borhood being supplied by one by
drant should be stopped-but rem
edy Vas suggested in the enforcement
of an ordinance covering the abuse.
Progress Reservoirs.
Mayor Medill reported that the eff
fort to procure 5000 barrels of ce-
ment for the reservoir construction
had been successful, and the material
was rolling in from the Buckeye COM
pany's plant at BellefOntaine, Obi o,
at the rate of a car per day, and as n
result the work on the reservoir was
progressing fine, and with Il little
perseverance and providence permit
ting, he said he hoped to see water in
the big tank by the middle of Novem-
Der, on which occasion he suggested
the idea of public cornerstone lay
ing ceremony, Contractor c. J. Lar
Nil nav an hAhb4N uOh1tCu d SlollC
with the names of the mayor. alder
men, clerk and superintendent of wa
terworks inscribed thereon.
Aid. Maucker made an appeal for
more money for sidewalk purposes
for the lower districts in order to re-
lieve the miserable effect of work al
ready done there. He asked for $500
for each of the three lower wards,
and a motion setting aside 81 800
from the contingent fund carried.
Aid. Surman read an ordinance
granting the Terminal company Il con-
Meeting track on First avenue. He
moved that it be referred to the ordi-
nance committee. Aid. Fender said
the proper place for a measure of that
Kind was before the street and alley
and offered Il substitute
to that effect. There was an aye and
nav vote. Aid. Maucker was excused
from voting, and Aid. Soderstrom
being absent, the result was to 6.
The MAYOR decided the tie 10y support
ing the substitute, explaining that it
had always been customary to refer
railway ordinances to the street and
alIev committee.
Aid. johnson wanted the Diamond
10 warehouse moved off the levee.
His resolution was referred.
One Minute Cough Cure surprises
people by its quick cures and children
may take il in large quantities with