Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-08

Operations to BE Pushed and the Job Com
PIeted This Fan-Engineer Harmon Say
1t Will Be one OF the Finest and Best
Gravel and Sand for the ReservoIr-A
Street Vacated-Other Matters.
1t will not be long now until active
| operations on the levee improvement
will have begun. The city council
took first decisive step at its meet
ing last night, when 4 plan and
estimate prepared by Jacob A. Har-
mon, consulting engineer on the res
| ervoir, was submitted by Mayor
Medill. 1t provides for a stone wall
skirting the shore at height of five
feet above low water mark, connect
| ing with the Terminal company's
riprap and giving a gradual and easy
grade; the brick paving of Seven
| tesnth and Eighteenth and macad-
| amiZing of Nineteenth. and the ma
cadamizing of the blocks with Telford
macadam-all at a cost of about
| $12, 500. That will give Rock Island
levee that will last forever said
| Engineer Harmon. The councilmen,
after an inspection of the blue prints,
seemed much pleased with the plan
As undoubtedly the public will be-
The mayor stated that it was getting
late in the season, and as the inn
provement must be completed this
fall. he was DESTROYS that work be
commenced as early as possible. The
mayor and Aids. Gall, Maucker and
Surman were appointed a committee
to interview the several corporations
which have made promises to con-
tribute toward defraying the cost of
the levee improvement. The matter
was thereupon referred to the street.
and alley committee with instructions
to report next Saturday afternoon.
when the council holds an adjourned
meeting for the. purpose of winding
up urgent business, such rs the let
ting of contracts for furnishing sand
and gravel for the reservoir. and in
speeding grades.
The ordinance vacating Fourth
street. presented by the Rock Island
& Peoria, insures the company a most
desirable territory for switching
purposes in connection with its
new engine house. under way
of construction in that vicinity.
Aids. Beck and Lohse opposed the
giving away of this thoroughfare. the
off the only remaining street leading
to the river which the people of the
First ward had. A vote showed that
Aids. Beck and Lohse were the only
ones opposed to the passage of the
ordinance.
Scales Inaccurate.
In accordance with n suggestion
from Chairman Lawhead. of the license
-
city scales were reported inaccurate,
an inspection and repairing was or
dered on motion of Aid. Maucker.
who presented figures showing that
the city scales and others about town
were widely at variance.
Another kick was registered against
an untitled lot in the Schnell addition
which. there seems to be no doubt. is
a menace to the neighborhood James
who is building house
near by, being the complainant this
time. The title of the property, it
appears, is in litigation, and it remains
to be decided by law who is the right
full owner, NJ. Schnell or NJ. j. Muir
ply. At any rate, the mayor stated |
the parties had been notified to fill the |
lot, but no heed had thus far been
paid. Aids. Wheelan and Fender said |
from the information they had re-
ceived the place required attention. |
The only way to get at the trouble |
lay in condemnation proceed ngs, and |
such a course was ordered.
The Crescent Stone company, of |
Peoria, offered to screen and put in |
place the gravel for the reservoir at
81. 80 per cubic yard, and will probs-
bly, receive the contract. Fine gravel |
has Jeen discovered on property
owned by G. j. Long. near the abat-
toir. Two thousand yards are to be
furnished. The city is arranging To
engage the sand pump now in the use
Of the Terminal company to deliver
the sand required for the reservoir
about 5000 cubic yards-on the Rock
Island shore. and let a contract for
hauling il to the site. 1t is esti-
mated that it will take 40 teams one
month TO do the Job.
Mayor Medill and the fire and light
Aids. Bleuer. Fender and
Aster, 90 on a jaunt next week to in
-estigate the systems of street light
ug in other cities.
The report of Plumbing Inspector
Burke for August shows: Fees col
ected, $73; outstanding. 500; plans
10; water tests, -; pepper
nent, 4; examining old jobs, Is; sew
II connecting. s: complaints at
ended to. IS.