Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-02

EeYe that 1T would be adopted at
Mondays meeting. Mr.. Roy said
other bond houses, after Investigate
ing the situation, refused to take the
city's certificates, but his firm was
! willing to rely upon the honor OF the
/ N nicipality to come out all right.
He said he had made,a as good an offer
as was consistent with the financial
market. Some of the aldermen fav-
ored giving home people an oppor-
tunity to buv the bonds At any rate,
the city is still withouta purchaser.
The receipts of John Williams,
bridge toll collector. were $40S. A for
the month of Septem Der.
The report of Health Commissioner
Ct G- Craig for September shows 4S5
pections made, POI nuisances
found, IL services served, 251 nui-
sances abated. 80 complaints by citi-
zens, Is complaints found baseless,
and 4S nuisances requiring police
iberia We're reported. There were
eight examinations of milk. eight of
cream and three of water. The water
analysis was made by Prof. A. w.
Palmer, of the University of Illinois.
The water examined was fro N the court
house well and those at 420 Forty
second street and 719 Sixth avenue,
two Of which were condemned.
Further time was granted the street
and alley committee on the plats Of
Henry Curtis and Albert Flemming.
Before their adoption the city engi-
neer is to establish grades between
Ninth-and-a-half and Eighteenth ave-
nues and between Fourth and Twelfth
streets, and Mr.. Curtis is to make
provision for 60-foot street.
As to Use OF Levee.
The ordinance committee was in
structed to report at the next council
meeting on the application of the Bur-
lington railway and Empire Coal com
pany for the privilege of storing coal
on the western portion of the levee.
Permission has been granted the Bur-
lington-in return for the surrender
ing of its coal track in front of the d.
K. /. & n. w. depot site--to build track
across First avenue between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets into a
lot to be purchased by the Empire
Coal company for coal yard purposes,
but before the latter completes the con-
nance to use part of the levee on
which to store its coal boxes in order
that they may be easily loaded onto
the steam boats.
The question thus to be disposed of
is rightly regarded by the aldermen
as an important one, and one that in
wolves serious precedent as regards
the use of the new levee. The coun-
ell is anxious to give to the Burling
ton road particularly, every facility
possible in the coal handling business,
and there seems to be no difference in
the opinion that the coal company in
which it is interested should be given
free use, of portion, at least, of the
levee to any reasona BILE extent, but on
the point of abandoning any part
of the improved Ievee by ordinance
there is naturally difference of senti-
ment. The council ought, to be sure,
to recognize the needs and require
ments of the coal trade, and the levee
should be put to the uses for which it
was intended in affording the best ia
cilities possible for reaching steam
boats, but it is not essential, nor is it
expected, that any part of the river
front, as improved. be given over by
ordinance for the exclusive use of any
particular corporation. 1t Goes not
follow, however, that this is not what
may be done. The days of effective
effort for the preservation of what
little is left of the Rock Island river
front seem to have passed.
Announcement was received of the
fourth annual meeting Dec. 1915, at
Charleston, 5. c., of the League of
American Municipalities. The COM
munication was received and placed
on file.
Chief of Police Miller reported hav-
ing collected tax on 42S dogs during
last summer. The total receipts were
1857.
The fire and light committee was
authorized to buy lot on the north
east corner of Seventh avenue and |
Thirty-tirst street. for a site for the
No. 3 engine house, now located on
Twenty sixth street, provided the lot
is satisfactory to the council. which |
will inspect the property before its
next meeting.
An ordinance was ordered prepared |
vesting the chief of the fire depart |
ment with power to condemn defec- |
tive chimneys.
The council and the Central Union
company have locked |
horns. The company's bills have been
cut in two by the city, the contract |
being unsatisfactory. A new form of /
contract will probably be drawn.