Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-17
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

INiSed plans, The report Is signed by Al
dermen Gall, Robbins and Concannon. and
is as follows; -aa
Gentlemen: The committee beg leave
to make the following report on the
Reservoir; that the contractor having
completed the work as directed by the
| Board of Engineers, that No. regulat-
ing house having been rebuilt at the con-
tractors expense, and that the south wall
| OF No. filter was cut and the conduit
between No. and was cut and the
south wall of No. filter for the pur-
pose of stopping leakage. but there still
remains a small percentage at the pres
emit time.
/ The filtered water of the reservoir was
turned into the city mains on February
"a through system of pipes. The filters
have been in operation since that time
IN order to give the Council approximate
estimate for cleaning the same. we sub
NIT the following. dating from February
"a, to July Is. No. has been cleaned
ON April May l0June 6, July July IA.
No. 2 May IL, July s, idle from May IL
to June 26 in order to make repairs: No.
4, April IA, May 9. June 5, July 8, July
| l5-It requires nine men one day to clean
each filter. The committee finds as near
as it can ascertain, that the filtration Is
about one million gallons to each filter
per day when the filters are in good
| working order.
The consumption of water throughout
| the city is three million. five hundred
thousand gallons per day and the filters
| are doing all the work that is expected
of them, so the Council can readily see
| that it will be necessary to build No. 8
| filter to keep up sufficient supply ac-
| eording to the consumption of water
being used at present.
The committee finds that the pressure
of the reservoir at the Harper House cor
ner is about sixty pounds. and has been
sufficient for all fires that We have had
so far.
The committee would recommend the
terraeing of city property fro Twelfth
to Sixteenth avenue on Twenty-second
street, and also the committee would fur
Their recommend that the twelve inch
drain be built from the clear water basin
down Twenty-second street, the same to
be built of cast iron pipe from the man
hole on Sixteenth avenue to at least
Twelfth avenue on Twenty-second street
or as found advisable; the committee
would recommend the placing of a railing
or fence around the settling basin and
clear water basin. also on the clear water
basin fine mesh wire netting so as to
keep all leaves out of basin.
That the Mayor and committee will call
a meeting for the purpose of inspecting
the reservoir and other improvements
when they deem it advisable. Respect
fully submitted, Fred G. Gall,
F. z. Robbins,
NJ. V. Concannon.
Committee.
OF the analysis of tn reservoir water by
Frank Nader, cheist. which was or
dered published, as follows:
Mr. Fred W. Gall, Sira The samples
of water, etc. submitted to me for exami-
nation differ only in the proportion of sus-
pended impurities (sand and clay), the
water direct from the river containing
the largest proportion All three saples
contain organic matter, but are free from
albuminoid ammonia, which would indi-
cate this to be of vegetable, as distin-
guished from animal origin. The organ
isms which you represented as having
been gatehered fro the surface of reflt- |
cred water, belong to a species that sub |
sIst on mucilagenous vegetable matter, |
and in all probability were washed into
the reservoir from adjacent trees or
shrubbery, by heavy rains or freshets, |
the surface of the water being at the time |
of high temperature a highly favorable |
condition for most rapid propagation of |
these organisms. They perform the func-
tons of minute scavengers and on being |
removed leave the water in a purer state,
as regards quantity of organic matter
present. Yours truly.
Frank Nader
The Clerk read a petition from the
Central Union Telephone Co. for leave to
establish poles on Forty fourth street, to
serve customers. Referred to the street |
ard alley committee.
Petitions for leave to open paved |
streets were granted in favor of Blake
& Murphy.
The Clerk read petition from NJ.
Rosenfeld, of the Modern Woodmeu
committee, setting forth that the fund
for decoration of the city for the Wood
man picnic had fallen short. and asking
the city to provide for the decoration of
buildings. Petition granted,
and on motion of Alderman Kennedy SIS
ere appropriated from each of the seven
funds to cover the expense.
Motion adopted by unanimous vote.
An invitation TO attend the Modern
Woodman picnic was accepted, on mo-
ticn of Alderman Fender.
The Clerk read petition from William
Trenkenshuh and others asking that Fiji
tenth street be graded. Referred TO the
street and alley committee.
The Clerk read the ordinance establish
ing grades between Thirtiefh and Thir-
tv-ffth streets. Passed unanimously on