Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-21
MORE WATER MAINS,
City Council Considers Laying of
a Number of Extern
Sions.
FIRE PROTECTION FOR THE BLUFF
Davis Company Makes a Propo-
sition to Do Work and Fur
nish a Pump.

The waterworks conn ittee of the
city council last night recommended
the laying of water mains on the fol-
lowing streets: Seventh street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues;
Fourteenth avenue between Thirty
eighth and Forty-fourth streets;
Fifteenth street between Twelfth and
Sixteenth avenues; Thirty-ninth street
between Fifth and Sixth avenues;
Sixth avenue between Forty-second
and Forty-fourth streets; Second street
between Sixth and Thirteenth ave
nues; Sixth avenue between Twelfth
and Fourteenth streets; Fifth avenue
between Twentv-first and Twenty
third streets; Sixteenth avenue be-
tween Twenty-tirst and Twenty-sec-
ond streets; Sixth avenue, 30 feet east
Of Twentv-fourth street, to connect
up dead end; Fifth-and- one-half ave-
nue.. 100 feet west of Twenty-seventh
street. to connect up dead end. Ac-
companying the report was PROPOSE
ton from Davis company agreeing to
furnish the pipe and lay it and install
a pump for the bluff service at to-
tai cost of about $21, $50, the city to
pay % per cent of the same on com
pletition of the work, one half the
balance July l, 1901, and the re-
mainder a year later. The PROPOSE
ton was considered in committee of
the whole, and was recommended for
adoption to the council. but on mo
ton of Aids. Fender and Andrews the
II; hn-
meeting. 1t has been customary in
former years in making extensions of
water service for the city to purchase
the pipe and lay it itself, but at pres
ent the munich pal exchequer is not in
a condition to permit an outlay such
as contemplated for waterworks pur-
poses, and as the extensions recon-
mended are much needed. especially
in the bluff district. which is now
practically without fire protection,
the waterworks committee asked the
Davis company to make proposition
on the work.
The tax lew ordinance for the fiscal
year of 1900 was adopted. 1t provides
for the collection of $o1. 753 90 for mu
nicipal purposes. OF this SO, 900 is
a special tax for the new library
building. The other items are: Lii
brary fund, 81. SS2.04; interest fund,
SIS, O51.1 fire department fund, $13,-
900; light fund, SIS, 320.40; police
fund. SIS, 800; salary fund, 81 600.
A motion by Aid. Fender that cleo
trio fans be placed in the council
chamber was carried with a whoop.
Robert Kuschmann asked to be re-
imbursed for damages to his grocery
stock by the backing of water from
the Twenty-second street sewer. The
claims committee will investigate.
More Time on Ordinances.
The following ordinance, offered by
Aid. Robbins, was adopted: mo or
dinance shall be adopted by the city
council at the same meeting at which
it is offered for consideration, but each
and every ordinance shall pass to a
second reading, and shall not be adopt
ed at a Getting occurring less than five
days after the meeting at which its
consideration was moved, or at which
it was referred. 1t is expressly un-
derstood, however, that an ordinance
NAV be considered and adopted at the
same meeting at which II is offered
for consideration, provided that a
resolution is adopted by unanimous
vote OF all aldermen present to so
adopt the said ordinance. That here
after the city attorney be req uired to
furnish to each alderman a copy of all
ordinances under consideration where
such ordinances have been referred for
the purpose of investigation by the
mem bers of the council"
Council Notes,
Aid. Kennedy wore duck trousers. |
Aids. Fender and Gall appeared in
shirt waits.
Sleig b rides were a topic of popular |
discussion among the aldermen.
Aid. Robbins wore a dia mond ring
that was so warm his side partners, |
Aids. Heidemann and Moeller, were |
obliged to keep their fans in motion
in order to keep cool.
While the CITY for several years has
had board of public improvements,
no ordinance creating the board could
be found in the files of the clerks
office. So an ordinance was adopted
creating a board of three members.
consisting of the mayor, who shall act
as president, and the superintendent
If streets and the chairman of the
street and alley committee.
While the council was in committee
If the whole considering the Davis
company proposition there was
lively tilt between Aids. Andrews
Ind Robbins. the former viewing the
whole matter with an air of suspic-
on. He could not understand why
,ther contractors were not invited to
bid on the work. Under such an
as the waterworks COM
nittee offered he said he did not
know whether the city was paying a
air or exorbitant figure. The Third
ward alderman was assured by the
mem bers Of the committee and the {
uperintendent that the !
fai Int I !