Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-06
THE BOOTS
One Item of So4. go in Cost of
Laying Drain for Storage
Basin.
POLICE GET VACATION WITH PAY
Council Passes Ordinance Liz
censing Barges and Rats
Lying at levee.

The sum of $94 90, expended for
rubber boots,is one of the items in the
total expense approximating SIC. 900,
to which the city has been put within
the last year in laying the drain from
the storage basin at the reservoir
down Twenty-second street. And the
sewer is not in working order, accord
ing to the report of the waterworks
committee at last evenings meeting
of the city council. When the pipe
was laid it was found that it was
clogged and considerable sum has
been expended in locating the source
of the trouble.
Upon digging, for the third time.
down 10 the pipe, which is over 20
feet below the surface, it was found
that section had slipped to one side
and left au open joint. The curbing
started to collapse before it could be
repaired and the officers in charge
have new concluded il will be neces-
sary to give up all attempts 10 repair
it till such time as the river water Is
in condition TO use raw, so that the
basins ad AGENT may be drained dur
ing the progress of the work.
To License Rats or BarEes.
Hereafter sand boats, wharfboats,
stone boats, barges or RATS tying up
at the Rock Island levee between the
west line of East Seventeenth street
and the east line of Twentieth street
will be subject to the payment of
license of 800 year. $25 month
or So day. An ordinance to that
effect was passed on the recommended
ton of the ordinance committee. By it's
terms the city also reserves the right
to specify the place CT landing and
the length of time the craft may re-
main at the leves. This will give the
city power TO regulate abuses that
have prevailed on the improved levee
in the past.
The ordinance committee presented
the result of its labors on the ordi-
nance for the regulation of house
moving. If passed as presented. the
moving of buildings of all kinds will
be practically prohibited. 1t was laid
over until the next meeting. Another
ordinance regulating the laying of
sewers was passed.
70 nave haCANion.
The policemen this year will be
granted the unusual privilege of
lO-days' vacation on full pay, TO be
taken at such time as is most conven-
lent. Officer Andrew Etzel will also
receive an extra IS q month for his
services as electrician. This action
was taken on tbs recommendation of
the health and police committees.
Mayor Knox named William Sehnert
for appointment as park commission
er at Garnsey square and the nomi-
nation was confirmed by the council.
The attention of the council was
again called to the sanitary condition
of the lot of James Burris, the city
the complaint being made
by John Armstrong, who lives on the
lot ad dining. The health and police
will look into the matter.
An invitation from the Industrial
Home association for the council TO
take part in the labor day parade and
TO attend the picnic on that day was
accepted.
j. w. Cavanaugh, representing the
Industrial Home association, was
heard in regard to the reason that or
gaBiZation has filed objections to the
street assessment roll |
for the improvement of the sewer on
that thoroughfare. The work has not |
been continued north past Fourth ave-
1ue and Mr.. Cavanaugh represented |
hat the result has been unfavorable to |
The proper drainage OF the basement |
1t the Industrial home. The sewer |
n m n,iftpa yuas instructed m y1rOcaod Il
With the lowering of the sewer to the
>, b. & q right of way below Third
venue. 1t is understood the objec-
ions of the association will now be