Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-14
DRAIN is UP AGAIN
Matthias SchneII Has Another
Proposition Before Council
For Settlement.
WOULD GIVE MONEY TO HOSPITAL
Aid. Kennedy Trying to Defeat
Fire Alarm Purchase
Paving Dropped.

Matthias Schnell in communica-
ton to the city council last night,
submitted by his attorney, j. l.
Twenty-fourth street storm drain, on
which job the city has not yet paid
anything. He is willing to settle on
whatever basis may be fixed by a
committee of experts that it is sug-
gested be appointed by the council.
Mr.. Schnell, who is said to be in
Europe at the present tine, reiterate s
his purpose to donate whatever
amount the city may allow for the
work to the franciscan sisters to be
used in enlarging St. Anthony's hos
pital.
The only remarks on the communi-
cation, which was ordered received
and filed, were made by Aid. G. +.
Willis, who referred to the appoint
ment by former council of COM
mittee of experts to estimate the
value of the drain, and from which
no report was ever received, and
pointed to the court as the proper
tribunal for Mr.. Schnell to look to for
sc luStmenC OF mis- cIalm.
Tries to Have Bid Rejected.
Aid. Kennedy was unsuccessful in
an effort to push through a resolution
to reject the bid of the Gamewell
company, accepted at the last meet
sng of the old council, for the install
lation of an independent 4O-box fire
alarm system. AS the matter stands,
of course the city cannot legally enter
into contract for the apparatus until
the appropriation is provided, but it
is hoped the aldermen will zee that
this essential detail is looked after
when the annual allotment of funds
is made. The chief of the fire de-
partment, who knows better than any
mem Der of the council the necessity
for improved alarm facilities. asks for
new system in his last annual re
port. in which request he is backed
up unanimously by the business men,
and citizens generally. The council
f. ON taxpayers for a protection for
their property that as contributors to
the maintenance of public utilities
they are paying for. The best apPar-
atus is none too good. aud it Shouts
De PROVIDED at once
Improvement Abandoned.
1t was decided to abandon the pre-
posed improvement of Thirty Gig nth
street on account of the Reduction OF
the assessment by a county court
| Jury. The total reduction made by
the jury was 81 $50 IS, which. with
the 81 900 for intersections, brough
the city's portion up to IS SIS ID
The clerk was instructed to notify
the public library board that it is the
orders of the council that all stone TO
| be used in the construction OF the
proposed new library building be cut
in Rock Island
The Rock Island Regalis company
is to make the new uniforms for the
police for ce, Aid. Kennedy reporting
that the contract had been let by the
police committee. The suits are to
cost $25 so each
TreichIer for City Engineer.
Wallace Treichler, who has been
performing this work for the city for
the past few years, was appointed
city engineer, an office recently Gre
ated by resolution of the council
Dennis Mccarthy, Michael Taxman
and George PAIL were named for pa
trolmen. This completes the new
police force.
Authority was voted the water
works committee and mayor to inves-
tigate and report on the cost of con-
Quoting a thorough test OF the intake
pipe in order to deiioitely determine
whether it is defective or not. The
clerk read the testimony in regard to
the construction of the pipe at re-
cent meeting of the waterworks CON-
mittee, contractors and men who