Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-01-09
Waterworks Ordinance.

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AN ORDINANCE, providing for, the extern
sion and enlargement of the existing water
works system of the City of Rock Island, IL
linois. fixing the capacity of said waterworks
system as extenced and enlarged, fixing the
| orizing and providing for the issuance of
Water Fund certificates of the City of Rock
| Island to the amount of Forty Thousand
Gio.oOO.9oJ Dollars. to provide for the pay
| ment of the cost of such extension and en-
] sargement.
/ WHEREAS: The City of Rock Island, in
the State of Illinois, has heretofore con-
| strueted and now owns and operates a water
| works for supplying water for public use ana
for domestic use of its inhabitants and
| WHEREAS: Said city deems 1t necessary
and expedieRt to enlarge and extend its SAID
| waterworks system so as to more adequately
supply water for public and for domestic
| use OF it's inhabitants and
| WHEREAS: BY and under the provisions
of an act of the 41st General Assembly, entitled
| AN Act authorizing Cities, Towns ana VII
lagos to build purchase or extend waterworks
| system for public and domestic use and to
provide for the cost thereof approved April
%. 1899, it has authority to make such extern
sions and enlargement and to provide fof
| WHEREAS: In the manner provided by
! aid act. the said city has caused to be made
4 an estimate OF the cost and expense of max
ing said desired and necessary extensions and
/ enlargement of its existing waterworks sys-
tenn towit: the sum of Forty Thousand Dol
lars and has caused to be prepared plans and
specifications therefor which are on file and
may DO found in the ofice of the City Clerk
and open to the inspection OF the public now
therefore,
/. BE 1T ORDAINED by, the City Council of
i the City of Rock Island:
Sec. 1. Said extensions and enlargement %
the existing waterworks system shall be made
and constructed in accordance with the pro-
visions OF said act of the Assembly and the
plans and specifications therefor and certain
preliminary acts and proceedings of the City
Council in the matter of such extensions aud
improvements.
| Sec. 9. Said extensions and enlargement
shall consist of and include the construction
| of pumping station consisting of pump
ing house and pump) and made part %
the present reservoir system and shall be
constructed On and at the existing reservoir
located between 18th and 10th avenues and
22nd and 18th streets in said city. said reser-
voir having capacity of four million gal
Ions which with the proposed extensions win
| be increased to eight million gallons; the
new pump at said pumping station shall have
| and has a capacity of two million gallons
and the capacity of all pumps at said station
Including said new one is eight million gall
Ions, the motor attached to said pump
| shall be and is Of 75 horse power, said eN>
| tensions and enlargement shall also consist
| OF and include the laying and extension of
water mains and water pipes in on and along
| the following streets of said city towit:
In on and along 9TH street between 9Th and
9TH avenue. In on and along Nth avenue be-
tween SSth and 44th street; in on and along
18th street between 18th and 10th avenue; in
| on and along 18th street between 9TH and 9th
| avenue; in on and along 9th avenue between
And and 4ith streets; in on and along End
street between 9th and 18th avenues: in on
| and along 9Th avenue between 18th and IA tn
| streets: in on and along 5th avenue between
21st and 23rd streets; in and along 18th
| avenue between 21st and 22nd streets; in on
and along 9Th avenue 90 feet east of oath
Igtreet to connect up dead end; in on and along
1 ~ avenue 100 feet west of-27th street to con-
meet up dead end. -
| Said water pipe extensions shall consist of
not less than fifteen Thousand feet of cast
iron water pipe connected with the reservoir
and pumping station and said pipe extern
sions shall be furnished with sufficient
number of fire plugs properly connected with
said extended pipes and located at proper and
l suitable points along said designated streets
and avenues which points shall be designated
by the City Council.
/ Sec. 3. The water rates taxes fixed by
| chapter 50 of the revised ordinances of 1894,
| of said city, as amended and supplemented to
water from or through the Rock Island water
works as now existing and in operation. shall
be and hereby made applicable to said
water works system as enlarged
| and extended and said water
rates taxes shall be paid by every person
using water from through the Rock Island
| water works as thus extended and enlarged
which water rates or taxes as follows:
| l.. The water rates taxes which shall be
paid by every person using water from oil
| through the Rock Island city water works
| shall be as follows, to be paid by the owner
of the premises where water is taken:
per annum
For residences, boarding houses and
hotels, four rooms or under ............$ 4.Ot
For residences, boarding houses, each
additional room ..---...-.---.-..---.-... IO'
For offices each ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. So
For sleeping rooms, public buildings.
each .--.!...--...'.- ...-- -.-.-..., on
For stores, tailor shops. shoe shops, etc.
| LOO square feet floor space or under. 60
For stores. tailor shops, shoe shops,
each $40 square feet additional 20
Ice cream and oyeter parlors. 800 square
feet floor space under, including
For each additional 800 square feet 20
For restaurants OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100
For retail drug stores, each -......... 100
For retail drug stores with soda fountain $50
For wholesale drug stores ............-... $50
For wholesale LIQUOR stores. not recti-
flying -..-......-..-.-.-... 100
For saloons. each ....-.---.-,.-....---.' loo
For saloons, each beer pump run by
water motor 80
extra .,.'................ ..........., 100
For photograph galleries, each $50
For butcher shops ..................... $50
For barber shops. with one chair so
For barber shops, each additional chair,
extra observation-disclosures. 20
For Blacksmith shop with one fire 30
For blacksmith shop each additional fire Id
For bakeries, each barrel daily use 81,
but not less than .................... 100
For watering troughs on sidewalks ...... 100
For watering troughs in pastures, 90
cents each head of horses and cattle.
estimated average during season but in
no case less than ...................... 90
No watering troughs allowed without
4 automatic stop cocks.
For bath tubs, private .............-..-. 30
For bath tubs public ................. so
For water closets private. $50. .......... 80
For water closets public, including
hotels. etc Observation-Disclosures. so