Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-06
TO PAY FULL RATE.
Council Orders Termination of
Pumping Contract With
Brewing Company.
TO ENFORCE METER SYSTEM
Aids. Eckhart and Kennedy Lead
FIRht-Other DOings at
Meeting.

ping huuS Oh at Ile monthly meeting
of the city council last evening, first
taking a fall out of the milkmen who
fail to keep their product up to the
standard required by ordinance, and
then, turning from milk to beer, offer
ed a resolution, which was adopted
after an animated discussion. calling
FOR removal of the emergency pump
at the Elm street plant of the Rock
Island Brewing company and requir-
ing the latter institution to pay meter
rates for water thereafter.
For several years there has been
maintained a pump at the Elm street
brewing plant to serve the bluff dis
trict in event of n fire emergency.
There is one pump at the reservoir
which supplies the Thirtieth street
standpipe, but in order to be prepared
in case of this pump breaking down
during fire there has another been
kept at the brewery. In consideration
for operating the pump when its serv-
ices are needed the brewing company
has been allowed n fiat rate of $500
per year for its water supply Aid
Il Eckhart claimed that the brewing
company was consuming an amount
of water yearly that would cost it at
/ least $4,000 by meter rates. He was
| backed in this assertion by Aid. Ken
nedy, who has been carrying on a lii
| tie investigation Of the brewery water
question, the impression being that
the reopening of the pump question.
which has been pending for months. |
having been FASTENED by the opposi- |
ton of the brewery interests to a |
public Improvement proposed in the |
Sixth ward alderman's territory.
Could Soon Buy a Pump.
Were the brewing company pay
ing into the city treasury annually
the difference between $500 and So 5000 |
IL would not take long until the mu-
nicipality would be financially able to
purchase another pump" continued
Aid. Eckhart. II have been trying for
three years to have the council assert
its Independence in this matter, but
the brewery appears to have been
able, to the present time. at least. to
control enough aldermen to defeat
my efforts. | have heard from these
people. too. about election time. They
have spent money to bring about my
retirement from public life. but they
have failed. so l am in favor of MAX
ing them pay in water rents sOrne of
the money they have been putting in
to elections
Aid. Anderson opposed hasty action.
as immediate removal of the pump
would leave the bluff district practic-
ally unprotected in the event of n fire.
Aid. Robbins agreed with Aid Ander-
son. but the question was called. and
on an aye and nay vote the Eckhart !
resolution was adopted 10 to 3. Aids.
Robbins, Anderson and Brooks voting |
negatively. \ resolution offered by l
Aid. Anderson calling for bids for a
reserve pumping station at the reser- "
voir was thereupon passed by a unani- !
nous vote. The brewery pump is to c
be removed Within 90 days.
To Enforce Milk Ordinance.
The health commissioner had
communication before the council '
giving scientific treatise on milk.
this having been called forth owing l
to the discussion at a former meeting =
Of the council. when the aldermen
were unable to understand the figures :
presented in the last tests made hv
the department. Health Commission d
Pr Craig said that all milk that had
been examined was above the stand
ard fixed by ordinance, and that the +
supply in Rock Island was pure and :
There was no adultera- q
ion in any of the samples tested. He u
that hereafter where milk n
vas found below standard the name
IF the dealer should be published. 81
Md Eckhart thought the authorities
lad been lax in the enforcement of
he milk ordinance. "Why, some of G
he milk gotten from wagons that r.
'eddle over the city he declared, sis g
llmosf eoforfess. 4 half a cup of it n
would not color the same amount of II
'offee. In my opinion there is more NJ
disease carried in the milk supply p
han there is in our city water" The n
eport of the health commissioner a.
vas received and filed.
The Tri-City Railway company was
oted privilege to construct an addi- s
ional track on the Milan line on Sew
street from Second to Sew e.
nth avenues, along Seventh avenue
rom Seventeenth to Eleventh, and
mt Eleventh street to Tenth avenue, OF
he ordinance. which was adopted by is
unanimous vote,s to run for 20 years. fo
Aid. BIrkel From Missouri. n;
Aid. Birkel took a fall out of the f;
committee for purchas- Fl
ng a wagon for the superintendent w
osting $S0.50 without first securing ii
he approval of the council. He did al
OF object to the superintendent hav- AZ
ng a buggy, but he did oppose the III
taking such liberties with TO
he municipal funds. He asked to be hi
hOwn in the ordinance where such IT.
was provided, as claimed by to
Id. Robbins, chairman of the water
forks committee. The ordinances say
hat supplies for immediate needs Jo
lay be purchased by the committee. Nj
$ there was no particular hurry .Io
bout the buggy Aid. BirIel failed to Nj
re why the committee did not bring BE
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