Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-16
ONE MORE OFFICE
Ordinance Calling for Appoint
ment of Electrical Inspector
Presented to Council.
$500 PER YEAR HIS SALARY
South Rock Island People Petition
for Opening of Eight
zenith Avenue.

An electrical Inspector, appointed
by the mayor. is provided for in an
ordinance offered at the meeting of
the city council last evening by Aid.
Eckhart. His salary shall be $1,000
per annum and his term two years.
His duties are outlined as the super
vision of the installation of all wires.
attachments. poles, etc. having to do
with the transmission Of electricity.
either for lighting. heating or power
purposes. This applies to the streets
and public and private buildings.
No one shall be allowed to make
any electrical attachment without a
permit from the inspector. There is
table Of charges for permits and in
spections which. if adopted. VIII prob
ably make the new office more than
seif-supporting. The rules of the Ma
tional Board of Underwriters are en-
bodied as the requirements of the city
of Rock Island. The ordinance. which
has the approval of the electrical
workers union and the local insur-
ance agents. was referred to the Ordi-
nance and fire and light committees.
1t will likely be acted on at the next
meeting.
Proposition From Holly.
\ communication was read by Aid.
Robbins, chairman OF the waterworks
committee. from the Holly Manufac
turing company. embodying an esti-
mate on the repairing of the quad
ruplex pump at the city station. made
by Clement Shaw. an expert of the
company. It was stated the pump
could be placed in first-cIass condi-
ton for from $500 to $4,000, although
it was possible the expenses would
run higher. The communication was
received and placed on file.
Brewery Makes Rate
The Rock Island Brewing company,
at the request Of the council, submit
ted proposition for the operation of
the reserve pump at the Elm street
plant. The company agrees to do so
on basis of 2% cents per 1000 gal
Ions. 1t was suggested that this was
a liberal offer. and Il return of the
compliment was asked. the company.
requesting an amendment to the Crdi-
nanceS governing the revocation of
saloon licenses. whereby those whose
places are closed for violation of the
regulations either having the money
for the uneNpired term of the license
returned or be allowed to transfer
the license to parties meeting the APP
proyal of the mayor. While the com
pany is not the owner of any license.
it has sustained a number of ''unnec-
essary losses. owing to the fact that
the assets Of SaloonkeeperS are part
~ in licenses. and in case of reyoca-
ton would give the unfortunate ones
an opportunity of redceming their OBJ
legations. in case they have any. at
least to that extent. The pumping
rate was adopted and the remainder
of the proposition received and order
ed filed. Aids. Kennedy and Eckhart
spoke in Opposition to any alteration
of the ordinances regulating saloons,
the former holding that concurrence
in the brewery cOmpany's request
would let down the bars to a lot of ir-
responsible fellows whom the city has
found il can handle only through the
process now in force.
To Open Eighteenth Avenue.
The council authorized the institu
tion of legal proceedings to have
Eighteenth avenue opened to width
of 60 feet from Seventeenth to
Twelfth streets. cooperating with the
authorities Of South Rock Island
township. y petition signed by p
property owners of South Rock Island
asking for the opening of the high
way was read.
Amend Ordinance.
Md. Birkel read AN amendment 10
the ordinance regulating the sale of
gasoline and Kerosene. providing that
cans containing the former shall be
painted red. lie reported further that
merchants had agreed to paint and
stencil receptacles of their patrons
where the latter have not done so