Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-16
NEW HOME OF CITY
Notable Alterations at Old Armory
Building on Third
Avenue.
ATTRACTIVE OFFICES PROVIDED
Furniture to be Replaced and Ste am
Heating Plant to be
Installed.

There will be a welcome change at
the city hall. Sixteenth street and
Third avenue. when the Improvements
| undertaken there on the requirement
from the Mitchell estate of the prop
| erty by the municipality shall have
been completed. 1t has been many
years since there have been any not
able alterations made on the building.
City Clerk ii. {. Schaffer was walk
ing through the new office that he i
| to have on the east side of the second
| floor hall in the portion formerly oc-
| cupieG as the council chamber. when
he got Il glimpse of the antiquated
| carpet that has done service in that
| room according to his statement, for
nearly 30 years. 1T was here when
| was member of the council 10
years ago" Mr.. Schatfer said. land
| it was an old carpet then. The fur
nishingS and all else pertaining To the
| building are CORES pondingly aged"
New Furniture for Offices.
New furniture has been ordered for
The offices Of the mayor. clerk, plumb
| ing Inspector ana for the council
| chamber, which is to be switched t.
the west side of the hail. taking in the
rooms now occupied 10y the mayor ana
clerk. which will be merged. The
new offices will be finished in oak and
will have furniture To- harmonic.
The clerk and his assistant will have
the larger office. as they deserve to.
| for here the bulk of the business of
the city is transacted. 1t will have 4
vault for the storage of the records,
| instead of safe. which is used in
the present quarters of the clerk.
| There viii be long oak counter
stretched east and west in the room
| to keep callers from intruding on the
privacy Of the quarters of the clerk.
South of the clerk the mayor has his
office. Between the two there will he
Il room for consultations when there
are people in both offices. and where
any member or the official family may
lock himself in when laboring over
difficult mathematical or political
problems. 1t is meant chiefly to serve
the clerk. affording Il refuge for him
when he is working over his accounts
and is constantly disturbed by call
ers. When he is closeted in his pri-
waite office his assistant can hang up
the mot in" sign.
VIII be Ready Next Month.
At the south Of the new council
chamber on the west side of the hall
a new room is being fitted up for the
plumbing inspector. The carpenters
and plasterers practically have finish
ed their work on the second floor, and
now the painters are busy. The new
offices. it is expected. will be ready for
occupancy the first of the coming
month.
Not all the Improvement is 10 be
confined to the second floor of the
city hall, it should ,be stated. The po-
lice headquarters, on the ground floor.
are to come in for a share of atten-
ton. Already now flooring has been
laid in the corridor between the cell
room and the station Office. and in
the latter the vault with which the
Office of the clerk has been equipped
has been extended. y door has been
cut from Sixteenth street leading 10
Tire private office of the chief. in or
der that he can he reached without
walking through the station. and lend
ing Il degree of privacy to the mis-
SionS of callers bent on seeing the
head Cf the police department. Per-
haps there Will be some new furni-
ture fer the station also. The whole
building. including Armnry hall. *
to be heated with steam, the plant 10
he placed in a small brick structure
that stands at the rear of the police
patrol barn.
club Room on Third Floor.
The third floor If the building i
under lease to Company \. having
been abandoned as a lodge meeting
place There is large hall i'm con
n"ction. but it has not been in use
since the floor was secured by Com
pany \. There i plan ON foot for
Company \ and the Naval Reserves to
lease the han and adjoining rooms for
= term Of years and to convert the
hall into Il club room. Two shower
baths are TO be built in the rear part |
Of the armory for the convenience Of !
the Reserves and Company y.