Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-27
FOR ALARM
Council Hopes to Raise Money
for Fire System and
Truck
BY EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
Appropriate Extra Thousand for Long
View on Condition that Citi-
zens Raise 81 200.


ted 10 the council a special message
previous 10 the taking up of the cues
ton OF appropriations for the year. He
called attention to the needs of a new
truck for the fire department. a new
hre alarm system, new engine and
suitable quarters for the Fifth avenue
sewer pump. He recommended that a
small appropriation be made for a
stone pile where. subjects of the police
court may be compelled TO work, and
offered his opinion that 81 900 is not
sufficient as the share of the Tri-City
Railway company in completing the
new bridge across Rock river.
Committee Of the Whole.
The council resolved itself into a
committee of the whole with Alderman
Sexton in the chair for the considera.
ton OF the appropriation resolution
and ordinance. Considerable time was
spent in discussion of the MAYORS
suggestions in his message. and the AL
dermen all agreed that these things
would be good Investments The diff
Guilty. however. was to find the money
necessary, and no action was taken.
On the suggestion of the mayor and
the city attorney. il was decided by the
council to let the matter go for the
present, but 10 take up later the Fifth
avenue sewer pump, the fire alarm
system and the new fire truck cues.
tons, and if possible TO provide for
these improvements under the emer-
gency clause, securing the money
from next years appropriations. On
the suggestion of the mayor. a special
fund of 800 was set aside for the pur-
pose of fumigation and combating cas-
es of tuberculosis and other diseases.
The light fund was divided 50 that a
special fund of 800 was set aside for
the purpose of providing incandescent
lamps for lighting alleys where needed.
LOnEView Extra thousand.
The appropriation of $1,000 under
the contingent provision. for Long
View park, was made in order that the
park may secure the $4,000 required
for improvements this year. The city
fathers did not feel that the city funds
would stand for an appropriation of
$4,000 for the park, but were willing to
allow $500 provided the total of So
600 can be reached in this way. The
proposition is to allow the park s.. 500
under the regular appropriation. and
to allow the $1,000 contingent fund
providing the citizens privately raise
100 for the park fund before October
/. In case the sum of 81 .2OU is not
raised by subscription before the date
named. the Sl.00o fund will go into the
street and alley fund. which is regard.
ed as entirely inadequate TO meet the
needs of the city
More Paving.
Steps were taken toward completing
the paving in the district on which the
Rock Island Sash & Door works facto-
ry is located. The petition is for paw
ing with brick Twenty-siXth street. be
tween Third and Fifth avenues. Third
avenue was paved last fall. and the
proposed paving for Twenty-sixth
street will greatly improve the com
pany's facilities. The company owns
nearly all of the frontage on the pro-
posed paving.
Frey Assistant Chief.
Mayor McCaskrin. just at the close
of the session. announced the appoint
ment of Peter J. Frey as assistant
chief of the fire department No other
appointments were made, the positions
of chief of the fire and police depart
ments being still left vacant Mr.
Freys appointment was confirmed
unanimously by the council.
General Tax Levy.
The council adopted an ordinance
THAT there be and hereby is apprO-
priated to be provided for by the gen.
eral tax levy. for the current fiscal
year. the aggregate sum of $SG.970.06
for the following purposes, to-wit:
Library building. special tax. SIC, 900 90