Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-12
Entertainments Contemplated.

$1,000: health inspector. SO a month.
now $GG.25: commissioner of health
S. 600 nov $500: CITY engineer. 1900.
now $500. On the objection of Alder
man Brooks and others to action last
evening, the ordinances We're laid over
under the rules until the next meeting
Mayor Has endatio
The session began with series Of
seven or eight messages by Mayor Nc
Caskrin in which he recommended the
establishment OF fire alarm system;
the establishment of two new hose
houses, one at Thirteenth avenue and
Thirtyeighth street. and the other at
Twelfth street and Sixteenth avenue:
the creation OF 4 building commission:
the appointment of a committee of five
to represent the city at the public hear
ing on the harbor line question before
the government engineers: asking the
Peoples Power company to show why
it can not furnish gas and electricity
at cheaper rates; the placing of all
city department on Il civil service baS-
is; the establishment of a pure food
commission, and the creation of wa.
spectOr.
Just before the close of the meeting
| the mayor presented still another
recommendation which was adopted
notifying the Tri-City Railway com
pany to attend the next meeting and
show why it has not complied with the
ordinance in regard to the Long View
loop. The intention is to bring about
| the completion of the loop as originally
planned.
| To Committee of Whole.
With the exception of that part ye
| ferring to the committee TO act on the
| harbOr line matter. the various recon-
mendations of the mayor were refer
red. The matters with the exception
of that regarding the establishment q
a pure food commission, which was re
feTred to the health and police com
mittee. the messages were referred =
the committee of the whole TO be tax
en- up as soon as possible.
The committee to act in the harbo
line meeting will include the city en-
gineer. city attorney, and the mayor
The meeting is to be held Feb. is.
Bills Are Turned Down.
The finance committee made an az
verse report, which was adopted. o.
bills of two physicians for attendin
smallpox patients, and favorably o
other bills for supplies and attendant
on patients at the isolation hospita
Other bills that have been pending 70
some time were allowed at figures loV
er than the amounts of the bills.
Industrial Bureau Dissolved.
The members of the Industrial bl
reau reported that in accordance wit
resolutions approving such action, tn
Industrial bureau had been dissolve,
and the funds in hand turned over {
, the new Rock Island Industrial con
mission. The council is to have thre
members on the board of governors {
the commission, including the mayo
: and two aldermen The mayor wa
authorized TO appoint the two member
; from the council.
To Test New Pump.
The council named John A. MUIR;
of the waterworks department as III
city's referee in the test of the ne
I waterworks pump. and named Aide
: man Robbins. superintendent Cav
f naugh, and City Engineer Treichler ,
t an advisory committee to confer vii
: Mr.. Murrin. A special meeting of ii
+; council to be held when the test
2 made was provided for
: Health Conditions Better.
A report from Dr. J. F. Myers. heal
commissioner. showed the epidem
e situation to be greatly improved. al
l. outlined the work being carried on
" stamp out the contagion. The repo