Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
CaNTRACT FOR
FILTER ADOPTED
Ma |or and Clerk Instructed to
Close Negotiations With
Company.
TO BE READY IN SPRING
Purpose LIS to Start Work as Soon as
Frost Leaves Ground-Tren-
kenschuh Bill Paid.

The city council at its adjourned
meeting last evening adopted the con-
tract that It Is proposed to enter into
with the Pittsburg Filter Manufacture
ing COMPANY for the installation In
Reservoir park OF a 100000 gallon
daily capacity mechanical filter plant,
together with necessary buildings.
The draft OF the contract was fur
i nished by Consulting Engineer John
w. Al;I6rd. and was passed upon by
the zaterworks committee, the mayor,
cit attorney and city engineer Sew
cal alterations were made liz the draft
prepared by Mr. Alvord. The council
authorized the mayor and clerk to en-
ter into q contract with the Pittsburg
Filter Manufacturing company. John
Leopold. engineer of the Pittsburg con-
Germ. was present at the council meet
ing and accepted the conditions of the
contract. However, the legal phases
OF the contract would have to be
passed upon by the attorneys Of his
company.
Begin Work in Spring.
The purpose is to begin the CON
struction of the filter plant as early in
the spring as weather conditions will
Permit. The expense of the improve
ment will be taken care of by the
watervo.ks fund The city clerk esti-
mates that there viii be available for
payment on the contract in January,
1911. $4,000. Thus there will not be
the embarrassment financially that
was feared in some quarters. Mr.. Leo
pold advised against any delay in the
Commencement of the work. inasmuch
IS there was prospect OF increase in
cost of materials. He stated these
facts in order to protect the city, he
gays. as his company made its pro
posal on a basis of the prevailing
prices on materials.
Pay the Trenkenscfuh Bill.
Payment was ordered OF the bill of
p. f. Trenbenschuh for SS,054S6 for
The building of the Seventeenth street
sewer The bill is divided between
the city and the owners of benefited .
property. the former in the sum of
$4,S40.45 and the latters in the sum Of
S3.79915. The sewer extends from
Fourth avenue north to the alley at
the rear OF the Best building. There
are eastern Iaterals through the alleys
at the rear of the Best Building to
Eighteenth street and through the nj
ley between Second and Third avenues
to Eighteenth street It will be re
called that an error in grade lines
necessitated in tearing up part of the
Improvement otter it had been laid
by the contractor. Some blamed the
city engineer for the mistake The
latter disclaims any responsibility and
states he is prepared to prove his con- /
tention. Others hold that an inspector /
appointed by Mayor II. c. Schaffer was /
responsible for the error. At any rate !
it looks as though there would be a
court action before the matter is final I
1y adjusted. Contractor Trenkenschuh |
of course will expect to be paid for his /
additional work. The amount of this /
bill will be several thousand dollars /
bir TTenkenschuh will hold the city. /
It is hardly to be expected that the 4
ezrense incurred through the error of +
10 city's employees should be borne by .
'e owners of the property The air /
- CT the matter will como with the |