Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-07
MOLINE
Gives Cost CT city's Water.-The to

Gives Cost CT Citys Water.-The to-
tai cost of pumping and filtering nc
water used during the past year, Isl
Guiding all the expenses at the wata:-
works and the Waterman expenses
has been $24 ,251.31 or equal to $21.S3
per million gallons These figures are
presented in the annual report of Mag
nus Olson. the city engineer of the
wa .erworks. Additional TO interesting
statistics he gives regarding the cost
of operating this department he recon-
mends to the council necessary i'm
Iprovements of the plant. The recon-
mendation including placing the fifth
filter bed in commission and that the
city purchase II inch centrifugal
pump. the present pump not having
enough capacity. Also that the city
purchase new boilers to replace the
two old tubular boilers which have
/ been condemned by the boiler inspec-
tors as unsafe to operate any longer
The total number of gallons of water
filtered during the year amounted, in
the aggregate. to 1,11O.S17,750 gallons
or 3,043.337 gallons per day.
Little Hope for Armory.-W. A.
! Meese appeared this week before the
appropriation committee of the state
senate in support of Senator Landee's
bill providing for a $4,000 appropria-
ton for an armory for Moline. Mr.
, Meese brings back word that the bill
stands an excellent chance of passage
by the senate, at least, ana that if any
of the armory bills are passed that for
Moline will in all probability be among
them. Mr. Meese explains that the
senate is faced with problem in the
matter OF providing armories. mas
much as the available funds are made
| of building.
Date for Banquet Set.-The date of
, the civic, banquet which will be held
under the auspices of the Woman's
I club as the first step in the campaign
for public Fairgrounds in Moline, has
been set for Wednesday, May 10. Il
will be held a. the Moline club at G:3O
in the evening. and the public will be
i invited 10 attend
| East Moline May Pavo.--A petition
, is in circulation to pave First avanue
in East Moline from First TO Thir-
teenth streets. The material 10 be
used is rot specified. those who are
canvassing for signatures to the petit
! ton getting verbal expressions as 70
the preference between asphalt and
| brick. The probability is that the
petition will go before the next meet
ing of the council.
Three Held for cuttine.-Petar
Bohmme, Alos and Rooney Van Over
berghe were held to the grand Jury ny
Justice Howard of East Moline on
charges OF assault with intent 10 com
nit murder This trio is accused Of
being mixed up in the cutting ARRAY
Saturday night in East Moline. Their
bonds were placed at $1,000 apiece. and
on their failure TO secure bail, they
were removed to the county Jail. The
cutting affair developed into a very
complicated case. Seven suspects
were arrested Monday Of that number
four We're turned loose. and Rene De
kell. Rene De RAFT and Charles De
Capp were held to the grand jury on
charges of assault with intent to com.
nit murder. De Kell has entered 4
plea of guilty to the charge.
Forger Was a Hobo.-The police
have discovered that the man who
passed a bogus check at Josephson ;
jewelry store last Friday was a tramp
who lad previously worked for Christ
Wiltamuth of Hampton township. It