Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-15
DRAINAGE PLAN
IS EXPLAINED
Delegation from Moline Council
Tells Aldermen of Propos-
ed Joint Storm Drain.
LEFT TO A COMMITTEE
Paving of Dividing Street Also Up
Sidewalk Ordinances Are In
trOduced and Laid Over.


last evening appeared at the session
of the Rock Island city council for the
purpose of presenting the proposition
of a joint drainage scheme. AS a re-
suit of the discussion. the board nf
local improvements, city engineer, and
aldermen of the Seventh ward were
instructed to investigate the matter
and report. The proposition of paving
Forty sixth street, known as First
street on the east side of the street.
was also d 'cussed, and was referred
To a similar committee. These com
mittees will confer with the committee
named by the Moline council, and will
report
Is Outlet Problem.
The joint drainage proposition is Ill
the nature of a scheme for an outlet
for a Moline drainage system, rather
than for general sewer system. Nd
line has no outlet for drain to carry
Off the surface water from tn terri
tory along the line. City Engineer
Anderson proposes a I foot drain, run.
ming up Forty-Gfth street to Third
avenue, then east into Moline. This
would be of ample size to care for the
surface water of Moline. and could be
used for a combination storm drain
and sewer in Rock Island. The esti-
mated cost, according to Mr.. Anderson,
would be SIS foot. City Engineer
Wallace Treichler of this city stated
that he had no estimate, and had not
made thorough study of the propo-
sition, but was inclined to consider it
a. a very good proposition. He said
that GO per cent of the surface water
from tract of about $50 acres in Mo
line and 1925 acres in Rock Island
along the dividing line now flows down
the dividing street. Forty-siXth. The
plan is not for a system to replace any
part of the Seventh ward sewer sys-
TEN, except the outlet.
In this connection the condition of
the dividing street was discussed and
it was proposed that steps be taken
by both ci les toward the improvement
of the street for several blocks, or 1T
least to connect the Seventh avenue
paving in Rock Island with the Fourth
avenue paving in Moline, distance Cf
one block, between Seventh and Sixth
avenues in Rock Island. The property
owners are in favor of improving the
street. and the committees will con
slider the best plan for an early inn
provement on both sides of the dividing
line. The connecting up in Moline of
the paving on Fourteenth avenue n
Rock Island was discussed, and will be
done soon, according to Mr.. Anderson
Challenged to Play.
Incidentally the Moline delegation
motion Of Alderman Carse, who pro
posed a contest to be played in this
city, at an early date, the proceeds to
go to Bethany home Rock Island re
served the right to include the city
attorney and the mayor in the lineup,
and Moline Immediately wanted to- in
clude the city clerk and city attorney,
too, in addition to the mayor. This
was agreed to by Alderman Carse fol.
the Rock Island team. Moline won last
year. and the holdover members of the
council are thirsting for revenge Mo
line lost its captain by the result of
the spring election.
About the Water Wagon.
The aldermen learned lot about
the water wagon-or the wafer car.
The matter came up in the unfavorable
report of the waterworks committee IN
regard to changing the plug now at
First street and Fourth avenue to
Fifth street and Fourth avenue. Man
ager Stoddari of the Tri-City Sprink-
Ter company was OH hand to explain
the reasons for asking to change the
location of the manhole, and after a
general discussion he invited the alder
men and superintendent of the water
works to take a ride on the water ca,
TO test out his statements regarding
the capacity of the car. and the diff
Guilty in making as long run as is
now necessary. Mr.. Stoddard denied
that the company proposes to discon-
tiuue sprinkling below Fifth street if
the plug is changed but said that the
change was desired merely for the pur-
IoGe of improving the sprinklins ser
vice The matter was referred back
to the committee for further inyestigl-
ton.
On Cement walks.
There were two ordinances intro
duced for the purpose CT regulating the
operations of cement sidewalk build
eIs. One establishes standard specifi-
cations for cement walks constructed
on any public street in the city. II
provides that all walks shall be laid
under the direction of the superintend.
ent of streets. The other ordinance
required two bonds TO be filed by each
sidewalk contractor. One bond is to
indemnify the city in the sum OF
$4,000 against any damages that may
result from accidents. The other bond
in the sum of $4,000, is to be filed as a
guarantee for all sidewalks laid on
Lublic streets. The walks are under