Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-22

that point. 1t is the lnteuIlon OF the
company to make a charge for trans
ferring of freight to and from steamers
a crane for that purpose. The mayor,
in this connection, recommended the
building OF concrete wall from Nine
teenth to Seventeenth streets along
1.-THE river front and to park and beau
tify the latter. He was of the opin-
ion that the railroads would share in
the expense OF the improvement in
return for the many favors they had
received from the city in the past.
PauIssn to Build Coal House.
The mayor and clerk were authoriz-
ed to enter into contract with H. F.
PauIsen for the erection by him Of a
brick coal storage building at the wa
terworks pumping station on Twenty
fourth street His bid was $S71.40,
the lowest of the several submitted.
All of the members of the waterworlks
committee did not concur in the rec
ommendation that Paulsen be given
the contract, Alderman Prick demur-
ring for different reasons. Several of
the aldermen favored the work going
to a contractor who specialized in
brick and stone construction. Mr..
PauIsen is a carpentering contractor.
However, the position advanced by
Chairman Blochlinger of the water
works committee that Mr.. Paulsen was
wholly responsible and would back his
work with sufficient bond, prevailed,
and he was voted the contract.
Consumer Doesn't Make Good.
For some unexplained reason the
machines of the Scharf Automatic
Smoke Preventer company, a success
elsewhere, have not come UP to prom
Uses In the tests on the boilers Of the
local waterworks pumping plant. A
representative of the company sug-
gested it was due probably to the In
ferior grade of the coal used. But he
believed that the machines would give
satisfaction here, in fact, he claimed.
the report on the tests so far made
showed that they were a good invest
ment to the city in the saving on
fuel, aside from dispensing with the
smoke nuisance. The members Of the
council agreed to visit the pumping
station tomorrow afternoon and see
the machines In operation.
Dump Wagons Are Bought.
On recommendation of the street and
alley committee, the clerk and mayor
were authorized to contract with the
Troy Manufacturing company of Troy,
Ohio, to furnish three metal dump
wagons for the local street depart
ment at a total cost, delivered. of
$3.50. The bill is to be paid out of the
next fiscal budget.
Plat Adopted.
The plat of Rudgren & Johnson's
addition, Twenty-ninth street and Sew
enteenth avenue, was adopted The
ordinance for the construction of
six-fnch water main on Forty-f1ftb
street, Second to Fifth avenues, was
passed. An ordinance was read pro-
viding for the fling of a bond by
all inspectors on future public i'm
provements in the city. The ordi-
nance committee was instructed to fix
the amount of the bond, whether 1t
was to be a specified sum or a per
centage of the contract figures, and
report at the next regular meeting of
the council.
Brick Paving on Fourth Avenue.
An ordinance was presented provid-
ing for the paving with brick of Fourth
avenue, Twentyfourth to Twenty-sev-
enth streets, and Twenty-seventh
street. Fourth to Fifth avenues, at an
estimated cost of SS,946.70. A protest
was read from property owners repre-
senting q per cent of the frontage.
The ordinance was laid over under the
rules. Alderman Schmid presented an
ordinance creating a Rock river bridge
fund and providing that all toll
moneys collected be held separate and
OF the Rock river bridges The ordi-
nance was laid over under the rules.
Raise For the F1remen.
Alderman McNealy offered a resoiu-
tion instructing the finance and fire
and light committee to investigate and
report on the feasibility of increasing
the pay of the members of the fire
department IS per month and increas-
ing the period of their annual fur
loughs from 10 to IS days. The reso-
luton was concurred in.
Bridge FOotpath-
The clerk was instructed, on a reso-
luton of Alderman Ellinwood, to COM
municate with the chief of ordnance
with view to gaining consent of the
to place a footpath for the
accommodation of Rock Island arsenal
worlImen on the Forty-second street
bridge of the Tri-City Railway COM
pany.
The council adopted a resolution Of
fered by Alderman Ellinwood declar-
Ing the Spear house, located on the
lot at the northeast corner OF Eigh-
teenth street and Third avenue, a nui-
sance, and ordering that it be torn
down or removed.
Crossing Gates for Fifth Avenue.
An ordinance was read by Alderman
Ellinwood ordering the Rock Island
and Burlington roads to install gates
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