Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-07

Lincoln OOuTt item StNACAcA
In the items reported by the clerk
was one OF $4,000 for the Improvement
of the street in Lincoln court. How
ever at the time the council was Pc
titioned by the owners of the court
to be allowed to make the improve
ment the owners stated that they
would bear all of the expenses them
selves. Accordingly the item was
stricken and the sum recommended
for this improvement was divided
among several other funds as follows:
Fire alarm system, $1,000; health fund,
$3.50; street fund, $3.50; sewer fund,
$500.
AS a fire alarm system is to be in
stalled this year, an appropriation OF
$4,000 was made for the first years
payment on the same. The approx
mate cost of the installation of the
system is $4,000.
No More Ward Funds.
Instead of having separate appropri-
ations, or ward funds, for the improve
ment of streets. the entire fund will
be placed in one sum this year and the
mayor and street commissioner will OPP
portion it as they deem necessary.
This was done upon the recommends
ton of H. H. Hull, street commission
er, who stated that more satisfactory
work could be done by his department
under such an arrangement. He eX-
planned that much time would be
saved. Formerly under the ward
funds. the department might start
some work upon one street and would
have to stop it before completion be-
cause of the insufficiency of the fund.
Mr.. Hull stated that by beginning the
work of cleaning the streets and alleys
at once, and working moderately, much
more would be accomplished than here
tofore.
When the appropriation for the
health fund was reached, DR.. W. H.
Ludewig stated that the present APP
preparation was insufficient. He
stated that the department was one
of the most important in any munici-
pal government and should be well
taken care of. He said that new
wagons were needle. 81 tie depart
ment to carry On the work. I'VE would
like said, the doctor, "to employ an
inspector at $1,000 per year, whose
duties would be to inspect the dairy
farms, the meat markets, the grocery
stores and the ice cream factories.
This is only a necessary precaution
against contagion from which in the
past three years we have been practi-
cally free The appropriation
for the department was raised from
IS 900 to $3.50
More for Sewers.
The sewer fund as recommended
was $4,000, but the department has
been handicapped by additional ex-
penses in the past two years, and so
the recommendation for the appropria-
ton was raised to $4,000. In former
years the fire department has received
but $4,000, but last year there was a
shortage of $4,000 in the department
and it will be necessary to have the
amount recommended, $4,000, to
carry on the work this year Several
are necessary at the
Central house and additional equip
ment will have to be purchased. The
police fund as recommended is $2G,-
600, or $4,000 more than last year.
lie Iulu lOT the SpIluhIlllS VI SIISSIS
was fixed at $4,000, the amount to be
paid for the sprinkling of the streets
around the parks. the city hall. the
hose houses and other public build
ings Mayor McCaskrin stated that
J. H. Stoddard of the Tri-City Electric
Sprinkler company had made a propo-
sition with him to dispose of the three
teams and wagons of the company,
valued at $4,000, to the city for So
500. The mayor asked him to bring
the matter before the council for ac-
ton. Upon motion it was decided to
appoint a committee to meet with Off
GERS of the company to look over the
books of the company, for the purpose
of seeing whether or not it would be
profitable to take over the property