Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-08
BIGGER MAINS TO
PIPE CITY WATER
Superintendent Kelly Recon-
mends Rebuilding of Present
Inadequate System.
1e-INcH ON SECOND AVENUE
Advises that Enlarged Lead Be Car
ried West Beyond Fifteenth
Street.

I The January report submitted to the
Waterworks d. G. Kelly contains a
recommendation that plans be laid at
once for charging the city water
mains. Mr.. Kelly states that the city
is at present supplied with plenty of
pumping facilities. but that the small
size of the majority of the mains eats
up too much of the pressure that full
value of the pumps is not being util-
lied
He says in his report: THE major
ity of the water mains in the city are
from four to six-inch, whereas they
ought to be from eight to 10-inch.' l
would recommend a 16-inch main on
Second avenue between Fifteenth and
Twentieth streets, and If possible ex-
tend 1t further west than Fifteenth, be-
cause eventually this is the main
which will be called upon to supply
the factory district with city water.
The main on Fourth avenue from
Twenty second to Twenty fourth
streets ought to be a 24-inch instead of
the present 16inch. The other mains
in the business district ought to be re-
placed by larger ones and those in the
residence districts ought to be gradu-
ally made into six or eight-inch mains
instead of four-inch." The report emu
merated in detail the mains which
ought to be enlarged at once.
In his regular report Mr.. Kelly
stated that the station had used
s5S2.68 worth of coal during the month,
and had pumped 5,946, 900 gallons of
water.
Police Reports for Two Months.
Reports for the months of December
and January from the police depart
ment give the following information:
In January there were 95 arrests, %
of which were on state warrants and
81 on city warrants. The majority Of
the cases were disorderly conduct.
Two hundred and eighteen were given
lodging during the month. The patrol
was called out SO times and the ambu-
lance 80 times. The police magistrate
collected in fines and fees the sum of
s17540
The report for December of last
year showed SO arrests, &c of which
were on state warrants and the other
70 on city warrants. There were 3S
calls for the patrol and 90 ambulance
calls. The police magistrate collected
$500 40 in fines and fees.
Miss Dina Ramser. acting in her ca
pacity as police matron, made the fol-
lowing report: Calls, 108; received 46
callers, had as prisoners one boy and
eight women and girls, took care of
four dodgers, gave meals to &c, reported
four cases of sickness TO county physi-
clan. relieved six cases of restitution,
and had six cases before the county
court which resulted in one boy being
sent to the st. Charles school, one girl
to the Geneva school, and three chill
dren being placed in the care of the
police matron herself. In addition to
this several stranded people were Civ
en- aid in getting to their homes.
other Reports.
The plumbing inspector. Tom Rosen-
field, reported that he had inspected II
jobs during the month, and applied
final tests to five. There was s4S col
lected in fees and deposited with the
city treasurer. Police Magistrate G. J.
Smiths report shows the total amount
of fines collected to have been $175.40.