Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21
THIRD TELEPHONE
GRANT is SOUGHT
Tri- City Independent Home
Company Presents Ordi-
nance to Council.
SCALE OF RATES is FIXED
Twenty-Five Year Franchise Asked
Otto Adams Petition for Saloon
Permit Is Denied.

Having failed in an attempt 10 pur-
chase the property of the Union Elec-
trio Telephone & Telegraph company,
the Tri-City Independent Home Tele-
phone company last night presented to
the Rock Island city council an ordin-
ance for the construction and mainte-
nance of a new telephone system.
In the ordinance which the company
desires the council 70 grant it is stated
that for the use of the officers and en-
pioyes of the city 80 sets of telephone
instruments and 10 sets of instruments
for the use of the fire alarm and police
patrol system shall be given free of
charge by the company. The rates
which the company will charge during
the life of its franchise will be as fol-
lows: Up 10 such time as the com
pany has in operation 5000 telephones,
the service shall not exceed for a bus
mess telephone $50 per year. and a res
Ldence telephone SIS per year For
each 1000 telephones the company has
in excess of said 5000 named an addi-
tional charge of % cents per month
may be made" The life of the fran
chise is TO be 25 years. The ordinance
was referred to the ordinance commit
tee. II is hardly probable that any
action will be taken by the present
council on the matter. but that IL will
be laid over for action by the commits
sion
SALOON LICENSE DENIED.
The petition of Otto Adams for a IL
cense to conduct a saloon on Forty
sixth street was rejected upon recon-
mendatiou of Mayor G. W. McCaskrin.
to whom it was referred by the coun-
Gil. In making his report the mayo.
cited the fact that the petition is in
adequate as to the number of feet front
age required by the city ordinance:
trat il does not represent a number
at,lXed to a building where the saloon
i TO be lOca ed. and that in recogni-
ton Of he larse number of persons
protesting in the vicinity requires a
sEric- compliance of the law before the
z an could be made.
The question or establishing or pro
vdiug method for the chemical
analysis of the city water supply was
presented in message from the may
CT. lie held it would incur large ex-
Pense for the equipment of the depart
Teut with the chemicals and materials
fer a ARCHAEOLOGICAL laboratory TO maxi,
the necessary tests at the filter plant,
and that. inasmuch as Augustana col
lege is thoroughly equipped with such
q laboratory that institution could
handle the work. In conference with
President Andreen of the college and
Professor MaEnusson. who is in charge
OF that branch OF the school work, il
vas learned that the institution would
accept an arrangement for the making
of the proper tests. The matter of Sc
curing the services of Professor Mag
nussOn was referred to the mayor the
city clerk. the waterworks committee
and the superintendent of waterworks
SEVENTH WARD SEWER SYSTEM.
The mayor presented a message sta
ing that now is the proper time to
take up the matter of the east half of
the Seventh ward sewer system. mas
much as the west half would be butt
this spring and summer The matter
was referred TO the board Of local i'm
provements 10 proceed with the draft
ing OF an ordinance.
The mayor called attention to the
wiring in the business districts OF the
city. He recommended that the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph com
panies be notified TO place their wires
under ground at once. The chairman
of the street and alley committee was
instructed 10 apprise the companies at
once OF the desire OF the council Iron
posts 10 support the police and fire
alarm boxes in the business district /
we're recommended by the mayor Il
~ill require 10 posts. each costing
about S25. The fire and light commit I
tee was authorized TO investigate as 10
the expense of the improvement and /
report. The Tri-City Railway company !
will be notified that iron posts for the /
support OF the company wires should /
be provided
message relative 10 the electrical /
inspectors ordinance was presented 4
by the mayor. He suggested that the
clerk secure from other cities. where 4
such an ordinance Is in effect facts 20 1
aid in determining the rates. fees, ETC. |
attached to the same: that there 4
should be a clause providing for the /
union scale OF wages to be provided. |
and that the inspector and his assist
ant should both be union men. The /