Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
TOPURCHASENEW
MULTIPLE MOTOR
Variable Speed Engine to Be
Bought to Replace Plunger
at Filter Plant.
MANY MATTERS COME UP
Commission TO Hold Informal Session
Tomorrow Afternoon for Dis
cussion OF City Mart.

Ing Of watermains in the south sec
ton OF the Second ward. authorizing
Mayor Il. VI. Schriver TO advertise for
DIds Tor publication of commission
proceedings and for bids for a multi
PIE speed motor Tor the reservoir, d.
recting Commissioner r. r. REYNOLDS
10 see that the terms Of the franchise
81 the Tri-City Railway company are
observed in schedule, directing City
Attorney J. +. Witter to draft a reso-
luton in which provision is made for
the setting aside of a sum Of money
Tor the Improvement of the Ninth
street road, setting aside Wednesday
afternoon for an informal discussion
OF the city market problem, paying
S4,5'5 on the Pittsburgh Filter com.
pany voucher, receipt OF the filter
plant report and few minor things in
cluded the business or the city com
mission yesterday afternoon.
ADOPT MAINfORDINANCE.
The Second ward. Waterman .ordi.
nance was offered for consideration a
week ago by Commissioner NJ. T. Rud-
gren. then the acting mayor. Today
us adoption came about through the
passage or a resolution offered by
Mayor II. VI. Schriver. The improve
ment includes mains between Eighth
and Twelfth streets and Eleventh and
Eighteenth avenues.
A year ago, a publication bid was
let and now, at the beginning OF the
fiscal year, It is necessary to again
advertise for bids. The advertisement
Tor bids for a multiple or variable
speed motor to be connected with
"sOOo'opO-gailon centrifugal pump with
2V-nch suction pipe to the clear
well In the, filter plant and a 16-inch
discharge pipe into the main feeder
means mat It will be but a short time
till the filter plant is equipped with
adequate machinery, 10 replace the old
ee'plunger engine now in use.
WANT ALi-DAY SERVICE.
May ! Is the day set aside for the
inauguration OF the 12-minute ser.
vice on the Third and Fourth avenue
lines, operating between Rock Island
and Moline. Commissioner Rudgren
stated that II is understood that orders
Tor the change OF schedule include u
minute service for less than y hours
"a day. or from / o'clock till about II
O'Clock al night. He offered resulu-
ton that Commissioner Reynolds con-
suit with the officials OF the traffic con
Germ and instruct them to employ u
minute service from early morning till
midnight The resolution carried.
I'ArryvftaeI.V.r
resolution for the Improvement Of the
Ninth street road with repairs and fill.
ing OF culverts, the amount TO be ex.
Iendcd-S20O at the most-to be set
aside IN the 1912 contingent fund. in
asmuch as the work is outside Of the
city limits and therefore not under the
direct jurisdiction OF the city. Be
cause Il vas thought that the action
might bind Rock Island TO future care
Of the thoroughfare. it was decided to
have the resolution redrafted by City
Attorney Witter 50 that there could
be no danger OF such a situation.
PROPOSE NEW SITE.
lnasmuch as the city market ordi.
nance was not complete in detail Com
missioner Archie Hart asked that the
commission set aside an afternoon for
the consideration Of all parts of the
ordinance with the view Of Offering
suggestions TO be embodied in its
framing The commission will meet
Wednesday afternoon at . o'clock in
an informal session. a new location
has been suggested as suitable for
city market purposes, at Sixteenth
street and Third avenue. The vacant
lot across from the city hall can be
rented, flled at an expense OF $500
and put IN shape for city market pur-
poses. Then the lower portion OF ar.
mory hall can be used for booths for
the sellers of produce. The site would
De but temporary, though should the
market prove successful. II might be
hXed as a permanent site.
The State bank OF Rock Island, hold
ing the Pittsburgh Filter company
voucher, Was allowed S4,575 as part
payment on the amount due.
The following report. signed by
Commissioner Jonas Bear. City Engin-
eer Wallace Treichler and Superinten-
dent Of Filtration Lewis I. BirdsaIl,
was received and placed on file:
THE REPORT.
We have examined the filter plant
and have found no settlement, cracks
or any other sign OF deterioration in
any part of the construction of the
buildings. Several small leaks APP
pear in the clear water conduit where
IL Is Joined onto the building and the
main conduit in the rubble masonry
wall due to the ice in the waste water
basin
The other basins have gone
through excessive cold in good shape.
and very little cracking OF heaving has
occurred
The filter and other mechanical ap-
paratus in the filter plant are working
In first-class condition"
VOTE OF THANKS FOR LIGHT.
+. r. Fearons OF the Rock Island
Southern interurban presented a light
bill for $3.50. an amount due the PEG