Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-15
CITY COMMISSION
TO INVES TIGATE
HOG PEN DOORS
Police Magistrate Charles J..
Smith Grows Eloquent in
Describing Quarters.
LIVERY STABLE OZONE
Delicate Perfume Watts Its Way Into
His MISUNDERSTANDING Mat
tiers Are Taken Up.

Every member OF the city commits
sion is competent 10 become a plumb
or. A. least practically the. entire
weekly session yesterday afternoon
was taken up with a discussion Of
IS traps and half IS" traps and drum
traps. In fact even rat traps were
talked before the meeting finally
came to an adjournment.
Talk AND THEN SOME.
There was talk and then some dur
inG che session yesterday afternoon
After the minutes had been read. the
plumbing ordinance was called UP and
Mayor Harry Schriver asked II any
Of the visitors had any business to
bring up before routine matters were
considered. So much business" was
discussed that the routine matters
came nearly being showed of the
board.
MYERS OBJECTS.
r. r Myers was the first speaker
lie asked about the provision in the
plumbing ordinance relative TO traps
under sinks He objected 10 the ordi-
nance leaving it 10 the plumbing in
spector as 10 the kind Of trap TO be
installed He also objected 10 the
matter OF a $50 bond being filed by
plumbers 10 cover any expense incur
red by the city in fixing up bad places
in the streets caused by plumbers neg
lecting 10 properly cover their work
He also contended that the gas. cleo
trio light and telephone companies
should be included in the matter
LITTLE HIGH
Mayor Schriver said he was in favor
Of a bond but thought $50 was a little
high Commissioner Reynolds said he
diu not make the suggestion relative
TO the bond but thought the provision
was right. since IL would give the city
immediate funds 10 pay repairs in spe-
oial cases
ANOTHER PLAN.
Mr. Myers advocated in place OF the
$50 bond a clause providing for the
suspension OF permits until plumbers
fxed mp pavements which they had
torn mp. declaring this 10 be the most
eHectual plan George W. Reddig
brought out the point that the plumb
Crs were already under a $4,000 bond
and also felt that II was a reflection
upon their integrity to have the money
penalty in force
BANKER'S OPINION.
A. this point Mayor Schriver spied
H. r. Casteel in the audience and ask
ed him what he thought Of the matter
from business mans standpoint. DO
you want 20 get me into an argument
with the plumbers" he Quened He
then stated that II would be a difficult
thing 20 proceed against bondsmen
and that the filing OF the $50 would
I've much more satisfactory from the
city's standpoint but thought the ordi.
nance ought TO apply 10 all parties
having occasion 10 tear up the streets
SCIENTIFIC DEMONSTRATION.
A practical demonstration OF the
various kinds OF traps under consid
Grafton was then given on Commits
sioner Rudgreu's desk Frank Yerbury
acted as lecturer and showed the ad
vantages of the IS" and half IS
traps and the disadvantage OF the
drum trap. claiming that the latter
was uusanitary. The provision in IN,
ordinance was finally changed so as
TO leave 10 optional with the property
owner the kind OF trap 20 be IN
stalled
BOOST LOCAL CONCERN.
4 plea that a local concern nigh
be- given a little boost in the proposed
ordinance was made by VI H. Sexton
lie spoke in behalf OF the Blake Spe
cialty company Of this city, urginI
that the ordinance provide tina
Blake's goods or something just a
good be used i'm all work. This woul
tend 20 make the local goods a star
dsrd while il would not in any wa
shut out competition. Mr.. SeXto
showed that Il merely would prove
talking point for the company an
would work no hardship on anyone
T. Shields then had read a letter wri
ten by the plumbing inspector OF s
Joseph Mo. TO a similar official q
Cleveland. Ohio. in which the Blak
goods we're declared the best on 'th
market
SEEM FAVORABLE.
The plumbing inspector. John Joer
referred 20 a big convention OF plumb
ms men held in 81. Louis which VI
animously passed a resolution col
demning the practice OF naming sp,