Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-09
WANT CITY DADS
TO HELP BUILD
RETAINING WALL
Augustana College Authorities
Claim Ladies Hall Is in
Constant Danger.
DAILY SLIDING OF GROUND
Trouble Is Alleged to Be Due to Ex-
eaVation for Thirty-elshth
Street Pavement.

That the Ladies' Hall at Augustana
College is in constant danger because
OF the daily sliding Of ground following
The excavation OF Thirty-eighth street
for pavement, was brought to the at
tention Of the city commission at its
weekly session yesterday afternoon, in
letter from A. Kempe, treasurer of
the institution
In his communication he called at
tention TO the serious damage which
might result to the building if a re-
tanning wall was not built Jointly by
the city and the college authorities.
The probable cost of the same would
be about $l,7e0, OF which the city is
expected to contribute 81 900 The
board of local improvements visited
the place about 10 days ago. TIE
council took the matter under con-
sideration.
FILH BOND.
Bond for $4,000 was filed by the
Automatic Telephone company TO pro
tect the city should accidents occur
on streets torn up in installing their
proposed new plant here. This does
rot mean that the way is clear for the
company to go ahead with the work of
placing their conduits Ii will be nee
essary to have the approval of Com
missioner of Streets r. r. Reynolds
OF the plans for underground work
before the same can be started. II
viii be remembered that some time
since Commissioner Reynolds refused
IN he
the reason they were not sufficiently
in detail, but the company went ahead
and laid some cable anyway in order
70 technically comply with the terms
OF the franchise, which required that
actual work of laying Of the cables
be started by that date The action
resulted in the arrest of a workman
and he was forced to pay a fine. An
other set OF plans has been filed with
Mr.. Reynolds but he has not yet ap-
proved them.
PUhPAGE FOR AUGUST.
Commissioner Jonas Bear read the
report of w. II. Wise, engineer at the
waterworks, for the pumpage for the
month Of August, showing that 129,-
$4,000 gallons have been pumped.
with daily average Of 4,lS1 ,032 gal
Ions. total of 925 tons Of coal were
consumed, costing s639.93, the pumps
working q total of SIS hours.
=. F. Trenkenschuh was allowed the
sum OF ss.457.50 for the installation
OF water mains on Eleventh street
from Second TO Eleventh avenue and
on Ninth avenue from Eleventh to
Nineteenth avenue.
CONSIDER ORDINANCES.
Ordinances we're considered for
three paving projects. being Tenth
avenue from Twenty-first to Twenty
third, asphalt, estimate S2,97530;
Ninth avenue, Twenty-first 10 Twenty
fifth, brick. estimate S1O.356.SO; Eley-
enth avenue, Tenth to Eleventh street,
asphalt, S2.S116o.
The blanket sidewalk ordinance,
providing for the Improvement of
walks in the business section of tbs
city. which was considered a week
ago, was finally adopted.
a bill OF 500 from the Rock Island
Auto company for taxi hire when DR..
Crawford, examiner for the state
board of health, recently visited the
city for the purpose OF inspecting the
dairies Of the county and smallpox
situation, caused considerable discus
sion and was laid over for investiga- |
ton.
PAY FOR FLUsHER.
The sum Of 1890 was allowed 2. .. !
Etnyre & Company for the street
nusher recently purchased. The mayor |
was authorized to advertise for bids |
for coal for the water works and other |
departments OF the city. A communi- /.
cation as read from Henry biesen- f.
roth, protesting against the size of his .
assessment on the Second ward water
main. A petition protesting against
the Sixth avenue pavement was read. I
The mayor was authorized TO adver- /
tise for. bids for fire station No. !
which is to be placed on Thirtieth \
street between Fifteenth and Seven I
teenth streets. Appropriations for the |
structure has already been made !
Bonds for the erection Of station No. /
will be voted on at the special cleo /
ton on Thursday. The council then I
adjourned.
New York-Released in a state /.