Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-04
CITY DADS MAKE
ANOTHER CUT IN
BOND ISSUE PLAN
Reduce Former Estimate S14,.
600 in Order to Comply With
Supreme Court Ruling.
ORDINANCES ARE READY
Fire Alarm System TO Be curtailed
and But One New Pump Will
Be Purchased.
FACTS ABOUT ELECTION.

Odtc-HuguSt 20.
Total amount bond issue-Sf46,5oo.
Other projects to be voted on-Pur.
chase CT baseball park and annexation
Of two districts.
Kind Of bonds-Short term to be
paid in eight years or less with excep-
ton Of big main, which will have r.
year bonds.
Bond limit-ShouId propositions all
carry, the total added to present bend
ed indebtedness Of city would be cor,
siderabIy under the limit.
Women to vote-Flrst opportunity
for exercise Of franchise.
Another big reduction in the size of
the bond issues to be submitted to
the public at the election Aug. rs was
made in informal conferences Of the
city commission held Saturday morn
ing and afternoon. 1t was decided TO
trim two items, bringing the total to
s14G,5Oo, being $4,000 under the esti-
mates agreed upon before. It will be
remembered that the first rough draft
for the improvements totaIed about
S325,000, but it was decided to elimi-
nate the big outlet sewer entirely. al
though il is much needed, and Satur-
day II was deemed advisable TO make
still further reductions in order that
no burden would be placed on the
public.
CIT TWO ITEMS.
The original estimate on the installa-
ton OF the complete police fire alarm
system was $4,000 and for the new
pumps at the pumping station $4,000
The former was reduced 10 $4,000 and
the latter to $4,000. As May IRE
alarm boxes will be installed as pos
sible and the system will be extended
as the finances permit. But one pump
will be placed under the new plan. al
though foundations will be placed for
two. The rate OF the Peoples Power
company OF $12 million gallons for
power may be reduced, at least
the council will attempt to get bet
ter figure. Under the present sys-
TEN of steam driven engines, the cost
for power is little under 81 a mil
Ion.
REASON TOR cur.
one Of the chief reasons for the cut
was the fact that a ruling Of the SUI
preme court had been found which re-
CARDS the City's share OF public im.
provement assessments in the same
light as outstanding bonds, thereby
counting against the limit Of bonded
debt. It had been the opinion OF inc
city attorney previously that the city's
chora nm pnbIFg fr,p~g-.ar,g,r. gT,..la
not be 50 counted and under this tho
DRY the previous estimate had been fig
ured When the new ruling was found
the council was forced 10 make fur
Their reduction Of $4,000 in order 70
keep the aggregate as far away from
the limit as possible.
PRESENT THEM TODAY.
II is expected that the ordinances
providing for the big bond issue will
he ready for presentation this after
noon. City Attorney J. f. Witter is TO
get into communication with Woods *
Oakley. bond experts from ChiCIgo
relative TO the ordinances and their
legality, in order that no trouble will
be experienced en- floating the bonds
should the electorate vote m favor OF
them. II may be necessary Tor the
ordinances to lay over week before
definite action on them is taken.
Active steps will be taken a. once
relative to circulating petitions call
ing for the annexation Of new tracts
from south 'Rocl, Island. Two dis
riots are being talked Of. one extend
.rg from Aiken 20 Brashar. and from
the river 20 Twelfth street. and the
other east 70 Twelfth street and south
from Eighteenth avenue TO Brashar.
REVISED PLAN.
The propositions as revised follow:
Purchase Of Island City baseball
property, $4,000.
Flooring Of Rock river bridges with
concrete. $1,000.
Installation OF police alarm system
5000.
Construction OF elevated storage
ank at reservoir station, $4,000.