Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-30
RESERVE PUMP AT
THE WATERW0RKS
To Be PURCHASED
Relief for Snow Machine Will
Be Provided as Soon as
Bids Can Be Called for.
DEPEND ON PROVIDENCE
Either Deity or Moline Would Have
TO Come to Aid Of City IL Break
down Would Occur.

The city commission at fits meeting
Yesterday afternoon again took up the
question OF purchasing a reserve pump
az the waterworks. The old Hawley-
GaskilI. which has done service since
1892. has completely given out in re-
cent tests. and should anything hap
pen 10 the Snow pump. which is in
daily use. Rock Island would have to
depend on Moline or Providence" as
Superintendent r W. Sharpe ex-
pressed II.
Prices on current TO operate an cleo
trfcally driven pump were read from
the Peoples Power company. The
need OF the reserve pump was so ap-
parent that the commission did not de-
bate long on the subject and would
have advertised for bids yesterday
had not the hour been so late. The
city wants a centrifugal pump Of g.
400, 900 gallons capacity. and will ask
for bids for electric, steam and oil
driven machines.
Hold Up Paving.
The much discussed paving OF
Eighth avenue. Twentieth to Twenty
first street. came up once more when
Mayor Schriver read an ordinance for
adoption Commissioner Rudgren de-
cIared that after the project was beat
en- some months ago. residents in the
block declared the commission had
been misfnformed relative to the ina |
bIlity OF one OF the property owners
10 pay for the improvement and that |
Il the matter was taken up again this /
would be shown.
They haven't shown me-" announc-
ed Commissioner Reynolds
Nor me-" said Commissioner Rud-
gren-
Mayor Schriver strongly urged that
this single block be paved. as it formed
a connecting link with other paving in
that section OF the city. Commissioner
Bear stated he had been against the
in the first instance. be
cause he thought II would be a hard
ship on the one resident in question.
but that he was now convinced the
paving could be easily paid for in the
10 years provided by law, and he now
favored the project Commissioner
minated that II TIE territory
west was a,so taken into the improve
ment district he might favor il. He
out of four property owners
In the block three opposed II.
IF you can show me the public !
wants it. I'll vote for IT," declared
Commissioner Hart.
IF this administration had waited Z.
until the public wanted improve I
nents.7 returned Mayor Schriver. not :,
single project could have been put
through. These property owners can >,
.asily afford the pavement, and l think :.
I should be installed"
IF you are going 10 insist on putting 7.
he ordinance through today, / think G
: will be beaten" threatened Com n
missioner Rudgren. whereupon Mayor o.
;chriver announced he would lay the
natter over for a week. c
Another old paving project which
as been repeatedly before the COM
l-ssion Jared better. when an ordi-
ance was adopted providing for the OF
Improving Of Twentieth street. Elev. ci
nth 10 Seventeenth avenue. Commits 8,
oner Rudgren said ne thought the 9,
ork should be continued TO Seventh in
venue. and Mayor Schriver an di
ounced that as soon as the first pro- re
CT carried he would offer at the next b.
Getting an ordinance for paving
wentieth street from Seventh to Elev-
It'll avenue. SO
New Bids.
New bids for an automobile for the m
ater superintendent were ordered,i oh
syor Schriver announced that IL had ne
en- his understanding that the ma eff
Inc would cost S5l5 with top. but Sc
az ne evidently had misunderstood &C
'rst & Strieter over the telephone. as di