Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
MAYOR IN FAVOR
ELIMINATING TAX
FOR SANAT0RIUM
Declares 1t Foolish to Spend
Money Unless City Expects
to Establish Hospital.
PROMPT ACTION is URGED
Attempt viii Be Made to Get New
Location for lnstitution-Pres-
ent Site Is for Sale.

What does the city expect to do
about the municipal tuberculosis san
atorium?" pointedly asked Mayor H.
NJ. Schriver at the meeting of the COM
mission yesterday afternoon. IF
something is not done pretty soon, I'm
in favor of eliminating the item of So
64195 for its. maintenance from the
annual tax levy. What is the use of
making people pay this sum every
year If the city doesn't plan to estab-
lish the institution"
Mayor Schriver has vainly attempt
ed TO get a suitable location for the
sanatorium. Options on several ex-
cellent sites were secured, but so
much objection developed on the part
OF owners of contiguous property that
the project was dropped. The city
finally purchased a site from William
Timmerwilkie for $1,000. and it was
thought that the troublesome problem
had been solved, but nearby neighbors
made a vigorous protest, secured legal
counsel and threatened to take the
matter into the courts if the city per
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a hospital at that point. Consequently
the whole project was dropped and the
city has site on it's hands which it
has been unable TO sell.
eff no one in the commission has
time to look after another site, I'm in
favor of hiring some one to do it,
suggested Commissioner Rudgren.
I'VE have wasted too much time al
ready"
II will be willing to spend tomor
row investigating if the rest of the
commission WILL" volunteered the
mayor
His proposition got little encourage
ment, but the matter may be taken up
later in the week.
Didn't Buy Car.
new touring car for the water
works superintendent was not pur-'
chased as planned. The bids of Horst
& Strieter and E. H. Krell, both for
1863 for a double-seated Ford car,
were read. Mr.. Krell added an extra
inner tube, valued at $3.50, as an in
ducement, and Mayor Schriver offered
a resolution that he be awarded the
contract. Commissioner Rudgren ask
ed that the matter be laid ove:. for a
week, as he wanted time to investi-
gate the exact amount of money left
in the waterworks fund, and this was
done
An ordinance providing for an eight
inch sewer on Fourth street, from
Fifth avenue north $50 feet, was con-
sidered. Commissioner Bear reported
he had still Sc to collect on Fourth
of July subscriptions. and that as soon
as 1t was received. he would make an
accounting to Commissioner Rudgren,
who is to pay all of the bills for the
recent celebration
New Walk Needed
Commissioner Hart asked WIN the
project FOR the installation of a side
walk on Seventh avenue. Forty-sixth
street west $50 feet, had not been con-
tinued to Forty-fifth street. He de- |
clared this half block sadly in need
Of Improvement, especially in front of
the Zion Lutheran church. The mat
ter will be taken up at a later meet
ing. !
Plans and specifications for the new
police alarm system which is to be
installed at a cost of $4,000 have
been received by Commissioner Hart. |
He stated that he would like to get an
expression from the council as to
whether the contractors should install
their own switchboards and boxes, or
the work be let to one general con-
tractor. who would be responsible for
the whole project. Commissioner Rud-
gren declared he favored the latter
plan. Commissioner Hart stated In
discussing various systems that the
Gamewell concern had charged as high
as. s125 single box, while the Star
company, Binghampton. y. Y, install |
ed them at $3.50 apiece. Moline has
the Star system at the present time
and Rock Island is experimenting with
two Star boxes on its GameweiI fire
aiarm system and finds them equally
as satisfactory as the more expensive
apparatus. The subject will be taken
up at the next meeting.