Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-17
LOCAL firm WILL
BUILD new TANK
FOR ROCK ISLAND
Bid Of Bridge d Iron Company
Formally Accepted al Meet
ing of Commission.
AN AIR GUN ORDINANCE
Mayor Sehriver Seeks 60 Check AceL
dents Due to Careless Shooting
Of Rifles In City,

AS anticipated, the bid OF the Rock
Island Bridge & Iron company for the
new elevated tank. for which bonds TO
the extent OF $4,000 have already been
voted, was formally accepted by the
city commission yesterday afternoon
and a contract was awarded to the
local concern. The figures submitted
by the Rock Island concern were lower
than any of the competitors. being
$1,000 cash and S21, 900 bonds.
A letter was read by the mayor from
the Chicago Bridge & Iron company,
alleging that the tank which the local
company proposes, will not have, &C.
cording TO plans submitted. a capacity
OF 100000 pounds and containing
other statements TO which the commits
sioners turned deaf ears. The cree
ton of the elevated tank at the reser-
voir plant will be one of the big
municipal improvements of the year.
Air Gun Ordinance.
The fact so many accidents have
been caused lately by the careless
shooting of air rifles, induced Mayor
Schriver TO introduce an ordinance.
which was considered. providing for a
penalty of not to exceed 5000 for the
discharge of guns, loaded with leaden
missiles in the city limits.
The council voted to allow the water
superintendent to dismantle and re-
move the old quadruplex engine at the
water works. 1t has long been out of
use and the room and floor space is
needed.
julius Daniels, who operates a sa-
loon at 4O1S Fourteenth avenue, want
ed his license transferred to Frank
Lahousse, but the matter was held up
for a week in order to give the new
fore the commission and exhibit"
himself.
Buy Crates.
A contract with the Nicholson crate
company for two sets of CRATES at the
waterworks plant was formally closed
yesterday, following the reading OF a
report from Superintendent Sharpe in
which It was stated that the tests,
which have been conducted, have
proven more than satisfactory. The
sum of s2,06S is to be paid the COM
pany June 1, six per cent discount
being allowed.
Want Sidewalk.
A petition for cement sidewalks on
Ninth avenue from Twenty-seventh
to Thirtieth street, on both sides of
the thoroughfare. was read and re-
ferred to the board OF local improve
ments. The plat of Joseph Scheuer-
mann's addition, between Fourth and
ri ov,I TN
avenue. was filed.
The Yeggy-Don Sales company was
allowed the sum OF S511.7S for re-
pairs on the police patrol.
The sum OF s1,627.50 for handling
ll6 smallpox cases was allowed DR.. G..
G. Craig, city health commissioner. It
cost the city an average of s14.03 for
each patient. The statement includes
all the cases handled during last |
years epidemic. up to the present |
time.
Bill Nuisance.
Commissioner Hart brought up the |
bill nuisance again. He asked II there 1
was not some way in which the city
could stop the distribution OF bills, ex-
,ept those issued by local merchants.
He declared that daily he received
numerous complaints about boys in
oeddlfng bills running across lawns
md cutting them up. They are max
ng a great deal of trouble. tracking
,ver porches and ringing door bells"
he said.
I'VE might stop Il all together" ven
ured the mayor.
"I believe We might require all con-
.erns desiring to distribute hand bills.
o get q permit from the mayor and in
his way the evil might be regulated.
{ least" answered Commissioner
Hart.
Il think the merchants ought to
Ldvertise IN the newspapers anyway"
aid Commissioner Hart with a wink
{ the press table.
It was decided to take the matter up
alter in the week.