Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27
RLSE BALL PARK
IS SUGGESTED AS
A STATION SITE
o.-u,issioner Archie Hart Pro-
noses That Fire Structure
Re Put on City Ground.
WOULD MEAN BIG SAVING
-. q. Erected at Southwest Cor.
,.r Of Traet-Auto Equipment
20 Be Purchased

,,s,sad OF spending from $500 &c
,oao FOR a desirable site Tor fire sta
-, No. s. a plan was advanced By
c,-nlss.ouer Archie Hart at the
-...iv session OF the council yester-
- ,sternoou whereby this sum could
.saved By locating the new structure
- The southwest corner OF the base-
S.u mark. Ninth street and Eighteenth
s-er,,e which is now owned BY the
city.
coumissiouer Hart declared after
-fvinr the matter mature thought, that
= had come 10 the conclusion that
,ss bali park would be an ideal loca-
-, for the station. 1T would not only
- big saving financially" he de-
-I.-ed s.but Il IS perhaps as central
/, ste a. could be found for the dis
frsct which the station Is 20 serve and
,hs, too. the fremen could act as
eus,odlans for the ball park which is
A.. valuable piece OF municipal prop
e-ty."
MS expected that station No. 3 Will
i've protection for a district as far
south as Brashar and from Seven
,,euth west 70 the river. There are
vater hydrants already in the park
and Ninth street Is paved. Even
tuaIly II is thought that Eighteenth
avenue from Twelfth TO Ninth street,
VII also be paved so that the location.
rerhaps. more nearly suits the require
-suts than any that has been sug-
Esstsd. aside from the big financial
szTing there will be.
To Have Auto.
he new station is 10 be equipped
with an auto combination chemical
the commission yesterday afternoon,
Mayor II. ". Schriver was authorized
to advertise for bids. the same TO be
received up to Feb. 13. II will be re-
nsmbered that al the special election
hsld last year. bonds TO the extent OF
$4,000 we're voted for station No. 3.
auto equipment for the same and for
Al extension OF the fire alarm system
IN that part Of town Bonds were also
voted for the purchase OF the ball park
and the money saved on the price OF
a lot for the station could be used TO
excellent advantage elsewhere in the
department. Commissioner Archie
Hart and Chief G. ". Nswberry left
yesterday afternoon for Chicago where
they will attend the auto show and
get the latest ideas In auto fire equip /.
nent
Station No. Ready.
Fire station No. 4. which is located Z
on Thirtieth street between Four I
tsenth and Fifteenth avenues. Is rap
dly nearing completion. 1t Is a brick .
structure and will be ready for use in .
about two weeks. With these two new .
buildings the efficiency OF the local .
FIRE department will be doubled and .
the recently annexed territory and the /
all district will be given adequate
protection
All Favor II.
The members Of the commission all
themselves as heartily in
sTor OF Commissioner Harris plan. It
vas thought that a part Of the fence
'ould be taken down and a strip OF
and perhaps so by 60 feet could be
aksn from the southwest corner OF
ne ball park. This would be back
nd 20 one side OF the grand stand.
MS space has been used for autos
ND horses but f. IS thought
here would still be an abundance OF
Dom for this purpose. Definite action
I NE matter was delayed for a week.