Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
sso.e00 Incinerator Costiiest Item On
List Of New Municipal
Properties.
W0RTnISGT0N PUMP Is SECOND
gock Island Commission Spends Large
sum In Increasing Facilities
for Public Convenience.
MUNICIPAL WORKS.

Nearly $4,000 was expended by the
nuniclna1 commission in Rock Island
during The year Of 1915 for remodellng
buildings and increasing the equip
ment Of various departments Of the
city. Figures from each department
show that a total Of s47,738 was spent
by the commissioners for the improve
ments.
The most costly is the incinerator
under construction just west Of the
pumping station al the foot Of Twenty
fourth street The garbage disposal
plant, purchased from the Stacey
Bates company o. Minneapolis will
cost s20.250.
The new centrifugal pump bought
from me Henry Wounington Pump
company OF Harrison, Pa, is the
second largest item on the list it hay-
ing cost thef city S7622 The pump
was installed az the waterworks early
I'm the spring and was used regularly
during the summer, although now il
serves as the auxlliary since the Snow
device. which the city installed over
ten years ago. has been completely re
paired and placed tu good working
order
The police alarm system purchased
from the Star Electric company, was
installed during the early part of the
year Tt cost $500. Aside from the
switchboard and signal device at po-
lice headquarters AZ alarm boxes are
included in the system and have been
placed at various corners all over the
city SO that box is easily accessible
from any one place in Rock Island
Spend S2y&3l on NaterWorks.
The largest expenditure Ia the wa
terworks department. Ter improve
ments was the repairs 10 the Snow
pump, costing sL200 After service
Of many ve4rs the device was found
in bad shane but Che repairs have
placed # iu practically The same run
ming order as when first purchased.
Improvements az The waterworks
and their cost.
Repairs on Snow pump $1,000
Painting ..r.,-..-. .--.............., 226
Concrete floor ..........-...-.. 700
Repairing roof and yentlators. 100
New boiler walls ....,..,,.... 115
i0tat ...-...-.......... --.-.-.. S2,5al
Aside from the installation OF the
Beachey hydrc-Chlorine water purify
ing system at The reservoir. at d cost
Of $500, the only other improvement
made at the plant on the hill during
the year was placing concrete around
the valves at the bottom Of the stand
pipe This cost $75
When the present administration
took office last spring among the first
moves in Improvement Of municipa
buildings was repairs to the city hall
The police station was completely
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pairs were made. costing about $3.50
The second and third floors of the city
hall were redecorated at an expense
Of $216 and there were miscellaneous
repairs about the building, represent
ing an expenditure Of S150.
New Clerical Equipment.
The past year has seen the installa
zion OF several new lrepToof cabinet
and desk in the Office Of City Clerk N
r Rudgren. The principal one is
steel filing cabinet costing about $500
placed in the Office during the moutl
Of December Following is the equip
/ ment and cost
Filing cabinet Observation-Disclosures $40
Steel bookkeepers' desk ......... Is
Pigeon hole cases ............-.. 5
Roller shelf cabinet ............. s
4VLat ---...'-.' e 900
Iira nepnrtmans 4asi+iau