Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
SAVING EFFECTED
BY A COMMISSION
o. r. Anderson Gives Figures in
Opposing Return 20
Aldermen.
SEES MANY ADVANTAGES
Vast Amount q improving Has Been
Done and sgsl1sss Has Been
Trarsactes Win O.sPat-r-

What o. perhaps the rfr1rEes. enc
dorsement ever ris.u locally ~ tle
commission form af government east
presentcd Il tho paper read yesterday
b. o. 81 Au1-r.11 at Che meeting ~
the o. " committee. SIR. Anderson re-
flutes statement made b. those Who
are trying o. BRING about l return fo
the aldermaric f1ru that che coumI- -.
ai0n has proven aa rxpel s.ve i1Eury.
fie gives lEurer ro prove that there
has been on actual saving .u Moline
and euumerater the improvement
made % show that a commission o.
more effective in giving good govern
meut than arr aidermenic body
Greater means 90 publicity Cor city
affair and flc Initiative ara ref.rer-
dun are some of the afVlurares ruuu-
Grated in connection with ras prasert
system STR Aalersor.E paper cone
fiuuess
Nov what has been fhe experience
~ our town under tlr comm ..r .
FORM
~The business OF .ae civ a.s been .
put upon "a real ruI.r Basis
save ir water Rents
- survey o. fle larer rents. which
was Instituted under the new form.
has resulted m tho saving OF $1,000
per alnum based on Doe rent
tlr1uEl correcting water rental lists
witch we're Incorrect and fool Vt,cl no
attention had been paiI and t.ec.1e-
ing many consumer of CltF water
who bad never been charged anything
for use % water
-The city entered into % l0yaar
fruucuias- fIr tElt.U- fte city. instead
81 making eve-year contract aH here
tof0rc. This made saving Dol the
price 81 each ur1t sufficient t1 enable
the city 20 aft 200 reu HEhfs. 90 that /.
now 1rmo-t every corner Ir che frau
90 lighted. and ilis ur al uGLif.uali eE 4
pens- OF only 5000 "a year /.
~Nu purchase age uow made ON
requisifiou % heads OF department.
thereby syutematiz'rs the purchase of
supplies and enabling tle city %
make better bargains. which has Re-
suited in tine saving OF hundreds OF
dollars each year. ID
Instead % buyiuE hay. grain and s.
supplies for the health and other de- .
partmcutF. ORD small quantities as was
Zone undcr the former government. itfc
o. now purchased in carload quaint q
ties saving 90 the city many bum O.
drcds Of dollar each year. q
As an example % how the official "
Who ts on the job an the time may "
better serve the public. the following q
might De- mentioned .u
An electrical engineer was brought
Town from Chicago Co make a test Z
% the street LIGHTS. He found that
hey were deficient iu candlepower !
md hence did not comply with the
This resulted In q reduc-
ion % 81 900 Ga the bill for lighting.
rhia came watchfuIuess holds good
n every department OF the city. The
.ommi siouer g. ON the Job an the Z
ime. using every effort az bis COM
nand % save money for the city.
Drinking Water Tested
The commission form % govern
leut has given as daily tests OF our
riukine water. Inspection of milk and 2.
Aries. an up-to-date traffic o-din- "
nee Inspection 90 new buudiuEs and 81
more rigid enforcement OF building
Tvs within the fire limits; q new teie- -'
phone franchise with the maximum
ate nxcf In the franchise. This IS
3methiug no other city IN Illinois can 81
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The best waterworks In the coun- -o