Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-27

At the present time by the company
boiler house and shavlngs vault. 70 the
east Of which w.I be located a new
concrete chimney $50 feet high and
feet inside diameter al lbe Top New
I hollera. producing 9 thousand actual
horsepower. WIN be- installed ana lae
main unit in tae engine room VIII 3s
$50 * 3. A. turbine generator SCI.
+ Tn addition. there w8Il be one so 2. 81.
4. generator for might lighting and
enc $50 r. ". A. generator for Hoii-
day work.
No shutdown Necessary.
The machines in the old factory
T building along Twenty sixth street are
II present shaft driven. bur sbeu the
power house is completed and ali al-
+ e-rat5cns made. sIf machines VIII be
motor driver. II ia expected that the
warehouse WIFI be completed about
Dec Z. the Office three months later
and tie power house at the same time.
The work Of replacing The power
house and making alterations in the
factory has been So arranged that there
sill be 100 3iseantinHanea af produo-
fiuu. or. ia other words there win he
an smut downs" All the present time
# Is believed that the output oi this
factory IS greater than taae ri aag
other IL the same Zine in rte country
but it is anticipated that the facilities
for production viii be greatly I'M
+ creased after all changes. are made
. The factory. at the present time. ts ops
+ Grating full time, but with slightly
/ reduced crew
c. ]. LarkiD Of Rock Island IS +he
4 contractor for the warehouse and office
building and the Krehbtel company.
+ engineers of Chicago, will look after
F. the construction Of the power house
Total Building List $4,000.
While there were only 10 permits
issued by Building Inspector c. Y.
+ johnson during the past week, the to-
tai amount was a large one, ou ae-
count Of the big job. The total cost Of
the ~ permits was S49,o91 The only
other considerable permit that was
granted during the week was for s.
Job Of $4,000 taken by the Thompson
building at 190g-l905 Second avenue
owned by the Peter Fries estate.
Following is the complete list Of per
J mits issued during the past week:
Frank V0gel remodeling for
Carl A Scharp Ninth street
near Dexter road ...........s 500
I Fisher & Soda, steel garage for
II. c.. Hunt. 2l5 Ninth street rs
! Thomas J. Campbell, barn for
D. Elliott, Thirteenth aveneue
and Twenty-ninth street .,.. 80
+ Thomas + Campbell. dwelling
for Mrs. Emma Campbell SIT
Seventh avenue ........--... 1.5aa
! Rock Island Sash and Door
Works, power house, Twenty
sixth street and Third ave. ., 10000
/ Rock Island Sash and Door
Works. warehouse and Office
Twenty-EiZth street and
Fourth avenue ......-....... $4,000
Smith & Strutz, shiuglluE for
Dan H, Corken. 1925 Seventh
avenue .-..s.... ---.----..- L1H
/ Thompson company, remodejiug
for Peter Fries estate 1903
1905 Second avenue -.....-.. 1000
/ Thompson company, remOdeHng
for Charles Brady, Twenty
fourth street and First ave. 700
/ Thompson company, remodenng
for D. c. Murphy 1916 Tween
/ ty-third street .............. 1900
Thompson company, remOdeHng
for II. Katz. SIS Eighth street $50
/ David Jones. repair work for
Harry sutler, 614 Forueth
street Observation-Disclosures. 200
Total Recommendation 1
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