Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-01


heating, plumbing, etc .$152,70
Total amount expended ..... .S916,20
Amount for residence work in
1916 .........-....... $685. ,203
Amount for residence work in
l"1i .9ooo, l9o
Fire Losses.
Total loss by fire in Moline during
1917 was $63.527.64 and more than
half of this. according to the annual
report compiled by Chief John @.
I Hawk, represents the loss involved in
the Dimock, Gould & Co. conHagration
Oct. Is, when property of the company
and surrounding property was dam
aged to the extent of $3S, 1499S. Total
| loss for October was $3S,9A49S, the
amount above that represented by the
lumber company fire representing
minor blazes. In 1916 loss by fire
here was $16,456.37, or more than
, Sal, 071.27 below that ofg 1917.
| Here is the report of Dimock, Gould
& Co. fire summarized:
| Loss on adjoining buildings on
Third avenue:
! Two-story frame, owned and occu-
pied by Parker Grandy-Building loss,
S12l.50; insured for $500; contents
loss, none; insured for $500.
TwO-StOry StuccO house, owned by
Mrs. Emily Dietz and occupied by
Thomas Hamlin-Loss on building
$2O1.O3; insured for $4,000; loss on
contents, none, no insurance carried
Two-story frame house. owned and
occupied by Mrs Louise Arnberg-
Loss on building, $500; insured fo1
$4,000; loss on contents, $500; insured
| Tor $500; uninsured loss. $500
Story-and- ahalf frame house. owned
by Mrs. Sarah Young and occupied b,
Leon kallman-Loss on building
$SO996; insured for $1,000; contents
loss. $25; no insurance.
Two-story frame house, owned b,
Mrs. Sarah Stevens and occupied b,
Fred Spencer - Loss on building
$1,000; insured for 81 200: loss on con
tents, $500. No insurance.
One-story cottage, occupied by Mrs
f. Allen and owned by Mrs. Rachea
Grandy-Loss on building, S1,354.24
insured for s1,500; loss ON contents
SIPS. No insurance.
Two-story frame house, owned an,
occupied by George Hull-Loss O,
building, $1S5; insurance $500; los
on contents, $25; insurance 5000.
One-story frame store building. no
occupied and owned by Henry Lem
berg-Loss on building, $136.3S;. in
surance, $1.400.
; House of Louis First, 2124 Fiftl
avenue-Roof set fire by sparks from
!, Dimock, Gould & Co. fire; loss q,
building, s60.S7; loss on contents 81
In use at this fire by the denart
ment was 1850 feet of hose, 1852 feet q
ladders was raised.
Total insured loss on buildings. s11
51O.9S; insured loss on contents s17
4S9; uninsured loss on buildings. s4Oo
uninsured loss on contents. IS 75O
total insurance on buildings. $40 PAP
contents, s19,55S; total insurance car
ried $39,S00; total fire loss insurp
and uninsured, $3S,1499S.
Loss on Office building, 81 25o. ,os
on Office fixtures. $3.50; uninsured los,
$500; total, $4,000. Loss on lumhe,
insured, $l6,95S; loss on sheds in
. sured. s4042; loss on lumber. unir
sured. $4,000; total $4,000, making
grand total of $4,000.
The report shows that insured los
on buildings damaged or DESTROYED h
fire during the last year was sal
1892, while the insured loss on cor
tents is placed at $90,932.9e. Unir
sured loss on buildings was 81 OBS an
on contents 1t was $3.50. Insure
loss on automobiles was $470 and III
uninsured loss twas $125. Total in
surance carried on the buildings wa
) slss'S42, and that carried on the cor
! tents was s7l.O5S. the total insuranc
| involved Tor the year being $262, 200.
| The firemen responded to 1872 call
during the year. Seventy-one of thes
! were street box calls, los were nv tel,
phone, three were verbal and m