Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-14
HOSPITAL GETS
S91,879 FUNDS
WatertoWn Institution Given Ap-
preparation To Tide 1t Over
Until July /.
WATERWAYS FINANCE SOUGHT
How Much OF Expense Federal
Government VIII Give Question
In Legislature.

Springfield, Ill. March 10
Amendments increased to $780,
900 the total of the deficiency ap-
preparation bill to tide over the
state penal and charitable institu-
tions until July l when the new
budget money will be available.
The measure has passed second
reading in the house and probably
will not meet opposition when up
for final passage. 1t was passed
by the senate several weeks ago,
but was held up in the house COM
mittee by Democrats because the
bill did not specify for what pur-
poses the money was to he used.
Items included in the amended
bill are as follows: Elgin state
hospital, 1851, 626: Kankakee hospi-
tai, $173,816; Jacksonville hospital,
WATERFOWL hospital, $91, S79; Peo-
ria hospital, S139,S84; Chicago
state hospital, $145,424; Alton hos
pitaI, $69.965; Lincoln state school
and colony, s131,116; Illinois
school for the blind, s103 900; Illi-
nois soldiers and sailors home.
$19,653; Illinois soldiers widows
home, $1,764; Illinois soldiers or
phans' home, $3S,969; Illinois char
table eye and ear infirmary, $3.50
training school for girls, $36,382:
st. Charles home for boys, $685.
203; Joliet penitentiary. $17S.851:
Chester penitentiary, SS7,759;
Pontiac reformatory, $1@6,679.
The proportion Of expense in
building the lakes-to-theg gulf wa
terway through Illinois that is to
be borne by the federal government
is a leading question in legislative
circles. The present session Is not
particularly concerned about wa
terway appropriations because a
bond issue of 100000 already
has been authorized, but legisla-
tors as well as the state admins
tratiCn are anxious to have cooper
alton of the government in paying
waterway bills because. they say.
the channel is after all, to be
water route affecting the entire ma
ton.
Since it is necessary to have the
approval of the government to build
the waterway, it is argued that the
federal authorities have respons-
ibility in helping to finance tbs
iproject The government express
. ed a willingness to do certain work
when the question of constructing
/ the waterway was before the 1915
3 Legislature. 1t is expected that the !
same spirit will be manifest in the |
present undertaking.
ANY arrangements as to proper
tional expense will be conducted
between the government and the
state department of pubic works
and buildings with the direction of
Governor LOwGen But Illinois can
mo- escape from bearing a large
part of the financial burden, it is
said.
The only phase of the waterway |
appropriation question confronting |!
the legislature now relates to pre- /
liminary expenses of engineering. |
surveys. wages, etc. For this an |
Appropriation of about $25O,000 is |
asked in the budget for the bien-
mum beginning July 1.
The bill proposing the admins |
tration plans for the waterways |
and making changes in the Dunno
program as to engineering features |
is finally drawn and ready for in
PRODUCTION.
Democratic leaders. il is said. |
have been conferred with on the
provisions of the measure and so |
far as can be determined. f. is sat- |
isfactory.
Before the final draft of the bill |
was made, cities along the pro-
posed "al1-rfver" route were given !
opportunity to enter any objections
to engineering features, and minor
difficulties, 1t is said. were smooth
ed over. Under the engineering
plan, affecting municipalities, each !
city may be represented when &C
tual construction begins by an en-
gineer to look out for the city's in |
terests.
Relations are admitted to be Just !
. little strained between Speaker
Shanahan and Minority Leader
Michael Tgoe OF Chicago as a re-