The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
MORE BUILDING
IN APRIL THAN
IN SIX MONTHS
Permit List shows Activity De.
crease In Police Work In
Month is Marked.

Building permits for the month
OF April totaled half as great as
that for the fiscal year which clos
ed April /. according to the report
of Building Inspector John Lin
dros. submitted yesterday.
In April permits to build reach
ed estimates which totaled $S13.-
s75. During the whole year which
ended April l there was only $579,-
1898 worth of work officially
started in the city.
The $191 900 Augustana building
leads off in the permits. There
were 81 permits issued to builders
OF houses and "A for garages last
month. Eleven remodeling jobs and
IL repair Jobs on houses were be-
gun, and 10 reshingling jobs were
also on the list. Besides these there
were a score of smaller jobs OF
various kinds, bringing the number
of projected building jobs to 112.
The inspector also reported 1870
square feet of sidewalk laid. Fees
for all this work totaled $374.30.
Police Report
A comparative quiet in police
work was noted in the monthly re-
port OF Thomas Cox. chief of police.
State cases, which totaled SO, in
cluded: Violations of motor vehi-
Gle law, %; disorderly conduct, 3;
burglary, /; assault and battery. 1;
larceny, 8; capture of fugitive from
justice, 2; vagrancy, L. The Sc city
cases: Carrying concealed wea-
pons, /; disorderly conduct, Is;
drunkenness, %; inmate of disor-
derby house, l; operator of disor-
derby house. 1; violation of cutout
ordinance, s; passing street car
unloading passengers, 2; driving
auto while intoxicated, 5; careless
driving, 1; dangerous dog, 1.
The department furnished 2S
meals during the month and had
145 dodgers in the city Jail There
were SO wagon calls made
Fines and fees collected by D. J.
Cleland totaled $514.SO, and by Joe
Kelly. s276.80. Bonds forfeited
were SIS, making a total of
Police Matron Anna c. Kirkman
reported: Calls made in interest of
est of work, 80; neglected children
looked after, 8; hayward girls look
ed after, 5; hayward boys looked
after, z; children taken into court,
5; children declared dependent, 4 s:
one girl declared delinquent and
put on probation; one boy placed |
in Bethany home; one boy placed
in a private home; one boy sent to /
his mother in Oklahoma City;
prisoners in women's department,
4; state cases, /; city cases, 3.
Small Fire Loss.
The items of Fire Chief Schmidt's |
report were: Value of real estate |
involved, s75,250; value of per-
sonal property, $32, 700; total, s107,-
$50; insurance on real estate, S42,-
700; insurance on personal prop |
erty. s22, 200; total, $65 400; loss on |
real estate, s3.140; loss on person |
al property, $110; total loss, S3,25O. !
There were IS alarms; number of |
gallons of chemicals used, 81; num- |
Der of feet of ladders raised. 3S1; !
number of feet of hose, 1900; num- |
Der OF miles travelled. sos; num- |
Der of hours worked, 9:4S; number |
of gallons of gasoline used, 191; !
gallons of lubricating oil, and one |
quart.
Electricity and Plumbing.
William McNealy, electrical in
spector. reported 81 permits issued,
new residences wired, 30 old res
licences wired, miscellaneous jobs
and IL additional miscellaneous
jobs, the fees amounting to $65.55.
Seven plumbing installations in
new houses were reported by Il
Plumbing Inspector F. L. Yerbury. Il
the report also naming plumbing i
installed in old houses. So. sewer
connections made. Is; fees, $3.50.