The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-22
CITY FATHERS.
The result of The meeting
last night.
Bridge matter discussed and
decided.
OFFICIAL REPORT.


CRY HALL, Rock ISLAND, July
21, 1881, 7:30 p. m.
Council met in special session.
PERSONAL---VERY. Carse and all the Al
dermen except Alderman Whitman.
The Mayor stated that this meeting had
been called by request of the Bridge Com
mittee, to take some action in regard to the
Milan bridge, and such other matters as
may be properly brought before this meet
ing.
The clerk read the following eommuni-
cation:
Rock ISLAND, July 18th, 1881.
TO tie Bridge Committee Of tie Oayo Rock Island:
GENTLEMEN:-We understand that it is your in
tention in putting bridge on the south channel
at Milan to contract the way $50 feet. This
consider detrimental to the interest of the town
power company. 1t is opinion that the water
space should be at least 800 feet wide TO give free
flow to the amount OF water that splils over me
original bridge 314 feet
Respectfully yours.
GEO. NJ. DIXON President,
Town of Milan.
JAS. JOHNSTON d Sons,
3 Owners of Water Power.
On motion of Aid. Keer, the same was
received and filed.
Aid. Henry. chairman of Bridge Com
mittee, presented the following report;
8 The bridge that was carried off last spring was
240 feet long, consisting of three piers and two abut
ens less 30 feet for three piers and two abutments
giving only 80 feet for water way. The present rail-
road bridge is 264 feet long with pier and two
abutmentsless ID feet for pier and abUtments, Civ
ing ESQ feet for water way.
The bridge your committee wishes to bnld viii be
$50 feet long consisting of spans of 40 feet each
ono centre pier, feet and abutments with side
wings, faced with Joliet cut stone--as0 feet long
less II feet pier and abutments 266 feet clear water
way. making Is feet more than the railroad bridge
and So feet more than the old bridge.
The committee duly measured the railroad and
old wagon bridge and fully concurred in submitting
these figures for your consideration.
S s W s Aassa Bridge Com
He also stated that
The present bridge is $40 feet long;
there has been a fill of so feet on the north
end and IA feet on the south end making
the old bridge 314 feet long or "a feet
longer than the one now down.
Aid. Lundy moved that the Bridge Com
mittee be authorized to advertise proposals
for the sub structure of the bridge. Pro
posals to be received to August 1st.
Aid. Bennett moved to amend that the
work be done by the city Amendment
not seconded. Motion of Aid. Lundy car
ried.
Aid. Kerr moved that the Bridge Com
mittee invite proposals for the super struc
ture according to specifications, the same
to be received to Aug. 18th. Carried.
Aid. Warnock, Chairman of Street and
Alley Committee reported that they have
invited and received bids for sewer and
street material as follows:
CITY CLERK Dear Sir:-I will furnish brick like
samples marked No. and for 50 90 per thousand of
equal quantity of each, and sample marked No. I,
if No. is rejected at $1,000 M, in quantity of
VIM. LYON,
SOUTH Rock ISLAND, July ii, 1881
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen: viii furnish you with brick per
sample 1,2, and 3, for 5000 per m. Reject No. 3
and / win furnish at $3.50. Reject Noe and win
furnish at S1o.00 per m. i can furnish you about
JNo GRAHaa
Ipropose to furnish the city with brick such as
sample, to use on 9th avenue sewer at 81 % in
limited quantity. B. I'll. REDEcKER.
After examination of different samples
Aid. Stephens moved that all bids of brick
be Experimentation lost by following
vote:
Yeas-Lafrenz, Henry Lundy, Larkin
Stephens, Kerr-6.
Nays-Warnock, Bennett, O'Neil, Ma
honey, Spencer, Gary, Barber.
Aid. Bennett moved that the street and
alley committee be empowered to act in
the matter with power to contract.
Aid. Lundy amended the motion that
new bids be advertised for, for the amount
of 25000 bricks or more, bids to be present
ed in next regular meeting. Amendment
carried as follows:
Yeas-Lafrenz Warnock, Henry, Lundy,
Larkin, Spencer, Gary, Stephens, Kerr
%.
Mays Bennett, o'Neil, Nrahoney, Bar
ber-4. a5
Aid. Mahoney moved to lay original mo-
tion on the table-lost.
Yeas-Bennet, OrNeil Mahoney, Bar
ber-4.
Nays-Lafrenz, WGrnock, Henry, Lundy
Larkin, Spencer, Cary, Stephens, Kerr-9,
Original motion as amended carried as
follows:
Yeas-Lafrenz Warnock, Henry, Lundy
Larkin, Spencer, Cary, Stephens, Kerr
Nays-Bennett, o'Neil, Mahoney Bar
ber-4
Aid. Lundy, moved that the bid OF B. Fl.
Redecker to furnish $4,000 bricks be accept
ed Carried.
The following bids ON cement and sewer
pipe were read:
Rock ISLAND, ILLS, July ID, 1881.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Members of
the City Council of the City OF Rock Island:
Gentlemen: We viii furnish and deliver Nil
municipal year, to be delivered in such quantities
and places as may be required at One Dollar SSlo9
bags 10 be returned All cement warranted
). W, MATTHEW'S & Co.
Robt. Koehier. ESQ., City Clerk, Rock Island
Dear Sir: will furnish the city with one to two
Dollar and Five Cents eSiO51 per barrel Of ae5
pounds, to be delivered in such quantities and
hs may Se 20 Be- in s an
returned to me in good condition paid for at the