Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-18
CITY CONCERNS.
Last Nights Regular Council Meet
ing.
The Bids for street Paving Opened
and Properly Refereed Reduction
of TolIs---Improvem Ordered.
IOmcial Report.1

lar semi monthly session at 8 p. m. Mayor
McConOchie presiding and all the alder
men present except Scott and Corken
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
with. and on motion of Alderman
Schroeder the rules were suspended and
the clerk opened and read seven bids 70,
the paving of Second avenue from the
east line of Twentieth street to the ives,
line of Fourteenth street, which were re-
ferred to the street and alley committee.
the mayor. and the street superintendent.
on motion OF Alderman Schroeder.
The bids were as follows, the price of
paving being by the square yard and
curbing by the lineal foot:
BY George Kriechbaum-Paving with
Galesburg brick. grading, ETC., $190;
Bardolph brick. 81 S3. Curbing. Beorea
stone, go cents; limestone. IS cents.
Mcdonald & Penfield-Paving two
courses of Galesburg brick. $1.72; one
course. 81 A CURLING. Joliet or Ana
mosa limestone. So cents
G. III. Schafer-Paving, Galesburg
brick, 81 n; Bardolph brick. 81 so. Curb
ing. limestone. n cents; Dolomite lines
stone, So cents.
A. T. Griffin-Paving with two courses
of vitrifed brick made from the CLAY in
Rock Island, $1.75; one course. S1.15.
CURLING. so cents. Excavating, so
cents.
John Bassler-Paving. two courses of
Gslesburg brick. $1.69; one course of
Galesburg and local bottom brick, 81 90.
Curbing. limestone, 80 cents; Berea
stone. 6S cents.
Atkinson d OlOff--Paving with Gales,
burg brick, 81 ga; Bardolph, 81 so; Cuba,
$1.57; Bloomington. 81 "a. CURLING,
limestone. 80 cents; sandstone, So cents.
Rockford Construction Co.-Pavine.
two courses one of London brick. 81 "a;
same. both London. $1.S7: one course
London. 81 80. Grading. etc 10 cents.
CURLING, sandstone, 63 cents; limestone,
7S cents.
Alderman Howard offered resolution
directing the city attorney to proceed to
collect the special assessments due on
the Ninth street sewer, the Thirty-fifth
street sewer, and the Thirty,fifth street
grading. Laid over.
The mayor suggested the appointment
OF committee to recommend action as
to the abattoir property, and resolution
was adopted, on motion of Alderman
Schroeder, providing for special com
mittee of seven, including the mayor and
city attorney.
The mayor reported proposition from
MIR. RemleJ to purchase the city's lamp
posts as they stand at forty>eight cents
per hundred pounds. The proposition
was accepted, the mayor to have the
right to reserve any he may designate,
and citizens the privilege of purchase of
such as are in front of their respective
premises.
Alderman Schroeder moved that the
Blakemore Judgment be referred to the
claims committee, the mayor and the CITY
attorney, with power to compromise or
appeal. Carried.
The mayor nominated John Evans for
weighmaster under the new ordinance.
Confirmed unanimously.
Alderman Knox, from the fire AMI LIGHT
committee. reported back bill of the
Brush Electric Light Co., with the recom-
mendation that $50 be allowed in full.
Adopted unanimously.
Alderman Edwards offered resolution
directing that certain sections of Seventh
avenue and Thirty>fifth street and the
head of Elm street be placed in repair.
AuOpttu, 10 4.
Alderman. Hampton moved that the
clerk be instructed 10 notify the Rock
Island d Peoria Railroad Co. to place
culverts through its embsnkment ut
Eighth and Ninth streets. Carried.
Alderman Hampton. from the ordinance
committee. reported unfavorably the pro,
posed ordinance limiting general street
expenditures to $50 per block.
A motion by Alderman Howard to Law
on the table was rejected and the report
was adopted.
Alderman Evans offered resolution
defining permanent improvements and
repairs. Referred 10 the ordinance COM
mittee.
The clerk read a reportsof the sewer
committee adversely on the construction
of a certain sewer, and recommending
reference of the matter to the health
commissioner. Report adopted.
Also favorably on a sewer petitioned
for John Bengston, on deposit of the
necessary funds. Adopted
The clerk read letter of explanation
from Mcdonald & Penfield in relation to
their paving bid, and the correction was
ordered made.
The bills of II. G. Paddock. SEQ 85,
were reported correct by Alderman
Schroeder, of the finance committee. and
were allowed.
Q. Fl. Ritter was given permission to
relay his sewer from Third avenue to
Fifth. on Fourteenth street.
A bill of the Brush Electric Light Co
was allowed at 81 30. on motion of AL
derman Ill.
Alderman III offered resolution pros
viding for discount OF 30 per cent on all
purchases of s. worth of tickets across
Rock river bridges. Adopted.
Alderman Howard reported on certain
bills referred to the Printing Committee,
allowing the Union Printing Co. and
DAILY ARGUS 800 each for advertising the
paving committees report. Alderman
Edwards moved as an amendment that
the bills be allowed in full. The amend
ment was lost, and the report adopted,
the amounts allowed being with undis.
puted items $144 to the Union Printing
Co. and $106 to THE ARGUS.
City Attorney Haas submitted a report
as to the bridges across the Rock river
canal, resting the liability to construct
and maintain one of them on the Ma
tional Paper Co., and suggested pro-
ceedings. by filling up the canal. to Sc
cure adjudication. Report ordered re-.
ecived and placed on file. Alderman Ill
moved that the bridge committee. the
mayor and city attorney be instructed to
see the parties in interest with a view to
securing an adjustment.
Alderman Schroeder moved that the
mayor and bridge committee be instruct
ed to place the Rock river bridges in
good repair. Adopted.
Alderman Evans moved that the street
superintendent be instructed to notify
Superintendent Schnitger to place the