Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-22
CITY CONCERNS.
The Official Record of Last Nights
Council Meeting.
Contract Awarded for the New En-
CINE House, ana Hose Houses sold
Various Important Resolutions
Acted Upon.
lOmcial Report.

lOficial Report.
CRY COUNCIL RooMs, Rock ISLAND,
July 21.-The council met in regular
semi>monthly session at 8 p. M, Mayor
McConochie presiding. and all the alder
men present except Geiger and Ill. The
minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Alderman Kennedy from the claims
committee, reported favorsbly on the pc
tition of Winslow Howard to refund city
tax enormously assessed in 1899. The
report was received and amount of So. 80
allowed by unanimous vote.
Alderman Corken, from the fire and
light committee. recommended that S14
be allowed to the Hook and Ladder COM
pany that had charge temporarily of the
Wide-Awake hose house after disbandon
ment of the old company, for services
rendered and moved its allowance. The
motion was lost and the matter referred
TO the fire and light and claims committees
10 investigate and report.
On motion OF Alderman Corken $50
was allowed to the Holly hose company,
the order TO be placed in the hands of the
fire and light committee for the settlement
of any claims against the company.
On motion of Alderman Corken bids
were opened for proposals advertised as
follows: For the building of new engine
house on Flatiron square. W. A. Guthrie,
sc. 900; George Bick, Sc, $50; Collins
Bros, SO, 96S; Collins Bros, partly fin
ished, So ,979; Patrick Kennedy, for stone
and brick work. 49, 7O; Richie & De-
Gear. work complete, $5.S37. For the
purchase of hose houses: John w.
Roche, Holly hose house and lot, $3.50;
Hugh Rslston. Holly hose house and lot
1886; FL. G. Borgess., Rescue hose house
and lot, $500. Alderman Schroeder
moved that the bids be referred to the
finance and fire and light committees to
report. Alderman Corken moved as an
amendment that the contract for building
the new house be awarded to Richie &
DeGear as the lowest bidders. Amend,
ment carried.
Alderman Corken moved that the bid
of Hugh Rslston for the Holly hose house
be accepted, and the mayor and clerk be
authorized TO make out deed. Alderman
Schroeder moved as an amendment that
the fire bell be not included in the sale.
Amendment adopted and the motion AS
amended carried.
Alderman Knox moved that the bid of
FL. G. Borgess. for the Rescue hose house
and lot be accepted, exclusive of the bell
Motion carried.
Alderman Corken moved that the may
or and fire and light and finance COM
mittees be authorized to dispose of the
surplus hose carts il opportunity offers
for reasonable prices. Adopted.
Alderman COrken recommended that
the supervision of the building of the
Central hose house be entrusted to the
mayor, the fire and light and finance
committees. Recommendation adopted.
Alderman Tindall, from the sewer
committee, reported favorably on the Pc
tition of j. Bengston and others to build
a sewer by special assessment in the alley
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets south of Second avenue. and sub
mitted an ordinance for its construction.
which was read by the clerk and adopted
as follows:
Ayes-Buncher. Durham, Corken,
Tindall, Evans. Knox, Schroeder, Kenne
dy. Lsrkin. Thiessen-10.
Noes-Bladel, Hetter-2
Alderman Tindall moved that the clerk
notify parties to commence lowering the
Fifteenth street sewer as the city is about
TO ill up said street to grade. thereby
saving labor and cost. Carried.
Alderman Knox, from the street and
alley committee, reported as to The
widening OF Moline avenue where neces-
ssry that parties are not disposed to
give the requisite ground without CON-
pensation. Report received. Alderman
Evans. from the water works commit
tee. offered the following:
ResoI0ed. That the superintendent of
water works be instructed to hire one
assistant engineer and fireman in the
and paving the engineer S65 and the
fireman $45 per month.
Alderman Kennedy offered a substi-
tute:
ResOl0ed. That the superintendent of
water works be and is hereby instructed
TO employ one extra engineer and fire.
man for the water works service, each
watch to consist of eight hours. The
hours of going on and off duty and the
regulating of the alternating changes to
be satisfactorily arranged by the water
works superintendent and employees
One engineer shall be classified as first
engineer who shall have full charge in
and around water works building during
the absence of the superintendent, to
whom the first engineer and all water
works employees are responsible.
During the absence of the superintend-
ent it shall be his duty to attend to all
repairs or accidents that may occur
around the works, and be empowered to
call upon all employees whether on or
off duty to render all necessary assistance
required in such emergencies.
And he shall receive as COMPENSATION
seventy dollars $40 per month. the two
assistant engineers sixty five 1861 each
and all flremen forty-five ($45).
1t shall be the duty of each employee
to do his equitable share in keeping the
machinery and works clean and in good
order.
It will also be the duty OF all water
works employees to respond promptly to
all fire alarms and repair Immediately to
the works building, and render whatever
assistance may be required of them.
No compensation other than their
regular salary shall be allowed unless an.
proved by the water works committee.
the intent being to have no extras what
ever. without the full knowledge and
approval of the city council. And be IL |
further
Resolced. That it is the sense of this
council that all water works and CITY
employees shall pay their just and honest
debts, and it shall be the duty of all com
mit,ees to report all such cases to this
council who will take such action as in
their Judgment may seem just and
proper to all parties concerned.
And under no circumstances will anv
drinking and ioafing be tolerated in or
around the water works building. 1t
will be the duty of the committee and