Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Last Nights Meeting of the City
Council.
The Contract Let for the Ftihnx OF
tsarnsIey square-Other Public Hun.
proyem-nts OF Various Kinds Pro-
vIded for.
lomcial Report.

Cry Council Rooms, ROCK ISLAND,
Oct. 2O.-Tbe council met in regular
semi.monthly session at Sp. m, Mayor
McConochie presiding. and all the al
dermen present except Ill and Geiger.
The minutes OF the last regular meeting
were read and Improved.
Alderman Schroeder, from the finance
committee, presented bill of the Cable
Hose com osny for $50 Tor six months
horse feed. and moved It's allowance. AL
lowed unanimously
Aldermen Corsen. from the fire and
light committee, reported nee sssry re-
pairs TO the steam. fire and engine. and
some OF the hose houses On motion of
Alderman Schroeder The committee was
authorized to make such repairs as nec-
essaIy.
Alderman Blad,l, from the finance
committee. asked farther time to report
on the lease OF levee front for pilot
house On motion of Alderman Tindsll
free use of the ground was granted until
further orders.
Alderman Larkin. from the ordinance
committee, submitted an ordinance pro.
viding Tor the execution of an iDdemni-
flying bond TO Ben T. Cable and Fred>
erick Weyarhauser which was unanimous
" adopted and ordered printed on mos
ton of Aid Corken.
Alderman Larkin presented an ordin
ance for the improvement OF Twentieth
street from Ninth TO Eighteenth avenue
by curbng and macadamizi1g the same
by special taxation. Adopted unsni-
morsly.
Alderman Larkin offered an ordinance
relating to the private sewer of Frank
Eckhari. Adopted.
Alderman Knox. from the street aud
allev committee, recommended that the
repairs asked for on Second avenue, be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty>fourth
streets be attended to Immediately. Rec
ommendstion adopted.
Alderman Schroeder submitted the
commissioners report of the estimate for
the improvement of Fourth and Fifth
avenues to the city limits to the amount
of $7i.6l3 As. On motion this report
was adopted. and the city attorney by
resolution directed to file petition in
the county court to assess cost, etc.
Aid. Corken submitted the commits.
sioners' report for the construction of a
HtNtI bu NlnAu SlIttl Tue tSliU1htt COST
being 81 ,424 % On motion the report
was adopted and the city attorney directed
BY resolution to file a petition in the coun
ty court for proceeding to assess the cost,
etc.
Aid. Schroeder submitted plat of Con
nelfs addition to the city of Rock Island
Referred to the street and alley commits
tee to report at the next meeting.
On motion OF Alderman Corken the bids
for the improvement of Garnsey square
were opened and read as follows:
Rock Island Fuel Co, removing and
replacing black dirt. $40; gravel to be
hauled, not TO exceed 8 blocks, per load.
19c; each additional block 1c; clay from
Twentieth street per cubic yard. 4Sc; sol!
from Milan road per cubic ward, 3d.; L.
II. Gaylord. black dirt, 1895. gravel 23c;
each additional block Be; clay per cubic
yard, SIC; soil per cubic yard, 40c.
Stephen OConner, black dirt per load,
12tc; gravel, pic; each additional block
23c; clay per cubic yard, 45c; soil per
cubic yard. 37lc.
% motion u recess was taken to cons
slider the bids. On reassemhliDg Alder
man Kennedy moved that the contract be
d viGed and award the several portions to
the lowest bidder. No second. Alder
man Evans moved that sll bids be re-
jected; seconded by Alderman Larkin
Motion lost Alderman Bladel moved
that the contract be awarded to the Rock
Island Fuel Co. as the lowest bidder. Al
derman COrken moved as an amendment
that the hauling of clay be let to Mr..
stephen OCOnner as the lowest bidder.
Alderman Knox moved rs an amendment
TO the amendment to lay all bids on the
table. The question WAS put to the sub
amendment and it was lost by the mayors
casting vote as follows:
Ayes-Corken, Tindall, Knox, Schroe-
der Lsrkin. Thiesen. 8.
Noes-Bladel. Buncber, Durmann,
Hetter, Evans, Kennedy, mayor, :.
The question required to the amend,
ment aud it was also lost by the mayors
casting vote as follows:
Ayes-Buncher Cerken. Tludall, Ev-
ans. Schroeder, Larkin. 6.
Noes Bladel. Durmann, Hetter. Knox,
Kennedy, Thiesen. mayor. 7.
The original motion then carried as
follows:
Ayes-Blsdel, Buncher, Hetter. Dur
mann, Tindall. Kennedy, Thiesen, z.
Noes-Corken, Evans. Knox. Schroe.
der. Larkin, 8.
The clerk read a report of the erbitra-
tors, Messrs. Taylor, Gingles ard Guthrie,
as to the work in dispute done by Mr.
Geo. Jones on waterworks account, rec
ommending the payment of $l45 as the
contract price. Report received and
at oil 4.
The clerk read petition of David Don
and others to build sewer by especial
assessment, In the alley north of Second
avenue, between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets. Referred to the sewer
committee.
The clerk read q communication of l.
Huber as to the deficiency of water sup
bly, 10 his brewery and asking rebate or
better water service, being compelled TO
use auxiliary pumps for want of water
pressure. Referred TO committee on
waterworks and superintendent inyesti.
gate and report.
Alderman Hetter offered the following:
'Resotced. That the ordinance commi l.
tee be instructed to prepare an ordinance
TO declare block AZ, in Chicago or Lower
addition, e public nuisance adopted.
Alderman Schroeder moved that the
commissioner Of health be notified to in
vestigate nuisance caused by the c.,
X. l. Il 7. roundhouse and have the same
abated. Carried
On motion of Alderman Evans the
council adjourned
ROBERT KoEHLER, City Clerk.
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