Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-04
Total. SARA 26

a Dill OF IL. Hawes was referred to the
city attorney and city marshal. Bills of
the Brush Electric Light Co, were al,
lowed Qess deductions). Gilpin Hose Co.
S25. and others were laid over
The rules were suspended, on motion
of Alderman Corken, and bids were
opened for the paving of Second avenue.
The clerk opened and read seven bids,
which on motion of Alderman Howard
were referred to the street and alley and
hnance committees and CITY attorney
They were as follows:
Atkinson & Olof-Paving. S167 per
square yard; curbing SOC, per hneal foot;
resetting 10c.
Rockford Construction Co.-Pavine
81. .67t; curhing soc; both courses paw
ing brick, 81 7s.
Fl, G. Acknowledging 81 20; curb-
ing 80; resetting 10c; both courses Bsr>
dolph brick $1.72. For cash. paving
81 GA; curbing Sc; Galesburg brick &c
additional
John Besler-Second avenue, paving
81 CO. curbing So; both courses Gales
burg brick 81 65. Twentieth street,
paving 81 61; curbing 81; both courses
aalesburg brick 81 Ga
Larkin 4 tephens-Paving. $1.S5;
curbing, IS.
D. Keleher-Psving. Gslesburg, 81. rs;
curbing So
M. Iglehart-Curbing only. SO and SO
cents.
Alderman Evans offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted: Be it hereby
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council that every legitimate effort possi
BILE be made to aid In carrying out the
recommendations of Col. Whittemore in
his endeavor to secure a gun factory at
Rock Island arsenal; therefore be 1t
Resolced, That the mayor is hereby re-
quested to select any number of repre-
sentative citizens irrespective of party,
who are willing to 60 to Washington at
their own expense. to aid and work with
similar committees from Moline and Dav-
export, also such committees as may be
appointed by the Business Mems sssocia-
tions of the three cities; and be it further
ResolUed, That the mayor and city
clerk are hereby authorized to furnish
credentials to all such delegates as the
accredited representatives of the city of
Rock Island.
Alderman Hampton, from the ordi.
nance committee, reported an ordinance
granting right of way to the Moline &
Rock Island Horse Railroad Co. on Nine
teenth street, Fifteenth street, Fourth
avenue and Ninth street, to Eleventh
avenue. Alderman Hampton moved its
adoption. Alderman Schnell moved that
the ordinance be laid over Lost, 6 to z.
Alderman Knox offered substitute,
providing for the joint use of Fourth
avenue by the Moline g. Rock Island, and
the Moline Central companies. The
substitute was lost-3 (Schnell Knox
Schroeder) to 10-and the ordinance was
passed:
Ayes-Buncher. Hampton. Hetter
Corken. Negus, Evans, Edwards. Larkin,
Scott-9.
Noes-Howard, Schnell, Knox, Schroe-
der-4.
Alderman Hampton from the ordinance
committee, offered an ordinance granting
right of way to the Moline Central Street
Railway Co. from the southeastern por-
tiou-of the city to the foot of Eighteenth
street. A motion to defer was lost--5 to
8. Amendments were offered and adopt
ed requiring hslf-hour trips, T rails south
Of Ninth avenue for ten years. releasing
an indemnifying bond, striking out the
right of way on Fourth avenue, and re-
quiring only a single track on Eighteenth
street. The ordinance as amended was
read and passed unanimously.
The clerk read q petition Of John
Koch and others asking for the imme-
diste construction of the Seventeenth
street sewer.
Also petition from property holders
asking the paving of Fifth avenue eas'
of Twenty-third street. Referred to the
street and alley committee.
Alderman Howard offered resolution
requiring the street car companies to de
posit money flor the. printing lofstheirior'