Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-22
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Regular Semi-Monthly Council
Meeting.
Paving Bids Open and Other Con.
Germs or Public Interest
Taken Up.
IOFFICIAL REPORT.

CITY COUNCIL Room, Rock ISLAND
Dec. 2l-The council met in regular st mi
monthly session al s p. M, Mayor Nc
Conochie pr siding and all the aldermen
present. The minutes of the last meeting
we're read and approved.
Aid CorkeD, from the fire and light
committee, moved that certain bills be
referred to the committee, the mayor and
the city attorney to investigate Adopt
ed.
Aid. Hetter. from the police committee,
reported that IL would be illegal 10 raise
the compensation of police officers dur
ing the current municipal year. He also
submitted resolution directing the mar
shall TO change about the day and night
policemen on the first of every month
Aid Huesing moved to lay ON the table.
Carried 6 to 8.
Aid. Bladel submitted an ordinance for
the construction of a sewer on portions
of Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets
and certain avenues Referred to the
sewer committee.
Aid. Kennedy, from the street ard 81
ley committee, submitted resolution,
which was adopted, to compel the Dav-
export & Rock Island Railway company
to comply with certain conditions of it's
right of way ordinance respecting making
good street surfaces where tracks have
been torn up.
Aid. Knox reported having called
on the board of supervisors in relation to
the working of prisoners. and that the
board had appointed committee on the
subject.
The bids on the Third avenue pave
ment were ordered opened. by vote of
8 TO 3. on motion of Aid Corken. There
we're two in number, as follows:
J. P Smi h 81 Co. Chicago Paving
top and bottom of Gslesburg brick 81 80
per square yard; top course of Gale burg
aud bottom Of ordinary hard brick 81. 20;
sandstone curling SO cents per lineal
foo;: resetting 10 cents per foot. Seps
rate bids for each of the four sections, all
the same.
Rockford Construction Co. Top
course of Gsles5srg and bottom of Rock
Island paving brick, 81. 80; Rock Island
top and bottom 81 65; sandstone curbing
So cents; resetting 5 cents. Bids on four
sections separately at the same price,
and agreement To reduce the price of the
pavement cents per yard provided an
indemnifyiDg bond is accepted III lieu OF
the retention of ) per cent of the contract
total as q gusrsn;e e of the work for FIVE
years.
Aid Evans moved that the bids be re-
ferred to the street and alley and finance
committees aud the mayor, to report at
the next meeting. Before the question
was put Aid. Evans moved to amend by
laying the bids on the table The amend
ment was lost and the original motion to
refer was adopted
The clerk read commune alton from
the Davenport & Rock Island Railwa
company notifying the city that it can
not consent to pay paving assessments
on any basis different TO other property
holders.
Aid. Huesing offered resolution iu-
tructing the clerk to notify the Dsven
port & Rock Island Railway company that
unless it issue transfer tickets to pssseu =
gers as required by ordinance. and run
cars every Is minutes on the Elm street
line. the franchise will be declared for
feited. Adopted.
Aid. Tbiesen offered resolution
which was adopted, that the Thirty eighth
street and Fifth avenue crossing be put in
order By the contractors
Aid. Evans offered a resolu ton which
was adopted, requesting the Davenport
& Rock Island Railway company to issue
pass books to members of the new fire
department.
Aid Frohboes offered a resolution for
the placing of certain cinder crossings
which WAS dropped on explanation of the
mayor that the supply of cinders was
temporarily exhausted, and that cinders
were being used for crossings as they
could be procured
Aid Kuox moved that the city engi-
| nee- be notified to return the city map
to the city offices forthwith.
Adjourned.
ROBERT KoEHLER. CITY Clerk.