Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-09
CITY AFFAIRS.
Proceedings Of Last Nights Coun.
Gil Meeting.
The Game well Polio ant Fire AIar m
System Ordered-Railway Or.
dtnances subm tted-A street
Swseprr. Etc
IOFFICIAL REPORT

The clerk read a communication from
E. H. Guyer desiring to meet the street
and alley committee to confer on several
plats rejected by the council. Referred
to the street and alley committee.
Alderman Kennedy reported the esti.
mate for paving Market square, the
amount being Sc 459 On motion the re-
port was received and the city attorney
instructed to file a petition in the county
court for proceedings thereto.
Alderman Adams moved that the clerk
be instructed TO advertise for the improve
ment of Seventh avenue from Thirtleth to
| Thirty-eighth street and the work TO be
| let by contract. On motion of Alderman
| Kennedy the matter was referred back to
the street and alley committee.
Alderman Durmann, from the sewer
| committee, reported favorably on certain
| petitions relating 10 the Twenty-third
| street private sewer, to declare the same
a public sewer. and allowing connections
| Herewith. On motion of Alderman Ev-
| ans the report was adopted.
Alderman Durmann reported adversely
| on the building OF private sewer in an
! alley of BufOrd's second addition and the
| clerk read remonstrauce from DR.. q q.
| Craig and B. F. De Gear as TO building
| the above sewer. On motion the rep ri
was received.
The mayor stated that previous TO the
| pavement of Fourth avenue the sewer OF
! Twenty-frst street, which is 81 open
sewer, should be opened and aIched. On
motion of Alderman Evans the mayor
was authorized TO attend to the matter
Alderman He,ter offered q resolution
directing the commissioner of health to
report the location of al sewers into tie
river above low water marx.
D. II Louderback, by Invitation,
! addressed the council IN relation to the
Milan street railway and the Rock river
| bridges. On motion OF Alderman Corkern
the subject Of Tep,ausiug the Rock river
bridge was referred TO the bridge sud
finance committee and the city attorney.
The clerk read petition of the Dsven-
port x Rock lslaud street railroad com>
psuy for permission to abandon It's track
on Ninth street without jeopardy to its
Elm street franchise. Referred to the
street and alley committee aud the city
attorney TO report al the next meeting
! The clerk read an ordnance granting
| 10 the Davenport & Rock Island street
railroad company the right 10 construct
| single track on Nineteenth street from
| Fifth 10 Sixth avenue, east on Sixth aves
nue. TO Twenty-hrst street. thence south
| TO Seventh avenue and east TO Thirtieth
| street. Also 81 ordinance granting the
| same rights directly south on Nineteenth
street TO Seventh avenue and thence east
TO Thirtieth street. Referred to the ordi-
nance committee and city attorney
The clerk resd petition of J. Ross
Mills, and others as to street grades. Re-
A petition and bill of DR.. S. G. Plum
mer for costs Of regarding were received
and ordered placed on file.
The clerk read a petition Of Mrs.
| Bridget lshif asking thst al erroneous
| special assessment for the Twenty-sixth
street sewer be refunded. Petition re-
of Alderman Kennedy.
! The clerk read guaranteeing bond of
| the Rockford constructing company. in
| connection with the paving OF Twentieth
street and Second avenue. Bond ac-
cepted.
/ The clerk read an indemuifying bond
/ of D. Il. Lauderbsck. J j. Mitchell and
! Clarence Buckingham on account of
| equipping the Rock Island & Milan street
railway with electricity. Bond approved
] The clerk read the official bond of
William Ramskili as chief engineer of
the fire department. Approved.
/ The clerk submitted the plat Of Huber
& Peetzs addition. Referred to the
I street and alley committee
/ Alderman Corken, from the special
committee, reported in favor OF accepting
| the bid for the Gamewel electric police
/ and fire alarm system, provided tond
is given for the completion OF the work
within three months. Alderman Knox
moved an amendment requiring guar
| antee of the system for one year, which
was adopted. TIE city attorney was in
structed to draw up contract to be sat-
! isfsctory to the fire and light and finance
| committees. on motion of Alderman Cor
| ken.
| Alderman Corken offered a resolution
accepting the building work of Contrac>
tor Bick. Also as to the bill OF Contrsc>
tor Bick.
Alderman Corken moved that any con-
templated relocation of street lights be
made at once, changes being reported by
aldermen to the city clerk. Carried
On motion Of Alderman Huesing the
Dill Of Contractor Bick was referred 10
he finance committee to adjust
Alderman Knox submitted bill of the
Rock Island Fuel Co. Referred TO the
finance committee.
| On motion of Alderman Knox the
Rockford Construction Co. was allowed
$4,000 on account
A resolution by Alderman Knox was
sdopted iustructing the city clerk to noti-
fy Twentieth street property holders that
ell sidewalks constructed must be Of
brick, tile, stone or cement.
Alderman Blsdel offered g resolution
for the erection of street lights on the cor
ner Of Sixth avenue and Fourth street
and Fifth avenue ard Seventh street.
| Referred to the committee on fire and
! light.
Alderman Thiesen offered resolution
10 structing the waterworks superlnteui.