Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-17
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Last Nights Adjourned Meeting of
the City Council.
A Number or lmportant Things ne
ceive the Atten ion OF the Coun-
cf!-The Omciai Record.
IoFFlCIAL REPORT.

Conochie pr siding and all the aldermen
| present. The minutes of the last
| meeting were read and approved
Alderman Knox, from the
| finance committee, reported the disposi,
| ton Of the Sidewalk bill accrued by paw
| ing in front of the premises of the late
Mrs. P. b. Randall. Report received
and filed.
Aid. Knox presented an itemized &C
count Of the work done for the improve.
ment of Garnse7 square by the Rock Isl.
and Fuel company, leaving balance oil
$6377O unpaid. Ordered received and
placed on fi.e.
Aid. Corken. from the fire and light
committee. submitted q report on the pc,
tition for the establishment of an cleo.
trio light on the Twentieth street hill,
recommending that said light be placed
on said street in the vicinity of Fifteenth
or Sixteenth avenue. On motion of Aid.
Huesing the report was received and the
committee authorized to place a light as
recommended if agreeable and satisfac-
tory to the petitioners.
The clerk read an ordinance for the
construction of q private sewer by John
w. Potter. Alderman Evans moved
that Mr.. Potter be allowed to build a
sewer for his own benefit without an or
dinance. Alderman Huesing moved as
an amendment to lay it on the table
Amendment carried:
Ayes-Hetter, Huesing. Tindall, Knox.
Kennedy, FIohboes. Thiesen -.
Noes -Blsdel, Johnson, Durmapp,
CorkeD, Evans-5
The clerk read an ordinance for the
establishment of grades in Huber s.
Peetz's addition. Referred to street and
alley committee and the slderman of the
Third ward, on motion of Aid. Knox.
Aid. Kennedy reported favorably on
the plat of George Mixers addition and
moved its adoption. Adopted unani-
mously.
Aid. Thiesen moved that grades be
established east OF Thirty eighth street
to the city limits and the matter be re-
ferred to the street and alley committee
and the city engineer to report. Motion
carried.
Ga motion CT AID Huesing the condi,
ton OF the sewers on Seventeenth and
Eighteenth street near First avenue were
referred to the sewer committee and
commissioner Of health for remedy as
they create nuisance, and report
AID. Evans. from the committee on
he alth and police, submitted a report
s'aling that the nuisance in the form of a
c-sspool in Edgewood park had been
temporarily sbsted. Ga motion the re-.
port was received and adopted.
Aid. Knox presented a petition of
Charles II. Anderson and other residen.
property holders on Twenty-first street
for q water main to be laid on said street
from Fifth to Sixth avenues, at their well
water is not fit for use. Referred to the
wsterworks committee.
Aid. Knox offered the following:
Resolved, That the mayor appoint a
committee of three aldermen to NEE,
with the board of Supervisors and sheriff
and try to establish stone pile in the
Jail yard where the prisoners of a certain
class may be compelled to work to paw
their fines and board.
Adopted, and the mayor appointed as
such committee Aid. Knox, Huesing AMI
Bladel.
Aid. Knox offered the following and
moved its adoption:
Resolved, That the city clerk is hereby
Instructed TO advertise in the daily papers
of the city for at least 20 days for bids to
do the grading and paving. furnish and
set the curling for the Third avenue i'm
provement. including the two blocks on
Nineteenth street AID Commercial alley.
the bids to be opened at the regular meet
ing of the city council Dec. 81, the work
to commence April /. 1892. Adopted.
Aid. Knox also offered the following
for adoption:
Or 20 tc ha Il
until the completion of the work specified
in the ordinance, deosrring many con-
tractors of limited capital from bidding
on the work. thereby depriving the city
of good and healthy competition. enhance
| ing the cost on the property owners. also
Gripping the contractors especially when
the contract extends over two seasons as
our Fifth avenue contract does now,
| therefore be it
Resolved, That the work specified in
| the Third avenue ordinance be divide q
| into four paving districts and let sep.
| srately; the first district from the west
lire OF Nineteenth to the west line oil
| Fifteenth streets; the second from The
| west line of Fifteenth to the west line OF
Twentieth street; the third fron, the cas-,
| line or Twentieth to the east line oil
Twenty-fourth street all on Third ave.
nue.; the fourth on Nineteenth street from
the south line Of FRS. 10 the north line
OF Third avenue. also Commercial alley
| The clerk to make the advertisements
conform with these stipulstions and il
drawing up the specifications have 9
clause inserted requiring the contractors
to Keep their work IN repair and remov.
| all defective material for the term of fiys
years. the city to retain a certain pei
ceotage until the final payment for the
faithful compliance of this section of the
specifications. Adep,ed.
On motion ofyAld Evans the city at
torney and one alderman (senior) from
each ward were instructed to prepare ar
ordinance for the construction of side
walk ty special taxation and to report
| Motion carried. - 6 ts. IA
Aid. Huesing moved that the stree,
and and alley-committee prepare an ordi.
nance to establieh grades and for the i'm.
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