Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-17
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Semi-Monthly Meeting
Last Evening.
A Number OF Important Matters CT d
UpOn-The Official
Record
IoFFIcIAL REPoRr 1

loFFICIAL REPORT
CITY COUNCIL Room, Rock ISLAND
May 16-The city council met in regu.
lar semi-monthly session at 7:3O D. m,
Mayor McConochie presiding and all the
aldermen present.
The minutes Of the last regular and
subsf qIent special session were read and
approved.
Aid. Hetter reported q bad washout at
the end of the northern Rock river bridge
and moved that Bridge Tender Sweeney
be authorized to put it in repair 1t was
so ordered and the bridge tender was
further instructed TO procure posts to re,
pair the fence.
Aid. Corken, from the committee on
hre and lights submitted report which
was received.
Aid. Bladel, from the committee on
ordinances submitted report in favor OF
system OF occupation licenses which
was received.
Bids for printing 500 copies of the an
nual reports of city officers were opened
and the contract awarded TO j. W. Pot
ter. the lowest bidder. at $45
Aid. Kennedy, from the street and alley
committee, submitted a report on vsriods
hiaetCiS lclCiIcu W IL, WHICH WAS IeCelVeu
and its items acted on separately.
The first item for the laying of
| temporary switch to David Stephens
stone yard on Twenty>fourth street, was
adopted,
On the petition for the laying of side
walk on Twelfth stree. to the city limits,
the report fsvors the permanent improve.
ment Of the street and walks by special
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concurre in.
| On the petition for the improvement
of Thirty eighth street a certain amount
of work being recommended. the council
ordered the CITY engineer to make a CUR
vey and that an estimate be make of the
cost of grading the street in shape for
mscadam; and on motion of Aid. Guy, T
the mayor was authorized to expend not
to exceed 500 In making the street pas
sable at once.
On the plat of Bsrth & Babcock's adj
diiton the committee reported without
recommendation and Aid Evans moved
that the plat be adopted. Aid. Huesing
moved as an amendment that the plat be
accepted provided Twelfth avenue he
made straight. Messrs. Dusinberre and
Jackson were heard III support of the
original proposition. The amendment
was lost:
Ayes-Fickenscher, Huesing, Schroed-
er. Guyer-4.
Noes johnson. Blsdel, Hetter, Kin
ner, Corken, Evans, Dauber. Knox. Ken
nedy, Nelson-10.
The original motion was then adopted
and the plat accepted IS to l dickens
cher).
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mittee to inspect the Rodman additions
in connection with the street and alley
committee, and the mayor appointed the
aldermen of the Fourth. Fifth, Sixth. and
Seventh wards.
Aid. Kennedy offered resolution au-
thorizing the street and alley committee
and the mayor to purchase lotion steam
roller. Aid. Schroeder moved as a SUBJ
stitute that the street and alley commit
tee and the mayor ascertain the cost and
terms of a steam roller and report to the
c,upcil. The substitute was adopted.
AID. Schroeder moved that Edwards &
Walsh be allowed $4,000 on account.
Carried unanimously.
Aid. Guyer. from the sewer committee,
reported favorably upon a petition for a
sewer south of Thirteenth avenue; for an
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partially relieve the undergrsde crossing
and for survey for other sewers and lat>
erals in the upper part of the city, includ-
ing the exhibition association grounds,
the cost to be betrayed by special assess
ment. Report received and adopted.
Aid. Schroeder. from the waterworks
committee, reported in favor of reduced
rates for water by meter measurement.
Report adopted, and the ordinance COM
mittee instructed to draft an ordinance
accordingly.
Aid Guyer offered an ordinance pro-
viding for the establishment Of grades
concurrently with the acceptance of plats
of new additions Adopted.
Aid. Knox offered a resolution direct
ing the clerk to advertise for bids for the
improvement of Twentieth street south
of Ninth avenue. Adopted.
Adjourned until next Monday evening
to consider the annual appropriation or
dinance on motion of Aid. Huesing.
ROBERT KoEHLER, City Clerk.