Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-16
THE MUNICIPALITY.
Regular Semi-Monthly Meeting of
the City Council.
A Resolution lookin. TO a Waterway
COnVentiOn-Other Action of
Pubic InterSst,
loFH1cIAL REPORT |

CITY Council Room, Rock ISLAND
Feb. 15-The council met in regu-
lar semi-monthly session at s o. M,
Mayor McConochie presiding and all the
aldermen present except Evans, Huesing
aad Thiesen. The minutes of last meet.
ing were read and approved.
Aid Knox offered the following reso.
luton, which was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. A petition has been pre-
sented TO lhe mayor of the city to call q
convention of delegates from the cities of
the mississippi river between the cities
OF st. Louis and st. Paul to consider
the question OF the Improvement of the
SAID river and to memcrialize congress
with reference thereto; therefore be it
hesosved, That the honorable mayor
OF this city request the mayor of Daven>
port. Iowa, and the mayor of Incline, Ill,
10 appoint committee from their re-
spective cities to confer with a committee
to be appointed by the mayor of this CITY
with view of calling convention of
the character above named, and for the
purpose set forth above, and that said
committee to be appointed by Mayor Nc
Conochle consist of seven citizens to be
selected by HIM.
= Aid. Corken, from the committee on
IRE and light, offered a resolution order
ing that subscription for street light
at the limits of South Rock Island be re-
funded Carried.
Aid Corken offered resolution re-
curing that sll lamp posts Left in position
On rtq est be forthwith pain ed and pat
IN repair by the parties interested or. re-
moved. Carried
Aid. Kennedy, from the special com.
mittee. to which was referred the petition
Of property holders for the paving of
Eighteenth street. south of Third avenue,
moved that the city attorney be instructed
to draft a proper ordinance for the paving
of Eighteenth street to cover the entire
cost Carried
AID Tindall, from the wsterworks COM
mite e, moved that the wat rworks super.
intendent be authorized to st once ort.er
the ~ inch pipe required for Third ave~
nue, and at the same time arrange for the
supply of such other pipe as nav be
needed during the season at the present
low prices. Carried.
The clerk opened bids for the construc-
ton Of the Thirteenth street sewer and
laterals. which were referred to the sewer
S"hlbAttSC. uS OiOS were ~ ItnlOW
Jahns X Bertleson for the complete
work. e7sS %; rs and Us extra; 80 cents
for l2~incb; 40 cents for 10-inch.
Davis Co.-47 cents per lineal foot;
rs and vs. SO and 40 extra
NJ. Yerbury-49 cents per lineal fo7t for
12-inch; is cents for 10-irc1; rs and
Us so and Al cents extra.
On motion of Aid. Tindall the water
works superintendent was direc ed to
close one of the doors of the waterworks
so that the building shall not be used as
a thOroughfare to and from the viaduct
The clerk re- d q communication in re-
latiou 10 the route of the Postal Telegraph |
Co. through the city and asking that
right of way ordinance be passed. Re
ferred TO the ordinance committee.
The clerk read a petition from Be der |
Wood asking to be allowed to rent q |
sand lot of $50 feet on the levee near |
the Diamond 10 steamboat landing. Re |
ferred to the committee on markets.
The clerk read a communication from
the Industrial Home association inviting |
the council to attend its fifth annual fair. |
The invitation was accepted for the coun~ !
Gil to attend in body on motion of Aid. |
Knox.
Aid. Knox moved that the aldermen of |
the several wards report at the next meet
ing what sidewalks need attending to. |
Aid. Bladel reported that Superintendent |
Blaisdeli had expressed willingness to |
do this work, whereupon Aid. Knox |
modified his motion and the aldermen |
we're Instructed to cooperate with the |
superintendent IN procuring the list
GA motion Of Aid Knox IL was nrdarfd
that telephones be placed in the police |
and nre alarm boxes as soon as possible. |
ROBERT KoEHLER, City Clerk.