Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-02

i dump boat to the lower end OF the
city, which was adopted.
Alderman Nelson from the License
Committee submitted draft and
profile of new city scale house and a
recess was taken to examine the same.
On re-assembling Alderman Nelson
moved that said plan be accepted and
the clerk instructed to invite bids
from leading contractors. Motion
| carried.
Alderman Kennedy offered an ordi-
nance for the establishment of grades
on Seventh avenue between Thirty
fifth and Thirty-eighth streets and
moved it's adoptions. Adopted
unanimously.
Alderman Kennedy moved that the
Superintendent of Streets be author
. lied to cut said avenue to grade.
Carried.
Alderman Bladel offered an ordi-
| nance for the improvement of Fourth
avenue from First to Twentieth street
and Twenty-third street from Third
to Fourth avenues and Twenty fourth
street from Third to Fifth avenues by
paving with brick. Referred to Street
and Alley and Ordinance Committee.
Alderman Evans offered a resolu-
tion to make the d ally Rock Islander
an official paper with the same privi-
leges which the Union and Argus en-
joy. Alderman Huesing moved an
| amendment to include the Volks-
Zeitung. Amendment lost by the
Mayors casting vote as follows.
Ayes-Johnson, Hetter, FiclIenscher,
Huesing, Dauber, Evans, Schroeder.
Nays-Bladel, Corken, Kinner,
Knox, Kennedy, Guyer, Nelson,
Mayors,
The original resolutin carriedon the
ID (Kinner.)
Alderman Kennedy from the Street
and Alley Committee submitted the
following report.
Gentlemen of the City Council.
We your committee to whom was re-
ferred the following would report:
On the plat of J. Ii. Wilson we
! would not recommend the acceptance
of said plat unless Fifth-and a-half
! avenue be continued through to
Twenty street.
The plats of f. NJ. Sinnet also of
Shallberg & Troops First addition
to the City of Rock Island as all the
requirements have been complied with
we recommend be accepted.
On the petition of Barth & Babcock
to have the water way through their
property contiued within certain
limits we would recommend that the
prayer of the petitioners be granted
providing said Barth & BabcoclS will
agree to give straight course through
adjoining lots for a storm drain.
On the petition of the Variety
Wood works for further filling about
their premises as the city has already
done large amount work on these
premises out of the general fund we
would not recommend a further eX-
penditure enless the work be done by
special taxation.
On the bill of q. A. Hoch your
committee recommend that the bill be
disallowed.
The petition of business men to
raise the bridge On Fourteenth avenue,
your committee recommend that
grade be established and said avenue
graded by special assessment.
On motion of Alderman Schroeder
the report was received and recon-
mendation adopted and the plats of f.
NJ. Sinnet and Shall Il Tropp adopted
respectively by unanimous vote.
Alderman Kennedy offered an Or
dinance establishing a grade on Four
teenth avenue which was adopted.
On motion of Alderman Schroeder
bids were opened by the clerk for
various work as follows: For the
| improvement for Fourteenth, FIT
teenth, Sixteenth and East and West
Seventeenth street, Rockford Con-
struction Co. 1859 per square yard for
paving, curling 81 cents, resetting
old curbiDg DC per 1ineal-foot less 3
per cent on paving if guarantee bond
be accepted.
| There being no other bid Alderman
Corken moved that the bid Of the
Rockford Construction Co. less per
cent be accepted. Motion carried.
Bids for the Seventh ward sewer
system from Davis & Co. and NJ. Yer
burg were read and referred to the
Sewer Committee and City Engineer
to report at the next meeting.
The bids for plating railroads on
First avenue. w. A. Darling agree
ing to do the work for $50, ii. G.
Paddock $40. On motion of Alderman
| Knox the contract was awarded to
Mr.. Darling.
| Alderman Corken read communi-
cation from the st. Joseph parish and
county officials asking the privilege to
have Fourteenth street between Sec
ond and Third avenue boulevarded.
Referred to Street and Alley Com
mittee and City Attorney.
Alderman Kennedy offered an ordi
nance for the improvement of Four
teenth avenue by special assessment.
Adopted unanimously.
Alderman Guyer offered u resolu
ton authorizing the Mayer to enter
! into contract with the Rockford Con-