Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-07

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$40 ard A. Brady $3.50. A bill 500
of the Frank in Hose company was re
ferred to the fire and hight committee.
Aid. Corken. from the fire and light
committee, reported that t. e electric fire
erd police alarm system is Unsatisfactory
and recommended that IT be taken out
and the committee authorized to arrange
for another sy-tem. Aid. Bladel moved
the adoption ot the report. AID. Hue.
sing moved that the report be lsid over
and Gained action uader the state law.
sod the m alter went over to the next
meeting
Aid. COrken msved hat the ordinance
committee be instructed to draft an or
elnsnce allowing the iremen a clothing
fund OF Sc 25 Referred 10 the ordipance
committee
Aid. COrken read proposition from
the Cable and Phoenix Hose companies
for the purchase of certain articles. Re
ferred To the fire and light committee.
A recommendation for an increase of
pay of the captain and drivers of the fire
department Of s. month was referred to
the fire and light committee md city at
torneY to report as to legality
Aid. Huesing, from the printing com
mlttee, reported as to certain election
oils of the Union Printing company and
j. W Pottet, recommending the paw
ment Of the bills less S25 on each. Aid.
kennedy moved 10 refer ack to the COM
mittee for written report, this signed by
the committee Motion adopted.
Aid. Kennedy submitted Plat of South
Park second addition, and recommended
is adoption Referred to the street and
alley committee.
Aid. Kennedy submitted plat of Shell
urg & Tops edition, and moved TO
refer TO the street and alley committee.
Motion adop ed.
Aid. Kennedy submitted an ordinance
for the establishment of certain grades.
Referred to the ordinance and street and
alley committee
Aid. Kennedy eff red q resolution
directing the building OF six brick street
crossings in each ward AID. Guyer
moved 10 amend by making the number
10 in the Seventh ward The amend
ment WIS lest, and the original motion
sdoDted.
Aid. Kennedy Submitted terms OF de
ferred pay ment on street rollers, and Aid.
Hueelng called up the committee report
previously laid over. Aid. Huesing then
moved that the report be accepted with
change of terms 10 three years instead of
two
Aldermn Guyer submitted a letter
from s. F. Smith, of Davenport, speak
ing of the Ugh values of ste N rollers in
m lnicipsl work.
The motion of Aid. Huesing was
adopted by unanimous vote.
Aid. Guyer submitted pla. of a
new addition which was referred to the
ssteet and alley committee.
Aid Guyer from the sewer committee
r:ported fsvorsbly as to certain sewers
and recommended that the petitions be
granted ana the matter referred to the
ordinance committee. So ordered.
Aid Kennedy moved that the matter
of Toliiver and Kelly be referred to the
sewer committee. Carried.
Bids for the Seventeenth street sewer
were ordered opened, and NJ. Yerbury's
bid at 80 cents per running foot was &C
cepted by unanimous vote.
The clerk read a petition of the Gels
ner Mfg. Co., of Pennsylvania, to erect
frame warehouse in Spencer & Cases
addition Granted.
The clerk read petition of business
men asking that the bridge on Four
teenth avenue be raised TO grade, to per-
NIT the extension of the Elm street cleo
trio line to Thirty-eighth street. Petition
granted and ordinance committee iu-
structed to prepare an ordinance accord
inely.
The clerk read petition from F. Pc.
tar, editor of the Volks Zeituug, asking
authority to publish the proceedings Of
the council and official advertisements
Referred to the printing committee.
Tee clerk read letter from 0. q.
Jewell suggesting, as the water filter
plant is inadequate, aud Mr.. Cable de-
ines to do anything more, that the city
purchase four additional filters, which
will be equal to all requirements. Aid.
Evans moved to refer to the Hon. Ben
7. Cable. Aid. Corkeu moved as an
amendment that it be referred to the
water-works committee. The amend
ment was adopted.
On motion the council adjourned.
ROBERT KoEHLER, CITY Clerk,