Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-22
CITY CONCERNS.
Afternoon Session and Inspection by the
Municipal Body.


fOfacial Report
CITY COUNCIL Room, ROCK ISLAND,
June 21.-The city council met in
ad journed session, Mayor Medill pre-
siding and all the aldermen present.
The clerk read a petition from j. E.
Montrose, asking permission to build
a frame shed in the Harper house
ward, also a remonstrance signed by
George Schneider against the loca-
ton of the shed as proposed. Aid.
Bladel moved that the petition and
remonstrance be referred to the fire
and light committee with power to
act. Carried.
The clerk read a communication
from Fred Hass in relation to the oc-
cupancy of First avenue by ii. {.
johnson and others for a Touring
mill and the X. /. Il =. Railway COM
pany for sidetracks. Aid. Corken
moved that the communication be
received and placed on file. Aid
Bladel offered as a substitute that it
be referred to the street and alley
and ordinance committees. Subsi-
tute carried, - to l. Fickenscher.)
Aid. Bladel moved that the Rock
Island Stove Co. be given permission
to raise the sewer under their build
ing on Fourth street. Carried.
The clerk read bill from j.. n.
Huntoon for 1928. SO, balance due him
on contract; also the city engineers
final estimate showing this amount
due. Aid Foss moved that j. n.
Huntoon be allowed 5000 on account.
Carried unanimously.
Aid. Bladel moved that a recess be
taken to inspect the grade in the
Second. Third and Fourth wards, and
also n route of the proposed storm
drain in Schnell's addition. Car
ried.
On reassembling Aid. Dauber, from
the sewer committee, reported in ia
vor OF accepting a proposition from
Barth & Babcock. they to put in box
drain on Tenth avenue extending from
the west side of the alley in Taylor's
addition to the west side of the alley
in block Barth Il Babcock's addi-
ton. the city to fill in on Tenth ave
nue. on each side of the box drain so
as to afford a driveway. Report re-
ceived and proposition accepted by
Unanimous vote, on motion OF AID.
Evans.
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engineer be instructed to prepare an
| estimate of the cost of a storm drain
| from the west line of Twenty-seventh
| street a distance of about 40 feet TO
| the old culvert. Carried.
Aid. Bladel moved that the petit
| ton of +. Baum back for the closing
| of culvert on Fifth avenue be not
| granted. Carried.
| Aid. Foss moved that the city en-
| cineer be instructed to prepare an
| estimate of the cost of n storm drain
of sufficient capacity, connecting
ITwenty-seventh street with culvert
running diagonally across Fifth ave-
nue.. Carried.
| Aid. Foss moved that the city en-
| gineer be instructed to prepare an
| estimate of the cost of constructing
a storm drain of sufficient size to
carry off storm water commencing
at Twenty-fifth street and Ninth
| avenue running west along Ninth
| avenue to Twenty-fourth street,
| thence north to the Mississippi river,
| also to prepare estimate of cost OF
| storm drain of sufficient capacity
commencing at Twenty-tifth street,
| running diagonally through Schnell's
addition to Tenth avenue anu west
| to Seventeenth street Carried unanl-
mously.
Aid. Corken moved that the street
and alley committee and city engi-
| neer be instructed to investigate the
matter of grades from Seventeenth
| street between Fourth and Sixth ave-
nues west to the Mississippi river
with a view of establishing an easier
! grade. Carried.
| Aid Kennedy moved that the clerk
be authorized to advertise for bids
for replanking Rock river bridges as
| previously recommended by the
bridge committee. Carried.
The council adjourned on motion
1 Aid. Evans.
| A ID. HUEsING, City Clerk.