Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-07
SIDE TALK.
Matters Discussed at the Council Meeting
Last Night.


council there was considerable business
transacted, besides looking after several
matters of moment. After hearing re-
ports of the committees there was adopt
ed an ordinance for sewer on Seven
teenth street and Tenth avenue.
Typographical Map.
On motion the regular order of eusi>
| ness was suspended ana William Jackson
came before the council and explained
the matter of the proposition that the
city council Din Davenport and Moline
in spproprating 4 certain amount to-
ward jointly purchasing Typographical
map of the locality, which will be used
in advertising the three cities, and also Of
obtaining one TO be taken from the ORR
ginsl for the use of each city. 10 Mr..
Jackson 0pinion, it was not beyond the
power of the council to appropriate
certain sum for that purpose He did
not agree with the Moline city attorney
In the !atter's views. sud after giving his
reasons therefor he hoped that the coun-
Gil would see its way clearly to assist in
the enterprise
AID. Guyer was of the same opinion.
He explained in detail the project, and
then cffered q resolution providing that
cCmmitee be appointed composed Of
Aids Schroeder, Hetter aud Knox to act
10 conjunction with the committees from
the other cities in looking after the
work. City Attorney Haas explained
that he did not see any reason to pre-.
vent the city council from ordering
map for its uses SO long as it WAS not
done in the interests of any fair enter
prise.
Aid. Schroeder thought that IL should
not be ordered unless it was for the use
Of the city in showing the water works
end sewerage system. Aid. Knox was
| Of the opinion that better description
TO the council before the committee WAS
given power to act
Aid. Gayer explained that it ought to
be made TO show what would be of use
to the city and that the committee
should act in securing those things that
it might think necessary.
Aid. Corken WAS of the opinion that it
was al excellent thing for The locality,
and that the council ought not to be
guided by what Moline does in the mat.
ter. I'VE have good lpcstion and a
good city, said the alderman. land we
don't want to take a back seat in letting
people know it j."
After some further discussion Aid.
Guyer's resolution WAS adopted.
The petition for the paving of Twea-
ty-third street then came up, and after
some discussion was properly referred.
The Paving Bids Opened.
On motion the bids for the paving of
Fourth avenue, Eighteenth street and
the improvement of Twentieth street.
were then opened On motion of Aid
Huesing recess of 10 minutes was
taken to figure which WIS the lowest
bids. and the finance committee reported
but did not designate which was the
lowest bid A string was tied to each
bid, so that it put a number OF the alder
men at sea.
Aid. Huesing contended that Edwards
s. Walsh were the lowest bidders and
moved that the contracts be accorded to
them for all the WORK. On account Of
the clauses in the bids it made matters
somewhat com plcsted and long dis
cussiou resulted. Edwards 8 Walsh
didn't want any contract unless they got
them all. the idea in this being to use
part of the cut on Fourth avenue as q fill
on Eighteenth street. The Rockford Con-
struction company had provision In its
bid that if it did not get the Fourth ave.
nue. job the city should furnish the dirt
for the fill on Eighteenth street. Finally
several amendments were offered and one
by Aid Kennedy providing that the firm
to whom the contract was awarded fur
nish dirt other than that off Fourth ave-
nue. was adopted and the motion Of Aid.
Huesiu to swar the contracts was car
ried.
X p Entertainment.
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