Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-11
CITY AFFAIRS.
Proceedings of Last Evenings Adjourned
Council Meeting
[oficial Report

lOfical Report.
CITY COUNCIL Room, Rock ISLAND,
July 10.-The city council met in
adjourned session at p. M. Mayor
Medill presiding, and all the alder
men present, except Foss. The clerk
read the annual report of the library
board, which was received and or
dered placed on file on motion of
Aid. Kuschman.
The plat of Osborn's subdivision
was referred to the street and allev
committee on motion of Aid. Bladel.
A communication from G.. l.. Rem
ley requesting the use of the abat-
tolr Tor storing hay, was referred to
the committee on license on motion
OF Aid. Evans.
The clerk read a petition from
Fred kann and others for an electric
light, the same to be placed on the
northeast corner of Fifteenth street
and Ninth avenue.
Aid. Kennedy moved that the
prayer OF the petition be granted and
the aldermen of the Third ward in
structed to locate the light. Car
ried.
The clerk stated that he had re-
celved one bid on the Twenty-third
street improvement, and asked
whether the council desired to have
the bid opened.
Aid. Bladel moved that the bid be
returned unopened and that the clerk
be instructed to readvertise for bids
for the improvement of Seventeenth,
Nineteenth and Twenty-third streets
Aid. Maucker moved as a substi-
| tute that the bid be opened and read
Substitute lost, 8 to 4 (Corben, Dau-
Der, Maucker. Evans). The original
motion was then carried by unani-
nous vote.
The clerk read a communication
from Miss Kate Koch, claiming dam
ages to her property located on the
| corner of Second street and Fourth
avenue caused by the cutting down
of Fourth avenue. Aid Bladel
moved that the communication be
| referred to the street and alley COM
mittee and city attorney.
Aid. Kennedy read an ordinance es-
tablishing grades on Fifth-and-a-haif
and Sixth avenues and Twenty-eighth
street, and moved that it be referred
to the street and alley committee and
| city engineer. Carried.
| Aid. Kennedy submitted a plan of
a bridge across Fourteenth avenue
near Twenty-fifth street and moved
that it be referred to the bridge COM
mittee and city engineer to investi-
gate and report it at the next meet
ing. Carried.
Aid. Bladel offered a resolution in
structing the superintendent of
streets to put in catch basins on east
side OF Fifth avenue and Second street,
and south side of Fifth avenue and
Third street and moved its adoption
Carried.
Aid. Corken offered resolution
instructing the clerk to notify Meyer
Rosenfield to move the walk on the
corner of Seventeenth street and Sew
enth avenue back to the property
line, the Rock Island & Milan Street
Car company and Central Union Tel
ephOne company to set their poles on
said street within the curb line, and
also to instruct the uperintendent of
streets to put said street in good con-
dition as soon as the walk and poles
are moved as above required. Adopt
ed.
Aid. Kennedy moved that the petit
ton OF property owners on Forty
third street for water main extension
be refe. red to the waterworks COM
mittee. Carried.
Aid. Bladel moved that the council
90 into committee of the whole to
consider the annual appropriation
ordinance. Carried.
After due deliberation the commit
tee arose and reported an ordinance
making annual appropriations for
the fiscal year 1898 in the aggregate
sum of So, 1921, which was adopted
by unanimous vote. The committee
also reported resolution setting
aside the sum of $40, 36397 distribute
ed among the various funds, which
was unanimously adopted.
The council adjourned on motion
of Aid. Schroeder
A. ID. HUEsING. City Clerk.