Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-06
OUR LAW MAKERS.
The Adjourned Meeting of the
City Council.
PAVING AND OTHER MATTERS.

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The Eighteenth Street Paving Considered
Sweeping the Street.-The Contracts
for Fourth Avenue Before the Alder
Clay Company.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
CITY COUNCIL Rooms, Rock ISLAND,
ILL.,. Jan. 5. 1898 The council met at
8 p. NJ. pursuant to adjourn ment, Mayor
McCouochie presiding and all the alder
men present. On call of the committee
on bridges Aid. Schroeder moved that
| the committee ascertain the present cost
of wooden and iron bridges. Adopted.
Aid. Bladel. from the ordinance COM
mittee, presented an. ordinance for the
improvement of Eighteenth street from
Third to Seventh avenues.
AID Kennedy presented q petition
from property holders requesting tina.
the section Of Eighteenth street between
Seventh and Eighth avenues be not in-
cluded In the proposed paving ordinance.
Received and ordered placed on file.
The ordinance extending the paving of
Eighteenth street to the south line Of
Seventh avenue was then pas ed by
unanimous vote.
Aid. Huesing, from the printing COM
mittee, reported that Stone & Co would
make no other price for their directories
that two copies be ordered. Aid Hres-
ing moved to amend by masking the num-
Der five. The amendment was lost end
the original motionsprevailed.
Aid. Kennedy. from the street and AL
ley committee, reported against purshss-
ing horse street-sweeper and in favor
of sweeping by manual labor AID.
Schroeder, from the finance committee,
coucurred in this report, and said tina, in
quiry had shown that mechanical sweep
ers were very injurious to brick pave
ments. Report adopted
Aid Guyer read a communication from
A E Rutledge. of the Nstiohal Clay Co.,
giving its reasons for refusing to name
prices for Rock Island brick to contrac-
tors other than its stockholders, and
stating that it is now in position to
supply legitimate demand and will name
price to tie trade il the council sees fit
TO indicate a preference for brick made
by home industry.
Aid. Kennedy on whose request, Sec
onded by Aid. Huesing. the Fourth ave-
nue. paving ordnance was last Monday
laid over under the law to the next regu-
l-r meeting. Stated his willingness to
withdraw the request so that the matter
might be brought up for consideration.
The mayor ruled that such Withdrawal
could not be considered except by unan-
~
jected.
The clerk read q petition of J. L. Mo-
ran, asking leave TO occupy 6 siding of
the c., B & Q railway temporarily with
oil tank cars. Granted un4nireusly.
The clerk read petition from Mrs B.
Noansn for leave to lay 7.foot brick
sidewalk in front of her premises on SIX,
teenth street; also q petition from Wills
lam Rinck, both of which were referred
to the street and alley committee.
The clerk read communication in re-
lstion to a deep water canal convention
to be held at the Arlington hotel, WASH
ington. Jan. 10. from the Duluth chsm
Der of commerce. Received and placed
on file.
The communication of the Natiousl
Clay Co. was read second time and re-
ferred to thu finance and street AMI alley
com mittees Il is as follows:
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, Jan, 5, 1870 |
the Honorable Mayor and City Council OF
the city Of Rock Island: In explanation |
Of the fact that the Nstionsl Clay Co. |
has refused to quote prices on brick to |
other than the Rockford Con-
struction Co, we would respectfully s.y |
we have been unable hitherto to name |
prices to others than those directly in
terested in our brick on accoun. of our
factory being q new industry with many
difficulties to encounter and name to
make for its product. which we consider
could be done only by those having a di-
rect interest in the same: We feared any
prices named might be used By rival in
tustries to unfairly uRderbid us. or if
not, then Inst our brick might be so
handled as to impair i:s reputation which
We we're endeavoring to build up for
hem, and previous to the last meeting of
he city council we had authorized Aid.
3uyer to explain our position as above.
II, however. the city sees ft to protect &
Rock Island industry by specifying Rock
Island brick in the work to be done this
reason, we will name prices on the same
% all responsible parties and make eurh
igures rs will keep the price below that
If outside factories.
Respectfully submitted.
NATIONAL CLAY Co.
By A. E Rutledge, managing director
Adiourn,d.
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