Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-17
MUNICIPAL MATTERS,
Official Proceedings of Last Nights Semi.
Monthly Council Meeting.


CITY COUNCIL Room. Rock ISLAND.
July 15.-The city council met in
regular semi-monthly session at d.
M. Mayor Medill presi ding. and
all the aldermen present except Foss.
The m inutes of the last regular and
adjourned meetings were read and
approved.
City Attorney Haas, in behalf of
the finance committee. reported al
lowance of the bills of the physician
and nurse in the small pox case by
the board of supervisors, the former
at an arbitrary reduction. Report
received and placed on file.
Aid. Maucker. from the fire and
light committee, made report
recommending the purchase of a
horse and the hiring OF an additional
man to complete the fire department.
Report adopted.
Aid. Bladel, from the committee
on parks, submitted report on the
bin of Ed Huntlev. finding that the
material charged for had been fur
nished to M. Buncher, the park COM
missioner, for his private use. and
recommending that the park COM
missioner be requested to send in
his resignation. Also an affidavit
from Mr.. Buncher to the effect that
the bill Of Ed Huntley was vouched
for by mistake. Report laid over on
request of Aids. Roth and Dauber.
Aid. Kuschmann submitted amend
ed estimates of the cost OF improy-
ing sections of Nineteenth and Sew
enteenth streets. Adopted.
Aid. kuschmann, from the street
and alley committee, reported recon-
mending change of grade on Twen-
tieth street, which was adopted.
Also an ordinance establishing the
grade of Twentieth street. which was
accompanied by a petition embrac-
ing the consent of all property hold
ers assessed. Passed II to /. Of. II.
Schroeder).
Aid. Roth, from the waterworks
committee, reported in favor of ex-
tending lead pipe from the old To-
cation OF the Jack fountain to the
new one at the scale house Report
adopted.
The matter of objections to the
Sixth ward sewer was. on motion of
Aid. Corken. referred to the mavor,
city attorney. city engineer and al
dermen of the Sixth ward.
Aid Maucker, from the special
committee, reported in favor of
transferring the fire chiefs waron to
the police department. with a com
pensation from the police department
of $50. Report adopted IL to ?,
(kennedy, Nelson).
Bids for street improvements were
ordered opened. and the clerk read
the same as follows:
Sixteenth Street-Flick & johnson
Construction company. National
Clay company's brick, Sl.l9: Gales
burg S1.23 per square yard; curling
So cents per lineal foot; resetting, 6
cents.
Edwards a. Walsh Construction
company. Galesburg brick, s1.44;
curling, 81 cents; resetting, ) cents.
Fifth avenue-F'lick & johnson
Construction Co., National Clay Co.'S.
brick. Sill; Galesburg. Sl.21; curb
ing. 5S cents; rese,ting. 6 cents
| Edwards g. Walsh Construction Co,
Galesburg brick. 81 10; curbing. 81
cents; resetting, cents.
Eighteenth street-Flick & John
son Construction Co.. macadam. 81
cents per square ward; curbing, 80
cents per foot; resetting, & cents.
Edwards q Walsh Construction Co..
macadam, y cents; curbing, "a
cents; resetting, 5 cents.
The contract for the improvement
on Sixteenth street was on motion of
Aid. Maucker awarded to Flick d
johnson Construction Co. Galesburg
brick to be used; also to the same
Tor Fifth avenue, Galesburg brick, on
motion of Aid. Roth; also the macad-
amizing OF Eighteenth street, on
motion of Aid. Bladel.
The matter of lowering a water
main on Eighteenth street was re-
| ferred to the waterworks committee
and superintendent with power to
act, on motion of Aid. Bladel.
The clerk read an invitation from
the combined camps of Modern
Woodmen. asking the council to at
tend the festivities on the Goth. Ac-
cepted on motion of Aid. Corken.
Aid. Roth offered resolution look
ing to an additional inlet pipe for the
waterworks. which was adopted on
motion of Aid. Kuschmanp.
Aid. +. II. Schroeder offered a
resolution authorizing John Cramer
to construct well in front of his
premises, Eighth avenue and Twelfth
street. Adopted.
Aid. Maucker offered a resolution
authorizing the mayor and fire and
light committee to purchase a horse
for the use of the fire department.
Adopted.
Aid. johnson offered resolution
instructing the city clerk to notify l.
Huber to remove certain building
from its encroachment on Ninth
street. Carried.
Aid. Bladel offered an ordinance
| to license and regulate bill rosters.