Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-22

MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
OfficiAl Proceedings Of Last Nights Coun
ell Meeting


ell Meeting
CITY COUNCIL ROOM, Rock ISLAND,
Dec. 81, 1S94.-The city council met
in adjourned session at p. m.
Mayor Medill presiding and all the
aldermen present except +. w.
Schroeder.
Aid. Cramer from the ordinance
committee. presented an ordinance
granting to j. A. Crawford, W. B.
Smith and y. ID. Bond the right to
use the streets, alleys, etc, for the
erection of pole and wires for tele
graphing and telephone purposes.
and moved its adoption. Passed by
unanimous vote.
Aid. kuschman from the street and
alley committee reported recon-
mending that the plat of the Twenty
Rock Island be accepted, provided
bonds lee furnished to place certain
streets and avenues therein to grade.
Aid. Foss moved that the dedica-
ton be amended by inserting the
words, ''or not less than Is feet"
after the words ..of equal size" and
the words .'or not less than As feet"
after the words "a 60-foot street"
Carried, 10 to 2, Of. II. Schroeder,
Kennedy.
Report of Aid. Kuschmann was laid
over under the rules upon request of
Aid. Kennedy and johnson.
Aid. Kuschmann of the street and
alley committee. reported that the
electric light poles on Twentieth
street south of Ninth avenue, had
been removed to the curb line. in
compliance with NJ. NJ. Surgeons
petition. Report adopted on motion
of Aid. Dauber.
Aid. Roth. of the waterworks COM
mittce, reported on the bids for the
construction of the standpipe. that
the Chicago Bridge Il Iron Co.'S. bid
was the lowest and recommended
that the contract be awarded to said
company. Report adopted.
Aid. Cramcr moved that the con-
Bridge & Iron Co. for the sum of
1924. Carried unanimously.
Aid. Bladel moved that the mayor
and city clerk be authorized to enter
into contract with the Chicago Bridge
g. Iron Co. for the construction of
the standpipe. Carried.
Aid. Cramer moved that the checks
of the unsuccessful bidders be re-
turned to them. Carried.
The clerk read a communication
from the medical staff of St. Antho-
ny's hospital. requesting the extern
sion of the water mains from in front
of Huber's brewery to the new hospi-
tai building.
Aid. Dauber moved that the pray
er of the petition be granted. Car
ried.
The clerk read communi cation
from the Davenport & Rock Island
Street Railway company. petitioning
for relieffrom additional paving taxes
for year or two.
Aid. Foss moved that the petition
be received and placed on file.
Aid. Schneider moved as n substi.
tute that the prayer of the petition
be granted. Substitute carried, II
to ,, (Bladel and Nelson)
The mayor presented an estimat,
of II. G. Paddock of the cost o
Strengthening Seventh avenue east o
Thirtieth street.
Aid. Bladel moved that the matter
be referred to the street and allie,
committee and the mayor for recon
mendations. Carried.
A verbal proposition from tn,
Davis company, offering to put il
$50 feet of 10-inch water maios at s
per foot. to. supply St. Anthony
hospital, the same to he paid for on
of next years appropriation, was &C
cepted on motion of Aid. Roth.
NJ. Nj. Sturgeon submitted his bon'
in the sum of $500 to properly grad,
certain streets and avenues in tn
Twenty-iirst street addition by Ma,
l, 1895.
Bond accepted on motion of Aid
Dauber.
Aid. Roth moved that the plat sub
mitted by Nj. NJ. Sturgeon. of tn
Twenty-iirst street addition to tn
city of Rock Island, be adopted
Carried.
Ayes-Roth. Bladel, Johnson, Coz
ken, Dauber, Kuschmann, Schneider
Foss-8.
Noes-F. II. Schroeder, CrameI
Kennedy, Nelson.
On motion of Aid. Bladel, tn
council adjourned.
A. d. HuEslNG, City Clerk.
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