Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-19
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Omcial Proceedings OF Last Evenings
Significantly Meeting.

Semi-Monthly Meeting.
CRY COUNCIL ROOM, Rock ISLAND.
June 12.-The city council met in
regular semi-monthly session at 8 D.
M, Mayor Medill presiding, and all
the aldermen present. The minutes
OF the last regular and adjourned
meetings were read and approved.
The mayor nominated for patrol
man Max kautz. Rejected, 6 to s.
The mayor nominated for patrol
man Richard Carnes. Rejected, 6
to 8.
Aid. Kennedy. from the claims
committee. reported against the
Avery claim, for the loss of a horse
Report adopted.
Also as to the claim of DR.. Bern
hardi recommending that the cost of
the fagstones broken be ascertainea
by the street superintendent and re-
ported to the council. Report
adopted.
Also on the claim of II. A. johnson
recommending that the amount of
the tax collected be refunded.
Adopted.
Aid. Corken moved that the sum
of $l.194.67 be allowed the o. S.
Kelly company. A substitute to de-
fer was lost and the motion adopted,
10 to4.
Aid. Bladel. from the committee
on licenses and markets, reported
adversely on the proposition to
license billposters. Report adopted.
Aid. Kuschmann. from the street
and alley committee, submitted re-
port recommending change in the
grade of Eighth-and-a-half avenue
| between Twenty-fifth and Twenty
seventh streets. Report adopted.
Also on the petition of Littig and
others in favor Of filling sidewalks on
Ninth street to grade. Report
adopted.
Also as to the filling on Eighth
and-half avenue. that the work has
been ordered done. Report APP
proved.
The clerk read an ordinance es-
tablishing certain grades on Seventh
avenue east of Thirty-eighth street.
Passed by unanimous vote, on mo-
| ZION Oh AlU. ross.
Aid. Foss, from the sewer commit
tee, submitted the ordinance as
amended for the establishment of a
system OF sewers in the Sixth ward
Passed by unanimous vote.
Aid. Kennedy submitted an es-
innate Of the cost of the sewer sys-
tenn in the Sixth ward, which was
accepted.
Aid. Foss moved that the city at
torney be instructed to begin pro-
ceedings in the county court under
the Sixth ward sewer ordinance.
Carried.
Aid. Foss submitted reports &C
cepting the sewer of the Barth &
Babcock addition, and the Seventh
ward system, constructed by Davis
company, and authorizing settle
ment by the mayor and city clerk,
which were adopted.
Aid. Foss submitted petition
from l.. S. McCabe and others, ask
ing that the construction of a certain
sewer, part of the Seventh ward sys-
TEN, be deferred until grade is es-
tablished, and that 500 be withheld
from Davis company on contract un-
til the work is done. Davis company
accepting to this proposition.
Adopted.
Aid. Foss, from the sewer commit
tee. reported favorably as to a sewer
on Twelfth street. and directing that
an ordinance be prepared according
ly. Adopted.
Aid. Roth submitted a report from
the water works committee recon-
mending the building of stand pipe
on the bluff at the intersection of
Ninth avenue and Thirtieth street,
the establishing of an auxiliary cleo
trio pump. and the laying of an s.
inch main on Thirtieth street; and
that the mayor and aldermen visit
cities having standpipes. to gather
practical information on the subject,
Report adopted on motion of Aid.
Kennedy.
Aid. Roth also submitted report
recommending that 24-inch addi-
tional inlet pipe be laid. Laid over
on request of Aids. Foss and Bladel.
Also a water main on Twelfth
street. Adopted,
The rules were suspended. and bids
for the improvement of Nineteenth
street were ordered opened.
The clerk read the bids for paving
Nineteenth and other streets as fol-
lows:
Rockford Construction Company
Rock Island brick. S1.06 per square
yard; same, city standard size, S1.0S;
Galesburg. $1.12; curbing 51A cents
per lineal foot; resetting, 6 cents.
Flick d johnson Construction COM
pany-Galesburg brick. s1.1s; Rock
Island brick, $1.14; same, city STAN
dard, $l.16; curling, Sic; resetting.
SC.
| Edwards 4 Walsh Construction
company-Rock Island brick, $1.05;
Galesburg. S1.1l!; curbing, sic; re-
setting, Sc.
McGugin & Mckay-Galesburg or
Rock Island brick, sl.23; curbing.
53c; resetting. Sc.
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