Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-14
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.



at $ p N. pursuant to adjournment.
aldermen present. The clerk read
the official bonds of Il. +. Knox.
mayor: A. ID. Huesing. clerk: &. X.
Cham berlin. treasurer: Ezra Wilcher
superintendent of ,watesworks; II. ii.
Holland. superintendent of streets:
James Johnston. chief of the fire
department.: DR. +. NJ. Sala, health
com missioner; 5. I. Nelson, bridge
toll collector: W. A. Norris, weigh
master; F. j. Hodges. park commits
sioner: Andrew EtZel. city marshal;
George Long. deputy marshal; to-
gether with those of the patrolmen
and the city scavenger, all of which
were approved.
The clerk submitted his annual es-
Inmates of receipts and expenditures
for guidance in making the annual
appropriation ordinance. which were
ordered received and placed on file,
on motion of Aid. Maucker.
The clerk read communication
from the Penn Tank company asking
compensation for the death of a
horse, resulting from fright from
The city's std\m roller. Referred to
the claims committee and city attor-
new. on motion of Aid. Dauber.
The clerk read petition from the
TRICKY Sprinkler company, asking
for a renewal of last years arrange
ment as TO sprinkiing. etc., and a
compensation of SO per month for
sprinkling Market square. Referred
| to the waterworks committee, on mo-
ton of Aid. Maucker.
Petitions of Slattery Il Lamp,
Davis company, and the Peoples
Power company, for permission to
open paved streets were granted.
The clerk read petition from c.
?. Harson asking that he be given
employ ment. he having broken a
wrist on city work and being unable
to earn a living. Referred to the
street and alley committee and the
MAYOR.
Also a petition from E. b. Swain
and others, asking that Mr.. Swain,
a flagman stationed at Eighteenth
street. be employed by the city in
connection with his work. Referred
to the police committee and the
mayor.
The clerk read invitations from
John Buford Post, q. A. R., to par
ticipate in Memorial day exercises.
Invitations accepted. the municipal
authorities to turn out in a body, on
motion of Aid. Schroeder.
Aid. Foss offered 4 resolution in
strncting the ordinance committee
to report an ordinance requiring all
bicycle riders to use lights at night
and limit speed. Referred to the
ordinance committee.
Aid. Schroeder moved that the
MAYOR. street ard alley committee
and city engineer report an estimate
of the cost of a stone. sectional tile
or calvert on Thirty-seventh street
and Fourteenth avenue. Adopted.
Aid. Schroeder offered resolution
authorizing John Cramer to put
watering trough in at his place on
twelfth street at his own expense.
AdoDted.
Aid. Foss offered resolution cit
ing it as the sense of the council that
all contractors employed upon city
work should employ home labor.
Adopted.
Aid. Gall moved that a committee
of three be appointed to wait on H.
l.. Wheelan and the Edwards & Walsh
Construction company and request
them to have their stone curbing cut
in Rock Island instead of at the
quarries.
Adj. Schreiner offered a resolution
instructing the street and alley COM
mittee to have surplus dirt from
Twelfth street hauled to low places
on Sixth and Tenth avenues. Adopted.
Aid. Fender offered a petition for
the extension of watermains on
Twentyfourth street. Referred to
the water works committee, to report
at the next meeting.
Aid. Gall moved that the street
superintendent be instructed to clean
the cutters on all unimproved
streets. Referred to the street and
alley committee.
Aid. Gall offered petition for the
extension of watermains on Thir-
teenth avenue, T~entv-ninth and
Thirtieth streets. Referred to the
waterworks committee.
Aid. Gall offered a resolution pro-
viding for system of sewers in the
Sixth ward. Adopted.
Aid. Kennedy offered q resolution
amending the rules so as to provide
a membership from each ward in the
street and alley committee. The
resolution was adopted and the rule
changed by unanimous vote.
Aid. Kennedy offered a resolution
instructing the street superintendent
to set grade stakes for certain side
walks. Referred to the street and
allev committee.
Aid. johnson offered a resolution
instructing the waterworks superin-
tendent to remove to the curb line a
hydrant on Tenth street and Third
avenue. Carried.
Aid. johnson moved that the po-
lice committee be authorized to re.
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