Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-03
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
ON lsl Pioceedlpgs OF. the City Council
Last Evenl0G.


Omclsl P,oceedinGs Of. the City Council
Last EvenisE.
CIrY COUNCIL ROoM. Rock ISLAND
july 2.-The council met in ad.
iourned session at 8 O'Clock p. m,
Mayor Knox presiding and all the
aldermen present except Foss and
TindalI. On motion of Aid. Nelson,
the council took a recess for the
purpose of inspecting the pavement
on Seventh avenue between Seven
teenth and Twenty-third streets. On
reassembling Aid. Schneider moved
that the pavement on Seventh ave-
nue. from the east line of Seventeenth
street to the west line of Twentieth
street and from the east line OF
Twentieth street to the west line OF
Twenty-third street be accepted.
Carried.
Aid. Maucker moved that the
mayor and clerk be Authorized to set
tie with H. l.. Wheelan for the Sew
enth avenue paving according to
contract. Carried.
Aid. Schreiner, from the joint
committee of the street and alley
and sewer committees, reported on
the petition Of H. D. Folsom and
others, recommending that 6-inch
tile be laid from Eighth to sixth
avenues, and q lO-inch tile from
Sixth to Fifth avenues on Eleventh
street. at q cost not exceeding $275,
to be charged to the sewer fund.
Aid. Schroeder moved that the re-
port be adopted. Carried 10 to 2
schneider and Nelson).
Aid. Schreiper, of the sewer COM
mittee, reported that the bids on the
Seventh ward sewer system were as
follows: Davis Co., $4,666.96: NJ.
Yerbury. $685.. SO; Rosenfield Bros.
$5.173.4O; Miller & Co., $5,232; and
recon mended that the contract be
awarded to Davis Co., they being the
lowest bidders, and that the report
be adopted. Carried.
Aid. Dauber moved that the con-
tract be awarded to Davis Co.
Carried.
Aid. Schneider moved that the
mayor and city clerk enter into CON-
tract with Davis company for the
construction OF the Seventh ward
sewer according to specifications.
Carried.
Aid. Maucker moved that the
checks be returned to unsuccessful
bidders. Carried.
Aid. Schroeder moved that the
mayor, superintendent of waterworks
and waterworks committee report
recommendations.at the next regular
meeting of the council in regard to
purchasing new pump for the fill
tering plant. Carried.
H. c. Harris addressed the city
council relating to auctioneers' IL
censes, urging reduction of the
same.
Aid. Kennedy moved that the mat
ter be referred to the city attorney
and ordinance committee to report at
the next meeting Of the city council.
Carried.
Aid. Ponder read a petition from
G. Schneider and others requesting
that Mr.. Vandywater be allowed to
place popcorn and candy stand on
the corner of Twentieth street and
Third avenue, and moved that the
petition be granted. Carried.
Aid. Zeis read petition from John
Schroeder and others for extension of
water mains on Sixth street between
Ninth and Eleventh avenues. Re-
ferred to waterworks committee on
motion of Aid. Schroeder.
Aid. Kennedy read a resolution for
the purchase Of 500 feet of water
main to be placed on Twenty-sev-
enth street and Seventh avenue.
Adopted.
On motion of Aid. Schroeder. the
mayor and fire and light committee
were empowered to have a suitable
brake placed on the hook and ladder
truck.
Aid. Kennedy moved that Mrs.
McElherne be allowed q rebate of
$l3.46 on the Twenty-third street
pavement, on account of excess as
sessment. Carried.
Aid. Schroeder moved that the
mayor and fire and light committee
be authorized to dispose OF certain
horse at the No. 3 fire department
and to purchase one to replace the
same. Carried.
Aid. Schreiner moved that the city
engineer be instructed to prepare
the grade for the pipe and such in
lets as are needed on Eleventh street,
and that the sewer committee be in
structed to ask for private bids and
report to the council. Carried.
The clerk read q communication
from q. p. Olson relative to certain
sidewalks in the Seventh ward. Re-
ierred to the aldermen from the Sew
enth ward to report at the next
meeting OF the city council on mo-
ton of Aid. Schneider.
The clerk read a communication
from f. H. Guyer requesting the city
council to vacate the alley in block
=, Guyer's third addition to the city
of Rock Island. as the school board
had bought the north 200 feet of said
block for a school building. Re-
ferred to the street and alley commit.
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