Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-20
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Official Proceedings of Last Nights City
Council Meeting.

CITY COUNCIL Room. Rock ISLAND,
Aug. 19.-The council met in regular
semi-monthly session at O'Clock p.
M. Mayor Knox presiding and all the
aldermen present except Foss. The
minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
A petition from DR.. j. +. Myers
for the extension of water main 100
feet was read by the clerk. Aid.
Surmau moved to refer to the water
works committee. Aid. Dauber
moved as an amendment that the
petition be granted. Amendment
lost and petition referred.
Aid. Kennedy, from the claims
committee. reported favorably the
claims of z. Peterson $40 and John
Mulhern SlO.S5 and adversely on Pc
titions of Penn Tank Line Co. and
Cooper & Bern. Reports adopted.
Aid. Schneider, from the street and
alley committee. reported in favor of
T. Nye's petition, and of the petition
for special alley in block between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets and
Seventh and Eighth avenues. Re-
ports adopted.
Aid. Schreiner. from the sewer
committee. reported estimates for
sewers in the Sixth ward. Adopted
on motion OF AID. Fender.
The city attorney was instructed
to begin condemnation proceedings
for the Sixth ward sewers in the
| county court, and the clerk to adver-
tise for proposals, on motion of Aid.
Kennedy.
A petition of Messrs. Kueck and
johnson for leave to run a pipe on
Fourteenth avenue to make water
connection was granted, on motion
of Aid. Nelson.
Aid. Tindall, from the water
works committee, reported favorably
bills Of j. T. Noftsker and NJ. Yer
bury. Referred to the finance COM
mittee.
Also favorably on the petition of
the Rock Island Building association
to be allowed to put in a Waterman,
the city to take the main when it
pays s PEI cent on the investment.
Report adopted.
Aid. Nelson read petition from
the Seventh ward property holders,
for Waterman extensions, heretofore
presented and favorably acted upon,
and moved that the Thirty-ninth
street extension be formally added to
the others ordered. Carried.
Aid. Fender offered an ordinance
establishing certain grades. Passed
y to (TindalD.
The mayor called attention to the
claim of Mrs. McElherne for rebate
OF SIC. 65 on error, and on motion of
Aid. Maucker a committee was APP
pointed to confer with the Edwards
& Walsh Construction company on
the subject, and the mayor appointed
as such committee Aids. Nelson,
Schneider and Schroeder.
Aid. Dauber offered an ordinance
amending section 8, article 6, chap
ter II, of the revised crdin ances re-
lating to dram shops by striking out
the words forbidding the keeping
open of saloons on Sundays and moved
its adoption. Aid. Kennedy moved
rs an amendment to lay over to the
next meeting. The amendment was
rejected, 10 to 3, and the ordinance
adopted.
Ayes-Schroeder, Schneider, Pen
der. Schreiner. Tindall, Zeis, John
son. Surman, Maucker. Daubsr-1o.
Noes-kennedy, Gall, Nelson's.
Aid. Gall offered an ordinance
changing certain grades on Twenty
seventh street. Passed by unani-
nous vote.
Aid. Dauber presented report
recommending the purchase of a
strip of ground on Tenth avenue
from j. ID. TAYLOR, $40J.1l. Referred
back to committee and city attorney
to inquire as to the legality of the
proposed purchase. on motion of
Aid. Schneider.
Aid. johnson reported the dump
boat in rotten condition and recon-
mended that it be repaired or a
new one procured. Referred to the
health committee, health commits.
sioner and the mayor.
The clerk read petition from
property-holders asking for the COM
pletion Of sidewalk grade on
Eighth-and-a-half avenue. Referred |
to the aldermen of the Sixth ward.
The clerk read petitions from
Baker. McNeal e. Sessler and the |
Rock Island Heating and Plumbing
company for permission to open
paved streets. Petitions granted.
The clerk read petition from Par
idon & Son for damages growing out
of the flooding of shop. Referred
to the claims committee.
A bill of S. j. Woodin, 81, was re-
ferred to the claims ommittee.
The clerk read report of the city
engineer on storm drain from Ninth
avenue to the river, in the vicinity
Of Twenty-ffth street. Referred to
the sewer committee and city en-
gineer to report an estimate of cost.
The clerk read an invitation to at
tend the labor day celebration. Ac-
cepted. on motion of Aid. Fender.
Aid. Schroeder moved that the fire
and light committee prepare specifi-
cations for a chimney and ask for