Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-05

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9Th ward sewer. 30
9Th ward sewer 80 IS Sass =
Naterworks Department.
pense account !, 226 OF
Struction acct ) Il 81! S1oi, IS
NafeTwOrkS cN- Total & ~, 80
.wATEEwoEks DEPARTMENT
J. Morsin I5 Frank Warner. 50
SUPPLEMENTAL.
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Bills of DR.. Ludewig, j. Mplhern,
z. Kennedy and Davis & Co.. were
referred to Committees for examine.
tion.
Alderman Nelson. from the Ordi
nance Committee. reported favorably
on the petition of +. ID Sweeney and
others for leave to construct a sewe,
ordinance for said sewer which
passed by unanimous vote.
Alderman Schneider, from thu
Street ard Alley Com mittee, reported
as to n petition for improving 8
street 10 Bindings additi N, tina,
the matter be deferred until spring
on account OF lack of funds.
Adopted.
Alderman Schneider also reported
having instructed the Clerk to notify
the Rockford Construction Co to
repair 100 feet of paving on TWEEN
teith street, between First and Sec
ond avenues; the entire two blocks
between Second and Fourth. and
several other places between Fourth
and Ninth avenues. Repor: adopted :
A recess Was taken to examine
proti!cs of the proposed storm drsip
IN Twenty fourth street, and on re-
assembling the Clerk read tn, dc
tailed estimates OF its cost, submitted
by Engineer IL. G. Paddock. Alder
man DLuber moved the adoption OF
the report Alderman Nelson moved
as substitute that it be received and
placed on file. Substitute adopted.
Alderman Dauber made a report a.
to J. r. Johnstoa's washed out side
walk, that it be reflled to grade
Adopted.
Alderm IN Gall offered an ordinance
amending the ordinance for the con
stiuction OF sidewalks in tae Sixth
ward by striking gu. walks tina
have since been built Passed by
unanimous vote.
Alderman Kennedy submitted al
e Innate of the cost of sidewalk i'm
provements in the Sixth ward as
o-isred by ordinance. Adopted.
Also resolution directing the
tie City Attorney to institute pro
ceedings under the ordinance in th,
Counsy Court. Adopted.
Alderman Mauckcr. offered reso
ution ins.ructing the Ofdinanc,
committee to report al ord 'nanc.
for the construction of the Twenty
fourth street storm drain, the cost to
oe made by special assess nent OF
the property benefited. Adopted
IL to 2 (Schreiner, Gail
Alderman Surman offered resolu
zion instruc,ing the waterwork,
superintendent to lay water maiI
IN Sevcnth street, between Ninth
and Eleventh avenues. Referred tc
the WaterwoTks Committee.
Also a resolution providing for
gutter covering at certain crossings.
Referred to the Street aud ALE,
Committee, with power TO act.
Alderman Nelson ffered an amend
ment to Rule 16. providing that al
ordinances and plats shall be referred
to the proper committees unless i'm.
mediate consideration is required b;
a two-thirds vote. Adopted Is to
I-(TindaD.
Alderman Foss offered q resolu lie n
directing the Clerk to purchase four
copies Of the Revised Statutes of the
state. Adopted.
Alderman Foss offered resolution
directing the placing TO grade OF
wallis on Forty first street GU which
Improvement has been ordered
Adopted.
| Alderman Nelson offered resolu-
tion for the cleaning out of a gutter.
Referred to the Street and Alley Com
mite G with power to act.
Alderman johnson cffe.ed a re.
l ton locking 20 the I'm provement Ct
+! the river front between Seventeenth
and Nineteenth streets, and naming
| Aldermen Foss, Gall and Msucker
and the City Engineer O Committee
W pASSSAs q ~ tSOAs ohN
alton; and that the City Attorneys
report on the river front be issued to
the committee for its Information
Adopted.
The Clerk read a petition from
Valentine Mold for leave to Law q
switch track to coal yard on Second
avenue west Of Fourth street. Re
ferred TO the Street and Alley Goa.
nittee.
A petition Of the Peoples Powe,
Co. for leave TO open paved street.
was granted.
The Clerk read petition from f.
D. Sweeney and others for leave tc
lay water mains in Black Hawk Ad-
dition, the cost to be repaid out Of
water rents. Granted.
Tee Mayor called on II. L. Wheelar
to state whether he intended to com
ply with the order OF the Council to