Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
O@eial Proceedings Of Last Nights Com
ell Meeting.

CRY COUNCIL ROOM. Rock ISLAND,
Nav 20, 1s95.-The council met in
regular semi-monthly session at 8 p.
M, Mayor Knox presiding and all
the aldermen present. The minutes
of the last regular and subsequent
adjourned meetings were read and
approved.
The rules were suspended, on mo-
ton of Aid. Maucker, to allow the
bearing of committee from the
local camps of the Modern Woodmen
I-of America, and ]. H. Kerr addressed
the council urging the council to
visit Madison, Wis, or at least ap-
point large committee, to do SO.
the object being to secure the loca-
ton of the head clerks office in Rock
Island Messrs. G. II. McKown and
P. J. Cary followed. when Aid.
Maucker moved that the mayor aud
as many of the aldermen as possible
attend the meeting of the Head Camp
in Madison, which was adopted unan-
imously. Aid. Foss then moved
when the council adjourns it be to
Saturday evening. June 1, as the
regular meeting on June will have
to go unattended. Adopted.
Aid. Dauber, from the bridge COM
mittee. reported repairs necessary
on the Rock river bridges and that
the roadway should receive attention,
and the mayor and bridge committee
were authorized to make necessary
repairs by unanimous vote on mo-
ton of Aid. Foss.
| Aid. Foss, from the finance COM
mittee. reported in favor of the pur-
chase OF Smith Premier typewriter
for city use. Adopted.
Aid. Foss submitted a report max.
ing a rebate on various paving assess
ments on side streets. Adopted by
unanimous vote.
Aid. johnson, from the health and
police committee, reported adversely
ON the petition of E. Swain, which
was cOncurred in.
AID johnson also reported favor.
ably on the proposition to employ
three additional patrolmen-one to
wear plain clothes. Laid on the
table on motion of Aid. Kennedy.
Aid. Nelson, from the ordinance
committee, submitted an ordinance
for the improvement of Twelfth
street with a clause repeating al
former ordinances, which was
adopted by unanimous vote
Aid. Tindall. from the ordinance
committee, reported an ordinance
amending the general ordinances Sc
as to provide for the extension o.
water mains by special assessment
Aid. Dauber moved that the ordi
nance be referred to the waterwOrk.
and fire and light committees. Aid
Kennedy moved as a substitute to
lay the ordinance on the table, which
was adopted.
The clerk read a communication
from w. P. Quayle, soliciting publ
cation of proceedings and ordinances
in the Rock Islander. Referred t.
the printing committee.
Aid. Schneider, from the stree
and alley committee. reported favor
ably on the petition to clean out gut
tiers. ETC.. which was adopted: tina
c. P. Harson has received employ
ment. and that a drain should b,
placed on Fourteenth avenue, whicl
was received and placed on file.
Aid. Schreiner, from the sewe
committee, reported in favor of in
cooperating the Thirtieth stree
sewer in the Sixth ward sewer sys
TEN. Adopted.
Also. as to the repairs necessar,
on the sewer pump house. Repor
received and recommendation
adopted, on motion of Aid. Dauber
Aid. Schneider offered a resolution
authorizing the mayor and stree
and alley committee to locate tn
Fourteenth avenue drain and let
contract for the work. Adopted OF
motion of Aid. Foss.
Aid. Schneider offered a resolution
directing the superintendent O
streets to clean paved streets wher
necessary, and all catch basins
Adopted.
Aid. Nelson offered a petition o
W. Channon and others for waite
main extensions on Forty-fourt
committee.
Aid. Foss offered a resolution di
recting the clerk to advertise 70
bids for the Seventh ward sewer
Adopted.
: Aid. Surman offered q resolution
directing the ordinance committe
to prepare an ordinance establishin;
grades on Fourth street from Seventh
to Eleventh avenues. and on Eleventh
avenue between Third and Fiftl
: streets. Adopted.
Aid. Surman offered resolution
instructing the street superintend
ent to make certain street crossin;
and gutter repairs. Adopted.
Aid. Surman submitted PROPOSE
ton from J. W. Mccartney agreeip;
to pay $40 per year for the abattoi
for use as fertilizing establishment
Referred to the license and market
and health committees and the healtl
commissioner.
Aid Kennedy presented a pofitio