Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-14
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
OmciAl ProcsedinGs of Last NIGht's Coun
ELL MeoalaG.

Ell Meeting.
CITY COUNCIL Room. Rock ISLAND,
July l3.-The city council met pur-
suant to adjournment at 8 p. m.
Mayor Knox presiding aud all the
aldermen present except Foss.
The mayor reported that the board
of supervisors had invited the COM
mittee appointed to tender the Rock
river bridges to the board, to appear
at its session Tuesday morning
and On motion of Aid. Schreiner the
committee was instructed to wait
upon the board at 10 a. IN. ~
The clerk read the report of the
street and ordinance committee ON
the bids for the construction of the
Twenty-fourth street storm drain,
which we're reported as follows:
Adam, & Gstes-*5 CO. per cubic
yard for end walls; $1.l5 per lineal
foot for lowering sewer aud SELL
POO 25 for balance of work.
Rudolph Eckhart & Co.'s, &c and
$l9, 3S9. IL as above.
McMauus Il Tucker-&5 IS, 81
cents, and $50. S72 as above, or $lS.-
975 with Utica and standard Gales
burg or home brick.
Edwards 4 Walsh Construction
company-$S SO, 81. so and &l4,27O
as first or $13.4OO with Milwaukee
hydraulic cement.
John j. Mulhern-f4, cents and
$12. I69.45 as at first.
Aid. johnson moved that the bond
be fixed at $4,000. Adopted.
On motion of Aid. Maucker the
council went into committee of the
whole to consider details of the bids
and specifications, with Aid. John
son in the chair.
On rising Aid. johnson reported
conclusions of the committee and on
motion of Aid. Concannon the coun.
ell decided to let contract in &c.
cordance with the specifications.
Aid. Nelson moved that the bond
of $40, 900 he subject to the approval
Of the mayor ana sewer committee
Adopted.
Aid. Maucker moved that the con
tract be awarded to John j. Mul
hern, the lowest bidder. Motion
adopted, ~ ayes: not voting. Aid
Kennedy.
The mayor brought up the matter
of widening Tenth avenue. Aid
Fender moved to refer to the stree
and alley committee. the mayor ant
the city attorney. Adopted.
Aid. Dauber moved that the stree
superintendent be instructed to fill
the lot on Third avenue heretofor,
condemned as a nuisance and or
dered abated, the cost to be charge,
against the property. Adop ed b,
unanimous vote.
F. C. Ames. representing the Chi
cago Bridge & Iron company, wal
heard on proposition to rebate s.:
on the standpipe in preference t.
placing on IA new cOrnice. PROPOSE
ton rejected on motion Of Aid. Pen
der.
Aid. Kennedy moved that the
mayor, finance committee and cit,
attorney and city clerk be instructed
to make settle ment with j. M. Blu
ford In the matter of outstanding
vouchers. Adopted.
The matter OF using the presen
brackets for the standpipe cornic
was referred to the mayor and water
works committee with power to &C
on motion OF Aid. Maucker.
Mr.. Schill addressed the council il
relation to an unequal street an,
sidewalk surface on Twenty-sevent
street and Eighth avenue. Referre'
to the street and alley committee &C
gether with similar condition o
Twenty-second street.
} Aid. Nelson. from the street an,
alley committee, reported an ordi
nance establishing street grades q
certain places in the Seventh war
heretofore referred to. Passed b,
! unanimous vote.
The mayor suggested that the cit
council take part in the laying Of tn
corner stone for the Western Hosp
tai for the Insane. Aid. Wheela
moved that thu mayor appoint a com
mittee OF five to act with other com
mittees. with authority to contrac
bills to an amount not exceeding $40
to be paid out OF the contingeu
suuN' SoAAicu W q uuuutuuOuS SOIt
The mayor-appointed a, such com
mittee Aid. Wheelan, Kennedy, Dau
Der, johnson and Tindall.
. Aid. Winter moved that the cit
clerk be instructed to notify telt
graph. telephone and electric ligh
companies to paint their polel
) Adopted.
The mayor appointed as library d
rectors Messrs. G. X Mixter. Waite
! johnson and John w. Welch. Cor
. firmed by n unanimous vote.
Permission was granted Davis con
pany to open a paved street.
A petition Of David Brown Il
. leave to erect frame building Q
Twenty-irst street, between Fourt
? and Fifth avenues, was granted, o
: motion Of Aid. Fender.
Adjourned on motion OF Aid. Ne
! son. 1. ID. HUEsING, City Clerk.