Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-07

nance for the establishment of certain
Is1reet grades. Referred to the street
ana alley committee, to report nexl
Monday evening. OH motion of Alder
man Schreiner
/ Alderman Nelson, from the stree,
and alley committee, reported the To-
cation of II. G. Benson's platform
scales on Market square. Ordered
placed Oh file.
| The Clerk read a report of the wat
er works committee favoring certain
eN,ensions of mains recommended. Al
derman Kennedy moved to add 500
feet on Fourteenth avenue and Thirty
seventh street, which was ordered, and
the report adopted on motion of Alder
man Tindall.
Alderman Maucker offered an ordi.
nance establishing certain grades. The
ordinance was ordered considered and
passed on motion of Alderman Mauck-
lcr.
Alderman Maucker offered \ resolu-
ton directing the Street Superinten-
dent to bring to grade an alley be-
tween Seventh and Eighth avenues
and Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets.
Referred to the street and alley com.
mittee.
Alderman Nelson reported the esti-
luates of the cost of the First avenue
trirer 'front.', etc, improvement, I'M
der the ordinance. Alderman Mauckcr
moved that the estimate he received
and placed on file pending the passage
of the grade ordinance Alderman
Schreiner moved as an amendment
that the street and alley and ordinance
committees meet on First avenue at
p. IN. on Friday to take proposed grade
into consideration. Carried.
Alderman Schreiner presented a res.
olution to cut an alley to grade, and
another resolution for the repair of a
board walk on Ninth street. Referred
to the street and alley committee.
Alderman Surman presented a reso-
;ntion for the extension of box cul-
vert on Seventh street between Ninth
and Tenth avenues. Referred 10 the
street and alley cOmmitte.
alderman Dauber presented a reso-
tuition for the appointment of a CON-
lnittee of three to confer with Mama
ger Lardner of the Milan street rail
way for reduction of fares to 5 cents.
Carried and the Mayor appointed as
sreh committee Aldermen Dauber.
Nheelan and johnson.
alderman Johnston moved that the
Myer Construction Co. be allowed tc
withdraw its bid and check, the same
not being the lowest. Carried.
Alderman Tindall offered resolu-
tion requiring property owners to low
or to sidewalk grade all cut-offs for
water and gas pipes. Adopted
~he Clerk read a petition from c. f.
Case for leave to move two buildings
to Twentieth street. Adopted.
The Clerk read Il petition of Davis
Go. asking the allowance of $4,000 on
account of the Sixth ward sewers
Passed by unanimous vote.
PERMISSION to open paved streets I,
was granted to the Peoples Power Co. |
n petition for leave to erect BAY
window on Nineteenth street by Nance
d Messenger was referred to the street |
and alley committee with power to
act
The Clerk read petition of Capt. J |
w. Long for permission I'd erect a |
frame warehouse east of the Diamond |
10 warehouse. Referred to the street |
and alley committee.
Alderman johnson offered a resolu.l
ton providing for commencing work
on Seventh avenue from Th;rtieth to |
I hrty-ffth streets, the expenditure
not to exceed the amount appropriat- |
ed. Carried.
Adjourned to next Monday evening |
on motion of Alderman Surmap.
A. ID. Huesing, City Clerk