Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Oficial Proceedings Of Lest Nights Coun-
ell Meeting.

Oficiai ProceedinGs Of Lest Nights Coun-
ell Meeting.
CITY COUNCIL Room. Rock ISLAND,
Aug. 1.-THE city council met in
regular semi-monthly session at 8 p.
m, Mayor Knox presiding and all
the aldermen present except Foss.
The minutes of the last regular ses-
sion we're read and approved.
The mayor informed the council
that the owner of the lot next west
of the Y. Nj. c. A. building had been
located and proceedings in the abate-
ment of the nuisance we're in order.
Aid. Dauber moved to instruct the
mayor and street and alley commit
tee to fill the lot in accordance with
law, aud report the expense of the
same in orcer to obtain judgment
against the property. Adopted by
unanimous vote.
The clerk read an invitation to the
council to attend the Labor Day cele
bration. Accepted. the council to
attend in body, on motion Of Aid.
Concannon.
Permits to open paved streets were
granted to Rosenfield Bros. and Davis
company.
The clerk read communication
from the Davenport & Rock Island
Bridge & Terminal company giving
notice of its desire to construct q
double track railway on the levee on
The north side of the main track of
the Rock Island & Peoria railway,
and giving grade of the proposed
tracks.
nance repeating the levee improve
ment ordinance, on account OF a de-
feet AS to the establishment of.
grades, and moved immediate con-
sideration, which was voted and the
ordinance passed, ~ to 2-Schreiner,
Tindall.
Aid. Maucker, from the river front
committee, submitted a report rec
ommending a grade ordinance and
ordinance for the Improvement of
First avenue. The grade ordinance
was ordered considered and passed
by vote of IL ayes aud one excused.
Aid. Maucker submitted an ordi-
nance for the Improvement of FIRST
avenue from Sixteenth street to
Twentieth street, the avenue proper
to be paved with single course brick
and the levee roadways with stone
blocks of quality equalling Anamosa
stone, the work to ne paid by special
assessment, and moved its cousidcra-
ton.
Aid. Schrciner moved as a substi-
tute that the ordinance be laid over
to the next meeting The substitute
was lost. 8 to 3. and the motion to
consider was adopted, 10 to 2. Aid.
Winter moved as an amendment to
substitute macadam for the stone
blocks. The amendment was lost 3
to Q and the ordinance was adopted,
10 to 2 (Schreiner, TindalD.
A recess of 5 minutes was taken
and on reassembling Aids. Nelson.
Gall and Maucker. appointed under
the ordinance for the First avenue
Improvement, submitted an estimate
of the cost, the total being $685.
$3.50, which was adopted on motion
of Aid. Msuckcr. 10 to 2.
Aid. Maucker offered resolution
directing the city attorney to enter
suit in the county court for the spe-
cial assessment under the First
avenue ordinance. Adopted, 10 to ?.
Aid. Nelson, from the street and
alley committee, reported favorably
an ordinance establishing certain
grades on Ninth avenue and Twenty
second street Passed unanimously.
Aid. Nelson reported an estimate
on Seventh avenue between Thirticth
and Thirty-fiith streets. Ordered
placed on file.
Aid. Nelson offered q resolution to
let by contract the grading OF Sew
enth avenue between Thirtieth and
Thirty-fifth streets by Rock Island
labor. Aid. Fender moved to amend
by ordering the work done BY the
day under the control of the mayor
and street and alley committee.
Aid. Wheelan moved as q substitute
that the street and alley committee
report actual cost of the Seventh
avenue improvement and if Harper
4 Robinson will pay half the cost Of
the work. The substitute was
adopted. z to 5.
AID. Fender moved to adjourn to
next Monday evening. Carried.
A. d. HuEsING, City Clerk.