Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-10
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City Council Room, Rock Island,
Nov. S.-The council met in sd-
journed session Ut p. M, Mayor
Knox presiding and all the alder.
men present. The reports Of CITY
officers for the month OF October
were read and ordered placed on file.
Aid. Winter, from the ordina nee
committee. reported an ordinance
amending the provisions Of the
license chapter by designating the
west side Of Spencer square for
standing hacks instead OF Nineteenth
street, north Of Second avenue. Aid.
Kennedy moved to instruct the com.
miitee to amend the ordnance % as
to make it read so feet north Of Sec
ona avenue on NiLeteeuth street.
Referred back.
Aid. Winter reported favorablv
the storm Grain emergency ordinance
and moved its adoption. The oidi-
nsnce passed IL to (Kennedy.
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alley committee. reported adversely
on the petition Of Tropp. Darling 4
Co. for q lease OF ground on the
levee for storing sand. Report re-
caived and adopted. Also favorably
on the petition OF Nance & Messen-
ger for leeve to erect q sign post on
tho sidewalk on the west side of
Nineteenth street. Adopted.
Aid. Nelson also reported ad-
,-.rs.lv nm tho ,,ropos,t;,r - AZ Ne
Sturgeon for grading Twelfth avenue
aud recommended that Twenty-frs;
stree. from Ninth to Twelfth ave-
nue.. be placed in psssahle condition.
Report adopted.
Aid. Schreiner, from the sewer
committee. reported as to the Myers
sewer connection, recommending
that charge Of $40 be made by the
city and collected from DIR. Myers.
Adopted.
Aid. Schreiner recommended the
use Of railroad iron instead of piles
as a guard at the inlet OF the storm
drain aud the recommendation wa,
adopted.
Aid. johnson offered a resolution
directing that portions Of Ninth and
Tenth avenues be placed in psssa bic
order. Referred to the street and
alley committee.
Aid. Maucker moved that a side.
walk on the west side of Seventeenth
street. between Tenth and Eleventh
avenues be filled to grade. Adopted. |
Aid. Surman moved that the street
superintendent be directed to repair
broken place on Seventh street and
Seventh avenue. Adopted.
Aid. Fender offered resolution
directing the street superintendent
to place in order an alley between
Twentieth and Twenty-first streets
aud Fifth and Sixth avenues.
Adopted.
Aid. Concaunon offered a resolu-
ton directing the finance committee
and city attorney to prepare an
amendment to system matize bond
payments, for submission to the gen.
eral assembly. Referred to the
fioauce committee and city attorney.
Aid. ConcaHnon moved that q box
culrert be placed on Sixth avenue
and Fiji street. Carried.
AID. Schreiner presented q petition
OF Mrs. Frances &. Sutcliffe for re-
dress on account of removal Of dirt
in front of her premises on Twelfth
street. Referred to the street and
alley committee. city attorney and
city engineer.
Aid. johnson moved that the city
purchase 200 feet of hose, and that
the clerk advertise for bids and re-
quire samples to be submitted. Car
RED.
The clerk read q claim OF Ardie
Bradford for $25 for damages grow
ing out OF an accident on account OF
his vehicle running against u sand
pile. Referred TO the claims com.
mittee and city attorney.
Permission to open paved streets
was granted to the Peoples Power
company.
Adjourned on motion Of AID. Tin
dali. a. ID. HUEsING. City Clerk.
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