Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-16
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.


June l5.-The city council met in
regular semi-monthly session at 8 D.
m, Mayor Knox presiding and all the
aldermen present except Foss.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved.
The annual report Of the library
board was read and ordered placed
on file, on motion Of Aid. Gall.
Aid. Dauber, from the bridge COM
mittee. reported several washouts at
the Rock river bridges which had
been ordered r. paired.
Aid. Maucker, from the claims
committee, reported in favor OF al
lowing DIR. Ludewig $40 in behalf of
p. O'Herne, and take areceipt in full,
which was adopted unanimously. On
the claim of Mary Brough the sum of
$i1 81 was recommended Is a rebate
ON an erroneous sewer assessment,
and the amount allowed, 10 to s. On
the claim of George Smith. IS, for
use of = polling place favorable re-
port was submitted and it was unaui-
mously allowed. On the claim of
F. Doerkel further time was granted.
Aid. Nelson presented the bill OF
Edwards & Walsh Construction COM
pany with q recommendation that 1t
oe allowed at $81.46. Carried unau-
imously:
Mayor Knox presented bill of w.
A. Darling for S64 with recon-
mendation that it be allowed at e24,
Referred to the finance committee,
on motion OF Aid. Schreiner.
Aid. Maucker moved that before
accepting the standpipe of the Chi
cago Bridge & Iron company, a new
crown, according to specifications, be
insisted upon. Carried.
Aid. Gall called up the ordinance
for the improvement of First avenue
from Sixteenth to Twentieth streets,
and the clerk read the amendments
heretofore ordered made. Aid. Gall
moved the adoption Of the ordinance
as read. Aid. Tindall moved that
the ordinance be laid on tho table.
The ordinance was adopted IL to 1.
A bill of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, $4.O9, was allowed
by unanimous vote.
Aid. Nelson, from the street and
alley committee, reported adversely
on the petition of o. H. Birkei.
which was adopted, and Aid. Mauck-
er presented resolution calling for
q special grade ordinance to cover
the alley in question, which was Or
dered.
AID. Nelson reported as to the To-
cation Of poles Of the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph company.
Adopted.
Aid. Surman submitted o reso-
luton authorizing the mayor and
waterworks and finance committees
to enter into contract with Q respon.
sible party in the sum o. S., 900 for
the laying OF water mains in the
First ward and elsewhere, to be paid
out of the next annual appropriate
ions. Referred to the finance and
waterworks committee and the mayor
to report at the next meeting, to.
gether with all petitions for water
mains in the clerks hands.
A resolution of Aid. Concannon in.
structing the superintendent Of
streets to cut Sixth street, between
Third and Fourth. avenue to allow
the running off of water, was referred
to the street and alley committee.
Aid. Nelson presented a petition
OF Otto Rudert asking compensation
for old curbing said to have been re.
moved and used by the city. Re
ferred to the claims committee.
The clerk read petitions of the PEG.
pies Power company and Davis COM
pany for leave to open paved streets.
Granted.
The clerk read petition of r. C.
Benson for leave to place . wagon
scale at his place on Market square.
Aid. Dauber moved that the petition
be granted, the work to be done I'M
der the supervision of the mayor and
street and alley committee. Aid.
Tindah called for an opinion of the
city attorney as to the legality Of
granting the use of an alley for pri
vate purposes. and the city attorney
replied in brief that the council bad
no authority to grant the use of pub
lie property for private purposes.
The motion was adopted IL to
(GalD.
| The clerk read a communication
from N. M. Sturgeon in relation tc
the opening Of Tenth avenue by con.
domination Of strip on the north
side. Referred to the street and
alley committee aud city attorney or
motion of Aid. Winter, to report a,
the next meeting.
The clerk read q comm unication
from the New York Filter Mapufsc
turing company. claiming damages
for alleged infringement Of the Hyatt,
lpateut on filters. Referred to tbs
mayor and city attorney.
| Adjourned ON motion of Aid
johnson.
| A. ID. HUasIHG. City Clerk.
That fired R0olang,