Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-19
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

MUNICIPAL WAIIsHS.
OAeial Preessdi,ss u Last Nights Coun.
cn Meeting.
CIrY COUNCIL ROOM. Rock ISLAND.
May 1s.-The city council met in
regular semi-monthly session at
p. M. Mayor Knox presiding and all
the aldermen present. The minutes
Of the last regular and subsequent
djourned meetings were read and
approved.
report and estimates for the current
municipal year. Received and or
dered placed on file on motion OF Aid.
Maucker.
Aid. Dauber from the bridge COM
mittee reported the completion of
the approaches to the Thirteenth
avenue bridge and q bill of A. Her
manr, contractor, foI::sS7 was allowed
by unanimous vote on motion OF
Aid Foss.
Aid. johnson from the fire and
light committee reported the petition
of F. .Schmale favorably. Report
adopted.
Aid. Nelson. from the committee
on streets and alleys, reported on the
petition ofthe owners of the Black
Hawk addition for q change of grade
on Twelfth street, and directing the
city engineer TO prepare an ordinance
establishing grade in the addition.
Adopted.
Also for box culvert on Seven
teenth street to connect with tile in
the Black Hawk addition. Adopted.
Also in favor Of placing the road
scraper in repair. Adopted.
Also on the bids for the improve
ment of Twelfth strict, showing the
total of the bid of the Flick & john
son Construction company to he
$50, 476. 20; and that of the Edwards
& Walsh Construction company $780,
1870, and recommending that the
contract be awarded to the Edwards
& Walsh Construction company, and
that Purington brick be used. Re-
port adopted by unanimous vote.
Also that the amount paid for city
engineering the past year was ST.
O12.19. Received and ordered placed
on file.
1.-THE clerk read q petition from the
Peoples Power company for leave to
open paved street. Granted.
Also petition from the Twin
City Ferry company asking for a Ii
cense to run terry. Aid. Tindall
moved to lay it on the table. Car
ried, ~ to (Schreiner, Pender.)
The clerk submitted the ordinance
for the Improvement of First avenue,
ETC., laid over from the last meeting
Aid. Foss moved to strike out the
clause requiring concrete and sub
.tituting macadam. Carried. Aid.
johnson moved that the ordinance
be laid over until the passage OF the
annual appropriation ordinance. Car.
ried.
The clerk submitted the ordinance
vacating portion of Seventh ave.
nue. in exchange for property
STRENGTHENING the avenue. Aid. Tin
dali moved to refer to the ordinance
committee. Aid. Schreiner moved
as subs titute that the ordinance be
laid on the table. Substitute lost, 9
to ~. Aid: Maucker moved as o
substitute that the ordinance be re-
ferred to the street and alley COM
mittee, to report after the annual
appropriations have been adopted
Carried. IL to 2. (Schreiner, Tin
daily
Aid. Foss moved that when the
council adjourned it be to tomorrow
evening to consider the annual ap-
preparation ordinance. Carried.
Aid. Maucker moved that the
mayor and city council be authorized
to enter into a contract with the Ed
wards & Walsh Construction com
pany for the improvement of Twelfth
street. Carried by unanimous vote.
The Robinson-Harper deed was re-
ferred to the street and alley COM
| mittee on motion of Aid. Gall.
The ordinance in relation to grades
was referred to the street and alley
committee on motion Of Aid. Ken.
redy.
| Aid. Gall submitted a resolution
instructing the city attorney to not.
ify the Rockford Construction com.
pany to repair Twentieth street. and
on failure to begin work within IL
days directing the city attorney tc
institute proceedings against said
company and its bond smen. Car.
ried.
Adjourned on motion Of Aid. Mel.
son. A. ID. HUEsING, City Clerk.
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