Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-05
Bids for the improvement Of
First Avenue are
Opened.
WORK TO BE BEGUN AT 0NOE.

paving OF First avenue from
Sixteenth to Twentieth streets.
Three firms are competing for
the work, the contract for which
will be let at the next session of the
council, which will be held next Fri.
day afternoon, the bids having been
referred to the mayor and street and
alley committee to report as to who
has the most reasonable figures.
People who have hoped that some
thing would be done to improve the
appearance Of First avenue are as
sured that their wish will be real
lied before the snow flies. as work
will be begun Immediately after the
contract is let and pushed to COM
pletion. Then for the levee.
A report was brought in by Aid.
Dauber, chairman of the street and
alley committee, recommending the
opening of Eighteenth avenue to q
width Of 60 feet from Seventeenth
street west to the Mississippi river.
The proposed avenue is the dividing
line between Rock Island and South
Rock Island. The latter is particu-
larly anxious to have the improve
ment. The agreement arrived at
between the street and alley COM
mittee and the commissioners of
South Rock Island is for each to
assume half the expense, the sggre-
gate Of which is estimated at 81. 600.
Aid. Nelson recorded himself against
the Improvement. He said South
Rock Island would be the only
gamer, and that it would be of no
benefit to this city. Aid. Maucker
took issue with the Seventh ward
representative, and went on to show
the council where Rock Island would
not only reap benefits from the open
ing Of the avenue, but that 1t was
needed. He believed in meeting
South Rock Island half way in the
proposition The adoption of the
report was put to q vote and was
carried IL to 1, Aid. Nelson standing
alone in the opposition. An ordi-
nance ordering the opening Of the
avenue was then adopted.
The long looked for report on the
resolution Of Aid. Lohse with refer
erence to the filling Of certain streets
in the Second ward came. But it
was bad news to the Second ward
gentleman. Aid. Dauber said the
funds were too low to undertake the
improvement and he recommended
that nothing be done at present.
The report was received.
At the last meeting of the council
permission was given to Morris &
Lewis to move two frame buildings
from Twenty-second street to TWEEN
ty-fourth between Second and Third
avenues. 1t was understood that
the consent of the majority of the
property-holders had been secured.
But last night q petition was pre-
sented by several of the property
holders in the proposed location Of
the buildings protesting against their
removal. claiming that their pres
ence would be q detriment to the
surrounding property. Reconsider.
alton of the councils action was re-
ferred to the fire and light COMMITTEES
and city attorney to report at the
next meeting.
Letter About Q Cow.
The following letter was read by
the clerk:
Rock Island, Oct. l, 1870 the
Honorable Mayor and Aldermen:
hereby make q request and ask you
il you don't think I had ought ia
have pay from the city for . fine
thoroughbred Jersey COW that died
Sept. 80. I. E. Rich, owned this
COW. and kept her in the pasture al
the end OF Sixth avenue. She took
sick last Sunday. Monday l sent fol-
veterinary surgeon and he told me
and others that the COW was poisoned
from drinking water that runs down
through the pasture that leaks from
the Seventh avenue sewer. This wa.
ter has no business to be let come in
there, for it is . disgrace to the
whole neighborhood to have to smell
the poisonous fumes of that nasty,
green and poisonous stuff that oozes
through from the sewer. The health
officer has been notified and he said
1t would be attended to, but it is to
late for to save her; and so hereby
make and present to the council.
asking them If in their power il it
amt no more than right that 1 re.
ceive the full value for the COW.
She was worth SIS to me OF
anyone else. for she was giving 1S
quarts per day. Must loose her OF
is it any more than right that the
city pay me for her, for they have
neglected to do their part in stop
ping the water from coming through
where it has no business to run, and
if not stopped will cause loss of life,
for there has been sickness In the
house right beside it. Yours truly,
E. Rich,
1889 Sixth Avenue.
Bids for the furnishing oil
1000 feet of hose for the FIRE de-
partment. and for furnishing iron
pipes and connections and pig lead
and packing for the waterworks,
we're opened and referred.
When bilious or ccssive eat 0 Cas-