Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-16
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
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lar semi-monthly session at p. m,
Mayor Medill presiding and all the
aldermen present. The minutes Of
the Last regular meeting and subse-
quent special and adjourned meet
ings we're read and approved.
Aid. Dsuber, from the street and
alley committee. reported that tie
committee had sseertained that Ger.
tain property holders on Maitland.
s-hslf avenue. between ThirIy.fourth
and Thirty.ftth streets. bed hrii,
their barns. s.ab.es. ,,c ~. Z. .ysr
the line, and recommended that the
clerk be instructed TO notify ,he
property ho!itrs to remove the OBJ
struetions to the alley. Report
adopted.
Aid. Winter, from the waterworks
committee, reported that the water
mains were commencing to arrive,
aud moved that recess be taken to
examine the reservoir plans. with q
Wow to beginning work upon the
connections. Carried, aud the plans
were exhibited and explained by Ea-
gineer Harmon.
On Resembling the matter was
passed for the time being. and Mayor
Medill stated that the special COM
mitiee on the validity Of o railway
ordnance reported that they had not
been able TO examine the q1e ,,ion.
aud asked for further time, which
was granted.
Petitions Of T.. =. Lamp aud Davis
conpany Tor permission to open
paved streets wer0 granted.
The clerk read a communicates
from George Siodd In relation 10 an
slley. suggesting changes. Referred
to the street and alley committee on
notion OF AID. Winter.
The clerk submitted pla. Of Cor.
den Place rs an addition to the city
Referred TO mayor, the street and
alley committee and city eugin.e
on motion Of AID. Winter.
TIE clerk read q petition from W
. Mega, aad Others designating the
Lewis Roofing ecmpsny's works rs a
nuisance ON account Of odors, and
asking that it be absted. Aid. Gail
moved that the prayer be granted.
Aid. Dauber moved as a substitute
that ~ be referred to tho mayor
and health committee. Substitute
adopted.
Tbs clerk read protest from r.
b and ). s. Davis, the Mitchell es-
tate and Others owning 420 Of $50
feet Of frontage on the block, sgsiust
the retention Of the stub track Of the
g.. u. & q railway co npaoy between
Sixte.alh aud west Seventeenth
streets. Referred to the street and
alley committee, IS to L
The clerk road communication
from thu Tri-City Rail say company
sgs'nst the location OF more rail say
tracks on Second svenas VITA out
consent Of property holders Re.
ferred to the street and alley COM
mistee.
S5ps. Brown, OF the C. & Q
Railroad Go was invited 10 INFORM
the council rs to the willingness OF
the company TO change places of
tracks on Second avenue with the
Terminal company. Mr.. Brown said
this was an engineering question that
he was not quail fed 20 discuss. As
TO joiu rights Of tracks, the double
track was opou on the terms Of its
original grant, ard th,Yc was nu
question In his mind OF the suili cheney
OF the accommodation. Mr.. Blair
was asked TO EXPIRE 0 his views, and
said he would be very willing to m AXE
81 arrangement OF this Kind IL !,
could be done at once.
Aid. johnson offered q resolution
favoring an arrangement grsntirg to
the Rock Island Il Eastern Illinois
Railway Co. double tracks on Second
avenue esst OF Twentieth stree, pro.
vided sn arrangement for the ipint
use OF tracks with the G.. B. & q.
Railroad company is made within =
week.
Aid. Mauck,r CT red an amend.
ment striking on; the promise Of in.
dependent tracks. thus confning the
Arrangement 70 the joint use OF the
double track. Aid. Kennedy moved
as n substitute that the resolution be
referred TO The street and slley COM
mittee. Substitute carried by q vote
OF III 70 8.
A recess was ordered 10 further
Examine the reservoir plans. and on
ressscmb.ing Engineer Harmon en-
tered into various details and .xp,a.
nations. aud replied TO 9aestions In
further calculation Of tbs plans. OF
which there are seven ranging in
cost from eis coo to t50,O00
| Aid. Winter moved TO adop. plan
No. Z. which provides for perpen die
ulsr wallis and the best cons,ruc, ion.
~ recommended by the engineer.
The motion vas adopted by unsni.
nous vote.
Aid. Winter moved that the mayor
and waterworks committee he In.
structed TO proceed with the excsva.
ton snd stump pulling with q vie~
to doing IS much work as possible
this season.
Aid. Nelson moved as an amend.
ment that the mayor aud water
works committee b, instructed t.
contract for the removal OF the
stamps upon the Ate. Lost-4 To