Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-19
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
CmciGl Proceedings of Last Evenings
Council Meeting.

omciGl Proceedings of Last Evsniss's
Counoai Meeting.
City Council Room, Rock Island;
Sept. 20.-The council met in rega-
lar semi-monthly session at s O'Clock
P. NJ, Mayor Medill presiding and
all the aldermen present except
Bleuer. The minutes of the last reg
ular and adjourned meetings we're
read and approved.
Aid. Kennedy from the claims
committee, reported recommending
that bill of Davis Co.. for $l2, bs
allowed. Report adopted and bill
allowed by unanimous vote.
Aid. Kennedy also reported direct
ing the payment of rebates on the
Sixth and Seventh ward sidewalks
assessments. Adopted unanimously.
Aid. Nelson, from the ordinance
committee, reported favcrably an or
dinance establishing board of
plu mbing examiners. Passed BY a
unanimous vote.
Aid. Nelson offered an ordinance
for the cor struction Of a sewer on
Forty-third street by special assess
ment, with recommendation and es-
innate Of cost from the board of 10.
cal Improvements. The ordinance
was ordered considered and passed
by unanimous vote on motion OF Aid.
Nelson.
Aid. Nelson offered an ordinance
amending the health ordinance 80 as
TO make the commissioner Of health
ex-offcio chairman of the board of
health, and the city marshal ex-
ofic.o secretary. Ordered consid-
cred and passed by unanimous vote.
AID. Surman, from the sewer COM
mittee presented a formal report as
to the defective condition OF the
T@enty-frst street sewer and recon-
mending the construction OF per-
manent sewer of 3-foot sectional tile
to be from Second avenue to Sixth.
Report adopted.
Aid. Dauber, from the street and
alley committee, asked recess of
five minutes, for the examination of
plat of Sinnet's third addition, and
on reassembling further time to re-
port was voted to the committee.
Aid. Winter moved to reconsider
the vote on the adoption of the plat
Of Ellen Roche'5 addition. Aid. John
son submitted a point of order, the
plat having been filed and recorded.
The mayor overruled the point and
the motion to reconsider was adopted
by vote OF to 8.
Aid. Winter. from the waterworks
committee, submitted report
Recommending the purchase Of Is
acres south Of Twelfth avenue and
between Twenty-second and Twenty
fourth street, for a reservoir site.
Report adopted by unanimous vote.
4. Z. Robbins was heard on
grievance against the Long Distance
Telephone company for attempting
to cut the tops Of some hard maple
trees without permission.
AID. johnson mo we'd to reconsider
tho Instructions to the city attorney
to assist in the storm drain prosecu.
ton. Carried.
Aid. johnson moved that C. L.
Walker be employed to assist the
states attorney in said prosecutions.
States Attorney Searle, on being
called for, said he had not asked for
assistance; he had no objection to
such assistance.
Aid. Fender moved as a substitute,
which was accepted. that the matter
Of employing counsel to assist the
states attorney be left to the mayor
and finance committee, with power
to act. Carried.
Aid. johnson moved to transfer
$500 from the contingent fund to the
wsterworks construction fund. Car
ried.
Aid. johnson moved thst the su-
perintendent of streets be instructed
to open cutters Gu Tenth street be-
tween Third and Fourth avenues.
Carried.
Adjourned on motion OF Aid.
Fender.