Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-05


, 45c: plnnking railway Soc per foot.
Bids referred to tie Street and Al.
ley Committee ara the Mayor. to re.
port at the adjourned meeting, on
motion of Alderman Wheclan.
The Clerk read the following bids
for furnishing 1000 feet of fire de-
partment hose. free on board cars in
Rock Island, which were referred to
the Fire and Light Committee and
Chief of Fire Department. with power
! 10 act, on motion of Alderman Dau-
Der:
american Fire Hose Mfg. Co.-Blue
Seal. per foot. soc: BELL. S1.OO.
MineraliZed Rubber Co.-Salanander
4oc.
New Jersey Car Spring e. Rubber
Co.-Hudson soc: Improved Hudson,
soc: Twilled lacked zoe: Defiance
CSC.
Eureka Fire & Hose Co.-Eureka
51Rc: Malvern. Csc; Paragon. soc.
New York Betting & Packing CO.
Dragon. Knit, soc: Dragon. Woven,
soc; Etna zoe: Warwick soc.
Revere Rubber Co.-Ulysses soc:
Columbia, GOc; Old Hickory zoe; En-
peror, soc.
Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg. Co.
Rescue, CSC; Heavy Ajax Csc; Ajax
re: Baker Fabric. soc.
The Clerk read the following bids
for furnishing iron pipes and con-
nections, which were referred to the
Waterworlls Committee and Superin-
tendent, to report at the adjourned
meeting. on motion of Alderman Gall:
Addyston Pipe & Steel Co.. Cincin-
nati.-S19.5O per ton.
Dennis Long & CO.. Louisville.-1S-
inch pipe. $3.50 per ton; special cast.
ings 2lhc per pound.
Howard Harrison Iron Co.-Pipe,
$3.50 per ton: castings $40 per ton.
The Clerk read the following bids
for refined pig lead and packing.
which We're referred 10 the Mayor and
Waterworks Superintendent with
power to act:
Raymond Lead Co., Chicago-Refin.
ed pig lead. s4.17h: $4,000 pounds
si.15 per hundred: jute packing 4Isc
per pound.
T.. W. Elatchford & Coz tons pig
lead. Si.17H: 10 tons. S4.20: pack
ing s5.25 per hundred.
l.. NJ. Rumsey Mfg. Co.. st. Louis
Pig lead. S4.35; hemp packing 81 per
hunderd.
The Mayor appointed as delegates
to the Waterways Convention at Dav.
export the following citizens, who
were unanimously confirmed:
Geo. Lamont, A. c. Dart, Henry Cur.
tbs. Chas. McHugh. Henry Carse, +. d.
Sweeney. Il. +. Knox. V. NJ. Blanding,
7. j. Robinson. c. +. Case. G. w. Dur.
ham. F. NJ. Sinnet. J. w. Potter. Wal
ter johnson, c. W. Negus. VIM. Me.
Entry. c. B. Marshall. z. w. Hurst. IT.
p. Simpson, II. d. Mack, T.. S. Me-
Cahe. ]. w. Stewart. John Streckfus.
Adair Peasants, Phil Mitchell, III. d.
Folsom.
The Mayor read the following ap-
peal in behalf of yellow fever suf-
ferers at Biloxi, Miss, and said he
should be pleased to forward any
money left with him, at the CITY
Clerks Office or at the Offices of the
city newspapers, and acknowledged re
ceipt of 81 each from Messrs S. S.
Smith, W. Tate, Il. Il. Carter and J. 4.
Hull. of Chicago, representatives of
fire hose manufacturers at present
in the city.
I;iloxi, Miss, Sept. 16. 1897. To the
public: Whereas. the yellow fever is
prevailing in this city; and,
Whereas. all the factories and other
industries have been closed down. thus
throwing all the laboring people out
of employment: and.
Whereas. nearly all of the sick are
of that class and unable to purchase
medicines and other things necessary
in such an emergency, therefore. we
appeal to generous public for SUBJ
scriptions to he used in the purchase
Of medicines and those things neces-
sary for the sick. who are unable to
care for themselves. Those out of
employment. but who are well, will be
cared for at the camps of detention
ard otherwise. and this appeal is
made alone for the sick in our widst.
All subscriptions sent to the Mayor
and any member of the council will
be thankfully received and properly
applied. (SigneO II. T. Howard.
Mayor; VIM. Gorenflo. Z. Glennan. L.
Lopez. F. II. McCaleb. Chas. BEDDING.
|. Heidenheim, ]. w. Swetman.
The Clerk read an ordinance for
the establishment and opening of n
public road, to be known as Eigh-
teenth avenue, from Seventeenth
street west along the southern line of
the township to the Mississippi river.
Immediate consideration was voted
and the ordinance was adopted on
motion of Alderman Concannon, by a
vote of 10 to 1 (Nelson.)
Adjourned to p. m. Friday, on