Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-22
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
OmciaI Proceedings OF Last Nikht's Coun.
ell Meeting.


0mciaI Proceedings OF Last Nights Coua-
ell Meeting.
City Council Room, Rock Island,
June 2l.-The council met in regu.
lar semi-monthly session at p. m.
Mayor Medill presiding and all the
aldermen present. The minutes of
the last regular and adjourned meet
ings were read and approved.
The mayor nominated as directors
OF the public library c. L. Walker,
c. w. Foss and C. w. Durham, all of
whom were confirmed by unanimous
vote.
Aid. Dauber, from the street and
alley committee, reported favorably
on the petition of Aid. johnson for
the widening of Tenth street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues, SO
that two teams may pass. Report
adopted.
Also, favorably on the resolution
Of Aid. Gall for catch basin on the
corner Of Twenty-seventh street and
Fifth avenue. Adopted.
Also, favorobly on the resolution
Of Aid. Concannon for the grading of
Second street with filling Of cinders
to be hauled by the Penn Tank Line
company gratuitously. Adopted.
Also, an estimate of the cost of
grading. macadsmizing and curbing
Forty-fourth street. Report re-
ceived and the city attorney in
structed to prepare an ordinance for
the improvement Of the street, on
motion Of Aid. Kennedy.
M. NJ. Sturgeon. on invitation, ad-
dressed the council in relation to
the widening CT Tenth avenue from
Twentieth to Twenty-second street.
Aid. Kennedy moved that the city
attorney be instructed to begin con-
domination proceedings for a 1O-foot
strip for the widening of Tenth ave.
nue. from Twentieth to Twenty-sec-
ond STREET. Carried IS to / (Whee.
lan).
Aid. Winter, from the waterworks
committee, reported favorably the
petition for the extension Of water
main on Eighth avenue from Fiji
teenth To Seventeenth streets. Re-
port adopted.
Also, adversely on the petition OF
<. II. Guyer, for Waterman extern.
sion. Report adopted.
The clerk read an invitation from
Rev. K. +. Sweet to the mayor and
council to attend divine service on
the Fourth Of July at Trinity church.
Invitation accepted, the council to
proceed in body, on motion Of Aid.
Concannon.
Permission to open q paved stree
was granted to the Peoples Power
company.
The bond OF Alfred Coyne, patrol
man, was submitted and approved.
Aid. Dauber submitted the COM
missioners' estimate for the improve
ment Of Seventh avenue from Twelfth
to Seventeenth streets. Estimate
adopted on motion Of Aid. Gall, by
unanimous vote.
Aid. Maucker moved that the CITY
attorney be instructed to institute
proceedings in the county court for
the improvement of Seventh avenue
from Twelfth to Seventeenth streets
by special taxation. Adopted by
unanimous vote.
The clerk read an estimate of COM
missioners for the improvement of
Seventh avenue from Twenty-third
to Thirtieth street. Report adopted
by unanimous vote.
Aid. Gall moved that the city at
torney be instructed to institute pro.
ceedings Ia the county court for the
improvement OF Seventh avenue from
Thenty-third to Thir.ieth street by
special taxation. Adopted by unan-
imous vote.
Aid. Nelson submitted an ordi-
nance for the improvement Of Thir-
tieth street from Seventh to Eight
eenth avenues. by special taxation,
and moved immediate consideration,
which was voted unanimously. Aid.
johnson msved an amendment that
the labor shall be performed under
the S-hour system, which was
adopted unanimously. Aid. Nelson
then moved the adoption of the ordi-
nance, and it was adopted Is to 1,
(Lohse).
Aid. Surman presented resolu-
ZION instructlng the street superin-
tendent to widen Fifth street be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues.
Adopted.
Also to replace broken plank on
Ninth avenue and Fifth street.
Adopted.
Aid. Fender moved that the condi-
tion OF the Twenty-first street sewer
be inquired into by the sewer COM
mittee, and report. Carried.
Aid. Concannon moved that the
city surveyor be directed to survey
the lines OF Second street between
Eleventh and Thirteenth avenues.
Carried.
Leave was granted P. Fries to open
paved streets and alleys under the
supervision Of the street superin.
tendent.
Aid. Winter moved that the clerk
notify the owners of telephone, tele-
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