Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-14

square yard; clubbing with Cleveland
Berea stone, 40 cents; old curbing re-
set, S cents; catch basins, $24 each;
1O-inch tile for catch basins, % cents
per lineal foot.
Edwards & Walsh Construction Co.
Paving, Purington depressed or
block, SIPS per square yard; Gales
burg vitrified, s1.s9; Galesburg Paving
Brick Co.'S brick, s1.29H; curbing,
Cleveland Berea, Csc; re-setting curb
ing, cents per ineal foot; catch ba-
sins, $32 each; 10-inch tile, IS cents
per ineal foot.
The bids on motion of Alderman
Maucker were referred to the street
and alley committee and Mayor to re-
port at the next meeting.
The bids for Seventh avenue from
Twenty-third to Thirtieth street were
then opened and were as follows:
Edwards & Walsh Construction Co.
burlington re-pressed brick or block
s1.23; Galesburg Vitrified Brick Co.'s
brick, SIPS; Galesburg Paving Brick
Co.'S brick, $1.25H; curbing, Cleveland
Berea, SO cents; old 'curbing reset, 2
cents per lineal foot; catch basins,
SO each; catch basin cover, $3.50; 10
inch tile for catch basin, 1sc per lin
cal foot.
Coryn & MISUNDERSTANDING re-
pressed brick, $1.32H per square yard;
curbing, Cleveland Berea, 40 cents;
old curbing reset, S cents per lineal
foot; catch basins, $40; catch basin
covers, 20 cents per square foot; 10
inch tile, % cents per ineal foot.
Flick & johnson Construction Co.
Paving, Purington depressed brick or
block, SIPS; Galesburg vitrified, S1.26;
Galesburg Paving Brick Co.'s brick,
S1.26h curbing, Cleveland Berea, IS
cents; cement, SO cents; old curling
reset, cents per ineal foot; catch
basins. SIG each; covers, SIS each; 10.
inch tile for catch basins, 20 cents per
lineal foot.
The bids were also referred to the
street and alley committee and Mayor
to report at the next meeting on mo-
ton of Alderman Maucker.
Alderman Nelson offered a resolu-
ton instructing the Superintendent OF
Streets to place Seventh avenue, at the
intersection of Forty-first street, in
safe condition. Referred to the street
and alley committee to report at the
next meeting.
Alderman Surman offered a resolu-
ton instructing the Clerk to notify
the Rock Island & Peoria Railway Co.
to close culvert at Twelfth avenue
Resolution adopted.
Alderman Bleuer offered a resolu-
ton empowering the Mayor and
bridge committee to make necessary
repairs on the bridges. Adopted.
Alderman Wheelan offered a resolu.
ton instructing the City Attorney, or.
dinance and police committees to pre-
pare an ordinance creating the office
of police matron. Adopted.
Alderman Wheelan also offered q
resolution instruc citing the City Attor-
ney, ordinance and police committees
to prepare an ordinance for the crea-
ton of board of plumbing exami-
ners. Adopted.
Alderman Wheelan offered a reso.
luton authorizing the Mayor and po.
lice committee to dispose of the horses
now used by the police department,
Laid over on motion of Alderman
Kennedy.
Alderman Winter offered a resolu
ton authorizing the Mayor, water
works committee and Superintendent
to visit cities where there are good
reservoirs, and get estimates of the
cost of a reservoir. Adopted.
Alderman Lohse offered a resolution
for placing Eighth avenue from Tenth
to Eleventh streets, Ninth avenue
from Tenth to Eleventh streets, Tent
avenue from Ninth to Eleventh street:
and Tenth street from Eighth to EIev
enth avenues, in a passable condition
Referred to the street and alley com
mittee.
The matter of filling Ninth avenue
between Twenty-fourth and Twenty.
Fifth street was referred to the street
and alley committee on motion of Al
derrlan Wheelan.
Adjourned to 3 p. m. on Thursday
July IS, 1897, on motion of Alderman
Surman. A. d. Huesing,
City Clerk
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