Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-07
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Official Proceedings of Last Nights Coun
Gil Meeting,

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read and approved. Reports of city
officers for the month of June and
the annual report of the Library
Board were read and ordered placed
on file.
The Mayor nominated as Library
Directors Charles j. Larkin, Louis
Kohn and j. III. Kerr, who were sue
cessively confirmed by unanimous
. vote.
i The Mayor nominated Alderman T.
A. Fender. chairman of the Street and
Alley Committee. as member of the
, Board of Local improvements. Con-
! firmed by unanimous vote.
Alderman Maucker, from the FL
nance Committee moved that the bills
of the L. S. Sanitary Co., $500; and
}. A. Harmon $3.50; and also S16i.47-
be allowed. Carried unanimously.
Alderman Wheelan, from the Health
and Police Committee, reported fav-
orably petitions as to the sanitary
filling of low lots in Schnell's addition
and the east half of lot ,, block A..
Chicago or Lower addition, which re-
ports were adopted.
| Bids for the painting OF the scale
house were called for. but there hay-
ing been no specifications they were
, ordered returned, on motion of AID
erman Lawhead. The Committee IN
License and Markets was then directed
TO prepare specifications and call for
1S. 70
Alderman Fender reported favorably
the proposition to appropriate 500
for the improvement of Seventeenth
street and $50 for the improvement
of Eighth avenue from Tenth TO
Eleventh avenue; and favorably on
the cutting TO grade of the alley, on
Eighth and half avenue between
Twenty-tifth and Twenty-seventh
streets. all of which were adopted.
Alderman Fender read the ordinance
granting right of way for second
| main track to the Rock Island Il Peo-
ria Railway Co., heretofore reported
| and laid over under the law-with
amendments. He moved the adoption
of the ordinance. The Council was
addressed by Mr.. Loweth, Of the
Terminal Co., Mr.. Hurst in behalf of
the Rock Island e Peoria Railroad
Co.; and Mr.. Haas in behalf of prop
| crtyholders. he protesting against any
grant without consent of the owners
of the majority of the frontage. The
vote resulted in the passage of the
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Alderman Winter submitted re-
port recommending charge of $500
for wafer furnished the Tri-City
Sprinkler Co., the company to sprinkle
regularly the street crossings and in
front of certain city property without
charge. Report adopted.
Also favorably on the petition of
Noss & Peterson for water mains.
Report adopted. Further time was
granted on other petitions
The Clerk read petition from Davis
Co., for leave to open a paved street.
Granted.
The Clerk read a petition from Mrs
I. j. Buford and others asking the
| removal of the dump boat from
Twelfth street. Referred to the
Health Committee.
The Clerk submitted a plat of Nc
Masters subdivision, which was re-
ferrsd to the street and alley commit
tee on motion of Alderman Wheelln.
The Clerk submitted the bonds If
George PAIL and Lawrence Kramer. in
| the sum of $500 each, which were ac
cepted.
A bid for gravel for the reservoir
was ordered opened on motion Of
Alderman Wheelan. The bid was
from Tropp, Darling & Co.-9Oc per
| cubic yard on the river bank OF soc
| additional hauled to the work. Re-
ferred TO the waterworks committee
with power to act.
Bids for Rosendale cement were or
dcred laid over to the next meeting.
On motion of Alderman Gall conf
| mittee of three to canvass the re-
| turns of the school election was or
| dered. and the Mayor appointed as
such committee Alderman Gall. Law
head and johnson, whereupon re-
cess was taken.
On reassembling the committees
report on the result of the school
election. 1888 votes for +. T. Robbins.
1854 for II. S. Bollman. SIS for Frank
MiNter. 500 for c. +. Lynde and l for
j. +. Robinson, and declaring Messrs.
+. Z. Robbins and ii. S. Bollman duly
elected, was read by the Clerk. Re-
port unanimously adopted.
Alderman Pender offered an ordia-
ance vacating certain parts of streets
within the Rock Island Plow Co.'S
premises and moved its reference 20
the Street and Alley Committee. Ca.-
ried.
Mr.. Sennott, of the Sennott Con-
struction Co., was heard as to the
company's excavation contract. he
had not sublet the contract. he said:
he proposed to do it himself.
The Clerk read draft of specifica.
lions for the waterworks reservoir
and Alderman Winter moved their
adoption. Carried.
Alderman Winter moved that the
Clerk and Waterworks Committee be
authorized to have 200 copies of the
specifications printed. Carried.
Alderman Pender moved that the
Mayor and City Clerk be authorized
to take an option on the % acres CON-
shutting Reservoir Park, with deed in