Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-22
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.


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OF, Meeting
City Council Room, Rock Island.
Feb. 2l.-The Council met in regular
semi-monthly session at S p.' m.
Mayor Medill presiding and all the
aldermen present The minutes of the
last regular meeting were read and
approved.
The Mayor submitted special mes
sage on the removal of garbage and
cleaning of paved streets. Referred
to the health and street and alley COM
mittee to report at the next meeting.
Alderman PeEder, from the Fire and
Light Committee reported favorably
the resolution for an additional street
light at Forty-third street and Third
avenue. Report adopted.
Alderman Dauber, from the Street
and Alley Committee, reported as to
the ordinance of the Rock Island &
Peoria railway that the committee had
no Recommendation to make
The Mayor submitted reports as to
rebates on the Seventh ward and
Barth & Bahcock sewers and the
Seventh and First avenue pavement
Reports ordered placed on file and
amounts ut present due ordered re-
funded.
The Clerk rsad a petition from DR..
Z. Nj. Sala for leave to erect frame
Office mt No. 322 Nineteenth street.
Referred to the Fire and Light Com
mittee with power to act.
The Clerk read petition from
Fred Hass. chairman of the First ave-
nue. propertyholders' committee, ask
ing that the improvement of First ave
nue. be continued west to Twelfth
street, the Improvement to be pre-
ceded by the removal of unlawful
tracks and Instructions. and .,lr. Hass.
on invitation addressed the Council
on the subject. Referred to the
Street and Alley Committee. the
Mayor and City Attorney, on motion
of Alderman Gall!
The clerk read n communication
from NJ. NJ. Sturgeon in behalf of NJ
Schnell, asking settlement of the
storm drain matter. An Mr.. Stur.
geon addressed the Council, suggest.
ing its reference to special com
mittee of aldermen holding ever, to
make complete examination of the
sewer and report what is right ano
fnst In 4f cot 1np,, M
dcrman Winter moved to refer to tn,
Sewer Committee. the Mayor and City
attorney. Alderman Wheelan moved
as substitute to refer to IL specia
committee of three, to be named b,
he Mayor, with authority to emplo,
competent engineer. The substitute,
motion prevailed by vote of - to
i(Winter, GalD.
The clerk read an ordinance to Ii
cense and regulate plumbers. Re
lferred to the Ordinance Committee,
lcopy to be furnished to each alder
Imam. on motion of Alderman Johnson
| Alderman johnson offered resolu
ltion for lignt on Twelfth stree
and Fifth avenue, Referred to tn
COMMITTEE on Fire and Lights.
AldermanDauber offered a resolution
flor n drain to carry off storm water n
Tenth avenue and Nineteenth street
Referred to the Sewer Committee OF
motion of Alderman Winter.
Mr.. c. l.. Walker. in behalf of tn
Associated Charities, asked the Coun
lcil to appoint a committee to COME
with the Charities as to providing EN-
ployment for needy persons in til
making of macadam, etc. Aldsrma
Maucker moved that a committee O
three be appointed to confer with tn
. Associated Charities and report to h
Council. Carried and the Mayor az
pointed as such committee Alderme
Maucker, Kennedy ana SOderstrom.
Alderman Maucker offered rest
luton for the placing of a light a
Fifteenth street and Eleventh avenu,
Referred TO the Fire and Light Con
lmittcc.
, adjourned ON motion of ----erma
, Wheelan. \. ID. Huesing,
4 City Clerk.