Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-19
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Oncial Proceedings Of Last Nights Coun.
ell Meeting.

Omc1al proceedings OF Last Nights COun.
Gil Meeting.
City Council Room. Rock Island.
ILL.,. July 1S.-The council met in
regular semi-monthlv session at p.
M, Mayor Medill presiding and all
the aldermen present except Lawhead.
The minutes of the last regular and
subsequent adjourned meeting were
read and approved.
Aid. Fender. from the street
and alley committee, reported the
Edwards & Walsh Construction Co.
to be the lowest bidder and recon-
mended that the contract for the i'm
provement of Thirtieth street be
awarded to said company.
Aid. Gall moved that concrete
foundation he laid from Seventh to
Ninth avenue. Aid Maucker moved
as a substitute that the contract be
awarded to the Edwards & Walsh
Construction Co. for the standard
style of paving throughout. Substi-
tnte adopted, 9 to /, and contract
awarded accordingly.
Aid. Fender reported, recommend
ing that $25 I've appropriated for the
repairing of cutters on Twenty-sev-
enth and Twentv-eighth streets.
Adopted. Also that the plat of Me-
Masters subdivision be accepted.
Carried.
Aid. Fender reported adversely on
the petition of the Rock Island Plow
company. and recommended that a
lease of Sixth street to said company
be executed for 80 years at 81 per
year. the right of way of the Rock ISL
and n Peoria railway excepted. Re-
port adopted.
Aid. Maucker. from the special
committee on the petition of the
Transfers union. reported recon-
mending that the specifications of the
contract for the reservoir excavation,
requiring the employment of Rock
Island labor and that the day be only
eight hours, be adhered to. the city
not assuming to dictate the wages to
be paid. Charles j. Searle addressed
the council in behalf of the contention
of the transfers. The report was
then adopted.
| Aid. Pender moved that the mavor
and street and alley committee be au-
thorizcd to execute a lease to the
Rock Island Plow company in accord
ance with the recommendation of the
committee. Carried.
Aid. Wheelan moved that the mayor
and city clerk be authorized to enter
into contract with the Edwards &
Walsh Construction Co. for the i'm
provement of Thirtieth street. Car
ried.
| On motion of Aid. Wheelan the
checks were ordered returned to un-
successful bidders on the Thirtieth
street improvement.
y certificate of c. Painter in refer
ence to leave to erect frame photo.
graph gallery on Nineteenth stree,
was referred to the fire and light com.
mittee with power to act.
Aid. johnson offered resolution,
authorizing the city clerk to pay the
sum of 81, 900 TO the Rock Island 4
Peoria Railway Co. for the removal OF
its roundhouse. the railway ordi-
nanccs having been accepted.
Adopted hv unanimous vote.
An invitation of the city council OF
Detroit to attend convention of the
League of American Municipalities
was accepted on motion of Aid. Gall.
the mayor to attend.
| Aid. Surman moved to reconsider
the ordinance authorizing the Rock
Island 4 Peoria Railroad company to
lay sidetrack at Eighth and Sew
enth streets, on the ground that the
impression prevailed that it was to be
a temporary track. when in fact il
was intended to be permanent. Mo-
ton carried, to +.
Aid. Bleuer offered a resolution max
ing changes in the location of two
street lights. Carried.
| Aid. Aster offered a resolution di.
recting that no further permits to
open paved streets he granted until
all previous openings be placed in
proper condition. Carried.
Ald.Gall offered are solution instruct
inc the city engineer to prepare grades
for Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth
avenues west of Thirtieth street.
Adopted.
adjourned on motion of Aid. Wheel
an. A. ID. HUEsING,
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