Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-11
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Omcial Proceedings of Last Nights Special
Council Meeting.

Oncial Proceedings of Last Nights Special
Council Meeting.
Rock Island, Oct. 10.-The council
met in adjourned session at S p. M,
Mayor Medill presiding and all the
aldermen present except Soderstrom.
Aid. Fender, from the street and alley
committee, reported favorably on the
petition of tie Central Union Tele-
phone company; on the resolution to
raise a section of Second street to
grade; on another part of Thirty
eighth street; on the resolution to
grade Eighth avenue and on the re-
moval of guy pole. Reports
adopted.
Aid. Winter, from the waterworks
committee, reported favorably petI-
tions for water main extensions on
Thirty-tirst street, on Thirty-second
street, on another part of Thirty-tirst
street, on Eleyent and-a-half avenue,
on Tenth avenue, on Third street and
on Forty-first street. All of which
were adopted. Further time WAS
granted on similar petition on Forty
fourth street.
The bids of the Edwards & Walsh
Construction Co. for the levee inn
provement were reported the lowest,
and on motion of Aid. Fender the con-
| tracts were awarded to this company,
except as to the earth filling. on which
further time was granted
a petition of Allen, Myers & Co.
for leave to open paved streets was
granted on motion of Aid. Wheelan.
A petition of E. Z. Lamp for leave
to connect Mrs. Cartons sewer with
a main sewer on Eleventh street was
referred to the sewer committee and
mayor.
A petition of E. f. Lamp for permits
sion to open paved street to flush a
sewer was referred to the mayor and
sewer committee, on motion of Aid.
Gall.
Aid. Gall moved that the mayor and
waterworks committee be authorized
to purchase Al tons of 6-inch water
pipe. Carried by unanimous vote.
Aid. Winter moved that the mayor
and waterworks committee be author
lied to purchase six or more tons of
pig lead. Carried by unanimous vote.
The mayor reported the purchase of
500 barrels of Buckeye Portland ce-
ment. which is to come forward at the
rate of a car load daily.
Aid. Maucker offered a resolution
transferring 81 900 from the contin-
gent fund to the waterworks construc-
tion fund. Carried unanimously.
Aid. Maucker offered a resolution
transferring 81 800 from the contin-
gent fund in equal parts to the First,
Second and Third ward sidewalk funds.
Carried unanimously.
Aid. Fender offered resolution in
structing the street superintendent to
properly grade cutters on Twenty-first
street between Ninth and Tenth ave-
nues. Carried.
Aid. Lohse offered a resolution in
structing the street superintendent to
place a tile drain on Ninth street and
First avenue. Carried.
Aid. Lohse offered resolution for
the filling of low places on Tenth
street between Ninth and Tenth ave-
nues. Referred to the street and
alley committee.
Aid Beck offered resolution for
the repairing of broken tile on Fourth
street and Second avenue. Adopted.
Aid. Surman presented an ordi-
nance authorizing the Davenport &
Rock Island Bridge Railway & Termi
nal Co. to lay a switch near Fifteenth
street to connect with the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad. and
moved it's reference to the ordinance
committee. Aid. Fender moved as a
substitute that the matter be referred
to the street and alley committee.
Substitute adopted by the casting
vote of the mayor.
Aid. johnson moved that the city
attorney be instructed to prepare an
ordinance for the laying of sidewalks.
Carried.
The mayor reported that c. j. Lar
kin had donated cornersto ne for the
waterworks reservoir with suitable
inscription, and asked for photo
graphs of the aldermen to place in the
copper receptacle.
Aid. Lohse offered a resolution di-
recting the city clerk to notify GER
tain property elders on Eighth ave-
nue. to remove fence to the lot line.
Adopted.
Aid. Johnson presented resolution
directing the city clerk to notify the
Diamond 10 Packet company to re-
move its warehouse from the levee.
Aid. Wheelan moved as a substitu tie
that the matter be referred to the
street and alley committe. Substitute
adopted.
Adjourned on motion of Aid. Mauck- |
er. A. ID. HUEsING, City Clerk.