Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-08

proyements had not yet been secured,
wherefore action WAS deferred.
4 The Clerk read the annual report Of
the Library Board which was ordered
received and placed on file, and the
| thanks of the Council extended to Sec
retaIy Welch for his able and interesting
report, on motion of Alderman Wheelan.
/ Alderman Wheelan reported on a
levee warehouse and submitted plans for
a barge, costing about 5000 and for a
warehouse costing about S2,000-and a
recess of five minutes was taken to eN-
anime them.
The Clerk read remonstrance of II.
V. Archer and others living on Twenty
fourth street against having an alley cut
to grade. Referred to the Street and
| Alley Committee. Alderman Fender
moved the adoption of a report of the
Street and Alley Committee that an en-
| gineer be sent TO this alley to set grade
stakes. Carried.
| The Clerk read u communication from
| Louis Mosenfelder for an extension of
waterwor>s into the Black Hawk Sec
ond addition. Referred to the Water
| works Committee.
The Clerk read communications from
Mrs. NJ. II. Mccarthy and j. Silas Leas
| asking the extension of water mains. Re
| ferred to the Waterworks Committee.
The Clerk read communication from
NJ. NJ. Sturgeon offering to sell a 30foot
| strip of ground for Tenth avenue for
| 81 ,O39 20. including SASS special tax for
Twentieth street. which he represented
as less than one-half its value. Referred
| to the Street and Alley Committee and
the Mayor
Alderman Beck nominated for Poor
master, Edward Murphy, and Alderman
johnson nominated J. III. ladders. The
vote resulted in o votes for Edward Muir
ply and ) for j. ii. Lidders whereupon
Alderman Fender moved that he be de
clared the choice of the Council for
Poormaster. Adopted.
Alderman Lawhead offered resolution
directing the opening of waterways on
42d St. 45th St. 3sth St, eth ave, and
18th ave, for the filling of a cesspool,
and for the filling of a sidewalk to grade.
Adopted on motion of Alderman Wheel
an.
The matter of changing the grade of
Fourteenth avenue was referred to the
Street and Alley Committee, on motion
of Alderman Lawhead.
Alderman Fender offered resolution
for the repair of Eleventh avenue. A
substitute motion was defeated, 8 to :,
and the resolution was adopted.
Alderman Fender offered resolutions
for the opening of bitches on 2lst and
ODD st, and for the abatement of
nuisance on 18th ave. and 22d st.
Adopted.
Alderman WheeIan moved that the
paving he replaced on ed street and
Fourth avenue. Adopted.
Alderman Wheelan moved that oath
street and 9th avenue be cut to grade.
Carried.
Alderman Aster offered n resolution di-
recting the Health Commissioner to not
fly owners of vacant lots to cut down
weeds. Carried.
Alderman Beck offered a resolution d.
recting that bitches on Third ard
Fourth street be filled so as to allow
water to run into the sewer. Adopted.
Alderman Heidemann moved that an
alley between Eighth and Ninth streets
and Ninth and Eleventh avenues he
placed in passable condition. Adopted.
Alderman Heidemann moved that II
24-inch tile cu1vert be placed on Tenth
avenue leading into the alley between
Ninth and Tenth streets, and the alley
he placed i'll passable condition. Carried
Alderman Winter moved that the
Street and Alley Committee be Instruct
ed to use the grader on Tenth avenue be-
tween 18th and 18th streets and open
cutters; open cutters on l4th street;
put 18th street in passable condition:
open cutters On 18th street; put 18th
street in passable condition: and that
the railroads maintaining tracks on First
avenue at 18th street be required to put
in u sewer of not less than "a inches,
the lower end of cast iron, through the
emhankment, with proper catchlasin,
etc.-all of which were adopted
Aid. Elwel offered resolutions for
fire boxes on 18th avenue and 3Oth and
9Th avenue and 9th street, that
the stone piers under the 18th
avenue bridge be repaired, that
cutters on Eighth avenue be clean
ed; and that trap be placed in the
catchbasin on 9Th avenue ard 9th
streets-all of which were adopted.
Alderman Elwell offered an ordinance
establishing grades on Eleventh and
half avenue, and moved its consideration.
Consideration was ordered and the o.
dinancc passed by unanimous vote.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Winter. II. G.. Schaffer,
City Clerk.