Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-22

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been operated by the city cannot recall
single instance where the Council has
been called in to settle disputes between
employees or between the superintendent
and his employees for the simple reason
that they We're his subordinates subject
to his orders Change that condition &C
cording to the wording OF this ordinance
what would be the RESULT The Council
would have to constitute itself a board
OF arbitration to hear complaints, settle
disputes between employees or between
the superintendent and employees over
which he would have no control, demon
alizing the system destroying all disci-
pline, leaving no one responsible for
anything
For these reasons and many more I
might cnumerate my approval is with
held"
| Alderman Gall moved the adoption of
resolution to reconsider the vote by
which the ordinance was adopted. Car
ried.
Alderman Gall moved that the ordin-
! ance be passed over the Mayors veto.
| Lost, ayes 9, noes 5.
Alderman Fender offered a resolution
! instructing the city engineer to submit
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tieth street between Second and Fourth
a1 enue. Adopted. Also a resolution in
structing the city engineer to submit es
| Inmates of the best way of taking care of
storm water on Tenth avenue between
Twenty-third and Seventeenth streets.
Adopted.
! Also a resolution for placing the allev
between Ninth and Tenth avenues and
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able condition. Adopted.
Alderman Pender also offered a resolu-
ton repeating the ordinance granting the
Central Union Telephone Co., the right
to use the streets of the city and moved
mittee. Carried.
| Alderman johnson presented an ordi
nance for the construction of sewer on
Tenth street between Fifth and Eighth
avenues, to connect with the existing
Fifth avenue sewer. The ordinance was
considered and adopted on motion OF Al
derman johnson.
Alderman johnson presented an ordi-
| nance for the construction of a sewer
on Eleventh street between Fifth and
alton. Carried.
L lHONG0 lit sQOplIOIi
of the ordinance. Carried.
Alderman Wheelan offered a resolu-
ton that pond at the corner of TWEEN
lty-second street and Tenth avenue be
drained Adopted Also resolution
that the brush and tree branches dying
between Ninth and Tenth avenues and
Twenty-seeond and Twenty-third streets.
be burned. Adopted.
Also resolution that the grader be
used on the streets being filed from the
Twenty-second street paving excavation
Adopted. 80
Also a resolution that the question of
the city contributing toe help pay fol
band concerts in the parks be referred to
the Mayor and Finance Committee
Adopted.
/ Alderman Soderstrom presented the
plat of Brooks SEVENTH addition, and
moved its reference to- the Street and
Alley Committee. Carried.
| Alderman Aster offered "a resolution di-
recting that the macadam on the levee
be raked to place and rolled. Adopted.
| Also that the Peoples Power Co. be re-
| imbursed for work done on the RouIth
| ward tower. Adopted.
| Also that Tenth avenue between Sew
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ed in passable condition. Adopted.
Alderman Willis offered a resolution
that the Rock Island Buggy Co. be not
flied to move their runaways from the
| sidewalk on First avenue when they are
not in use. Adopted.
Alderman Lawhead offered a resolution
| to the effect that no further favors be
extended to the corporations represented
| by Frank p. Blair, unless the promises
made by him to the city be carried out,
| and moved its adoption.
Alderman Wheelan moved as sub
stitute that the resolution-be referred to
the Street and Alley Committed Sub
stitute adopted, 10 to p 1Eawhead, Gail.
Alderman Beck offered a resolution for
the location of light on First avenue
and Seventh street. Adopted.
Alderman johnson offered a resolution
| done ON Tenth street between Fifth and
Sixth avenues to protect watermains and
sewers from frost. Adopted.
Alderman Elwell offered resolution
authorizing c. NJ. Osborn to remove at
his own expense such earth on Ninth
avenue, as is necessary to bring the
thoroughfare to grade. Adopted:
Also that curbing taken from Thir
tieth street be placed on Eighth avenue
and Twenty-eighth street for a crossing
Adopted.
Also that the alley running north from
Seventh avenue between Twenty ninth
and Thirticth streets, be repaired. Adopt
cd. saessEVSSEW
Adjourned, on motion of AIderman