Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-07


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Cabe Asks Permit to Construct a Bridge
Over an AlIey-As TO Diamond 10 Ware
housekeeping March Meeting.
All members of the city council eN-
cept Aids. j. W. Lawhead and Il.
Winter were present at the regular
March meeting last night. The ses-
sion lasted until 1880, large batch
of routine business having been dis
patched. An important matter was
the reported employment by the park
committee. of which Aid. Robert Beck
is chairman. of &. \. Anderson. who
i said to have had considerable eN-
perience rs landscape gardener, to
draft plans for the Improvement of
the park lands on tine bluff, in accord
ance with the ideas expressed by
Mayor Medill, who is anxious, and it
is believed he has the support of all
citizens in the enterprise, to begin
the LAYING out and identifying of
these properties the coming season,
and doing a little, or as much as the
municipal finances will allow without
interfering with other desired i'm
provements. until both parks are COM
pleted. Mr.. Anderson is at work on
the plans now. and will soon have
them in readiness for submission to
the council.
l.. s. McCabe asked for an ordinance
permitting him to build bridge over
the alley at the rear of his store to
connect with large structure that he
proposes erecting on Third avenue
and Eighteenth street this spring.
As it is the desire of Mr.. McCabe to
begin operations as soon as possible
the council referred the petition to the
street and alley committee, which.
comprising a majority of the alder
mer, can give definite answer to the
petitioner after going over the ground,
and present its report for ratification
ut the semi-monthly session two weeks
hence.
BeIated Communication.
A communication fl ~ the Tri-Citv
Labor congress asking that certain
concessions, as to wages, etc, be de-
manded by the council of the street
railway company before granting an
extension of franchise was read. City
Clerk Huesing explained that it was
not his fault that the communication
was not read at the meeting at which
the franchise question was disposed
of. as the letter did not get to him
until the day after the council meet
ing.
There was n lengthy communica-
ton from V. NJ. Banding, favoring
the granting of the petition of the
Diamond 10 Steamboat company for
permission to build Il warehouse on
the levec. There was also a petition
bearing the names of Il number of
merchants, asking that the council
grant the company application. Both
were referred.
The Tri-City Railway company's
acceptance in writing Of the eN-
tended ordinance was received.
as was also the compiny's bond
in the sum of $4,000 for the
faithful performance of its obligations
in connection with the new franchise.
The bond will be first passed upon by
the mayor and finance committee.
who will also look into the SO. 900
bond of the Peoples Power company
for the faithful execution of its con-
tract for lighting the city the coming
five years
The names of the judges and clerks
for the spring election will be found
in the official proceedings.
City Officers Reports.
The report of Chief of Police j. II.
Fender shows - arrests made during
the month of February. The charges
were rs follows: Disorderly conduct,
5: vagrancy, ,: keeping tipping house
oman IN Sunday IrunEanupSS l.