Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
OmciaI Procee dings of Last Nights Coun-
ell Meeting.

Omcial Procee dings of Last Nights Coun-
Gil Meeting.
Civ Council Room. Rock Island,
March 20, 1S99.-The City Council met
in semi-monthly session at p. M,
Mayor Medill presiding, and all the
aldermen present. The minutes of
the last regular meeting were read
and approved.
Alderman Maucker, from the FL
nance committee reported favorably
the bond of the Tri-City Railway Co..
for $4,000, signed by +. Z. Cooke as
President and j. f. Dardner as secre-
tary of the Tri-City Railway Co,
principal, and by Edward +. Cook, j.
T. Lardner, w. ii. Edwards, and +. e.
Denkmann as sureties. Accepted by
unanimous vote.
Alderman Maucker also reported IA
voraDIy the bond of the Peoples Pow
er Co. for $4,000, signed by c. IL.
Deere as president and 5. S. Davis as
secretary of Peoples Power Co., prin
cipal, and by s. 5. Davis, Phil Mitchell,
T. b. Davis, c. II. Deere, and W. l..
Velie as surieties. Accepted by unan-
imous vote
Alderman Bohse, from the commit
tee on sewers, reported fvaorably on
the laying of a sewer from the Haw-
thorne school to the Fifth avenue
sewer. Report adopted.
Alderman Pender, from the Street
and Alley committee reported favora-
bly, the plat of the Black Hawk Second
Addition, with agreement by Louis
Kohn to fill Fourteenth and n half
avenue and allays to grade. Report
and plat adopted.
The Clerk read petition from the
Penn Oil and Supply Co. asking that
certain parts of Second and First
streets be placed in a pasasble condi-
ton. Referred to the Street and
Alley Committee with power to act,
the Penn company expressing a will
ingnesS to bear half the expense.
y petition of the Central Union
Telephone Co. for leave to replace de-
fective poles was read by the Clerk
and referred TO the Street and Alley
Committee, on motion of Alderman
Wheelan.
y petition from the Hartz & Balm
sen Co., for leave to erect a covered
platform on the ground north of its
building was read by the Clerk and
referred to the Fire and Light Com.
mittee with power to act on motion
OF Alderman Bleuer.
\ petition from Mrs G. NJ. Crow for
leave TO construct 4 conservatory at
1918 Third avenue was referred to the
Fire and Light Committee with power
to act on motion of Alderman Vince
Ian.
\ communication from Shaffer,
Bleuer d Schlemmer asking the pur-
chase of siN directories for the use of
city officers, was referred to the
Finance Committee, on motion of Al
derman Fender.
y petition from Z. Z. Lamp for per-
mission TO open a paved street was
granted on motion of Alderman PEN
der.
\ communication from II. y. Stone
& Co.. asking the purchase of six di-
rectories for the use of city officers,
was referred TO the Finance Commit
tee on motion of Alderman Bleuer.
y proposition from the Dorrance
CO., TO furnish six CRATES and boilers
for 5000. was referred to the Mayor
and Watervorks Committee on motion
of Alderman Fender.
The Mayor read n note from the
committee of ladies presenting TO the
CITY an ambulance. The ambulance
was accepted and special committee
of three was ordered appointed 10
draft suitable reply, On motion OF
Alderman Wheelan. The note reads:
To the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of Rock Island-Gentlemen:
The ambulance recently purchased by
the ladies of Rock Island for the use
of tire city has arrived. In the alb