Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Tn OfciaI Proceedings of Last Nights
Council Meeting.


City Council Room. Rock Island Nov.
20. lS99,-The Council met in regular
semi-monthly session ut p. NJ, Mayor
McConochie presiding and all the alder
men present. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
The Clerk submitted bids for the rur-
chase OF $4,000 OF water bonds as follows:
Splitter x Co, Toledo. Ohio-Preium,
81 .23S together with accrued interest.
Sicgood y Mayer. Cincinnati-Premium
1850. and accrued interest.
Rudolph CIaybold & Co. Cincinnati
Premium $50 and accrued interest.
Meyer & Kiser. Indianapolis-Premu UNI
$265 and accrued interest
W. ID. Hayes & Son. Cleveland-Par
with accrued interest, less 5000.
Alderman Wheelan moved that the pro
position of Splitter & Co. being the high
est. be accepted. Carried by unanimous
vote
The clerk read petition from II. F'ue
gel and other propertyholders on Twelfth
street. complaining of inadequate sewer
facilities and asking that the drain from
Black Hawk Addition be cut off and sur
face drainage be provided for the Black
Hawk flow. Also n petition from H.
Fluegel asking damages for an overlooked
cellar. First petition referred to sewer
committee and second to claims commit
tee. on motion of Alderman Winter.
The Peoples Power Co. was granted
permission to open a paved street on mo-
ton of Alderman Soderstrom.
Alderman Wheelan offered n resolution
referring the assessment for the Twenty
second street pavement to committee.
Laid on table. q to ;, on motion of Alder
man Gall.
Alderman Lawhead moved that two
catchbasins on Fortyfourth street be pro
vided with grating with man holes.
Adopted.
Also. that the street superintendent be
instructed to clean out catchbasins on
Forty-fourth street. Adopted.
Also that the city engineer be instruct
ed to give sidewalk grades ON the north
Thirty-siXth and Thirty-eighth sire is.
Carried.
Alderman Pender moved that a special
committee of five, including the Mayor,
be appointed to confer with officers of the
Central Union Telephone Co. for the pur-
pose of securing reduced rates. Carried.
and the Mayor appointed as associates Al
dermen Pender, Aster, Lawhead. Freed
and Gall.
Alderman Beck presented a resolution
directing the strict enforcement of the or
dinance against climbing electric towers
and breaking globes and carbons. Adopt
ed.
Alderman Aster presented a resolution
the Terminal Co. to extend all
sewers across First avenue through its
at once. Adopted.
Alderman ConcannOn moved that the
Committee be authorized to |
make necessary repairs at the Water |
works Alderman Wheelan moved as an |
that the committee report |
what repairs are necessary. Amendment |
adopted.
Alderman Wheelan moved that a one |
inch pipe be laid on Ninth avenue be |
tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets |
Adopted.
Alderman Lawhead presented an ord |
nance for the suppression of slot ma
chimes and other gambling devices. He |
moved that the ordinance be considered.
Alderman Winter moved to refer to the
ordinance committee. Amendment car
led. to : and the Mayors casting vo'e.
Alderman Elwell offered n resolution di,
getting the City Clerk to notify c. Nj. os-
porn to place sidewalks removed by him
n condition as found. Adopted.
Alderman Elwell presented a petition
rom the Rock Island Brewing Co. for
cave to extend scale across the sidewalk
N Thirtieth street. Granted.
Alderman johnson offered resolution
or two-inch water pipe on First avenue
between Eighth and Ninth streets an!
hat the matter be referred to the Water
works Committee, with power to act. A.
erman Wheelan moved to amend bv di
Getting the committee to report. Lost,
nd original motion carried.
Alderman Willis offered n resolution
providing for the appointment Of a pur-
hasing committee, and moved its refer
nee to the ordinance committee. Motion
dopted.
Alderman Winter offered a resolution
Erecting the Marshal to keep the alley in
he rear of the Modern Woodmcn build
NO in condition for passage by teams.
'arricd.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman Con
annon H. c. Schaffer.
CITY Clerk