Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-23


be at Twenty-fourth street. Carried
Is TO 1, (Johnson).
Alderman Wheelan moved that J. L.
Haas and c. b. Marshall be employed
70 defend the city in a motion for n
new trial in the Drost case. Carried.
Alderman Beck moved that the
aprons crossing bitches in the First
ward be placed in passable condition
Carried.
Alderman Beck moved that the
Clerk be instructed to notify the Rock
Island & Peoria Railway Co., to re-
plank crossings on Seventh avenue
west of Firs: street. Carried.
Alderman johnson offered a reSolu-
ton authorizing City Attorney Scott
and Messrs. Searle & Marshall to move
for an ew trial in the Starkey case.
Carried
Alderman johnson moved that the
Second ward light tower be relocated
at Tenth street and Sixth avenue.
Carried.
Alderman Gall. from the waterworks
committee. submitted a report recon-
mending changes in the reservoir at
an estimated total cost o S16,1so.65.
ton Alderman Winter.
Alderman Aster offered n resoiu-
ton reerring back the ordinance of
the Rock Island e Eastern Illinois
Railway Co.. to the Council and asking
that the Council adjourn to next We'd
nesday at p. m, and inspect the
ground and also the reservoir at this
time. Adopted.
Alderman Elwell offered a resolu-
ton expressing willingness to gran,
location TO the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois Co., on upper Third avenue
on consent of the owners of ma
iority of the frontage. Withdrawn
after debate.
Alderman Lawhead offered resolu-
ton directing the City Clerk to mott
fly property holders on Forty-fourth
street to put in their service pipes be-
fore paving is commenced, between
Railroad and Fourteenth avenues, as
the paving will not be reopened for
ten years. Adopted.
Alderman Willis moved that the
Street Superintendent be instructed
TO level dirt on Tenth avenue, between
and Twentieth streets.
Alderman Concannon moved that
the bridge committee be instructed to
place n bridge on Sixth street and
dition. Carried.
Alderman Concannon presented a
petition of John ANTHONY and C. p.
O'Hara for service pipe. Referred
to the waterworks committee.
Alderman Willis moved that the
Fourth ward tower be changed to 9th
avenue and 10Th street. Alderman
Wheelan moved as a substitute tina.
the tower remain as now located
Substitute adopted, to 6.
Alderman ElweH moved that graf
ing be placed on a catch basin on
avenue and Thirty-first street.
Carried.
Alderman Elwell moved that the
stones taken from Thirtieth street b.
placed across Tweny-seventh street at
Ninth avenue. Carried.
Alderman Freed offered a resolution
any change for ambulance
and providing for bids to supply the
required service. Referred II the
Health and Police Committee on mo-
ton of Alderman Winter.
Alderman Freed, from the Street
and Alley Committee, reported-in fav-
or of grading alley beween Twenty
Third and Twenty-fourth st ,eerS and
L pfth and Ninth avenues. Referred
Lack to the street ard alley commit
tee on motto of Alderman Pc lG1er.
y derman Freed presented Il pen
:IcI: from property owners on Forty
1oG: n street, requesting that = re
per cent grade be extended north to a
; e"tam Point. Referred ID TX 20 lie
street and alley committee to investi-
gate on Wednesday afternoon, on mo-
ton of Alderman Fender.
Alderman Gall offered resolution
grading for sidewalks on
Eleventh and half and Thirteenth
avenues the same to be taken out of
the Sixth ward sidewalk fund. Car
ried.
Alderman Freed presented various
reports, which were referred back to
the street and alley committee for fur
Their investigation.
Alderman Soderstrom reported fav-
orably on the building of T. II. Ellis.
Report adopted.
Alderman Freed read a commnuica-
lion from the Penn Oil Co., for the
placing of certain streets in passabie
condition. Referred TO the street and
llley committee on motionofAlderman
Fender.
Adjourned on motion of Aldermen
Aster. H. c. SCHAEFER,
City Clerk.