Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-06

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\ bill OF the Western Lime K Cement
| Co. was referred to the Finance Commit
| tee, and Il bill of the Peoples Power Co
to the Fire and Lig.., committee, to in
veStigate.
The Clerk read the revised ordinance
authorizing the Rock Island < Peoria
Railway Co. to improve the levee east OF
Nineteenth street at its own expense, and
to construct n coal dump ON portion
thereof for its own exclusive Use for a
period of % years. The ordinance was
adopted:
AyeS-Beck. Concannon, Freed, Vince
Ian Pender. Gall, Iawhead. SoderstrOm
Noes-JohnsOn, Heiuemann, Aster, Viii
lis, Elweli-5.
Alderman SOderstrom from the Fire and
Light Committee reported favOrably ON
the petition of Summers 4 Woodin for
leave TO erect a shop on alley between
Third and Fourth avenues and Nine
teenth and Twentieth street. Report
adopted.
The Clerk read an invitation from the
Chief of the Fire Department to attend
a dance and cake walk. Accepted.
The Clerk read an ordinance leasing a
strip of levee to the Diamond 10 Packet
Co. for the purpose of erecting thereon Il
steamboat warehouse to cost not less than
81 900. other packet companies to have
the privilege of using this warehouse on
payment of a reasonable rental WI
reference of any disputes to the Council
for settlement. Alderman Aster moved
70 refer to the License and Market Com
Il oh n
substitute that it be referred to the
Street and Alley Committee. The substi-
tute was lost. to I, and the original mo-
ton prevailed.
I The clerk read petition from the Re
tail Merchants Association for the restor-
alton Of steamboat business by building a
warehouse on the levee. Referred to the
License and Market Committee on motion
of Alderman johnson.
The clerk read a report of receipts and
expenditures of the police department 5
ball for the benefit of the ambulance fund
Report received and a vote of thanks
given to the police, on motion of Alder
man Concannon.
The clerk read an ordinance establish
ing certain grades. Referred to the Street
and Amey Committee, together with a
plat of the McEniry addition, on motion
OF Alderman Elwell.
The Clerk read petition for water ser
vice from LOoney & Kelly and Others.
Referred to the WaterwOrks Committee.
The clerk read report OF dog tax col
lections by the City Marshal. Report re-
ceived and ordered placed on file.
Alderman Lawhead offered a resolution
directing the CITY engineer to establish a
grade on the east end of Third avenue.
Adopted.
Alderman Lawhead reported that there
was reason to believe that the invitations
OF the Council. the Rock Island Club and
other bodies to Admiral Dewey would be
accepted, and gave assurance that he
would be treated to the finest and purest
glass of municipal water in the country,
together with unsUinted hospitality dur
ing his stay.
Judges and clerks Of election were re-
ported by different aldermen and APP
pointed, on motion of Alderman johnson,
as follows:
First Ward-lst Precinct. Edward Bur
judges; VIM. Aster, Aug. Sehnert, clerks.
I'd precinct, Charles Engel, VIM. Zeis,
Vale Mold, judges; mos. Brynes, G. K.
Hammerquist, clerks.
Second Ward-Ist Precinct. George So
lander, +. c. Hernenway, Henry Kinner,
judges; VIM. Guldenzopf, Daniel Strecker.
clerks. 2d precinct, II. H. Lohse, John
Daiber, L. V. Eckhart, judges; Chas.
Naab, W. L. Nichols, clerks.