Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-05

| Fire department No. 1-.-.. .-.-....... 613 5.
| Fire department No. 2.-..-.....-.......
Fire department No. 3.---.-........-... 226 Z;
1854 81
| waterworks expense account .........1, 316 /;
twaterworks construction account 49, 80 e
1925 II
Previous to the passage of the ordin-
ance Alderman Robbins reported the in
stallation of the city pump at the reser-
voir and an amendment was adopted
allowing Stilwell, Bierce & Smith yalie
/ Co., Sl,575 on account.
Alderman kennedy offered resolution
| thanking Gov Yates, DIR. J. A. Egan and
Prof. Palmer of the University of Ili-
nois for their efforts to fix the response
bility of the typhoid fever found in our
city. Adopted
| Alderman Gall stated that Mr.. Albee
| the chemist of the high school, had been
| placed at the disposal of the city, at the
request of the Mayor, to investigate the
source of typhoid fever in our midst and
had gone to Beloit with carefully filled
| bottles to submit samples of water to
Prof. Smith, of the college.
Alderman Fender moved that the
| Mayor. Waterworks Committee and
Health Commissioner be authorized TO
| further investigate this matter at the
city's expense. Adopted.
| The Clerk reported an ordinance di-
recting the city collector to make re-
port to the county collector on special
assessments and special taxes. The ord
| nance was ordered considered and
adopted by unanimous vote, on motion OF
Alderman Fender
A bill of William Glass for overtime
| at the waterworks was referred to the
| Claims Committee on motion of Alder
man Andrews.
A plat of University Place submitted
| by E. III. Guyer. was referred to the
| Street and Alley Committee, on motion
of Alderman Anderson.
The Clerk read a list of election officers
which were duly appointed as follows:
First Ward-First precinct judges:
| j. +. Hodges. James Warnock, L. Burrill.
! Clerks: Adolph Peterson, Robert Beck.
Second precinct Judges: Val. Mold, Chas.
| Sehnert, Ed KiIlmer. Clerks: John Gren-
naman, Thos. Byrnes.
| Second Ward-First precinct judges
| Daniel Strecker, G.. Solander, w. Gulden-
| zopf. Clerks: G. Bergstine, Henry Kin
ner. Second precinct judges: III. Lohse,
/ Michael Griffin, W. l.. Nichols. Clerks ::
c. Nab, j. Charles.
| Third Ward-First precinct Judges
w. Ramskill, Geo. Stroehle, Louis Oil
/ weller Clerks: Louis Requa, G. w.
Henry. Second precinct judges: Z. IL.
Bowman. f. L. Helpenstell, Freeman
| Nye, ,Ir. Clerks: w. II. Cline, John
Schlemmer.
Fourth Ward First precinct judges
L. c. PIoh, f. G. Boyd, Charles Exner,
Clerks: Carl Achtermann, w. C. Horst
Second precinct judges: Charles Fiebig
w F. Wiesler. w. H. Lamont. Clerks:
p. F. Trenkenschuh, Warren Anderson.
Firth Ward-1First precinct judges: c.
b. Knox. r. Khschmann, j. j. Green.
Clerks: j. Finnegan, L. White Second
precinct judges: c. o. Jensen, Geo
Schmidt, J. Brennan. Clerks: Sam
Dart, J. r. Johnston.
| Sixth Ward First precinct judges: A.
j. Riess, Sidney Anderson Fred Jones.
| Clerks: Sid Alters, w. p. Griffin. See
ond precinct judges: Charles II. Nickles,
| G. r. Nissen, John Snitzer Clerks
Christ Briholtz, j. C. Buck.
Seventh Ward First precinct judges:
Hermann Doerring, F. NJ. Rogers, Steph-
en- Stader, Clerks: A G. Peterson,
Jacob Brandmeyer. Second precinct
/ Judges: H. G. Brooks, V. O. Peterson,
AL Shofer. Clerks: w. r. Bohman, w.
f. BeaIs.
Alderman Gall moved that the Mayor
be authorized to remove the fence which
interferes with the opening of the Wilson
addition. Adopted
Alderman Robbins moved that petit
ton of property owners in blocks 6 and Z,
| Spencer & Cases addition, be placed in
| the hands of the Board of Local Inn
provements A substitute was adopted
| referring the matter first to the City At
| torney, to report at the next meeting, on
| motion of Alderman Fender.
A petition for water main extensions
was referred to the waterworks commit
| tee on motion of Alderman Anderson.
| Alderman Andrews submitted resolu-
| ton providing for fire alarm system
| Referred to the fire and light and health
and police committees.
| The Hon. VIM. McEniry spoke in be-
half of the widening of Twenty third
street, south of Ninth avenue. He asked
that steps be taken for the condemna-
tion of twenty feet ON the west side of
Twenty-third street and promised if the
propertyholders did not make good the
amount assessed within $500 that he
would not ask the city to proceed furth-
err Alderman Anderson moved that the
parties interested be requested to COM
municate to the Council in writing the
best course to pursue in this matter.
Alderman Fender offered as a substitute
motion instructing the City Attorney
to proceed to condemn in accordance
with the counsel of Mr.. McEniry. The
substitute was lost, 6 to and Alder
man Anderson's motion that the gentle
men interested submit their proposition
to the council in writing, was adopted.