Rock Island Argus., 1901-10-22

| I2l.-The Council met in regular semi
monthly session at p. m, Mayor Knox
presiding and all the aldermen present.
| The minutes of the last regular and
special meetings were read and approved
The Mayor read a veto message object
| ing TO the 2lst street paving ordinance
on account of the method adopted OF
making money assessed as court costs dc
duty in paying for paving assessments.
| Permission TO open paved street was
| granted to Blake & Murphy, who also
had another petition referred to the
Sewer Committee with power to act
Power to act was also given to the
Waterworks Committee on petitions oi
T. f. Lamp and Ward & McMahon and
| to the sewer and waterworks committee
on petition of Rosenfield Bros.
\ petition of Mrs Henry Rosenfield
for the removal OF water around heI
sewer was referred to sewer committee
with power to act.
| The clerk read petition from j. ID
| TAYLOR and others for. the widening oi
/ Ninth avenue from Seventeenth tC
| Twentieth street. Referred to the street
and alley committee TO report at the next
meeting.
Samples of woolens suitable for over
| coats were submitted with prices by
William Emig. Rock Island Regalia Co..
and the Tri-City Relagia Co. Referred
10 the Chief of the Fire Department and
the Fire and Light Committee to award
contract, ON motion OF Alderman Ken
nedy.
The clerk read petition for a leave to
erect stand for the sale of peanuts and
popcorn on Market square by j. III. Bless
ing. Referred to the committee on Ii
censeS and markets. on motion of Alder
man Andrews.
Alderman Wilken. from the Claims
Committee. reported adversely on the
claims of DIR. :. II. Miller. Caroline John
son and Mary Larkin. Report adopted
on motion OF Alderman Eckhart.
Alderman Wilken also reported ad-
versely on the claims of p j. Heverling,
and W. L. straw. Report adopted.
Alderman Anderson, from the finance
committee reported favorably on the pc
tition of II. y. Stone 4 Co. recommend.
ing the purchase of four directories and
adversely a. To the map proposition of
HuebiBgeT. Report adopted.
Alderman SOderstrom from the fire and
light committee reported favorably on
the petitions of W. Z. Kuhns. w. c.
AIaucker. Empire Coal Co. and property
holders on Third avenue and Eighteenth
street. the first four for sheds and the
last for an electric light. Report adopt
eli,
Alderman Robbins. from the license
and market committee. reported favora-
bly, on the petition of John ID. Martens
for rebate on saloon license To the
amount of S4l.5O on account of the tear
ing down OF the Harms building. Re
port adopted.
Alderman Andrews from the ordinance
committee, asked further time on the
telephone ordinances. on account of the
absence of the City Attorney. Further
time granted.
Alderman Anderson moved that an
adjourned meeting of the Council be
held next Friday evening. to consider the
telephone ordinances, and that the or
dinance committee be instructed to re-
port at that time Carried.
Alderman Westbay. from the street
and alley committee reported favorably
the plat of Riverview Torrance. Report
adopted and plat accepted by unanimous
vote.
Alderman Anderson reported adversely
on the motion of Alderman Andrews to
lay sewer on Fourteenth street between
First and Second avenues. Report
adopted.
Alderman Anderson from the Water
works Committee. reported favorably on
the petition of Ward & McManon to
open paving on Twenty-second street be
tween Tenth and Eleventh avenue. Re
port adopted.
Alderman Anderson from the Water
works Committee, recommended that
the WaterwOrks Superintendent make
repairs on the large pump at the water
works. and that iron columns in the Nos.
! and boilers. be replaced. Report
Alderman Anderson also reported fav-
orably on the proposition to maintain an
auxiliary pump at the Rock Island Brew
ing Co.'S. providing the Brewing Co. will
pay a meter rate of cents per thousand
gallons. Mr.. Huber's proposition was
for a fiat rate of $500 a year no charge
Ia he made by the brewery for pumping
up to the sixth day, at any time. but af-
Ter HiNln uaY the rate To be ZEs cents
per thousand gallons. the contract to
continue for five years. On motion of
Alderman AIoeller the proposition of the
Brewing Co. was accepted:
Ayes-Wilken. Westbay. Snyder. An
drews. House, Moeller, Willis. Robbins,
White. Kennedy, Soderstrom.
Noes-Eckhart, Gall, Anderson.
Alderman Eckhart presented a petition
Tor water main on Eleventh avenue
between Ninth and Eleventh streets. Re
ferred 10 the WaterwOrks Committee.
Mayor Knox presented a petition from
the Rev. j. +. Lockney for leave to con-
meet the down spout of the Sacred Heart
church with the Fifth avenue stwer.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Kennedy. II. G. Schaffer, City Clerk. |