Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-22
MORE time is ASKED
Committee Not Pre-
pared to be Heard on lnde.
pendent Telephone.
TWO REPORTS ARE PRESENTED
The Minority Recommending the
Thomas PGoposition--Chat
From Council.

To the unusually large number Of
spectators who had assembled in the
gallery at the council chamber last
evening to see what the aldermen
would do with the independent tele-
phone proposition the manner in
which that body baked at the ques-
ton was disappointing When tie
report of the ordinance committee
read by Aid Andrews ended in the
anti-climax of a request for further
time there was a general appear
ance of dissatisfaction among the
mem bers and on-lookers alike. 1t
was evident that the most active OF
the members were nerved up for any
emergency and they were only par
TALLY aPpeased by the setting Of
next Friday evening as the date for
special meeting for the consideration
OF the ordinances. and the instruc-
ton of the committee to be prepared
at that time To report. The mayors
heart was plainly with Aid Solder
strom when the latter offered the
minority report from the ordinance
committee recommending the adOp-
tion of the Thomas ordinance. but
the logic of Aid. Kennedy was TOO
strong to be overcome on the in
slant.
Attorney Taken TO Task.
As soon as the session was open for
business, the mayor read statement
to the council outlining his position
previously taken on the paving of
ferred to in The ARGUS He fatty
declared that the city attorney had
exceeded his authority in assuming
for the city the cost of paving the
portion of the street north of Third
avenue not covered by the amount
contributed by the Q road. He re-
iterated that the city would be spend
ing the money of other people where
it had no right to in using the as
sessment of the people south of the
avenue to pay for the paving opposite
property north of the avenue regard
less of what fund it was counted in,
and declared the city must not be
laid liable in such manner.
Accept Brewing Company Proposition.
The matter over which there was
the most debate was that in regard TO
granting the Rock Island Brewing
company's terms for the maintenance
of a reserve pumping station at the
Elm street brewery for the benefit OF
the bluff property holders in case the
apparatus at the reservoir should be
put out of commission temporarily
rom any cause. The waterworks
committee had been laborirg with
the officers of the company Tor the
past three moths in order to reach
an agreement on the question and the
difference which they we're unable to
settle lay in the use of a meter for the
water furnished the plant. The brew
ers demanded a fiat rate of $500 per
annum, claiming that the meter les
sened the pressure till the water
would not do the work required OF it.
1t was settled bv accepting the brew
ing company's proposition. 1t is the
intention of the council to install an
additional pumping plant as soon as
possible, wnen the agreement with
the company will be abrogated.
Minor Matters.
Among the minor matters passed
upon W, re the authorizing of the su-
perintendent of waterworks to repair
the large pump at the waterworks,
while it is temporarily out of use
during the repairing of the intake
pipe; the accept ng of Ii Guyer's
plat of Riverview terrace on Twenty
ninth street and tAe referring of
petition for the widening of Ninth
avenue between Seventeenth and
Twentieth streets, and the bids which
were presented for the furnishing of
overcoats for the fire department
There was petition for the estab
lishment of a peanut and popcorn stand
on Market square, near the watering
trough at the north end. 1t went to
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