Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-21

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City Council Room, Rock Island. May
20--Ihe City Council met in. regular
semi-monthly session at p. M. all the
aldermen being present and Mayor Knox
presiding. The minutes of the last reg
ular and adjourned meetings were read
and approved.
The Clerk read a Temonstrance from
j. ID. Beecher, Aug. Heimbeck and 9th
ers against the establishments OF a Junk
yard on Twelfth street and Sixth ave
| nue. being menace To health and
object ionable in II residence section Mr.
Beecher addressed the Council after
which the matter was referred TO the
Mayor. City Attorney and Health and
Police Com mittee ON motion of Alder
man Call.
The Clerk read u petition from Henry
Flucgel and others for the correction of
paving on Twelfth street and Eleventh
avenue 80 as to provide for street cor
ners that had been disregarded. Referred
10 the street and alley committee, Oh
motion OF Alderman Andrews.
\ plat of :. j. Woodin's addition was
referred to the Street and Alley Com
mIItee on motion of Alderman Gall
The Clerk read an invitation from Blu
ford Post, G.. \. r.. to attend the parade
of the post on Memorial day. Accept
ed on motion of Alderman Anderson, the
Council to attend in 4 body.
The Clerk read a petition for the op-
ening of Il pavement on Third avenue
and another on Fourth avenue by the
Peoples Power Co. Granted on motion
of Alderman Anderson.
The Street and Alley Committee re
ported favorably on the proposition of
George Evans to grade Thirteenth ave
nue. between 2Sth and 3Oth streets. and
charge Sl.25 each for the removal of
trees. Report adopted on motion OF
Alderman Anderson-l3 to l. tAndrewsl.
Alderma Robbins offered a reso
luton abandoning the electric light
tower on Sixth avenue and 1wenty-sec-
ond street. the lights to be placed ut or
binary heights in the immediate local
ity. Adopted.
Alderman Anderson, from the Water
works Committee. submitted report re-
commenting that the large we'll at the
waterworks lie double-lined with brick
and deepened. and asked for further time
to submit an estimate OF cost. Report
ordered received on motion of Alderman
Gall.
Alderman Eckhart offered resolution
OF inquiry a. To whether the city Is en-
croaching on the property OF Mrs. Sadie
Holdorf. Referred 10 the Street and
Alley Committee and City Engineer.
Alderman Andrews moved that the
Printing Committee be authorized to re
ceive bids Tor the publication of the an
nual reports. Carried.
The matter OF relaying the paving and
cJIrbing on Third avenue and Ninth
street incidentally 10 the removal of 4
scale. was referred To the Street and
Alley Committee on motion of Alderman
Kennedy.
Alderman Gall moved that the Mayor
and City Engineer bc authorized to use
the necessary tile to properly drain
Twenty-Second street. Adopted unani-
mously.
Alderman Andrews moved that the
Mayor. City Engineer and Street and
Alley Committee report at the next
meeting the probable cost of terracing
Twenty-Second street at the reservoir.
Adopted.
Alderman Anderson moved that the
matter of the sewer on Thirty-seventh
Hawk addition be referred to the Mayor.
the Sewer Committee and the City En-
gineer. Adopted.
Alderman Soderstrom moved that the
matter of this sewer on Thirty
and Thirty-eiehth streets and Twelfth
avenue be referred to the Sewer Commit
tee and city engineer. Adopted.
Mr.. W. J. Moeller. from the Business
Mems Association. called attention to the
defective condition OF Ninth street. and
asked that it be placed in good repair.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman An
drews. III. C. SchafTer.
City Clerk.