Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
MAY HAVE A MATROA
Women Urge Appointment OF One
For Local Police De-
partment.
THE LAW PROVIDES FOR OFFICIAL
Plat of Woodin's Addition Finally
Accepted Other Doings
of Council.

Women of the city are again urging
the appointment of a matron for the
police department. They have called
attention to the law passed in. 1897
by the illinois legislature requiring
the mayors of cities of 10. 900 or more
inhabitants to appoint police matrons.
Mayor Knox laid the matter before
the aldermen at their monthly meet
ing last night and asked that it be
given consideration when the annual
appropriations were made, If 1t were
found the municipal finances would
permit.
The council had a protracted dis
cussion over plat offered for adop-
tion by j. ) Woodin. The land is
situated between Eleventh and Thic-
tenth avenues and Fifth and Seventh
streets. The plat had been before
the aldermen for adoption on two
previous occasions.
Mr.. Woodin, in a statement to the
council, said that when he acquired
the property it was with the under
standing that the owners OF the land
at the west would donate portion
of their land for street purposes. But
when he sought to have the plan car
ried out he was met with a refusal by
the other parties. AS there was no
provision for the continuation of
Fifth street from Eleventh to Thir-
teenth avenues the council was averse
to accepting the plat, but upon assur-
ances by Mr.. Woodin that he
would do all in his power
TO have the street opened and a
statement by Engineer Treichler that
the owners of land on the west, ac-
cording to blue prints of the property,
contemplated continuation or the
street, the plat was adopted by vote
of Is to Anderson.
MIR. Woodln has laid out his addi-
tion in q manner that has greatly inn
proved the locality.
To Drain the Bluff.
On account of the great annoyance
caused from surface water coming
from the bluff between rwenty-third
and Twentieth streets, and Twenty
first street being the only one OF the
streets that is not improved, The clerk
was authorized by resolution offered
by Aid. Gall to advertise for bids for
the construction of a sewer on that
| thoroughfare from Second to Tenth
avenues. 1t is proposed that the di-
mansions of the sewer shall be 80
inches as far south as Ninth avenue
and "a inches from Ninth to Tenth.
The plan is to build an 1S-inch extern
sion cast on Tenth avenue to connect
to the reservoir sewer at Twenty-sec-
ond street and to build 15-inch lat
eral on Ninth avenue west to Twen-
tieth sire ct to connect with the catch
basin. The city engineer was in
structed to prepare specifications ac-
cordingly.
Win reference to the contemplated
improvement of the large we'll at be
| waterworks the waterwoIks commit
tee reported that the cost of the work
will amount to about $1,000 Speci-
fications for the work are being pre-
pared and bids will be invited.
The wa networks whistle will here
after be blown at > and a. IN in
stead of at the latter hour only. This
is in accordance with a resolution
offered by Aid. Eckhart- Those of
his constituents who did not have
alarm clocks and were obliged 10 arise
early in tie morning found that
O'Clock blow was about an hour too
late to serve their needs
Claim Rejected
Henry Holdorf claims the city, in
paving Twelfth street, encroached on
his property at the northwest corner
of Tenth avenue. he asked damages,
but the council was informed by En-.
gineer Treichler that the city had not
taken any OF MIR. Holdorf's property
and the claim was rejected.
Mayor Knox called the attention
of the aldermen to two matters that
he wished they would consider in the
early future: The placing of more
waste paper boxes in the business dis
trict, and the purchase of q cheap
grade of hose to be used in flushing
sewers.
Aid. White was appointed a
mem Der of the committee to revise
the city ordinances to succeed I. A.
Fender, whose term as councilman
has expired.