Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30
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MUNICIPAL MATTERS.


observation-disclosures
City Council Room, Rock Island, Apr.
29.-The Council met in special session
at s p. M. on call of Aldermen Andrews,
Pendcr, Willis, Freed and Moeller for the
purpose of considering bids for fire
alarm system. All the aldermen were
present and Mayor McConochie presided.
n recess was taken to inspect the work
ings of the Audophone fire and police
alarm system.
On reassembling Alderman Robbins
offered resolution which was entertain
ed by unanimous consent, naming the
Mayor, the Mayor-elect and two alder
men, as Il committee to proceed to Chi
cago to confer with the officers of tho
Chicago, Milwaukee ~ st. Paul Railway
in conjunction with similar committees
of the Rock Island Club and Retail AIer
chants Association, particularly con-
corning running of the Kansas City
trains. The Mayor named as his two as
sociatcs Aldermen Andrews and Andcr-
son.
Alderman Pender moved that the Clerk
proceed to open bids for furnishing
fire alarm system by the City Council
The clerk opened six bids, as follows:
The Gamewell System-Forty boxes
with all shipments, $9,9S7-cash on com
pletion.
Frank c. Stober-Sl ,492.
Frank c. Stober-Sl, 23G.
The Audophonc System, $5.IIS and Il
rental $50 Il month on each box for
years when the system is decided to the
city without further cost, the contractors
to maintain and care for the system in
these years without other cost to the
city.
The Audophone System-Direct sale.
$4,000. both systems bid by the Rock
Island Construction Co.
Iowa Automatic Fire Alarm CO.
$1,000 with galvanized wire and 81 300
with copper wire.
Alderman Kennedy moved that the
bids be referred to the Finance and Fire
and Light Committees to report at some
future meeting. Alderman Andrews
moved as a substitute that the matter
be considered this evening. Substitute
carried, to 6.
Ayes-Heidemann, Snyder, Freed, An
drews. Willis. Moeller, Fender.
Noes-Wilkins, Robbins, Gall, Kenne?
dy. Soderstrom, Anderson.
The Council went into committee of
the whole to consider the bids. On re-
assembling Alderman Pender moved that
the bids be referred to the Fire and
Light and Health and Police Committees.
to report in half an hour Carried.
Aldermen Kennedy and Soderstrom
were excused from serving on these
committees or their own request.
On reassembling Alderman Pender re-
ported that the committee had no re-
port to make and offered the following
as an individual resolution:
Resolved, That the bid of the Game
well Company for the installation of Il
forty-boX fire alarm system to answer
the requirement of our call for bids, be
accepted, their system being universally
acknowledged TO be the very best, and
that the Mayor. City Council and City
Attorney be instructed to execute as
soon as the same can legally be done,
proper contract with the said Gamewell
Company for the purchase and installa-
ton of system such as required in our
call"
Alderman Gall moved to adjourn.
Lost, 6 to Z.
Alderman Gall moved that the Fire
and Light and Health and Police Com
mittee be granted further time to report
on the fire alarm system. Lost, 4 to 9.
The Fender resolution was then adopt
cd s to ).
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Fender. H. c. Schaffer,
City Clerk.