Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-03

IpOleS was feftGlcu TO lue street ana III
ley committee
The Clerk read letter from George
Schneider. chairman of the finance COM
mttee of the County Board inviting the
Council to share in the expense of trip
to Aledo to ferret out certain tax mat
ters. Referred to the finance commit
tee tn report at the next regular meet
inc. on motion of Alderman Anderson.
The Clerk read a petition of residents
of Fifteenth street for the Improvement
of Fifteenth street from Third to
Twelfth avenues. Referred to the
Board of Local Improvements.
The Clerk read a communication from
O. B. Grant. general manager of the ID.
r. l. & y. w. Ry. stating that the
Twelfth street levee work will be com
pleted - snon as the high water permits.
Received and placed on file.
Alderman Soderstrom, from the fire
and light committee, reported in favor
OF granting permission to Frank Campani
to erect she'd metal covered, at l6lS
Second avenue. Granted.
Alderman Soderstrom reported adj
verSely on the proposition declaring
house on lot ;. block 3. Sinnet's Second
addition nuisance and that it he or
dered ahated. Report adopted.
Alderman Soder~trom read 4 report in
favor of placing II of the free copper
metallic telephones in the residences Of
fourteen aldermen and one at the may
or's office, and six fire and police alarm
telephones in each ward. Adopted.
Alderman Soderstrom read a petition
from II. i. Fulmcr asking a rebate on
excess of paving assessment. Referred
to claims committee and City Attorney.
Alderman Gall. from the license and
market committee. reported in favor of
repeating the ordinance allowing the En-
pire Coal Co. to use a part of East Sew
enteenth street. Adopted.
Alderman Gall read an ordinance ter
minating the alleged right of the Empire
Coal Co. to any exclusive use of Il por-
ton of East Seventeenth street. Passed
by unanimous vote.
Alderman McCaskrin offered an ordin-
ance changing sections l and ,. chapter
2l. Revised Ordinances. so as to provide
for four park commissioners. to serve
without pay. Referred TO the ordinance
committee with Il request that copies
be furnished to the aldermen by the
next meeting. on motion of Alderman
Anderson.
Alderman House from the sewer COM
mittec. reported in favor of allowing
certain persons to connect with sewers
Adopted.
Alderman Westbay, from the street
and alley committee. reported in favor of
adopting plans submitted by the Illinois
Telephone Co, subject to minor changes
Adopted
Alderman Wcstbay also reported fav-
orally on the petition OF Lothar Harms
for a change OF sidewalk grade. the work
TO he done under the supervision of the
city engineer. Adopted
alderman Wcstbay reported in favor
of accepting the plat of Goldsmith & Me
KEGS addition on the filing of a bond
for $1,000 for grading purposes. Adopted.
Alderman Nestbay reported in favor of
accepting the bond of Cramer & Mckee.
and also accepting the plat OF Cramer &
Ackee's addition. Adopted by unanim-
Gus vote.
Alderman Anderson. from the water
works committee, reported in favor of di- |
rccting the City Clerk to purchase sol
tons of siN-inch water pipe and 90 tons |
of four-inch pipe. Adopted.
Alderman Anderson reported in favor
of Installing a sand washer at the reser-
Voir plant Is soon a. possible. Superin-
tendent Bancroft. on being asked by Al |
derman McCaSkrin as to this sand wash |
or, reported that one is in use at Al |
baHy. y. V. where the system is similar
to Rock Islands and that it washes the |
sand five times over IN passing through. |
Its cost i about 1925. Adopted.
Alderman Anderson presented a peti- !
ticn an increase of 10 per cent in
wages from waterworks employees. Re
ferred to the waterworks and finance
committees.
Alderman Anderson submitted re-
commentator THAT the waterworkS com
mittee make necessary repairs on the
waterworks building and repaint the
stand pipe. Adopted.
\ communication from the Tri-City |
Rendering Co. on the opening of the
Eighteenth avenue was referred to the |
street and alley committee to report at
the next meeting.
Alderman Willis submitted an ordin-
ance increasing the pay of the police de-
partment. Referred to the finance, pc
lice and waterworks committees.
Alderman Bir<el offered an ordinance |
amending the revised ordinances so as to
provide for licensing driving parks or race
tracks to which the public are charged
for admission. and baseball grounds, at
the rate Of 500 year. Referred to the
ordinance committee.
Alderman Eckhart moved that the
Tri-City Railway Co. be notified to
bring to grade its tracks on Seventh
avenue from Twelfth to Eleventh street
and on Eleventh street from Seventh
avenue to Eleventh avenues. Adopted.
Alderman Bloeklinger offered resolu-
ton to place l2-inch tile on Third ave
nue. and Third street. Adopted
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