Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-24
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

City Council Room, Rock Island. June
2:.-Ihe Council met i'll adjourned ses-
sion at : p. IN. for the transaction OF
general business. Mayor KnoX presided
and all the aldermen We're present.
The clerk read petition from IL. IL
Haley for the removal of a house from
Twcnty-third street and Fifth avenue to
Twenty y-third street south of Ninth ave
nuc, which was granted under the Ordin-
ancc, on motion OF Alderman White.
The clerk read petitions from Z. +.
Lamp. Blake 4 Murphy and Channon.
Perry & CO. Tor permission to connect
with sewers. Referred to the Sewer
Committee, with power TO act.
The clerk read petition for leave to
open Il laved street, from the Peoples
Power 20. Granted.
The clerk read a petition from f. Il.
Mckpwn for leave to remove his scales
TO Fourteenth ztrcet and Second avenue.
Referred to the Mayor and Street and
Alley Committee, with power to act.
The clerk read petition from :. Con
well for leave 10 place Il second story on
4 frame house within the fire limits. Re
fcrred to the Fire and Light Committee
with power To act
The clerk read petition from William
Trcfz and others asking for water ser
vice Referred to the Natcrworl<s Com
miJtec.
The plat OF Schubert q Fluegel's addi-
ton was accepted, bonds for the grading
having been furnished, on motion of Al
dcrmIn McCaskrin.
The clerk read a petition of property
holders of Twenty-iifth street asking per-
mission for the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railroad TO lay single track
and an ordinance granting permission to
la this track on Twenty-fifth street
from Fifth avenue to the main track of
the C.. b. < -, north of Third avenue
was ordered considered and passed uuan-
imou>ly, on motion OF Alderman White.
The annual report of the Library
Board was read and ordered placed on
EIe.
The clerk submitted his annual fiscal
estimates with the draft of an ordinance
making requisition for u taN-levy. and a
resolution dpportioning the funds. The
matter was referred to the committee OF
the whole. on motion of Alderman An
derson.
Alderman Anderson submitted Il re-
viSed proposition from Phil Mitchell for
the sale TO the city of the Armory build
ing for Sl6.0O0-Sl.O 900 to be paid this
year and 5000 a year thereafter. with
interest at > per cent. Alderman Gall
moved that the report be received and
placed on file. Alderman Kennedy NOV
ed a an amendment that the report
which recommends the purchase, 10
adopted. Cerried:
Ayes-Wcstbay. Blocklinger. Eckhart.
House. Birkel. Willis. Kennedy, Solder
strom. Anderson.
NoeS-Naab. NsCaekrin, White, Trcfz,
GaiI--5. "
Alderman ? anedy moved that the
Mayor, Cler and City Attorney enter
into a contract for the purchase of the
building Adopted, to >.
The Courcil went into committee Of
the whole on the annual appropriation
bill. on motion Of Alderman Anderson.
and Mayor Knox called Alderman Gall toI
the chair.
The ordinance having been considered
in committee Of the whole. the commit
tee rose and Alderman Gall reported the
result to the Council as follows:
Bv ordinance-Library building. Sl0.-
900; Library fund. S5.364.5T; interest
Sl3.793.7s: fire department $4,000;
light Sl5.GOO: police. $1,000; salaries
81 400: Lougview Park $4,000; office
-SS2.75S.15.
by Resolution-Over due city
treasurer SS,404.94; reservoir land
81 900: elections $1,000; Garnsey square
5000; Spencer square, $500; health
$500: printing $3.50; sewers $500;
streets $500: sidewalks $4,700: water
works expense. Sl5.50O: waterworks
construction $4,000; reservoir expense
81 800; reservoir construction S5.OOOa
bridges $4,000; Twenty-frst street i'm
prcvement. Third to Tenth avenue. S3.-
900; Twenty-irst street sewer $1,000
lcvee Improvement $1,000: Office $500;
contingent fund Sl7 .222. 2.95-Total $97,-
77I.S9.
The ordinance and resolution both
passed the Council by unanimous votes.
Alderman Anderson offered an ordin-
auce providing that no person or corpor-
alton shall sell larger quantity of beer
than four ami half gallons without hav-
ing obtained license. which license Is to
cost 81 900 a year-in two installments.
Referred to the license and market COM
mittee. to report at the next meeting.
Adjourned on motion OF Alderman
Gall. II. C. Schaffer.
City Clerk.