Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-21

ment requiring payments to the CITY of
per cent of the gross receipts an
nually.
General Manager Lardner,s in reply to
a question from Alderman Kennedy.
said this amendment would be equiya-
lent to killing the ordinance as it would
not be accepted.
Alderman McCaskrin offered an
amendment limiting the duration of the
| franchise to ten years. Not seconded.
Alderman McCaskrin presented petit
ton for the paving of Seventeenth
street, conditioned on the Tri-City Rail
way Co. taking a location on Seven
teenth street and paying its proportion
of cost.
The ordinance for the right of way to
the Tri-City Railway Co. was then
adopted, II to =, (McCaskrin, Eckhart).
The Clerk read a communication from
the Western Illinois Railroad Co. by +.
II. Caldwell, giving notice of a proposed
ordinance to be submitted at the next
meeting of the Council. Mr.. Caldwell
was requested to furnish copies of pc
tition and ordinance for each alderman.
The City Engineer presented the plat
of sewer system for the lower part of
the city. a recess was taken to eX-
anime it and on reassembling a motion
by Alderman Birkel was adopted pro-
viding for. an afternoon meeting, to be
called by the Mayor.
Alderman Eckhart presented an or
dinance 90 license telephone instru-
ments. Referred to the committee on
licenses and markets to report, each
alderman to be furnished with a copy
Alderman Eckhart presented an ordin-
ance repeating the franchise of the Cen
trail Union Telephone Co. Referred back
for copies of the ordinance.
Alderman Eckhart offered an ordin-
ance providing for the sale of lot Q,
block l, Thompson Wells addition.
Laid over, each alderman to be furnish
ed with a copy of the ordinance.
Alderman Kennedy moved that the
petition for the paving of Seventeenth
street he referred to the Board of Local
Improvements. Carried.
The matter of the filling of a lot on
Second street and Seventh avenue was
referred to the street and alley commit
tee and City Attorney, to report.
Architect Drack presented an esti-
mate for arranging a detention hospital
at the abattoir building at cost of
$4,000. The estimates were accepted
and the architect directed to prepare
the plans, on motion of Alderman Willis.
Alderman Anderson reported that the
request of w. j. Bleuer for a water pipe
had been granted by the waterworks
committee.
Alderman Soderstrom reported in IA
vor of granting the privilege of erecting
HI a 80
man building, the work to be done in
accordance with law. Adopted.
Alderman House, from the committee
on sewers, reported a list of persons
granted connections. Approved.
Alderman Kennedy moved that
Eighth avenue between Twenty-eighth
and Twenty-ninth street be placed in
passable condition. Adopted.
Alderman Westbay, from the street
and alley committee, reported as to re-
lieving Fourteenth avenue and the mat
ter was left to the aldermen of the
Seventh ward. Nz
Alderman Anderson moved that the
street and alley committee be re-
quested To submit an ordinance allow
ing the county to establish scales on the
sidewalk on the Fourteenth street side
of the county Jail, the county to be
liable for any accident or damage. Car
ried.
Alderman Anderson presented a res
Olution of inquiry as to heavy blasting
bv the Moline Stone Co. Referred to
the police committee and city attorney
to investigate.
The relaying of the sidewalks in front
of w. J. Moeller's store on Twenty-first
street and Fifth avenue was referred to
the aldermen of the ward and city en-
gineer with power to act. Adjourned
OH motion of Alderman Kennedy
III. c. Schaffer, City Clerk