Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07

| r cIew & Sons q 80 wv STEWART. 50
r l Lumber Co. 0S Davt Water Co.. 267
ca & o Ry Co. 1 81 Rosenfield Bros. 80 II
Reservoir const. Acct.
Labor nav roll. 90 So Labor pay roll 45 IS
Labor paw roll 70 40 Labor pay roll rs 90
Tows'd Furn' Co25O 90 Labor pay roll. 6s IS
r Wright -. 16 so Chanon P & Co. "a 50
p l. Assn. Is 80 c r & Ry l6 81
VIM ,Klockau..- 40
Expense Account.
T Bancroft 100 90 w Wise - II so
DURING. 40 90 VIM Sprague . 20 90
Jas Farrell 60 O0D Fleming. ...... % 90
Walters. So 90 Ed Bush 80. So 90
t Bancroft,
clerk hire p 90
c Mining Co. 675 II Hersey Mani Co 80 50
Davis Mac Shops 81 40 Channon p & Co. 81 -
r 1 Fuel CO.. IL 90 Penn o & Sup Co 3 20
Smith & Hause. 50F Hilhnger. 90
+ w Means. 90
RESERVOIR EXPENSE.
ACCo UNIT.
III Harris. Go 90 Geo Wallick 49, 80 CD
II + Lamp. So 90 C L Carpenter. So 90
J Nofstker.... % j w Stewart. / So
w Means. / 90
REHABILITATION
Street account SO so Garnsey So &C $50 IS
sidewalk &C. SO 40 Spencer So ae As 90
W sidewalk &C. .121 IS Light account 1884 9s
3 sidewalk acN1O6 81 Salary account 40S n
sidewalk IS 20 Police account HISS OF
sidewalk ac.. sc 95 Fire Dept No l. .736 rs
W sidewalk Ia 60 Fire Dept No 2 2s9 as
Is. 80
Contingent &C. 1913 80
Long View p &c 50 s7ss2 II
Sewer account. AS CO w Wks Con acl2S7 81
Health count. :. 6Q4 60 Reser' Cons Ac 729 IA
Bridge account ZIG IS w Wrks Elk Ae l347 SO
2lst ST. Property Hold Reser Elk Ac. PAP 10
Printing account 80 s5 s1126S So
o. .ce account % 90
The rules were suspended. on motion
of Alderman Kennedy, to hear the re-
port of the Telephone investigating
committee Alderman Anderson, the
chairman, submitted the minutes held at
a meeting of the committee on Saturday
evening" Sept. 20, and later. The con-
clusions reached by the report are: Q)
That the wages are insufficient; (2) the
hours (9H day, II night are too
long; (3) the ventilation of the building
is bad; a. night operators are re-
quired to do sweeping; and (5) the heat
is insufficient and operators must keep
up fires.
Alderman Eckhart offered resolution
the City Attorney to bring in
an ordinance repeating the franchise
heretofore accorded to the Central I'm
ion Telephone Co., which is declared il
legal and forfeited Adopted by unani-
nous vote
Alderman McCaskrin offered resolu-
ion directing the City Attorney to pre-
pare an ordinance requiring Al license fee
of So per year for each telephone pole
within the fire limits. Adopted unani
Alderman McCaskrin offered a resolu-
ton directing that a license fee of So per
1 L e. al, -,
strument that is operated by a company
which does not employ operators who
are bona fide residents of Rock Island
county. Adopted unanimously.
AIessrs. Eihl, Maucker, Wells and
Lucklum presented some grievances of
the residents of the southern part of the
city growing out lack of sidewalks and
crossings, and much standing water, ow-
ing to there being no proper drainage.
This evil renders walking in places i'm
possible and children are rendered sick
by attending school with wet feet. The
cutters. il was urged, should be cleaned
out and drainage be reestablished.
The matter was referred to the street
and alley committee and City Engineer
to investigate and report at the next
man Westbay.
The Clerk read a petition from Angus
tana College and Theological Seminary,
Prof. Jesperson manager, asking that |
the sidewalk of the street on the east |
side of Augustana College be cut to |
grade, so that the college grounds on
that side may be terraced and made |
slightly. Referred to the street and al
ey committee to report at the next !
regular meeting, on motion of Alderman |
Willis.
The Council adjourn it be until tomor
row evening at 8 o'clock. Carried.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Kennedy. H. c. Schaffer,
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