Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-17

only the intersections, but the cost
of frontage assessed to the land oc-
cupied by Longview park. Upper
Seventeenth street is now and was
most of last season in an almost inn
passable condition and several prop
erty owners who have not previously
been in favor of improving have at
tached their signatures to the petit
ton. The matter was placed in the
hands of the board of local improve
ments.
Trouble on second street
Another proposition for street inn
provement came in the form of a
communication from the Penn oil &
| Supply company that the portion Of
second street aoutifsef. Eleventh ave
nue. be brought to grade and macad-
amized. The letter stated that the
| road had been so bad that the com
pany has been compelled to ship its
products for distribution TO the up
per part of the city by rail from the
plant on Second street The matter
was placed in the hands of the street
ana alItA committee to see what the
of assisting in the proposed improve
ment
Aid. Anderson brought in petition
signed b&S411 citizens asking for the
appointQleht of apolice Inatron, ac-
cortlincsl tsS. the ate sfaSv The petit
ton was laid over to be considered in
connection with the revision-aof the
ordinances, which have been so
changed as to provide for the crea-
tiOn of the desired Office
Upon the representation of Mayor
Knox that the property owners on
Twenty-first street between Tenth
and Twelfth avenues, where the con-
test was on last year over improving
with asphalt, have now agreed TO
pave with brick in case the asphalt
ordinance is repealed, the council in
structed the city attorney to secure
the dismissal of court proceedings be-
gun with a view of CARRYING out the
terms of the ordinance. This being
done the ordinance will then be dis
missed and the property holders win
be free to do as they wish.
Bids for Printing Opened
Bids for the printing and binding
of the revised city ordinances were
opened. Edward Nance, Union Print
ing company. John F. Dindinger, Kra-
mer & Co. and a. d. Martin & Co.
competed Owing to the fact that
the bids were not presented in the
same form and it was impossible to
tell at once which was the most adj
vantageous to the city. the matter
was left i'm the hands of the print
|
On the matter of widening the paw
ing on Fifteenth street from Third
avenue south to the alley between
Fourth and Fifth avenues eight feet
over the 80 feet proposed in the ordi-
nance for the improvement, the
street and alley committee recon-
! mended that it be done provided the
! Tri-City Railway company bear the
additional expense. The report was
adopted.
The Tri-City Railway company filed
it's acceptance of the ordinance for
/ the west half of the proposed Long
view loop.
More time being asked for the loca-
ting of the fire and police telephones
which are to be furnished free to the
city by the Union EIeceric Telephone
q Telegraph company. the council
decided to meet in committee of the
whole Saturday evening for the pur-
pose of going over the matter.
Resolution of Sorrow Adopted
The following resolution upon the
| death of Street Commissioner Will
liam J. Gamble was adopted:
Whereas, God, in His infinite wis
dom has summoned from our midst
our much respected friend and asso-
ciate, William J. Gamble, a dearly be-
loved father and brother and an hon
orable and upright and patriotic cit
| izen; be it
Resolved That we extend to the
members of Mr.. CANDLES family our
deepest and most sincere sympathy in
the great loss they have sustained
and express hereby the love, respect
and confidence that all who knew Mr..
Gamble intimately felt for him.
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