Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-04
important Action on Various
Matters Taken by City
Fathers.
THE RAILWAY ORDINANCE PASSES
Board of Local improvements Given
Power to Proceed with Big
Sewer.

Plumbing Inspector - Frank Yer
bury.
Chief of the Fire Department
Charles n. Hastings.
Assistant Chief of the Fire Depart
ment-Peter Frey.
Patrolmen-E. p. Kcll, Hardy Het-
ter, John Kinney and Thomas Her
rick.
These offices were all filled by re-
appointment and complete the list of
Mayor McConochie's appointees. All
have been serving since the beginning
of the present administration in their
present capacities.
The following further appointments
were made:
Members of the Library Board-C.
L. Walker, {. w. Foss and y. j. De-
| Soland.
Loop Franchise Granted.
| The ordinance presented by the Tri-
| City Railway company for the east
part of the Longview loop was passed.
The line provided for is over the route
formerly described, beginning at
| Twenty-second street and Eighteenth
avenue and extending east to Thir-
tieth street and north on the latter
to connect with the Elm street line
at Fourteenth avenue. The ordinances
also provides for the other portion of
! the line, beginning at TwentY-fifth
street and Ninth avenue and extend
| ing west to Twenty-first street, north
TO Sixth avenue, west to Twentieth
street and north to connect with the
present lines at Fourth avenue.
\ rpppvnnnuI1f nF tb,A SaNN-ar
committee WIS adopted providing for
! the beginning of the preliminaries by
! the board of local improvements for
| the construction of the sewer system
in the southwestern part of the city.
| This improvement i the one that is
to he undertaken under the provisions
of the new law giving the board of
local improvements in a city of this
size the power to inaugurate such inn
provcments without IA petition on the
part of the property holders affected.
1t will cost upwards of 100000.
Plumbing Investigation.
From a communication sent in by
the plumbers it seems that there is
some dissatisfaction among them with
| the administration of Inspector Yer
bury. \ number have formulated
| charges Of favoritiSm against him and
a request for an investigation made
last evening was granted by the coun-
ell. The mayor appointed Il commit
tee for this purpose consisting of
Aids. Kennedy. Blochlinger. Wilson.
Robbins and Eckhart. In this connec-
ton Thomas Rosenticld also express
ed himself through communication
to the council and asked an investiga-
ton. claiming that the plumbing in
spector had promised to make it hot
for him.
| Bids for Hose House
| Bids for the new hose house were
opened by the clerk. the lowest being
that of John Konosky. S3,I24. The
others were John Nolk, Sa,4S7; Heide-
man & Schroeder, $3.50; Aaron An
derson, 1885; p +. Trcnkenschuh.
| $500; Collins Bros. S3,643; II. Tap
pendorf, $3.S12; Hudson Il Collins.
! $3.50. The contract was not award
ed last night. but the bids were re-
fcrred to the fire and light committee,
and after consideration 10y that body
a recommendation will be made which
will probably be confirmed by the
council.
| Wants More Pay.
| \ communication was received from
the city weighmaster, Simon Gold
berg. asking that the compensa ton
of that position he increased, as the
duties were such that it required al
most the entire time of the officer and
frequently made it necessary to en-
| gage an assistant. He thought that
$50 a month as a stated salary would
be about just. The communication
was received and turned over to the
city attorney and the markets and IL
ccnSe committee.
\ communication from {. W. Hor-
ton asked redress from the city for
goods spoiled in his cellar due to back
water from the city's sewers. The
amount of the damage was fixed at
$3.50. The matter was referred to
the claims committee.
License Revoked.
The mayor reported that the liceT-S>
of John Stewart had been revoked.
The proprietor was charged with con
Quoting disorderly house.
\ bill of $l05 was received from
| William Ferkel. the former policeman,
for killing dogs. 1t was referred to
the claims committee. Two bids were
received from Charles Fiebig and Fred
Alters for the new street signs. They
were referred to the street and alley
committee TO report back at the next
meeting of the council.
The board of local improvements
presented resolution providing
| improvements on Fourteenth-and-a-
half street from Ninth to Seventh av-
enue. and Seventh avenue to Fifth av-
enue by the construction Of 12-inch
| sewers. The resolution was adopted.
The monthly budget of the finance
| committee was considered and bills
ordered paid. An ordinance providing
for the publishing of the figures of
the annual tax levy was brought up
and passed ON. fasorably.