Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-11
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

City Council Room, Rock Island. Aug.
10, l903.-Thc City Council met in reg |
ular session at s p. m, Mayor McCOnO- |
chic presiding and all the aldermen pres
ent except Eckhart and Birkcl. Tho
minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
The clerk read the acceptance of the
Tri-City Railway Co. Of the ordinance
granting the company the right to build
and maintain an electric street railway
from Eighteenth avenue and Twenty
second street east on Eighteenth ave
nue. to Thntieth Street, north on Thir-
ticth street TO Fourteenth avenue,
thence To connect with the present line;
also commencing at point on Ninth
avenue at the intersection Of Twenty
fifth street and running thence west on
Ninth avenue TO Twenty-first' street,
thence north on Twenty-iirSt street to
Sixth avenue, thence west on Sixth ave
nue.. using the present car tracks to
Twentieth street, thence north on
Twentieth street 10 Fourth avenue to
connect with present tracks.
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communication be received and placed on
| file Carried.
The clerk read the bonds of +. l.. Yer
bury, as plumbing Inspector; Charles
Hastings as chief of the fire department.
and Peter Frey, a assistant chief. and
OF +. p Kcll. Hardy IIetter, John c. Kin
ncv and Thomas Herrick as patrolmen.
which on motion Of Alderman NIab
were accepted.
The clerk read the report of the fire
and hight committee, recommending that
the contract for the erection of the No.
, hose house be awarded to John Non
osky. he being the lowest bidder.
Alderman Blochlinger moved that the
report be adopted. Carried.
The clerk read a communication from
Louis Moscnfeldor in regard to laying a
Waterman on Thirtieth street, between
Fourteenth and Eighteenth avenue. Re
fcrred to the waterworks committee on
motion of Alderman Naab.
The clerk read a petition from the
Peoples Power Co. for permission to
open paved street. Petition granted on
motion of Alderman Wilson.
Alderman Kennedy moved that EX-
CITY Attorney Marshall he requested to
prepare an ordinance for the paving of
Twenty ninth street, and to conduct the
proceedings in court. Carried.
Alderman Robbins offered Il rcsolu-
ton authorizing the Mayor and City
Clerk to advertise for bids for moving
the No. hose house into the street in
front of the lot. Adopted.
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ton notifying the property holders on
| the east side of Seventeenth street be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh avenue, 10
make water connections with the mair
on Seventeenth street, before paving OPP
erations begin. on account of the de
fective condition of the wrought iron
pipe now supplying the property
Adopted.
Alderman Kennedy moved that wher
i the Council adjourns it be to p m
on Wednesday to go over the Nintl
street road, and to inspect the Rocl
river bridges. Carried.
Alderman Hause from the sewer com
mittee, reported granting various per
sons the right to make sewer connec
tfons. Report adopted.
Alderman. Robbins from the water
works committee reported against grant
ing the petition for water mains oil
Fourteenth-and-a half street, between
sixteenth and Eighteenth avenues, a
the petition was insufIiciently signed
, Report adopted.
Alderman BIOchlinger moved that TIN
/, City Attorney be requested to bring II
an ordinance for the sale of the No.
hose house. Carried.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman An
!, derson. H. Z. StlH AffEh'
City Clerk.