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

IN. in regular semi-monthly session
1 Mayor Knox presiding and all the alder
men present. The clerk read the min
utes of last regular and adjourned meet
4 ings which were approved.
| Alderman Anderson read resolution
of coincidence on the death of Street
Commissioner w. j. Gamble which wa.
adopted unanimously.
The clerk read the bids for printing the
revised ordinances which on motion oi
Alderman Anderson were referred to the
printing committee with power to act.
The clerk read petitions from the Peo
pies Power Co. for permission to open
pavements to make gas connections
Granted on motion of Alderman Willis
The clerk read petition from L. E
Lamp for permission to open pavement
and make a sewer connections at Forty
third street Granted on motion of Al
derman White.
The clerk and ordinance instructing
the collector of special assessments to
report to the County Collector list OF
the properties on which the special as
sessments and taxes are delinquent. The
ordinance on motion of Alderman Ander-
son was considered and adopted by
unanimous vote.
Alderman Birkel moved that the City
Attorney be instructed to dismiss the
proceedings in the County Court for the
improvement of Twenty first street from
Tenth to Twelfth avenues with asphalt
Carried.
The clerk read a communication from
the Tri-City Sprinkling Co. for the con-
tinuance of last years arrangement for
the sprinkling of the streets. Referred
to the waterworks committee and super
intendent of waterworks on motion of
Alderman Eckhart to report.
The clerk read the Tri-City Railway
Co.'S acceptance of the ordinance passed
Feb l6, 1908, granting the company the
right to construct ana operate an elec-
trio railway on certain streets and ave-
nues. Received and placed on file on
motion of Alderman Soderstrom.
Alderman White offered a resolution
instructing the city engineer to prepare
plans and specifications for a pony lat
tice bridge over the canal at Hakess Isl
and. Adopted.
Alderman Soderstrom moved that the
Council meet ~ committee of the whole
at 8 O'Clock on Saturday evening, TO con-
slider the placing of telephones, the City
Attorney to be included. Adopted.
Alderman White, from the license and
market committee, reported concerning
Tropp, Darling & Co.'S petition for
barge landing that Forty-third street
does not touch the canal, and that the
Council has no authority to grant the
privilege desired. Report adopted.
Alderman Hause from the sewer COM
mittee reported having granted authori-
ty to various parties to connect with
sewers. Adopted.
Alderman Eckhart from the street and
alley committee reported recommending
that the Fifteenth street pavement
from Third avenue to alley south
of Fourth avenue be widened pro-
vided that the Tri-City Railway Co. pay
the cost of the extra eight feet of pave
ment Adopted.
Alderman Eckhart from the street and
alley committee, reported concerning
plats of an alley in Z. L. Andrews addi-
ton; of the widening of Tenth avenue,
between Seventeenth and Nineteenth
street, and for the widening of Second
street recommending that the plats be
adopted and ordered recorded. Report
adopted, on motion of Alderman Willis.
Alderman Westbay presented resolu-
ton for the Improvement of Second
street, between Tenth and Thirteenth
avenue; and the clerk read a communica
ton relating to the same subject from
the Penn Tank Line Co. Referred to
the street and alley committee on motion
of Alderman Bloehlinger.
Alderman Eekhart offered resolution
that the crossing at Tenth street and
Tenth avenue be placed in passable con-
dition. Adopted.
Alderman Eekhart offered a resolution
instructing the city engineer to ascertain
the cost of laying .30-inch storm drain
on Tenth street from Eleventh avenue to
Tenth avenue, and on Tenth avenue to
Ninth street. Adopted.
Alderman McCaskrin read a petition
from property holders representing
majority of the frontage, for the inn
provement of Seventeenth street from
Ninth to Eighteenth avenue by single
course of brick pavement. Referred to
the board of local improvement.
Alderman Anderson presented a petit
ton asking for the appointment of u
police matron. Referred to the Council
to be considered in connection with the
revision of the ordinances.
Alderman McCaskrin presented petit
ton protesting against the proposed in
crease in the dog tax to 81 on male and
SIS on female dogs.
The Council proceeded with the con-
sideration of the revised ordinances. Adj
journed. II. c. SCHAFFER,
City Clerk.