Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

OlCy council Room, ROCK Island, May
1.-THE City Council met at p. IN. in
regular session, Mayor McConochie pre-
siding and all the aldermen present ex-
cept Kennedy. The minutes of the last
regular and adjourned regular meetings
were read and approved.
The Mayor filled vacancies on COM
mittees as follows:
Parks-Birkel, Eckhart ami Westbay
Fire and Light-Eckhart, ilson and
Robbins.
Streets and Alleys-Benson, in place of
--cCaskrin, resigned.
Claims-Kennedy, chairman in place of
Trefz, who wished to be relieved.
The clerk presented the official bonds
o. Philip Miller, marshal, Lawrence
Kramer, deputy marshal, and of various
patrolmen; also p. T. Bancroft, Super
intendent of Waterworks; DR.. G. G.,
Craig, Health Commissioner; John
Dahn, Street Commissioner; Simon
Goldberg, City Weighmaster; George
Green, City Scavenger; John Williams,
Bridge Toll Collector; VIM. jackson and
William Sehnert, Park Commissioners;
j. IL. ladders, Poormaster and f. Oster-
man, Health Officer.
Alderman Anderson moved that the
bonds be accepted. Adopted unanimous
ly.
Alderman Hause of the sewer commit
tee, reported the granting of the petit
tons to make sewer connections, of
Ward q Mcmahon, Allen, Myers & Co.,
and John Seheuermann. Reports adopt
ed on motion of Alderman Birkel.
Is ho
mittee, reported concerning the Twelfth
street sewer, recommending that the
sewer be relaid from a point between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, east, on
Fifth avenue to Twelfth street, south on
Twelfth street to Sixth avenue with an
lS-inch tile.
Alderman Anderson moved that ac-
ton be deferred and that the city en2i-
neer at the next meeting submit esti-
mates of the cost of the improvement,
and the extent of the territory which
would be benefited by the enlarged
sewer. Carried.
Alderman Hause also reported con-
corning the Fifteenth street sewer that
the work of rebuilding has begun, and
recommending that L be extended be-
yond the pavement on Fifth and-a-half
avenue. Adopted.
The clerk read petitions from the
Peoples Power Co. for permission to
open pavements on Seventh avenue, be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
street: and on Twenty third street, be-
tween Seventh and Ninth avenues, for
the purpose of making extensions and
repairs of gas mains. Granted on mo-
ton of Alderman Birkel.
The clerk read a communicate from
II. Herbert, and others asking that the
place at Twenty-fifth street and Third
avenue be kept clean and that the police
be instructed to prosecute persons who
dump material at that point. Referred
to the health and police committee, on
motion of Alderman Robbins.
The clerk read petition from Allen,
Myers & Co., for permission to open
pavement to make water connection.
Petition granted on motion of Alderman
Blochlinger.
The clerk read an invitation to the
Mayor and City Council to attend the
first annual encdmpment of the Spanish
American war veterans at Bloomington.
Placed on file on motion of Alderman
Anderson.
The clerk read a petition from Blake
& Murphy for permission to make a
sewer connection on Forty first street,
also at Twenty street and Tenth
avenue. Referred to the sewer com
mittee with power to act, on motion of
Alderman Anderson.
The clerk read petition from Nc
Namara Bros. and others for the ex-
tension of water mains, on Fourteenth
and-a-half street, south of Twelfth ave-
nue..
Alderman Robbins moved that the
petition be referred to the waterworks
committee to report. Carried.
Alderman Eckhart offered a resolution
instructing the City Attorney to ascer-
tain whether the storm drain on Twelfth
avenue, can be legally used for sewer
age purpose. Adopted.
Alderman Ecbhart offered a resolu-
ton providing that the stone and brick
work around Black Hawk spring be
brought to grade, and moved its refer
ence to the street and alley committee.
Adopted.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Birkel. H. C. SCHAFFER,
City Clerk.