Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-19
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

City Council Room. Rock Island,
April Is. 19O4.-The council met in
regular session at p. m. Mayor Nc
Conochie presiding and all the alder
men present. The minutes Of the last
two regular meetings were read and
approved.
The clerk read petition from II. 5.
Metcaf. for permission to conduct a
popcorn stand at the corner of East
Seventeenth street and Second ave
nue.. also communication from j.
Bear d Co. waving objection TO the
granting of the petition. Referred to
the license and markets committee.
The clerk read petitions from y. y.
McNeal and Ward & Mcmahon for
permission to make sewer connec-
tIons. Referred To the sewer commit
tee with power to act
AID. Hause, from the sewer commit
tee, reported granting various persons
the right to make sewer connections.
Report adopted.
Aid. Birkel moved that a recess be
taken for five minutes to examine
plans for the Spencer square band
stand. Carried.
On reassembling AID Birkel moved
that the plans for the new band stand
in Spencer square be approved: that
specifications he secured. and that the
clerk advertise for bids for the build
ing Of the stand. Carried.
All. Robbins, from the waterworlls
committee. recommended that the
Tri-City Electric Sprinkler company
be permitted to install an additional
electric sprinkler and that the com
p"ny be given the use of the city
water for the season of 1904 for $3.50,
provided that streets abutting city
property be sprinkled free of charge.
Report adopted.
Aid. Robbins. from the waterworks
committee, recommended that the pc
titions for the extension of water
mains on Eighth avenue, between
Forty-fourth and Forty-siNth streets,
and on Eleventh avenue, from Elev-
enth TO Twelfth streets, be granted.
Report adopted.
Aid. Robbins offered Il resolution
authorizing the mayor and city clerk
to purchase the necessary valves and
hydrants fer the water main extern
sions authorized by the council. Adop-
ted by unanimous vote.
Aid. Robbins offered a resolution
authorizing the mayor and city clerk
to purchase the water pipe necessary
for the contemplated extensions.
Adopted unanimously.
The clerk read an ordinance author
izng ID. {. Strocker and others to
construct sewer in the alley in
block so. Chicago or Lower addition.
to connect with the sewer on Eleventh
street.
Aid. Blochlinger moved immediate
consideration of the ordinance. Car
ricd.
Aid. Blochlinger moved the adoption
Of the ordinance. Adopted by unani-
nous vote.
Aid. Kennedy offered resolution
instructng the board of local i'm
provements to institute proceedings
for the paving of Twenty-seventh
street. from Fifth to Ninth avenues.
Adopted.
Aid. Anderson offered resolution
authorizing the mayor and city clerk
to make the necessary changes in the
city building to provide larger quar-
tiers for the city clerk, the work to he
done by the day under the supervision
of the mayor and clerk. Adopted
unanimously.
AID. Brooks offered a resolution to
instruct the city attorney to notify
the Purington Pressed Brick company
to abate the nuisance on it's grounds
on Thirtieth street within 30 days.
Adopted.
Adjourned on motion of Aid. Kcnne-
dy. II. {. SCHAFFER.
CITY Clerk.