Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-20
is AGAIN ENDED?
city Receives a Payment for
Junk Sold at Water
works
MORRIS BROS. PAY SIS
Investigation is Reopened at Last
Evenings Meeting OF
Council

The waterworks investigation was
once more concluded 90 last evening
At the regular meeting of the council.
when it was learned that the city clerk
had made a settlement for the junk
disposed of the Morris Bros and Nj. /.
Morris. They paid SIS.
The question was reopened by Aid.
Sexton, who asked If the orders had
been returned and a settlement ef-
fected for the amount of the junk. He
was told that the orders had not been
returned and offered a resolution TO
he effect that the superintendent of
the waterworks department be in
structed to bring the orders at once
before the council. that the value of
the junk might be determined.
The resolution passed. and it was
then learned that the settlement had
already been effected with the junk
dealers. AID. Sexton then declared
he had no other idea in presenting the
resolution except to make an imme-
| date settlement for the amount OF
junk imperative.
He stated that the city clerk had
at the previous meeting said that no
settlement could be made. on account
of the fact that the orders were held
lby Superintendent Bancroft in his
book of records.
Aid. Anderson moved that the city
clerk be instructed to secure and pro
vide the aldermen with stenograph!c
reports of the proceedings of the conn
Gil during the waterworks department
Investigation. The motion carried
unanimously.
Pia; is Up Again.
4 plat OF Mosenfelder's place was
again brought before the council. :ni
after a heated discussion it was de
cided to refer the plat TO the stree;
and alley committee once more.
with Instructions TO confer with MIR
Mosenfelder and if possible TO have
the plat presented with Tenth street
of uniform width south from Twelfth
avenue The council was divided Is
to- whether the plat should be accepted
as it had been presented. those who
opposed il taking the stand that the
street should be of uniform width.
even though 1t was necessary to have
n GO-foot street instead OF an S0-foot
street. This is a part of the traci
which has already been sold. and in
this section. about block and haif
in length. Tenth street is only go feet
wide The argument was that to make
Tenth street so feet wife on each side
/ OF this tract would not be wise meas
| ure Aid Anderson offered motion.
which carried. that the committee
again consider the plat. and try and
come to an agreement with Mr.. Mos
/ enfelder either TO make the whole
street so feet in width. by purchasing
/ the strips already sold. or by reduc-
ing the width of the street to 60 feet
i for the entire distance.
II New street Signs.
ii On motion of Aid. O'Connor the city
clerk was instructed to secure sam
pies and prices of street signs. Many
i complaints have been made that il is
i impossible for a stranger 10 make his
way about the city. as very few OF
Il the street corners are designated with
the numbers of the street and avenue.
j Aid. O'Conner. as chairman OF the
claims committee, reported that the
committee had investigated the claim
made by F. L. Bliss for damages to
property which he owns near the city 5
stand pipe, on Thirtieth street, and
found that the reason that Mr.. Bliss
could not keep tenants was other than
the overflow of the standpipe, as
claimed. The report was accepted.
and the amount of the damages re-
i fused.
III southwestern DRAIN
Il Aid. Eckhart brought up the sewer
| age and drainage question OF the
southwestern portion of the city. and
q motion was passed instructing the