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east line of Sixth street.

east line of Sixth street.
Alderman Eckhart moved that the
ordinance be referred to the ordinance
committee and city attorney to report.
Carried.
The Clerk read an ordinance estab-
fishing grades on Forty-second street
from Eighth to Ninth avenue.
Alderman Anderson moved mined
late consideration of the ordinance.
Carried.
Alderman Anderson moved the
adoption OF the ordinance. Carried
unanimously.
Alderman Anderson from the finance
committee, reported recommending
that all bids for furnishing fuel be
rejected, and that the Mayor and
Clerk be authorized to purchase fuel
in the open market, at current prices,
the business to be divided among the
different dealers. Report adopted.
Alderman Anderson from the finance
committee reported recommending
that all bids for furnishing feed for the
city departments be rejected. and that
the Mayor and Clerk be instructed to
buy the feed as needed on the market.
Report adopted.
Alderman Anderson from the finance
committee, recommended that the
bill of the Central Union Telephone
Co. be referred to the fire and light
committee and chief of the fire de-
partment. Report adopted.
Alderman Hause from the sewer
committee reported granting various
persons the right to make sewer con
nections. Report adopted.
Alderman Westbay from the street
and alley committee recommended
that the plat of Curtis addition be
adopted, provided that suitable bond
in the sum of 5000 be filed to bring
the streets and alleys to grade within
eighteen months. Report adopted.
Alderman Robbins from the Water
works committee recommended that
the petition of William Marvin be
granted. Report adopted.
Alderman Robbins offered n TeSolu-
ton directing the Mayor and City
Clerk to purchase enough four and six
| inch pipe to complete the extension of
the water mains on Fourteenth
street.
The Clerk read communications
| from President Wilkinson and Secrc-
tary Boswell of the Upper Mississippi
River Improvement Association. call
| ing attention to the convention to- be
held al Dubuque Nov. 10 and 1G. and
urging the appointment of delegates
Alderman Anderson moved that the
Mayor and Aldermen O'Connor and
Sexton be named as delegates to the
convention; and that this committee
be empowered to fill any vacancy
which may occur. Carried
Alderman Eckhart offered a resolu-
ton instructing the street commits
sioner to fill a sidewalk at the corner
of Ninth street and Fifth avenue.
Adopted.
Alderman O'Connor offered a rcsO!u-
ton instructing the street commission
er to open cutters on Fourth street be-
Twelfth avenue, between Fourteenth
and Fourteenth-and-a-ha streets.
Adopted.
Alderman Wilson offered a resoIu-
ton instructing the street commission
er TO bring to grade sidewalks on
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-eighth
streets. Adopted.
Alderman wilkins offered a rcsolu-
ton instructing the street commission
er to pen cutters on Fourth street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth avenues, TO
fill a hole on the west side Of Eighth
street, between Sixth and Seventh ave
nue., also to round Mill street with the
road scraper. Adopted.
Adjourned on motion Of Alderman
Brooks. II. &. SCHAFFER,
City Clerk