Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-11
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

Oct. 10. 1904.-The council met at p
H.. in regular session, Mayor McCon
lochie presiding and all the aldermen
present except Westbay. The minutes
of the last regular meeting were read
and approved.
The clerk presented the bond OF
". E. Bailey in the sum of 81 900. TO
grade the streets and alleys of Bal
ley,s Twelfth street addition.
Aid. Anderson moved that the bond
be accepted. Carried.
| Aid. Anderson moved that the plat
De adopted. Carried by unanimous
| vote.
The clerk read a petition from the
| sion to open the pavement on Second
avenue between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets to repair gas service
pipes. Petition granted.
The clerk read petitions from Ward
6, Mcmahon and ROsenfield Bros. for
permission to make sewer connections
Referred to the sewer committee with
power to act.
The clerk read petition from Joe
Parker for rebate on the unused pOr-
ton of his saloon license. Referred
to the license committee and city at
torney to report.
Aid. Brooks presented a resolution
authorizing the bridge committee to
call for bids and enter into contract
for the painting of the No. and 3
bridges. Adopted.
Aid. Anderson presented bills from
the Twin City Die & Tool Works,
s36.7O. for repairs on the street roller
and moved that they be allowed. Car
ried unanimously.
Aid. Anderson moved that the bills
Of ]. K Scott. $500. for legal services
in the Gingles and Littig cases be al
lowed Carried unanimously.
Aid. Eckhart from the fire and light
department be increased by the APP
pointment of an additional man. Re
port adopted.
Aid. Eckhart moved that the fire and
light committee be authorized TO pur-
chase necessary bedding for the fire
department for the winter. Carried.
Aid. Benson moved that the health
and police committee be authorized to
purchase new overcoats needed by the
police department, and repair others
Carried
Aid. Hause from the sewer commit
tee reported granting various persons
the right to make sewer connections.
Report adopted
Aid. Hause presented petition from
Charles Schiller for permission to
connect with the sewer in the alleys
between First and Second avenues,
and Eighth and Ninth streets.
Aid. Robbins moved that the petition
be granted. Carried
Aid. Oberg offered resolution in
struCting the superintendent of streets
TO raise to grade a sidewalk in front
of the Zieglcr property on Fourth ave
nue. between Tenth and Eleventh
streets. Adopted.
Aid. Wilson offered a resolution in
structing the superintendent of streets
TO cut down Eleven-and-a-half ave
nue. west OF Thirtieth street. and use
the dirt in making fill at the curvert
on Thirtieth street, south of Tenth
avenue: also to fill the hole on Thir-
teenth avenue and Twenty-fifth street:
open cutters on Eight-and-a-half ave
nue. from Twenty-ninth to Thirtieth
streets; also to place the alley north
of Eight-and-a-half avenue between
Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets in
passable condition. Adopted.
Aid. Wilson offered a resolution in
structing the superintendent of streets
10 open cutters on Fifth-and-a-half
avenue from Twenty-fourth to Twen-
ty-eighth streets. and on Sixth avenue
from Twenty-fourth to Twenty-sixth
streets; also to put in d Culvert on
Sixth avenue at the alley east of Twen
ty-eighth street; open the cutters on
Ninth avenue from Twenty-fourth to
Twenty-siXth street, and to lower the
grading of the catch basin on Twenty
fourth street and Ninth avenue.
Aid. ECkhart offered a resolution in
the superintendent of streets
to fill Eighth avenue between Tenth
and Eleventh streets to place it in
passable condition; also Eleventh ave
nue.. between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets. Adopted
Adjourned on motion of Aid. Oberg.
II. c. SCHAFFER.