Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-03
Water Works Construction account E. 20 o.

| dIldcneO 10 the ordnance: MaSSlI
lin Iron & Steel Co., s719.2O; Ray
mond Lead Co, s1S9.57; Davis Ma
chine Shop. $1,000; Hartz & Bahnser
Co, $396.75.
The clerk presented the bonds OF
William McConochie, Mayor, in the
sum of $4,000, II. c. Schaffer. City
Clerk, $35,OOO; P. T. Bancroft, $4,000
in the Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
of Scranton, Pa.
| Alderman Anderson moved that the
bonds be approved and filed, the
clerks bond to be filed with the City
Treasurer. Adopted by unanimous
vote.
The clerk read the annual reports
of various city officers, which or
motion of Alderman Robbins were
received and ordered published.
| The Mayor returned without his
approval the ordinance for the con
struction of a sewer in block 20, Chi
cago or Lower addition.
Alderman Anderson. from the Fl
nance and Waterworks Committee
recommended the placing of orders
for various types of water meters.
Alderman Wilson moved that the
matter be referred to the new Coun,
| Gil. Carried.
Alderman Westbay from the street
and alley committee, reported in be-
half of the committee and the high
way commissioners. of South Rock
island, that the petition for the open
ing of Eighteenth avenue from Seven
teenth street west to the river, had
been granted.
Alderman Blochlinger moved that
The report be adopted. Carried.
Alderman Hause from the sewer
committee reported granting various
persons the right to connect with
sewers. Report adopted.
Alderman Anderson moved the re-
firing aldermen be given a rising
vote of thanks. Carried.
Alderman Anderson moved that the
DID Council now adjourn sine die.
Carried.
The clerk called the roll of the
new Council, and all the aldermen
we're present, as follows:
First Ward-Frank Westbay, Will
liam Wilkins.
Second Ward-Louis Eckhart,
Charles Oberg.
Third Ward-Wm. Hause, John
O'Connor.
Fourth ward-R. c. Benson, ]. p.
Sexton.
Fifth Ward-F. E. Robbins, VIM.
Trefz.
Sixth ward-C. c. Wilson, Andrew
Christensen.
Seventh Ward-Joshua Brooks, A.
G. Anderson.
The Mayor read his annual mess
age. and also announced the standing
for the ensuing year as
Bridges - Brooks, Christensen,
Oberg.
Claims-O'Connor, westbay, Ander-
son.
Finance-Anderson, Sexton, West
bay.
Fire and Light-Eckhart. Wilson,
Robbins.
Health and Police-Benson, Trefz,
Oherg.
License and Markets-Trefz, Chris
Jensen, Robbins.
Ordinances Wilson, Oberg, O'Con-
nor.
Parks-Sexton, wilkins, Hause.
Sewers-Hause, Wilson, wilkins.
Streets, Alleys and Grounds
Westbay, Eckhart, O'Connor, Benson.
Trefz, Wilson, Brooks.
Printing Trefz, Christen-
sen.
terworks-Robbins, Brooks, Sex
ton.
The clerk read an ordinance vacat-
ing that portion of First avenue, in
the city of Rock Island. and known as
street, in the old town of
which lies north of a
point in the centre line of Thirteenth
street, extended, which point is 231.5
feet northerly and 40 feet westerly
from the northwest corner of block I,
thence easterly 10 West Seventeenth
street.
Alderman Anderson moved that the
ordinance be referred to the ordinance
and City Attorney. and that
The committee present at the next
meeting all ordinances previously
passed by this Council on the land af
iected by this ordinance. and that
when the Council adjourn it be to
next Wednesday evening, to consider
his ordinance. Carried.
The clerk read petitions from Ward
E Mcmahon, Channon, Perry & Co,
Allen, Myers & Co., and E. Z. Lamp
'or permission to make sewer con-
lections. Referred to the sewer
committee with power to act.
The clerk read petitions from the
Peoples Power Co. for permission to
open paved streets to extend the gas
service. Petition granted, on motion !
If Alderman Robbins.
The clerk read a communication |
rom the Tri-City Electric Sprinkler !
20. asking permission to place an
additional plug at Fourth avenue and |
First street. agreeing to pay $50 in |