Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-19
MUNICIPAL MATTERS


II City Council Room. Rock Island
! July IS. 19O4-The council met at S
p. II in regular session, Mayor Nc
Conochie presiding and all the alder
men present. The minutes of the last
regular and subsequent adjourned
meetings were read and approved.
The clerk read petition from Allen,
| Myers & Co, T. L. Lange and A y.
Mcneil for permission to make sewer
| connections. Referred TO the sewer
| committee. with power to act.
| The clerk read a communication
| from Swan Tropp. asking that the G.
3. & Q. railway company be granted
permission to lay a switch track across
| Forty-fifth street 10 his premises. Re
ferred TO the street and alley commit
tee, TO report.
The clerk read a petition from Mrs.
Hilma Anderson and others for permits
sion TO construct a sewer beginning at
| Forthwith street and Ninth avenue.
and extending thence north, to connect
with the sewer on Seventh avenue.
Aid. Brooks moved that the petit
ton be granted, and that the city at
| torney and city engineer be instructed
TO prepare an ordinance. Carried.
The clerk read a petition from w.
i. CorcOran and others asking that
Thirteenth street, between Fourth and
Seventh avenues. be placed in pass
able condition. Referred TO the street
and alley committee.
The clerk read bids for furnishing
FIRE hose from the Eureka Fire Hose
company. the Chicago Fire Hose COM
pany and Goodrich. Tate Il Co. Re
| ferred 10 the fire and light committee
and chief OF the fire department, with
power TO act.
Aid. Anderson from the committee
III finance reported concerning the pc
.ition of c. =. Gazetteer. for compensa-
ton as park commissioner. that the
ordinance concerning parks explicitly
declares that park commissioners shall
serve without compensation. and that
under the circumstances the petition
cannot be granted; also recommending
that before the close Of the municipal
year the ordinance be so amended
as to provide for the appointment of
superintendent of parks. and that
the committee on parks be given sup
crvisiCn Of parks and all matters per
tanning to the maintenance of parks.
Report adopted.
Aid. Anderson moved that the mat
ter of fixing a reasonable compensa-
lion for c. T. Gazetteer for his work in
Longview park be referred to the
mayor and clerk. To report. Carried.
AID Anderson from the finance COM
mittee reported back to- the council
without recommendation the bill of
expenses of Robbins and Bancroft,
while attending the convention of the
WateTworks association. but recon-
mending that in the future when dele
gates are sent to conventions the cOun-
ell fix in advance the amount To be al
lowed them for expenses. Report
adopted.
Aid. Anderson moved that the bill
of Robbins and Bancroft be allowed.
Lost. to 6. Nays: Westbay. Will
kcns. Eckhart. Oberg. O'Connor, Sex
ton, Trefz-7. Ayes: Hausc. Ben
son. Wilson. Christensen. Brooks, An
dorson-G. Robbins not voting.
AId.-Anderson from the finance com
mittee reported back without recon-
mendation the bill of \. =. Smith &
Aid. Anderson moved that the report
be adopted. and the bill of the a. p
Smith & Co. at $500 be allowed Car
ricd. 10 to (. Ayes: Hause. O'Connor.
Benson. Sexton. Robbins. Trefz. Viii
son. Christensen. Brooks. Anderson
10. Nays: Westbay. Wilkens, Eek
hart. Oberg-4.
Aid. Eckhart from the fire and light
committee reported letting the contract
for painting the No. l and ? hose
houses TO l.. II. Bourdeau. the lowest
bidder at s202. Report adopted.
Aid. Eckhart offered resolution au-
thorizing the fire and light committee
To make necessary repairs TO the bell
tower at No. > hose house. Adopted.
Aid. Benson from the health commit
tee reported concerning the objection
tn the establishment of n veterinary
hospital on Twenty-second street. that
the city has no power in law TO for
bid in advance what may be a nui-
sancc. but recommending that in case
the hospital is established and proves
a nuisance that it be promptly sup
pressed. Report adopted.
Aid. Benson also reported recon-
hShuln- iudl the pcttlOn lpT ptTinlS-
sion 10 establish boot backing stand
on the southwest corner Of Nineteenth
street and Second avenue bc not grant
ed. Report adopted.
Aid. Hause from the sewer commit
tee reported granting various persons
the right To make sewer connections.
Report adopted.
Aid. Westbay offered resolution in
structing the plumbing inspector To ex-
tend the tile 10 the property line on
the west side of Eighth street and
Fifth avenue. and on the east side of
Seventh street and Fifth avenue.
Adopted.
Aid. Robbins offered a resolution
authorizing the mayor and clerk TO
purchase 500 feet of I6-inCh. % lengths
of six-inch. and - lengths of four-inch