Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.


City Council Room, Rock Island.
Aug. 10. 190t.-The council met at S
p. m. Mayor McConochie presiding
and all the aldermen present except
Anderson. The minutes of the last
regular and adjourned meetings were
read and approved.
The clerk read Il petition from the
Peoples Power company for permits
sion to open paved streets to extend
gas service. Petition granted on mo-
ton of Aid Hause
The clerk read petitions from Blake
& Murphy, Ward K McMahon and
A. y. Mcneil, for permission to make
sewer connections. Referred to the
sewer committee with power to act.
The clerk read an invitation from
Robert Smythc, Offering the city Off
cials the use of five automobiles, free
of charge, for their transportation in
the Labor day parade, each car to
be provided with an experienced
chaffcur
Aid. Wilson moved that the invi-
tatiOn be accepted. Adopted.
The clerk read petition from Viii
liam Retcher and others asking that
Eighth avenue be made a through
road to Moline from FOrty-fourth
street cast. Referred to the street
and alley committee and city engineer
The clerk presented a plat of Mos
entelder's Eleventh street addition
also communication agreeing to pay
the city $500 TO put the streets and
alleys to grade. Referred to the
street and alley committee to report
The clerk presented the plat of w.
r. Bailey's Twelfth street addition.
Referred to the street and alley com
mittee
III" clerk presented petitions for the
extension of water mains on Twelfth
ana Fourteenth streets. from Eleventh
10 Eighteenth avenues. Referred to
the waterworks committee to report.
Aid. OCOnnOr. from the claims com
mittee, reported the claim of S. J.
Apple back to the council. Adopted.
Aid. Eckhart, from the fire and light
committee. submitted the following re-
port. which was adopted:
Your fire and light committee. to-
Gether with the mayor and the chief
of the fire department. would rcsDcct-
FULLY report that we have investigated
the present condition of the Illinois
opera house in this city, and we find
that all the requirements of the ordin-
ance governing such buildings has
been fully complied with and we would
further report that the Illinois theatre.
as it is now equipped. is as safe for
public use as it is possible to make it
by the use of modern appliances. Ev-
cry effort has been made by the man.
agemcnt of the theatre to make it alb
Solutely safe"
Aid. HaUse. from the sewer commit
tee. reported granting various persons
the right to make sewer connections
Report adopted
Aid. Westbay, from the street and
alley committee recommended that
the plat of w. Z. Bailey's sixth addi-
ton be accepted, conditioned upon the
filing of bond in the sum of 5000 to
bring the streets and alleys TO grade
within Is months. Report adopted
Aid. Westbay reported on the petit
ton of Thirteenth street property hold
ars for the grading of the street. rec
that the petition be grant
ed. Report adopted.
Aid. Westbay, on the petition of
property holders for the opening of
Sixth avenue from Twenty-eighth to
Thirtieth streets, recommended that
he petition be referred to the board
IF local improvements. Report adopt
ID.
Aid Eckhart offered a resolution in
'tructing the street commissioner TO
open the gutter on the south side Of
Seventh avenue between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets. Adopted unanimous
Y.
On motion of Aid. Robbins, Ex-Mayor