Rock Island Argus., 1904-10-18
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

Conochie presiding and all the alder
men present except Westbay. The
minutes of the last regular and spe.
cial sessions were read and approved.
The clerk read a petition from F. A.
Andrews for permission to erect a
small frame barn on the rear of the
lot at the corner of Fourth avenue
and Fourteenth street. Referred to
the fire and light committee with pow
er to act.
The clerk read petitions from A V
McNeai, E. E. Lamp and Allen, Myers
& Co, for permission to make sewer
connections. Referred to- the sewer
committee with power to act
The clerk read a petition from the
Peoples Power company for permits
sion TO open pavement to extend gas
service. Petition granted.
The clerk read bids for furnishing
feed for the city departments from
Nov. TO May l as follows:
J. S. Gilmore-Hay. $105O per ton.
oats 80 cents, corn so cents per bushel
J. NJ. Schaab-Corn so cents. oats As
cents per bushel. timothy hay $12, up
land hay $11, oat straw $3.50.
r. c. Benson-Oats 371a cents, corn
90 cents per bushel. hay $3.50 per ton.
Aid. Robbins moved that the bids
be referred to the finance committee
10 report. Carried.
The clerk read bids for furnishing
fuel TO the various city departments
until May next.
Tri-City Transfer & Fuel company
Hard coal. 1925; Springfield lump,
s2.95; st. David lump. $3.50; Morris
lump, S3.1O; screenings, St. David's,
s1.S5 per ton.
Union Ice & Coal cOmpany-Spring-
feld or Cable lump. S3.45; screenings,
s195; anthracite, $50 per ton.
Port Byron Lime Association-Hard
coal. egg. range and chestnut. 50 per
ton. Springfield or Cable lump. 1925
per ton; slack, 81; hurricane, $3.50 per
ton.
Rock Island Sand & Gravel company
Hard coal. $3.50 per ton: Coal Val
ley Mining company coal. lump. $3.15
per ton; mixed, sL95; Springfield
lump, S6.l5 per ton.
Rock Island Fuel company-Lehigh
Valley anthracite. CRATE size, $S.75;
Springfield lump, s2.75 per ton; slack,
s1.75 per ton.
Empire Coal & Coke company-Hard
coal. nut, store or egg. sS.75 per ton;
Mercer county lump. $2.75; mixed coal.
nut. So slack. $1.9O.
Aid. Robbins moved that the bids
be referred TO the finance committee
to report. Carried.
The clerk presented the plat of Cur
tis' First addition: and also petition
from II. z. Curtis asking that grades
for streets and alleys be established
between Fifteenth and Eighteenth ave
nues and Twenty-fourth and Twenty
fifth streets. Referred to the street
and alley committee to report.
The clerk presented the plat OF
Mosenfelder's place. Referred to the
street and alley committee.
Aid. Hause. from the sewer COM
mittee. reported granting various per-
sons the right to make sewer connec-
tions Report adopted.
Aid. Hause. from the sewer COM
mittee. recommended that st. Mary's
parish be granted permission to con-
meet the church with the sewer on
Twenty-second street. Report adopt
ed.
Aid. Benson moved that the matter
Of extending the pipe to William Mar
wins property, between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets, be referred TO
he superintendent and the water
works committee to report. Carried.
Aid Christensen offered a resolution
the street commissioners TO
open cutters on Twenty-fifth street, be |
ween Fifth and Ninth avenues; also
Dn Eighth-and-a-half avenue, between |
and Twenty-eighth streets. |
and to fill holes in the streets; also to |
open cutters on Eighth avenue. be |
ween Twenty-seventh and Twenty |
ninth streets: also to place alley be-
ween Twenty-seventh and Twenty |
ninth streets and Eighth and Eighth |
lnd-a-half avenues in passable condi- |
ion; also to repair Twenty-eighth |
street between Eleventh and Eighth |
lnd-a-half avenue. Adopted.
Aid. Wilson offered a resolution in
the street commissioner to |
bring the sidewalks on Eighth-and-a-
half avenue. between Twenty-seventh |
and Twenty-eighth streets, TO grade. |
Aid. Wilson offered a resolution au-
horizing J. p. Sexton and others to |
build private sewer on Eight-and-a
half avenue from Twenty-seventh to
twenty streets. the sewer when
TO become the property of |
he city. Adopted
Aid. Hause offered a resolution in
the street commissioner to |
place Fifteenth street from Twelfth to |
avenues in passable condi- /
lion. Adopted.
Aid. O'Connor moved that the street |
be instructed TO place |
he alley between Fifth and Sixth ave
nues. near Fourteenth street. in passa-
Die condition. Carried
Aid. Anderson moved that the street /