Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-22


:ov. 81. 1sOi.-The council met in reg
lar session at S p. m, Mayor McCon
chic presiding and all the aldermen
resent. The minutes of the last reg
lar meeting were read and approved
The clerk read a bill for 81 500 from
lie Peoples Power company. for pow
and light furnished the reservoir
LIANT from Nov. /. 1903, to Nov. 1, 1904
Id. Robbins moved that the bill be al
owed
Aid. Wilson moved as a substitute
hat the bill be referred to the finance
nd water committee to report. Car.
red.
The clerk presented a plat of Heide-
lann & Dasso's addition. Referred to
lie street and alley committee to re-
sort.
The clerk read a communication
rom Mrs. S. c. Taylor and others. call
lg attention to a vacancy existing in
he Office of police matron. Referred
D the finance and health and police
ommittees and the mayor to report.
The clerk read a report from the
ity engineer and plumbing inspector
the effect that the new sewer on
'ourteenth street is in bad condition,
rades.
Aid. Robbins moved that the con-
FACTORS be notified that the sewer be
.ot accepted until rebuilt in accord
lnce with the proper grades. Car
led
The clerk read a petition from Ward
Z Mcmahon asking permission to make
onnections with the city sewer for
he property of Mrs. Ella Higgins on
Twenty-tbird street between Ninth and
-enth avenues, and of John p. Looney
n Twenty-second street and Seven
eenth avenue. Referred TO the sewer
committee to report.
The clerk read petition from
tosenfield Bros. for permission to
cake sewer connection for Mr.. Giles
property on Fifteenth street. Refer
ed to- the sewer committee with power
o act.
The clerk read a petition from T.. +.
amp for permission TO open pavement
IN Twelfth street between Tenth and
Eleventh avenues To connect a sewer
:or Mr.. Ullemeyer.
Aid. Benson moved that the petition
re referred To the sewer committee
With power to act
Aid. Westbay moved as a substitute
hat the committee report. Carried.
The clerk read a petition from G. w.
D.1 Lii hot Lou nj
enth avenue between Ninth and Elev-
snth streets be filed and that cutters
IN Ninth street between Tenth and
Eleventh avenues be opened. Refer
red to- the street and alley committee.
The clerk presented the bond of III.
2. Curtis. in the sum of 5000. to bring
he streets and alleys in Curtis addi-
ion To- grade within IS months.
Aid. Westbay moved that the bond
De received and accepted. Carried.
Aid. Westbay moved that the plat
Of II. E. Curtis addition be adopted.
Carried by unanimous vote.
Aid. Eckhart. from the fire and light
recommended that the fire
department be authorized 20 buy two
overcoats. Report adopted.
Aid. Trefz. from the license and mar
kets committee. reported the claim of
Charles McHugh back TO the council
without recommendation. Report adopt
ed.
Aid. Hause. from the sewer commit
tee. reported granting various persons
the right to make sewer connections.
Report adopted.
Aid. Robbins presented a communi-
cation from G. p. Stauduhar regarding
the laying of water mains in the alley
between Twenty-first and Twenty-sec-
Dnd streets from Sixteenth to Eigh-
teenth avenues. Referred TO the wa
terworks committee.
Aid. O'Connor offered the following
which was adopted:
Resolved. That the Davenport, Rock
Island & Northwestern Railway COM
pany be and is hereby requested and
directed to remove that portion of the
ill placed by II on the river bank north
Of its present passenger depot build
ng for a distance of about one hundred
and twenty-five feet. west of the west
inc of East Seventeenth street, ex-
-tnutu 81 dS lO MAKE the same COuiOIIu
20 the grade of the levee and said East
street extended, down to
he Mississippi river. and to pave the
same with rock, using those so far as
hey will go from the present embank
nent. the earth removed to be placed
On streets and alleys south of Fourth
avenue west of Sixteenth street under
he direction of the mayor and street
and alley committee. and that the work
Is To be commenced Immediately. and
he clerk is hereby directed to- notify
said company accordingly.
Aid Robbins offered the following
which was adopted:
Whereas. The committee of the
whole. having in charge the examina-
ion into the affairs of the waterworks
department.. has made no report on the
same. and is making no progress. and
apparently intends TO take no further