Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

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regular meeting were read and ap
proved
Mayor McCaskrin announced III,
standing committees for the ensuing
year as follows:
Bridges-Alds. Brooks, BIochlinger
Oberg.
Claims-Alds. Trenkenschuh. Oberg
O'COnnor.
Finance 49, Aids. Anderson. Brooks
Dauber
Fire and Light-Alds. Dauber. Sex
ton. Robbins
Health and Police - Aids. Oberg
Wilson, Sexton.
License and Markets-Alds. Robbins
Pratt. OConnor
Ordinances - Aids. Eckhart. Ander
son, Robbins
Parks-Alds. Pratt, BlOchlInger, An
derson.
Sewers - Aids. Blochlinger. Tren-
kenschuh. Wilson.
Streets and Alleys - Aids. Wilson
Dauber. Eckhart Brooks. Trenken.
schuh. Pratt, Trefz.
Printing Aids. Trefz. Eckhart
OConnor.
Waterworks - Aids. Sexton. Wilson.
Eckhart
Aid. Oberg moved that the standing
committees as announced be approved.
Carried
The mayor nominated Wallace
Treichler for city engineer. Confirmed
by unanimous vote.
The mayor presented a resolution of
fered by Aids. Dauber and Sexton, pro
viding that the board of local improve
ments for the ensuing year be compos
ed of the mayor. city engineer and
street commissioner. Adopted by
unanimous vote
The clerk read communication
from Phil Miller. presenting his resig-
nation as city marshal To take effect
June ].
Aid. Blochlinger moved that the com
municatiOn be received and placed on
file Adopted
The clerk read communication from
property owners on Thirty first street,
between Fourteenth and Sixteenth av-
enues. asking that the street be
brought to grade and properly drained
Referred 10 the street and alley COM
mittee.
The clerk read petitions for the ex-
tension of water mains as follows: On
Twelfth street, between Eleventh and
Eighteenth avenues; Fourteenth-and-a-
half street. between Sixteenth and
Eighteenth avenues; Ninth avenue. be
tween Twenty-seYenth and Twenty
ninth streets; Eighth and Ninth ave
nues in Brooks Grove addition: thir
tyninth street. between Eleventh and
Fourteenth avenues. Referred to the
waterworks committee TO report at the
next meeting
The clerk read a petition from the
Iowa Publishing company regarding a
proposed map of the city and county.
Aid. Anderson moved that the matter
be referred to the mayor and finance
committee. Carried
The clerk read petition from f. II.
Bowman. chairman of the committee
on arrangements, inviting the mayor
and council to participate in the Me
mortal day exercises. Aid. Blochlinger
moved that the invitation be accepted
and the council attend in a body. Car
ried.
The clerk read the report of City
Engineer Treichler as TO the amount of
dirt to be moved at Seventeenth street |
and Twelfth avenue at 75S cubic yards. |
Referred to the street and alley com
mittee.
The clerk read the report of the city |
engineer concerning the establishment |
of grades at Tenth and Eleventh ave
nues and Twenty-third street. Refer |
red to the street and alley committee. |
The clerk read petitions from Allen, |
Myers q Co. Ward K Mcmahon Blake |
& Murphy. f. f. Lamp and II. Stengel |
for permission To make sewer lconnec-
tions Referred To the sewer commit
tee with power to act.
The clerk read a petition of the Peo-
pies Power company for permission TO
make extension of gas mains on Forty
fourth street from Seventh To Ninth
avenues. Petition granted. the work
to be done under the supervision of
the city engineer.
Aid. Oberg moved that the mayor
appoint a committee of three to confer
with the ordinance committee concern
ing an ordinance providing for the re-
pair and maintenance of paved streets |,
and sidewalks. Carried.
The mayor appointed as such com
mittee Aids. Oberg, Wilson and O'Con-
nor.
The special committee reported.
granting various persons permission to
make sewer connections. Report
The special committee reported rec
that four-inch water main
be extended on Tenth street, between
Third and Fourth avenues. Report
adopted.
Aid Oberg offered a resolution pro-
yiding for three arc lights in LOngyiew
park the lights not to be placed until
the commissioners are appointed. Car
ried.
The clerk read the ordinance provid-
ing for the appointment of board Of
i've park commissioners.
Aid Sexton moved the consideration