Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-01

o,Conner. Trenkenschuh. Trefz. Rob.
bins, Anderson, Brooks.
Aid. Eckhart moved that the commu
nication be referred to the mayor
Adopted.
Aid. Wilson offered the following res
olution:
Whereas. The resolution offered by
electric wires to be placed under
ground. which was referred to the
mayor and street and alley committee
has not been reported back to the
council, therefore. be it
Resolved. That the ordinance com
mittee and the city attorney be in
structed to draft an ordinance requir-
ing the Western Union company and
others. excepting Central Union Tele-
phone company. to place their wires in
conduits under ground. on Second and
Third avenues from Fourteenth to
Twentieth street Adopted by unani-
nous vote.
Aid Eckhart offered a resolution in
structing the mayor to notify the Cen
trail Union Telegraph company to re-
move all poles in the city of Rock Isl
and that have been placed without au'
thority of the city, and that the mayor
take the necessary steps to have the
same enforced - within As hours.
Adopted, 9 to 4, Aids. Sexton. Dauber.
Robbins and Brooks voting no.
Aid. Robbins offered a resolution no.
tifying the Western Union Telegraph
hot Mill bo
ted to plant poles on First avenue and
they be notified to remove the same
where they have been set without au-
thority Adopted
Aid. Robbins offered a resolution in
structing the mayor and city clerk to
demand from the Union Electric Tele-
phone and Telegraph company settle
ment for arrearages for the per cent
of their gross receipts as stipulated in
the ordinance granting them their
franchise to operate in the city of Rock
Island and that if said company does
not settle with the city in 80 days from
this date the city attorney be instruct
ed TO enter suit against said company
to collect all arrearages. Adopted.
Aid Eckhart moved that the special
counsel and city attorney be instructed
to use all honorable efforts to bring
the storm drain case to trial tOmor-
row morning. Adopted, IL to 2. Aids.
Sexton and Dauber voting no.
Aid Robbins from the special com
mittee offered a resolution requesting
cessary surveys to delineate and estab-
lish the harbor line of the city of Rock
Island from Twenty-fourth street to
Sixth street. Adopted.
The city attorney reported concern
ing the Garrison damage suit
Aid. Blochlinger moved that the mat
ter be referred to the claims commit
tee to report by next Monday evening.
Carried.
Aid. Blochlinger offered a resolution
requiring contracting plumbers to file
bonds in the sum of $1,000 to be APP
proved by the mayor, city clerk and
city council. Adopted.
The clerk read a petition from c. l..
Ritchey and others for the extension
of a water main on Twenty-siXth street
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth av-
enues. Referred to the waterworks
The clerk read a petition from r. I.
Lee and others asking that Eighth av-
enue between Twenty-eighth and
streets, be brought to
grade. Referred to the street and al
ley committee.
Aid. O'Connor offered petition from
residents protesting
against the graphophone at 1907 Sec
ond avenue as nuisance and moved
that the matter be referred to the
mayor and city marshal.
Aid. Robbins moved as a substitute
that the petition be received and plac-
ed on file. Substitute carried.
The clerk read a petition from Allen
Myers G. Co, for permission to make
sewer connections. Referred to the
sewer committee with power to act.
Aid. O'Connor moved that the city
engineer be instructed to give the
property holders the grade for side
walks on Thirteenth street between
Fifth and Seventh avenues. Carried.
Aid. Eckhart in behalf of the legal
department. offered the following feso-
luton:
Resolved. That the action of the
mayor of this city this morning in the
serving of a notice on Matthias
Schnell to complete the storm drain
in 80 days. was without the knowledge
or the sanction of the city council of
the city of Rock Island, and such &C
ton of the mayor is by this city coun-
cIl not concurred in. Adopted, IL TO 2.
Aids. Sexton and Dauber voting no.
Adjourned on motion of Aid. Ander-
son. H. c. SCHAFFER,
Clerk