Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-28
DADS ON JUNKE7
View the New Bridge Construct
ed Recently Across
Rock River.
LUNCH AT WATCH TOWER
Paving Contract Awarded to Tri-City
Construction Company BY Board
Of improvements.

The city council yesterday afternoon
met in adjourned regular session, for
the purpose Of making an inspection
Of the newly completed bridge over
Rock river The aldermen, with the
city hall at o'clock, and made the
trip to Milan on a special car provided
for the occasion by the TTi-City Rail-
way company. Mayor McCaskrin and
Street Commissioner Dahn were mem
bers of the party. The bridges were
all inspected, and Mayor McCaskTin
and a number of the aldermen took a
boat and rowed to the center pier of
the new bridge. This pier was found
to have been left unfinished, the con-
crete being left rough. Pieces of the
concrete could be broken off with the
hand, and several small holes were
discovered. Otherwise the council
found the bridge to have been COM
pleted exactly according to contract.
II was decided, in the business ses-
sion. to allow the bridge company
SIS 900 on the work, and TO retain the
remaining $500 until the center pier
is put in proper shape. This will be
| impossible until the water goes down,
and it was thought best to allow all
but sum sufficient to insure the plac-
ing of the pier in proper shape.
| The aldermen visited Milan, making
a trip over the line to the end. Before
returning, the council made a stop at
the Watch Tower inn, where a lunch
con was served and the members of
the council entertained by Manager
II. E. Krell. The figure eight was Wis
tied, and was much enjoyed by the
city fathers. A vote of thanks was ex-
tended to the railway company for the
courtesies of the afternoon.
Awards Paving Contract.
The board of local improvements
this morning awarded the contract for
the paving of Fourteenth avenue to
the Tri-City Construction company.
There were three bidders, the offers
being as follows:
Sixinch macadam base brick paving
Davenport Construction Co, $144;
Mccarthy Improvement Co, $143;
Tri-City Construction Co. $1.39.
Five-inch concrete base brick paving
Davenport Construction Co, $1.5S;
Mccarthy Improvement Co, $l.56;
| TTi-City Construction Co. $l.39.
Curb - Davenport Construction Co,
$40; Mccarthy Improvement Co, $.4S;
Tri-City Construction Co, $.47.
cavation-Davenport Construc
ton Co, SIS; Mccarthy Improvement
Co. $25; Tri-City Construction Co,
s25
| Catch basins-Davenport Construc-
ton Co. $S5: Mccarthy Improvement
Co. $S2; TRICKY Construction Co.
$72.
Three-inch tile-Davenport Con
structiOn Co, $40; Mccarthy I'm
provement Co. $4.45; Tri-City Con
struction Co. 1870.
Fifteenth street bids.
Bids for the improvement of Fiji
teenth street will be opened July Z by
the board. A meeting of the board of
local improvements will be held July
10 at 9 a. m, at the city hall to hear
objections to the paving of Twenty
sixth street.
The assessment for the Fifteenth
street has not been confirmed. but the
court stands ready to confirm it and is
now awaiting the action of the city at
torney.
Moline sewer.
c. A Shallberg. city attorney of Mo
| line, has filed the petition in county
court for the extensive sewer and
drainage system that is to be con
structed on the bluff in that city. 1t
covers a large territory and involves
an nxpnudifs1ro Of ahofIt GS0 O00