Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-11

regular meeting were read and APP
proved.
The clerk read a petition for lunch
wagon license from W. G.. Kellog. Of
Moline Referred to license committee
to report at next regular meeting.
The bond of p. J. Frey in the sum OF
5000 with John Ohlweiler. Jr., and
Robert KuschmanR as sureties. was
read and received and placed on file.
The clerk read a petition from j. II.
Beinke for permission to erect pop
corn stand at the corner of Third ave
nue. and Twenty-fourth street Refer
red to committee on license and mar
kets to report
The clerk read a petition from the
Peoples Power company for permits
sion to open pavement to extend gas
mains Granted.
The clerk read petition from G. w.
Reddig for permission to open pave
ment for the construction of the sewer
for Kahlke, ct al Granted, the mayor
ment in proper shape.
The clerk read petitions to make
sewer connections from e. e. Lamp.
| harmon & Dufva, Ward & Mcmahon
and Allen. Myers & Co Referred to
sever committee with power to act.
The clerk read a report from the
city engineer relating to grades on
Fourteenth street, between Ninth and
Tenth avenues. Report accepted.
The clerk read a communication
from w. J. Lloyd, assistant superin-
tendent of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, relating TO permission
20 run the company's wires on First
avenue. between Seventeenth and
Nineteenth streets. Referred to COM
mittee which is considering the ques-
lion of placing wires under ground.
Aid. Anderson presented a bill from
the Raymond Lead company for $2S7.25
for payment of lead. and moved that
it be allowed. Adopted by unanimous
vote.
Aid. Dauber, from the committee ON
fire and light. reported favorably upon
the matter of lights in the alleys and
one at the corner of Seventeenth street
and Fourth avenue, and offered a res
olution authorizing their installation.
Adopted.
Aid. Oberg. from the committee on
health and police. offered a resolution
authorizing the purchase of two horses
for the police department, and moved
its adoption. Adopted.
Aid. Wilson, of the committee on
streets and alleys, offered a resolution
authorizing the mayor and city clerk
to ask for bids for the grading of
Eighth-and-a-half avenue, between
Twenty and Twenty ninth
streets. Adopted.
Aid. Wilson offered a resolution in
structing the mayor, plumbing inspec-
tor and city engineer to build catch
basins at the bridge on Thirteenth ave-
nue. and Twenty-eighth street.
Aid. Blochlinger, from the sewer
committee, reported. granting various
persons permission to make sewer con-
nections. Adopted.
Aid. BioChlinger, from the sewer
committee, offered a resolution that pc
titions be circulated for the sewer for
the southwest portion of the city
Adopted.
Aid. Blochlinger. from the sewer
committee, offered resolution instruct
ing the city attorney to notify the high
hdS commissioners vi OOuln NUN l6l-
and township to close drains on
Twelfth street. south of Eighteenth av-
.enuc. so that the water will not drain
into the city. Adopted.
Aid. Sexton. from the waterworks
committee, offered a report recon-
amending the laying of a six-inch water
main on Eighteenth avenue from alley
between Twentieth and Twenty-first
streets. west to Longview park. Adop-
ted.
Aid. Sexton, from the waterworks
committee, read a communication from
A. a. Rounds and others, for the OK
tension of water mains on Sixth ave
nue.. between Eleventh and Twelfth
and moved that prayer be
granted. Adopted.
Aid. Anderson offered a reso;Htion
instructing the street commissioner to
put cinders on various crossings.
Adopted.
Aid. Anderson moved that the mat
ter of a sewer on Forty-first street be
referred to the plumbing inspector, city
engineer and sewer committee. Car
RED
Aid. Blochlinger moved that the will
of the council. expressed in a resolu-
ton with reference to the removal of
the Huber barn on Fifth avenue. be
carried out. Carried.
Aid. Dauber offered a resolution in.
structing the. street commissioner to
place brick crossing on Eighth ave
nue.. between Nineteenth and Tween |
tieth streets. C. l.. Walker furnishing |
the brick Adopted.
Aid. Wilson offered a resolution in |
structing the street superintendent to
place nty-fouFth-and-a-half street
between Thirteenth and Fifteenth ave
nues, in a passable condition. Adop-
ted
Aid Robbins offered a resolution
authorizing the construction of a tenn
porary band stand in Longview park
Aid O'Connor offered a resolution