Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-19
E Bailey for $3.50 for grading at Sew
enteenth street and Twelfth avenue

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Aid Anderson moved that the bill
be allowed. Carried by unanimous
vote
Il The clerk read a communication
from Superintendent of Waterworks J.
w. Cavanaugh concerning some re
pairs needed on the reservoir basins
Aid Oberg moved that the matter
be referred to the waterworks commit
tee and superintendent with power to
make necessary repairs. Carried.
The clerk read a petition asking
that the ordinance relating to the clos
ing of saloons at midnight be repealed
on the ground that the enforcement OF
the ordinance was detrimental to the
business interests of the city.
Aid. Dauber moved that the petition
be laid over TO the next regular meet
ing. Carried by unanimous vote
AID. Blochlinger. from the sewer
committee, reported granting various
persons the right to make sewer con-
nections. Report adopted.
Aid. Blochlinger offered a resolution
granting w. l.. Aster the right to make
connections with the sewer on Third
street from Fourth TO Fifth avenue, he
having paid his share of the cost of the
sewer TO his associates. Adopted
Aid Brooks offered a resolution au-
thorizing the mayor and clerk to make
final settlement with the Clinton Bridge
G. Iron works. Adopted by unanimous
vote.
Aid. Pratt offered resolution in
structing the street commissioner to
repair the crossing at Third avenue
and Fifth street. Adopted.
Aid. Pratt offered resolution in
structing the street commissioner to
remove the barn on Fifth avenue and
Second street. Adopted by unanimous
vote.
The clerk presented the plat of w.
Z. Bailey's Seventeenth street addition.
Referred to the street and alley COM
mittee to report.
Aid. Anderson offered a resolution
that the street commissioner be in
structed to complete brick sidewalks
at the street and alley intersections on
Fourteenth avenue between Thirtieth
and Fortyfourth streets. and to put
the sidewalk to grade on the south side
of Fourteenth avenue between Thirty.
eighth street and the alley west of
Thirty-eighth street, and also the side
walk from Thirty to Thirty-sec-
ond street on south side of Fourteenth
avenue Adopted.
Aid. Robbins presented a bill from
Mrs. Cassin, 1913 Third avenue, 70:
$72 for the board of a child of +. Gem
enhart for a period of six months. Re
ferred TO claims committee and mayor.
Aid. Robbins offered a resolution
that the street superintendent be au-
thorized to level the dirt on Twelfth
avenue between Twenty-second and
Twenty-first streets, and fill the bitches
on Twelfth avenue between Twenty
first and Twentieth streets, and pillow
gutter from Twenty second to TWEEN
tieth street on the north side of Twelfth
avenue; also fill the alley between
Twenty-first and Twentieth streets al
Twelfth avenue for 90 or 20 feet.
Adopted.
Aid. Robbins offered the following
resolution, which was adopted by I'M
animOuS vote:
Whereas. A certain James McMann,
who is serving as policeman, was on
the Gath day of June, 1903, in justice
court before q. Albert Johnson, police
magistrate and justice of the peace, of
the city of Rock Island, on complaint
and information, found guilty. and con-
victed and fined for assault and bat
terry; and,
Whereas, Said James McMann again,
on the oath day of October, 1903, in
the same court, was found guilty, and
convicted. and fined for disturbing the
peace; and,
Whereas. 1t is the sense of this coun-
Gil that said James McMann is I'M
worthy of holding public Office; and,
further, that retaining men in Office
with such a similar record is detrimen-
tai to good morals and the preserva-
ton of the peace, quiet and good order
of the city; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the mayor be and is
hereby requested to dismiss said James
McMann from service; and
Resolved That the city council shall
from this date refuse TO allow any fur
Their payment of salary to said James
McMann.
Aid. Trenkenschuh offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted
by unanimous vote:
Whereas, A certain Fred Reinhart,
who is serving as policeman, on May
%. 1905, in justice court, before g. AL
bert Johnson, police magistrate and
justice of the peace. in the city of Rock
Island, on complaint and information,
was ordered and required 10 give bond
to keep peace; and.
Whereas. Said Fred Reinhart, CD
May "a 1905, also in the same court
on complaint and information was
found guilty, and convicted and fined
for assault and battery; and,
Whereas, IL is the sense of this
council that said Fred Reinhart is I'M
worthy OF holding a public Office and
u rotain caid Pain hart an III,