Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-22

waterworks committee be authorized
TO purchase the coal needed by the wa
ter works department. Carried.
Alderman Wilson offered a resolu-
ton for the repairing of the east ap-
! proach of the Thirteenth avenue
bridge Referred to the bridge com
mittee and superintendent of streets.
Alderman Wilson presented a petit
| ton from the water works department
asking for an increase in salaries. Re
| ferred TO the committee of the whole.
Alderman Blochlinger from the sew
er committee reported granting vari-
Gus persons the right to make sewer
connections. Report adopted.
Alderman Blochlinger from the
street and alley committee recommend
ed that $500 be appropriated for the
improvement of Mill street south of
the Standard Table Oil Cloth COM
pany plant Referred to the council in
committee of the whole
Alderman Blochlinger from the com
mittee on streets and alleys reported
an agreement made between the street
and ally committee and the highway
commissioners of South Rock Island
providing for the improvement OF
Eighteenth avenue. the work to be
done under the direction of the mayor
and city engineer of the city and the
chairman of the highway commission
ers of South Rock Island, the cost to
be borne equally by the city and the
town of South Rock Island. Report
adopted.
Alderman Blochlinger from the COM
mittee on streets and alleys recon-
mended the establishment of grades on
Seventh avenue from Thirtieth to
Thirty-fifth street and Island View adj
dition. Report adopted
Alderman Anderson offered an or
dinance establishing grades on Sew
enth avenue from Thirtieth to Thirty
fifth street and Island View addition,
and moved the consideration of the or
dinance Carried.
Alderman Anderson moved the
adoption of the ordinance. Adopted Is
to l. Alderman Dauber voting nay.
Alderman Blochlinger from the com
mittee on streets and alleys recon-
mended that an ordinance be reported
for the improvement of Seventh av-
enue between Thirtieth and Forty-siXth
streets, and of Thirty-eighth street
from Fifth to Seventh avenue.
Alderman LawIer from the ordin-
ance committee presented an ordin-
ance for the paving of Sixth avenue
from Twenty-first to Twenty-second
street with asphalt pavement Sc feet
in width, and a combination curb and
gutter.
Alderman Lawler moved the immedi-
ate consideration of the ordinance. Car
ried
Alderman Lawler moved the adop-
ton of the ordinance. Adopted by
unanimous vote.
Alderman Blochlinger moved that
grades be established from Ninth to
Eleventh street and from Eleventh av-
enue TO Eighteenth avenue. Adopted.
Alderman Trenkenschuh moved that
the street commissioner be instructed
to bring to grade certain sidewalks on
Fifteenth street between Sixteenth and
Eighteenth avenues. Adopted.
Alderman Trenkenschuh offered a
resolution providing for the connect
ing of certain dead ends of water
mains in the Third ward as soon as
possible. Adopted.
Alderman Smith offered a resolu-
ton providing for placing Fourteenth
street between Seventh and Eighth av-
enues in passable condition Adopted. |
Alderman Smith offered resolution |
providing for the placing of the names |
of the chairmen of all committees on |
all city stationery. Adopted.
The clerk read the opinion of the |
city attorney declaring the proposed |
that all city printing be |
done by union labor and bear the