Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-20

street from flItn avenue south 10 oef-
enth avenue, and of Seventh avenue
from Thirtieth street east to the city
limits by an asphalt pavement with
combination curb and gutter. Referred
to the board of local improvements.
Aid. Brooks offered a resolution in
structing W. L. Ludolph to take the
condemnation proceedings for the
opening of Eighth avenue east to For
| ty-second street into the county court
| Immediately.
Aid. Dauber moved as a substitute
| that the matter of the Eighth avenue
condemnation be referred to the board
of local improvements. Lost z to 6.
Nays-Alds. Pratt, Eckhart, Tren-
kenschuh Robbins, Wilson, Brooks and
Anderson.
Ayes-Alds. Blocklinger. Oberg
O'Connor, Dauber, Sexton, and Trefz.
The original motion was then car
ried, Z to g.
Ayes-AIds Pratt, Eckhart, Trcn-
kenschuh Robbins, Wilson, Brooks
and Anderson
Nays-Aids. Blocklinger, Oberg.
O'Connor, Dauber, Sexton. and Trefz.
Aid. O'Connor offered a resolution
protesting in behalf of the city council
of the city of Rock Island against the
removal of the Rock Island custom
house, and abolition of the port of
Rock Island. Adopted by unanimous
vote.
Aid Trenkenschuh offered a resolu-
ton instructing the superintendent of
streets to clean the crossings on Fiji
tCenth street north of Tenth avenue.
Adopted.
Aid. Dauber from the fire and light
committee reported favorably on the
petitions for the placing of street
light at Forty-fifth street and Fifteenth
avenue; Forty-third street and Tenth
avenue; Thirty-first street and Ninth
avenue; Thirty-first street and Fiji
teenth avenue, and Third avenue and
Twelfth street. Adopted.
Aid. Brooks moved that the fire and
light committee be authorized to have
the central hose wagon repaired at an
expense not exceeding $50. Adopted
by unanimous vote.
Aid. Sexton from the waterworks
committee reported recommending the
acceptance of the bid of the Phoenix
Iron works of Detroit, Mich, TO fur
nish 80 square feet woven wire mesh
at 81 per square foot. Adopted by
unanimous vote.
Aid Sexton from the committee of
the whole reported concerning the
bids for the erection of the addition
to the waterworks building, recon-
mending that all bids be rejected and
moi he ~ uC dc
specifying stone foundation. Adopted
by unanimous vote.
Aid. Sexton offered a resolution in
structing the city clerk to return the
certified checks of the bidders.
Adopted.
Aid. Eckhart moved that the city
clerk be instructed to notify the Snow
Steam Pump works of the delay. Car
ried.
Aid. Robbins from the committee on
license and markets reported recon-
mending that permission be given for
the transfer of the saloon license of
Emil Cabooter to Charles Norman, and
of August Wehling to Dennis J. Ben
nett Adopted
Aid. Oberg moved that Thomas Cor
ried by unanimous vote
AID. Eckhart moved that the plumb
ing inspector be instructed TO place the
catch basin on Twelfth street and Sew
enth avenue. Carried
Aid. Eckhart moved that the street
superintendent be instructed to make
necessary repairs on Sixth avenue and
Twelfth street. Adopted
Aid. Eckhart read report from the
board of local improvements recon-
mending the paving of Tenth avenue
from Fifteenth street to Twentieth
street with an asphalt pavement 81
feet in width with a combination curb
and gutter. also Engineer Treichler's
estimate of the cost of the improve
ment at s12.9S3.S0.
Aid. Sexton offered a resolution ap-
proving the estimate of cost of the i'm
provement of Tenth avenue. Adopted
by unanimous vote.
Aid. Eckhart offered an ordinance
providing for the paving of Tenth av-
enue from Fifteenth to Twentieth
street with asphalt 81 feet in width
with combination curb and gutter. Laid
over under the rule.
Adjourned on motion of Aid. Rob
bins. II. c. SCHAFF'ER,
City Clerk.