Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-08

ceedings in the county court for the
widening OF Ninth avenue from Seven
teenth To Twentieth streets. and or that
part of Eighth avenue between Forty
fourth and Forty-fifth street. Report
adopted.
The mayor presented the report of
TIE board Of local improvements rec
ommending that the city attorney be
| instructed to report an ordinance for
the building of sewers in the east CEN
trail district between Twenty-iifth and
| Thrtieth streets. Adopted.
Alderman O'Connor presented val
edictory communication.
Alderman Robbins moved that the
communication be received by rising
vote. Carried.
Alderman Wilson moved that the
thanks of the council be extended to
the retiring members of the council.
Adopted by rising vote.
Alderman Wilson moved that the
council adjourn sine die. Adopted.
The clerk called the roll of the new
council. all the aldermen being pres
ent as follows:
| First ward-Frank Blochlinger and
IAllen n. Pratt.
Second ward - Louis Eckhart and
Charles Oberg.
Third ward p. +. Trenkenschuh
and Charles J. Smith.
Fourth ward-Valentine Dauber and
r. c. Benson.
Fifth ward-Frank e. Robbins and
r. c. Sherwood.
Sixth ward-Charles c. Wilson and
Frank Lawler.
Seventh ward. r. Brooks and A.
G. Anderson.
| Alderman Wilson presented a com
munication from the Concrete Con-
struction company asking that a new
contract be entered into for the cree
ton of the addition to the water works
building.
| Alderman Wilson offered a resolu-
ton resembling the old contract be-
tween the city of Rock Island and the
Concrete Construction company and
entering into new contract. Adopted
| by unanimous vote.
| Alderman Robbins moved that this
council ratify the action of the old
council in allowing the Concrete Con-
struction company $4,000 out of the
water works fund. Adopted by unani-
| nous vote.
The mayor announced the standing
committees for the ensuing year as
follows:
Bridges-BroOks. Benson, Trenken-
schuh.
Claims-Trenkensch Anderson,
/ Brooks.
Finance-Sherwood. Dauber, Law
| Ter.
Fire and Light-Dauber, Brooks,
Smith.
Health and Police-Oberg, Pratt
Smith.
License and Markets-Robbins,
Eckhart, Pratt.
Ordinance - Lawler, Sherwood,
Oberg.
Parks-Pratt. Wilson, Oberg.
Sewers-Blochlinger Wilson, Dau-
Der
Streets, Alleys, and GIounds-Ben-
son, Blochlinger Smith. Eckhart.
Robbins, Lawler, Anderson.
Printing - Smith, Anderson, Eek
hart.
aterworks-Wilson. Lawler. Sher-
wood.
Alderman Robbins offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted,
IL to 3, Aldermen Blochlinger, Dauber,
and Smith voting nay:
Resolved. That the city clerk be and
he is hereby instructed to submit to
the city council all labor pay rolls in
the form of an ordinance, to be APP
proved and passed by the city council;
and,
Resolved, That the pay day for city
labor be changed from Monday to
Tuesday of each week; and,
Resolved, That no payments be made
on labor account or other claims I'M
less approved by the city council.
Alderman Wilson moved that the
matter of repairing the sheeting on
the roof of the boiler room of the water
works be referred to the water works
committee. Adopted
Adjournment on motion of Alderman
Blochlinger
II. c.. SCHAFFER. City Clerk