Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-20
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

City Council Chamber. Rock Island,
ILL.,, March 10, 1906.-The council met
| in regular session at p. m, Mayor
McCaskrin presiding and all the alde:-
men present. The minutes of the last
regular meeting were read and APP
proved.
The mayor submitted n message con-
corning the pending negotiations with
the Central Union Telephone company
ana other matters.
The clerk read communications from
the Retail Merchants association and
union meeting of citizens concerning
the pending telephone ordinance.
| Alderman Sexton offered a resolution
providing that the revised ordinance
of the Central Union Telephone COM
pany now before the council be laid on
the table and that if the company does
not present an acceptable ordinance to
this council at an adjourned meeting
next Wednesday evening at 7:30, the
mayor be directed to exercise his po-
| lice powers for the removal OF the
wires, cables, poles and posts erected
by the company on the streets, alleys
and boulevards of the city Carried by
unanimous vote.
Alderman Eckhart moved that when
the council adjourn it be to next We'd
nesday evening at 1870 o'clock. Car
RED
The clerk opened bids for the con-
struction of the addition to the water
works building, as follows: Concrete
Construction company. $6.5G5; John
Konosky. $3.50; McConochie & Sons,
$G.G71.5O; c. J. Larkin, $1,000.
Alderman Wilson moved that the
bids be referred to the water works
committee To report next Wednesday
evening. Carried.
The clerk read a communication from
the Snow Steam Pump company asking
that it be given additional time for the
delivery of pump on account of the de-
lay in the completion of the building.
Alderman Robbins moved that the
water works committee be instructed
to report a resolution in accordance
with the terms of the communication
at the meeting next Wednesday even
ng. Carried.
The clerk read petitions from Ward
e Mcmahon and the George Reddig
company for permission to make sewer
connections. Referred to the sewer
committee with power to act.
The clerk read petitions from the
Peoples Power company and the |
George Reddig company for permission |
to open pavement to make connections. !
respectively, for gas and water serv
ice. Petitions granted, the work to be
done under supervision of street and |
alley committee and superintendent of |
water works.
Alderman Anderson presented a bill |
of S394.70 from the Hartz & Bahnsen
company, and moved that it be allowed. |
Carried by unanimous vote
Alderman Brooks presented a petit |
t:on for the extension of water main on !
Forty-fifth street and on Fortieth |
street from Fourteenth to Fifteenth av-
enues. Referred to the water works |
committee to report
Alderman Wilson, from the stree; |
md alley committee, reported recon- |
nending that Goldsmith & McKee's
communication in relation to J. b. |
Winters addition on FIRST street be
'eturned to them, together with the /
)lat and that the SAID firm present i'm
nediately plat of said addition with
certificate and bond so that Official |
lction may be taken toward the adop
on of the same. and that this be done !
'efore the grading of the streets and
,lleys be considered by the committee.
ADOPTED.
Alderman Wilson, from the Streei /
md alley committee. recommended /
hat the sidewalk on the north side Of
iarnsey square, between Fifth and II
Sixth streets, be brought to grade \