Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-17
PASS ORDINANCES
Aldermen at Regular Council
Session Provide for Two
Stretches of Paving.
MAYOR NOT IN ATTENDANCE
In His Absence j. r. Tuckis OF Third
Ward Presides-Coal Weights
Much Discussed.

In the absence of Mayer Schafie".
who is attending the meeting of the
League of American Municipalities,
Attle business Nas transacted by the
city council at its regular meeting
last evening. To fill the mayors chair
Alderman Tuckis was elected as chair
man upon motion OF Alderman Ober5,
and later in tho meeting the action re
suited in a considerable discussion is
10 the propriety of such move under
he circumstances. Some OF the aide;
men became alarmed for fear that the
proceedings of the evening might no.
be legal, but this thought was dispelled
by City Attorney Witter who stated
that under the state statutes and the
city ordinances the election Of a chair
man filled the requirements.
Alderman OstrCm then asked the ad-
visibility of electing 4 mayor pro ten
| to Officiate as the clty's executive in
| all matters requiring immediate attic /
| ton till the recuIn of the may or. Al
derman Smith desired to go a step
| further and suggested the framing Of
an ordinance which would provide fO-
| the election of a vice mayor by the
| city council at the beginning of eacn
administration. Various opinions were
given by different aldermen but the
result of the entire discussion was thu
complete dropping of the matter with
Protests Against Track.
A communication from John w
Quinlan, protesting against the col
structiOn of a switch track and UT
loading platform by the Rock Island
Plow company on Second avenue, was
Ireceived and referred to the city at
tOney. The council authorized the
laying of the track and the erection
| OF the platform by an ordinance adOp,-
ed some time ago. Mr. Quinlan beine
the only objecting property Owner
Mr. QuInlan yesterday served notice
en- City Clerk Rudgren. Chief EckhaT'
| Of the police department and the aide .
| linen, demanding that the obstruction
| be removed by the chief. on the
ground that it is illegal. Mayor
Schaffer is TO be served with a Xix
notice as soon as he returns.
| Adopt Paving Ordinances.
Two paving ordinances were adopt
ed, one providing for the paving OF
Twenty-fifth street from Seventh tC
Ninth avenues with asphalt and Tho
second for the paving of the same
street from Fifth to Seventh avenues
with brick. The city engineers est
mates of the cost of the two improve
ments was $7,507.9O and $6,572.7O re
lspectively.
a resolution was adopted instruct
ing the chief of police 10 inspect n
lCyerhead signs in the business SEE
tion of the city and report those con
lsidered insecure and dangerous.
Coal Weights short.
A lengthy discussion on the weigh
lOf coal being bought by the city tool
lplace at the close of the meeting \
herman McNealy introduced rcsolt
ton requiring the city clerk to secu,'
freight bills of all coal bought for III
1waterworks in the past and to secur
them in the future. The alderma
stated that he believed the city wa
Ireceiving short weights in coal, an
. jcited an instance in which he knew {
a car of 25-ton capacity being invoice
at 80 tons Of coal. Alderman Smi5
asked Alderman McNealy to withdra'
his motion and permit as a substitut
that the city put in scales at tn
waterworks but Alderman McNea'
would not consent. Various side