Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-21

sum of $40S0.01 in payment of the
claim. Carried by unanimous vote.
The clerk presented the bond of J. |
II. ladders, as poormaster, in the sum
of $1,000; of Dina Ramser, as police |
matron, III the sum of $500, and of !,
Charles f. Degen, F. S. Gordon, o. \. |
Kinsley, J. l.. Golf AMI Dennis Nc
Carthy, as patrolmen, each in the sum
of $500. Received and accepted.
Alderman Schmid from the bridge
committee recommended certain re-
pairs be made on the bridges.
Alderman ObcrS moved that the
bridge committee be authorized 10
make the necessary repairs. Carried.
Alderman Smith offered resolution
! instructing the health and police com
mittee to purchase d desk for the pc
lice department. Carried.
Alderman Lawler from the ordinance
committee presented an ordinance pro
hibiting the maintenance of junk yards
or stores i'll residence district of the
city
| Alderman Lawler moved the immCdi-
ate consideration of the ordinance
Carried.
/ Alderman Anderson moved the adop-
ton of the ordinance as amended.
Adopted, s to > (Smith, Tuckis, Trcfz,
Lawler and McNealy).
Alderman Smith moved that city
marshal be instructed to arrest any
lpersCn attempting to reestablish ii
Junk yard abandoned before the pas
Usage of this ordinance. Carried.
Alderman McNealy from the sewer
committee reported granting various
persons permission to make sewer
connections. Report adopted
Alderman Anderson from the water
works committee submitted specifica-
Itions for two horizontal tubular boilers.
and recommended the acceptance Of
the bid of the BrOwnell company of
Chicago, the lowest bidders, at $2,110,
f. o. b. Rock Island, and moved that
the report be adopted and the mayor
land clerk be instructed to enter into
contract with the Brownell company
for purchasing the boilers. Adopted
by unanimous vote.
| Alderman Anderson from the water
works committee presented plans and
specifications for construction of area
way at the waterwOrks pumping sta
ton. and moved that they he adopted
and the city clerk instructed to adver-
tise for bids for construction of the
, work. Adopted by unanimous vote.
Alderman Anderson moved the city
clerk be instructed to return certified
checks of the unsuccessful bidders
: Carried
81 Alderman McNealy moved that iht
chairman of the fire and light commit;
tee be instructed to call a meeting Il
the committee to give certain tiremcr
; suspended from the service a hearing
Referred to the fire and light commit
1 tee
Alderman Tuckis moved that light
be placed at the corner of Sixteenth
street and Tenth avenue. Referred tC
, 1.-THE fire and light committee.
Alderman Smith offered a reSolutio;
for the extension of water mains OF
u Eighteenth avenue from Twelfth t
u Seventeenth street to connect dea,
, ends. Referred to waterworks com
i mittce
D Alderman Anderson moved that III,
= matter of reporting valid ordinance
for the Seventh ward sewer system b,
n referred to the board of local improve
il ments. Carried
I Alderman Pratt moved that the pur
l chase of an adding machine for tn
city clerks Office and a typewriter 70
, the police department be referred Il
1 the finance committee.
l. Adjourned on motion of Alderman
e Lawler. NJ T. RUDGREN.
: City Clerk.