Rock Island Argus., 1907-05-14

The second meeting of the new city
council was held last evening, and the
manner in which the business of the
session was exploited was refreshing |
in comparison with meetings during
the past two years. The meeting ad |
journed in less than an hour and a
quarter, though the council transacted |
as much business as usual. AT the |
outset Mayor Schaffer revised the
street and alley committee appointed |
at the last meeting naming one from
each ward as follows: Aldermen Ben
son, Oberg, Holzhammer, Smith. |
Schmid, McNealy and DR.. Ostrom. The
bonds of the various officials and pa |
trolmen were received and accepted |
James F. Witter, city attorney, pre-
sented a bond in the sum of 81 1,OO0, !
| though it has not been customary for
| former city attorneys TO furnish sucn
| bond This was suggested to M.
Witter, but he stated that the ordi-
| nances require all city officials to give
| bond and he desired to furnish one
and have it formally acted upon by
| the council
| Completes the Board.
Mayor Schaffer by the appointment
of Aldermen Anderson and Frick com
pleted the board of control of the Rock
| Island Industrial commission. The
mayor by virtue of his Office is mem
| ber of the board. and he with two
members of the council represent the
city government in the controlling
body of that organization.
Colonel w. T. Channon was appoint
| ed to fill a vacancy on the board of
plumbing examiners.
| Appointments Confirmed.
| All of Mayor Schaffer's appoint
! ments were confirmed by unanimous
4 vote. Of the patrolmen named, three
4 were assigned to duty during the week.
and a fourth, Thomas Gordon, was also
one of the police officers under the for
mer administration o. n. Kinsley
a new man on the force.
There are now six officers on duty
who served under the last administra-
ton. They are officers KelI, Fitzge:-
aid. Golf, Degen, Mccarthy, and Co.
don.
Accept the Fountain.
The council voted to accept the
fountain offered to the city by the Ma
tional Humane Alliance, referred to in
The Argus last evening. The offer
was made in a communication from
Lewis Mead Seaver, secretary and
treasurer of the alliance, who offered
the gift through the Rock Island HUI
name society and particularly Sam
Kaufman, its secretary. who was in
. strumental in bringing the matter 10
Mr. Seaver's attention. The council
, on motion of Alderman Smith agre21
to the conditions on which the fountain
is received, and extended votes Of
thanks to Mr. Seaver and to Mr.. kauf-
man. The fountain is given TO the
city on condition that a site 40 feet
=, from a curb or car line be provided,
that the city remove the fountain frotl
the cars and erect it, and that wate:
: supply be provided. The fountain Is
given from a fund left the National
Humane Alliance for this purpose By
: its founder, Hermon Lee Ensign. The
fountain is of M. inc polished granite,
and is 6 feet s inches high. A large
bowl nearly feet in diameter holds
: the water, while on the four sides al
=. the bottom are small bowls for doSS
:. and smaller animals. The fountain is
equipped with bronze trimmings. II
: is furnished at cost of approximately
$1,000.
ii First Claim In.
II Last evening the first claim against
the city for damages for the acciden
II April 81, when the sidewalk in froa
u of 1712 Second avenue collapsed an'
lprecipitated over a dozen women an,
children into the areaway under tn
walk. In communication to the coun
d Gil. Thomas Swift, 1O11 Fifth avenue
called attention to the injuries sus
tanned by his wife, and asked that tn
council take steps toward a settlemen;
The matter was referred to the claim
committee, city attorney and mayor.
II Move for Paving.
n The first step toward improvement
under the new administration wa
taken last evening, a resolution by A
derman Oberg in relation to pawn
various blocks from First to Fourt
avenues on Tenth and Fifteent
streets, and the streets intervening
This paving will connect up the pa'
ing in this part of the city, and wi
not be a severe tax on the city
finances. The matter was referred I
the board of local improvements.
For Junk Yard Ordinance.
City Attorney Witter reported @
i the action of the circuit court in tn
Il Weinrott case in which Judge Ge