Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-14

I'd ward sidewalk account -. IA 20 |
Sd ward sidewalk account go. 40 40 |
4th ward sidewalk account -. GA 90
9Th ward sidewalk account -. 5 so
9th ward sidewalk account -. 8 90 |
It'll ward sidewalk account 81 so
Street account ... 80. 81 col
Waterworks const account las Is i
Reservoir account ... 100 40
sewer account ..... -. -. 81 90
9TH ward boulevard ......... Il ca
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The clerk presented annual report
of library board. Ordered received
and published with annual reports.
The clerk read bill from Searle &
Marshall for $1,O05.3O as damages. in
terest and court costs in the Larkin
case.
Alderman Lawler moved bill be al
lowed. Adopted by unanimous vote
Alderman Smith moved report of
committee recommending bill of Iowa
Publishing company in amount of
$500 be adopted, and clerk and mayor
instructed to issue warrant for
amount Adopted by unanimous vote.
The clerk read bill of H. ID. Blake
more for $166 for record in Lindberg
case. Referred to finance and claims
committees and city attorney to re-
port.
Alderman Frick moved time for
bids for city hall remodeling be ex-
tended to next Monday. Carried.
Alderman Ellinwood read petition
from property owners on Seventh ave-
nue. relative to fire protection. Re-
ferred to board of local improvements
Alderman Ellinwood submitted an
ordinance amending, the ordinance en-
meters, and moved its immediate con-
sideration. Carried.
Alderman Ellinwood moved ordi.
, nance be referred to ordinance COM
mittee. Carried.
Alderman Ellinwood submitted an
ordinance relating to the purchase of
supplies, and moved it be referred to
the ordinance committee. Carried.
Alderman Ostrom offered resolution
placing grab hook apparatus tor re-
covering of drowned persons in charge
of police department. Adopted.
Alderman Blochlinger from the
sewer committee reported granting
various parties right to make sewer
connections. Report adopted.
Alderman Hozhammer offered res
olution that mayor confer with Tri-
City Railway company relative to ex-
tension of Fourth avenue line to
Standard Oil Cloth factory. Adopted.
| Alderman Holzhammer offered a
resolution that mayor name commit
tee to investigate matter of public
baths. Adopted.
The mayor named as such commit
tee Aldermen Holzhammer, Trefz and
Utke.
| Alderman McNealy offered resolu-
ton that Tri-City Railway company
be requested to at once complete the
Long View loop line from Thirtieth
street and Fourteenth avenue to
lTwenty-fifth street and Ninth avenue.
Adopted.
| Alderman McNealy offered resolu-
ton that street commissioner be in
structed to grade Twenty-fourth-and-a
half street Adopted.
Alderman McNealy offered resolu
ton that street commissioner be in.
structed to put alley near Twenty.
fifth street and Thirteenth avenue in
passable condition. Adopted.
Alderman McNealy offered resolu
ton instructing street commissioner
to clean Seventh avenue from Twenty
fourth to Thirtieth street. Adopted.
Alderman McNealy offered resolit
ton that street commissioner be in
structed to remove stumps on Six
lteenth avenue between 'Twentyfourth
and-a-half and Twenty-fifth streets
Adopted.
Alderman Smith presented protest
from auto owners againnt the whee
tax ordinance.
| Alderman Smith moved wheel ia,
ordinance be laid on table. Lost to 8
Ayes-Smith. Prick, Trefz, McNealy
lard Lawler. Nays-Holzhamm
PIochling&. Utke, Carse, Tuckis
Thompson. Schmid, Ostrom, Ellin
WOOD.
Alderman Ostrom moved that mat
ter be referred to committee of whole
and tina. all auto and rig owners b,
invited to be present at that time.
Alderman Smith offered resolution
that mayor and street and alley CON
mittee confer with Tri-City Railwa
company to ascertain why entir
street railway system has not bee
rebuilt. Adopted.
Alderman Smith offered resolutio
that city marshal publish notice OF
!. dering all dogs to be muzzled til
Sept. 1. Adopted.
Alderman Schmid submitted an o.
! dirance relating to growth of ran
and obnoxious weeds on vacant lot,
and moved its immediate consider;
!. ton. Carried
Alderman Ostrom moved it be r,
ferred to ordinance committee to n
port at next meeting. Carried.
Alderman Schmid offered resolutio