Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-09
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

protesting against granting an in
crease in rates of said company; also
communications from Rock Island In
dustrial commission, Rock Island
Club. Rock Island Booster Club, urg-
ing immediate adoption of ordinance.
Alderman Ostrom moved the adop-
tion of the ordinance amending the
franchise ordinance of the Union Elec-
trio Telephone company. Adopted IL
tc / (Oberg).
The clerk presented plats of Louis
Mosenfelder's Black Hawk Fifth ad-
dition; also plat of w. e. Baileys
Lincoln Court addition. Referred to
street and alley committee to report.
Alderman Anderson from the water
works committee reported favorably
| on petition of Richard Meinke for
permission to lay water pipe on
Eghth-and-a-half avenue, between
| Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth
streets. Report adopted.
Alderman Anderson moved that SUI
perintendent of waterworks be author
lied to purchase ditch pump at cost
not to exceed $43. Adopted.
| Alderman Ostrom submitted an or
dinance limiting the issuance of dram
shop licenses in Rock Island, and
moved it's immediate consideration
Carried. Laid over under the rules
Alderman Ostrom submitted an or
i Il t,,a orls
lating to licenses of dram shops, and
moved its immediate consideration
Carried. Laid over under the rules
Alderman Lawler read report
from board of local improvement rec
ommending Improvement of Four
teenth street from Second to FRS
avenues, by paving with brick; to
gether with city engineers estimate
of cost of said improvement, at 50,
$3.50
Alderman Lawler offered a resolu
ton that city engineers estimate q
cost Of said improvement is jus
and reasonable one and same BIZ
adopted. Carried.
Alderman Lawler submitted an or
dinance for the improvement of -Four
teenth street from Second to FRS
lavenues, by paving with brick, ant
moved its immediate consideration
Carried.
Alderman Lawler moved the adop
ton of the ordinance as read. Adopted
by unanimous vote.
Alderman Lawler read report o
board of local improvements recon-
mending the Improvement of Forty
first street from Fourteenth to Eign
teenth avenues, and Eighteenth ave
nue. from Fortieth to Forty-first street.
by laying water main; together witt
city engineers estimate of cost o
said improvement at $3,061.70.
! Alderman Lawler offered a resolu
ton that the city engineers estimate
of cost of said improvement is a jus
and reasonable one, and same b
adopted.
Alderman Lawler submitted an OF
ldinance for the improvement of Forty
first street from Fourteenth to Eigf
teenth avenues and Eighteenth ave
nue. from Forty-first to Fortieth street
by laying 6-inch water main, an
,, moved its immediate consideration
Carried.
, Alderman Lawler moved the adoI
ton of the ordinance as read. Adop
ed by unanimous vote.
Alderman Pratt offered a resolutio
that 5000 be set aside in next annus
:, appropriation for opening of Thi
: Iteenth avenue from Fifth to Secon
street. Adopted
Alderman Pratt offered resolutio
instructing street commissioner to r
move certain trees on Second sire,
between Eleventh and Twelfth av
nues. Adopted.
Alderman Tuckis submitted an O
: dinance providing regulations for II
protection of patrons in building
used for theater purposes, and move
. tits immediate consideration. Carrie
Alderman Tuckis moved the ado
ton of ordinance as read. Laid ov,
Under the rules.
Alderman Schmid offered a resol
ton that light now on Eighteen
lavenue and Twenty-second street
removed to Seventeenth avenue al
Twenty-first street. Adopted.
Alderman Utke from sewer CO!
mittee reported granting various pc
sons right to make sewer connection
Report adopted.
Alderman Utke from sewer CO..
mittee reported recommending tn
petition of National Neck Yoke col
pany for sewer be referred to boa
of local improvements. Adopted.
Alderman Oberg moved that matt
of street and avenue designations
Second ward be referred to board
local improvements. Adopted.
The clerk read an ordinance for Il
creation of the Office of electric
spector.
Alderman McNealy moved the il
mediate consideration of the or,