Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-09
STREETS DIRTY;
CITY ''CLEANED"
Aldermen Clamor for Attention
for Wards, but Funds Are
Lacking.
PLAN get TOGETHER MEET
Clerk Reports on Saloons Presenting
Fees Without Securing Consent
of Property Owners.

Inc members OF the CITY council
wrangled long and loudly at the
meeting last night over the inability
of the city to properly clean the
streets and avenues of the city. AL
derman Borst of the Seventh ward
started the controversy when he Of
fered a resolution calling upon the
city to clean Fifth avenue from Thir-
tieth to Forty-sixth streets, Seventh
avenue from Thirty-eighth to Forty
sixth streets and Fourteenth avenue
from Thirtieth street to Forty-sixth
street
The resolution had no sooner been
read than Alderman Carse of the
Second ward, Cochran Of the Fifth
ward and McNealy of the Sixth, stated
that the streets in their respective
wards needed cleaning as badly as
any in the city and that they, too,
wanted attention. Alderman Bloch
linger wanted to know where the
money was to come from to do the
work and the city clerk impaired the
information that there is no fund on
hand which could be turned to such
purpose.
Funds Are Exhausted.
The fund appropriated for this pur-
pose has long since been spent, the
contingent fund is also gone, and
Mr.. Rudgren explained to the alder
men that the city had reached its
limit in borrowing money. When the
banks of the city made the last loan
to the city, it was understood that
no more would be given it on its
anticipated taxes and that it would
have to get along as best it could
until such time as it's revenues met
its expenses. Alderman Borst want
ed committee appointed to arrange
for securing money for cleaning the
streets, but this proposition was
turned down.
The only solution of the difficulty
seemed to be in the wards getting to-
gether and helping each other with
their ward funds, all of which have
not been used as yet. The aldermen
from the Seventh will try to get to-
gether with those from other wards
and bring about the desired results.
Part of the cleaning may be done by
the Sixth ward which needs dirt for
filling. This could be hauled directly
from the avenues in the Seventh ward
and charged to the Sixth ward.
Present No Petitions.
The saloon proposition received
very little attention last evening. City
Clerk Rudgren, however, notified the
council that two of the applications
for licenses which had been received
had not been accompanied by the
petitions securing the consent Of the
abutting property owners, although
the license fees had been paid in.
These were the applications of Ed
Thierman, who wants to run sa-
loon on First avenue between Nine
teenth and Twentieth street and of
H. Reigel & Co.. who wish to con-
duct a retail liquor house on Third
avenue near Twenty-fourth street. On
motion of Alderman McNealy the
matter was referred to the markets
and license committee and the mayor,
with orders to report back to the
council as to the proper procedure in
these cases.
Minor Matters Brought Up.
Among the minor matters which
were brought up were the following:
Alderman Blochlinger, chairman of
the waterworks committee, wanted
permission to ask for bids on a new
boiler feed pump, as the old one was
in such shape that it is of little USE
This was given him. 1t is understood
that the pump will cost in the neigh
berhood of $16O. The city attorney
and the mayor were requested to de-
termine the legal status of the two
telephone companies to the city.
The ordinance committee asked
for and received permission to adj
vertise for bids for the printing of
the revised ordinance book. The
bids are to be in the hands of the
committee Nov. Is and work is to
start on the printing of the volume
as soon as the contract is let. The
books will number about 500 and