Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-07

nXed by the ordinance, the wholesale
lErice, nov about 20 cents a gallon. will
be raised so that the retail price viii
as result go to 10 cents glass in all
instances. DR.. Albert N Mueller, the
health commissioner, took exception
to the claim that such a large proper
ion of the product is sold at cents
per.
Mr.. Iannen claimed that 80 per cent
Of the ice cream made in the United
States is composed of 90 per cent con
Gensed milk. one-half per cent gelatin
and the rest cream. giving about s per
cent butter fat for the ice cream.
There is no state standard in Illinois
or Iowa.
Mr. LarAore of Davenport said that
IL his opinion more practical meas
ure for regulating the manufacture
and sale OF ice cream would provide
| for the inspection of the factories
where the ice cream is made, to see
made no objection to the license feat
ure of the ordinance.
| The ordinance was referred to the
board of health. the health and police
committee of the council, and the
| license and markets committee. and
the matter is being heard this after
noon at meeting at the city hail.
The ordinance will be up for consider
alton again next Monday.
No Drug Samples.
An ordinance was introduced. and
will come up for action Monday, max
ing it a misdemeanor to distribute
promiscuously free samples of drugs
!, and patent medicines. The penalty is
a fine of $40 and costs.
] An ordinance was submitted by the
ordnance committee creating the of
flee of stenographer for the mayor.
With salary of $50 month attached.
tThe ordinance was laid over under the
rules.
The sewer and Waterman ordinan-
ces were introduced. and laid over an
der the rules. One calls for the con-
struction of mains on Fortieth street
between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 1T
an estimated cost of s674.60, and the
ether for the laying of 2.22S feet of 3
inch sewer and EGGS feet of 6-inch
Waterman ON various streets in the
Seventh ward. at an estimated cost cf
l$4.200.20.
The ordinance for the levying Of
taxes for next year in the sum of
1851 80 was adopted.
The ordinance for the condemnation
of the right of way for the west sec
lion of the Seventh ward sewer sys-
tem introduced at the last meeting,
was adopted on motion of Alderman
Ellinwood
More About Walks.
The council gave some time to the
further consideration of the regulation
tof cement sidewalk construction, the
mayor asking for instructions in re-
gard to giving grades and permits for
the construction of walks by the in
dividual property owners. He submit
ted form of application for permit
containing a guarantee to protect the
city against damages, and on motion
il was decided 10 authorize the mayor
20 grant permits on she filing of such
application and contract The ordi
nance committee was instructed re
trrepare an ordinance reducing the
; guarantee bond for contractors from
$4,000 to $1,000
A report of the city engineer on the
= public contract work of Ransom & At
. kinson in the Second ward was sub
mitted, showing the walks 10 be in
Sood condition The bill for the work
$1,f4045, which has been held up for
some time, was again held up till the
; next meeting. The certificate has been
: a. signed to the Rock Island Sand &
Gravel company. in payment for ma
: terials. and that firm was represented
last evening by F. ID. Gall, who urged
: action by the council. He explained
that the company is not responsible
for the work, and that i'm any case the
city is protected by the contractors
bond guaranteeing the work for five
JearS.
Stop Paving Proceedings.
The city attorney submitted the fig
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