Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03

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Printing account .......... w
Total general fund $3979 %
Water works exp. acct .....$593 SO
Reservoir exp. acct ......... 64o 81
Water works const. acct 49,. 499 6p
Water rent account ........... 90
Total water works fund ...$174O 70
9th st Sd to 18th av prop.
| nlufS .-.........$ lfo w
Grand total ............$ $685. 5S
The clerk read reports of plumbing
inspector for months of June and July.
Received and placed on file.
The clerk read communication from
Miss Sarah B. Hitler, relative to alles-
ed nuisance maintained by Gust john
! son at SIG Fourth avenue. Referred
to health committee and board OF
health.
! The clerk read claim of F. j. Sturm,
/. for rebate on water rent. Referred
to waterworks committee.
The clerk read claim of Simon
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sidewalk account. Referred to board
of local improvements.
| The clerk read claim of J. A. Hall,
for rebate on water rent Referred to
waterworks committee.
The clerk read claim of James NJ.
McQuaid and Mr.. Baker, for rebates on
water rent. Referred to waterworks
committee, city attorney and city clerk.
The clerk read bill of Oliver Olson,
for legal services in sum of 81 600. Re
ferred to finance committee and city
attorney to report.
Alderman Blochlinger moved adver-
tisement for filter bids as submitted
by city clerk, be approved, and clerk
be authorized to proceed with publica.
ton of advertisement. Adopted by
unanimous vote.
The mayor read communication, ask
ing that Seventh avenue and Thirty
fifth street be graded. Referred to
street and alley committee and alder
, men of ward.
u The mayor presented communication
from w. c. Totten, asking permission
to place gasoline receptacle under
ground in alley in rear of garage ON
Third avenue. Referred to street and
/, alley and fire and light committees
II Alderman Ellinwood moved bill OF
! Mrs. Phillips for feeding prisoners be
) referred to police and finance commit
0 tees. Carried.
OIL Alderman Blochlinger moved claim
3 of Rock Island Sand & Gravel com
5 pany on voucher of Ransom & Akin
8 son be allowed at $1.440.45. Adopted
by unanimous vote.
The clerk read petitions for sewer
. connections. Referred to sewer com
y mittee and aldermen of ward
( The clerk read report of various par
( ties making sewer connections Re
O | ferred to sewer committee to investi
Z gate.
0 The mayor named Edward r. Malo
5 ney as official reporter and deput,
0 city clerk. Confirmed by vote of IL I,
> / (Blochlinger.
Alderman HolZhammer offered reso
n luton that city rebate to Ellen And
n | rewS portion of assessment agains
q lot 10, block 3. Island View Heights
5 addition, now Thirty-third street
5 Adopted by unanimous vote
q Alderman EllinwoOd moved city at
o torney prepare amendment to ordin
o ance requiring indemnifying bond o
" sidewalk contractors. Carried.
% Alderman Prick submitted an ordin
u ance relating 10 obstruction of publ
= streets by railway trains, and move
I its immediate consideration. Carried
g Laid over under the rules
Ol Alderman Prick read report of tn
'Ol board of local improvements, recon
o mending improvement of Twenty Use,
IS enth street from Fifth to Ninth avenu
~ by paving with asphalt. together wit
% city engineers estimate of cost of in
. provement at $15,365.40.
" Alderman Prick submitted a resolt
n ton that city engineers estimate @
n cost of said Improvement is just an
u reasonable one. and same be approved
10 Adopted by unanimous vote.
- Alderman Prick submitted an ordir
ance for the Improvement of Invent,
u seventh street from Fifth to Mint
y avenue, by paving with brick, an
y moved its immediate consideration
~ Carried. Laid over under the rules.
NJ Alderman Prick read report of boar
% of local improvements, recommendin
10 improvement of Thirty-fourth an
70 Thirty-fifth streets and Ninth avenu,
70 by construction of sewers, togethe
% with city engineers estimate of cos
" of said improvement at s547.40.
~ Alderman Prick submitted a resOl,
~ ton that city engineers estimate {
x cost is just and reasonable one, an
4 same be approved. Adopted
NJ Alderman Prick submitted an ordil
Is ance for construction of sewer O
% Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth street
70 and Ninth avenue. and moved it's in
W mediate consideration. Carried. Lai
% over under the rules.
20 Alderman Frick offered a resolutio
- that ordinance committee prepare O
M dinance for moving picture theater