Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-22
NO POOR ICE
CREAM TO GO
Council Adopts Ordinance Pro.
hibiting Use of Inferior Ma
terials in Future.
ALSO PROVIDES A LICENSE
Sidewalk Measures Are Passed by
Unanimous yote-SessiOn Is
Busy One.

The city council last evening
adopted four ordinances of importance,
the new measures being the following:
Regulating the sale of ice cream and
fixing a fee of SIS for license to sell
lice cream.
Establishing standard specifications
for cement sidewalks in the city.
Requiring sidewalk contractors 20
give $4,000 bonds to indemnify the city
against accidents, and $4,000 bonds 10
guarantee their work for a period Of
five years, whether laid by private or
general contract.
For the construction of the Sixth
ward sewer system.
Many other matters that were dis
posed of included the following:
The mayor was authorized to submit
| a plan for the construction of a public
waiting station on Market square, the
| plan to contemplate the building ri
the station without cost to the city.
The street and alley committee was
given power to act on a proposition
from H. L. Curtis, for the opening OF
an extension of Twenty-fourth street
and the grading and filling of Thir
teenth avenue from Twenty-secOnd {
Twenty-fifth street. Mr.. Curtis will
| improve his property if the streets are
improved to give access to it, and viii
I rd hn nf
the streets in condition.
| The mayor named a committee coin
lTosed of Aldermen CarSe, HOLMAN
mer and McNealy, and +. w. Young
Lieutenant S. r. Davis, Warren II
Reck and Colonel w. T. Channon, I,
make arrangements for the celebration
OF July as proposed by the Islant
ICity Boating association.
Mrs. Julia Schriener was allowed re
bate on several water attachments, 70
time houses were vacant, according =
her affidavit. The vote was a tie, an,
the mayor cast the deciding vote il
favor of allowing the rebate Thes
rebates have been the subject of mucl
discussion in the council for sever;l
years.
i The fire and light committee wa
authorized to purchase new tear
for the ladder truck, and one neN
!, horse for the No. 2 hose cart TIL
committee reported that it has pro,
osition for team. for $525, the amour
to be paid next year, at 6 per cent il
torest The committee also has a
offer on a horse near West Liberty fo
> the No. station. The horse will cos
ret after the sale Of the animal it wi
replace, about 800. The team
owned by Mr. DeBord of Reynolds
q Bills aggregating SIS, 460.92 were :,
. lowed, in addition to the regula
weekly payroll and the semi-monthl
:. payroll and bills against the sever.
;. funds.
, Is Long Session.
The session of the council was
, long one. lasting almost to midnigh
:, In spite of the heat, the aldermen r
. manned on the job until at d few mi
utes before IL o'clock. all desks wei
. cleared, and the business on hand ha
u been cleaned up.
:, The regulation of the sale of il
;, cream was perhaps the most interes
. ing matter that came up before Il
= meeting. The ordinance adopted
one suggested by the health depar
- ment, and framed by DR.. Albert
. Mueller, health commissioner. It
!; designed to prevent dealers from Sc
ino a harmful produot opI m N, ol
the business less attractive for tho
who are inclined to sell ice cream tn