Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-15

Twenty-fourth street and extend main
south a distance of about $50 feet to
connect with end of present main. AID.
erman Utke moved that the request be
referred to the street and alley com.
mittee with power to act. which motion
was seconded by Alderman McNeGly.
Discussion was had relative 10 the
granting of prior similar permits to the
| Peoples Power company, and where
work has been done under such per-
mits streets have been left in unfit con-
dition. Alderman Carse moved as
amendment that the granting Of said
permit be deferred until all places in
/ the city where work has been done
under similar permits granted said
company be properly replaced. Alder
man Blochlinger seconded the amend
ment of Alderman Carse, and on vote
| the mayor declared the amendment car
ried. The vote was as follows: Ayes,
Blochlinger, Carse, Thompson, Prick,
LAWYER, Ellinwood, Borst Nays, Holz.
hammer, Utke, LaYanway, Cochran,
! McNealy.
Applications from Burke Plumbing &
Heating company, to make sewer con.
nections on Forty-third street between
Eighth and Ninth avenues. Fortysec.
ond street and Eighth avenue, Twenty
first street and Seventeenth avenue;
from Allen, Myers & Co. similar apDli.
cations for 1922 Fifth avenue, $50 FIRST
avenue, and from Z. T. Lamp, similar
application for GIG Forty-second street.
/ A1darp,ap HToNaa1zr moved +T.+ eli %
said applications be referred 10 the
sewer committee with power to act.
The motion, being properly seconded,
was carried
Verbal report that Reigel & Co. and
Ed Thiermann had paid over TO the
clerk $3.50 for liquor licenses, the RE
gel & Co. payment being for purpose
of operating retail bottling house for
sales in quantities less than one gal
Ion. and that this bond and license fee
was not accompanied by usual petition
from adjacent property owners. the
Thiermann saloon is located where
necessary adjacent property owners
permit would have to be secured rom
a railroad company. and said company
refuses to execute such permit, but
raises no objection TO the saloon being
located at desired place; the clerk cal.
ed councils attention TO the fact that
by two-thirds vote the council can mak-
exception to the usual permit require
ment. On motion Of Alderman Nc
NeaIy, properly seconded. both matters
are referred to markets and license
committee and mayor, 10 report back
at the next meeting.
The respective aldermen presented
the following resolutions, petitions,
etc:
By Alderman B1ochlinEer, recommen-
dalton from waterworks committee for
new water feed pump. cost 20 be about
S162.50. to replace old pump. which is
practically worn ont and unl, for fur
Their repairs. and moved the adoption
of the report. and that the city clerk
ask for bids on 81 Xjx10 pump, which
motion being properly seconded, was
carried.
Alderman Blochlinser, for water
works committee, recommended in
stallation Of a u guasc water pipe 10
be laid between roundhouse and gate
house at reservoir station TO avoid
pumping raw water during coming win
ter and spring. estimated cost about
500, such pipe to be available for other
purposes after new filter plant is com
pleted. Alderman Blochlirger moved
the recommendation be concur-ed in
which motion, properly seconded, was
carried,
BY Alderman Blochlingor. resolution
that the mayor. city attorney and CITY
engineer be constituted as a committee