Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-15

mann to be placed next to the curb #
the pavement and granting permission
10 grade and beautify the space be
tween the east line OF said walk and
the east line of said street, and moved
the adoption of the ordinance. The
motion was seconded by Alderman Nc
Nealy and unanimously carried. II. -
Curtis thereupon delivered to the city
clerk deed from Miss Sue Denkmann
to the city for four foot strip of land
which will widen the alley drumming
north and south between Tenth and
Eleventh avenues just east of Twenty
second street and connecting said ave
nues) to II feet Alderman Prick
moved that the said deed be accepted
by the city, which motion properly sec
onded, was unanimously carried
The mayor suggested that the coun
Gil proceed to take action in the mat
ter of final approval of contract for
new filter plant The clerk read the
proposed contract and specifications
as reported out by the committee 20
which it was referred Alderman Nc
Nealy moved. seconded by Alderman
Cochran. that final action in said con-
tract and specifications be deferred 20
the next regular meeting in order to
give the Pittsburg Filter company an
opportunity to review the same as
amended and altered by the committee
and by the eouncil Alderman Bloch
linger moved as substitute to the
said motion that the contract as read
be adopted on the part of the city,
r. riU
onded was carried by the following
vote: Yeas-Blochlinger Holzhammer
Carse, Thompson, Frick, Schmidt, Law
Tor. Ellinwood, Borst. Nays-Utke, La
Vanway. Cochran, McNealy. Alderman
Blochlinger moved that the specifica-
tions as presented by Consulting Engi-
neer Alvord and amended and supple
mented by the committee, be approved,
which motion, properly seconded, was
carried by the following vote: Yeas
Blochlinger, Holzhammer, Carse,
Thompson, Prick, Schmidt, Lawler, Ell
linwood, Borst. Nays-Utke, LaVan-
way Cochran. McNeaIy. Alderman
Blochlinger further moved that the
specifications submitted by the COM
pany and accepted by the city togeth-
er with the supplemental specifications
by Mr. Alvord as amended by the com
mittee and out and as further amended
at this meeting be approved, which mo-
ton, properly seconded, was carried
by the following vote: Yeas-Block-
Iinger Holzhammer, Carse, Thompson,
Frick. Schmidt. Lawler, Ellinwood,
Borst Nays-Utke. LaVanway, Coch-
ran, McNealy Alderman Frick moved
that the mayor and city clerk enter in
to the contract and specifications here
read, amended and approved, and his
motion, properly seconded. was carried
by the following vote: Yeas-Bloch-
finger, Holzhammer, Carse, Thompson,
Frick Schmidt, Lawler, Ellinwood.
Borst. Nays-Utke, LaVanway, Coch-
ran, McNealy.
A motion by Alderman Utke to ad
journ was lost.
Alderman Blochlinger for the water
works committee recommended the
purchase of a Burnham boiler feed
pump at price as bid by the manufac-
turer thereof of S162.50, and moved the
adoption of the report and that the
recommendations therein be concurTed
in, which motion, properly seconded,
was adopted unanimously.
Alderman F'rick suggested that the
clerk in advertising for bids for city
supply of coal as authorized at the
last meeting. include "a by 2 in
screenings. and on motion properly sec
onded. the suggestion is concurred in
and the clerk directed to comply there
with. Alderman Utke reported for the
committee to which matter was refer
red, recommending that permission be
granted the proprietors of the and 10
cent store on Second avenue between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets TO
construct a chute in the rear of said
store on plans heretofore submitted TO
the council, and moved the adoption
of the report. which motion, properly
seconded, was carried.
Alderman Thompson presented re-
solution recommending that George H.
Jordan of Moline. H., be released
from further performance of his con-
tract in construction of certain side
walks in the Seventh ward and that
the city clerk be instructed TO vacate
Judgment against lots in front of which
sidewalks have been constructed.
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