Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-11

result was the ordinance adopted
last evening. A penalty of So to 500
is provided for the violation of the
ordinance.
The ordinance creating the Office
| authorizes the appointment of re-
porter to keep the minutes of the
council, and make legal method
that has long been pursued. The
reporter is to be appointed by the
mayor, and must furnish $1,000
| bond. He must swear to the correct
ness of the journal of proceedings.
The ordinance passed by unanimous
vote.
| The Health Department..
| The ordinance for the establish
ment of a board of health was intro
] duced and laid over under the rules.
| 1t calls for the establishment of an
executive department, to consist of a
! board of health, together with such
employees as the council may deter
mine by ordinance. The board of
| health is to consist of the mayor,
chief of police, health commissioners,
and four regularly licensed physic-
| ians. These last four are to serve
without compensation. They are tic
be appointed by the mayor and con-
| firmed by the council, their terms
being for four years. except those
| constituting the first board. Those
| on the first board are to be appoint
| en- for terms of one, two, three and
four years respectively. The board
| is to elect its own president and the
secretary is to be the health com
| missioner. The health commissioner
is to be appointed and compensated
| as at present. The department thus
| to be created is to have the manage
| ment of all matters relating to the
public health in the city
The ordinance. which was framed
| by the mayor, was introduced by AL
derman Prick, chairman of the ordi-
nance committee. The ordinance
was laid over in order to look into
| the matter of specifying that the
four physicians are to serve without
compensation. The ordinance does
not specify this, nor does it provide
| any Coin penSdIlO0.
| Fifth street sewer.
| Alderman Blochlinger introduced
au ordinance, which was adopted. re-
pealing the ordinance for a 10 inch
| sewer on Fifth street, and providing
for an eight inch sewer The city's
portion is not to exceed 500. The
total cost will be $3.50, it is cstimai-
ed. The sewer committee was given
! power to act in the matter.
The matter of making a sewer
connection for the No. hose house.
and for >AIr. WOodin, who is building
on the adjoining lot. was referred to
| the sewer committee with power to
act, and the committee was instruct
cd to report as to the drainage of
| the other hose houses OF the city.
| 1t appears that none of the hose
houses have facilities for the drain
! age of the stalls. Chief Newberry
| called the attention of the council
| to the situation, and urged action to
make the houses more sanitary. Mr..
cost of the connection for the No. 9
house, on condition that he be allow
ed to connect to the line.
| Plat is Adopted.
/ The plat of Frank f. Vogels adj
dttiOn was adopted en- the recon-
committee, and his bond in the sum
i of $500 to grade streets and alleys
IN s months was accepted. The
fcommittce recommended that the
| plat of Ellen Andrews addition be
adopted on the filing of $500 bond
to grade streets and alleys. The re-
| port was adopted. The grading OF
various streets and making numer.
Gus repairs was considered, and re.
ferred to the street commissioner
Various repairs at the reservoir
were authorized on the recommends.
ion OF Alderman Blochlinger of the
watcrwOrhs committee. Superintend
ent Daniel Kelly explained the ma.
ture of the repairs to the council
The matter of painting the water
works standpipe on Thirtieth street
4 was brought up by Alderman Bloch
linSer of the waterworks committee
but as the matter was up last year
and some were of the opinion that tht
contract had been let. it was referred
back to the committee to report at the
next meeting.
Protest Against Smoke.
II A communication was presented
from the employees of the Roya
| NeighhOrs head office, protestin,
y against the smoke nuisance in tn,
ncighborhood of the Safety building
where the Office is located. The mat
ter was referred to the fire and ligh
committee, the mayor and city attor
Il ney.
} A protest was read, Directing t,
( the manner in which David Ziffren
who is alleged to be obstructing al
alley, and in fact conducting his bus
mess in a public thorougbfare. |
! is claimed that his place is con
! gregatinG place for men who use i'm
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