Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16

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notion, properly seconded, same is
unanimously carried.
Alderman Frick presented an i'm
proYemeat ordinance for Ninth avende
west line of Twenty street t..
the west line of Thirtieth street, 20
sether with names of directors to such
| improvement, showing total frontage
2,S60 feet; total frontage OF DIRECTORS
40 feet. Alderman Frick moved that
| all intersection paving provided for IL
this ordinance be paid for by the prop.
erty owners-seconded by Alderman
Thompson. Alderman McNeaIy moved
substitute that the question of pay
ment for intersection paving be SUD
mitted to a commissioner TO be APP
pointed by the county court, and the
vote on the substitute showing a tie.
The mayor cast his vote in the affirma-
tive, and substitute motion was car.
ried
Alderman Frick called up Tor second
reading Improvement ordinance provid
ing for S-inch water main on Fifteenth
avenue from Forty-fifth to Forty-sixtb
street, and on his motion, properl,
seconded the ordinance was unaH
m@lsly adopted.
Alderman Frich called up for second
reading improvement ordinance for
construction of 6-inch water main on
Thirty-ninth street from Fourteenth
avenue to Ga feet south of Fifteenth
avenue, and on his motion, properly
seconded, the same was unanimously
adopted.
Alderman Frick called up for second
eading improvement ordinance 70:
construction of water mains on certain
streets and avenues in the Sixth ward
south of Sixteenth avenue. and on his
motion, properly seconded, the SAME
is unanimously adopted
Alderman Frick presented an ordi-
nance for paving Twenty-seventh
street from south line of Fifth avenue
20 north line of Ninth avenue togethe'
with names of DIRECTORS to such i'm
pTovement. Total frontage of prop
erty effected by improvement is 3,O94
feet, and aggregate frontage of Object
ors is 1,6G5 feet. being more than one
half of the total frontage Alderman
McNealy moved, seconded by Alder
man Lawler, that the matter be re'
ferred back 10 the board OF local i'm
provements, and the motion was car
ried unanimously.
Alderman McNealy moved that the
ordinance hersfore read providing for
services of a stenCgrapher for mayo
be considered and adopted At the
suggestion of the mayor, in view a.
city's financial condition, the matter Is
deferred until the first of the next year
for consideration.
Alderman Ellinwood presented a DC
tition from property owners on Eighth |
avenue between Thirty eighth and For
tieth streets. asking that d fair and |
equitable grade be established or |
Eighth avenue from Thirty-eighth |
street east and protesting against lay
ing of walk on north side of said ave |
nue and intersection of Thirty-ninth |
street as it has been begun. Tota |
frontage of protesting parties SCI feet |
Property owners supporting and op |
posed to the prayer of SAID petition
we're present and heard before tht
council. The matter being fully dis
cusSed and considered, on motion o. |
Alderman Ellinwood, properly second
d, the mayor is requested to instruct |
Mr.. Jordan, the contractor, to proceed
With this work providing satisfactory
can be made to have /
grading done also If grading cannon
)e done Immediately after completion /
If said walk. then walk to be held in Il
lbeyance until council can further con
ider the matter.
The mayor presented a petition from
property owners in vicinity of Thirty L
eighth street and Seventh avenue, II
skiing that the following grades he
established in that territory: On
street from Seventh 70
Eighth avenue 10 per cent, and south
# Eighth avenue not less than IA L
er cent On motion of Alderman
ARSE, properly seconded, petition is
eferred to board of local improve
nents to read back.
Alderman Borst presented a resold-
ion providing for the amendment cf
'eddler's license, so as to read that all
neasures at places of sale within city
limits be tested and approved by being 4
tamped by chief of police, and moved
he matter be referred to the ordinance
mmittee-seconded by Alderman Ell
inwood. Carried.
The mayor read communication
rom Mrs. NJ. Woltman regarding
rade of sidewalk heretofore estab-
ished at Seventh avenue and Fortieih
treet, which is now founS to be four
inches below grade. On motion of
alderman Ellinwood, properly second
d. communication is referred to street
nd alley committee.
The mayor presented a supplement
0 his previous message to the council,
alling attention to the condition OF
he city's fire alarm protection with
aspect to wiring on dwellings and
BUSINESS houses, both telephone and
lpotric Iiphf On motion of A ldermqu