Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-07


been noticeable falling OF in side
walk improvements. The ordinance
committee was instructed to report at
the next meeting of the council and
recommend as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
changing the ordinance.
The first bill of the Pittsburg Filter
Manufacturing company, amounting to
$4,432.75, representing materials and
work to date on the plant in course
of construction in Reservoir park, was
ordered paid.
Another Davenport Enterprise.
Since the Davenport red light dis
trict was suppressed. the red hot"
wagons have been having hard pick
ing. One of the wagons drifted over
to this side of the river last week, and
found a landing place on the south
side of Third avenue between Twen>
tieth and Twenty-first streets. Alder
man Prick complained that it was
fire trap, and nuisance and unsightly.
Upon his motion the chief of the fire
department was ordered to instruct
the owners of the property to have
the wagon removed, and if the order
was not complied with within three
days that the Objectionable convey
ance be taken in charge by the police
department
supplemental Ordinance.
The council passed an ordinance
experimenting the one recently passed,
granting the Central Union Telephone
company right to lay conduits in sec
tions of the city not covered by the
original ordinance.
Colonel C. F. GAZETTEER. park super1n-
tendent, donated to the city hand
some 25-foot American flag, and he
was extended a vote of thanks by the
council for his gift
Henry Tappendorf asked permission
to build a frame addition to his wood
working shop at 1878 Fourth avenue,
the extension to be covered with cor
rugated iron. The petition was re-
ferred to the fire and light committee
and aldermen of the ward.
City Assessed $3.50.
An official communication was read
announcing the convention Of the Up
per Mississippi River Improvement as
ISOLATION at St Paul July 1918 and
notifying the city that its annual mem
munication was referred to the finance
committee.
Bids on furnishing sprinkling wag-
ons to the city were referred to the
street and alley committee.
Dog and Ambulance Tax.
Alderman John Holzhammer, chair
man of a special committee to which
was referred the annual report for
1909 of the acting chief of police on
dog and ambulance tax returns, re-
ported. Out of l 900 dog checks issued
TO the acting chief, who is the mayor,
there was collected 1928, and the I'M
sold checks were returned to the city
clerk There were 377 ambulance
calls. of which 20 were paid for under
Chief L. V. Eckhart and 10 under the
present acting chief. 1t was decided
that the dog tax for 1910 be collected
at once and that the patrolmen do the
collecting. There was a suggestion
that the work be assigned to a special
officer. Alderman Prick objected
Let the policemen do the work, as in
former years. They know the dogs
he said.
convention Expenses
Alderman Martin McNealy thought
the city ought to pay the expenses of
Mayor G. w. McCaskrin in attending
the annual convention of the Illinois
Mayors association at Cairo last
month. Some of the aldermen wanted
to know what the bill was. The mayor
declined to participate in the discus
sion, explaining that ne was an 1hIer-
ested party. A motion that the finance
committee be instructed to report on
the ACCESSIBILITY of the city meeting
the mayors convention expenses was
put by Alderman McNealy and carried. |
On resolution offered by Alderman
LaVanway the city attorney was in
structed to bring suit within three |
days against the Tri-City Electric |
Sprinkler company to recover $500 due |