Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-15

/ ond avenues in compliance with the
ordinance and regulations of city coun-
! Gil now in force. The matter being
| discussed in a general way relative
/ to the hardship imposed on contrac-
/ tors desiring to do similar work under
present ordinance, on motion Of Alder
man McNealy, property seconded, the
mayor, city engineer and ordinance
committee are requested to bring in a
revised and substitute ordinance relat-
/ ing to the laying of cement sidewalks
/ so as to avoid present difficulties in
! connection herewith
| The board of local Improvements
/ presented detailed report relative to
matter of water main and sewer on
/ Twentieth street south of Twelfth ave-
/ nue., and also in the matter of Lincoln
/ Court paving. On motion of Alderman
| Frick, properlS seconded, the report
/ is referred to the street and alley COM
mittee for the purpose Of thoroughly
examining into the situation as out
! lined in said report.
The clerk read communication from
/ City Engineer Wallace Treichler for
| filling Thirteenth avenue near Twenty
! fourth street as per agreement with
Hugh Z. Curtis, advising that said
work has been completed and the cost
! thereof S719 is now ready for consid-
Grafton by the finance committee. On
motion of Alderman McNealy. properly
/ seconded, the matter is referred to the
! finance committee.
/ The clerk presented request from
/ DR.. A n. Mueller for an allowance
sufficient to purchase 1900 postal
cards for use in health department
Alderman Schmid moved that the mat
/ ter be referred to the printing COM
mittee with power to act. Alderman
/ Holzhammer moved as a substitute
/ that the mater be referred to the
health committee with power to act,
and the substitute, properly seconded,
was carried
/ The clerk called the councils atten-
tion to the fact that Superintendent of
/ Parks Gaetjer had left at his Office
this morning a flag 12x25 feet in di-
mension. and suggested some action
on the part of the council. Alderman
/ McNealy moved that a vote of thanks
/ be extended to Colonel Gazetteer for his
donation, and the motion, properly
/ seconded, was carried unanimously.
The clerk read the following re-
ports: Report of police department
! by Acting Chief of Police McCaskrin
/ for the month of May. 1910, showing
total fees collected $277.6O.
Report of plumbing inspector for
May. 1910, showing fees collected and
deposited with city treasurer 1923.
/ Report of superintendent of water
works for May. 1910. Report of police
magistrate, showing deposit with city
+ treasurer $247.6O, amount collected in
/ his department for May, 1910 Report
of city scavenger for period from
April Is to May 80, 1910. On motion,
properly seconded, all of said reports
are accepted and ordered filed.
/ The clerk read communication from
/ Reddig & Co. for permission to make
sewer connections for Samuel Brien,
I1125 Third avenue. On motion of AL
derman McNealy properly seconded,
the request is referred to the sewer
/ committee with power to act.
The clerk read an ordinance present
ed by the Central Union Telephone
company, which said company desires
enacted by the council as a supplement
tai ordinance to the ordinance passed
Feb. IS. 1910, by the council and &C
( cepted by said company, the effect OF
which supplemental ordinance would
grant to said company the right to lay
underground conduit for its telephone
system on Seventh avenue east from
Twentieth TO Thirtieth street. Alder
man Holzhammer moved the immedi-
ate consideration of said supplemental
ordinance, and his motion. properly
seconded, was carried, and his motion
to adopt said ordinance as read. being
properly seconded, was. on roll call,
unanimously carried. Alderman Holz-
hammer further moved that the work
street and alley committee, mayor, etc.
the same as work being done under
ordinance passed Feb. 10. last.
The clerk presented a plat for w. f.
Bailey's Seventh addition TO the city
of Rock Island and on motion of Alder
man McNealy, properly seconded, it is
referred to the street and alley COM
mittee to report back.
The clerk presented plat OF Lewis
addition to the city of Rock Island.
and on motion of Alderman Holzham-
mer, properly seconded, # is referred
TO the street and alley committee to
report back.
The clerk presented to the council
plans of the city engineer for new
bridges referred to in report made at
this meeting by Alderman Borst rela-
tive to the said matter, and on motion
of Alderman McNealy, properly sec