Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-02

Alderman moved a substitute that the
same be referred to the finance and
waterWorks committee, and the sub
stitute motion, properly seconded,
was carried.
On motion of Alderman LaVanway,
properly secondeF, the report of the
special committee, to which was re-
ferred the matter of City Attorney
Wittcr's bill of $3.50 for revising and
editing city's ordinances, was adopted,
the commentators therein made
that The bill be allowed be concurred
in, the vote on roll call being unan-
imouS.
On motion of Alderman LaVanway,
properly seconded, the bill of the
Pittsburg Filter company of 1915 for
brick furnished Peoples Construction
company and used III reconstruction of
one OF the city's sewers, was referred
to the finance and waterworks COM
mittee
! On motion of Alderman McNealy,
properly seconded. the bill of Rock
IslarA Title and Abstract company. in
amoJlt of $1S6, being cost of prepar-
! Seventh ward sewer system. was re-
ferreJ TO the finance committee, city
attorney and aldermen of ward, to re-
port at next meeting.
On motion Of Alderman BOrst, prop
erly seconded, the bill of Harry NJ
McCaskrin and ]. ]. ingram as com
mis5ioners for Seventh ward sewer
system west of Thirty-eighth street
in the amount of $500. was referred 10
the finance committee, city engineer,
CITY attorney and aldermen of ward,
with direction to report back.
The clerk presented a communica-
ton from John Looney, asking for the
installation of sewer on Sixteenth
avenue, extending east on said ave
nue. tc alley between Twentieth and
TwenIy-first street, and on motion of
Alderman Cochran, properly seconded,
the matter was referred TO the sewer
committee with power to act.
The clerk read a waiver from the
Peoples Construction company of Dav-
export. Iowa. relating to sewers in GER
tain streets and avenues in the Sixth
ward south of Ninth avenue, giving
permission to property owners as
sessed for said Improvement to make
house connections herewith, the max
ing OF such connections TO in no wise
be considered by the contractor as an
acceptance of said sewer by the city.
On motion of Alderman McNealy, prop
erly seconded, the same was accepted
and adopted, and directed placed on
file.
On motion of Alderman Holzham-
mer, properly seconded, a petition from
property owners 20 lay waterman
from Seventh to Ninth street on Thir
teentn avenue. was referred to the
board of local improvements
On motion Of Alderman McNealy,
properly seconded, a message read by
the mayor regarding certain public
improvements was referred to the
street and alley and bridge commit
tees and the mayor, to take up the
recommendations made in said mes
sage and ascertain how much the
business interests of the city will pay
TO warrant the improvement of Ninth /
street road
On motion of Alderman McNealy, /
properly seconded, a message read by /
the mayor relative to the constitution /
of water works board was received, |
and the recommendation made there
in concurred in, and a special commit
tee was appointed consisting of water
works committee, city attorney and
city engineer to present to the coun
Gil for consideration an ordinance in
pursuance of the recommendation
made in said message.
On motion of Alderman Holzham-
mer, properly seconded, the resolution
was adopted that the Peoples Power
be notified to put its poles
back to curb lines on Fifth avenue
from Fourth to Eighth streets within
five days.
On motion of Alderman Holzham- {
mer, properly seconded, the clerk Is
to notify the Tri-City Rail- !
way company of change in grade along
Eleventh avenue, and to make a copy |
Of said ordinance to said company at
once
Alderman Sinner presented a reso
luton that the city place three orna- {
lights on north and east side ;
of city hall, work to be done under sup ]
ervihion OF street and alley, power I
and light committees and city electri- /