Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-03
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city engineer showing $6,342.70 due the
Pit;sburg Filter company, under filter
contract. On motion, properly second
cd. the matter is referred to the water
works committee and finance commit
tee.
The clerk read the bill Of F. H.
Trenkenshuh, bearing the o. X. OF the
city engineer, in amount, $363.41, being
the first installment on the Sixth ward
water main system. On motion, prop
erIy seconded, the bill was on roll call,
unanimously allowed.
The clerk read the monthly report
of City Plumbing Inspector Rosen-
field, and on motion of Alderman
Thompson, properly seconded, the
same was accepted and ordered filed.
On motion of Alderman McNealy,
properly seconded, the bids on new city
fire alarm, in hands of the city clerk,
were ordered opened and read. The
bids being opened and read, Alderman
McNealy moved that the same be re-
fe-red to the fire and police commit
tee to report back. Alderman Frick Of
fs1ed a substitute motion that the
Same be referred to a committee of the
wi;ole to meet and consider the same
next Thursday night, and the substi-
tute motion, properly seconded, was
carried
On motion of Alderman McNealy,
properly seconded the bids now in the
hands of the city clerk for furnishing
the city team of horses, were ordered
orered and read. There being but one
bid, that from C. H. ThornhiIl, for
$4,000, Alderman McNeaaly moved
tfat the same be referred to the
street and alley committee and finance
committee to report back, and his mo-
ton, properly seconded was carried
On motion of Alderman McNealy,
properly seconded, the bids in the
hands of the city clerk for furnishing
the city coal, were ordered opened and
read. On motion of Alderman Nc
Nealy, properly seconded, the bids,
Which were from the Frazier Coal COM
pGny, Rock Island, ILL.,; E. B. McKown,
Rock Island, Ill; Volunteer Coal COM
pany, Rock Island, ILL.,, were all re-
fe red to the water works committee
and the superintendent of water works,
with power to act, the vote being on
roll call unanimous.
The clerk read bid of j. d. Bollman,
Rock Island, for repairing cells at po-
lice station, as per instructions sub
m:;;ed, of $135.00, and from John Ber-
tClsen, Rock Island, of $113.S7. and on
motion of Alderman Thompson, prop
erIy seconded, the same are referred
TO the police committee with power to
act.
On motion of Alderman McNealy,
properly seconded, the council when
adjourned, will stand adjourned to
meet in regular adjourned session
Thursday evening next
Alderman Holzhammer presented re-
por@ of committee to which the matter
had been referred relative to the NOV
ing of tracks by the Tri-City Railway
company, running from Seventh to
Fifth streets on Second avenue, and
from Second to Fourth avenues on
Filth street, recommending that the
prayer Of the petition be granted, and
moved the adoption of the report, and
his motion, properly seconded, was
acoE ted, the vote on roll call being
On motion of Alderman La vanway,
seconded, the Pittsburg Filter
company, is directed to remove the
said from the premises of the filter
plant and deposit the same on Twenty
fourth street.
Alderman Simser presented an ordi-
nance for the installation of water
mains on Eleventh avenue, between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets,
and moved that the same be referred to
The ordinance committee to be read at
this meeting.
Alderman Frick presented a report
for the fire and light committee rela-
tive to the repairing of slate roof OF me
central hose company, to the effect that
H. Siemon, after thoroughly investigat,
ing the roof and cutters thereof. re-
ports that the cost of such repairs will
DO $4,000; Alderman Frick moved that
the report be accepted, and that the
work be allowed to Mr.. Siemon under
the direction of the fire and light COM
mittee, and his motion. properly sec
orded, was carried.
Alderman Prick presented petition
relative to the abating of an alleges.