Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-07
ARE AT ODDS ON
BILL FOR PAVING
Council Turns Down Improve
ment Boards Lincoln
Court Report.
EXCESS ITEMS OF S2,185.1O
Aldermen Insist Owners of Addition
Must SettIe-TwO New Judges
Recommended.

Members of the city council do not
share the views of the board of local
improvements that the municipality
should meet the $2,1S5.10 deficiency in
the assessment roll for the paving of
the streets and avenues in Lincoln
Court addition, south of Eleventh ave-
nue. between Seventeenth and TWEEN
tieth streets.
At the meeting of the city council
last evening the board of local i'm
provements, TO which the question was
previously referred, submitted a writ
ten report in which it was indicated
that the members of that body were
satisfied that the benefits accruing to
the city by reason of the improvements
done there warranted the municipality
In bearing the expense accumulated in
excess of the assessment as originally
Imposed Alderman H J. Frick as
sumed the position that, inasmuch as
it was his understanding that H. E.
Krell and William E. Bailey, owners
of the addition, had assured the coun-
ell when the property was plated that
they would meet the whole cost of the
Improvement and expressly stipulated
that the city would not be obligated
financially, he could not see the justice
of the findings of the board of local
improvements.
Upon motion Of Alderman Prick the
report of the board was referred to
the street and alley committee with
Instructions to make a complete in
vestigation and report back to the
council. The improvement has been
completed, and it becomes the duty OF
the council either to order recast of
the assessment roll charging the ex-
cess against the property or paying
the bill out of the funds of the munich
pality. It begins to look as though
there might be an interesting fight on
the item among the members of the
council before the matter is closed.
Two New Bridges Recommended.
City Engineer Wallace E. Treichler,
In a report which was accompanied
by blue print sketches, recommended
to the council that the two Rock river
bridges just south of the toll gate be
rebuilt. He advises that the piers of
the south span be rejacketed and that
there be minor repairs of the two north
spans, the latter to be reprinted also.
The city has available from the Tri-
City Railway company contribution
Of $4,000 secured as a concession in
cident to the passage of the franchise
ordinances, to be applied to the re-
construction of the Rock river bridges.
The engineers report was referred to
the bridge and street and alley COM
mittee. 1t is hoped to begin the work
m hn hrid hn
summer.
Two Claims Paid.
The council ordered paid the claims
of Mrs Ella F. Swift, who was injured
through the collapse of a sidewalk on
Second avenue, and of Monroe Gingles,
South Rock Island, who drove into a
street excavation at night on Fourth
avenue and Twelfth street Both
claims were settled out Of court. Mrs.
Swift receiving $1,000 and Mr.. Gingles
$4S5. An order was read from the lat
ter that $50 of the amount due him be
paid to DR.. J. B. Burkhart, who at
tended him after the accident. The
council voted that the clerk honor the
order.
Fight on Saloon Location.
W. L. Aster had a petition before
lhe council protesting against trans
ferring the saloon license of Simon
Lewis from 22S to 23O Seventeenth
street, setting forth that the required
consent of the affected property had
not been obtained. Mr.. Aster is the
owner of property the consent of which
must be obtained under the ordinances.
It is Mr.. Lewis purpose to locate his
saloon in the corner of the building,
pgiving him fronts on both Third ave-
nue. and Seventeenth street The
building is to be remodeled. Mr..
Aster's petition was referred to the
license and markets committee.
New Regulation Burdensome.
Many persons heretofore engaged in
the work of laying concrete sidewalks
In the city have retired from the bust
ness owing to what are claimed to be
unreasonable conditions of an ordi-
nance passed a year ago requiring con-
tractors to give bond. protecting the
city against accidents during the
progress of the work and guaranteeing
the job for a given period after COM
pletion. The result is that there has