Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

anu tnat they report the result OF
said vote TO this council, and that
this council canvass said vote in open
regular session
GEORGE w. MCASKRIN,
Mayor.
Alderman Naab moved the adoption
OF the resolution as recommended by
the mayor, and his motion was prop
erly seconded. Alderman McNealy
suggested that he was in favor of re-
ferring the matter first to the street
and alley committee to report back,
and thereupon so moved that it be re
ferred to said committee to report
back as to what is the best action for
the council to take, and his motion
properly seconded, carried, Aldermen
Huff, Naab, Schmid. Prick, Thompson
and Leaf voting in the negative.
On motion of Alderman Naab, prop
erly seconded, the clerk was directed
to return to ]. P. Looney the certified
check deposited by him with the clerk
in connection with said telephone mat
ter.
The clerk read communication from
the Carpenter Coal company, asking
pei hIiooAOh " Uullu lTdIlS Ou1CC
ing, to be covered with corrugated
iron, near Twentieth street and Second
avenue, on property of the c., R. l. &
P. Railroad company, and on motion
Of Alderman Frick, properly seconded,
the communication was referred to the
fire and light committee and aldermen
of the ward to report back.
The clerk read communication from
Hudson & Collins, asking permission
to erect a frame building 20x40, as
per plans and specifications submitted
in rear of lot on Stayback property,
corner Fourth avenue and Fifteenth
street, just within fire limits, same to
be covered with galvanized steel sid
ing; on motion, properly seconded, the
communication is referred to the fire
and light committee and aldermen OF
ward to report back.
The clerk read communication from
J. J. Gross, asking permission to make
water connection for J. Weeds, TWEEN
ty-fourth- and-a-half street and Eight
eenth avenue, (South Rock Island) and
on motion properly seconded the mat
ter was referred to the water works
committee to report back.
The clerk read request from Chan
non & Dufva. to make following water
sos Twenty-first street,
1914 Twenty-sixth street, and 1916
street. The request not
being in proper form Alderman Nc
Nealy moved that it be returned with
direction to present same in proper
form and when so received by the
clerk to be referred to the water works
and superintendent of water
works with power to act.
The clerk read bid from Interstate
Material company, Davenport, Iowa, of
S15.75 per thousand for No. l Puring-
ton repressed paving brick, f. o. b.,
Rock Island, and on motion of Alder
man Thompson, properly seconded, the
same is referred to the street and alley
committee with power to act.
The clerk read bid of S626.50 for adj
dressograph, complete equipment, and
on motion of Alderman McNealy, prop
erly seconded, the same is referred to
the finance committee and water
works committee with power to act.
The mayor submitted a recommen-
dation, heretofore made, recommend
ing that water works commission be
established for the government of the
water works, same to be an entirely
department., and further rec
that the matter be re-
ferred to the water works committee
and superintendent of the waterworks
to report back at the next regular
meeting. Alderman McNealy made
motion in pursuance of the mayors
and the motion was
properly seconded. Alderman Borst
offered a substitute that the matter he
to the committee of the
whole: there being no second to the
the original motion was put
and carried
The mayor presented recommends
tion from DR.. A. n. Mueller, that inves-
tigation be Immediately made of In
take supply pipe near water works sta