Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-26

Ny, OCTOBER 2e, 1910.
ee, the city engineer and mayor to
report at next regular meeting.
The clerk announced that he had
received two bids for supplying coal
for various departments of city in
response to advertisements and on
motion of Alderman McNealy, proper
ly seconded, the bids were directed
opened and read, the same being as
follows: Volunteer Coal company,
1913 per ton for Montgomery coal
delivered as may be directed; Fra
ser Coal company, $500 per ton for
screen lump coal, delivered as may
be directed. Alderman McNealy NOV
ed that the contract be awarded to
the Volunteer Coal company, and his
motion was properly seconded. Alder
man Thompson moved as a substitute
that the matter be referred to the
/ police, fire and light committees, and
the substitute, properly seconded, was
on roll call carried. Alderman Nc
Nealy, Stevens and Leaf voting in
the negative.
The clerk read itemized statement
of cost of Twenty-second street sew
er, Fifth to Sixth avenues, as sub
mitted by P. F. Trenkenshuh, total
amount S172.8O, and giving appor-
/ tionment to be paid by property
owners and bearing approval of city
! engineer. On motion of Alderman
| NcNealy, properly seconded, the mat
/ ter was referred to the sewer COM
mittee to report back.
! Oh motion of Alderman Holman
mer, properly seconded, several re-
quests read by the clerk for making
sewer connections was referred to the
sever committee with power to act.
The clerk read reports of J. H.
Cleland, account police magistrate,
for the month of August, 1910, show
/ ing collection and deposit with city
! treasurer of $35.40, and of superin-
tendent Of waterworks for month of
! September, and on motion of Alder
man McNealy, properly seconded, re-
ports were received and ordered filed.
The clerk read a report of the in
spection Of pumping motor at lower
end of city, signed by J. T. Marron.
On motion of Alderman Frick, prop
erly seconded, the council directed
that said motor be installed accord
ing to contract.
The mayor presented to the coun-
ell a written welcome to delegates
attending the labor convention to
convene in this city tomorrow morn
ing. and on motion of Alderman Nc
Nealy, properly seconded, the same
was received. and the city clerk d.
rected to furnish the president of the
labor organizations represented with
a copy thereof.
Alderman HoIzhammer reported
for committee to which was referred
the various propositions Involving
.5e telephone situation in this city,
asking leave to refer all such mat
ter back to the city council and to be
taken up in committee of the whole.
and on his motion. properly sec
Onded, the report was accepted, and
the recommendations therein con-
tanned conCurred in.
Alderman Holzhammer reported
for the committee to which was re-
ferred the matter of painting cleo
tons booths, recommending that said
committee be given power to act and
that bids be asked for. said work to
be done at once. On his motion,
properly seconded, the report was on
roll call accepted, and the recon-
mendations therein made concurred
in.
Alderman HOlzhammer presented
a resolution asking the mayor to
notify the Peoples Power company to
move its poles on Fifth avenue from
Fourth to Eighth streets back to the
curb line, and on his motion, prop
erly seconded, the resolution was
adopted.
Alderman Holzhammer presented
an ordinance providing for the va
eating of a part of First avenue in
the city of Rock Island (being the
northerly one-haIf, or so much there
Of as lies between block and wa
ter block in that part OF the city
known and called Chicago or lower
addition) between Sixth and Seventh
streets. north of First avenue. On
motion Of Alderman LaVanway,
properly seconded, the ordinance was
referred to the ordinance commit
tee, city engineer, city attorney and
mayor.
Alderman Huff reported for the
sewer committee that said commit
tee had granted permits for sewer
connections as follows. To E. f.
Lamp, H. Pardon, Louis Ortel. J.
T. Kenyon, Elmer Prichter, F. Fos-
ter, F. Fry. A. NJ. Colburn and f.
Thonn. On his motion, properly sec
onded, the report was accepted.
Alderman Naab presented a reso-
luton that the stoppage of water
course across Twelfth and Four