Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-22

Mr. Porter stated. I'VE think we have
made our position very plain to you
during the extended period you have
devoted to consideration of the ord
nance. We have given you every
/ thing that we can. The aldermen car
do as they choose, although we would
urge that we not be longer held in
suspense"
Alderman Blochlinger called for an
aye and nay vote on his motion to
adopt the ordinance, and the result
was as follows:
| Ayes - Blochlinger, Holzhammer
Carse, Utke, La Vanway, Thompson,
Prick. Schmid, Lawler, McNealy,
Borst-11.
Nays-Cochran, Ellinwood-2.
Pillow Company Grant Unopposed.
Immediately Alderman Blochlinger,
after reporting for the committee that
had conferred with the Rock Island
Plow company officials concerning the
streets to be occupied by the proposed
new factory, stating that all matters
involving private property rights had
been met, moved the adoption of the
company's street vacation ordinance,
the measure having been considered
favorably at a previous meeting of the
council, and having been held in abey-
ance at the request of the company
pending the adjustment of the track
situation in the vicinity of the pillow
plant. The ordinance received the
unanimous vote of the aldermen, and
it's passage was followed by cheers
from the gallery of citizens. Alderman
Ellinwood was not sure that the pillow
company meant to expand according
to promises on its west end site, offer
ing this suggestion just before the
ordinance was put upon its final pas
sage.
THE council has seen our blue print
plans" general Manager ]. F. Lardner
of the pillow company said answering
the Seventh ward alderman. I'VE GER
tainly are not formulating these ar
rangements and buying property just
for the sake of putting in time and get
ting rid of our money. We are too
busy for that. We believe that the
council knows pretty well what we are
seeking to do. We have simply been
waiting on the council to give us room
that will make it possible to do bust
ness on scale that We must in order
to keep pace with progress"
Five Streets Vacated.
The pillow company ordinance, as
passed, is as follows:
Be it ordained by the city council of
the city of Rock Island. ILL.,;
Section l. That all that part of Sec
ond avenue formerly Illinois street,
in the city of Rock Island, H., that
lies west of the west line of Seventh
street formerly Pearl street, in said
city, be, and the same is hereby va
Gated; that all that part of Fourth
street formerly Carroll street, in said
city. that lies between the north line
of Third avenue formerly Orleans
street, in said city and the north line
of Second avenue. be, and the same
is hereby vacated; that all that part
of Fifth street formerly Huron street,
in said city. not heretofore vacated,
that lies north of the north line of
said Third avenue, be, and the same is
hereby vacated; that all that part of
Sixth street formerly Maine street,
in said city. that lies between the
north line of said Third avenue and
the north line of said Second avenue,
be. and the same is hereby vacated
and that the west 40 feet of all that
part of Seventh street formerly Pearl
street, in said city, that lies between
the north line of said Second avenue
and the south line of the right of way
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway company, be, and the same is
hereby vacated"
OflciaI AIdermanic Vote.
Alderman McNealy, chairman of the
committee appointed to canvass the
official returns of the election of April
7. announced his committee was ready
to report to the council. He stated
several of the newly elected aldermen
had complained against further post
ponement of the announcement of the
official vote in order that they might
quality to take their seats the first
in May. The mayor said
there was no occasion for anxiety
on the part of the incoming mem
bers and the reason that the canvass
had not been reported earlier was be-
cause the old council wished to clear
the decks first. He stated that the
official minutes for number of meet /
ings had yet to be approved, and as
the official reporter was out of the
city, he suggested that the council adj
journ to this evening friday to wind
up its business. The suggestion was
in.
Firemen Given Advance.
The ordinance carrying an increase |
of pay to members of the fire depart .
ment was adopted unanimously. A !
report of the waterworks committee |
recommending the acceptance of the |
bid of the Pittsourg Filter Manufac- I
turing company for the rebuilding of /
one of the reservoir walls at the filter /
site was concurred in.
Deliver Water to Schools.
The first delivery of artesian water |