Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-11
new PHONE WILL
ABIDE BY VOTE
Check to Defray Election Elk.
penses Is Placed in Hands
of Local Manager.
CITY TO PAY IF UPHELD
Commissioner Reynolds Objects to
Stringing of High Power Wires
to Rock River.

A communication to Mayor Schri-
yer from Leroy Wolf, attorney for
the Union Electric Telephone COM
pany, was read this morning to the
that because there is q question as
to the validity of the telephone or
dinance which was up for considera-
ton some time ago, that the coun-
Gil present a resolution for the re-
consideration and further passage of
the Central Union Telephone COM
pany ordinance.
He further informs the commits
sion that a certified check for $4,000
has been placed in the hands of
Eugene Burns, local manager of the
company, to be paid to the city to
defray expenses Of the election. He
sends the check with the understand
ing that if the company's ordinance
is not adopted by the people, that the
Union Electric company will pay for
the election. If it is passed, he ex-
poets the city to pay out OF the So
coo which is to be paid to the city
for the privilege of selling out. Com
missioners Hart and Reynolds OBJ
jected to the money proposition,
maintaining that the company should
pay the expenses, win or lose. On
notion of Commissioner Reynolds,
the communication was received and
placed on file. No further action was
taken on the telephone proposition
today.
TNnERER 0T7Nn.
Having been instructed to investi-
gate the placing of poles by the Peo-
pies Power company from its plant
on Twenty-third street, west on First
avenue to Second street and then
south to the city limits, Commission
er Reynolds this morning reported
that he favored consideration of the
matter by the entire council, as the
matter was of vital Importance.
He recommended that the commits
sion strive to have the company place
the wires underground, as the dan
ger OF stringing them from poles
would be great The company, he
said, proposes to carry a high volt
age from the plant on Rock river to
the city station and that the wires
will not be insulated They have
stated that they themselves would
prefer underground conduits, but
that the scheme is not feasible. The
council will take up the matter.
NOTICES TO OWNERS.
DESTROYS of cleaning up all odd
matters which have been pending
while the council has been deliber
ating, Mayor Schriver this morning
offered a resolution providing that
notices be sent to all owners, occu-
pants and others concerned in the
ownership and occupancy of proper
ty on Second street between Twelfth
and Thirteenth avenues, instructing
them to remove all fences which are
encroaching on the street there. The
removal of the distractions is to be
made in 10 days after notices are
received, and if not done within the
specified time. the police are to take
action. Commissioner Rudgren OBJ
jected to such action, stating that
the matter had been disposed of as
far as the council was concerned,
when it was referred to Commission
er Reynolds with power to act. He
voted against the measure, as did
Commissioner Bear, but it was car
ried three to two. This means that
owners on the west side will have to
move their property lines back about
Is feet. It is probable that they
will be given the right to property
which is now used as an alley.
ACCEPT NEW BRIDGES.
Mayor Schriver presented a reso-
luton providing for the acceptance of
the work on the two bridges across
Rock river, built by the Clinton
Bridge and Iron works. Commission
er Rudgren moved that the Tri-City
Railway company pay to the city
s13.750. the balance due on the
bridge account AS soon as this is
done, the final payment will be made
to the bridge company
Commissioner Rudgren moved that
q bill of s742.40 of the Pittsburgh
Filter company be allowed. Car
ried.
The license in regard TO saloons
was considered as amended. on mo-
ton of Hart, and laid over till next
week.
The resolution IN regard to tap
ping water mains by waterworks de- /
parrment was deferred I