Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-26
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

City Council Room, Rock Island, Ill,
Jan 4, 1911-The city council met in
adjourned regular session at 8 o'clock
p. m. Mayor McCaskrin presiding and
all the aldermen present except Utke
and Leaf
The clerk read the minutes of the
meetings held Dec. II and Dec. 10,
1910. which were approved.
Reports of the police department,
the plum bling inspector, superintendent
of waterworks and police magistrate
we're received and placed on file.
| The clerk read a communication from
/ Robert r. Reynolds, attorney for John
and Mary Vrooman, proposing to settle
! their damage cases against the city for
! $500 for each case. City Attorney j.
F. Witter and Mr.. Reynolds addressed
| the council relative to the claims for
+ damages, and on motion of Alderman
| LaVanway the communication was re-
| ferred to the claims and finance COM
mittees and the city attorney to inves-
tigate and report next Monday night.
Alderman Stephens moved that bids
on a 35-horse power motor for the
Fifth avenue pumping station be open
ed. Carried.
The clerk read bids from the Daven-
port Engineering company and the
Electric CONSTRUCTION & Machinery
company for a 35-horse power motor,
together with proposals for the old
motor now at the pumping station. On
motion of Alderman Thompson the
bids were referred to the sewer COM
mittee to report.
The clerk read bids for 1 900 feet of
fire hose, from Channon & Dufva; the
New Jersey Car Spring & Rubber COM
pany; George Fido; the Manhattan
Rubber Manufacturing company; the
New York Betting & Packing COM
pany; the Boston Woven Hose & Rub
Der company; the E. d. Fisher COM
pany; the Bilateral Fire Hose COM
pany; the c. c. C. Fire Hose company;
the Chicago Fire Hose company, and
the Eureka Fire Hose Manufacturing
company.
Alderman Frick moved that the bids
be referred to the committee of the
whole. Carried.
Alderman Frick moved that the
council meet in committee of the whole
Friday night Carried
Alderman Borst moved the council
take a recess of 10 minutes to allow
the bridge committee to examine pro-
posed stipulation with Clinton Iron &
Bridge company, and TO allow markets
and license committee to consider pro
posed license for 124 Sixth avenue.
Carried.
On reassembling. Alderman Borst
from the bridge committee asked for
further time on the bridge contract
and stipulation, which was granted.
Alderman Borst offered a resolution
that a bridge tender be employed at
the Rock river bridges till further or
ders of the council. Adopted.
Alderman Huff offered a resolution
that an 1S-inch sewer tile be placed on
Sixth and Seventh streets between
Ninth and Eleventh avenues, to con-
meet with the Sixth street sewer the
work to be done under the direction of
the plumbing inspector. the cost not
to exceed 1925. Adopted by unanimous
vote.
Alderman Naab of the markets and
license committee reported recon-
mending that the petition for a saloon
license for 124 Sixth avenue be grant !
ed. Report adopted, to 4. Alderman
Holzhammer not voting (Frick, Thomp !
son, Schmid. and Borst).
Alderman F'rick moved that the city |
attorney be directed TO notify the at |
torney for the Tri-City Construction |
company to appear before the COM |
mittee of the whole FRIDAY NIGHT ralo 4
tive 10 the proposed recasting of the /
assessment on the Lincoln court paw /
ing Improvement Carried
Alderman McNealy moved that the |
mayor, clerk, city engineer, city at /
torney and sewer committee prepare /