Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
OUSTED JUNKMAN
CAN'T FIND SITE
Charles Brady, Forced to Va.
cate Present Premises, Not
Wanted Elsewhere.
PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECT
Petition Presented to Council to
Prevent His Moving to Place
on First Avenue.

ASN~~SAS-
Of objections of property owners and
invited to give another section of the
city wide berth when he moves his
junk yard is the predicament which
Charles Brady faces today. Some
time ago the city commission ordered
Brady to vacate his present location
because the people residing near his
junk yard on Fourth avenue west of
Sixteenth street objected to It and
asked the council to declare 1t null
sance. Brady was given till the first
Of the year to get out He selected a
place east of Ninth street on First
avenue, and yesterday 26 people as
signers of petition aeked that the
commission keep him from locating
there.
OWNERS OBJECT.
The signers are people who own
property on First and Second avenues
and between Eight and Eleventh
streets. They object to having junk
yard on the river front, not only be-
cause IL is Objectionable because Of
/ its unsightliness, but because it will
interfere with the river view. These
people are guarding their property
closely and object to the erection Of
anything between their homes on the
south side Of the avenue and the river
bank.
Brady has been notified to appear
before the council to defend his rights,
if he has any, before the council
should take action. He failed to ap-
pear and the matter was left without
action.
The petition of property owners re-
siding near Eighth street and Sixth
avenue, in which they object to the
location of saloon at that place, was
presented to the council. 1t was re
ceived and placed on file.
GRANT FOR POLE LINE.
By vote of four to one, Reynolds
voting in the negative, the commission
yesterday afternoon granted the petit
ton of the Peoples Power company
to be allowed to place a pole line ant
string wires from the Standard Table
Oil Cloth company plant to the Blake
Specially plant, a few blocks distant
Commissioner Reynolds based his &C
: ton in voting no on the fact that th'
consent of property owners hat
not been secured. He was in
formed that all property in ques
ton is under control of the Rock Isl
and Industrial commission and tina
its trustees had given the site to tn
factory.
VOUCHER ISSUED.
A voucher was issued to Attorne
J. F. Murphy for s125. A judgmen
I was returned in the circuit court Ma
: II, 1911, against me city In the cas-
of Jesse Irwin, and Mr.. Murphy aske
that a voucher be issued.
CHECK Is RETURNED.
On motion OF Mayor Schriver, tn
commission voted to return the chez
, Of the Tri-City Construction compan
for $500. The check was deposite
with the city when the company 81
! cured the contract for the paving wit
! brick of Thirty-eighth street. Becaus
VI HrtBuldIlllco Tic SOhlPdAy ISiuSS
to enter into contract to do the wor
and so the check was returned. Me-
? bids have been solicited.
. TO TAX INSURANCE..
Commissioner Hart heads.a commi
7 tee consisting of Commissioner NJ. T
Rudgren and City Attorney ]. F. Wi
ter to investigate the taxation of FIR
insurance companies. A certain Dc
/ cent of the taxation of the companie
\ should be turned over to the fire d,
partment, but for several years notl
ing has been received by this sourc,
The status Of outside firms VINO hol
. the policies on the large factory plant
|, is to be inquired into by the commi