Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-10

City Council Room, Rock Island, H.,
June %, 1911.-The city council met
in adjourned regular session at 2
O'Clock p. m, Mayor Schriver presid-
ing and Commissioners Rudgren,
Hart, Reynolds and Bear present.
Commissioner Hart presented an Or
dinance amending the ordinance en-
titled saloons" and moved it's imme-
date consideration. Carried, by unan-
innous vote
Commissioner Hart moved the adop-
ton of the ordinance as read. Adopt
ed by unanimous vote.
The clerk read a petition from the
National Neckyoke company and otn-
ers, calling attention to the frequent
sawdust fires in the tract in the west
end Of the city formerly occupied by
the Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann mill,
and asking that steps be taken to pro
vide more adequate fire protection FOR
the west end. Commissioner Rudgren
moved the petition be referred TO
Commissioner Hart TO report Car
ried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
an ordinance supplementary to an or
dinance giving permission to the Cen
trail Union Telephone company TO
construct and maintain telephone
lines in the city of Rock Island, and
moved its imm ediate consideration
Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren moved that
lines Is and 10 on second page OF
said ordinance be amended to reao
agrees to permit the farmers tele
phone lines going into Milan, Rock ls-
land county, Illinois, TO connect, etc"
Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren moved that
the ordinance be amended by adding
the following 70 be known as section
s: In further consideration for the
privileges hereby granted. the Cen
trail Union Telephone company agrees
that during the life Of it's franchise
granted by the city of Rock Island
Feb. Is. 1910, II will not at any time
charge subscribers in the city of Rock
Island more than 1t charges subscriD-
ers in the city of Moline, Ill, for the
same class of service; provided that
the present rates charged shall 1ot
be increased before Feb. Is, 1913"
Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Reynolds moved that
the ordinance as amended by rejected.
Lost, 3 to 2. Ayes-Hart and Rey
nolds. Nays-Schriver. Rudgren and
Bear.
Commissioner Rudgren moved that
the council resolve itself into a COM
mittee of the whole to consider the
ordinance. Carried by unanimous
vote.
When the council rose from the
committee of the whole, Commission
er Reynolds offered a resolution that
the petition of the Augustana Book
concern to remove a certain building
from lots 10 and 9, block 3. Brooks
third addition, 10 the rear of lot g,
block D, Columbia Park addition, Do
granted. Adopted by unanimous vote
Commissioner Hart read a petition
from property owners asking that two
fiowerbeds be placed in the Seventh
avenue boulevard between Forty sec
ond and Forty-third streets. Referred
to the superintendent OF the depart
ment of public property.
Commissioner Rudgren moved that
the council adjourn to tomorrow at 10
O'Clock a. m. Carried by unanimous
vote.
J. NJ. LUNDBURG.
City Clerk.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
is true and complete record of the
proceedings of the city council OF
Rock Island, H.. at an adjourned reg
ular meeting held June 90. 1911.
ROY A. SEARS.
Adjourned Meeting, June go. 1911.
City Council Room, Rock Island,
III. June 80. 1911.-The city council
met in adjourned regular session at