Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-11


Commissioner Rudgren offered a res
olution that the Peoples National bank
be allowed s3.9G4. SO TO pay voucher
issued TO P. F. Trenkenschuh, Janu-
airy 16, 1912. Carried by unanimous
vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered res
olution that D. E. Keller & Co., be
allowed s4,794.S9 TO take up voucher
issued to them February l, 1912. Car
ried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a res
olution that s1,372.OO be allowed to
George W. Evans or his order for con-
crete sidewalk laid around Denkmann
Square. Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a res
olution that the following claims be
allowed. to-wit: Mrs. E. D. Pearson
S4.25; Mrs. J. d. Beecher, $3.50; Mrs.
NJ. J. Phillips, $1,000: Mrs. NJ. Repine.
si.G1; c. l.. Pitcher, $3.6S; Eugene
Dietzen Co, s1S.75; The Tri-City Rail-
way Co., $500. Carried by unanimous
vote
The clerk read the following report:
I'VE, the undersigned mayor and
commissioners of the city of Rock
Island, authorized by law TO canvass
the vote for members of the board of
education, as returned to US by the
judges of an election held in the city
of Rock Island, Illinois, on the 25th
day of June, 1912, do hereby find that
the vote returned is as follows:
X. NJ. Pearce ......... 935 votes.
Frank Blockiinger .... 6SS votes
We do hereby declare that R. NJ
Pearce having received the highest
number of votes cast, is duly elected
member of the board of education
for the ensuing term of three years
Commissioner Rudgren offered a res
olution that the report just read rela
tive to the school election held June
%, 1912, be adopted. Carried by un
animous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a res
olutiOn that the following claims on &C
count of the school election held June
25, 1872, be allowed: Normoyle broth
ers, $1,000; Fritz Ludolph, $500: FREQ
Applequist, $500; John Fitzpatrick
$500; W. H. Toal, $500; w. c. Horst
$500; Harry Orman, $500. Carried
by unanimous vote.
ii Commissioner Hart offered a resolu
ton that c. J. Smith be allowed S106. 81
for court costs from December l, 1871,
TO May l, 1912. Carried by unani
nous vote.
Commissioner Reynolds offered res
olution that the city attorney be in
structed to prepare an ordinance pro
viding for the inspection of gas ant
electric meters and for fee of 81 L
be charged the persons, firm, or cor
poration furnishing the gas and cleo
! tricity for each inspection where tn,
meter is found to register more ga
} or electricity than is actually uset
!, and providing for the inspection OF tn,
, quality OF gas. Carried by unanimou
!, vote.
} Mayor Schriver read an ordinanc
} entitled. IAN ordinance relating t
waterworks."
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
that the ordinance Just read entitle,
AN ordinance relating to waite,
works." providing for the creation O
board OF water commissioners, b
considered. Carried. Ayes-Schrivel
Hart and Rudgren. Nays-Reynold
and Bear.
The clerk read a communicate
from the Women's Christian Temper
6nce union petitioning the council t
furnish ice for water barrels at tn
city's expense.
Commissioner Hart offered a resoil
ton that the petition of the Women
Christian Temperance union be gran
ed, until such time as the city ca
install fountains. Carried by unan
nous vote.
Commissioner RudgYeH offered a re,
olutioH that the city attorney prepar
an ordinance and present same at tn
next meeting te repeal clause in pre-
ent ordinance creating a waterwork
board. Carried. Ayes-Schrive
RudgreH and Hart Nays-Reynold
and Bear.
Adjourned On motion of Commission
er Hart.
NJ T. RUDGREN.