Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-01
PHONE Grant TO
BE PUT TO VOTE
OF The PEOPLE
Council Decides Against Pass
ing Ordinance Giving Fran
chise to Automatic.
DEMAND MADE UPON CITY
Mrs. Mary Cox Asks for 5000 for
Damages Due Through Personal
Injuries Sustained.

That the decision as to whether or
not the Tri-City Automatic Telephone
company be granted a franchise
should be determined by a vote of the
citizens of Rock Island was the de-
cision of the city commission yester-
day afternoon. They took the stand
that the matter was decided in both
Moline and Davenport by the people
and that similar privilege should be
accorded the local citizens although
the law would permit the council to
grant a franchise such as is sought.
c A. Kuehn, representing the new
company, appeared SefOre the commits
sion and stated that the. corporation
which he represented would file a So.
600 bond TO insure leaving of the
streets in the same condition as be,
fore operations were begun. The COM
pany plans on installing 1900 tele-
phones at a net cost of 100000. In
Davenport the franchise was granted,
ST. per cent of the people voting in its
favor; and in Moline the proposition
vas also carried by a 80 per cent vote
ASKS CITY FOR $4,000.
a communication was received from
Mrs. Mary Cox, SOB Third avenue, ask.
ing the city Tor $4,000 damages as a
result of injLries sustained Aug. Z,
1912. A wagon load of cinders, she
alleges, was dumped on the sidewalk
at the northeast corner OF Seventh
avenue and Fifth street by city en-
ploye who neglected to place any
lights there as a warning to pedes
TRANS. On the night in question, Mrs
Cox stumbled against the pile and fell
into the gutter, a distance of three
feet, both bones of the right leg, above
the ankle being broken and the ankle
dislocated. The matter was referred
to City Attorney ]. F. Witter and Com
missioner r. r. Reynolds for investi
cation and a report will be rendered in
the near future.
BOILER CONTRACT LET.
The bid for the new city hall boiler
was awarded to Allen Myers & Co,
of this city. their figure being the low,
est, 1929. Work of installation will be
! iIaugurated Immediately.
The bid of the Superior Chemical
company for supplying the city with
alum was accepted, this company max
/ ing the lowest estimate, and the com
/ mission ordered a contract prepared
according to the specifications.
j A resolution offered by Commission
CT Hart that Charles Brady be refused
the privilege of conducting a junk yarC
a. Third avenue between Twenty-fiftl
and Twenyt-sixth streets was unani
mously carried
REBATES ALLOWED.
A resolution introduced by Commits
sioner Bear that Phil Studt, $40.
Ninth-and-a-half avenue, be allowed
rebate of $3.50 on motor sold by hin
year and a half ago and charged Il
him, was carried. Another resolution
allowing William H. Schroeder a re
bate of s6 for water rent from Nov.
1911, to May /, 1912, for the house SIT
uated at 251O Eighth avenue, was a.
lowed. The house was unoccupie,
during this time, but the water wa
still turned on.
, Numerous complaints have been re
, ceived by the city, against permittin
the practice of slau9Stering animal
:. within the city limits and as a resul
. City Attorney Witter was instructe
by the commission TO draw up an OIL
dinance, repeating the one now i
force, permitting such a practice.
: The city pay roll for the week enC
, ing Sept. IS, amounting to S409, wa
J allowed The report of the police maj
istrate was also received, showing tina
during the month of September, s26
had been deposited with the cit
Treasurer for fines and fees collecte,
Upon motion o. Commissioner Re,
nolds, the meeting adjourned.
Schooimasters to Meet.
The Twin-City Teachers club wi
hold irS frat TDaating of tho pracaY