Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02

lating to. rates to be charged con-
sumers of water in the city of Rock
Island, Ill
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the ordinance entitled
AN ordinance relating to rates to be
charged consumers of water in the
city of Rock Island, Illinois, be con-
sidered. Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the ordinance entitled
IAN ordinance relating to rates to be
charged consumers of water in the
city Of Rock Island, Illinois," be
adopted. Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Tudgren offered a
resolution presenting the name Of Inc
u. Stone as second deputy city clerk
and asking the councils confirmation.
! Confirmed by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered
! resolution that the bid Of W. E Wynn
for construction an addition to the
/ city sheds, and that the bid OF W. Z
Wynn for the construction of hose
tower at the city barn be accepted, and
that the mayor and city clerk be au-
thcrized TO enter into a contract
( Carr cd by unanimous vote.
/ Commissioner Bear read an ordi-
! nance entitled An ordinance relat-
ing TO salaries of certain. employees Of
the waterworks department"
! COMMISSIONS Bear offered a resolu.
ton that the ordinance entitled An
ordinance relating to salaries of Ger.
tain employees of the waterworks de-
partment,' be considered. Carried by
unanimous vote. '-... .-...'..
! Mayor SChriver offered a resolution
that the ordinance providing for the
construction of a sewer and water.
main on Eighth-and-a Half avenue
from Twenty-eighth to Twenty-ninth
street be adopted. Carried by unani
nous vote.
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
that the ordinance providing for the
construction of Waterman on TWEEN
ty-third street from Eighteenth tc
Nineteenth avenue, be adopted. Car
ried by unanimous vote
Mayer Schriver read a report from
the board of local improvements rec
ommending the adoption of an ordi
nance providing fo- the improvement
of Ninth avenue from Twelfth t
Twenty-first streets, by grading
draining, curbing and paving with
brick blocks, together with the city
engineers estimate of the probabl.
cost of same in amount of s17,005. IA
Mayor Schriver read an ordinanc,
entitled AN ordinance providing TO
the improvement Of Ninth avenue II
the city of Rock Island, county o
Rock Island and state of Illinois,
municipal corporation Incorporates
under the laws of the state of Illinois
which improvement extends from tn,
east line of Twelfth street east to tn,
west line Of Twenty-f1rst street, ex
cepting the intersections of -Four
teenth-and-a-Half, Fifteenth, Seven
teenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets, and including the intersec
ton of Fourteenth street and all ale.
intersections, by grading. draining
curbing and paving with vitriie
brick to the width of "a feet, and pre-
viding for the levying and collection
of a special tax for the payment o
the costs and expense thereof"
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
that the ordinance providing for tn
improvement of Ninth avenue from
Twelfth to Twenty-frst street, b
paving, ETC., be considered. Carrie
by unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver offered resolution
that the city attorney be directed I
get Judgment against all persons VIII
have not laid sidewalks by Sept !
1913, where same are covered by Oh
cinance. Carried by unanimous vote
Mayor Schriver read a report of III
board Of local improvements recon
mending the adoption of an ordinanc
providing for the construction of
10-inch sewer on Seventh street fIoI
Eleventh to Thirteenth avenue: a
S-inch sewer on Twelfth avenue frol
Fifth TO Eighth street, and an Sine
. sewer on Thirteenth avenue frol
Fifth to Eighth street and a 6-inc
Waterman on Thirteenth avenu