Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-08
COMPLAINTS ARE
MADE TO COUNCIL
ATREGULAR MEET
Trio of Property Owners APP
pear and Ask That Condi-
tions Be Remedied.
PASS BUILDING ORDINANCE
Inventory Of All City Property to Be
Taken April 10 az Is Required
by Law.

The city commission spent most OF
its time yesterday afternoon listening
10 complaints. Three residents ap-
peared before the august body asking
that certain conditions be remedied in
their localities and all Of the matters
are 70 be investigated
Herman Kurth complained about
Fourteenth avenue between Tenth and
Eleventh streets which he said was
considerably above grade. He wanted
II cut down at the time water and
sewer mains are laid City Engineer
Wallace Treichler admitted the street
r. question was about four feet above
grade at Tenth street Commissioner
X. r. Reynolds stated it was merely
a question OF finance and that II the
work could be provided for in the
appropriation budget it would PROP
ably be attended to.
WANT CULVERT OPENED.
That a natural water shed has been
filled In on the Ninth street road and
a culvert closed was the contention
Of Chris Keller The council was
loath to take any action on this thor
oIghfare which runs through an in
corporated village and when the mat
ter was taken up with the road com.
missioners OF South Rock Island they
washed their hands OF the affair re-
ferring the matter to the city COM
mission OF Rock Island The commits
sion az various times in the past have
had legal advice 10 the effect that they
have no jurisdiction over the terri
tory in question and therefore do not
care 10 spend much money in that To-
cality, although they have improved
the road there. merely 10 give the peo-
pic a passable road into the city.
WILL START SOMETHING.
Mr.. Kceler alleged that all he want
ed TO know was to whom he should
present his grievance. He said that a
natural water shed had been covered
ard water is now coming oaSo his
property and he would like to have
the culvert reopcued The council
could give him little advice as to whom
10 should appeal TO and he left the
city hail with the declaration that he
intended 10 put in the Improvements
himself and that he could then tell
profit quick who had Jurisdiction in
tho matter.
SEWER TROJ BILE.
The connection Of the east section
Of the Seventh ward sewer with the
storm drain at Fortieth street and
Railroad avenue is a bad thing in the
opIUiuu OF NJ O. Griswold He de.
clared that there was danger Of the
sewage backing up and overlooking at
his place city Engineer Treichler
stated that there would probably be
stencil from the sewer in the sum
mer time but said that the action
seemed necessary from an econom
iCal standpoint The plan Of Joining
the sewer and the storm drain was
admitted not 20 be ideal but II seem
ed 10 be the only way to dispose OF
the sewage without heavy expense. The
commissioners agreed TO take a triI
o. Inspection some day this week &c
the place in question.
ALLOW BULLS.
The sum OF S6791 for express
freight and other expenses which
Commissioner VI T. Eudgren had paiC
out Of his Office for some time back
vaE ordered paid 10 Mr. Rudgren. Tn,
weekly pay roll for the week endinl
April 3. was ordered paid in the sun
OF S2352o Claims for salaries amount
ing TO S3.3SS25 and for materia
amounting to S6,22S.36 were ordered
paid.
CITY INVENTORY.
Commissioner Rudgren offered ;
resolution which passed. calling for
complete inventory on April 10 OF al
the city's property Each commission
g, is to file a schedule OF all the prop
erty OF the city he has in his hands
together with the value OF the same
This is required by the state law
PLUMBING ORDINANCE.
Reports from the building inspector
police matrou and chief Of police wer,
read and ordered filed. The plumbing
ordinance which has been passed oil
by the master plumbers was informal
~ discussed and will soon be givel
~ the journeymen for their consid
GRAFTON. II is proposed TO have tn
plumbing. building and electrical OF
diuauces published in one pamphlet
The sidewalk ordinance providing
W" an Improvement on Thirty-secont
Et;eet between Fourteenth and Fit
teenth avenues was passed and N
building ordinance adopted.
PLAN ADDITION.
Plans for an addition which Woo
worth & Co. expect 20 make at the rea
o. the Math bakery were submitte
10 the council The firms expect {
exchange buildings and Woolworth
co. will extend the Math room 10 III
alley The addition will be one stor
high. Il was voted 10 accept the plan
with the exception OF an alley stat
way extending into the alley and I
have the city engineer inspect III
structure 10 see that IL conforms {
the building ordinance.
MUST DOUBLE TRACK.
The city commission will insist O
the Tri-City Railway company doubI
tracking on Third avenue. It va
stated that the company had mad