Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
PAY $40 MORE TO
Give LOCAL men
BRIDGE CONTRACT
commission Votes Rock Island
Firm Painting Job for the
Rock River Structure.
pIyNP CONTRACT is SIGNED
n,g,eiI FINDS That II Is o. K. With
the Exception That Price Has
Been Raised $40.

The council decided to pay $50 more
- have the painting OF the Rock
-vs- bridges done by local contractors
,,,ber than giving the job to al out-of-
.orn firm. The award, therefore. went
v,s,erday afternoon to George Fry
si.rer and Fred Mielke of this city
for 1910
when the bids were opened Satur-
s.v there was one from a Davenport
s-s for $3.50. but Mayor Schriver at
he regular meeting Of the council yes
,.-dav afternoon. n introducing the
-ssolutiou. said that in view of the
a., that there was only $50 difference
!, the price that the council would
rev likely wish TO have the home men
,acure the Job. All the commissioners
srpressed the same sentiment and it
vas put TO a vote and carried unani-
Rously-
Price Wrong in Contract.
The council has not finished the
uuun matter as yet The commission
nassed upon a Worthington pump for
he waterworks at a price of s6.622.
hit in the contract which the pump
Company sent the city. the amount
Ess fixed at s6.652. a difference of SIC.
The mayor explained he thought
nat il was probably an oversight up
o. the company's part and that the ad-
yissble step would be to change the
sun and sign the contract and send It
hack. He stated that both City At
toruey ]. F. Witter and r. W. Sharp.
superintendent Of the waterworks, had
stated that II was all right, with the
exception Of the price. 1t viii be
Eigned and sent back with the amount
changed.
The commission passed favorably
upon the ordinance which amends the
building laws and provides for the
condemnation Of unsanitary structures.
This ordnance was passed the sec
o1d time 10 remedy a flaw IN procedure
through nonpublication.
improvements Pass.
The Waterman project. which gives
fire protection 10 the new building OF
Henry Darts Sons at First avenue and
Nineteenth street passed unanimously
as cid the proposition for the install
latlcn OF watermains at Forty-secOnd
street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth avenues.
Commissioner Robert Reynolds was
authorized 10 investigate the condi-
ton Of the paving on Sixth avenue be-
tween Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth
streets City Engineer Wallace
Treichler reported to the council that
the paving was in poor condition in
some places due to opening it up for
laying Of pipes in the street.
The weekly payroll of S3S5.55 and
salary claims TO the amount of 81
1854 we're allowed. Orders for sew
sral miscellaneous claims for various
small amounts were also authorized
drawn. .
Joshua Brooks. who resides on
Thirty-hrst street, made a protest
against his assessment and the non
paving Of an alley on his property. He
stated that his alley was in public use
and that It should be paved as the re-
Turn roadways on all public alleys are.
The council decided to lay this over
Eatil meeting this morning.
Saloon Licenses Wednesday.
The saloon licenses were not up fol
consideration Of the council, as only
few Of the petitions and bonds were
ssni in The licenses will be taken