Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-31
Grand total .-...............S3 ,337s7
Carried by unanimous vote.

Neck Yoke company protesting agaipst
| the Rock Island Southern using sixtb
avenue; a report from the city en2t
neer recommending that the grading
J bonds be released on the fourth add.
! ton to Brooks Grove and D. J. Brien's
addition: also bond of VI. & F. Electric
company for hanging signs, with tina
Maryland Casualty company as su,e.
( ty; report of Fritz Becker Of the an.
nual audit for the year ending April
| IS, 1914.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a res.
olution that the report of Fritz Becker
| for the year ending April Is, 1914, be
received and placed on file; that the
report of Wallace Treichler, city On.
gineer, relative to the fourth addition
to Brooks Grove and o. J. Brien's ad.
dition be referred to Commissioner
Reynolds to report; that the commun.
ication of the National Neck Yoke
company be received and placed on
file and that the bond Of the NJ &F.
Electric company be accepted. Car.
ried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a res.
olution that David Karr be allowed
SO for services from Aug. to Aug. Is,
1914. Carried by unanimous vote
Commissioner Hart offered a reso
luton that
Whereas, We, the members Of the
council of the city of Rock Island be-
lieve that the spirit Of the contract
between the Rock Island Bridge &
Iron works and the city of Rock Island
has been violated on the part OF the
Rock Island Bridge & Iron works re-
lative to the use of union labor in tie
construction of the tank, therefore
be it
Resolved, That the city engineer or
der work stopped on said tank until
such time as the said Rock Island
Bridge & Iron company carry out the
spirit of said contract and that the
city clerk be authorized to notify the
bondsmen of the said Bridge & Iro1
works to this effect. Carried by unan-
imous vote.
Mayor Schriver read a communities
ton from the Illinois Oil company IL
which they propose to donate sufi
Gent paint to paint all steel bridges
across Rock river between here and
Milan providing they be granted the
privilege of putting a sign on each
bridge, such sign to be approved by
the city enineer, and that no other ad.
vertising matter be allowed on the
bridges.
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
that the communication of the Illinois
Oil company relative to furnishing
paint for the Milan bridges be laid
over for one week and that we express
our appreciation for this kind offer
Carried by unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
that the ordinance providing for the
of Twenty-third street
from Third to Fourth avenues be
adopted. Carried by unanimous vote
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
that the bid of w. F. Evans for the
construction Of sidewalks at IA cents
per square foot be accepted. Carried
by unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver read a report OF the
board of local improvements recon.
the adoption o. an ordinance
providing for the Improvement OF
Twentieth street from Seventeenth te
avenues by grading, reln.
ing curb and repaving with brick on
a five-inch concrete base. excepting
the right-of-way of the TrtCity Rail-
way company, together with the city
estimate of the probable
cost of said improvement in amount
Of S2,S77.
Mayor Schriver read an ordinance
entitled AN ordinance providing for
the Improvement of Twentieth street
from the north line OF Seventeenth az
enue to the north line of Eighteenth
avenue, by grading. refining curb and
repaving with brick on a fve-inch
concrete foundation, excepting the
of the Tri-City Railway
company" which on his motion was
by unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
hat the city attorney be instructed
TO appeal from the decision OF the
county court rendering judgment
against the city in the sum OF $500 on
Ninth avenue paving, Twenty-irst to
rwenty-fifth streets. Carried by unan.
NOUS vote.
Mayor Schriver read a communities
ion from property owners on Fourth
street in the vicinity of Eleventh ave
lue protesting against the disreputable
condition of the lot owned by Phil
Mitchell and rented by Sam Daxon for
unk storage and asking that the city
officials declare the same q nuisance,
which communication was on his mo-
ion referred to Commissioner Hart TO
eport.
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
hat
Whereas, Thirty-eigith street has
,een paved for almost one year ana
he dirt that has fallen thereon has
'een removed for several weeks
therefore be it
Resolved. That the TriCity Railway
ompany be notified TO begin opera
ion of cars from Seventh TO EigA'
zenith avenue at the earliest possible
Carried by unanimous vote,