Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-13
ASK BURLINGTON
ABOUT TRAINSHED
Mayor MeC0n0chie ReFives Interest
ia Demand Made on c. B. 4 @.
BE- Last Administration.
DROP ELECTRIC AMENDMENT
After Presenting Ordinance and Roll
eau Is Started, it is Recalled
Because Of Opposition.

The trainshed ordinance was taken
from its grave by the city council
last night and turned over. Just
exactly what the shaking Of the bill
viii mean, cannot be determined at
this time
Mayor NcConochie introduced a res
oluuon asking that the c. B. &. Q.
Railroad company explain what steps
it has taken to erect a tratnshed at it's
depot on Twentieth street as asked by
the previous council There was no
comment on the measure and It passed
unanimously.
An amendment TO the electrical or
dinauce, changing numerous provis-
ions dealing with wiring and installa-
tion Of equipment, was presented by
Commissioner J. H. Ljedtke, but later
when opposition was shown, it was
Withdrawn after the roll call on a res
oIution asking its consideration was in
progress.
This was not the amendment which
drew forth the protest from the union
electrical workmen. The resolution Of
local 1O9 Rock Island, which was pub
Iished in The Argus yesterday and
which charged that the passage Of the
amendment making license fees Of
500 per year and providing other re
strictions Of contractors. would tend
to create a monopoly. was received
and placed on file The amendment
was not taken up.
Pay sum on Contract.
The Rock Island Bridge & Iron
works was ordered paid the $500 re-
naming due the local concern for the
elevated tank at Reservoir park This
sum was held out at Superintendent
Sharp's advice until the tank was
placed in water-tight condition On
his report that the company had con +
formed with this demand, a voucher
was ordered drawn.
J. F Witter. former city attorney. /
presented a bill Of $500 to the city
council for legal services in appellate I
court in FIVE cases growing out Of the
riot on March, IS. 1912 Each suit was /
filed by persons hurt in the fracas
and asked damages Of $4,000. The /
city won in each of the appeals At /
Mayor NcC0nochie's motion the bill /
was referred to City Attorney J. K. /
Scott. /
The Harper house and Hotel Harms .
bars were granted licenses to operate /
until Nov. /. These two places were /
not granted licenses several weeks !
ago when the saloon license ordinance /
was adopted.
Improvement Ordinances.
An ordinance providing for side
walks on the west side of Thirty
eighth street from Fourteenth TO
Eighteenth avenue, the work TO cost /
81 ,220. was considered. The Eighth
avenue paving project, extending from
Twentieth to Twenty-frst street, es-
Hmated cost Of which is S2,I14, was
while the Waterman inn
provement on Twenty-fourth street
from Twentieth avenue TO the city t
limits and a small water project on
Mill street were finally adopted.
P. Greenwalt appeared before the h
council and asked the commission to Il
reconsider the ordinance providing for
the TepaF1ng OF IWehLleLu sure ne
declared that he desired that the
be eliminated from the
plan. The parking is to extend be
-ween Ninth and Eleventh avenues
and he declared that in cases Of heavy /
aims it would tend to cause the water
o flow into the yards. It was ex-
planned that in order to eliminate the j
the project would have to !
be started anew and that this would
,ause considerable delay and it was
felt inadvisable to take this
step.