Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31
Municipal Matters
Special Meeting. Held March %, 1916.

Special Meeting, Held March %, 1916.
City Council Chamber, Rock Island
H., March %, 1916.-The city coun-
IT in special session at o'clock
Mayor McConochie and all COM
missioners present.
Commissioner Rudgren presented
petition of the Port Byron Material
l. Fuel company requesting that it
be granted permission to use the levee
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets to unload sand from barges,
which petition was referred to Com
missioner Murrin, Juhl and Liedtke,
to report.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the plat OF Brooks subdivision Of lot
2, Brooks sixth addition, which was
referred to Commissioner Juhl and
City Engineer Treichler, to report
Commissioner Murrin offered a res
olution that the bid of A. H. Russ of
$10l, for removing the stand pipe on
Thirtieth street, be accepted and that
the city attorney draw up contract for
same. Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the mayor advertise
for bids for auditing the accounts of
all officials and officers of the city of
Rock Island who receive or disburse
money. Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that Henry G. Ralston be
allowed $20,566.32 and that James c.
Marshall be allowed s20,1s473, to pay
notes held by them, due April 1, 1916.
Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a reso-
luton that the ordinance requiring
persons engaged in building cement
sidewalks to furnish indemnifying
bonds and guarantee bonds, be con-
sidered. Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a reso
luton that the ordinance providing
for the construction of sidewalks on
the east and west sides Of Thirty
sixth street, from Fourteenth to Eigh-
teenth avenue (Which was submitted,
recommendation Of the board of local
improvements recommending said i'm
provement, together with an estimate
of the probable cost of said improve
ment, in amount of $2.31SS0, over the
signature of the city engineer), be
considered. Carried by unanimous
vote
Commissioner Juhl presented an
ordinance providing for the improve
ment of Thirteenth street, from Sew
enth to Eighth avenue, by grading,
curbing, and paving with brick blocks,
which was submitted, a recommended
ton of the board of local improve
ments recommending the adoption Of
the ordinance, also an estimate Of the
probable cost of said improvement, in
amount of S2,953, over the signature OF
the city engineer, which ordinance on
his motion was considered by unani-
nous vote.
Commissioner Liedtke offered a
resolution that the ordinance con-
demning certain buildings be adopted.
Carried by unanimous vote.
Adjourned on motion of Mayor Nc
Conochie.
NJ. T. RUDGREN, City Clerk.
Regular Meeting Held March 90, 1916.
City council chamber, Rock Island.
! ILL.,, March 90, 1916.-The city coun-
Gil met in regular session at 3 o'clock
p. m, Mayor McConochie and all COM
missioners present.
The minutes of the regular meeting
/ held March 13, 1916, were read and
approved.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following weekly payroll for week
ending March IS, 1916, which on his
motion was allowed by unanimous