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Third avenue. Carried by unanimous

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vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the following claims
be allowed, to-wit: Miss M. 4. Mably,
$1170, Sandy Coyne, $685.; American
Window Cleaning company, S2.IO.
Carried by unanimous vote
Commissioner Rudgren read an ord
nance entitled An ordinance grant
ing to the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railroad company the right to
lay a side track across Forty-tourth,
Forty-third and Forty-second streets
in the city of Rock Island" which on
his motion was considered by unanl-
nous vote.
Commissioner Murrin offered res
olution that the bid of the Velie Mo-
tor company of $450 for the 75-horse
power motor at Sixteenth avenue and
twenty street, be accepted.
Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl read an irdin-
ance providing for the vacating of an
alley in George Schaffer's addition,
which on his motion was considered
by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a reso-
luton that the ordinance vacating an
alley in George Schafer's addition be
adopted. Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a reso-
luton that the Peoples Power COM
pany be Instructed to place one tung-
stem light on Nineteenth avenue about
$50 feet west of Sixteenth street, one
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avenue, and one on Forty-second
street between Fifteenth and Eigh-
teenth avenues, as directed by the
commissioner Of streets. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl read an ordin-
ance providing for the construction of
! sidewalks on certain streets and ave-
nueS, which on his motion was Consid-
cred by unanimous vote.
! Commissioner Juhl offered resolu-
| ton that the ordinance amending an
| ordinance creating the office OF as
! sistant superintendent of streets, be
adopted. Carried by unanimous vote.
| Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the ordinance entitled
An ordinance granting the Fort Arm
strong Centennial association certain
privileges on the streets of Rock Is
| land" be adopted Carried by unani-
nous vote.
! Mayor McConochie offered the fol-
lowing resolution: Resolved. that
whereas, the Rock Island commission
has failed to make an acceptable ar
rangement with the Moline city Off
Gals as to the best method of dispos-
| ing of the storm water coming out of
| Brooks pasture at the south end of
Forty-sixth street in Rock Island, or
! First street in Moline, and which orig
inally followed the natural water
course down Second street in Moline,
| but has been diverted to flow down
Forty-sixth street in Rock Island
casing damage to residents residing
along said street; be it resolved, that
the city engineer be and is hereby in
Structed to make an estimate of the
cost of construction of a 4S-inch storm
drain from where the water leaves the
| Brooks pasture, running north on
west side of Forty-sixth street to the
center of Eighth avenue in Rock Is
land Tor Seventh avenue in Moline)
thence turning east in a semi-circle
to the center of the street, thus allow
ing the water to flow the natural
water course, and that the city attor-
ney be instructed to investigate our
legal rights in the premises Car
ried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Murrin offered a res.
olution that the ordinance repeating
an ordinance entitled AN ordinance
relating to certain employees of the