Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-22

tion that the ordinance providing for
the Improvement of Twenty-siXth
street from the south property line of
Seventeenth avenue to the north prop
erty line of Eighteenth avenue by grad
ing, draining, curbing with concrete
curb and gutter and paving with as
phalt to a width of "a feet between
curbs, be adopted. Carried by unani-
nous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a resolu-
ton that the ordinance providing for
the construction of watermains on
Twenty-first avenue and Twenty-third
avenues from Fourteenth to Fifteenth
streets and Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets from Twenty-first to Twenty
third avenues, be adopted. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Mayor McCOnochie offered a resolu-
ton that Commissioners Liedtke and
Murrin be instructed to secure plans
and specifications for and proceed with
the construction of the hose house and
pumping station on the city property
at corner of Forty-secOnd avenue and
Twelfth street. Carried by unanimous
vote.
Mayor McConochie offered resolu-
ton that the building inspector be in
structed to carefully examine all old
and dilapidated buildings within the
fire limits of this city with reference
to public health and safety and report
the condition of same to this council
with his recommendations regarding
same, and that the building inspector
and city attorney be further instructed
to begin proceedings in court to COM
pei the wrecking of such buildings in
said city as have been condemned in
the past and have not been removed
by property owners after due notice of
condemnation. Carried by unanimous
vote
Commissioner Rudgren read an or
dinance entitled "An ordinance amend
ing an ordinance entitled Games,
which, on his motion, was considered
by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a res
OlutiOn that the ordinance amending
an ordinance entitled Games" be
adopted. Carried by unanimous vote.
Adjourned on motion of Mayor
McConochie. NJ. T. RUDGREN,
City Clerk
Special Meeting Held July Is, 1916.
City council chamber, Rock Island,
ILL.,, July IS, 1916.-The city council
met in special session at 2:15 o'clock
p. m, Mayor McConochie and all com
missiOnerS present
Commissioner Rudgren submitted a
petition signed by residents and votors
of the city of Rock Island asking that
the proposition of Ievying an annual
tax of not to exceed three mills on the
dollar on all taxable property for the
purpose of maintaining parks in the
city of Rock Island, be submitted to
the voters at the special election to be
held Aug. 8, 1916, which petition on
his motion was received and placed on
file.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
an ordinance relative to submitting 20
voters the question of levying an an
nual tax of not to exceed three mills
for the purpose OF maintaining parks,
which on his motion was considered
by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the ordinance relative
to submitting to voters the question
of levying an annual tax of not to ex-
coed three mills for the purpose OF
maintaining parks, be adopted. Car
ried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the saloon license is
sued to Fred Grams to conduct a sa-
loon at 2600 Fifth avenue be and the
same is hereby transferred to Henry
Rintelmann Carried by. unanimous
vote
Adjourned on motion of Commits
sioner Rudgrcn.
NJ. T. RUDGREN, City Clerk
Special Meeting Held July ii, 1916.
City Council Chamber, Rock Island,
Ill. July II, 1916.-The city council
met in special session at 2 o'clock p.
m, Mayor McConochie and all COM
missioners present.
Commissioner Rudgren read the
following resolution:
Whereas, God, in His infinite wis
dom, has called to her last rest, our
friend and co-worker, Mrs. Margaret
NJ. Schroeder, our police matron; be
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Resolved, That we deplore in her
death the loss of a faithful and eff
cient public servant and a Christian
lady whose many works of kindness
and service will long endure:
And that we extend our sincere
sympathy to her family, and order that
this tribute be spread upon our rec
ords."
Which resolution on his motion was
adopted by unanimous vote
Adjourned on motion of Commits
sioner Rudgren
NJ. T. RUDGREN, City Clerk