Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-25

| 1918. Carried by unanimous vote.
! Commissioner Rudgren offered a
/ resolution that the following
claims be and the same are hereby
allowed: City of Moline, ILL.,, 5000 .
Mrs. c. Barnett, $1.01; William
| Dresser, 81 cents; c. j. Montgom-
cry, $50. Carried by unanimous
vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
| resolution that the ordinance to an
| mex TO the city OF Rock Island, Ill,
| the territory embraced within the
| following described boundaries, to-
wit; Beginning at point on the
| quarter section line 1913 feet west
of the center of section one %,
| township II north, range two west,
of the fourth P NJ; thence south
! 165 feet on the center line of Twen-
! ty-seventh street; thence east 32S. 25
| feet; thence north 165 feet to the
| center line of Eighteenth avenue;
! thence west 32S25 feet to the place
| of beginning, being situated in the
! southwest quarter of section one
| "a, township II north, range two
west, of the fourth P. NJ, in the
county of Rock Island, and state of
/ Illinois, be considered Carried by
unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl read an ordi-
nance vaCating an alley in the rear
| of and west of lots nine and ten,
McInnis Brothers second addition
! TO the city of Rock Island, which,
on his motion, was considered by
unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a res
| olution that the ordinance vacating
an alley in the rear of and west Of
| lots nine and ten, McInnis Brothers
second addition to the city of Rock
Island, be adopted. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a res
! olution that the mayor be author
| lied to advertise for bids on grad
| ing Thirty-fifth street from Elev-
enth avenue 10 Eighteenth avenue
and Forty-third street from Four
teenth to Eighteenth avenue. Car
ried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl offered a reso-
! luton that the plat OF McInnis
Brothers subdivision of lots nine
and ten in McInnis Brothers sec
record. Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Murrin offered a
resolution that the proposition No.
| of the Trades Union league of the
tri-cities for lease of Douglas park
| be accepted, viz: $50 per month In
advance for five months of the sea-
son 1918 beginning May l to Oct. /,
| city reserving the right to use the
| park on some week days designate .
| by the commissioner of public
property. Carried by unanimous
vote.
Commissioner JuhI read a report
| of the board of local improvements
recommending the adoption Of an
ordinance providing for the con-
strl\tion of certain sewers in W. c.
Smiths addition, together with an
| estimate of the cost of said i'm
prOvement in amount of $1,674 by
the city engineer and engineer of
the board of local improvements,
also an ordinance providing for the
| improvement, which ordinance, on
his motion, was considered by
| unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juh1 offered a res
olution that the ordinance provid-
ing for the construction of sewers
in W. D. Smiths addition be adopt
ed Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Juhl read a report
of the board of local improvements
recommending the adoption of an
ordinance providing for the con-
struction of a six-inch Waterman
and an eight-inch sewer on Thirty
second street from Eighth to Ninth
avenue and on Ninth avenue from
| Thirty-second to Thirty-fourth
street, together with an estimate of
the probable cost of said improve
ment over the signature of the city
engineer and engineer of the board
of local improvements in amount of
| $3,411.71; also an ordinance pro-
viding for said improvement, which,
on his motion, was considered by
unanimous vote.
Commissioner JuhI offered res
olution that the ordinance provid-
ing for the construction of a six
inch Waterman and an eight-inch
sewer on Thirty-second street from
Eighth to Ninth avenue and on
Ninth avenue from Thirty-second to
| Thirty-fourth street, be adopted
Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren read an
ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
establishing voting precincts"
which, on his motion, was consid-
cred by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance establishing
voting precincts" be adopted. Car
by unanimous vote.
Mayor McConochie presented an
ordinance providing for and nam
ing the polling places for election
precincts and the judges of election
for the term of one year, which, on
his motion, was considered by
unanimous vote.
Mayor McConochie offered res
olution that the ordinance provid-
ing for and naming the polling
places for election precincts and
the judges of election for the term
of one year, be adopted. Carried
by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgreq offered a
resolution that the ordinance en-
titled AN ordinance providing for
the submission to the legal voters
of the city of Rock Island, ILL.,, of
the question of authorizing the
council of said city to levy a tax
for corporate purposes in excess of
one and two-tenths per cent, and
not to exceed two per cent, upon
the aggregate assessed value of all
the property within said city, SUB
ject TO taxation thereon as equal
ICED for taxation for the current