Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
C0UNCILMEN IN
LONG SESSION
Moline Council TranSacts Much
Business During Longest Meet
ing This Term.

Moline's city council saw its
longest session last night when it
spent over three hours in talking
business. Some eighteen or TWEEN
ty items were considered. Some of
those brought up follow:
Adoption of an ordinance lfcens-
ing and regulating gasoline filling
stations on the curb or partially
occupying public property.
Publication in pamphlet form OF
the annual audit of city books.
Several committee reports and
officers reports.
The ordinance regulating the fill
ing stations was adopted after
long hot discussion. The license
fee was finally fixed at S25 a year.
Aldermen Elmer, Veys and Nor
gan voted against the ordinance
Hospital Shows Big Loss.
The audit of Fred Setterdahk
was referred to the finance COM
mittee for acceptance. The audi
tor stated that the city is losing
money from uncollected water
rents because the city is powerless
to collect money from people who
have moved from the city. The
city hospital showed a loss last
year of ,321O9. He recommend
ed that a more efficient method of
accounting at the hospital be
adopted so as to show the city Of
ficiaIs just where the affairs of
the institution stand.
A petition asking that Eleventh
avenue A, between Twenty-ninth
and Thirty-frst streets, be graded,
was referred to the street and al
ley committee. A communication
was read from the Ministerial as
sociation thapking the mayor and
council for their refusal to allow
carnivals to put their tents up in
Moline.
A petition from residents of the
southwest bluff asking that more
adequate sewerage system be es-
tablished in their neighborhood
was referred to the board of To-
cal improvements.
Transfers Ask Short Day.
The teamsters sent a petition to
the council for IS a day for an
eight-hour day. It was referred
to the compensation committee. A
communication from the board of
supervisors in regard to the in
stallation of the Bertillion system
of finger prints was referred to
the police committee. Bonds of
the police and fire commission
were approved. Chief of Police
DeJeager's report addressed to the
mayor and commissioners was or
dered filed. Report of the finance
committee was adopted and the
clerk authorized to issue checks
for payment of bills and salaries.
The Wet Wash laundry was Civ
en- a permit to erect guy wire.
A recommendation that the
Fourth avenue paving be repaired
as soon as possible was made into
a motion and was carried.
The old automobile at the Cen
trail fire station was ordered sold.
\ petition from r. S. Kepple
asking that a rebate on the movie
license be made was given to the
compensation committee for ac-
ton. Mr.. Keppie said he paid $50
for the license a month ago and the
business was so poor that he de-
cided to quit.
Would Regulate Ventilation.
Alderman o. f. Anderson intro
duced a motion asking that an or
dinance be drafted regulating the
of theatres and audi
forums in Moline. The motion
was adopted.
An offer of A. V. Esterdahl to
haul patients for the city hospital
for 50 a trip was accepted. The
police will continue to convey
and persons who can
not afford to hire private ambu-
lance.