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EM sets $25 fee per video gambling machine
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East Moline on Tuesday set a $25 licensing fee per machine for establishments wishing to have video gambling machines. The 4-to-2 vote had Alds. Dave Kelley, 5th Ward, and Gary Westbrook, 7th Ward, voting against the measure. Ald. Helen Heiland, 1st Ward, was not present. Also on Tuesday, Mayor John Thodos announced he had selected former East Moline alderman Luis Puentes to replace Dianne Hosford as head of the city's Police and Fire Commission. Ms. Hosford recently announced she would be leaving the board. Mayor Thodos had to split a 3-to-3 tie on the appointment. Alds. Gary Almblade, 2nd Ward, Ed DeJaynes, 4th Ward, and Ald. Westbrook voted for the appointment. Acting as committee of the whole, aldermen also tentatively approved three projects on the city's capital improvement plan approved last year: -- The18th Avenue storm sewer replacement expected to cost $240,000; -- A pipe repair in the water plant expected to cost $158,385; and -- Buying a new garbage truck for $200,000. Approvals of the storm sewer and water plant projects were unanimous; Ald. Kelley voted against seeking bids for the truck. Up to $500,000 is available for the water plant repair if necessary. Final approval must still come during a city council meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 4. 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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