The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-09
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING GER
TAIN LOTS As NUISANCES.

WHEREAS, the Board of Health in and
w tor the city of Rock Island, in the state of
Illinois, have reported to the city council of said
city that the several lots and parts of lots below
mentioned and each and all OF them are nuisanees
and their present condition dangerous and de-
trimental to the health OF the inhabitants Of the
said city of Rock Island by reason of the stag
nant water standing thereon respectively, and
that the several owners thereof respectively have
refused and neglected to drain or fill up TO grade
the said several lots and parts OF lots and that it
is necessary the health Of said inhabitants that
said several lots and parts OF lots be graded
o remove said standing stsgnant water, and the
facts reported having been examined into and
found to be true BY said city council, Therefore,
Be az Ordained, by the city council of the CITY
OF Rock Island, that lot o. block 3; lot block 6;
lot s. block q; los 3, block -; lot 3, block Is; lot
L. block l2 lot o, block IL that part OF lot num-
bered 9, IN block numbered z, Known AZ the north
twenty nine and onehaii feet described by meetes
and bounds as follows, to-wit Commencing at
the northeast corner OF said 10, 9, running thence
south along Adams street 291 feet, thence at right
ang les to said Adams street west TO fhe alley =,
thence along the alley north 291 feet to the north
west corner of said lot 9, and thence to the place
OF beginning
That part of lot in block 7. known as the
south 343 feet of said lot, descnbed BY meetes
and bounds a. follows, to-wt: Commencing at
the southeast corner of said lot running the ee
north along Adams street 342 feet thence right
angles west to the alley, thence south along said
said lot 9, and thence to the place of beginning.
Also that part of lot 10 IN block Z, known as the
so feet OF the south 81 feet of said lot, des-
| cribed by meetes and bounds as follows, to-wit
Commencing at the southwest of said 10,
| 10, running thence east along Orleans street Sc
feet, thence at right les north 81 feet thence
at right angles west so feet the alley, and theme
at right angles along the lire of the alley south
81 feet to the place of beginning. All the above
mentioned lots and parts of lots in that part o
the city of Rock Island known as Spencer S
| Case's addition.
| Also, lot . block 4; lot block 4. That part O
| lot s, block 3, known the west 20 feet OF said
| lot, described by meetes and bounds as follows
| to-wit: Commencing at the southwest corner o.
| said lot s, running thence east aleng Rock Rive
street 20 feet, thence north at right angles to saic
street TO the alley, thence west along said allie,
20 feet to the northwest of said lot thence
south to the Place of beginning.
That part OF lot 9, in block 3, known as IN,
east 20 feet OF said -ot, described by meetes ans
bounds as follows, to-wIt: Commencing at tn,
| southeast corner of said lot g, running theme,
| along Rock River street west 20 feet, thence a
| right angles north 10 the alley, thence alon.
said alley 20 feet to the northeast corner of saiG
lot 9, thence south to the place of beginning. AL
that other part of said lot 8, block 3, knowl
| as the middle 20 feet of said lot 8, described a
| follows, to wit: Commencing at point on Rocl
| River street 20 feet west OF the south come
| of said lot Q, running thence west along Rocl
River street 20 feet, thence At right angles nort
i y.
thence at right angles south to the place of begin
ming. All said last above described lots and par
cells OF land being that part OF the city of Roc
Island known Bailey & Boyle's addition.
Lot numbered in block numbered /, in tina
part of the city of Rock Island known John W
spencer's addition.
| That lot known as sub-lot IL, OF block II, i
that part oil the city of Rock Island known as III
Old Town described by meeies and bounds as fol
lows, to-wlt: Commencing at the south wei
corner of lot in said block II, running theme
along the west line of said lot to the north we,
| corner of said lot 6, thence along the north lin
of said lot 40 feet to the centre OF said forth
thence through the centre of said lot at right an
giles to said north line to Rock River street theme
along Rock River street westerly TO the place q
| beginning; II beng sometimes known as tn
west half of lot 6, in said block IL, are declare
| nuIsances by reason of the stsgnant water sta nd
ing thereon, and because of their not being prop
| eIly graded and drained in accordance with tn
grade of said city of Rock Island.
| And the several owners thereof hereby re
spectvely ordered to grade, fill up and drain tn
same so as to remove the stagnant water standin
thereon respectively, with ten days from tn
date of this ordinance, and If the several owner
| thereof shall rot proceed to comply with III
| above directions within said ten DAYS and sha
not complete said grading, filling up and drainin
within twenty cays from the date of this ord
nance, the mayor and city marshal OF this city
the Board of Health of the city OF Rock Islan
. are authorized and required TO grade said lots an
!, parts of lots and fill up and drain the same in
cordance with the requirements OF this ordinant
and report to the city council the expense there
of each piece and parcel thereof as above s.
forth, separately.
Passed this 4th day of June, A. d. 1866.
Attest, C. E DODGE, City Clerk.
Approved, c. TEUEsDALE, Mayor.
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