The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-11
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING GER
TAIN LOTS AS NUISANCES,

w HEREAS, the Board of Health in and |
w tor the city of Rock Inland, in the state Of
Illinois, have reported 10 the city council of said
city that the several lots and parts of lots below
mentioned am each and all Of them nuisanees
and their present condition dangerous and de-
trimentaffo the health OF the inhabitants of the
said city OF Rock Island by reason of the stag
naut water standing thereon respectively, and
that the several owners thereof respectively have
refused and neg lseted to drain fill up grade
the said several lots and parts of lots and that ii
is necessary 70 the health of said inhabitants that
said several lots and parts of lots be graded
TO remove said standing stagnant water. and the
facts so reported having been examined into and
found to be true by said city council, Therefore,
Be ii Ordained, by the city council OF the city
OF Rock Island, that lot 8, block s: lot 7, block g.
lot g. block 6; los 5, block IL; lot 3, block l5 lot
4, block IL; lot o, block - that part OF lot num-
bered g. in block numbered 7, known as the north
twenty nine and onehat feet described by meetes
| and bounds asSGollows, to-wit Commencing at
the north east corner OF said lot 8, runnug thence
south along Adams street 291 feet thence at right
angles to said Adams street west TO the alley,
thence along the alley north 29t feet to the north
west corner of said lot 8, and thence the place
| of beginning.
That part of lot 9 in block Z, known as the
| south 344 feet of said lot, described by meetes
| and bounds as follows, to-wit: Commencing at
the southeast corner Of said lot g. running thence
north along Adams street 343 feet, thence at right
angles west to the alley, thence south along said
alley 34i ieet, thence to the southwest corner of
said lot 9, and thence to the place of beginning.
Also that part of lot 10 IN block z, known the
west so feet OF the south 81 feet of said lot, des-
| cribed by meetes and bounds follows to-wlt
Commencing at the southwest corner OF said lot
! 10, trimming thence east along Orleans street so
| Ieet, thence at right giles north 81 feet, thence
at right ang west so feet to the alley, ind then
at rig bit angles along the line of the alley south
| 81 feet to the place OF beginning. All the above
| mentioned lots and parts OF lots In that part OF
the city of Rock Island known as Spencer &
| Case's addition.
| Also, lot 2 block !; lot block 4. That part OF
| lot 5, block 3, known the west 20 feet said
| lot described by meetes and bounds follows,
| to-wIt: Commencing at the southwest corner OF
said lot 5, running thence east along Rock River
street 20 feet thence north at right angles to said
street to the alley, thence west along said alley
90 feet to the northwest corner of said lot, thence
| south to the place of beginning.
1 That Part OF lot 9, in block 3, known the
east 90 feet of said -ot, described by meetes and
| bounds as follows, to-wIt: Commencing at the
southeast corner of said lot 9, running thence
along Rock River street west 20 feet, thence a,
rig5t angles north the alley, thence east along
| said alley 90 ieet to the northeast corner of sand
lot 9, thence south to the place of beginning. AL
that other part 6 said lot 8, in block 3, known
as the middle 30 feet of said lot g, described az
follows, to wit: Commencing at a point on Rock
River street 30 feet west of the south east
| of said lot 9, running thence west along Rock
River street 20 feet, thence at right angles north
to the alley, thence east along said alley 20 feet
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 Rock
Island known as Bailey Boyle's addition.
| Lo, numbered in block numbered I, in thai
part of the city of Rock Island known as John W
Spencer's addition.
| That lot known sub-lot l2, OF block IL, in
that part the city of Rock Island known tbs
| Old Town described by me etes and bounds as fol
| lows, to-wt: Commencing at the south ives
corner of lot 6 in said block II, running thence
along the west line of said lot to the north ives
corner of said lot 6, thence along the north line
of said lot 40 feet to the centre OF said north line
| thence through the centre of said lot right an
giles said north line to Rock River street, Themes
along Rock River street westerly 10 the place o
beginning; II being sometimes known tn
west half of lot s, in said block II, declare,
nuisances by reason of the stsgnant water stand
4 ing thereon, and because of their not being prop
, erly graded and drained in accordance with tn
, grade of said city of Rock Island.
And the several owners thereof are hereby re
spectively ordered to grade, fill up and drain tn
1 same so a. to remove the stagnant water standin
thereon respectively, within ten days from tn
date of this ordinance, and If the several owner
thereof shall not proceed TO comply with tn
above directions within said ten days and sha
not complete said grading, filling up and drainin
within twenty days from the date of this ord
, nance, the mayor and city marshal of this city O
: the Board OF Health of the city or Rock Islam
are authorized and required to grade said lots an
parts of lois and fill up and drain the &C
cordance with the requirements OF this ordinanc
and report to the city council the expense theret
of each piece and parcel thereof az above Sc
forth, separately. E...t s..E-
Passed this 4th day of June, A. d. 1866.
Attest, c. E. DODGE, City Clerk.
Approved, c. TEuEsDALE, Mayor.
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