The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-07-14

CRY CoUNcIL.-Adjourned meeting July
IL, 1866.
Present-His honor the Mayor, Aldermen
Bogue. L. d. Dimick. o. j. Dimick, Gilmore,
l. Huber, Shearer and Sweeney.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The committee appointed at the last meet
ing to examine the assess OK q returns, report
ed verbally that they had discovered no err
rors in the assessors list
On motion of Aid. o. j.. Dlmick the report
was accepted and committee discharged.
On motion OF Aid. Sweeney It was ordered
that section %. fractional s. Q. 157 acres, as
sesseded to s. M.Goldsmith, last year, be adj
ded To said assessment lists-valued as last
year. % 49,
Aid Sweeney moved that the assessment
lists for the city for the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty-six, having been duly made
aud returned by the assessor, and revised
and corrected by the city council, after duo
notice to persons feeling aggrisved thereby,
and full hearings of all objections thereto.
it is hereby: Ordered, That the said
lists aud the several assessments therein
contained, as revised and corrected by
the city council, be, and the same are hereby
confirmed, and that a warrant issne for the
collection of the taxes which may be assessed
thereon. Motion adopted.
On motion of Aid. Bogue the following en-
titled ordinance was passed, to wit:
IAN ordinance levyiug taxes for the munich
pal year 1856"
A petition of John Corcoran and IA others
was presented asking for a sidewalk, and on
motion of Aid Shearer the same was received
and ID was ordered that sidewalks of the Sd
class be constructed on the south side of
Pleasant street from Otter street to Elk street,
and on the north side of Illinois street from
Ontario street to Main street. Also on the
west side of Elk street from Rock River
street to Toledo street, on or before the first
day of October next in conformity with the
city ordinance relating to sidewalks.
a petition was presented by John Caller,
asking the city council to abate nuisance
and ON motion of Aid. o. J. Dimick the same
was received and placed on file.
2 "A communication was presented from W.P
Barns proposing to furnish stone for macadam
izing, and on motion of Aid. o. j. Dimick
the same was received and referred to COM
mittee ON steets and alleys.
A communication was presented from J
Ell. Westpfahi asking for authority to con-
construct culvert In the railroad dam and
on motion of AID /. Huber. the same was
received and referred to committe on streets
and alleye.
On motion of Aid. o. j. Dimick the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resoiced, That, in future, all applications for
the erection or moving of wooden buildings must
be accompanied by petition sIgned by the prop
srty owners in the vicinity of the place where they
are to be located.
Aid. Shearsr reported an ordinance In ref
erence to the Gaslight & Coke Co., and on
motion of Aid. o. j. Dimick it was referred
to a special committee of two, together with
the mayor, with instructions to confer with
Mr.. Harper In reference to the price charged
for gas by the Gaslight & Coke Co., and re-
port at the next regular meeting. Aid. 0. j.
Dimick and Gilmore were appointed on said
committee. ~
Aid. Shearer moved that the committee on
ordinances report an ordinance regulating
the building Of chimneys and smoke stacks
Adopted.
Sundry bills were presented and on motion
| OF Aid. l.. D. Dimlck the same were referred
to committee on finance. 5as
e. Aasdjournsd till = o'clock, P, N. July 18th,
G.. E. DODGE, City CLERK.