The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-28

H.Jeh0St0H, L.
r, b. TAYLOR, Judge Z" - s. ssoszse7I Iesvo I
M, r. Char. clerk, 4 /" l. !" Cd 9gsE baa 200
LANES I.Hod ges clerk" .Es''i l. e1a9v 300
J. A. Gray, Judge ofelectiOn days ossial o.oo
George Snyder,judge . sa.tfq io;oo
HI. Borgess. Judge g. g" s. ie,Vo !
r. II. Powers clerk /" /" L 2Vo
Frazer Wilson, clerk J" - l. .es a'oo
II 81 - - 70 &c = r,a 500
Alexander Murray judge 4 .sia s'oo
Jacob Dodge, clerk Of 9. - g i as.F S,oo
Roscoe Dodge clerk of 80" = et1aras 2,oo
A. Murry for house rent on election days s,ee
Telegraph company, "a za-a ,17a or ~
The committee to whom was referred the
matter in relation to the reduction OF gas
submitted the following report to wit: .aa
.sf 81 afs5aa REPORT ON GAS.
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council OF ROCK
Island -
Is 13EyrIExEs Your committee to whom was
referred the subject of reduction IN ,ne Pri0e ..
pas after Investigation and due consideration, re-
spectfdlly submit the following report
THE Rock Island Gas Light & Coke Company |
have an exclusive privilege to manufacture gas. |
lay down pipes within the city limits, &c, grant
ed by an ordinance passed April 18th, 1854, pro
vided the company shah conform to said ordin- |
.ance and furnish gas at such price as may be hx
ed nv the city council. Failing to do this the
company forfeits its right to make gas, lay pipes,
&c., within the city limits This right expires ny
1
| The present rate the company is perInie.eo u
charge is Eve dollars and twenty cents per tnous
and cubic feet Your committee recommend .ha'
the ordinance of August LIST, 1854, be repeated
leaving the price TO consumers Ut Sf,oo pef 'noo
| and cubic feet. {.
t Your committee would also report that the city
NOW has Sc public and private street lamps
| These lamps are now lighted only until IL O.
clock at night, on such nights as there is no moon
in the early part Of the night, averaging Is or 10
| nights in q month. The CITY now pays sZ,oo
month for each lamp, lighted as before mentioned;
and S35 month for lighting the same
| Your committee of opinion that the pn6hc
lamps should remain burning all night, and every
night in the month, possibly one night may be
| excepted To do this would cost 50 a month TOT
each lamp, and $78 month for lighting the
! same at the rate now paid.
Your committee recommend that the gas COM
! many be allowed 81 month for each street lamp,
| on which FIVE foot burners are used, the lamps to
he lighted at dark, or twilight, and remain burn
; ing all night or until daylight This would be
reduction of 81 month on each street lamp,
| or one-fifth of the aggregate amount.
Your committee would also recommend that
the gas company be allowed $40 month for
lighting the street lamps, which would be reduc-
| ton of $50 q month from the price now pald,
i | provided they were now lighted every night
a Your committee therefore recommend the adep-
! | ton of this report
: Rock Island, March q, 1867.
I - O.J. DINICK,
- s" DAVID HAYES,
5aeus PETER FRIES.
, Aid. o. J. j. Dimick moved the adoption
: of the report.
!. AID. Halves offered the following addition
e al report viz "That the above report is &
: compromise between the city and the Gas
light 4 Coke company"
u The original report was then adopted a
: amended. E
1 On motion of Aid Oh. Dimick the fol
lowing ordinance was adopted:
ORDINANCE "a
, An Ordinance in relation to the price of gas il
Il the City of Rock Island /: - -.
= Be IL Ordained BIZ the City Council 81 the c.t
q of Rock Island, That an ordinance emitted, "a
g ordinance for the relief of the Rock Island ga
S Light and Coke Company" passed August Isl
1864, is hereby repealed.
- The committee to whom was referred Tn
:. matter in relation to procuring councl
II room submitted the following report:
n REPORT on COUNCIL ROOM.
TO the Mayor and City Council
Your committee appointed at the last meetin
in regard to renting a council room, would mos
respectfully beg leave to report in favor OF NOV
D. ing the council room to the large and commodiou
Id room in Messrs Mitchell Il Lynde's block
70 LIST 1t being more centrally located.
I'd. 1t being more commodious and bette
+ adapted as a council room: >,
IL. 3D. We can procure it for the same rent as til
W. O.. J. DIMIcK,
IN DAVID HALVES,
;, 49, RICHARD LLOYD
ne Aid. @. J.. Dimick moved the adoption
ms the report.
cd Aid. HAYES made verbal report in r
to lation to certain improvements proposed
ut. Mr. Harper ON the room now occupied
+ the city Council whereupon Ala. Lloyd mo
ed to vote by ballot for the choice OF the tv
rooms. Motion carried. The council the
proceeded to ballet; the vote being tie Il
mayor decided in favor of remaining IN t
= room now occupied by the city council.
The Finance committee recommend
that their committee together with the May
M be authorized to borrow the sum of $4,Ot
= Z for the term of sixty days, from the lst
~ | tioual Bank of Rock Island, interest at d
"a per cent per annum, for the purpose of pa
EFT. ing bounty orders issued by the city a
falling due the a28th inst. ae-' .l1 =.
| On motion of Alderman j. r. Huber,
Mayor and Finance committee were auth
lied to borrow the above amount as reee
20 menaed by said COMMITTEE. i
On motion of Aid. Halves, Aid. 0. j. ID
AN. lex was authorized to draw up contract
- tween the city and the Rock Island Gaslll
s Sc Coke company in reiStion to street Ian
100 as -rSSerrspprt Of the Committee srss EE
4 to .Onsmotisa OLA ID. q. j. 4Dimiok the :
free lowing resolutions were adopted:
Feb 4 REsoLurnoNs.1
Be it Resolred by The City Couseit Of the Cit
a. Rock Island, That the award made BY the bt
fof commissioners, appointed under the act of
Iants gress, passed April 49, 1864, giving the city
80. Rock Island the sum of S14,357 and int
~ III thereon in full compensation for the wa
"a of bridge. embankment, and approaches
.ha ing from the city of Rock Island to the
- land of Rock Island, and for the Island KIN
? rs Wilson's island, in the Mississippi river
...a and the same is hereby accepted, and the rigt
shall said city appeal from the Said award Of
said board of commissioners is rhereby waiy
and the said city hereby consents to accept
- said sum SO awarded, together with the ints
49, thereon, according to- the terms of the said aw
Ia in fun satisfaction Of its claims for said br
tSs;, and real estate taken by the United States.
~ = Bea further Resoiced That Charles NJ. Osb
sn city attorney for said city Of Rock Island, is
. he by instructed to ask judgement in the pr
,ated court said awards and to collect the amour
t;on due and owing to the said city and that a
nils of this resolution duly certified shall be his
n all AAhs 'nsreiof' ssa1 2 fe..i-s-e.
ip IN Aid. /. Huber moved that the judgen
col in favor of the city against VIM. Fritz
ships William Bell, and others, be cancelled.
Aid. Hawes moved to amend BY relea.
no ris William Bell and Philip Simmon by 7