The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-03

as TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Auditors Office.
June IS, 1867.
SIR:-The account of Rock Island city for
| land taken by the United States per accounts
April 18th, 1864 and june 9th, 1866, undor de-
cree United States district court northern dis
trict of Illinois, dated June 9th, 1867, including
| interest from Jauuary 18th, 1867, amounting to
| $I4, 704.l6 payable to your order, has this day
been confirmed by the second comptroller. As
soon it can be paid yeu will be notified by the
| Secretary of the Treasury; the receipt OF
which sum please acknowledge to this office.
| sIfH Respectfully, $50 ~t7*'-
| sseaii Your obedient servant. 49.
| la 81 E. B. FRENCH,
| 5ses fsP Second Auditor.
CHAs M, OSBORN, Attorney, &c.
By this it appears that the claim is fully al
lowed and only awaits the action of the officers in
| Washington to be paid.
Respectfully
CHARLES NJ OSBORN, y
+ t"- City Attorney.
June 25, 1867.
The petition of F. Gregg and "a others ask
| ing the City Council to open the street from
Greenbush to Elm street, to cause side
| walks of the I'd class to be constructed on
said street was read and referred to Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys.
The Committee ON Rock River Bridges,
submitted the following report, to wit:
City of Rock Island:
Your committee to whom referred the Pc
| tition of Sears Il Co., would respectfully recon-
| mend that said company have permission to cross
| Rock river bridges from June LIST, 1867 to April
LIST 1868, for the sum of $T5.
We would also recommend that no further COM
putations be made with any
| WM. EGGLEsToN,
I. HUBER, Committee Bridges.
| L. D. DINICK.
| On motion of Aid. Halves, the report was
accepted aud adopted.
| A communication from Osborn Il Curtis
proposing to pay the sum of $50, to redeem
lots belonging to minor heirs, from all back
taxes, and proposing to keep the taxes paid
up in the future was read and on motion of
| Aid. Halves, the proposition was accepted.
| The following communication from the
| Board of Health, was read, and, on motion
| OF Aid. Fries, was concurred IN, to wit:
| To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
| We, the undersigned, appointed committee by
the Boa I'd of Health, to investigate block two ~
| old town, herewith submit the following report:
! Afterthoroughly examining the cellar OF Messrs.
| Rosenfelds, find it emitting very f9tid
| gas, that impregnates the adjoining buildings.
The water in said cellar is saturated with animal
matter to such degree that we declare it to be a
great nuisance, prejudicial to the health of the
neighborhood.
cellar of Mr.. Speidel and found it impregnated by
the same offensive matter and, continuing to the
| well of Mr.. d. Aunan, in same blcck, we found
the water in said well very unhealthful and disa
greeable TO the taste, and by analysis found it
| thoroughly incorporated with chlorat of soda
| and lime, being the perculation from Rosenheld :
| cellar to said well.
Further pursuing our Investigations to the eel
lar OF Mr. Tegeler and the wells of Messrs. Grogan
| and Bromley and Analysing the water from the
sam ham aafn SAT- cd wit ma
| salts the well of Mr.. Nunan, but in less de-
gree. And we are satisfied that the water of the
| wells above stated is injurious to the health of
| those compelled to use it.
| Pursuing our examination to the tannery of
| Messrs. Rosenheids, in the same block, we found
| it filled with noxiOus and offensive matters, to
| such degree as to make it very unpleasant and
| unhealthy TO the whole neighbOrhOod. All of
which we declare nuisance requiring Immediate
| abatement.
| The committee are induced to believe that Il
deep sewer drain from the bottom of Messrs.
| Rosenfelds' cellar, in rear of and continued
through the said tannery to the Mississippi river,
| may remedy the nuisance otherwise an abate-
| ment of sailing hides IN said cellar and removal
| of said tsnnery are required for the health and
| welfare of said block.
| ..tt H. WIC#GANx. -s.
JAS. VI. BRACKET,
Rock Island. June Is, 1857
| Aid. l.. ID. Dimick moved that City Mar
| shall Chopper be instructed to notify Messrs.
| Rosenfelds of the action of the City Council,
and order them to abate their nuisances
forthwith. Adopted.
| The following communication from the
members of the Board of Health, was read
and referred to the Ordinance Committee
with authority to draw up an ordinance III
accordance with said recommendation to
wit:
! t. n
Rock Island:
The members of the Board of Health respect
fully represent that they find great difficulty il
giving general satisfaction in regard to hog pens
in the business part of our city, and would re
speetfuly recommend that all hog pens be de-
clared nuisance in the following locality, com
mencing at tho corner of Mississippi and Madison
streets, thence south to Orleans street, thence ives
| along Orleans to Beaver street, thence north t.
| Mississippi street. thence east along Mississippi
street to place of beginning. We respectfully ash
for ordinance to this effect, particularly during
| the warm months from May to October.
| j. w. BRACKET,
III. WICHAANN,
E. C. CRoPPER.
Rock Island, June 25, 1867.
The following communication from the
, Board of Health, was read, concurred in
and the Committee ON Streets and Alleys in
structed to have the within mentioned nui
sances abated forthwith; to WIT:
, | To the Board of Health:
II After investigation of the following-lots, viz.
Lot three in block four, Bailey Boyle's add
ton. lots seven and eight in block six, Spence
Cases addition; lot three in block fifteen, Spen
Ger d Cases addition, and finding same in
t | filthy and unhealthy condition to the neighbor
t | hood they hereby declared nmisdnces and al
!, | abatement thereof is recommended.
! Respectfully submitted,
i ++. II. WIcHNASS, a.
Committee for the Sd and 4th Wards.
! s Rock Island, June "a, 1867.
The following communication from tn
same source was read and referredto Financ
: Committee, with power to ascertain if a suit
able peice of ground can be procured 70
City Hospital, to wit:
To the Board of Health of the City of Roc
Island # rH r
GENTLEMEN:-Your committee appointed +
inspect city hospital respectfully represent tn
: following:
LIST. Since the enclosure of Isaac Negus & Co.
lans, the hospital gate is eectually closed, to al
, | practical purposes. We would recommend tn
. | gates to be removed TO the southeast corner o
hospital lot. ISL. 81
J. The hospital is in good order rs can be ex
pected in its present location. We recommen'
white washing the inside of hospital and privy!.
We found the following articles in good order
-Four pair blankets g~e.v