The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-18


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Cry CouscIL--Adjourned meeting, March
Is, 1867. Q nI
Presentr-His Honor William Eggleston,
Mayor, Ald. L. D. Dimick, O. j. Dimiek, L.
Huber, Fries, j. R. Huber, Halves, Lloyd and
Wagner.
! The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
/ The petition of James E. Kennedy and
% others, recommending Michael Mcmahon
as suitable person for policemen was pre-
sented, read and referred to committee on
Police. assa--s - z-lszass
The petition of Mrs Annie Wilson and II
Others, asking that some measures be taken
to prevent teams from driving on the side
walks in the First Ward, was read and re-
ferred to Committee on Streets and Alleys.
The petition of Mathew Marx and 9TH
ers recommending John Flanagan as a suit
able man fer policeman, was presented and
referred to Committee on Police.
The petition of John Ziegler and II others
asking the City Council to reduce the saloon
licenses to one hundred dollars was pre-
scented, read and placed on file.
= Mr.. b. Harper offered the following for an
ordinance in relation to the Moline & Rock
Island Horse railroad :: ,szaa - "#
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO THE MOLINE
& ROCK ISLAND HORSE RAILROAD COMPANY
SEC. BE IL ordained 5s the City Council OF
the Gty'of Rock Island, That 1.-The Moline and
Rock Island Horse Railroad Company corpo-
ration created by an act of the general assembly
of the state of Illinois, approved February--ls67,
be and the same is hereby authorized and en-
gle double track railway, with all necessary
and convenient tracks for turn outs, side tracks
and appendages, in, over and along the following
streets and avenues in the city of Rock Island /:
Commencing at the eastern boundary OF said
City, on Moline Avenue, thence ON said Avenue
to Broadway; on Broadway to Rock River street !;
on Rock River street to Madison street on Madi-
son street to Orleans and Illinois streets; thence
on Orleans and Illinois streets westerly to Water
street; also from Orleans street down Jefferson
street to the Levee or Mississippi street thence
down the Levee to, Eagle street. And exclusive
power and authority is hereby granted to said
Company to operate and maintain said railway,
and to transport cars and over said tracks for
and during the existence of said corporation, and
in the manner, on the terms and subject to the
conditions and exemptions in said charter provi-
ded. Preuidea, That said tracks shall be so con-
strueted and said road so operated as not materi-
ally to interfere with the of said streets for
ordinary purposes.
On motion of Aid. o. J. Dimick, the same
vas referred 10 the committee on Streets and
Alleys, together with the City Attorney. =
The bonds of the following city officers
| were presented and approved. sto-wit:
City sClerk,-Treasarer, Collector, Weigl
Master, Wharf Master, and Supervisor fol
| Second Ward. E
| On motion of Aid. o. j. Dimiek the mat
ter of election of Supervisor for the Thirt
Ward was called up. .r.... d.. ~.
| A communication from Joseph Johnston
| in relation to said election was presented
| and On motion OF Aid. O. J. Dimiek the sam,
was ordered to be spread upon the records
| as follows:
Rock ISLAND, March Is, 1867.
| To the Hon. Mayor and Democratic aldermen o
the City of Rock Island:
| GENrLEMEs-I see by the daily papers that a
your private democratic caucus, to nominate mel
| for such Offices you had to fill, my name wa
4 used, and was the nominee for supervisor of tn
| Sd ward, without my knowledge or consent, ant
not then until the had failed, in several at
| tempts, to nominate other persons that had ap
| piled for the office, - -- -
| 81 At said caneus. after the nomin atoms for III
/ various Offices had been made, resolutions wer
passed to the affect that the members of the eau
| Gus would support the nominees at the comm,
election for city oficers-being on the 18th inst
j and when the election came, some of my should b.
i friends bolted my name, to my personal injury.
After thanking my TRUE friends for their actor
in the matter, would respectfully decline to be
candidate for said Office under any circurns ces
Very Respectfully Yours, &C., g.
| --..~.ss..-e.z.sv JOS. JOHNSTON
Thomas Butler, having received MAORI
| ty OF all the votes cast, was declared duly
elected Supervisor for the Third Ward fol
| the ensuing year. ~ ~ ..gr
election for Supervisor for the F'ourtl
Ward was taken from the table. The vote
cast at last meeting being tie, the Mayor
requested the Council to proceed to ballot fol
| Supervisor for the Fourth Ward. Henry
| Fitzsimmons having received majority o
all the votes cast was. declared duly elected
| Supervisor for the ensuing year.
/ Mayor Eggleston appointed the following
standing committees for the ensuing year, t.
| wit:
On Finanee-Ald. Halves and /. Huber.
On Streets and Alleys-Ald. Fries ant
| L. d. Dimick
On Fire and Water-Ald. O. J. Dimicl
and J. R. Huber.
On Police-Ald. ]. Huber and Wagner
On Ordinances-Ald. Lloyd and Halves
On Markets-Ald. Wagner and L. d
| Dimick. -.-.
On motion, two members were added t.
the Committee on Streets and Alleys, max
| ing one from each ward. Aid. /. Huber ant
J. r. Huber were appointed.
The report of Charles E. Dodge, Cit,
Clerk, was presented and referred to Finance
| Committee. 1909
Sundry bills were read and referred to Fl
| nance Committee.
Aid. cd. DiInick moved that a specia
committee of three be appointed to confer
with Ben. Harper, and Mitchell & Lynde. il
| relation TO suitable room for the City IGoun
Gil. Adopted Aid. o. j.. Dimick. DaaviC
Halves and Richard Lloyd were appointed
| said committee.
Aid. o.J. Dimick presented proposed
ordinance for the reduction of the price O
| gas, as follows
Az ORDINANCE FOR THE RELIEF OF THE ROCK IS
| LAND GAS coysUMMERs.
Be at ordained By the city council of the eity 0
| Rock Islaad, That from and after the FIRST day o
| April next, the gas consumers of Rock Isanc
be relieved from paying any than tire
dollars and tfty cents per thousand cubic feet fo
gas consumed from tbs Book Island Gas high