The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-06
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Present-His Honor, Mayor Eggleston,
Aid. l.. D. Dimick, o. J. Dimick, Fries, I.
Huber, J. r. Huber, Halves, Lloyd and
Wagner. Fsr4*} as sssa8e s.@eT
The minutes of the last regular and sub
sequent meetings were read and approved.
Sundry bills were read and referred to f.
nance committee.
Monthly reports from the following city
officers were read and referred to finance
committee, to-wit: City Clerk, Collector,
Treasurer, Weigh Master, Wharf Master,
Bridge tender. and Police Magistrate.
A petition from the Rock Island & Poor
ia Rail Road Company was read, and, on
motion of Alderman Halves, was placed on
fle-which is as follows
To the Honorable, the City Council ofstbe City
of Rock Island: ss 49,
The Rock Island d Peoria R. r. Co. respect
fully represents that its Railroad runs into said
city; rhatit has long used portion Of the pub
lie grounds lying north of the north line of Wa
ter street (so-called, in front of blocks three,
four and five of the old town Of Rock Island, for
depot purposes, under ordinance of and contract
with said city, in relation to which, controversies
have arisen between said Company and are still
pending-that P. L. Cable, Esq, the President OF
said Company, by q certain communication to
His Honor, the Mayor, of said city, bearing date
April 2oth, 1887, submitted proposition for the
amicable adjustment of NIL matters in dispute be-
tween said city Of the one part, and said Cable
and said Company of the other part, embracing,
among other things, the proposed vacation Of the
depot grounds above referred to- and the location
and designation of the boundaries of new depot
grounds for said Company within said city; that
said Company, by resolution of its board of d.
rectors adopted at their meeting on the 18th day
of May, 1857, approved of said proposition, SO
far its rights and interests involved there
in, and instructed the secretary of said board to
| prepare suitable petition in behalf Of said
Company, for presentation to the City Council Of
said city, for the passage of ordinance vacat-
ing the present and locating and designating the
boundaries of new depot grounds FOR said Com
pany within said city, upon the terms and condi.
tions in said proposition set FORTH" III.
| Wherefore your petitioner, the said The Rock
| Island Peoria Rail Road Company, respectfully
asks your honorable body at its earliest convent
ence to pass ordinance for the vacation of said
depot grounds and the location and designation
| of the boundaries of new depot grounds for your
petitioner in said city, upon the terms and condi
lions in said proposition yot forth and your pc
titioner, as in duty bound, win ever pray, DC.
- In testimony whereof, and in pursuance
re Tof said resolution, I, Cornelius Lynde,
Jr., Secretary of said Company, have
~ hereunto subscribed my name and af-
fixed the seal of said Company, this 18th day Of
| CORNELIUS LYNDE, JR-,
4 Sec'y R. I. P. r. r. Co.
! Aid. Halves, member of the ordinance
committee, submitted the following report
| together with the ordinance therein named
| and moved its adoption, to-wit: 5s
REPORT.
| To His Honor, the Mayor, and Aldermen of thu
City of Rock Island. --..f
| We, the undersigned, your committee on ord
nance would respectfully report that in :pursu
| ance of the resolution of your honorable body
passed on the 9Th day Of May last. we have pre-
pared an ordinance for the vacating of the pres
| ent depot grounds Of the Rock Island & Peori,
| Rail Road Company, and the location and estab
| lishment of new depot grounds for said Company
which ordinance Is herewith presented and tn,
4 same having been submitted to the attorneys o
| said city and approved by them, the undersigned
| respectfully recommend its passage this 5th da,
of August, A. d. 1867.
l.. Dawn HAwrs One nf se;d copm;ttao