The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-05
CITY COUNCIL.
Special Meeting, Nov. 4, 1867

Present-His Honor, Mayor Kimball, AL
dermen Dimick, Fries, Halves, | Huber, }.
r. Huber and Wagner.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
A petition from Holmes Hakes, asking
the City Council to abate the item of $500
on his assessment of monies and credits, was
read and referred to a special committee
Aid. Dimick and Fries were appointed on
said committee.
The committee to whom was referred the
application of P. l.. Mitchell to refund GER
tain taxes, submitted the following report,
and on motion of Alderman Dimick the
same was adopted, to-wit
To the Mayor and City Council of the City of
Rock Island:
GExTLEMEN-Your committee, to whom
referred the application Of p. l.. Mitchell, Esq,
asking the City Council to refund the taxes
sessed and collected by the City the stock of
the First National Bank of Rock Island. ILL.,, in
1865, report that, on examination of the law in
1886, they find that said stock enormously
sessed. Your Committee would, therefore. rec
ommend that said taxes be refunded, and that
order be drawn the Treasurer for that amount.
dawn HAYES,
l. HUBER,
Committee.
Rock Island, Nov. 4, 1867.
The Committee appointed to settle with
P. l.. Cable submitted the following report,
| and on motion of Aid. J. R. Huber the same
was adopted, to-wit:
| To the Mayor and City Council of the City of
| Rock Island
| GENTLEMEN-Your committee appointed TO set
| tie with P. l.. Cable, Esq, respectfully report
that they did not deem it advisable to issue
| Bonds of the form authorized at the last meeting
| of the Council, but instead thereof have issued
| thirty-four (34) Bonds for five hundred dollars
| (S50O) each. of the form of the printed blank
| Bold accompanying this report, and have taken
| up and cancelled thirteen Bonds of 81 ,OO0 each
| issued by the City in 1856, and payable in 1871,
numbering !, 2, 3, 4, s. 6, Is, IA, l.. l6, %, "a
and u.s. together with the coupons thereto attach
| ed falling due after July /, 1867. They have al
so received and cancelled the Coupons specified
| in the accompanying Schedule, marked GA and
have paid the judgements, interest and costs
| therein enumerated, amounting to S3O.111, and
have also paid ?. l.. Cable 81 200 Attorneys fees
| In addition to the 81 900 Bonds above named
they have issued to said P. l.. Cable two City or
ders Nos. 1908 and 5000, the former for Sc, 900
| and the latter for SIT, Order no. S0O5 for So.
400 was paid by the treasurer.
Your Committee have transferred the S50,OOt
stock in the r. l. & P. R. R. Company to P. L
| Cable, fer which he has allowed the City, in thu
settlement, S20.0e0, and have taken up all the OLE
indebtedness held by him against the City. a
| follows
| INDEBTEDNESS TAKEN TIP.
IS Bonds, issued in 1856, payable in
| 1871, 81 900 each, Sl3,OO
Coupons, interest, judgement and
costs. 3O.I7
Attorneys fees allowed him, LOO
Total, SALT
| HOW PAID.
Sold P L. Cable 500 shares of r. l. &
PR. R. Co. stock for 5000
| Issued him 81 City Bontls for S5o0
each, l7,0O
Issued him City orders for III
f SAL
All of which is respectfully submitted.
B. II. kIMBALL.
DAVID HAYES,
I. HUBER,
!. r. JOHNSTON,
Committee.