The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-26
CITY COUNCIL.
Adjourned Meeting, August "a, 1897.


Present-IIis Honor David Halves, "a ct |
ing Mayor" Aid. O. j. Dimick, Fries, /.
Huber, j. R. Huber, Lloyd and Wagner.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
A petition of Hugh Conweiand go others,
asking the city council TO cause sidewalk
of the first class to be constructed on the
east side of Jefferson street from Illinois
street to the river, was read and referred to
the committee on streets and alleys.
The city attorneys, to whom were referred
the proposed ordinance in relation to the
Rock Island d Peoria railroad company
submitted the following report:
REPORT OF THE CITY ATTORNEYS.
To the Hon. the Mayor and the City Council
OF the City of Rock Island.
GENrLEMES.-The undersigned respectful
~ report that, they have examined the an
| nexed ordinance, and in order to make it
comply with the terms and spirit of the prop
osition of P. L. Cable, ESQ.,, dated April 20,
| 1867 would recommend the following amends
ments
lst That section be amended by in sert-
| ing, after the word ''blocks" and before the
| figure 49," the figure "2". This on the 9th
| line of the lst page of said ordinance.
| I'd That section II be amended by strik-
ing out the word '.its," occurring after the
| word "maintain." and before the word
''track," and inserting the word "one'' in its
| stead. This on the 18th line of the LIST page
| of said ordinance.
| Sd That said section II be further amend
| ed by inserting after the word 'may" and
before the word "be,' the words ''at any
| time" This at the end of the 2lst line OF
| said LIST page.
| 4th That section " be amended by in
| serting after the word "the' and before the
word Crack the word present" This on
the 18th line of the Sd page of said ordin-
| anee.
9Th Add to said ordinance section V, as
follows:
| SECTION 5. All steamboats, and water crafts
landing at the depot grounds hereinabove estab-
| lshed and doing coal business merely, shall
not be chargable for wharfage; but the right is
| hereby expressly reserved to the City Council to
| charge and collect wharfage on all steamboats,
| and water craft landing mt said depot grounds
| and doing any other business than coal bust
| ness merely. And for the purpose of collecting
| such wharfage, the proper city officers shall at
| all times have free access to said depot grounds
and all parts thereof.
9th Add to said ordinance section VI AS
follows:
4 b.
| and be in force unless its acceptance by SIP q
| Rock Island & Peoria Railroad Company shall
be signifed, in writing to the Mayor or CITY
Clerk, within ten days from the date of its pas
| sage nor unless the bonds coupons and JuGg-
| ments against the City shall, within thirty days
| from the date of the passage of this ordinance,
be surrendered to the Mayor and cancelled, IN
pursuance and upon the terms of the proposition
dated April goth 1867, and signed by 2. l.. Ca
| BILE.
The first amendment is proposed in order
to cover any supposed right of the Railroad
Company to the land in front of block 2.
The second is proposed in order to pre-
vent any claim on the part of the Railroad
Company to more than one OF its present
tracks on the present depot grounds.
The third is proposed in order to include
any ordinance hereafter to be passed, as well
as any now in force.
The fourth is proposed in order to unmls-
tahably define the depot grounds.
Section FIVE is proposed in compliance
with the suggestions of a number OF the
members of the City Council, and to carry
out the fifth head OF the original proposition
and the undersigned think that the words OF
the proposition leave the question of charg-
ing wharfage to boats landing for other than
coal purposes fair question for adjustment
! between the Railroad Company and the
City.
: The sixth section sufficiently explains
itself, as we understood it to be the desire o.
the City Council to make the settlement an
J entirety.
We also recommend the adoption of G
resolution in substance as follows
Resolved, By the City Council of the City o.
Rock Island that, the Finance Committee togeth
t er with the Mayor and City Clerk, are hereb,
authorized and instructed, on notice being giver
of the acceptance of the ordinance entitled "a
ordinance vacating the present depot grounds o
r the Rock Island d Peoria Railroad Company ant
locating and establishing new depot grounds fo
, said Company in the City of Rock Island Il
draw all necessary orders on the City Treasurer
to prepare, execute and sell all necessary bond
and instruments of writing, and to do all othe
things necessary to the carrying out OF the sai'
f ordinance and of the proposition signed by p L
; Cable. and dated April goth, A. D., 1867.
Il All of which is respectfully submitted.
CHAs. M. OSBORN, City Atty,
A. WEBSTER, Of Counsel.
: Rock Island, H., August "a, A. D., 1867.
On motion of Aid. J. r. Huber, thu
amendments proposed in said attorneys re
port were adopted
Aid. o. j. Dimick offered the following
as asubstitute for section three of said or
; dinance, and the same was adopted
to.wit
II SEC. 3-The said Company may construct
maintain and use switch in Water Street, be
|, tween block and Water block s, of the Chicag,
l or Lower Addition to the. City of Rock Island
: with rail road track running therefrom alon.
said street into the depot grounds hereinaate
! located and established. And said Compan,
may also, at any future time, construct, and 70
, the period of ten years from the passage of thi
ordinance, maintain and use side track on tn
south side of its main track and connected there
with by proper switches, between the west lin,
| OF Eagle street commonly called East Eagl
street,, and the east line of Buffalo Stree
projected north, on which side track, cars ma,
be kept standing for the purpose of selling
unloading and delivering coal the same to b
SO located and constructed as to accommodate
said busine,s and 80 as to int arfere with tn,
} ordinary uses Of said ground, by the public, .
little as possible.
II AID. J. r. Huber moved that the ordi