The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-18
OPTICAL PROCEEDINGS OF rHr CRY
COUNCIL.
Adjourned Meeting, March II, 1858

Adjourned Aeetlng, March IT, 1868
Present: His Honor, the Mayor, and Alder.
men Shaw, Fries, Wagner, Skinner, Lloyd,
Spencer, Rosen6eld and Hawes.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, and, after amendment approved.
Chief Engineer Stoddard, of the hire de-
pertment, presented the following report,
which was referred to the committee on fre
and water:
OFFICE OF CHEF EserxEER FIRE DEBT
Rock Island, March, 1858.
To HIS Honor, the Mayor, and Members Of the
CITY Council:
Gentlemen: The undersigned begs leave to
present, for your consideration, the following re-
port:
present time, consists of two companies, viz:
1W estern No. l." and "Rescus No. 2" These
are divided into engine and hose companies.--
Their force, consisting of one hundred and Fifty
men. is available and efficient whenever their
services are required, and tho companies are
ca Oh in harmony with the other. The engines
and hose carts are in good repair and ready for
work; but there is sesnty supply OF good, relia.
bic hose. / recommend that your honorable
body take measures for making good the defect
by purchasing some new hose think 500 feet
will be required. His Honor, the Mayor, in his
inaugural address, referred to the fact that faei
ties for obtaining water for extinguishing fires
are quite limited within the city, which fact any
one will admit who will investigate the subject.
hook and ladder company with apparatus,
is very necessary in arresting hres. This fact
was clearly seen by observers of the FIRE at the
Rock Island House last winter. With proper ia
cilites the burning frame building in the rear of
the house could have been pulled down, and the
store known as "Guettels" would have been
saved The hate food has damaged the sidewalk
- No oil lar.
son street. 1t is important that this should re-
ceive immediate attention. as II is with much
difficulty that the engine can he taken from and
to its proper place. petition that was signed
by many of the prominent tax payers ami bust
ness mon of the city praying for a steam FIRE en-
CINE was presented for the consideration of the
last City Council. The petition is in all proba-
bility among other papers on file in the archives
of the council chamber. fm Esa
Respectfully submitted,
s. B. SroDpARD,
Chief Engineer Fire Department.
Aid. Skinner, of the select committee on
the Rock River bridges, reported prog ress,
and the committee was continued.
Major Edison asked permission for q tenn
porary landing for fiat boat until the Island
bridge should be built. Petition granted.
A petition was presented from Mr.. Dixon,
of Camden, asking that the citizens of Cam
den be permitted to use the Rock River
bridges free of toll. while Transporting lum.
Der for the building of church. The conn
Gil unanimously declined to grant the petit
ton.
On motion, the rules were suspended and
the following bills were allowed:
Z. C. Chopper, I6 d'ys serv's rs Marshal q, 3S
Jas Harden, Frank Lncas. John Schlem-
NOR, W. Fl .Lundy. Christian Ssrvey,
Philip SimmOn, Rob't McConehi and
John Brenner, each 50 for servicts ss
special police election day...............leo 90
p Albert services as sidewalk comis FER. 80
+. C. Cropper, burrying dead animals....... $50
C. H. Stoddard, Surveying. 90
L. W. Eastman, lumber. III
n. Bumgardner, special police. 80
Andrew Hoffman. work on r. r. bridges. 80, Is
Jas Barthalow. II days services as police..i6 SO
s. Hoffman, special police so
James Snyder IL days services police ...-l6. So
! weyerhaueser 4 Denkman, iumber..........426,34
| P. L. Gable, amount overpaid on printing Is, 90
On motion of Alderman Wagner, the
finance committee, with the Mayor. were au
thorized TO borrow money to meet the pres
ent wants of the city.
| The bonds of the following officers were
presented, aud, on motion, approved:
D. 0. Reid, Clerk; c. A. Mclaughlin,
Marshal; Joseph A. Dudley, Weighmaster
Jno. w. Newton, Wharfmaster; Robert
| Koehler, Collector; Christian Wagnsr, su'
| pervisor lst ward; Christian Haverioh, 81
| pervisor I'd ward: John Hughes, supervisor
4th ward.
The Mayor, with the approval of the Mar
shall. then appointed the following police
men: F. Woods, p. Mitsch, NJ. M. Curtis
Jno. Woods, who presented themselves. took
the official oath and entered on their duties
On motion of Aid. Halves, the following
resolution was adopted:
Rcsolrsd, That the chairman of the severa
| committees and the head of the fire department
be directed personally to superiBtend al Pnrcha
ses of material used under their SUPERVISE.
Alderman Halves presented a comuenics
ton from the corpnrators OF the Moline
horse railway, asking certain amendments
to the Ordinance regulating certain stree
railways" On motion of AID. Skinner
laid on the table until next meeting.
Aid. Wagner, moved that all licenses re
main the same as last year. The ayes and
noes being called, the vote stood as fol
lows:
/ Ayes-Ald. Rosen6eld, Fries, Wagner
Skinner, Halves, Shaw, Lloyd.
/ Noes-Ald. Spencer.
Aid. Spencer presented the request of +
81. Smythe, that the city scales be ramovee
TO the city property, in front of Mitchell
Lynde's bank On motion of Aid Halves
said petition was referred TO the COMMITTEES
on streets and alleys.
Adjourned to Friday evening, March 10th
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