The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-02

ADJOURNED NETTING! O'CLOCK ?. N.
Preseut-His Honor, Thomas Murdock,
Mayor and Aldermen Fries, HAYES, Lloyd,
Skinner, Shaw, Spencer, Rosenfeld and
Wagner.
The minutes of the last regular and
subsequent meetings were read aud ap.
proved.
The petition Of l.. Kiesow and others,
asking the council to take measures to com
pei auctioneers to pay into the city treasury
reasonable per centsPe on oil goods con.
signed or purchased with view to their
being sold at public auction, was read, and
on motion, received and ordered fled
A communication from G. HaberlAh, su.
peryisor of the second ward, stating that be
had caused the arrest of Frank Stone, a
colored man, for non.payment Of road tax,
and that said Stone was released in cousC
queuce Of n, Lettig having become security
for the payment Of the same with cost, and
that he has not been able to collect the
same, was read, and, on motion, Police Mag.
istrate Highly was instructed to collect the
tax referred to from the security if the prin.
cipal canaot be found.
The reports Of officers for the month Of
January, and also a number Of bills, were
read and referred to the finance committee.
The clerk reported that on the l4th day
Of January, the commissioners appointed 70
ascertain and assess the damages, and re.
Compense due the owner or owners OF such
land as may be necessary to be taken and
Appropriated for the extension Of Arsenal
street, from its present northern terminus to
the south branch of the Mississippi river,
filed with him their report and assessment OF
damages and benefits by reason Of such ap.
preparation and extension; that he caused
to be published the notice required by the
charter, fixing to-day as the day when, if no
objections be made, the same will be con.
frmed.
Whereupon said report was read, and, on
otlon, the same was received and confirm.
ed, and the mayor WIS authorized TO draw
the necessary orders and pay the damages
awarded By said commissioners.
The finance committee reported the OIL.
GERS reports for December, correct and the
same were approved also the following bills
as correct and on motion the rules were
suspended and the same were allowed, to
wit
VIM Boehme, horse hire, ST. 90; &c Plum.
-; c Wagner, labor, 90; II A Smythe,
hardware, lG Ga; W W Langdel, black.
smi,hing, IA 81; P. Bogue, pump, l3 90;
w Drury, boarding prisoners, 80 49, G II
Stoddard, surveying, 70 90; John HAYES,
DO, 9 O0 L Connolly, labor, e.; L Con.
nelly, team, : 90: r Heron, labor, : 81;
John " Newton, care Of engine, 80 90; p
Skinner & Son, lumb Der, 2lS SO; J Dudley,
salary and suudries 81 10; D o Reid, sal.
sry, 30 90; John Lusk do, 45 90; p
Misch, policeman, 46 80; Y Woods, do
46 50: NJ NJ Curtis, do, 4G 30; John Con
don, do, sc so Weyerhauser & Denkman
x l6.
The council proceeded to elect judges 0
election for the ensuing year, and the fol
lowing persons we're declared duly elected
Judges in the several wards, 10 wit:
First Ward-A. X. PhiIleo, B. D. Walsh
Charles Engel.
Second Ward M. D. Merrill Il. Kehler
job Ross.
Third Ward--John Peetz, A. Whitman
James F. Copp.
Fourth Ward Henry Kroger, John An
derson, Charles Skinner.
On mo ton, the mayor was authorized, i
the event Of any Of the Judges declining I
serve, TO appoint others in their stead.
On motion, the following places were Sc
lected in the several wards at which to hol
the elections:
lst, Farmers Retreat I'd, Court House
3d. Rescue Engine House 4th, John An
derson's, Greenbush.
On motion, adjourned.
D. 0. REID, City Clerk,