The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-04-05
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting, April 4, 1870.

Regular Meeting, April 4, 1870
Present-His Honor, the Mayor; and
Aldermen Wollenhaupt. Koch, Riley, Sage,
Huber, Woods, Skinner and Gray
| The minutes of the last regular and sub
sequent meetings were read and approved.
| Officers reports for the month OF March,
together with a number of bills, were read,
| and, on motion, the same were referred TO
! finance committee.
| A petition, signed by q number OF citizens
and tax payers, was read, urging imme diate
| action with reference to the extension Of
| Arsenal street to the southern limits of the
city
On motion Of Alderman Skinner. the pc
tirion was referred to the committee on
streets and alleys, to report at the next
meeting.
A petition, signed BY s. S. Guyer, Ii. A
Smyth, G. NJ Babcock and Zeis. was
read, requesting the City Council to ordef
lamp post placed on the northwest corner vi
Guyer and Cherry streets
q, motion of C, w. Skinner the same was
rafarred TO the committee on hire and water.
A ner;tion numerously signed, requesting
the CIV Council to order the sewer on Ad-
ANS Street extended south as far as Cable
Street, WAS read.
On motion of Aid. Huber, the the petition
was referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
On motion Of Aid. Woods, the Mayor was
added to the Committee.
petition signed by citizens living on
the Camden road, Exchange Street. was
read, declaring the place known as Wilson's
Soap & Grease Works, situated on the above
named road or street, nuisance, by reason
of the stencil arising therefrom. and urging
the Council to have the same removed.
On motion, the Mayor was authorized II
appoint a committee of three to whom the
matter was referred, and the committee
requested to report at the next meeting.
! The Mayor appointed Aid. Wollenhaupt,
Woods and Sage.
4 petition WAS read, requesting the City
| Council TO order lamp post erected in front
of Turner Hall. situated on lot two (2) IN
biloxi fifteen tI5l old Town.
! The petition WAS referred to the committee
on fire and water
! 4 communication WAS reviewed from Mr..
Godfrey Pleber, proposing TO purchase from
the city, lot four "a in block thirty three 1913
in Chicago or lower addition to the city.
On motion of Aid. Skinner the matter
was referred TO the Mayor together with the
committee on streets and alleys with full
power to act
Mr.. Mixter received the proposition made
the Council last wear, with reference to deed
certain lands deeds TO be deposited with
city attorney in the extension OF Dock
st eet, in consideration the Clty Council won ID
remove so much Of the soil above grade on this
property decided to other portions Of said
Dock street. On motion the proposition
was accepted.
\ petition was read requesting the City
Council to open street eighty or one hun
dred feet in width from the junction o.
Spencer street with Madison street, east
wardly to the city limits, opening new streets
and widening old ones In such manner as
may be claimed expedlent. On motion the
petition was referred to TIE committee or
street aud alleys
P. l.. Mitchell in behalf of the Rock
Island Stove Company and Glass Msnatsct
uring Company, presented petition fol-
right OF way for one track across Carroll anc
Monroe streets and Wster street TO its in
tersection with the Rock Island Peoria
railroad, for & switch from the Peoria rail
road to their manufacturing establishments
On u ton the petition was granted, upoI
the express condition that the track WheI
laid Will not in any way prove al oessruc
ton TO the streets above named, or IN any
manner interfere with the right Of way al
ready granted TO other railroads, and ths
the company be required to comply with
the same restrictions rs regards the plsnking
of the crossings, the obstruction By cars as
/ railroads running into the city.
! Mr.. Mitchell. on behalf of the above named
companies, asked for an abatement of the
taxes due since 1857 on the undivided hal
of lots /. , 3. in block eight (s), on the un
divided half of lots 4, S, g. 10, ] |, in block
nine 10y in Chicago or Lower addition tc
the city.
On motion Of Aid Skinner, the matter
was referred to the City Attorney, for lega
advice,
The finance committee reported the fol
lowing bills correct.
On motion of Alderman Skinner th'
rules were suspended and the same allowed