The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-02
CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
Present: His Honor, Acting Mayor
Gray Aldermen Wollenhaupt, Koch, Sage,
Huber aud Woods.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following petition was read, when
!, was, on motion of AID. WolienhsuPt' re-
ferred to the Mayor, together with commit
tee of two appointed by the Mayor, to report
at the next meeting.
The Msyor appointed Aid. Sage end
Koch said committee.
/ Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, Aug. l, 1870.
To tho Honorable Mayor and City Council
ofMe City of Rock Island
Each day reveals to the Rockford, Rock
Island & st. Louis Railroad Company tue
fact that the room they occupy IN lnis cry
is inadequate to perform the ihc.e"s,ne
bus;ness Which is gradually finding its way
~ this MONT. and feeling DESTROYS OF promot
- .h.,r own interests as we'll as to enhance
.hs ;nterests of the citizens of this vicinity,
therefore respectfully ask and pray your
honorable body to allow the said company
the privilege of building "side track"
starting at point about sixty feet west of
Eas: Eagle street, and north of all tracks
now located and run east across East Eagle
street, and along In front of block told
TOWN. and terminate at the Waters edge
near the foot of Washington street. Said
company are willing to construct said track
in such manner az your honorable BODY
NAV direct.
For the company.
W. 81. PETrIBoNE, Supt.
| MIR. Grenelle, in behalf of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, asked the priv
| iege of erecting telegraph poles on the north
side of Illinois street, from the eastern termi.
nus of said street west as far as Hull s
Block, situated on the northwest corner of
Illinois and Washington streets.
Superintendent Pettbone, in behalf OF
the R, Il. |. Il St. Louis R. R. Co., request.
ed permission 20 erect telegraph poles from
/ Campany's office in Hulrs Block, west on
| Illinois street to Eagle street, thence porth
to Mississippi street.
On motion of Aid. Sage the petitions OF
Messrs. Grenelle and Pettibone were re.
with power to act
were submitted, and, on motion of Aid
Woods, were referred to the finance com
mittee.
The finance committee reported the
officers reports for the months of May and
June correct.
On motion of Aid. Huber the same were
approved.
The following communication was received
from S. S. Guyer:
To the Hon. Mayor 6na alderman ofhe
City ot.Rock Island.
Gentlemen At your meeting on the lst
day OF June you passed an order instructing
the Supervisor of the 4;h ward to serve
upon Mr.. Peter Hay a written notice to open
q certain road therein described within
thirty days from the date of said notice
which was served on the said Peter HAY on
the 5th day of June, 1870, and the said
Peter Hay has thus far neglected your
notice and refused to open said road, and it
still remains fenced at this date.
Now your petitioner respectfully asks your
Hon. body to pass order iustructing the
City Marshal again to give the said Pete,
Hay verbal notice toopen said road within ter
days from the date of the notice, and if SAID
fence is not removed by that time he vii
proceed to remove said fence himself GU, o.
said road, and the undersigned sgsin offers
to indemnify the CITY and the Marshal from
. all damages. S. S. GUYER.
August lst, 1870.
| On motion of Aid. WoIlenhaupt the City
Marshal WAS instructed 10 give Peter Hay
verbal notice to open two rods wide along
the south line of his premises from Elm
street east to his southeast corner in the
northwest quarter of the northeast quarter
section; one in township II \. +. ,, west OF
the 4th 7. NJ. according to preservation in
certain deed of conveyance of said land
from 5. S. Guyer to Atkinson, and Reynolds
recorded In tie recorders Office Of r.
, county, written ten days from date of the
service or notice.
4 number of bills we're received.
On motion OF Aid. Huber some were
referred to the committed on finance.
The finance committee to whom was re-
terred the bills for masonry In the LIST ward
at the last regular meeting reported in favor
of allowing three (S3) dollars per day.
On motion of Aid. Huber the report was
adopted.
The following communication from the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department was
resd and On motion OF Aid. Wolenhau p
ordered placed on file:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
ofMe City Of Rock Island:
GENTLEMEN Il have the honor to report
that the fire engines belonging to the city
are all in good working condition. The hose
belonging to the fire department, from age
and other causes are too defcien. in strength
to be used in case Of FIRE, with any degree in
Ger. ain:y, and they are not only deficient oil
quality but they are also deficient In guam
sity. | have, however, by authority of the
committee on FIRE and water ordered 600
/ feet of new hose.
/ There have been but five alarms of FIRE
during the last four months, and but one of
which proved to have done damage of any
moment and that one was the burning of a
residence in the lower part of the city on the
| Fourth of July.
1t affords me pleasure to be able to say
that the members of the fire department
have always been promptly on hand when.
ever there has been an alarm of fire.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
A. ROswoG,
Chief Engineer of Fire Department.
| The Finance Committee reported the fol
lowing bills correct, and on motion of Aid.
! Wollenhaups the rules were suspended and
the same allowed, to wit:
Sundry persons, labor in LIST Ward........S $3.50 81
| " on bridges. 90 20
| NJ Brady, mason work in LIST Ward........ 81 so
john Blake, " g -" . ~ 90
Thos Kerr. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2 so
j Frank Conway. l3 as
I j Robinson" 90
- Grotjan....-.....-....... | 90
Police force for the month OF July ....... $50 90
L NJ Webber 90 90
fChas Engel, salary month ................. 10 90
Chas Stocker, taking care of Rescue
Engine months ......................... rs 90
Andrew Etzel... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. rs
Phil 100 90
J Frank Conway 49,. .se................. q so
" W Edwards ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30 90
- Meinhardt. ..................... 3 40