The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-08
CITY COUNCIL PRocs1pINos.
Regular Meeting, Maroh7, 1870.

Present: His Honor, the Mayor, ant
Aldermen Rosen6eld, Wollenh.upt, Eggle
| stoE, Riley Spencer, Huber, P. Skinner anc
q. W. Skinner.
The minutes Of last regular and subse
quent meeting we're read and approved.
Officers reports for the month OF February
! to gether with Q number of bills were read
and on motion were referred to Finance
| Committee
| A petition from Il. f. West, requesting
| permission to erect a temporary frame build
ing on lot ten (l0) in block three ~ IL
Spencer and Cases addition, with the con
| sent of ad accent property holders OF the above
described lot, attached thereto, was read.
On motion of Aid. c. W. Skinner, petition
of II. E. West was granted upon condition
that the building be- removed from the block
above mentioned Immediately upon the
com pletion of the Harper House.
A petition from W. B. Sargent, request
ing permission to erect a temporary frame
building on sub lot seventeen az, in block
three (3), in Spencer l. Case addition 10
the city of Rock Island, with consent OF ad
jacent property holders attached thereto,
was re ID.
On motion of Aid Egaleston, petition OF
". B. Sargent WAS granted, upon the ex
press condition that the building ia to be
erected as near to II. Z. Vests building as
practicable, and Is to be removed from block
three 81 above mentioned Immediately up
on the completion Of the Harper House
A communication from the City Attorney
to whom was referred the petition of Ben
Harper, Esq, submitted at the last regular
meeting, requesting the City Council te
take such action As may relieve him from
paying city taxes on hotel to be erected or
the corner Of Illinois aud Jefferson streets
for the term of FIVE years from its compile
tion,' was read, expressing the opinion for
reasons stated in the communication, tha
any ordinance or agreement, on the part of
the Council, to sssess or tax the property Of
any citizen not used for school, religious, OF
charitable purposes, at different rate o.
valuation, or at q different rate than is levied
on the property of others, would be illegal
and void.
On motion of Aid. Eggleston, the report
was received and ordered placed on file.
On motion of Aid. c. W. Skinner, the pc
tition of Mr.. Harper was laid on the table
A communication from B. Knox, Chic
Engineer of the Fire Department, was read
and ordered placed on file
On motion of Aid. Wollenhaupt, the
Council confirmed the election by the fire.
men OF Augustus Roswog, as Chief, and
Charles Buncher as Assistant Engineers OF
the Fire Department.
Aid Spencer moved that the ordinance in
force previous to Janurry LIST, relating to
the Rock Island Gas Light & Coke Compa
ny furnishing the street lamps with gas, be
in force from this date.
As an amendment, Aid. Eggleston moved
that the matter be referred 10 the incoming
Council.
Yeas and nays being called for on the
amend ment, resulted as follows:
Gess-Ald. Rosen6eld, Wollenhaupt Egg
gleston and Hub-r-4.
Nays-Ald. Riley, Spencer, P. Skinner
and c. W. Skinner.
The Mayor decided in favor of the matter
being referred to the incoming Council.
Aid. Spencer moved that the amount Of
taxes assessed and paid on lot eight, ~ Ill
block eleven (lD IN Thompson and Wells
addition be refunded to the trustees OF the
Evangilists Church, the same being Church
property Carried.
Aid c. ". Skinnrr of the finance commit
tee, reported the officers reports for the
month of February, correct.
On motion of Aid. Huber same were
approved.
The finance committee reported the fol
lowing bills correct.
Ga motion Aid. Huber the rules were
suspended and the SEINE allowed. to wit:
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