The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-07

Alderman Skinner, chairman of the Com
mit'ee sppointe at the last reg uisr Ineetine
10 Investigate and report the cost of open
gng street or avenue one hundred feet il
width from the junction OF Spencer Street
with Madison Street ,snd running esstwsrdlv
20 The Eastern boundary Of the CITY, report
the cost IS estimated at SIX thousand i. OOO}
dollars
On motion Of Aid Woods. the report WAS
received, and the Committee discharged
The following cum nr uicstion from the
German Methodist church was read and o.
motion was referred TO the Finance Com
miltee.
Rock ISLAND. ILLINOIS,
JuIe Is. 4 d. le7O
10 the Honorable Mayor aud Citv C9,.acjl
ofthe City Of Rock Island
GEsTLEMEN-rhe undersigned would re
spectiutly represent unto your honorable
body tnal the north feet of LOT ; IN block /,
and Ihe south 10 feet of lot III block |, Il.
j. ". Spehcers "a addition to the CIV OF
Rock Island, was sold BY the city collector
Re brusry 20, l769, for 81 -, beng for city
tax levied upon said property for the wear
4. ID. 1855 s.ao sub tax Of s. A Tha,
-sid property was donated BY John "
Spencer and deed made for the same TO
The German u. +. Chareh aud that said
property vas owned BY said church at the
time SAID tax WAS 80 assessed and levied
He therefore prays your honorable BOD ' that
Inc same De declared sold In error, and tb,.
city clerk ordered TO cancel said sale and
that the purchase mOuey and sub tax and
interest thereon be refunded 10 the holder Of
t he cert icste Of purchase
Respectfully submitted
JAMES NJ. BEARpsLEY,
for Trustees German NJ L. Church.
Alderman Huber moved that the following
order be passed;
WHEREAS, Ia the opinion Of the CITY
Council 1t las become necessary and expe-
dent to have a street or avenue one hundred
feet IN width, from the junction of Spencer
street with Madison street, and running
to the eastern boundary line of
the city of Rock Island, aud order to ex-
tend Arseua. street from its present ter
mInstion at the Indian boundary line south
70 the southern boundary line of said CITY.
II Is hereby ordered that c. Fl. S,oddard,
as city surveyor proceed TO survey the pro
posed improvements and record the same
in book of marks, kept By our Clerk for
hat purpose: such marks so male by th.
surveyor TO show particularly the proposed
improvements or alterations, and the lands
and lots required Tor q aking the same.
Yeas and Nays being called resnlreq as
BLOWS
Yeas, Aid. Wollenhaupt, Sage, Huber,
Woods and Gray.
Nays, A Id. Koch and Skinner.
The following communication was sub
nitted By S s. Guger:
Z" the Honorable Nayor and Aldermen of
the City IF Rock Island, Illinois:
GENTLEMEN-In the year 1857 the under
igned conveyed by deed to Atkinson and
a tract of land now in the city of
tock Island, containing eleven acres, ia the /
northeast quarter section !, township II. !
lorth range west of the 4th P. NJ, resery |
ng IN said deed two rods wide for public |
Dad along the south side of said land |
Iom meDcing at the county road running /
outh to John A Boyer, thence eastwardly |
etween said land and land OF A. K PhiIleu. |
j OF which remained unoccupied for sever.
j years after said sale 20 Atkinson aud |
reynolds The said A. K. Phileo sold his
and to A. Benedict, also reserving along
Is north line like strip of two rods wide
Or public road, which has by him bes1
brown out to the public use. Mr.. Hay
ow owns the eleven acres sold by the un-
to Atkinson and Rev uolds, aud
as that reservation for a road inclosed in
is fence, and now refuses to throw it out
Or the use of said road The undersigntd
Tonid respectfully ask that an order be
assed BY your honorable BODY inetructing
our supervisor of the 4th ward TO serve a
'ritten notice upon the said Mr. Hay,
eequ'ring him to throw out Or open said part
road to the public within q given d.y.
au me undersigned will indemnify the city
g a'nst all expense
n s. s. GUYER.
on motion Of Alderman Skinner the
upe.''sor oil the 4th ward was authorized
no .'s' Me- 81 to serve written notice Oh
ne sa'o mr. day, requiring him to throw
ut or open said part of a road r..aa:
ne deed referred to in the petition Of Mr.
iuyer.
On motion of Aid. Skinner il Va. ora.,.a