The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-08
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular Meeting February It'll, 1870.

Present, His Honor the Mayor and Alder
men Rosenteld, Eggle.ton, Riley, Huber,
Spencer, 7. Skinner, aud c. W Skinner
The minutes of the last regular aud sub
seoueut meetings were read and approved
The officers reports for the month of Jan
uary, together with q number of bills were
read, and on motion, were referred to Fl
nance Committee.
A petition signed by anumber of citizens,
requesting the Council to make such ar
rangemeu as NAV be deemed e1pedient for
having suitable coIors presented, and free
wartage granted to the new steamer Rock
Leland, being built BY the Northern Line
Packe, Company, WAS read.
On motion Of Alderman Spencer, the
Mayor and Alderman p. Skinner werA auth
orized to procure suitable colors to be pre-
scented to the new steamer Rock Island.
On motion of Alderman =. Skinner it was
ordered that the steamer Rock Island be
granted free wsrfage for one year
4 petition from Ben Harper, Esq, WAS
heard, requesting the Council TO take such
action as may relieve him from paying city
taxes on his hotel, in process of erection, on
the corner of Illinois and Jefferson streets,
for the term of FIVE 81 years.
On motion of Aid, c. W. Skinner, the
matter WAS referred to the city attorney, for
legal advice.
A petition from T J. Buford. Superinten
dent of the Northern Line Packet Company,
WAS read, requesting the Council to grant to
him, or them, right or privilege of iocaiin g
building on any block OF ground com
neucing from the east side of Eagle street
as far up the river as the west side of Mad.
son street, on the levee, st the discretion of
the City Council) for the transaction Of their
business as trans portstion compauy-said
right or privilege TO be free at ell times 10
the citizens of Rock Island, and said privil.
ege to be protected and maintained by the
city of Rock Island. The Northern Line
Packet Co. to pay all he expense OF keeping
the grounds in said block granted in good
order for the use if the citizens of 2ock Isl
and and the patrons Of the Northern Line
Packet Company.
+ The Northern Line PACKET Company to
pay two hundred and fifty dollars per gnnum
| paw able in advance.
Said grou nds are to be free FROM ali city
! taxation Of any kind. except the two hun
/ dred and Fifty (25Ol dollars above provided
for
! On morton Of Aid Eggleston the petition
was referred to the Mayor and Aldermen
! Spencer and Huber.
/ The Mayor, Chairman of the committee
appointed to see TO the planking of the rail
| road crossings n the foot of Arsenal street
1 and see to the ststioning of flag man a,
said crossings, reported that the r. r. l
| St. Louis Railroad Company were willing tC
| do their part toward planklng the crossings
also that he had written to the Superinten
ent of the C. R l. & P. Railroad Company
but as yet, had received no reply.
/ An ordinance entitled ian ordinance re
lating TO public lamps, was submitted by
/ Aid. Eggleston
An Ordinance Relating to Public Lamps
| Be it enacted by the City Council OF the city
of hook Island, that and after the passage o
] this oriinadce the Rock island Gas Light anC
/ Coke Company, be authorized aud ailo we'd t,
charge and collect of the city of Rock IsianC
/ four dollars per Thousand feet of gas consumed
by .he pubic lamps, exclusive of Governmen
! tax for one year from the first of April next, Il
i be measured by metres in the following manner
| One metre to be properly located at the lower
end of the city, the second metre to be loca ted
near the centre of IL 9 city may be, and the
third metre to be located at the upper end of the
lamp district, the amount of Gas burnt by tbs
three metres as registered shall DO averaged anC
shall from . basis by which the amount Of Gas
consumed by each of the city lamps shall be pad
/ SEC. 3. The City Council shall cause the lamps
to be lighted, extinguished and kept in order
through committee appointed by the board
subject to inspection of the Gas Co.
SEC. 3. The public lamps are TO lighted and
extinguished that the metre lamps shall burn
the same length of time, near as may be- that
the other lamps burn.
On motion, same was adopted.
The Finance Committee reported the fol
lowing bills correct.
On motion of Alderman c. W. Skinner
the rules were suspended, and the same al
lowed, to wit:
Snndrv persons. labor in Sd ward ........$ 81