Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-18
CITY ooUECIL-oFFIoIAL.
Cry Council Room, !

Cry COUNCIL Room,
June II, 1872.
Council meth special session at 80 O'Clock
Pm.
Present, His Honor the Mayor, and Alder
men Koch, Kelly, Riley, COpp, Stengel,
Lloyd, Wagner and Drsyton.
The petition OF the r., r. /. & St. l.. H.
r. Company, asking the City Council to
rent them lot for the purpose of selling
coal, Immediately west Of Washington street,
and north of their track, extending to the
Mississippi river, was read. Aid. Copp
moved that the prayer of the petitioner be
granted for period terminating on the first
day of April next, and on the same terms
,hat similar lots are rented to said company.
Carried.
The petition Of the Banner Coal Com
pany, asking the Council to grant them per-
mission to construct and use . railroad
switch from the track Of the Peoria ana
Rock Island Railroad across Mississippi
street, from Jefferson street to lot 3, block
3, in Spencer and Cases addition to the
city Of Rock Island, WAS read,
AID Stengel moved that the petition be
rejected. The motion was agreed TO.
A petition Of the Black Diamond Goa
Company was read, asking the Council L
grant them the use Of q lot on the levee, or
the north side OF the Peoria and Rock lsanC
railroad track, and opposite lot four in blool
three, in Spencer and Cases addition to tn,
city of Rock Island, for coal purposes.
AID. Kelly moved the said lot be reutet
to the Black Diamond Coal Company anti
the first day of April next, on the same term
that similar lots are rented TO other comps
MES. The motion was agreed to.
Us. Keator's subdivision of out lot q
in section IS, was again submitted 20 tn
consideration Of the Council.
Aid Riley moved that it be accepted
Carried.
The proposed ordinance offered BY AID
Kelly at she last meeting, was read as 70
lows:
WHEREAS, The city Of Rock Island have, recent
AT considerable expense, improved the leyee 10
point opposite the west line OF the foot ot IN
Eagle street. in order To make more room for Il
convenient landing OF steamers ana other transfer
boats; and,
WHEREAS, The safety and equal convenience
vessels crafts and floats requires that all vessel
crafts ana floats, lying for any longth Of time at Il
leyee should be stationed so AS not TO interie
with the landing OF traucleut vessels and
! WHEREAs, The City Council of the city OF Rot
Island have, heretofore, JO-wlt: ON the I'd day
August, 1863 passed resolution 10 locate the Ian
ing OF the ferry boat, plying between the cit e.
Davenport. Iowa and Rock Island. Illinois at Il
foot OF EAst Eagle street. the validity and effect
which resolution l. questioned and the craft, no
or wharf boat at which said ferry boat lands, h'
without the consent OF the proper anthorltles, oe
D placed and continued NJ the foot OF Na-hlngu
street, in said CITY, so that the proper use oI IA
= levec Is seriously iHteriercd with. Now, thcrelol
: Be II Oriq5He3 bg the GitB Council Of The city
y Rock Island, That craft float, used for VIVA
. boat, or landing place, by said ferry boat or a
o other steamboat craft vessel, or other float, 81
l., be landed or allowed to remain at the leyee OF $
city for period Of more than three .3l hours,
tween the east line of East Eagle street, extend
north TO the Mississippi river, and the east line
Madison street, extended north 10 the MlsslsslI
I'd That the wharf boat or craft used by the s.
ferry boat. plying between the cities of Dayenp'
and Rock Island. shall be landed and used only az
foot of East Eagle street,and shall not be lanGed
used elsewhere, between said East Eagle and Ma
" son Streets on said lrvee, except IN cases OF EN-
: gpuCy. and while such emergency continues a
y then only Ply the written permission OF the Hart
Master
l. Sd For every breach OF this ordinance and
. continuing or using any craft or foai as wharf %
or landing place on said levee, between the east I
OF East Eagle street. extended north 10 the ny
and the east line OF Madison street, extended no
10 the river the person or persons 80 ohendi
II shall pay % the city of Rock Island the sum OF
less than ten 100 nor more than one hundred J
Is dollar 70 be sued for and recovered as other III
- are sucG for and recovered.
y 9TH The Mayor of said city OF Rock Island
p hereby directed 10 enforce this ordinance; II q
obeyed, 20 enforce the removal Of such vessel cri
loaJ, or boat 20 withou, the limits aforesaid, ri
expense OF the party owning or being ~ charge
-alC vessel, craft, hoat or boat
Aid. Kelly moved that the ordinance
- adopted. The ayes and nays being Gale
q resulted as follows:
J. Ayes; Aldermen Koch, Kelly Riley, a
a Lloyd.
Noes, Aldermen Stengel, Wagner, Drs
y ton aud Copp-4.
There being tie, the Mayor voted il !
negative, so the motion Was lost.
AID. COpp moved that Second Avenue
opened TO the eastern limits Of the CT
when the property owners along the p
r posed avenue donate the land necessary
ST widen and extend SAID avenue. Carried.
le Aid. WAGNER moved that Weyerhau
~ Denkmsn be requested to ELL Cana str
between St. Clair street and the Peoria
81 Rock Island r. r. up to grade, or that Il
a. remove all distractions placed by them
Water street or any other street The 4
ton was agreed to.
Aid Wagner moved 10 instruct the NJ
'e shsi to notify the parties owning such /
W As have been declared to be nuissnces, ths
=, they do not comply within five day, that
will proceed TO enforce the ordinance rel
d ing thereto, VIZ: Sections and ) ofan
o. dinsnce relating to uuissDoes. Carried
N The clerk WAS directed to notify the So
! erintendent Of the Peoria Il Rock Island
K. to plank the crossing at Main street.
= The Mayor appointed AID, Lloyd on
IS committee OF IRE and water, vice Aid. hC
d relieved at his own request
,r The Mayor appointed Aid. Drayton
men Der Of the water works commissions
vice +. ". BoyntoG resigned.
- On motion OF Aid. Copp the Council
journed. JOHN BARGE, City Clerk