Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-23
PETITION.
To TIE Hon. Mayor and City Council Of the
City of Rock Island.

To Tie Hon. Mayor and City Council Of the
City Of Rock Island;
GEsTLEMEN: The updersigned, citizsHs
aud residents Of the First Ward Of the CHJ
of Rock Hand, respectfully Represent M ~
this Ward il very largely in excess =. .Ae
other Wards in this City, in territory PoPu'
lation aud votes, and that, in view OF lnsse
| facts. and Of the further fact OF the iapidy
;ncrsa,ins nopulatioD Of this Ward, by rea'
On ,,e Il, factories, shops, mills, &c, and IN
- ~ n, great and diversified interests
sna wants, we respectfully ask yoDr Honora,
abIs Body TO pass the following Ordinances,
viz: ~ 81 ~
Bsn ORDAINED BY rHE CRY CoUNcIL OF THE
CRY OF Rock ISLAND That the First Yard oil
the City OF sock Island be go divided that the
west bounde1y Of said First Ward shall be the
west lins Of Exchange Street, IRON the bank
| of the Mississippi River south to where said
west line of Exchange Street strikes the west
line Of the road to Milan thence southerly on
the vest line Of said road to the city hmitsi and
that all that part % the City OF Rock Island ]!
Ing west Of said vest lines Of Exchange Street
and said road to Milan be hereby constituted
and known as the Fifth Ward of the oityicf Koch
Island.
And be Il Further Ordained, That thu City
Clerk be hereby instructed to call, without delay
an election for the puTpose Of electing two Al
dermen In said Fifth Ward, one Of said Alder
men 10 hold his office until the fret Tuesday il
the month Of March, A. d. 1879, until hi
successor is elected and qualified; the sther o
said Aldermen to hold his Ofhee until the hrs
Tuesday in the month Of March, A. d. 1874, o
until his successor IL elected and qualified.
Rock lsLASB, October l6, 1874.
Alderman Kelley aas procured petition
printed of which the foregoing is cops
and they are being circulated in the FRS
$ Ward, where, We hear, all are IN favor Of th
passage of the proposed oTdi9ance. Tn
Ward a. now bounded, has mere tina
double the number of streets running mort
u aud south of any Ward in the City, hS
about doutle the territory, population an
votes Of the Second or laird, aud thre
: : times the population AMI votes of the Fouri
u Of course, il the people want it divide
u their request is entitled 10 be heard. The
are probably better Judges Of what the
- want than any body else. .-.+..
e Mayor Murdoch suggests (aud We thin
/ the suggestion a good one) that aaOth
.r section be added TO the proposed ofdiusnc
hi better defining the line between the Fir
IN and Second Wards. IA the lie now is
ID runs, not By streets but through seveI
10 blocks aud lots instead Of by streets. II
ia Mayor proposes to change she line 50
d. have it run by streets, and has directed t
nd City Attorney to prepare an additional 81
ut ton for that purpose, which be has done u
ar der the direction Of the Mayor as follows /:
L. And BE- Il Farther Ordained, That the caste
boundary OF the First Ward and the wsste
boundary of the Second Ward In said City
Rock Island be IS fOllows:- Beginning on
It's bank OF the Mississippi River at point vhe
the east line Of Deer Street produced Voc
strike the bank Of said River, thence south
,s. said produced line and the east line OF d.
Street to where sAis cart line Of Deer Street
IT. iersects the north line of Toledo Street, then
n esstWardly to point the north line Of TOiS
Street to where line ProdGced uorthSard
" from the east line of Gutter Street would int
I'd sect the said north line Of Toledo Street, thsH
soathwarily on said last mentioned prcduc
W line and the east line Of Cutter Street, and /
ee east line of Cutter Street extended soUtherl
nd to the City limits.