The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-05
AN ORDINANCE SPECIFYING AMOUNT
OF MUNICIPAL TAKES FOR THE YEAR


1878.
BE il ordained By the Citg Caaacil Of tie city Of
R0rE Isl1ad, That taxe- for the municipal year
Eighteen Hundred aud SeNeuty-three, be, ana the
-amp are hereby ordered 10 he assessed upon the
r. al and personal estate within the City II Rock
Island Ing 10 the ASSESSED value hereof. Tor
the year aforesaid for the several purposes herein
: e. The sum Of twenty five thousand $500 .
dollar provided that the said amount shall not .
exceed the sum Of ten and one half mills 30 "a .
mills on be dollar on the equakcd assessment 10 /
d,fray the nttngeLt and other expenses OF the 4
City for the purpose OF repairing streets ana /
highways constructing and repairing cross-walks,
main dram aud sewers, and other purpose 81 gen .
rral improvements. and TO meet the interest a cru
inn on the debt OF the City.
lars provided tha5 the said amount shall not ex-
coed the OF mill on tine dollar on tht equal
lied assessment for the d" Library Fund"
SEC 3. The sum OF four thousand 4u0l dollars
TO defray one-hali Of the expenses Of erecting and
furnishing lamp posts and lamps, and lighting the
streets in the lamp district
SEC q The sum of i've thousand 5000 dollars
provided thar the said amount shall not exceed /
rhe sum Of mill on Ihe dollar on the cqualized
assessment for d" Water fund TAX
Passed August Ith. 1913.
Approved: B. DAVENPORT, Mayor.
Attest JOIN BAEGE, City Clerk.
On motion the Mayor and Clerk were di-
rected to certify the above order to the
County Clerk.
4 petition signed by T. F. SCHNEIDER and
twelve others asking the Council to pass
an ordinance increasing the license fee for
peddling meat. was read
On motion Of Aid. Koch an ordinance
was adopted, fixing the license fee for
meat peddlers at the sum Of $50 per
annum
Aid. Don moved that s25 be appropria-
ted 10 be applied in opening the alley in
| block :, old town and block Is, Chicago
! or lower addition. in accordance with the
report of commissioners appointed for that
purpose. The motion was adopted.
The designations Of Aldermen Stengel
and Comp were read and on motion they
we're accepted and orders directed to be
drawn for six months salary to each.
The Mayor reported in writing his reaS-
ms for removing l.. NJ Haverstick from
the Board of Directors of Public Library
a. follows
Mayors OFFICE
Rock ISLAND, August 4th. lSI3
Gentlemen Of the City Council
Complaints having been made to me III
regard to the manner l.. VI. Haverstick
was discharging his duties as director Of
our public library. | came tn the conclu-
sion that the interests of the library would
r be promoted by his removal, and | have
D therefore TtlibNEu Nun from IIldN OIlltc.
Very respectfully,
b. DAVENPORT, Mayor
The Mayor also reported in writing hi,
81 reasons for removing the water work.
4 commissioners and the book keeper, a!
follows
, MAYORS OFFICE.
! Rock ISLAND. August 4th. l5i3.
Gentlemen Of the City Council;
Z
Eggleston. tiilpin Moore, George W
. Copp and Albert Drayton, from the ofic,
Z # Water Commissioners, for the follow
4, ing among many other reasons not neces
: ,ary to state:
]. They were not appointed in stric
II compliance with law, and their acts,
T. questioned, were liable to be declared lille
r. gal by the courts
>. | think the Water Board too large
and that its business can be transacte
with greater harmony and efficiency b
such change as will reduce its numbe
and confne membership entirely to tn
: City Council, whose members are electe
Z by the people and responsible to them to
: their acts.
B. When ! came into office | found tina
y the Water Board, contrary to law, was re
y ceiving and disbursing the monies derive
d from the Water Works This practice
u caused to be discontinued in accordanc
y with our Charter, which requires all MOI
n = les belonging to the City to be paid int
. the City Treasury, and disbursed by ordt
g of the City Council. All monies draw
u from the Treasury must be upon Warrant
l. signed by the Mayor and countersigned b
" the City Clerk. This neceSsitates n chang
o. . in the Clerk to the Water Board, and
" have therefore removed james NJ. Butor
u from the office of Clerk to the " alter Con
u missi0ners.
le A. Believing that the interests of IL
~ whole people, and our success in establishir
~ permanent Water Works, required rad
nc cal change in the Board and in the moo
s. of transacting the business, / have cause
70 to be prepared, by the City Attorney, 4
u ordinance in reference to the subjeC
Us which is herewith respectfully submit,
=, for such consideration as you may think
Dy deserves. Respectfully etc, etc,
AT b. DAVENPORT, Myaor.
Do The said communications were plac,
n on file.
IL The Mayor presented an ordinance. c
he tablishing the water works department
rs follows:
W AN ORDINANCE amending an ordinance esta
= lishiug Water Works Department.
BE a ordained By The CITY tOUHctL Of The cry
Rock Island, That section Two (2) Of An OrdinaT
at establishing n Water Works Department pass
IN August a. 1871, be repealed and the following
All serted in Its stead
SECTION p said Commission shall consist of 4
(Sl members, the Mayor. (who shall be ex-ofiic
on member and chairman) and four aldermen, W
y" shall constitute said Commission. and shall be
de their Office until the first Monday in April of ca
year, or until their successors elected and qu
me ded, aud at the first regular meeting in the NOR
-, OF April in each year or as soon thereafter as D
CO sible, there shall be a similar Commission OF FC
Iir Aldermen elected by the Council. or appointed
" the said Mayor a In the Of other City office
I'D not voted for by the people.
Such Commission shall have the power to Ae