The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-07
CITY COUNCIL Room.
RnCK TGT AVN Anvil q 1917

IN the gas QlSCrlcU. UrdnueQ.
Ais petition of G. G. Brown, propos
ing to pay the city for use of the franchise
in the Milan bridges and road, five per
cent. on the purchase bonds of $4,000,
and agreeing not to increase the present
rates of tolls, to keep the road in good re-
pair, to give good and sufficient bonds for |
the performance of the contract and it said |
contract is entered into by the city to re-
main in force until the city makes the road
and bridges free. Referred to the Commit |
tees on Bridges.
Reports of the following officers were
submitted and referred to the Finance
Committee
TIE Gray Bridge Tender, E c Chopper
Police Magistrate, B I'll Cook w eigh Mas
ter, j Nj Buford G treasurer, s L Cook
City Clerk, G j Long Harbor Master, j Z
Bready Public Weigher.
A number of bills were read and on mo-
ton of Aid Churchill referred to Finance
Committee.
The following ordinances were submit
ted
An ordinance relating totees and salaries
of officers. Passed.
An ordinance empowering policemen to
collect road tax Passed.
An ordinance regulating the sale and
storage of kerosene, petroleum and other
infammable oils and substances. Referred
to the Committee on Ordinances.
An ordinance regulating the storage of
gunpowder. Referred to the Committee
on Ordinances
An ordinance to amend an ordinance in
relation to wagons and drays Passed.
The Finance Committee reported the
following bills correct, and on motion the
rules were suspended and same allowed:
City Printing Union Go. $l4 SO.
Nuisances-Victor Bung 5O,BH Kim
ball so, Peter Ward 5O-$7 so.
Rock River Bridges-W F Gilmore
| Is As. Henry Reddig 3 OO-$l9 As.
Salaries-Thomas K Gray IS 90, John
Barge, clerk, so 90, B H Cook, weigher,
40 00-$l35.
City Scales-M Murphy l SO, ] Saver
man .50-$2 co.
Street Work-C H Stoddard % 90, G
Lee, Second Ward, 3 20, III B Myers, Sec
ond Ward, 50-$27 70.
Fire Department - Alexander Steel
$40.
Ofice-John Barge 81 TO- B Davenport
5 o., c Pettifer 5 O0-Sll Is.
Gas Light & Coke Co-S369 so.
Police Departmental H Kimball .35,
E Zeis / 8 so, VIM Payne 25 49, B H Kim
ball, IS, B FL Kimball %, B Ii Kim
ball, marshal, So 90, B Ii Kimball, deputy
marshal, II so, John Brennan, deputy
marshal, AZ 70, NJ Reinhart, police
man, so 90, John Brennan IA 10,
james Snyder As 90, P Feeley As 90,
NJ Murrin 46 81, Jacob Anthony
As 90, James Parks 65, VIM Ohrt 65,
George German 6 65, Thos Ankrum 33,
Jew HAYES, Marshal, % SO, Estate of
Chas Buford 25 O0-48l 43.
! Water Works-John Barge % 90, Miss
Julia Johnston 10 90, Z A Cramer 200 90,
Henry Darts Sons 25 90, j A Her
rington % 90, j NJ Beardsley, I'd, ? %,
Charles Pettifer 2 90, f w Boynton IS 90,
Chopper & Downes 20, Coal Valley Min
ing Co 127 35, B D Buford & Co. II 76,
Thomas Yates - "a. Thos WEIGH 4 so,
John Glass 4 80, c Peterson 20, E Bur.
rail- IL 40, John Coyne IS. Mitsch so,
John Oswald so, Warnock & Ralston IL
%, A Fl Lambert Is 40,F A Cramer 20 81
-$593S6.
Elections-1st Ward-A Wagner IA 90
A X Philleo IA 90 j Wollenhaupt IA 90
1 \ Reynolds 90 S T Cooke 4 90, Jacol
Astoo %.
I'd Ward Robert Khoeler %, w
Sweeney IA 90, Henry Burgower IA 90, j
Ross Mills IA 90, Robert Kehler O0,J J
Parks CO.
| Sd Ward-C B Knox IA 90. G Schnei
der IA OOH Borgess. IA 90, John AL
brecht 90, B T Knox 90. E Krell %
4th Ward-Jacob Dodge IA 90 S W Nc
Master IA 90, John Zeigler IA 90, Roscot
Dodge IA 90, W Y McMaster IA 90,
KrelI %.
5th Ward-Peter Kale 6 %, J W Bake
IA 90, I B Whitlock IA 90, r B Taylo
Ia 90, + Tompkins 90, III Hodgson On
-$2Sl. 25. Total of bills allowed, s., sos.
26.
On motion of Aid Butler Mavor Gal
was empowered to borrow money to NEE
the current expenses of the city.
The following resolution, on motion Q
7 Aid. Engel, was adopted:
Be it resolved by the City Council of the city o
, Rock Island, that for the ensuing year the Cit
Street Commissioner be and hereby is requested ,bt
fore entering upon the duties Of his office, to civ
bonds to the city of Rock Island in the sum of $500
with good security thereon conditioned that he W,
faithfully execute the duties of his Office and a
count for and pay over to the city all monies an
! other property of the city received by him.
Mayor Gait stated that Thos. Schindle
asked the Council to permit him to move
> frame building to the alley behind Koh
q Adler s liquor store. Granted.
Two petitions from several citizens fo
= the Improvement Of sidewalks and cross
l logs on Exchange street south to Cans
: street, and also the improvement of Con
t mercial street, were referred to the Con
v mittee on Streets and Alleys
Sweeney 4 Jackson presented plat fc
e the addition of Fairview to the city of Roc
e Island. Referred to the Committee @
= Streets and Alleys.
y G. w. Halves reported that ex-Polic,
= men Murrin, Anthony, Feely and Snyde
refused to turn over oyercoats to the cit,
d Aid. Butler moved that the overcoat
5: retained by Policemen be deducted frol
n their pay Carried
e Aid. Warner moved that the Mayor /
,r empowered to sell or move the old Collir
house from its present location. Carried
~ Aid. Don moved that the Fire and w;
4 ter Committee be instructed to examine a
y to the contemplated erection of a fence be
y tween the Fifth ward hose house and Nj
. Bryant's property. Carried.
~ Aid. Butler moved that the Street Con
missioner, as soon as the weather permit
4 be instructed to clean cutters and street
Is Carried.
'e On motion adjourned.
Or S. f. Cooke, City Clerk.
I