The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-05

nv and Guyer streets. Referred.
Also a petition from members of the fire
department for the purchase of hook and
ladder outfit. Referred to Fire and Water
Committee
Also petition to allow Peter Ward to
erect frame dwelling in Spencer & Case
addition. Referred.
Also petition of Jos III. Kerr and others
to establish the grade of Francis street.
Granted.
Also petition of s. Mcmahon and 9TH
ers for water pipes on Adams street from
Orleans to Illinois. Referred to the Fire
and Water Committee.
Also petition of E. Burial, Jr., Isaac
Negus and others in relation to the
drainage of Eagle street. Referred to the
Committee on Streets and Alleys with in
structions to make estimates of cost and
receive bids, and report at next regular
meeting.
Also plat, for acceptance, Of P. Gregg
and ordered recorded
Also plat of A. & F. NJ Sinnet's Ad-
dition. Referred to the COMMITTEE on
Streets and Alleys.
Also petition of residents of Cutter
steet asking for the construction of water
pipes along that street. Referred to the
Fire and Water Committee
MONTHLY BILLS.
The Clerk read the following bills, which
were referred to the Finance Committee,
by them reported correct and on mo-
ton the rules suspended and the bills al
lowed, and orders on the Treasurer ordered
drawn:
Street Work-Wm Ben $36 IS, Fred
Paul Is 90, FL Shingler IL 81, Thos Pye q
81, Gus Olson 90, Dan Shean Is IS, f
Copsias 2 e. A Grace 60, Peter Ryan
IS, L Hutchinson 7 SO, Tim Riley II 62,
Pat O'Neil IS IS, John Copp %, James
Rink 50,Albert Burton so, Martin Han
son 10 y, c Lee 20 %, A Danielson Is 81,
Henry Knost 10 IL, VIM Grace 62, Thos
WEIGH 81, II Harnish II 62, NJ Meyers
is 81. A Kelley IS, Thos Splane 10 81,
John Lutte Is 90, Peter Aspe 25, John
Butler 20 %, J McGuiley 0O,P Brashne-
hahau7 80, j ohm: Brashnehahau so, FPhil-
labar 25, A Nelson 10 81, A Nelson 90,
o yahill IS, j OHarran 10 so, c Ne
wark, II %, S Wigram l6 II, NJ O'Brien
Is 81, james McCaw 20, Jno Stewart Il
25, Robert Clelland 20 81, J Dahl, Is IS,
c Henning s %, D Creery IS, G Apple
quist | 50, c Bradshaw so, John Dunn,
l3 81, James Rink 8 81, Jerry Shay 25,
John Doyle 10 SO, Jas Gardin Is 90, F
johnson so, c Mitch 80, John Stroke %
25, Henry Banker % %, Nelson Johnson
! 80, ' Bashus 90, L Mclaughlin %,
A Bung 80 IS, Henry Meyers 80. Pas
Mulqueen 90, James McQuaid 3 90,
August kachell on, Richard Lyon IA %,
John Russell Is IS, Z Nab 80, Ed Wha-
len 90, HPeterson 90, Jos Tittman 90,
j III Weaver s 90, ' Dauber 5 90, Jasper
Last 30, James Kelley Is IS, II McLoon
23 %, Thomas Butler 3 %. Total street
pay roll, $948.69.
Water Works-Julia johnson $40 90,
G Pettifer 90, L A Cramer 200 90, E W
Boynton SO SO, + w Boynton 10 90, Akin
son, Murdoch & Co. 2 90, Z Maxwell & Co
| 80, B d Buford 4 Co so, Stewart &
Montgomery 81, + Hass 80 90, Mathews
& Go. 90, Coal Valley Mining Co SO 90.
Total $475 o.
Fire Experimentation Z Bready $50
q, Churchill q Sweeney 50 %, G Speidel
, 80, q Streeter co. w Dauber 2 90, j
NJ Beardsley 4 40, Black Diamond Coal
Company 90. Total Sl5l 10.
Police-A g Miller 3 Il, B III Kimball
SO 80, John Brennan 50 90, NJ Reinhardt
30 90, Frank Ankrum so 20, James Parke
80 90, George German so 90, VIM Ohrt
80 90, G W Halves 3 As, w Payne So 80
Total 1920 20.
Nuisances-C Sarvey Sc 80.
Ofice-C. Pettifer $500. Sutcliff & Lew,
is IA "a.
Salaries-C W Halves SIS 90, Thomas
Thornton 40 O0,SF Cooke 60 Is, I Il Gray
As %, John Warner 81 &c. Total 1914 81
Rock Island Gas Light & Coke Co.
1881 10.
Levee-V Dauber, ) %.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
AID. Engel reported that the Fire anC
Water Committee had erected the fence
ordered at the Fifth Ward hose house.
| The Committee on Streets and Alleys
asked further time to report on the Tx
change street petition
Aids. Carse and Engel reported in favor
OF extending the water main from Arsena
street to Anawalt, Denkman 4 Co.'S say
mill. Adopted.
Aid. Butler submitted the following
which was adopted.
Report of Special Committee on Bridges on tn
| proposition of c. G. Brown TO lease the Camde
| road and bridges.
To the Mayor and Council of Rock Island
Your Committee to whom was referre
the proposition OF Mr. Z q Brown to leas
the Camden road and bridges, beg leav
to report that we do not consider his prop
ositlon to be favorable to the city.
We submit herewith statement of tn
} expenditures and receipts on account {
the road and bridges from August l, 1885,
the date of their purchase from the Can
den Plank Road Company, to April |, 1871
from which statement we make the follow
; ing extracts.
? Total receipts to April I, 1874 ... 800 gss
Total expenses to April Lisa
All other EXPENSES Of bridges .sss siss
Camden Road improvements :. 24251. 90
Original cost .25,000 60 Ss7, 3i4.
Receipts expenditures. ...... SIC 57s.
, In Mr.. Browns proposition he agrees
keep the roadway in repair and pay to I'll
city annually FIVE per cent. of the purcha
ing bonds of $24 200. To show the Walt
of this we submit statement of the r
ceipts and expenses of the road an
t bridges from the time the road was mac
{ damized in 1867 to April |, 1874.
Average receipts per annum for seven
years -....--..-.. .+....... Sf,3l4.
I Average expenses per annum for seven
years
Salaries ............. .........$ 5000
br1uRe repalrs-... .1,of<ol
!, Road repairs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4ss.1a- S2,3s0
Average receipts more than expenses 81 ,973
g Subtract 10 per cent interest on $4,000
= bonds .-.........-............ .-.2,SOO
: Income to the city annually $a,47s
By Mr.. Browns proposition the ci