The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-08
CITY COUNCIL--OFFICIAL,
CITY COUNCIL Room,
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Council met in regular session. Present
Mayor Gait Aldermen Bell, Bailey, But
Ter. Carse, Churchill Davis, Don, Engel
and Woodruff. Absent-Ald. Warner
The minutes of the last two meetings
were read and approved.
The officers reports for the month of Ju-
ly were reported correct by the Finance
Committee and placed on file.
The officers report for the month OF
August were read and referred to the FL
nance Committee, to be reported on at the
next regular meeting
The following petitions were read and
disposed of as follows:
Petition of &. IL. Simmon, r. Mansll.
and nine others, for the construction of a
sidewalk on the south side of Orleans, be-
tween Adams and Dock streets. Referred
to the Street and Alley Committee.
Petition of John Seider, Julius Mosen-
fielder, John Koch and thirty others, for
the remission of fine against John Seider
and for the bringing to grade the sidewalk
at lot |, block II, j. W. Spencers addi-
ton. Rejected,
Petition of f. Cramer, engineer of water
works, for a supply of sallmander covering
VI bOilCl dUi ltIlSiiSA W
Water Works Com missioners
The following saloon licenses as trans
f'erred by the Mayor, were approved by
Council, viz: Fred Applequist to Thos
Nyberg George Shafer to Adam Brook
man. Swan Swanson to George L. Abel
man, Edward Mosher to G. A. Hoch.
The Street and Alley Committee report
ed favorably on Kerr & Wrights petition
for paved gutter on the east side OF
Washington street from the alley along
the side of lot !, block 9 Spencer X Case 5
addition Accepted.
The Fire 4 Water Committee reported
that the cause of complaint in the petition
of Mrs. Jane Harrison, had been removed
Accepted.
The following bills we're read and refer
red to the Finance Committee, and by
them reported correct. and on motion the
rules were suspended, bills allowed and or
dered paid:
CIV Halves, nuisance removal, So 65 !;
JOS Meehan, Rock river bridges, 6 So; X
Gas Light & Coke Co., gas bill 378 O5 ;
G Pettiffer, office, 6 90; T + Gray salary,
As 90; T Thornton, salary, 40 90; S +
Cooke, salary, 50 90; W ii Gest, salary
5000.
W II Lundy, election 50 so.
Pay roll, police department, $500 90 !;
VIM Payne SO $1,000 30.
Tim Riley 81 80, r Boozan l6 80, U n
Peterson 81 %. Nelson Johnson 10 II, NJ
O'Rorke 10 II, John Doyle % 80, Il Pc
terson 81 -, Martin Hanson % II, Tom
Welsh 30, Mike O'Brien q GO, Mike
koneman 8 90, p Armstrong, - 50, Mike
Leonard "a CO. VIM McAnall 9 90, r w
Reddig Is 30, W Reddig 10 Sc, John Rus
sell 80, JAS Mahony II 81, Chris Suffer
| ! 63, A Nelson II 90, John Cramer 8 70,
NJ Matson II 81, JAS O'Maley II 3S, G
Wagner, . % Amos Logan / 62, Jas o.
Nalea 3 90 Dan Noonan 6 90, Chris Lee
! 81, John Dunn Is 90, Jas Runge II IS,
John Speck 2S %, Barney Mcdonald 25
IS, Dan Shehan 80 81, Tom McCarty l6 IS,
John Mckinney Is so, Chris Newark II
-, Albert Grace 30 %, Pat Touhy % So,
Dan CIeavy rs 50. Mike Burns % II, G
Dierotf u -. Tom Spane "a 70, Owen
McGloney, 80, Fred Wheeling % 25, l.
Nelson IS, A NJ johnson So Martin
Fisher 90, Tom Butler so, John Reese
-, CIR King II %, Chas Weaver 10 so,
John Cramer IL %, John Blake II 25,
VIM Bell II 81, + L Wright 80 50, Chris
Knapp 80 IS, ii B Myers Al %, R Lyons
50 -, Nelson johnson 80, John Russell
SO %, Jos Dittman -, f Wheelan 90,
John Hotter e 90, Jos johnson % 80, b
Barnes SO, Valentine Dauber Is 20, j
>troehle 1872 45, John Warner So 49, To
tai l,266 %.
Water Works--Plow Co. 81 80, II.
Thomas 90, Rock Island cotton factory
90, freight bills 81 -, Holly Manufactur-
ing Co. Sc 90, Coal Valley Mining Co 81 80,
ID Don u, L Cramer 200 90, j. johnson
IL 90, ii Darts Sons 80, IL & L Webb
s. 80, 4 Sehnert Is So, ARGUS Co. 90,
Thos Yates SO, Weyerhauser Il Denk
mann 63 60, + W Boynton SO 80, c Petit
Ter 90. A ii Lambert 4 Co. 10 50, f
Hass 81. Labor Bills-M Minehan So 90,
j Spellman 35 81, ii knoost - 60, Z o.
Hare 10 81, + DresselI : 80, - Stockwell
20. Cohen 10, John Taylor 80, II Rem
frey Is, + Burial : 0J-SI3O.73. Vim
ireis 3 50, freight bills Peoria Railway Co.
- S. draft by treasurer lS6 O1.-Sl,-
O4j 81.
W. II. Thompson, Market Square foun-
tain, %, Heinsfurter, police, l7S %.
Total amount, S3,l16 Ga.
Ci'y Engineer StOddard reported that
Mr. f. Conway had completed about sew
euty-iiye per cent Of the work on the
Eagle street levee, and recommended that
the sum OF $40 be ordered paid to NJ. 4.
Conway as part pay of said work. Grant
ed.
The report Of c. ". Halves, City Mar
shal, Tor the sale of impOunded horses sol d
Sept. >, 1874, Wa, referred TO the City At
t0rney for his opinion as to the Marshal 5
fee.
Commissioner Warmers report as to the
cost Of seven street crossings, from Madi- |
son street to Court House Square, was &C
cepted aud the work ordered done
The cost Of pipe, one hydrant, one valve
etc, provided Tor the Elm street parties,
amounts 10 Si66.gl less amount assumed
by the city, 500, leaving balance due by
Ne>,rs. Deere, Auawalt and Others of
s2b6gl. The President of the Water
commissioners Is authorized 10 collect
lie same
The Police Committee reported adverse
J "a the petition OF Magistrate Norris as
cad at the meeting of August 3, 1874
Tie following communication from the
\ alter Board Was accepted aud the pres,