The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-08
Citv Council Proceedings.


at ~ o'clock. Present-The Mayor, and
Aldermen Butler, Bell, Bailey, Churchill,
Don, Davis, Engel and Woodruff.
Absent-Aldermen Carse and Warner,
Officers reports for October were re-
ported correct by Finance Committee and
ordered filed. :,
Officers reports for November were read
and on motion of Aid. Churchill were re-
ferred to Finance Committee to report at
next regular meeting,
The following bills were read and on
motion of Aid Churchill the rules were
suspended, the bills allowed and ordered
paid, viz:
Fire Department. Stewart Il Mont
gomery 245, VIM. Bell 1900, ). NJ;
Beardsley S.95, Thos. Yates l.55, Howell
Thomas 5.OO,J II Langley 5.75, b II Cooke
7.25, Frey Bros 160,-47,55.
John Bengston S.75.
Police Department-Wm Payne 5000,
r Watson l.25, Jack Beardsley zoo,
Walker & Dodge O5,OO,F Ankrum 5l.00,
B H Kimball 50, 80, John Brennan 5000,
NJ Rinehart 5000, James Parkes 5000,
VIM Ohrt 5000, G. l.. German 5000,
Jacob Renner Special Police 7.00-550.23
Nuisance. Removal Henry Langmark,
$50. .
Ferry Dock Removal-Buntenback &
Corcoran 30 ALT Colclasure 200, John
Olsen |. 80, S Z Cook for cash paid Sundry
persons 80, 25-37.25.
Attorney fees-W. II. Gest 400.
Hook Ladder Trucks A Boyer and
others | 400. so ii A Smyth 6.7S-
Eagle Street Sewer-Baich Il Frazier
S25.
Coal Valley Mining Co, for city scales city
council room, and fire department, % %,
do water works, $50 %.
City Scales-Thos Thornton l co, K i
Paytor 55-4 SIS.
Dog tax account-Alex Steel 10 90.
Office Pettifer 6 co. S I Cooke %,
f NJ Sennett (ice) 7 70-l5 65.
Salaries-S L Cooke so 90, L = Gray
As 90, / Thornton 40 %, John warner
SO 33, + A Cramer 200 90, { w Ha a. yes
rs 90, f w Boynton SO 90, VIM IL uest
$50 000-726 &c.
RI Gas Light & Coke 20 492 40.
Street WORKMAN Creavy 10 II, ii
Knoost 10 l2, d Shehan Is IL, A Lyon
6 90, Nj Leonard ID IL, Tom Butler Y Bills
% II, Torrance O'Brien IS, Il NJ Molln
/ so, John Russell 80 %, b Lyon 30 90, 7
McMahen 6 90, Tom Shea 00, John Con
way . %, II L Wright 10 SO, s Il Barnes
(rock) 8 10, Thos Murdoch (sand) 2 ~ =
1874 10.
Water works-P L Mitchell ,24S IS, j
Baker IL 90, j NJ Beardsley 2 so, + Hass
u 80, Val Dauber GO, G Pettiter 2 90,
Julia johnson 10 90, ii Darts Sons 8 81,
Nav Bros 8 so, r II Wright 2 so, Alex
Steel 4 90, b d Butord & Co 4 SO, Stewart
a. Montgomery 26 SO, Sam Greenwich
30 90, T Yates 7 49, Salamder Eeltiug 20
Fol 90, Williams & White II 05, labor
bills Tor conduit 1873 90.
Total amount of bills allowed $5,6l5 OF.
The following petitions were disposed OF
as follows:
Petition of Jacob Wollenhaupt, james
Kelly aud 80 others for the immediate
construction of sidewalk of the 4th class
(9 feet of wood at the north and east sides
] of the east of lot, one ID block ninetecI
= (l9l old town Granted and an ordinance
: passed ordering its construction within II
days.
Petition of c. +. Wagner, William KALI
v aud % others for the immediate construc
ton of a 4th class sidewalk of wood Is feet
by ordinance at the north side of the cas-
i of sub lot six to- block seventeen III
old town. Granted and an ordinanc
passed Tor its construction within ) days
a. Petition of John Zieger iol an aliowanc
- of two dollars for material aud work i
III making crossing on Moline avenue. RI
vs. ferred to Street and Alley Committee
d. Petition of G. w. Lawrence (by his a
torney Chas. w, O'Neil) for compens;
ton for personal injuries received by fall
p ing into ditch on jefferson street near tn
oi Star Block about lst Sept. last Reierre
y, to city attorney for his opinion.
ne Aid. Butler, chairman Of the FinanC
20 Committee, on the following petition of
~ l.. Mitchell, President of r. |. Gla,
r. Works made the following report who
he was accepted aud abatement ordered mad
PETITION.
No 7SMe honoruJle lKryor and City Counc
of the city Of Rock Island, Geademe,
90 You will see by the accompanying tax r.
90 ceipts, that in consequence OF an error
"a the list, or rather misunderstanding
:, the list handed to the assessor, The Roc
Island Glass Go. was assessed. IN addltlC
D. 10 the assessment upon the real and pc
ID sonal property, upon the Capital Stocl
IN which is double assessment, unjust al
unreasonable.
&c The state board of equalization has see
IN the injustice of it. and how it occurred,a
as has corrected the matter in the asses
Sc ment tor 1874
The City Tax for 1873 was ................. sS5',
y lS.4 " ......' 353'3i
ma 1874 - 3!uHJ
=. ptriJ.l Ia. ,,r, q ~ 10