The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-09

Union Square, in the United States Court
at Chicago, and with all due dispatch to
secure the final disposition thereof. and
that he is authorized to employ for his as
sistance therein the Hon. Ira o. Wilkin.
son, of Chicago.
Aid. Engel moved that a committee OF
two be appointed to confer with MIR. Ben
Harper as to what the rent of the council
room will be after the lst OF April, 1873.
Carried.
The Mayor appointed Aldermen Engel
and Bailey the committee.
Aid. Engel moved that the Chief Engi-
neer of the Fire Department be authorized
truck as occasion may require for the pres
ent Carried.
| Aid. Butler moved that it shall be the
duty OF the Street Commissioner and the
Superintendent of the Water Works to re,
port to the City Marshal when any bitches
are to be left open at night, and that it
shall be the duty Of the City Marshal to
have proper signal lights placed at said
bitches to prevent accidents. Carried.
Alderman Churchill moved that the City
Marshal be authorized to procure signal
lanterns for the bitches. Carried.
| Alderman Don moved that sidewalk of
the fourth class (eight feet of wood be, by
ordinance, constructed on the west side of
Washington street in front of lots Is and
| l6, in block |, ,in Charles Butord addition
Carried, and an ordnance passed for its
construction within fifteen days
| The Clerk read an ordinance to amend
an ordinance entitled AN ordinance con
cerning additions to the city, and to pre-
vent the obstruction Of streets" passed Oc-
tober "A, 1857. Referred to the Commit.
tee on Ordinances.
Alderman Butler, Chairman OF Finance
Committee, reported on the bill OF L. /.
McElherne as rendered for $l,OoO,tor cod
flying state laws and ordinances OF the city
and indexing the same, that the committee
had made careful examination and en-
quiry as to what such services were worth,
and what sum had been paid at Peoria and
at Davenport for like services, aud that
they would recomend that, in their judge
ment, 500 be the sun to allow for said
bill Report accepted, and 500 ordered
paid.
The Finance Committee also reported on
the bill of The ARGUS COMPANY for ST.
2S5 for printing and binding 500 copies of
revised ordinances. that having given the
matter a thorough examination and made |
inquiry at Peoria and at Davenport as to
what had been paid for such work, and
that they had received bid of r. Cramp
ton as to what he would charge for the
same work, and that after such examina-
ton they would recommend that the sum
of 81 900 would be a fair sum to pay The
ARGUS COMPANY for such work. Report
accepted.
Mr. Drake. of THE ARGUS COMPANY,
was present, and stated that the work cost
them-items being given-the sum of ST.
lS5, and that he thought his bill fair and
just and that he looked for its payment in
full, and that before final disposition be
taken upon the bill, that the yeas and nays
be taken.
Alderman Eugel moved that the sum
of$l ) ID be paid to the argus Company
for printing the book of revised ordnan-
ces which was carried by the following
vote
Yeas-Aldermen Bell, Churchill, Davis,
Don, Engel- .
Nays--Aldermen Bailey, Butler, Wood
ruff-3.
The Clerk presented paper contain
inc list of orders issued, uncaled for, |
from the year 1866 to the year 1870, to
the amount of $l75,7S, and asked that
the Finance Committee and the Clerk be
employed to cancel the same and have
proper entries of the cancellation made |
in the books as a reference
Alderman Engel moved that the Fl,
nance Committee be authorized to cancel
the same, and that the Clerk shall have
the proper entries made of said orders
issued being cancelled.
On motion adiourned
s. l.. Cooke, City Clerk.