The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-03

law look erect, also notlhed aldermen
Butler. Carse and Davis. of the Water
Board, that their services would be no
longer needed in that capacity, and ap-
pointed Aldermen Yates, Mosenfelder and
DAILY to the places they had been tempo
rariiy occupying since the second Tuesday
in March.
] respectfully ask your honorable body
to confirm the appointment of Jacob Riley
as Superintendent of the Water Works.
and the appointment of Aldermen Yates,
Mosenfelder and DAILY as Water Commits.
sioners, ~
BAILEY. DAVENPORT, Mayor.
Rock Island, Aug 2. 1875.
Alderman Mosenfeldsr moved that the
City Clerk have the communication of the
Mayor published with the proceedings of
the Council. Carried.
The Mayor nominated Il. D. Sweeny
and IL G. Connolly for Library Directors,
aud they were confirmed by unanimous
vote,
Alderman Bailey offered the following
resolution and it was voted on as follows:
WHEREAS. The attempted removal of
the Water Commissioners was without
authority and just cause; be it therefore
lIes0tved, That said commissioners be
and are hereby reiustated. II
Yeas-Butler, Bailey, Atkinson, Carse
Davis, Woodruff. Wollenhaupt-7.
| Nays-Daly, Mosenfelder and Yates-3
The Mayor centended that the motion
was lost as it was not carried bya two-thirds
vote. 5A1 ha
Alderman Butler appealed from the de
cision Of the Mayor.
The vote was taken on the appeal which
was carried by the following vote:
Yeas-Butler, Bailey, Atkinson, Carse
Davis, Woodruff. Wollenhaupt--Z.
Nays-Yates, Mosenfelder and Daly-3
l. Considerable discussion arose between
the Mayor and several members Of tn,
Council, the Mayor holding that majorit,
of seven was not q two thirds vote of tn
Council, and the members of the Council
contending that seven was two-thirds vot
of the Council.
i Alderman Butler offered the following
resolution:
| Whereas the City Council has. by vot
of I to 3. passed resolution reinstatin
certain officers assumed to have been re
moved by the Mayor, and the Mayor ha
decided that the resolution did not pass
therefore the City Attorney be and is re
quested to give to the Council his write
opinion thereof. .
i Which received the following vote Z.
Ayes-Aldermen Butler, Bailey, Atkir
son, Carse, DAILY, Davis, Woodruff, w oller
haupt and Yates-9.
Not yoting-Alderman Mosenfelder.
The Mayor called the attention Of The
, Council to the bad condition of the seyera
railroad crossings and suggested that th
Council compel the several companies
make good crossings. st laa
The Mayor proposed the names of f. |
Sweeney aud H. @. Connolly as Director
of the City Library, which was carried IN
animously. -Ee
The following resolution, offered by A
derman Butler, was adopted
Inasmuch as the owners of. Hakes's L
land seem unwilling to allow the Roc
lriver bridge to be built on the new liz
before recommended by. your committe
we now recommend that the bridge
erected on the old. site. We also recon
i mend that the contract for the superstru
ture be executed without delay. We al.
recommend that competent expert |
7 employed to examine the old abutments an
that these be rebuilt if it be found nece
sary. We also recommend that propose
, be invited for building both piers ar
: &butments and completing the work arour
: the bridge, as this work should be done n
later than September
II w. P. BUTLER,
HENRY CARsE.
On motion of Alderman Carse the pl
of 7. j. Robinson, Ben. Harper, Henry
ia Hull and Nelson Chester's addition W
" laid over to next meeting. Sass. r
q On motion adjourned.
# S. F.gGooKE, City Clerk
|: Silk. Lisle Tkfead. and Merino lind