The daily Argus., 1875-10-05
CITY COUNCIL,

CITY COUNCIL, Room,
Rock Island, Oct. 4, 1875.

CITY COUNCIL, Room, !
Rock Island, Oct. 4, 1875 :
7h O'CLOCK, P. NJ. /
The Council met in regular session.
Present the Mayor and Aldermen But
ler, Atkinson, Bailey, Wollenhaupt, DAILY,
Mosenfelder, Davis, Woodruff and Carsc.
Absent-Alderman Yates. The minutes
of the last meeting were read and approv-
ed as corrected.
The following petitions were read and
were disposed of as follows, viz:
Petition Of John Volk for permission to
erect stairway on the north side of his
building on block %, Spencer 4 Cases
addition, Referred to Street and Alley
Committee.
Petition Of William F. Shredder and
others for q gas lamp post on the corner
of Highland and Madison streets or as near
to Fire and Water Committee.
Petition of Warnock IL Ralston, com
planning OF certain excavations having
been made on st. Claire street thatare
now in shameful condition, and asking
the Council to have the street made passa-
! BILE for teams. Referred to Street and AL
ley Committee.
Petition of s. f. Cooke, City Clerk, for
compensation for additional duties in keep
ing the water works books and for collect
ing the water rents. Referred to the FL
nance Committee and the Mayor.
The following bills after being read and
referred to the Finance Committee were
| reported correct and ordered paid;
/ Water Works Department-Fieming Il
2 Co $79 So, Coal Valley Mining Company
173 Is, Holly Manufacturing Company
3 10 Is, Western Union Railroad Company
: 9 25, Alex Steel 40. III Murray Is IS, E
r KrellS 90. S BURNETT 90, s Shovely
A so, G B Peters 5 90, May Bros 4 90,
: Walker & Dodge 8 33, B d Buford & Co.
i q 85,J NJ Beardsley 5O,G Lamont rs,
g NJ Kane so, Thomas Yates 55, f Hass
48 "a, M Pinder 35 IS, j Mulqueen II 90,
John Coyne No rs, John Coyne No 2
2 so, John Oswold .35, r Thompson II co.
f Bauman % So Total, SOL AZ.
Salaries-F A Cramer 200 90. G W
Hawes IS 90, Thornton, 40 OO,S f Cooke
q 5 90, + w Boynton SO 33,T E Gray As co.
!. John Ziegler Al &c. Total 1884 SO.
Police Department-Lumberg l 25, G
y w Swiler so, Black Diamond Coal Co
90, nj Kane so. John Bengston 2 90
CEas Fiebeg 90, r Champion 3 80, Els
% tate of G Buford 25 90, A Hueslng 1l9 20
IS B FL Kimball, So 33, John Brennan so 90
of j f Ankrum 80 90, VIM Ohrt so 90, G
W German SO 80, John Lettig 13 2S. NJ Rine
hardt so 90, Pat Feeley, SO 90, G Metsch
60 90, NJ Murrin Is 33 Total $4OS 26.
Ofice-R Champion 20, S T Cooke
,r II 80, Union Printing Co 2 so, F Has
:, 25 co. Total $4S 90.
% Fire Observation-Disclosures 4 Vo
,e gele 80, Chas Fiebeg2 90, May Bros rs
le John Bengston Is 45, Hartzell Il Co 9 90
,e John Meehan 90. Total $38 so.
!. Street Work-Kellerstras & Vogele IS
Stewart & Montgomery II 95; Laborers-
Martin German 3 90, NJ. O'Brien Is, NJ
Cunningham 33 rs, J. Biggard 81 90, V
Ohlweiler "a II, j. Mueller "a so, N
Fischer 81 so, M. Leonard 36 90, P. Car
ne ran "a IL, ?. McGill "a so, J. Kelly 80 75
of j. Ronge 33 90, G, Dierolf Sc Is, NJ
r. Hanshue 80 25, James Mahoney 81 -, I
!; Splane 36 90, J. Spacht Is IS, H. {
u Breldemeir SO Is, J. Dies SO IS, A
r Cramer "a IL, P. Kivelin 81 so, Ps
es Toohey "a Is, T. Devine 20 62, II. Knoo.
nv sc 81, John Russell SO 90, John Greil
- 72 90, Thos Butler 72 90, M. Broderic
q, 63 70, G. w. Rainberger SO 90, Joh
nd Sheen 60 90, Julius Strahle 81 80, job
'ly Spellman 80 IS. Total 81, 1882.
City Pound-SteWart & Montgomer
so.
City Scales-A. Steel 80.
a Rock River Bridget: e: Gray % o.
- w. E. Cropper "a so, John Bengston 81
&C. Rock Island Gas Company 401 80.
for Police Departmental. Wendt 40 so.
be Fire Department-May Bros. 10 CO..
Total of bills, $3,39l.64.
Petition Of G. Winter, publisher of tt
I'm InII.o Ioaf1Fnn Tor 10 yanhlic
of the proceedings of the city council in Il
~ pensation as is allowed to the other paper
w. say $50 for the remainder of the yea
e's On motion of Alderman Wollenhaupt Il
nd prayer of the petitioner was granted.
n The Street and Alley Committee.
motion of Alderman Atkinson, was allo
ed longer time to report on the plat of
W. Spencer S subdivision of out lot to
=. W. Spencer's Third Addition.
MS The plat of A. c. Darts subdivision
We out lot 2 in J. W. Spencer's Third Ado
in ton to Rock Island was adopted, upon Il
:; recommendation of the Street and ALI
=" Committee.
lie The Committee on Markets report
ect adversely upon the present city scales al
yed that new scales be placed on the corner
ved Eagle and Canal streets. Report rejecte
WV on motion of Alderman Atkinson.
ms Alderman Carse moved that the ci
BILE scales be placed in the present locatic
,wn which was lost by the following vote:
md Yeas-Alderman Butler, Bailey, Car:
NV INV and Wollenhaupt-4.
&C. Nays Aldermen Atkinson, DAILY, Day
lick Mosefelder and Woodruff
MIR. Alderman Butler moved that the seal
a. be placed on the center line of Mark
square so that the south line of the sea
onu shall be in line with the north lice
also the alley from West Eagle to Buff;
rm street, which was carried by the followi
mo vote:
3 Yeas-Aldermen Butler, Bailey,
ara kinson, Carse, DAILY, Davis, Mosenfeld
D. Woodruff. and Wollenhaupt-9.
Nays-None.
tho Alderman Carse moved that the col
mittee be authorized to purchase S
ers ton Victor scale for the use of the eli
which was carried by the following vo
,or- Yeas-Alderman Butler Bailey, Atk
ur;- son, Carse, DAILY, Davis, Mosenfeld
-, Woodruff, and Wollenhaupt-9.
oiu Nays-None.
Aldermand Butler moved that the CO..
mittee use their discretion in disposing
the old scales, which was carried una
ate mously..
The following report of the Brio
rye, Committee was read and on motion of
Phil derman DAILY the reportwas adopted:
} of To the Mayor and City Council
)uis Your committee beg leave to report Il
ink Messrs Lynch Il Lloyd have satisfacto