The daily Argus., 1875-10-05
MOLINE.
Moline on the Bluff Wants more Light.


Rodman avenue is, perhaps, travelled
more than any street in the city, except it
be Main, and yet has the poorest facilities
for light of any thoroughfare in the city.
The residents of the bluff pay their share
of the tax on the new gas main, just the
same as other potions Of the city, and yet
they receive no benefit from it whatever. |
The unfairness Of the present arrangement
is too manifest to need comment, and yet
there are those in the council who absolute
ly refuse to do anything towards equalizing
the distribution of taxes. The residents
of the bluff are willing to have gas, in fact
they have so petitioned the council, and
were urged to do so by Messrs, Kerns,
Hemenway Il Lobdell, three members of
the Gas Company, who assured the pc
titioners that if the city would accept the
necessary number of lamps, they 1.-THE Gas
co., would lay the main, Independent of
the city. This plan was violently opposed
by Aldermen Tuffley and White, and the
matter referred to committee, where it
will no doubt remain. Ifthe city will not
provide the light, then let the corporation
be divided into gas districts and let the
residents of those districts pay the neces
sary tax to sustain the expense of laying
mains within their limits; otherwise it is
an unfair, an unjust taxation of large
number of our citizens who never derive
any benefit whatever. The matter should
be looked into by the council and some
definite arrangement made.
The Moline City Council
Regular meeting of the council held Oc-
tober 4th, 1875. Present-the Mayor and
Aldermen White, Okerberg, Whipple,
Wheelock, Gault, Wittick, Tufaey and
HemenWay.
PROCEEDINGS.
The minutes of last regular and subse
Iquent special meetings we're read and ap
proved,
The committee appointed by the mayor
to confer with A. T. Swander relative t.
opening police magistrates office made
report in favor, of allowing the police mag
; istrate a salary Of $50 month and ofic'
rent, he to turn over TO the city all fee
except the fees in civil cases. On motiol
: the report was accepted and an ordinance
ordered to be drawn for the same, the vote
being unanimous.
A petition signed by P. L. McKinnie
Eugene Lewis, and others. asking tina
street lamps be placed at different point
on Rodman avenue, between Park stree
! and VIM. Runge's store, was read and re
!. ferred to the gas committee.
A petition, signed by H. l.. Butler an
!, others, asking that Ann and Henry street
! ! through Pitts, Gilbert and Pittss 1st add
u ton be made uniform width of 60 fee
y y was read and, on motion, laid over unit
the next regular meeting.
Aid. Hemenway handed in his resign;
tion as alderman of the 3rd ward. On mC
!, tion of AID. Wheelock it was accepted, b
q unanimous vote of the council.
]. A communication was received frol
Col. Flagler objecting to the city buildin
e an underground waterway on Rodma
IS avenue to the river. On motion of ALI
Whipple the mayor was instructed to col
fer with Col. Flagler relative to the ma
le ter.
I'd On motion of the following bills were a
lowed: Street, $94O 70; police, $263. 9;
le general. $l9l.lO; fire, $50; gas, $l17.6;
he total $l,563.38.
% The treasurer's report was read and a
ID cepted and ordered filed.
he j. W, Morey, W. J. Entrikin, Clende
in & Martin, n. r. Ziegler, Harwood
8; Fisk. Henry Harwood, A. S. Wright, in
ID McEnery, Frank Gunnell, presented bill
which were laid over for further examin
pit ton.
D. Conrad Grantz asked permission of t
er council to render lard and tallow and b.
It's meats on the premises now occupied
u him as meat market On motion
IS. Aid. Whipple the. petition was grant
and the clerk ordered to issue license.
On motion the council adjourned
S. L. WALKER, City Clerk.