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CITY COUNCIL, ,
Special Meeting Official Report.
CITY COUNCIL, ROOM,
Rock ISLAND. Oct. II, 1875.

CITY COUNCIL, ROOM,
Rock ISLAND, Oct IL, 1870
~ O'CLOCK, P. M.
The Council met in special session.
Present, the Mayor, and Aldermen But
Ter, Wollenhaupt, Mosenfelder, Yates,
Bailey, Carse, Davis, Woodruff, Atkinson
and Daily.
Alderman Mosenfelder stated that he
and Alderman Davis called the meeting
to reconsider tn action on the city scales.
A proposition of Jacob Keiser that he
would give the city the sum of 500 for
the old scales, provided the city would
agree not to put in new scales, was read
and on motion of Alderman Carse laid on
the table by the following vote:
Yeas-Butler, Bailey, Atkinson, Davis,
Woodruff, Wollenhaupt. Yates and Carse
| IS,
Alderman Carse moved to reconsider
the vote by which his motion at the last
meeting for the purchase OF a Victor
Scale was adopted, and the motion pre-
vailed by the following vote:
Ayes-Butler. Bailey, Atkinson, Carse,
Davis, Mosenfelder, Woodruff, Wollen-
haupt and Yates-9.
Alderman Yates moved that the Com
mittee on Scales be authorized to have
the scales tested by the County Surveyor.
Alderman Butler offered as an amend
ment that the Committee have the founda-
ton of the city scales examined by a com.
petent person to see their condition and
make an estimate of the cost of a new
foundation and the repairing of the scales
Amendment accepted and motion carried
unanimously.
) Alderman Carse moved that the Stree
Commissioner be instructed to lay planl
, across the cutters OF Guyer and Adam!
streets and on other crossings where need
ed. Carried
The Clerk read communication from
? E, A. Cramer, engineer of the water
! works, stating that he had perfected ;
new fire alarm for use on Holly waite
{, works and asking the Council to instruc
;, the Fire and Water Committee to test tn
same with view to its adoption by tn
q city. The committee was instructed &C
= cordingly.
J. Alderman Butler offered the following
ordinance and moved its adoption:
: Be it ordained by the City Council of the City
| Rock Island.
= That the sum of two hundred and sixty
nine &c 100 dollars ($269.26) be paid
n L, W. Boynton in full for his services a
Superintendent of the water works, fror
June, |, 1875. to October /, 1875, incll
sive, and that warrant be drawn on til
City Treasurer for the above amount pa,
able to the order of E, W, Boynton,
The yeas and nays were called and
], was adopted by the following vote:
d Ayes-Butler. Bailey, Atkinson, Cars
Of Davis, Woodruff, Wollenhaupt and Yat'
n, s.
= Nays-Daly and Mosenfelder-2.
Alderman Butler offered the folowir
r resolution, which was passed by the folloy
~ ing vote:
n Resolred, That the City Attorney be r
quested to give his written opinion on tt
y following questions; First. are Mr.. P
to Mitchell and Aldermen Carse. Davis ar
10 Butler members of the Water Commissio
q, Second, .have the Board of Water Commi
: sioners power to appoint the Superinte
u dent of Water Works.
OF Ayes-Butler, Bailey Atkinson, Cars
I'd Davis, Woodruff, Wollenhaupt and Vat
n. s
:. Nays-Daly and Mosenfelder.
AL On motion adjourned. ii
ss s. F. Cooke. City Clerk