The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-02

IHf o O'CLOCK, p. N.
Council met in regular session, Present
The Mayor, and Aldermen Bailey, Bell,
Butler. Carse, Churchill, Davis, Don, Eng
el, Woodruff, and Warner.
Officers reports for December, 1874,
we're reported correct by the Finance Com
mittee.
Officers reports for January were read
and on motion the same were referred to
the Finance Committee, to report at the
next regular meeting.
The clerk read the following bills and on
motion the rules were suspended, the bills
allowed and ordered paid:
Union Maleable Iron Co. 81 so,
Street Work-Gingles & Co $l7 25, R
Lyon Is 90, D Creary 25, M O'Brien
| | so, Henry Frank 75-$4l %.
Salaries-C w Hawes $75 90, T Thorn
ton 40 90. I + Gray As 90, s + Cooke,
50 90, John Warner SO SO, E W Boynton
SO 3S, F A Cramer 200 0O-$576 66.
Police Department-B I'll Kimball 50 33,
DR. G G Craig, 20, T Ankrum 80 OO,
John Brennan SO 90, w Ohrt so 90, 6 L
German SO 90, NJ Reinhardt 50 90. j
| Parks SO O0-$363 33.
| Offices F Cooke ST 45,C Pettifer 90
81 As.
Fire Departmental Churchill & Sweeney
1911 BOW E Cropper 33 76,T Smith, 90,
J II Langley IL 60-$6l Sc.
Rock River Bridges-T E Gray 81 %,
estate of Z NJ Robinson 36-S4 81.
S Darling assistant engineer and rod
man 5 AZ 90, Fleming & Co.Market square
fountain, 6 so, Rock Island Gas Light &
| Coke Co. Dec. bill, All 20.
Water Works. Burtnett 81 80, Ii
DARTS Sons 9 90, Fleming & Co, 10 AZ,
Coal Valley Mining Co. IA 90 May Bros
%, Hass As, G Pettiter 2 Oo, Johr
Volk 80 IL, Julia johnson 10 20, I Smith
Is 90, w f Cropper l 9O-$224 49,
| Labor for Water Works-Mr Minehar
p IS. NJ Leonard OO, NJ Cunningham
| II. G Sarvey 90, Z Cooper 10 SO, NJ
; Pinder II, Il O. Brien 10 l2, r McClel
land l6 II, Russell 00,P Mitsch 50
John Oswald rs. Coyne SO, z Simmons
.25, Il Burrill u 90, E W Boynton I;
I-S82 49,
Coal Valley Mining Co-Ofices of cit!
E clerk, marshal and weigher sc 75.
: Total bill allowed 81, 1858 IL.
On motion OF Alderman Bailey the Ii
j nance Committee were allowed furthe
time to examine the following bills:
VIM Payne, bill for November, 90 7C
d A. Huesing, bill for December and Jan
!, uary, 55 40, Keator, Skinner Il Go 81 IL
Weyerhauser & Denkman 48l 40, Roe
!, Island Gas Co for January 402 so,
n On motion of Alderman Butler the bi
It of the estate of G. NJ, Robinson, deceased
s amounting to $23 36, was allowed, bu
: subject to an Offset in favor Of the city t
the amount of $40 for rent of block
/ Thompson q Wells addition.
The petition of FL. A. j. Mcdonald an
eleven others, for the construction of
sidewalk at lot 8, block 5, Bailey & Boyle
addition, was referred to the Street an
Alley Committee, who reported iayorab
on said petition, and which, on motion
d was accepted. and an ordinance passed f,
! the construction of said sidewalk with
fifteen days from date OF notice.
! Petition of Thomas Plummer for &
: abatement of error in an extension
, 81 80 gas tax against his personal pro
erty, was referred to the Finance Commi
! tee.
The committee to whom was reierr'
. the communication of Marshal Haw
b, respecting city calaboose, reported ia
re- orably, with estimates of the cost of
Ct. ting up Hul's building. Received al
US s. placed on file.
The Clerk read the following paper fro
2. L. Mitchell, Esq, andon motion of 4