The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-05
CITY couNcxL--oFFIcIAL.
Regular Meeting.
CITY COUNCIL RooM-
Ro.sE IsIArn Ian q. 1870.

CRY COUNCIL RooN-
nv. Rock Island, JAN 4. 1870.
III O'clock. PM
Council met in regular session. Present,
the Mayor, and Aldermen Bailey, Butler,
Carse, Churchill, Davis, Don. Engel and
Woodruff. Absent-Aldermen Bell and
Warner.
Officers reports for November were re-
ported correct by the Finance Committee
and ordered filed.
Officers reports for December were
read, and on motion the same were refer
red to the Finance Committee to report at
the next regular meeting.
The clerk read the following bills, and
on motion the rules were suspended and
bills allowed and ordered paid:
Water Works-Julia Johnston 10 90,
Coal Valley Mining Co 1O8 90, G Linwald
5 25. e Alter Is, Thos Yates II co. B ID
Buford & Co 9 90. I'd Robinson II SO,
ARGUS Co %, C Pettifer 90, E Burial
l8 IS, J Ellis 75-lS9 81.
Fire Department John Bart 8 100, Hart
cell & Co 4 OO. Alex Steel rs. John Beings
ton 4 Is, J NJ Beardsley 40, First Ward
Hose Co SO 90, Second Ward Hose Go
so 90, Third Ward Hose Co SO 90, Fourth
Ward Hose Co 80 IS, Fifth Ward Hose
Co SO 90, David Don IA IS, Churchill &
Sweeney %, G e Bromley 80, William
| Shearer rs, Thomas Yates 95, r Trena-
man 5O-28l Is.
Nuisance Removable Langmark 30.
Office Union Co 2 so, c Pettifer e OC
Is so.
Printing Union Co, city scales, Is 90,
Union Co, dog tax, 90 Union Go, print
ing account, 4 00-24 90.
Street Work-Churchill & Sweeney 80
FL Darts Sons 80, Daniel Shehan 6 Is
Dan Creavy Is, Henry Knoost 4 so, Tom
Butler so, Mike OBrien 4 50, Tom
Splaine SO, John Russell 10 80, K Lyons
81 90, Tom Butler 90. John Shea So
r E Wright 2 00-82 20.
Salaries -E w Boynton SO 80, r era
mer 200 90, s E Cooke so Oh. / E Gray
As 90, T Thornton 40 90, c w Halves
IS 90, John Warner SO $3.50 Go.
Police Departmental II kimball 81 81
Frank Ankrum 80 90 John Brennan 50 O0
g L German SO 90, VIM Ohrt 50 90, Mich
ael Rinehart SO 10, JAS Parkes SO OO. Is
tate of Charles Buford IS OO-383 80.
Neutrality-suspicious. Il Bro 9 So Hake'
Sons II 20, Sutcliffe Il Lewis 6 10, Ale5
Steel 2 rs, Philip Roach so. Stewart 4
Montgomery IS, VIM Boehme 10, Da
vid Doh 40, &c Plunmer O0-60 80
Total amount of bills allowed 1906 O6
Petition of John Bengston was read
asking the Council for PERMISSION to cree
an outside stairway of wrought iron at thu
southeast corner of Illinois and Eagl
streets, to connect with the fourth stor.
of the brick block that he intends build
ing in the spring. Referred to the Stree
and Alley Committee.
The Finance Committee made the fol
lowing report on the claim for 500 b.
J. r. Nc Mullen, for damages and iniur
les sustained, Oct. 5. 1874
To the Mayor and Council of the City of Rock Is
and :
Your Committee to whom was referre,
the claim for damages by j. r. McMulle
beg leave to report that they do not fin,
that the street where the alleged damag
was DONE was in unsafe condition 70
; driving, with proper care, and from othe
. evidence the committee are of Opinion
that the petitioner was to blame for care
less drivil-. They therefore report ad
versely to said claim.
W. 2. BUTLER.
: j. X. WARNER
Finance Committee.
The Ordinance Committee reported ia
, vorably on the following ordinances. viz
An ordinance repeating an ordinanc
, entitled, AN ordinance to license an
regulate money brokers, peddlers, paw
brokers and butchers, passed June
1874.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Cit
Council of the city of Rock Island, tha
so much of the above entitled ordinanc
as relates to butchers, be and is hereby re
pealed
Also an ordinance in relation to city off
GERS. The report was unanimousl
adopted.
The following persons were elected Wa
ter Commissioners for the ensuing veal
viz: P L Mitchell, VIM Eggleston, Gilpi
Moore, VIM P Butler, John Davis, Henri
Carse.
a On motion of Alderman Butler the 70
lowing resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, DR.. g. w. Lawrence ha
commenced suit against the city for eel
tain alleged injuries by reason of a stree
l. or sidewalk being out of repair; be it
Resolved, That the city attorney be an
is hereby directed to notify any person G
persons who were instrumental in leavin
the said street or sidewalk in a bad an
unsafe condition, to defend the said suit.
On motion of Alderman Engel the Cit
Council shall resolve itself into commit
tee to examine F. Hass' rooms and repol
at next meeting. Carried.
n On motion adjourned to Wednesday l3t
inst, at u o'clock P. NJ.
S. F. Cooke, City Clerk.
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