The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-12
CITY COUNCIL.
Action on the Milan Bridge---wate
Works Contract Bills Al
lowed, Etc.

Representing that the business of the citv
is greatly injured by the breaking OF one
OF the Rock River bridges and the made
Iquate facilities provided for communica-
ton, and asking that the bridge be tenn
porarily repaired. and for the erection of
q permanent bridge at the earliest mo-
ment. Referred to the Committee on
Bridges. as
Also petition from John Volk and
others. representing damages to the Bid
olson mill by reason of the stoppage of
sewer. etc, and asking relief Referred
to the Street and Alley Committee with
power to act,
The petition of Peter Schlemmer was
reported adversely. and the report in
dorsed.
| Also the petition of J. Deis. Report
adopted.
The petition of the Chief of the Fire
Departm ent was reported fayorably by
1.-THE Fire and Water Committee. Report
accepted.
| The clerk read bill from the Holly
Manufacturing Co. and bills for freights
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Alderman Carse moved that instruc-
tions be given to hang the new bell of the
Rescue hose house. Adopted
Alderman Butler. from. the committee
on rebuilding bridge, read the following
report and submitted plans for a new
bridge at Hakes's Island.
To the Mayor and City Council
Your committee on the Rock River
Bridges beg leave to report that they have
caused new timbers to be put 10 the chords
of the bridge nearest Milan wherever re-
quired, and have placed new supports un-
der the bridge south of Hakes's Island.
. which we're rotten and unsafe. This
work will be completed in the coming
( week.
s The horse ferry now in use below
: Hakes's Island has been found a very slow,
e uncertain, expensive and unsatisfactoI y
l. means OF crossing.
l. Your committee recommend.
8 l. That temporary trestle bridge be
d Immediately erected on the site of the
n old bridge, using the span now standing as
y a part, the floor to be IL feet wide. 1t is
,. estimated that the cost of such bridge
E will be about 5000, and can be erected ir
less than week.
r 2. That as soon as this work is done
d the ferryboat and horses be sold
8. That the city advertise for proposals
for building new bridge. to be in two
equal spans.
1t the temporary bridge is built as rec
commended there will be no immediate
| necessity for new bridge, and the counci
can take what time is necessary for re
lceiving and considering the proposals anc
determining when and where to build the
, new bridge.
We submit plan showing the line We
. think advisable to adopt for the new
/ bridge, making it 2l0 feet long between
the abutments. Ii built on tn cold site VI
suggest thorough examination and over
hauling of the old abutments, and in tn,
| new piers we recommend strong up
=, stream end OF Joliet stone, well faced will
" iron.
r It's estimated that the cost of buildin,
y u On the proposed line over cost on the oil
d, site would be about 81 500, including tn,
OF necessary embankments.
se We submit herewith suitable forms fo
r. advertisements and specifications.
~ w. P. BUTLER.
HENRY CARsE.
Alderman Bailey moved that the frs
rec ,mmendation of the report be adopte
a. Ito build temporary trestle bridge an
's the committee on bridges be authorized t
proceed with the work ut once. The aye
At and noes were called and the motion adopt
to ed by an unanimous vote.
n The third recommendation, for advel
en- tising for proposals for new permanen
lei bridge, was adopted by unanimous vote.
lp-I On motion of Alderman Bailey th
Iii bridge committee was authorized to act q
nj their discretion as to the disposal of th
gu $ u ferrybOat and teams.
SE The contract with Cowell & Co., Cir
rs, ton, for taking up and relaying water pipe
was read, and on motion of Alderman Ba
ley, the mayor and clerk were authorize
to sign it,
me Alderman Wollenhaupt moved that tb
persons elected members of the board {
Is' health be requested to qualify. Adopted
The following bills we're reported CORES
Of by the finance committee and the clerk al
The thorized to issue orders on the treasurer
70, payment,
es. Water Works-Labor bills. teams al
is laborers for work on ice breaker $39S d
'n' Thomas Yates 81 20, Alexander Ste
en- 4 40, Johnston 10 90, FL A Cram
mic 6 10, Ell Ell Thompson "a 90, Darts So,
.nr ,er. / 90. S BURNETT so, B D Buford & c
Ter, As. w Nichols 90, Hugh Murray
eS- Coal Valley Mining company l69 8
ant Alexander Steel II 50, NJ Beardsley
ed; 2 IS. f Hass O5. Holly Mfg 20 Bi
% a 2S4 so, Geo Reaugh 95' p L Mitchell 6
'ul- 26, Ellis & Beaumont %, Copp & B
ng{s e 20, W E Cropper IS Is, express b
Is IS, Ludlow Valve Go 257 As, Samu
per Cummings 126 90, Denis Long 906 Al.
ley, ey total, $2,55S 63.
" Salaries-F A Cramer $500 OO,, E
lists Boynton S3 33, s p Cooke 50 90,
. Thornton 1000, T E Grey 450 90, c
Hawes Is 0O.-total. $493 SO.
=. NJ NJ Sturgeon, Union Square, costs ia
ing deposition, $52 10.
~ Fire Thomas Yates So
u Copp and Bro 90, BURNETT
A. Hartzell & Co 10 O0, james Johnston /
Thomas Yates 80, Wheelan Al SO.
Huss 5O,-$75 %.
Bridges s-Copp & Bro sl3 90. Al
Steel 63 76, G II Dibbern 81, Churci
m & Sweeney 10 %. B Davenport IL 90, NJ
~ ~ tin Mehan OO. VIM E Cropper 4s2 81
e l$645 SO.
q Elections-R Koehler, First wa. d SO
J Aster IL SO. E Krell IL so. sundry p
sons lst ward AZ 90. do I'd ward AZ 90,
ward AZ 90, 4th ward AZ 00,5th ward
VI OU-$24l 25.
f Police-Alex Steel so, CIV Hawes
@ SO, Estate Of G Buford 25 90, B H X
= ball 5S 33, John Brennan so w. j F A
n run 81 %, Wm Ohrt 50 w, Michael Ri
" hardt SO O0, jane Parks so w. G l. &
, Q man so Oh Aug Huesing, Sheriff. 81
! Reuben Watson 3 5O-$448 43.
~ Street Work-Richard Ly,n So 81
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