The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-02
CITY COUNCIL.
Special Meeting Official Report.

CITY COUNCIL ROOM, !
Aug. l, 1876,
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Council met in special session. Present,
the Mayor, and Aldermen Carse, DAILY,
Davis, Lundy, Mosenfelder, Wollenhaupt
and Woods.
Absent Aldermen Huber, Yates and
Atkinson.
The Mayor stated that he had called the
meeting that an ordinance should be
passed for the tax-ievy of the present
year.
Henry Curtis, Jr., of the Library Board,
addressed the Council and aske" tnat the
sum of $4,000 at least be levied for the
| library tax for this year.
| Alderman Carse moved that the Bridge
Committee inquire how much a new
wooden bridge weuld cost on Rock river
After some discussion Oh the subject,
Alderman Carse moved that the Bridge
Committee be empowered to build new
wooden bridge (the north bridgel over
Rock river near Sears mill Carried.
Aldermen Moseufelder moved that the
Street Commissioner be ordered to clean
the canal wherever il is required. Carried.
On motion Of Alderman Davis the
ordinance for leyying taxes for the MUM
cipal year OF 1876 was passed by the
following vote:
Yeas-Aldermen Carse, Daily, Davis,
Lundy, Mosenfelder, Wolleuhaupt and
Woods.
1t appropriates for general FIND the sum
Of $4,000; for general improvement fund
the sum of $S,000 for the payment of
interest on the city debt, $4,000; for the
payment Of half the expense OF erecting
aud furnishing lamp posts and lighting the
streets in the lamp district, $4,000, which
last mentioned SUN shall be levied upon
the real aud personal estate in said lamp
district; for the library fund, $4,000; for
the payment OF interest on rater works
bonds, S6,000-a total Of S42, 900.
The Clerk read an ordinance concerning
plumbers which was on motion Of Vol
lenhaupt referred to the Ordinance Com.
mittee to report at next -ufeeting.
Alderman DAILY moved that the orda-
anco iorbidding the use Of hose by private
Consumers during a FIRE within the limit.
IF the city be enforced. Carried
On motion Of Alderman Wolenhaupt
the Water Board were instructed to PRO.
vide some way OF having the water better
filtered than it is at present.
t The City Attorney reported that II. Il
Standish ought to pay his license.
The special committee made the follow
ing report on the petition of Messrs. Brew
stcr and Skinner.
The city of Rock Island grants permission to the
It h. K. l. 4 {. K. r. TO lay switch on the nortl
side Of their track connecting with 1t east of Eas
Eagle street and running 10 west line of
? bock2, Bailey y 'yle's addition in the year O
1876 only The crossing points being well plaHke
Tor passing teams. Cars not to be LETT standiI
across the line Of streets and only be left tn
switch during the necessary time Of transferrin.
freight on or of the cars
) On motion of Alderman DAILY the stree
5 aud alley committee were instructed to lii
3 guire as to the cost of filling UP the ale
at Canal and Deer streets. And also tina
J they report what is best to be done as t
! the condition OF Dock street, betwee
I Highland and Orleans streets.
S On motion of Alderman W oilenhaupt j
q was ordered that Canal street. betwee
! Ohio aud Exchange streets, be filled 5
: that teams can pass over 1t.
e On motion of Alderman Daily it was OF
: dered that the street and alley committe
have the pipe in the Adams street sewe
;. laid so that il will least obstruct the sewer
On motion adjour ned.
S. T. Cooke, CITY Clerk.