The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-08

s1 The township commissioners were
In session this morning.

N% The township commissioners were
in session this morning
p% The board of education will meet,
this evening, for the purpose OF appointing
teachers for the ensuing year. Action on
the petitions for and against languages 10
the schools will probably be postponed:
Indications point to the abolition OF all
foreign languages from the regular studies.
a@ The marshal requests all persons
having important communications to make
through the mail, to sign their names,
otherwise they will not receive attention.
Anonymous letters will not be needed.
1t would be we'll for the marshal to open
a complaint book at Ills Office, where all
can register and sign their complaints.
This is practiced in other cities, with good
results.
n@ John O'Connell, Thos. Thompson.
Samuel Cosgrove. Thomas Brown, James
Thompson, and John Brown, tramps,
hard looking set of scalawags, were up
before Police Magistrate Swander this
morning aud given their choice of 10 days on
bread and water or quit the town: They
left. The last two named are old hands
| at the business and were very indignant
when refused breakfast.
/ City Council Meeting.
The city council met in adjourned session
ON Saturday evening. Present the mayor
and all of the aldermen.
The clerk being absent, City Attorney
Lewis was chosen clerk pro tenn.
An ordinance was passed placing billiard
and pigeon hole tables and bowling alleys on
the same footing, and putting the license
at 1875 per annum
A proposition was received from the
Rock River Bridge Co., to sell to the city
all their right aud title to the same for the
sum of $500. and take the city bonds at
eight per cent, payable within twenty
years.
|, An ordinance was presented accepting
the proposition of the Bridge Company,
and making the payments $4,000 in 1889,
and the balance, 1000, in 1890. The
ordinance was unanimously adopted aud
the mayor signed it at once.
!, A bill Of $50 paying the city attorney S
salary for the quarter ending May 9th, was
allowed aud passed.
The new aldermen and city officers were
then sworn in by the mayor, and the new
! council proceeded to business.
The bond of City Treasurer c. L. Hem
nenway was placed at $25, 0OO He gave L.
: +. Hemnenway, S.W. Wheelock and j. NJ
: Christy as securities, which we're accepted
w r. Moore, city attorney, gave bonds
J for $500, with John Moore, j. L. Browning
and W. j. Entriken as securities, anC
they were accepted.
The mayor then announced the standing
q committees:
t Finance-H. o. whipple, c. F. Grant,.
: Fire and Water-G b. Wittick, John shallenc.
T,,+flx n
Ordinau ces-M H White II A Barnard.
Gas-M. II. White II. A Barnard,
y Streets and Alleys-M II. White, Fl. A. Barnard
, f. Okerberg, G. b Wrtick
> The mayor appointed j. g. Wells, cit.
n marshal. which was confirmed.
O Henry Schacht was then appointed stree
commissioner, the vote on the confirmation
q, resulted in tie and the mayor voted il
the affirmative.
- Mr.. S. +. Fish. as a committee of ont
e from company b, fire department, aske
10 the council to confirm the election of Dr
p j. W. Morey as captain of the company
u 1t was so ordered.
l. The mayor vas elected committee I
II investigate the powers Of the city in col
- Letting the personal and poll tax.
NJ. S. Wormley was confirmed as Ell
gineer, and c, p Curtis as assistant er
n gineer of the fire department.
n 1t was voted that the council so 10
" body upon the call of the mayor to inspec
= ana settle the controversy about the ives
y end Of Henry street, crossing the Waite
TO Power Co.'S land.
lr The street commissioner was ordered t
Y notify the parties who own the propert
! on Lynde street, near the First Nation;
- Bank, II remove the same within tweui
days, or the city would do it at their ez
y pense.
The council received an invitation froI
~ the central committee of the Germani
= Turner Concordia Society to take part
ID the procession, Carriages being provide
n for thcm) of the societies which will parad
the streets on June 9Th The invitatio
was accepted.
The council then adjourned