The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-02
CITY COUNCIL.
The Water Works Suit COMPROMISED c d
1.-The Water Main Test.
Alderman. Luniy Chosen Acting Mayer.
Regular Me eting- -OIcia1 Report.
CITY Council Roos,
Rock ISLAND, Nav l. 1875,


the Mavor aud Aldermen Atkinson, Carse, |
DAILY, Huber, Lundy, Mosenfelder, Wollen- |
haupt. Woods and Yates. Absent, Alder
man Davis.
The minutes of the meetings of April ),
I3, II and "a were read and approved.
Officers reports for the month of March
were read and reported correct by the FL |
nance Committee.
Officers reports for April were read and
referred to the Finance Committee to re-
port at the next regular meeting.
Petitions were read and acted upon as
follows:
D. Donaldson and others, asking Rock
River street to be raised to grade. Re-
ferred to Street and Alley Committee.
G. j Long, wharfmster, against railroads
occupying lot on levee. The Marshal
was instructed to enforce the ordinance in
relation to obstructi0ns on street crossings
! by railroads.
| Hugh Wadsworth, asking that a side
walk in front of lot 3. block IL, Thompson
& Wels's addition, be raised to grade.
Granted.
Z. Reese and others, that Grove street
be opened to the west side of Elm street,
Referred to the Street and Alley Commit
tee and the Mayor.
Porter Skinner and others, to open An
drews street to Second avenue or portion
of the distance. Referred to Street and
Alley Committee.
City Marshal Hawes, asking that the
Street Commissioner be instructed to grade
and fill alley in the block at the corner of
Eagle and Pleasant streets. Referred to
Street aud Alley Committee
| Tho tNlark rand IN from, ba
Chief Engineer of the Fire Departments to
the Mayor and Council to participate in
the annual review of the Fire Department,
May 25, and requesting an appropriation
Of $500 to defray expenses. Invitation
accepted and $3.50 appropriated
Alderman Atkinson, from the Fire and
Water Committee, reported in favor of al
lowing Field & Brother to build a frame
barn according to their petition. Report
adopted
Alderman Wollenhaupt reported favora
bly, on the petition of L. NJ Haverstick
and others for a bell for the Fifth Ward
hose house. Alderman Yates moved that
the bell be purchased for the Fifth Ward
hose house. Carried,
Alderman Wollenhaupt reported on
Chief Engineer Bollman's petition to have
the Council purchase five straightway
valves for the use of the hose companies
Laid over.
The Clerk read the Mayors veto of the
ordinance establishing the Office of Ward
Supervisors, as passed April 8, 1876, and
also his veto of the resolution on Job print
ing and binding.
, Alderman Wollenhaupt moved that the
Mayor be authorized to borrow what mon
ey is needed for the present month. Car
ried.
The following bills were allowed by or
). dinance:
Ponoe-Dart & Gregg so.65, Est c Buford $500
C Danber 90, P Miller s. 81, j Brennan SO 90. /
Feeley 50 90, g Metsch so on. } Taylor 30 %, 5
T. ! Huh 50 On. L German 81 60, Argus Co IS, :
Huesing 92 30, Bear 20, kro.er Il FreytaG 35-
S492. .3s.
s rriaating Un,on Ptg. Co, 70 IS, Argus Co. "a 0
Salarlcs-F A Cramar sos 20, T E Gray As 90
Boyuton 50 S3, T Thornton 100, ST Cook
rs 90. " Hawos 75 60 $523 So.
Water W Works-nart's Suns 50 p, T Yates 18 II
s A steel 40, V NJ Co los 90, Weyerhauser 1
l. Denkman 130 s., D Coughlin % 80. j Mulquee
4 50, II Coync 80, Warnock & Raston ? 25, A Co
asu'e CO. X Thompson s co, Weissker & Taylo
o55. y ass so $313.76
Rock River Bridges-A Steel 81 60, Cropps
"a %, Spencer & Noft ker4 55-$l05 So
Iron Bridge Account Wcyerbauser Denkman
= :61 50.
=. Railroad Embankment Account-L Marteau s.
IL CR & P co. $1,000, U Telegraph c.
a S4 o5-S2l 50
Tool Account-M Kane s.. 80
ye Levee-Jss. Gsrran 81 %.
ofiee-C NJ Co $500, S Cooke 10 Is, J su
n clfe Il 52-$24 CT.
IT Fire Department-J sutclife q GO, Churchill
~ Sweeney az SO, W Cropper 65 "a, A Steel 90,
Y, Henry q 90, c Co 80 9O-17O 05.
al Denkmann ii 10 $44 10.
81 Nusanoes-Jemes Curran 81 90, II Langmar
at 5o-$3 50.
@ Market Square Fountain-M Kane $40
" Gas-RTs<Eas Co s4130'.
err Strees-Thes Sialtery S27 co. jam. Kelly % ?
Fred PAIL 2s II, Thos iutler 27O0, H..ry Knc
u n on. Michael Cunningham 26 62. Thomas Spal
ad % 81 James Gahoney q 90 NJ Minehan 26 62 JacC
4 McGill 81 20, John suite, Il, JON Speilman s6
D Eagan % 90, Tim Riley 18 IS, NJ Handshuh IS :
he NJ Fisher 26 62 Thomas Deruse 80, John Grei
26 25 Pat Garran 12 T5. ii Mittelbergur CO. W
dI Brian II g. John Hall II g. G Grasser II 81. Al
tn Cramer Is 20, Z Lee IS IS, Nj leonard "a 20, 4
w kivehn % 62, Henry Brcidemeicr - 30, N Pend
ut ~ y. i Mcclure i %, Jacob Sutttr IS Gust
Yogelar 75, g Sarvey IS 75, Joseph Nicely
er. Tho- Ii lis IS, Robert o well 25. NJ Kuntzm
13 80, John RIssell Al p, Michael Broderck, 35
e, V ha-hus 81 80. jos. Ditman a 25, p McMah,
cd 30 rs. James Brodcrick 80 25, John Sheehan 46
~ Henry Langmark "A 20. 4 shay % so, Jonn Hettl
ut 10 80, August Kugel 16 15 Adam Schaab IS
:. Daniel BrodeIiek 1 50, L Hoover 13 so, Moi
lis Water Power Co 124 So John Ziegler 55$1 ,267;
:. Total bills $3,55T.13.
II The Mayor stated that he would be a
sent for about 10 days, and recommends
IT, the Council to elect one of its members
ut, act as Mayor during his absence
:, A ballot was ordered and Alderm,
i'' Woilenhaupt and Atkinson were appor
es' ed tellers. Three ballots were taken wit
es out CHOICE the fourth resulted in S vot
a for ". II. Lundy, . for H. Carse, for
,or Yates, aud for H. E. Woods, whereup
10 W. d. Lundy was declared elected Actil
'ss Mayor.
en- On motion of Alderman Daily the Sire
on Commissioner was instructed to reno
nd all lumber, dead trees and rubbish fro
e Union Square.
II On motion of Alderman Atkinson t
ed Street and Alley Committee were direct
ler 10 have the Street Commissioner purcha
III 200 loads OF rock from the Water Pow
~ Co. and have them hauled to Union Squa
)! aud there broken into macadam.
the Alderman Yates stated that there is
off bad place on the levee at the ferry landi
ro. and moved that the Street and Alley Co
TT nitfee be directed to have the place
Il paired Carried.
IVY Alderman Yates stated that house !
age been erected on the levee, and moved ii
the the Fire and Water Committee investig;
80. the matter. Carried.
0es Alderman Carse stated that Ohio str,
OF was in very bad condition, and moy
ter that it receive the attention of the Str,
in Commissioner. Carried
~ Alderman Huber moved that the 4
:. y and Water Committee inquire into the b
nit of the Rock Island Gas Co as to repair
My gas lamps, ETC. Carried
on The bill of Thomas Piummer was
fnrred ta tba Fire and Watar Dammit