The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-07
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Official Report.

Regular Meeting Official Report
Cry COUNCIL Room. Nov 6, 1875.
Council met in regular session. Present |
the Mayor and Aldermen Atkinson, DAILY, |
Davis, Huber, Mosenfelder, Wollenhaupt, |
Woods and Yates. Absent, Aldermen |
Carse and Lnndy..
The minutes of Oct. and Nov. were
read and corrected and approved.
The following petitions were read and
received the following actions:
Petition of Adolph A. Lowe to be allow
ed $58.l5, amount expended IN building a
bridge across ravines on Fifth avenue,
the same being a public improvement.
Referred to Street and Alley Committee.
Petition of Peter Jacob Heverling for
damages sustained to horse and harness
by falling into culvert on Milan road.
Referred to Committee on bridges.
Petition of T, j. Buford for way
through the Peoria grounds or way
south of Twelfth street so that the water
concentrated between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets may find passage through.
Referred to special committee on motion
of Alderman Daily. Committee, Messrs.
DAILY and Huber.
Petition of Lemuel Andrews, on behalf
of the estate of Lemuel Andrews, deceas-
ed, claiming five feet on each side of An
drews street. On motion of Alderman
Wollenhaupt received and placed on file.
Petition of Thomas Bollman and 81
others for sidewalk to be constructed on
the west side of Seventh street from the
north side of Fifth avenue to the south
| side of Sixth avenue Not carried
Petition of Joseph w. Bracket, James
j. Parks. Albert Warren, Josephine Hersh
and b. a. Reynolds, owners of seven
dwelling houses, that four-inch water
main be laid on Eleventh street, from
| Second avenue, and that fre-hydrant be
placed at the northwest corner of block G.,
Old Town. On motion of Alderman VOL
leuhaupt, referred to the Committee on
Water Works.
The proposition Of f. g. Frazier and
Albert Warren that, 10 consideration Of
the filling of the west side of Eleventh
street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues,
they will guarantee to lay a four foot
plank sidewalk upon the same. Laid over,
on motion of Alderman Davis.
The proposition of A. Sinnet, to furnish
stone for Elm street and for Andrews
street was referred to the committee on
Elm street work
The following resolution was adopted on
motion of Alderman Wollenhaupt:
Res0IUed, That there be allowed to the
Rock Island Public Library the sum of fif-
teen hundred dollars toward the amount
now due it out of the tax of 1875; and that
city orders be issued therefor, bearing ten
per cent interest from date, and receivable
for city taxes, in the following sums: ten
of 500 each, and ten of $50 each; all pay
able to the order of s. W. McMaster.
The report of the Street and Alley Com.
mittee upon the petitions of John Hetter
and others, and of FL. Strive and others
was laid on the table, on motion of Alder
man Atkinson.
The report of the same upon the petit
ton of James Riley was accepted and the
City Clerk ordered to have the Street
Commissioner fix the hole.
Officers reports for October were read
and on motion referred to the Finance
Committee.
Owing to the absence Of Alderman Carse
the Finance Committee did not report up
on the reports for September
The report of c. H. Stoddard, City Sur.
veyor, on filling done by A Warren, and
the report of the Finance Committee on
Public Library, were referred back to the
Finance Committee.
} On motion of Alderman Woods, an or.
dinance was passed to amend an 'Ordi
nance concerning pounds and to prevent
the running at large of certain animals
therein named, so as t. read Cattle OF
every kind, and to take effect JAM 1877
The following bills were read aud on mo-
, ton an ordinance was passed ordering the
payment of the same by warrants drawn
upon the City Treasurer:
f. A. Cramer, $266 90, R. Coyne anc
others %, r. Thompson, 90, W.Reddie
% so, f. Baumann l25 90, American Oh
? Co. 81 43, Henry Darts Sons 16 "a, Goa
2 Valley Mining Co. 81 90, Postlewait Bros
! IS, May Bros. 40, Warnock & Ralstor
60, b. D. Buford & Co. 81 so, T. Yate
, % 70, Frey Bros. l S., F. Ludolph 40
3 May Bros 40. Kroger 4 Freytag IL 80
D Vim. f. Chopper % IS, NJ, Kane 81
Janitor Fourth Ward 80 90, Stewart
Montgomery 81, B. Wilson 3 &
Q Son IS, D. S. Mcdaniel 6 90
? Thos. Fuller and others 400, Ga
Co. 4O2 IS, Union Co. 2 80. r. Cramptor
/ 2 70, o. A. Barnhardt 90, S. T. Cook
50 80, L. Thornton 40 90, G. w. Have
IS 90, I. E. Gray As 90, A. Loeb 33l so
t Dart 4 Gregg / 05, c. W. HAYES SIS
= Phil Miller IS SO, John Brennan SO 90
Patrick Feeley so 90, g. German so 90
G. Mitsch $50 90, j. W. Rodgers so 90, D
Carnahan $3.50 S. S. Hull Is 81, H. Muir
ray 50, G. Baker 800. Matthews & Go
f so, S. B. Barnes 10 62, Adam Maucke
90 Is, John Shean, s., j. Surr 25 SO
Thomas Fuller Is so. James Kinney S G.
T. Shay so, j. johnson 2 IS. j. Spell
: man $50 90, j Jerry Green 81 SO, NJ. 'Brier
/ $270O,J. Ronge SO, j. Hall Is IS. Henri,
Al Knoost $24O0, Martin Hanshaw 10 so, G
Lee Sc, E. Phiiiebar SIS, j. Mahoney 10
: so, P. McGuire IS, Thos. Langdell 81
. Thos. Butler IS, James Kelly 8 rs, Geo
e Boynton II 90, Stewart & Montgomery 20
So, Jurgens & Goss $73 90, f. Slime
!. $17-Total $2767.18.
I On motion of Alderman Yates, tn
n Mayor was authorized to appoint
n committee to look around for suitable
n rooms for the use of the Council and max
; report. The Mayor appointed Aid. Yate
. and Woods said committee.
e Alderman Yates moved that the Stree
v Commissioner be instructed to make pas
r sable cinder crossings wherever needed
o throughout the city. Carried.
a On motion of Alderman DAILY the Mayo
!. was authorized to appoint competen
man to examine Adams street sewer ant
q report its condition.