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

Aldermen Huber and Davis.
The minutes of the meetings of July 6 |
and 26 and August l were read and ap-
proved.
The following bills were read and report
ed correct and an ordinance passed for |
their payment by orders drawn on the
treasurer for their respective amounts. |
Total amount of same, 81 5lS.62.
Fleming & Co IS 90, Hull & Wright 30 90, W |
Kerr 90, Gas Co 403 80, T Gray 46 90, W Crop.
per 70 ~. R Kehler 225, Hodges co. stod |
30, d Buford & Co 25 90, S Cooke "a 20, Union |
Printing Co 50, James Warden 90, P Ward so, |
Colemire 90, T Thornton 40 90, W Halves rs 90, |
A Cramer $50 90, Miller IS 80, Brennan 80 90,
Hull 5000, G German 50 co. " ohrt IS 90, P 4 Gal
laher 0G. C Haberoh co. A NJ Guild 90, Mat |
thews & Co 80 30, Baptist Aid Society 8 40, X |
Thompson 800, Lambert 4 Co 1000, M Beardsey |
& Co 800, c VM 60 60 90, NJ Nj Buck & Co Q 90, |
May Bros rs, r RI Quincy 10 so, Argus Co 90, |
Wright 60, sPellman 70, Greene Is, |
3 90, r w Reddig 90, j South 1 So G Simmon |
so, Lettig 26 40, Strehe 125 90, Stewart &
Montgomery II IA, Blake 115 20, Burial 25 90,
A Loeb 90, B Harper IS 90, Annawalt, Denkmann
& Co 365 AZ, Adam Maucker 90 co. John Shean 81 90,
Joseph Dittman IS 90, Joseph Slater IS co. john
Russell IS 90, Thomas Fuller IL 50, Pat Muqueen
IS co. John Hetter 81 So August kugel u co. James
Kinney 80 90, Adam Maucker 30 Is, Michael Kunz-
u
Dels 300, Michael O'Brien Is IS, Martin Fisher
| 1t 10, Mcclure % 63 VIM Mcclure 50, Daniel
Shean 33 rs, Patrick O'Haren so, Daniel Sculley
0 81. Patrick Garen 25, james Garen so. Michael
Minahen II %, Jacob Suter Q 90, Christopher Lee
10 80 Thomas Butler 30 90, Patrick Magil 10 so, 7
Philebar $3.50, Dennis Egan 25 50, Martin German
81 90, ID Kehin 10 So Patrick Kerlin IS, J Maho-
ney 25, BAIL 81 50, Thomas Slattery II 25, John
Spellman 80 90, Gottlieb Dierolf so, James Runge
| . CO. Martin Hanshaw 8 90, c Nesler 90, Stewart
! Q 90. Peterson co. Timothy Riley IS Thomas
| Langdell 90, Corcoran 80, A Cramer "a Is,
Hall 10 20, j Quincy 5 80, j Green 10 90, Nelson
\ 9 so, Peterson so, Eric Anderson 10 90, John
Stroke - so, John Mulqueen 80 % Tom Shay a %,
| b Anderson 25, joseph Dittmann 80 IS, Adam
Sharp 80 Is, Augustus Rochall ii IS, Henry Land
mark 75 Oscar Nelson 80 100 Nelson johnson % 90,
Amos Weaver p rs, ID Harrison 81 50, Michae
Kousman II So, j johnson 90, Andrew Brady 10 70,
James Muqueeu II 60, Martin Fisher 6 90, Jacob
| Tice Is rs, Patrick Bryan ID IL, Peter Plumbing
3 90, Thos Langdell IA 62, Robert Cornwell - 70,
John Peterson 70, o Nelson 70, Thomas Spain
20 62, Christopher Sarvey II 25, Fred Burgie IS,
JAS Greenwich IL %, John Drlscoll 10 80, Henry
knost % 63, Martin Hadshaw % so Gotteb Die
rolf IS T5 stephen GOrmleY 81 81, Patrick Grady
% IS, Thos Divine Is 81, james Mahoney ~ So Thos
shay IS, Patrick O'Harren Is IS, David Coughlin
16 50, Andrew Swanson II %, Michael Malqunn
s %, John Murray II %, James Beard 49, Frank
Doouan Is 90, Theodore Frey 10, John Warner
95 90 A Warren S72 30 Hull a Barker 800, Weyer-
| hRuser & Denkmann IS ~, Keator IL Co "a So
Henry Langmark is 90, Hugh Raston 80 IS
! Officers reports for June were by the
finance committee reported correct and
ordered filed on motion of Aid. Wollen.
haupt. Officers reports for July were
read and on motion were referred to the
finance committee.
The following petitions were read and
were acted upon as follows, to wit:
Petition of p. j. Wagner, for refunding
of gas tax, % cents, as paid by him, May
3, 1876 Referred to the fire and water
committee, on motion OF Aid, Mosenfelder.
Petition and affidavit of +. Anderson, as
to the loss CT city order, No. 993 for $3.50,
asking the issue of another order instead
Granted on motion of Aid. Wolenhaupt.
Petition of S. j. Stader for the remis-
sion Of 81 assessed as fine against him
by +. G. Chopper, police magistrate.
Granted.
Petition of VIM. Roth and others, for a
water main to be laid on Carroll street, be-
tween Rock river and Canal street, eight
persons agreeing to become consumers Of
: water. Referred to the water board on
motion of Aid Yates.
Petition of Thomas j. Cary, claiming
damages sustained to horse, wagon and
, harness, at the late fire az Anawalt Denk-
, man & Co.'S. mills-to amount of sic
Referred to the fire and water committee
on motion Of Aid. DAILY.
Aid. Wollenhaupt, from the committed
! on fire and water, reported that the coun
Gil should pay James Thompson $25 t.
renumerate him for injuries sustained a
= fires. Report accepted and amount or
I dered paid.
Alderman Mosenfelder, of the com
e mittee on police, recommended that par
of the fine imposed against jane
Marker and now remaining unpaid b.
6 not collected. Alderman Lundy moved tina
the report be adopted and fine RENTED
: Carried
o Alderman Yates recommended that tn
fine imposed against S. j. Stader, to til,
Z amount of 81, be RENTED to him. kepor
y accepted and fine order RENTED
a Alderman Lundy reported that Il,
c expense Of filing up the sidewalk o.
Deer and Canal streets and near to Cutie
e and Nolk 5 new houses would not COS
u much and should be done. Alderman
is Mosenfelder moved the acceptance 0
=, the report and that the work be ordere
done. Carried.
D. 3. D. Buford being present, addresse
. the council, asking the city to replac
u by cinders or other filling, the rocks take
= :. by the city for the ice breakers; stain
y that the filling was needed to make
wharf for shipping goods. On motion {
Alderman DAILY the prayer OF the pettione
was granted,
r, Alderman Lundy, of the Committee Of
e Sidewalks, reported favorably on the side
= walk ordinance as now presented. D
: motion of Alderman Atkinson the sam
. was passed unanimously.
Alderman Wolennaupt moved tha
d some steps be taken by the council t
II reconsider their vote on the ordinanc
prescribing the number of men to b
! attached to each fire company. Referred
3 to the committee on fire and water.
It A report of Chief Engineer Thoma
q Bollman was read. aud on motion {
Alderman DAILY referred to the fire an
. water committee.
d Alderman Lundy, of the ordinance con
8. mittee, reported back the plumbers ord
d nance, which was passed. on motion
Alderman Lundy.
u n. ID. Beldin made verbal petitio
D. for reduction of tolls for the Aled
It stage. Referred to the committee 0
n bridges, on motion of Alderman Carse
Alderman Atkinson moved that com
'e mittee be appointed to settle with th
y Moline Water Power Co., and to report
or the next meeting. Adopted, and til
IS mayor appointed Aldermen Atkinson an
Carse said committee.
sc Alderman Mosenfelder moved that til
r City Marshal have John Taylor, ex-polic,
1t man, return to the city his uniform. Los
ar Alderman Mosentelder moved that tn
a committee on police have an ordinant
- prepared for next meeting on the subje,
e. of uniforms for policemen, and report {;
Id next meeting, Carried.
e. Alderman Carse moved that the con