The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-08
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Petition of Spencer Gregg and seventy
nine others for the Council to have pu, on
the windows of the Fourth Ward hose
house. good and sufficiently strong wooden
shutters to protect the city property and
also to prevent disorderly persons from N ak
ing said house their nightly rendezvous.
Referred to the Fire aud Water Commit
tee with power to act. on motion of Alder
man Wollenhaup.
Petition of Mrs o. Farrell for the refund
ing of $3.75 as water rent, over paid dur
ing the years 1873 and 1874, was granted,
on motion Of Alderman Woodruff.
Petition of ID. Cramer for the refunding
Of So SO gas tax, was referred, on motion
Of Alderman Atkinson, to the Fire aud
Water Committee.
Petition or Conrad Smith for the re-
funding of gas tax, "a cents, was, on
motion of Alderman Wollenhaup, referred
to the Fire and Water Committee.
Petition of A S. Dart and I55 others,
that the Council pass an ordinance requir-
lug all INDECENT prisoners committed for
default of payment of fine or other causes
to be required TO work out the same upon
the public streets or in a secure place
breaking stone. Referred to the commit
tee on Police, on motion of Alderman But
ler.
Officers reports for January were read
and, on motion, referred to Finance Com
mittee to report at next meeting.
The following ordinance was passed,
covering the following bills:
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the city of Rock Island, that the following
bills against the city as nun. bered from
TO l02 inclusive, be and are hereby allow
ed, and the Mayor and City Clerk are
hereby ordered to issue corresponding
warrants upon the City Treasury iu pay
ment therefor to the persons named and
for the amount set opposite to their re-
sprctive names, omitting numbers so, 65
and 10
Water Works-W alker & Dodge l6 66,
J. Il. Warner l 10, Sam GTeenwell 1910 So,
Kellerstrass & Voeele l so, B. D. Buford
4 Co. 80, r. l. Stove Go. 35, D.
Coughlin q 90, P Drinkenshoe so, Z. w.
Boynton 80, Coal Valley Mining Co. Ill
25, Mathews & Go. Il Is. Williams, White
& Co. Is 90. David Don 90, George
Langdell 25. j. A. Harrington 90, S.
Rurtnett 500, Thomas Yates 81 Go. R.
Thompson - 90, Buford & Taylor is,
J. VI. Beardsiey %, 2 5O-total SAB 80.
Rock River Bridgc-David Don 90, H.
4 Smith So, T. f. Gray 5 72-total
SS47
City Scales-D T. Robinson . Sc, John
Volk | So, Coal Valley Mining Co. Co
total Sl0ll.
Police Department-John Koch ST. 20,
Black Diamond Coal Co. 6 90, estate OF
G. Buiord 25 90, Dart & Dart 90, B. II
kimball SO 33, John Brennan so CO.
Patrick Feeley SO 90, Christian Metsch
so %, William Ohrt SO 90, Michael
Rinehart so %, Michael Murrin so 90,
John Littig so OO-total, $443.5 So
Street Work-C. Fl. Ritter & Co. $3 80,
keator & Co. 26 OF, II. brockman ? 55.
Ii. knoost % so, Jacob Dies q IS,
Spelman q 90, n. Cunningham 10 SO, q
Dierolf 81 90, Philip Ziegler 20 25. Fl. B.
Breidcrmeier 2l 81, james Mahoney Ia %
W. McGuire S62, NJ Fischer Is 90,
Range rs, Jacob Sutter 10 so, NJ, Lam
hart %, Henry Leieders rs, p. Holtz
heimer SIS, Chris Schultz s rs, John
Mcmahon 62, L. Suter IS, 4. Mauck-
er q 90. A. Kugel 81 90, A. Burch man
2l 90, James Slater 26 SO, Joseph Dit
man 25 so, John Shean so, Ed. Harrison
! 90, ID. Donaldson 40. Carse & Ohweil
er 90, Stewart 4 Montgomery s 10
August Jallns 35, August Senert 75,-
total 1897 43.
Salaries-E. W. Boynton So 33, L. f
Gray 4j 90 John Ziegler a 66, s. F
Cooke IS 90, Thos Thornton 40 90, T. A
Cramer 200 90, c. W. Hawes IS OO-tota
$3.50 90.
Fire Department-D S. Mcdaniel 25
Alex. Steel so, Andrew Henry 90, J
f. Byrnes | 90, David Don ll9 S5. Thoma
Yates Is. Coal Valley Mining Co. SO 95
j. N. Beardsley I'd, s O0-total S17S 90.
Olfice-Uuion Printing Co = SO, Goa
Valley Mining Co: g 90. s. F. Cooke l3 !
total $24 Go
Priuung-Union Printing Co 81 SO.
Tools-Alex Steel $S so.
: Miscelianeous-Ar Printing Co. $35
90, r. Champion 80 SIS. j. Volk As
total ST CO.
Iron BriGge-W. Levy 50 63. Charlie
Neal 75-total Sl3 36.
Salary Of 1874 and lS75-Jo Ohm Warne
$T5 90. Grand total $2,241 81.
Alderman Wollenhaupt moved that tn
D Marshal be instructed the enforce the o,
dinance as to ra lroad trains running thei
engines beyond the regulate. spec
! through the city. Carried.
On motion Of Alderman Mosenieldt
! the Wide Awake Hose Co. were allowe
: S25 for taking care of the hook and ladde
truck.
The following persons we're appointe
by the Mayor judges of election, and cor
frmed by the Council:
> First Wards. B. Stoddard, abral
!, Wagner, S. p Hodges.
g Second Ward-W. l.. Sweeney, Julit
y Sroehle. David Bowen.
Third ard-John Albrecht, Georg
Schneider, ", t. Schroeder.
q Fourth Ward-John Ziegler, s. Y
= McMaster. Patrick Kennedy.
Fifth Ward-Capt Hayden, Geor.
Lamont, 4 Barns.
Alderman Yates, Of the Street ar
AlleyCommittee, reported that the
would recommend the Council to clio
the Rockford Rock Island and ST. Lou
railroad permission TO keep their track
Mississippi street for the term of Oh
year from the date Of their petition, Il
nt city reserving the right to remove Il
D, track il found necessary. Report accep
a. ed
S. The Fire and Water. Committee order
IS the refuudiug of l9 cents gas tax to
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