The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-07
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting -cmcial Report.


CrrY COUNCIL RooM,l
Rock ISLAND, March 6, 1876
III O'clock, P. MY
Council met in regular session. Pres |
Mayor and Aldermen Atkinson,
Bailey, DAILY, Mosenfelder, Wollenhaupt,
Woodruff, and Yates. Abscnt-Alder-
men Butler, Carse, and D3is.
The minutes of last meeting we're read
and approved. Te
The following petitions we're read and
disposed of. as follows:
Petition of j. f. Ankrum for council to
order city clerk to have him discharged
from the sum of $l2.75 as charged on city
books, as the said sum was lost by him
while making an arrest of Jack Casson.
Referred to street and alley committee.
The following is the petition:
To HIS Honor the Mayor, ETC..
GENTLEMEN while in the performance Of my
duty as policeman, was called upon to arrest one
Jack CassoE for riot on the Oferman ferryboat,
about the month OF August, 1875, and as was con-
veying him to prison he escaped from for short
time; and while was running after him from the
pottery on Exchange street to B. ID. Buford q
Co. 8 pillow works, where recaptured him, lost
the sum of $12 95 of money belonging to the city
that had collected from different persons, con-
tributed for cleaning alleys, as well as memo
randum book containing valuable papers belonging
to myself. Under the circumstances 1 would res
pectfully ask of your honorable body to order the
City Clerk to have discharged from paying that
sum, now upon the books Of the city againstme.
t JAMES +. ANKRUM
Petition of James I. Dixon and others
for the construction of sidewalk on the
east side of block two, Chicago or Lower
addition, between the alley in said block
and Illinois street. Referred to the street
and alley committee.
The chairman of the fire and water com
mittee reported adversely on the petition
of D. Cramer, Feb. Z, 1876. for the refund
ing of gas tax. Report accepted.
The fire and water committee reported
| favorably on the petition of Conrad Smith
for the refundiug of gas tax to amount of
ninety four cents Report accepted and
money ordered to be refunded.
Further time was granted to street and
alley committee to make report on petition
of Alex. Steel and others for erection of
gas lamp posts on Illinois street.
| The street and alley committee reported
favorably on the petition of George Foster
and others for sidewalk on west side of
Arsenal street from Illinois street to Mo-
line avenue and on both sides of Arsenal
street from Moline avenue to Second av-
enue. Report accepted. and an ordinance
was passed for its construction within if
teen days after service of notice.
Officers reports for March were read,
and on molten were referred to finance
committee to report at next meeting.
j Officers reports for December and Jan
uary were by finance committee reported
correct.
B. j. Perrin, agent for the Cleveland
coal company, applied for the privilege Of
leasing for one year coal lot 2, block 2
Spencer & Cases addition. Referred tt
street and alley committee, including the
mayor, with power to act thereon.
The clerk read the report of Chief En-
gineer Kennedy as to the election o
, Thomas Bollman as chief engineer ant
John Staubach as assistant engineer of th,
fire department for the ensuing year.
The mayor appointed them as chief en-
gineer and assistant engineer for the en-
, suing year, which was confirmed by tn,
following vote, to wit:
Ayes-Atkinson. Daily, Mosenfelder
Wollenhaupt, and Woodruff.
/, Noes-Bailey, who stated that he woul,
vote no because he wanted the whole coun
Gil to be present at the vote.
Refused to vote Alderman Y ates
| Alderman Yates moved that the cit
have the gas lamp in the court hous
square, near to the north door of same
lighted at the expense of the city, Carried
The report of Marshal Halves was re
ferrad to the committee on police.
The following bills were by ordinanc
passed and the mayor and clerk were au
therized to issue warrants for the paymeI
i of the same.
: Street work-Henry Knoest, S. %
Jacob Deis, 5 25; John Spellman, 3 IS
+ H. B. Breidemeir, rs; G.. Derolp, IS
3 M. Lauhardt. 3 90; Pat Kivelin, l sc
= August Kugel, Is so; John Shean, Is sc
e joseph pelman, 10 so; L. NJ. Hayersticl
Y 20O-S7l IS.
Water works-Holly Mnfg conpan.
q S. IS; Thos. Yates, 3 90; Alex. Stee
10; e. Darts Sons, 81 Coal Vale
: Mining Co, 1872 90; Ell. Murray, Z sc
: D. Coughlin, II rs; Warnock Il Ralstor
> 8 %; h. Thompson, 90; May Il Bro
$ 2 60-1S sc.
Salaries-H. Cramer, 5000 90; E. "
q Boynton, SO 33; VIM. FL Gest, $50 OF
le John Ziegler. Al Sc; B. Davenport, ma,
/ or, 800 90; VIM. P. Butler, so 90; Wn
4 Atkinson, so 90; G. E. Bailey, SO 90;
y Moseufelder, SO 90; Henry Carse, SO OF
=. Jacob Wollenhaupt, SO 90; Daniel Dial
t. so 90; L. d. Woodruff, so 90; John d
r, Wis, SO 90; Thomas Yates, 80 90; Pa
j. Kennedy, 100 90; John Meehan, SO 0,
lie T. E. Gray, 45 90; S. f. Cooke IS 90;
j. w. Halves, Is 90; Thos. Thornton. 40 {
-$1.659 go
al Police department-B. FL. KimbaI
G. So 33; Black Diamond coal company, O.
r. John Brennan, so 90; Pat Fecly, SO o.
IN M. Rinehart, so 90; NJ Murrin, so O
De John Littig, SO 90; VIM. Ohrt, SO o.
~ Christ Metsch, 80 90, G. 6. Craig, o.
A. Huesing, ISL so; Alex. Steel, 25;
w. Halves, 50; John Coyne, $4,000 8
Il Grade and sewer account-C. Fl. Sto
y, dard, S424 so; j. Huss, 40--$429 90.
:, - Fire alarm-Fred Cramer, $3.50 20
~ =, $3.50 90.
= Fire department-Hugh Ralston, $39 6
~ May & Bro, so; Frey & Bro, 90;
Henry, Is 90; VIM. Shearer, IS; Hen
ne Ranfranz, rs; Churchill & Sweene
to Al 90; T. II. Thomas, 60; Thos. Yate
It's IS; John Mehan, 8 Oo-$l26 SO.
o Iron bridge-Hull & Wright, "a 90;
Is f. Fleming, 90; Alex. Steel, l 25
K 81 %.
u Printing account-U MON printing COZ
pany: $50 %; Argus company, As 90;
W. Barnhart. 50-.$85 rs.
to Gas company-January, $3.50 80; Fe
ne ruary, 3e5 As $7S5 80.
SO Offices. r. Cooke, So 20; B. Dave
Us port, 16-$l2 SO.
at Aldermen Wollenhaupt moved that t
m Wide Awake Hose Company be allow
tie twenty-fv dollars to make the amou
n equal to that paid to other col
1g panies for taking care of hose car
in and to cover the mistake made at Ia