The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-03
Tuesday. July 8. 1877.
Regular Monthly Meeting -oAicial Re-
port.

aud Aldermen Carse, .O'Nei,- Lundy,
Schlemmor, Huber, Simmons, Woods,
Brooks and Warnock Absent, Alderman
Davis
Minutes Of the two last meetings we're
read and approved.
A petition Of John Warner, President
of the Moline Il Rock Island street rail
road, asking an ordinance allowing said
company to use steam power engines on
their road, was presented, and referred TO
the Committee on Ordinances, on motion of
Alderman Lundy, to report at the Iext
p. L. Gable was granted permission to
make few remarks. He stated he should
hold the city responsible for all damages
done by the introduction of steam on the
street railroad from Rock Island to Moline,
and that under the state law, the road was
answerable for such damage.
A petition Of Isaac Negus aud others,
asking permission for Aug Mefeldt to
erect frame house on lot /, block 4, old
town, was granted, on motion Of Alderman
lundy.
A petition of s. S. Guyer and others,
asking that the gutter on the north front
of block IL, old town, be repaired and
made 80 that water will not stand therein,
was referred to the Street and Alley Com
mittee, on motion of Alderman Lundy.
A petition of Thos. Yates and others,
asking that they may erect gas lamp on
First avenue between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, at their own expense
il the city would light the same at its ex-
pense, was granted on motion of Alder
man Lundy.
A petition of j. ii. Wilson and others,
asking that a sewer be made on Twenty
seveth street and Fifth avenue as the
present drainage in that locality was en-
tirely inadequate to carry off the surface
water, was,on motion of Alderman Lundy,
referred to the Street and Alley Commit,
tee aud the City Engineer.
Mayor Butler appointed the following
persons on the Library Board-Henry
Curtis, S. W. McMaster, and w. H. Gest
for the term of three years.
The Street and Alley Committee and
City Engineer reported on the petition of
A. Wagner aud others favorably, and
recommended 400 feet of sidewalk be made,
to the amount of sixty or seventy-hve dol
lars. Report accepted, and no further
action taken,
The Street and Alley Committee, on
petition of e. Tegeler to raise the grade on
Eighteenth street, reported and recon-
mended that no action be taken at presant
Report accepted.
Alderman O'Neil offered resolution
that the City Engineer be instructed To
notify the respective railroad com anies
that culyerts are needed on Seventh
Fourteenth md Seventeenth streets;
that he locate the same, and see that they
To- huT H. IS A l. Ior
man Schlemm 4r, it was adopted.
The proposition of Rock Island Gas
Company to put up fourteen iron lamp
posts at SIS each was, on motion of Alder
man Lundy, referred TO the Fire and Water
Committee aud the Mayor, with power tc
acs.
Tue three bills of the Rock Island Gas
Company against the city for lighting gas
lamps, etc, in April, May and June
we're compromised, and agreed to be paiC
at the rate of $40 for each lamp. Agreed
to on motion of Alderman Lundy.
The following bills were read aud re
ferred to the Finance Committee. Thu
committee reported them correct aud, OF
motion of Alderman Warnock, the Mayo
and City Clerk were ordered to draw war
rants on the Treasurer for the severa
amounts as named:
Street work-Keator x Co. $73 40. Cir
Engineer, sundry bills 81 "a, j. NJ. Grin
nell 43 90, |. Hogan 80 %, d. Coughlir
80 3S, L. O'Shea 80 90, Z. Magill 90,
Mahoney Is So, |. Slattery q 3S. NJ
Kaufman 200, 2. Mcguire % II, J
Fotheringbam Is So D. Shehan q 80,
Egan 81 49, NJ, Mehan 25 II, NJ Bic
34l2, j. Mckinley 25 l2, j. G. Bale
400, VIM. NJ Bailey 8 90, D. Wilkin
Is IS, j. Rooney l3 II, H. Heat
S25, NJ. O'Brien S62. j. Ega
937, l.. Schaab SO 25, j. Russell 81 %
+. Norris q 90, j. Heater IL 90, NJ
lnehop 90, Nelse johnson Is 90, l. She
Fl 90, j, Conway IL IS, F. McMahan II q
+. Golf 10 so, A. Kukle 10 so, T. Sexto
900, V. Bushnell so, Kelly & Reticke
1900, j. Reddig II OF, Stewart & Mont
gomery 993, E, S. Glaspell 2l6 OC
Churchill & Sweeney 4 90 f. hass ! o.
Rock Island Gas Company ii 80. Tots
$I,I72.75.
Police Departmental. W. Have
$40 90, j. l.. Perkins 80 &c, Estate {
Charles Buford rs co. Spencer * Noft
skier %, Alex. Steel, 2 %, W, +. CroI
per IS, g, w. Halves IS %, w. q. Black
burn So 80, j. Brennan SO 90, 2. Feele
so 90, g, 4, German so 90, @. Metsc
so 90, I. Bollman so 90, J. Rosen6el
5000, L. II. Thomas 40. Total, $517 0!
Water Works-G. Summon 81 90,
Schreiner ID 80, +. A. Cramer 1913 OF
p Quinlan 9 10, g. Benke 81 IS, A. Brad
IA Oh, H. BurgOwer 420. B. d. Buford
Co. Il 10, .E. q. Biddison 10 90, Webb
Co. 10 10, Coal Valley Mining Co. 70 OF
y. Yates l6 60. o. A. BarDhart 80 O(
Total, 1894 -.
Fire Departmental. Yates 10 Is;
II, Thomas, 25; Churchill & Sweene
25; +. Hass. l 10. Total, $23 81.
Office Expenses. SO. A, Barnhart. IS
+. Hass, % 90; j, L. Reed, IA %. TOtI
$4S IS.
Water Works.-F. Hass, % 81.
Salarles.-W. Bell, 40 90; D. Carns
han, As 90; j. L. Reed, 100 90; E. +
Boyaton. % 80; w. Il. Gest, $50 OF
Total, $4lS 80.
Elcction:-H. Burgower, 2 90; j. Aste
z %; W. b. Johnston, 2 90; Adm, WaI
ner, 90. Total, So.
Nuisance. HI. Heath, 1000: supdr
small items 3 So
Grand Total, $2,Sl9.36.
Alderman Huber offered the followin
resolution.
ReSolved, That if gas pipes are laid q
the bridge and across the island to th
draw of the main bridge that the city wi
erect gas lamps at the following place.
Two at each end Of the bridge, one 10 Il
centre Of the bridge, and one at $50 fe
between the bridges. On motion of Aide
man Lunday the same was referred 10 FIJI
and Water Committee and the Mayor.
Reports of city officers and library r
ports we're read, found correct and ordert
filed. II
Alderman I,undav rnnvsd that u