The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-08
CITY COUNCIL
Regular Monthly Meeting Official
Report.

session. In the absence of Mayor Butler
the meeting was called to order By the City
Clerk. Present all the Aldermen.
On motion of Alderman Huber, Alder
man Lundy was chosen Acting Mayor,
and he took the chair.
The minutes of the last three meetings
were read and approved.
Theipetition of Ben Harper and others
calling the attention of the Council to the
bad condition of the Eighteenth street
sewer, south Of Fifth avenue, and asking
that it be cleaned, was granted, on motion
of Alderman Carse.
The petition of Hugh Warnock, Robert
Ralston and j. d. Warnock, asking for
permission to construct stone steps, three
feet in width ut the edge OF the sidewalk
in front Of their residences, was granted,
on motion of Alderman ONeil
The petition of the Rock Island Gas
Co., asking that the city buy and put up
100 gas lamps. at a cost of $4,000, was
laid on the table, on motion Of Alderman
Carse.
The petition of w. G. WEIGH and nu,
merous citizens Of the Fourth Ware, ask
ing for the erection of number of either
gas or naptha lamps in the upper part OF
the city, was referred TO the Fire and Wa
ter Committee, on motion OF Alderman
Davis.
The petition of J. 3. Danforth. Jr.,
asking that the Street Commissioner be
instructed to open and grade the north
side of Seventh avenue between Seven
teeuth and Eighteenth streets. in accord
auce with deed given to the city by J.W.
Spencer and wife, was referred to the
Street and Alley Committee on motion OF
Alderman Huber.
The petition of R. R. Gable and others,
asking for the erection of gas lamps on
Second avenue from Sixth to Tenth
streets, was referred to the Fire and Wa
ter Committee, on motion of Alderman
Woods.
The petition of ], w. Stewart anC
others asking for the erection of gas lamps
on Seventh avenue from Twentieth L
Twenty-third street, was referred to thu
Fire and Water Committee on motion o
Alderman Carse.
The petition of John Taylor and other.
asking that Eighth avenue between Twelfth
and Fourteenth streets, be repaired so al
to be made passable was referred to the
Street and Alley Committee, with powe
to act, on motion of Alderman Huber.
The petition Of John Volk and others
asking that the sidewalk on the west side
Of Eighth street between Fifth and Sixth
avenues, be brought up to grade, was re
ferred to the Street and Alley COMMITTEE
with power to act, on motion OF Alderman
Carse.
The petition Of Joseph G. Peck and 9th
ers asking that Eighth avenue be repaired
and made passable between Ninth an
Twelfth streets was referred to the Stree
i A
on motion of Alderman Csrse.
The petition Of James Johnston, Chic
Engineer asking for an appropriation O
$500 to defray the expenses of the annus
parade of the Fire Department, also 70
the purchase of bell for Phoenix Hos
House, was granted on motion of Alderma
Schlemmer. Also, bell was ordered pun
chased for Neptune Hose House, on INC
ton of Alderman Davis.
The petition OF Justice Abraham Was
ner, asking the city to pay his fees in tn
malicious criminal prosecution Of o. d
Dimick VS.. John Z. Corker, under the cit
ordinances, was referred to the Ordinanc
Committee and the City Attorney wit
power to act, on motion of Alderma
Carse.
The petition of F. Nepka and othe
asking that Sixth avenue east and west
Ninth street be made passable, vi
referred to the Street and Alley Con
mittee, or motion of Alderman Huber
The petition of j. L. Johnston al
Others asking that the Seventeenth sire
sewer, between Fourth and Fifth avenu
be cleaned was referred to the Street al
Alley Committee, on motion of Alderm;
Huber
The petition of Henry Siemon al
others asking for the construction of
sewer from Fourteen-and-a- half street, W
referred to the Street and Alley Cor
mittee, On motion of Alderman SchleI
mer,
The regular monthly reports of L
city officers were read and referred to d
Finance Committee, on motion of Aide
man O'Neil.
Alderman Carse reported that the I
ports had been examined, and were foul
correct
The petition Of John Volk asking DC
mission to construct q turn-table in fro
Of his planning mill was granted, on I'd
ton of Alderman Warnock, provided
be constructed under the supervision
the City Engineer.
The Bridge Committee and the CT
Engineer. appointed to prepare estimat
for the building of a new bridge ne
South Rock Island, and also Us to the CO
OF constructing fridge on a new SIT
reported that they had examined {
grounds and recommended that the CT
construct a new iron bridge from Van
ruffs Island over to the lower point
Lower Wells Island to Big Island, Il
estimated cost being $22,800. The repo
was laid over until the return to the CT
of Mayor Butler.
City Marshal Halves reported in fav
of the city renting the J. NJ. Moore bull
ing, on Sixteenth street, between FIJI
and Second avenues, for the use of
marshals Office and calaboose, the re
being $50 per month. Referred to q
Police COMMITTEES with power to act
A lengthy sidewalk ordinance was pr
scented and ead,requiring the construct
of sidewalks at 2S8 places in the city n
covered by the ordinance previous
adopted. The ordinance was passed, al
referred to the City Attorney with pow
to have published, on motion of Alderm
Woods.
The plat ifs. W. McMaster, for a o,
addition in the Fourth Ward, was iaccepte
on motion of Alderman Huber.
Alderman O'Neil, of the Street al
Alley Committee reported in favor
appropriatIng $500 for the opening
street to the property of A. l.. 10y
and others, in the upper part of the cit
leading to the bluffs, provided the pro
erty holders would deed the right
way to the city and raise $500 as the
share toward opening the street. Repo
accepted.