The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-16
CITY COUNCIL.
Adjourned Regular Meeting.

Cry COUNCIL Room, May IA, 7:30 p.
m. The Council met pursuant to ad
journment Present, the Mayor and all
the Aldermen, The minutes of the last
meeting we're amended and approved
Petitions were read and acted upon as
follows:
A. Wagner aud others, for a sidewalk
on Fourth street Referred to Street and
Alley Committee, on motion OF Alderman
Luudy.
Henry Siemon and others, for drain on
Seventh avenue. Laid over,
| Z. Mulligan and others, for extension
of water main on Fifteenth street from
| Fifth to Sixth avenue Referred to Water
| Works Committee, on motion of Alderman
Carse.
I Peoples National Bank and others,
for Waterman for Star block. Referred
to Police Committee and Mayor with power |
to act on motion of Alderman Carse.
ID. Don and others for permission to |
erect a frame house on lot 4, block II, old |
town, granted on motion of Alderman
Schlemmer.
| A. +. Cutter and others. for the improve
ment of Commerce street. Referred to
the Street and Alley Committee on motion
of Alderman Woods.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
> requests Of citizens interested, for the
extension of water pipes as follows:
four inch pipe on Eighteenth street be
tween Second and Third avenues in place
of the two inch pipe now used. To lay a.
: two-inch pipe on Twenty-6rst street south
of Fifth avenue. To lay 200 feet of four
inch on Fifth avenue, east of Centre sta
ton. Referred to Water Committee, on
: motion of Alderman Carse.
On motion of Alderman Huber all peti
, tons for gas were ordered referred to a
special committee to be appointed by the
y Mayor. The Mayor appointed Aldermen
Huber and Carse as such committee.
The Mayor and City Attorney, to whom
was referred the petition of Z. W. Hamil-
ton asking damages for injury caused by a
e defective sidewalk, reported adversely and
d on motion of Alderman Lundy the report
was adopted.
Fl The committee on the subject of diet
/ ing and lodging city prisoners reported
that Sheriff Perkins would make a new
~ proposition.
ne The committee on police station re-
ID ported against renting the j. NJ. Moore
y. building On motion of Alderman Carst
IL further time was granted.
at Engineer Boynton, laid over at the las
us meeting, was called up, and on motion o
Rh Alderman Lundy recommitted and tn
IA committee given further time to prepar
ST. new estimate.
DE Alderman Lundy offered a resolution
ar recousidering the vote by which $500 was
ne appropriated for opening a street to tn
ne property of A. l.. Lowe and others. Tn
ne yeas and nays were called and resulted a
ne follows:
he Yeas-Lundy, Schlemmer. Huber, SiG
IA MONS,
go Nays-Carso, O'Neil, Woods, Brooks
act Davis, Warnock-6.
de- Motion lost
ust On motion of Alderman Davis a con
mittee was ordered appointed to consid(
eX- and establish a system Of sewerage, an
ITS make estimates of the cost of main sewe
ds' pump, &c. The Mayor appointed as sue
all committee Aldermen Dayis, Carse an
Huber
On motion Of Alderman Huber. th
Mayor and City Attorney were instructe
D Of to draw up on ordinance to provide for tt
led construction of sewers by special asses
If ment.
the Alderman O'Neil from the Street al
nty Alley Committee, reported back the T
on. tition of John Nolk and others with
osi- recommendation that ratings be la
Icy on Eighth street across the slough. I
the motion of Alderman Davis, the commi
en- tee was ordered to make the street pas
Ddi able.
The Street and Alley Committee /
ported favorably on the petition of
r. Johnston and others to clean o
-, ~ the Market square sewer. No acti
e. taken.
me- Alderman Huber moved that the wa
lcH of the old BabJuck foundry be decli
Nc ed IA nuisance, they being in danger
e VI falling aud that the owner be motif
US to tear them down forthwith Carried.
2 ID The Mayor reparted the nominate
my of Thomas Bollman for policeman. T
- yeas and nays were called and the nor
ln l,o nation Vas confirmed by a uuanimo
"0e0 vote.
Ae'' On motion adjourned.
JNo. L. REED, City Clerk