The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-04
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular lEeesing oaacial Report

Cry, COUNCIL ROOM, Rock ISLAND. I
Sept. 8, 1877, 2 p. NJ. Council met in
regular session. Present. Mayor ButleE
and Aldermen Lundy, Schlemmer. Huber,
Davis and Warnock. Absent, Aldermen
Carse, O'Neil, Simmons. Woods and
Brooks. 80 Es a4g
On motion of Alderman Warnock, the |
council adjourned to meet again this even. |
Jog at 1902. NJ. |
Council met as per adjournment at 1880 |
n. M. Present. Mayor Butler, and Alder
men O'Neil, Lundy, Schlemmer, Huber.
Simmons, Davis, Woods and Warnock. /
Absent, Aldermen Carse and Brooks. |
Minutes of the meetings held Aug. 6, IA
and % were read and approved.
Petition of A. L. Lowe and others, ask
ing that their road tax be worked out on
a street between DIR. Gregg's and Mrs.
Rodman's, was laid on the table, on motion
of Aldermen Lundy, H@
Petition of VIM. Doyle and others,
asking that the sidewalk corner of Second
avenue and Twenty-third street be graded.
Also that the water main be extended to
said corner of Second avenue aud Twenty
third street. On motion Of Alderman
Davis the first part was referred to the
street and alley committee and the
second part to the FIRE and water COM
mittee with power to act. a
| Petition of e. G. Frazer and r. koehler
asking that portion OF the alley 10 block
GA, Lower addition, be made passable.
Referred to street and alley committee, on
motion of Alderman Lundy.
Officers reports for the mouth of August
were read and referred to the finance com
mlttee.
The city engineers report on the subject
OF sewerage, including estimates of costs,
plans, etc., was read, aud Alderman Davis
offered the following resolution: ~
Be It resolved, By the city council Of
Rock Island. that the report aud the system
of sewerage as recommended be adopted,
and also that the city engineer be author
ICED 10 proceed at once upon a topo-
graphical survey and the preparation OF a
general system of sewerage, and the es-
Enlistment of permanent grades, Carried,
on motioo of Alderman O'Neil.
An ordinance for the issuing of the
bonds of the city in accordance with the
vote OF the people was adopted by unani
nous vote Of yeas.
resolution. ..
Be 1t resolUed. That any person residing
in the city of Rock Island and vicinity n az
purchase at par any Of the bonds about tc
be issued by said city, provided such pur.
ehases be made prior to Sept Is, 1877
Carried.
Alderman Davis moved that the finance
committee, mayor and city attorney bt
appointed special committee to negotiate
the bonds about to be issued by the city o.
t Rock Island Carried.
d Quincy MeNeifs communication wal
called up and referred to special com init
tee of the mayor, city attorney and Alder
E men Lundy and O'Neil, on motion of Al
= derman O'Neil.
the Moline & Rock Island Street Railroad
Company, was called up. and, on motion
! of Alderman Lundy, laid on the table.
D Alderman O'Neil offered the following
, resolution:
: RESOLVED. That hereafter the statet
monthly meeting of the city council, re
CURED by sec.ion 8, of article 4, OF th
city charter, shall be held on the frs
: Monday in each month, at o'clock P NJ
Q of each said day, in the city council room
y Adopted, on motion of Alderman Wood:
Petition of &. q. Chopper and s. I
Cooke. asking an equal distribution of tn
city police suits among the justices Of tn
+ lpeace, was, on motion Of Alderman o Nei
= granted, SO that each justice Of the peac
}. shall alternately have them one mont
- each for four months.
= The following bills were read and az
x proved by the finance committee, aud or
% dered paid BY the mayor and city clerk;
K g H Bovnton $50 SO. j l. Reed 100.
!. Carnahan Is 90. W Fl Gest $50 90. G Y
:" HAYES IS 90, w Blackburn So SO.
10 Brennan 80 90, FeeIey so 90, g l. Go
B. man SO 90, q Metsch so 90, j RosenfeI
" so 90. t Bollman so 90, w G Blackburn
90, j L Perkins LOG so, III Wendt 81 o.
% A Altimus 5 90, J L Reed 16S SO,
% Yates $50 s6, Williams, White & Co. o.
70 A Brady 81 90, Nj Downing Z so, T Mu
IN Iigan II 50, G Simmons so, j Thorn;
=; 90, 0 Graham Is so, P Duffy IS, Co
- Valley Mining Co. SO 90, Buford & Ia,
al lor 10 OS. Warnock & Ralston 2 90, T
e. Cramer 275 90, B NJ Thordeuburg 8 a
es George Lambert 2 90, Webb & Bro 10 2
h G Benka "a IT, B D Baford Il Go. 9 6
:. B Kane 7 so. A Steel 3 II, Matthews
at Go. 40 rs. Stewart & Montgomel
Ot 1872 80. j L Reed, 46 81, Keat,
or & Co. oil. i y Glaspell lao 90, S
Gordon 81 80, H Darts Sons IS,
Reaugh 8 %, Milan Paper Co, Ill 2
" j g Kennedy 90, J M Crime
all 81 90, I Hogan % so, T O'Shea "a 7
d Conghliu u 81, T Slattery % 81,
Kuntzman 80 IS, P Mcguire Is SO,
Fotheringham 80 81. D Shehan 81 8
-. d Egan % SO, Nj Mehan Is 81, McGi
a. ley 80 %. d wilkins 10 81, J Roo,
o. IL 81, " Hulon IS Is, P Conwell % 3
% NJ Manahan q 81, Fl Knust q 90,
r Devine IL 90, N Peterson 10 90. j M
rv honey 81. Swan Nelson 90. T Ken
. fich | 81, Fl KroeRer 81, j Lahip |
20 p Swanson Is, G Helen6er 5 Is, @ NJ
he son SO, j Egan IL Is, L Schaab So 0
at j Russell IS Is. 4 Norris rs so, N job
ga 500 % so. I Shea 10 so, j heater s 2
e. j Dittnan 10 so. A Kukle 90, j Lilo,
is' 81 rs, III Kinney q 90, G. Kinskey 10 S
90 j Cox 10 SO, A Hendle 10 so, T Wesl
WI Is SO, w Whitton 90, G Dunn II s
cd e Lloyd 10 so, Rooney % 10, ID W
kins 81 81. W johnson 24 90, j Hall 70
G. Robinson IS. I Larkin 80, s Blu
1t ton 10 90, IL Keho 20 81, I'd. Dilts 5 Q
ris A Yoke 20 90, NJ Olapp Is 90. NJ J Brov
Q At. Dilts 90. d Brown u 90.
Smith Is 90, G A Butts IL 90, G. Ha
10. den Ii 90, L Strayer 8 90. j Brinkle | I
il J Glow 10 so, Bepes 7 so, A Smi
Ith Is 90, A Tillman co. j B Stropes 6 4
O Prescott as. L Latin 0 IS, Nj Xii
5 Is, I Lemon 90, g Lemon 5 so,
Smith 5 81, e Decker 81, w Sarm
so. III Burton Is IL, D Smith 81 IS,
;s Milstrad 90 so. s Dixon ID IS. j Mech
- SO, T Kerr IL IS, J Conway IL Is,
ast Mc.Michael rs, G Jones Il SO. j L Re
Did II Sc, G Nelson II so. Argus Printing c
as IS IS, Union Printing Co. 81 Is, o
La Barnbart 6 90. ID Daley 90. w q Rlae