The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-08-07
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular August Meeting---oAacial Re-
port.


Aldermen Carse, Lundy, Schlemmer,
Huber, Woods, Brooks, Davis and War
mock. Absent, O'Neil and Simmons.
The minutes of the last meetings were
read and approved.
A petition of Z. G. Chopper and s. E.
Cooke asking that the city police suits be
equally distributed between the FIVE Jus
tees of the Peace was referred to Police
Committee on motion of Alderman Lundy. |
A petition of A Peterson and others I
asking that suitable crossings be made
over the Chicago Il Rock. Island railroad |
crossing between Moline and Rock Island, |
was referred to the Street and Alley Com
mittee with power to act, on motion of /
Alderman Lundy.
The Bridge Committee, as heretofore |
instructed, reported having made a con- |
tract for stone at So. 80 per cubic yard, and !
the work to be done by day labor.
The following resolution was passed on
motion of Alderman Lundy:
ReSolged, That the Keokuk Northern
Line Packet Company be allowed to land
at the city levee within 200 feet next east
from Nineteenth street for the term of one
year from April |, 1877, paying therefor
the sum OF $500 and to be in lieu of
wharfage dues for the season of 1877,
On motion of Alderman Davis the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
ResolUed, That the sidewalks ordered to
be built by the ordinances passed Sept. 4,
and Nov. 3, 1891 be constructed under the
direction Of the Street aud Alley Com
mittee, with or without letting by contract,
as shall seem best to them.
An ordinance was, on motion OF l.
Huber, unanimously adopted, providing
for the construction of sewer on Twenty
third street from the south end to the
Mississippi river, to De composed of nine
inch vitrifed sewer pipe, to be paid for by
special assessment.
The following resolution was, on motion
of Alderman Lundy. adopted:
Be it resolved by the City Council of
the city of Rock Island, That Frazer Viii
son, j. r. Mills and L. B. Requa, being
three competent persons, be and hereby
are appointed to make an estimate
| OF the cost of the improvement con
city, entitled IAN Ordinance for
the construction of sewer in Twenty
third street, including labor, material and
all other expenses attending the same, and
the cost Of making and levying the assess
ment therefor.
An ordinance was, on motion of Alder
man Davis, adopted. providing for side
walk on the south side Of Seventh avenue
between Twentieth and Twenty. first streets,
of the width of 81 feet, to be paid for by
special assessment.
Maj j. NJ. Beardsley presented the
papers and claim of Mrs. Nathan Stephens
against the city for damages sustained by
her husband in consequence of defective
sidewalk Referred to the Finance Com
mittee aud City Attorney, on motion of
Alderman Davis.
Alderman Lundy offered the following
ordinance, which was adopted by ayes and
nays.
Be 1t resolved, by the City Council of
the city of Rock Island, that section 2 of
an ordinance to regulate the Rock River
bridges, and prescribing the rates of toll
over the same, be changed SO as to read
Any person crossing said bridges either
entering or going out of this city with any
wagon, carriage, cart or other vehicle, or
riding any horse, mule, or ass, and who
shall have paid the above toll may, upon
: his or her return, cross said bridges free
, of toll, aud the bridge tender shall provide
! suitable tickets or cheeks to be furnished
to persons crossing said bridges who may
I wish to return.
9 The following bills were read aud re
ferred to Finance Committee, who re
ported them correct and they were ovderet
paid:
O f A Cramer 1915 90, n Brady 81 0C
e Geo Simmons IS, G Renka IS 65, G i
Lambert 70, w II & G T Webb 10 20,
!. D d Cornell & Co 90, Hull & Baker Z 90
May Bros 80, J. L Reed Is IS. f Franz
IS, Wylie & McCune IL 95, Wylie & Nc
n Cune 90, Coal Valley Mining 90 l59 Is
Union Printing Co Sc 60, r Champion 1620
Keator & Go 245 90, Keator x Co rs %,
G Nrazer 9 rs, E S Glaspell AZ IS, Z & {
: Philips % 90, Stephens, Larkins & O.
,. 1920; Rock Island Glass Co. $50, b |
= Buford & Co. 275, J NJ Grinnell 1880
e Thos Hogan 3l.l2, Thos O'Shea $3.50
d Dave Coughlin 3450, Tom Slatery IS. %
re NJ Kunzman 1915. Pat Mcguire So 25, ,
e Fotheringham sc 90, d Shehan 33. IS,
= Egan IS 25, NJ Mehan 80 25, NJ Rice l. 81
= j Mckinley 1881, d Wilkins 1887,
n Rooney 31.87, NJ Q'Rrien l,50, VIM Hee
,e lon 1881. Pat Cornell 900, NJ Manaha
ID 27.75. j Shean 2l.75, O'Harran % sc
4 j Egan 1915, j g Bailey 1000, w 4
! Bailey $50. NJ FL McCarty 7.50 L Schaa
u 6S,25, Russell 1850. f Norris az. OC
81 Nels Johnston l4.25, Heaor 1880,
% Bro1erick SIS, 7 Fuller 450, j l. Rec
II 1878, John Reddig CLIO, Stewart
= Montgomery 1920, Churchill 4 Sweene
y 1925, Frey Bros 3.l5, NJ A Barnes ] .9t
IN NJ Frederlckson $3.50, Alex Steel 4. 81
~ Dart & Gregg 220, A Loeb $3.50, "
"a Kerr 600. j J. Perkins 90. 96, 0
= Tfcolnb 100 Pat Carey 500, ] Va
'0 Horn 600, g Fiebig 500, G Haberlah 6 OF
rs NJ Haymaker 600, r Bollman 1900,
D. McCarty 600. H Hansha 6.00 A Altimu
TO 600, s Hull 600, G w HAYES rs,
- W G Blackburn S,33. Brennan SO. o.
> Pat Fcely 50.0e, G l. German 5000;
IS Mitsch 5000; 10 Rosenfeld 5000, I Boil
e. man 5000, Thos Yates 8 43, d Carnaha
70 $500; L. Reed, City Clerk, 10000; q
Ia Boynton, City Engineer. 1888; w
~ Blackburn $40, Hull 4 Wright 10 81
IT. Dan Daley 200, James Warden Loo,
o. w Halves 800, Joseph Dittman l6. Al
m Jacob Evans l.50, VIM. Bell 1000, job
q Astor 500, Illinois Street Lamp @
= TT, Is, Rock Island Gas Co. $50 Sc, Argu
le Printing Co. $3.50, Moline i Rock islam
d. Street Railway 1900, s w McMaste
an $500, G W HAYES $50, L Wilson 75,Ol
ia w Luys 600, Thos Fuller 1900, Lew
Long u Co. 1865 + s Glaspell 79. 81
II Total amount, $4,7l843.
1t, Reports Of officers for the month of j al
q were read. found correct and ordered filet
20 + Cornelius Lynde submitted plat of b
addition to the City of Rock Island, betwee
Seventh and Ninth avenues and Twent,
ne seventh and Thirtieth streets, Accepte
Id and ordered filed.
T w Snancnr suhmitfad his Mat of err