The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-23
CITY Council Meeting.

met in special session. Present the Mayor
and Aldermen Atkinson, Carse, DAILY, Da-
Wis, Huber, Lundy, Mosenfelder, " ollen
haupt, Woods and Yates. The minutes of
the meetings of March 5. 7, and Ia were
read, corrected and approved. A report
of w. H. Gest, city attorney, in relation
to the wharfage suit of the Northwestern
Union Packet Co. against the city was
read and ordered filed, and the attorney
directed to continue his services in the
case. The report of the city marshal was
read and ordered filed. The reports of
| the water committee and the water works
superintendent were read and approved
and 900 copies thereof ordered printed IN
pamphlet form. Alderman Woods, from
the committee on bridges, to whom was
referred the petition of Fredk. Meyer for
reasonable award for damages sustained
10 breaking through Que of the Rock river
bridges, whereby he sustained severe iDiu-
| rles, as did also his team, recommended
that the city pay +. Meyer 5000 and Ame-
liza Van Buskirk $75 in full of all claims.
| Report adopted. The report of the finance
committee was read ard ordered filed
| The council then adjourned sine die
The mayor and aldermen-elect then took
the oath of Office, and the clerk called the
roll of the new council: Present-Mayor
W. p. Butler and Aldermen W. f. Brooks,
Henry Carse, John DAYS.. Ignatz Hu-
Der, W. Fl. Lundy, NJ S. O'Neil, Peter
Schlemmer, Philip Simmon, Fl, 4. Woods
and Hugh Warnock. The mayor anuounc
ed the standing committees, as follows:
| Finance-Carse and Warnock
| Water Works-Davis and Woods
Streets and Alleys-O'Neill and Brooks
Fire and Water-Brooks and Schlemmer.
Police-Huber and Simmon.
Ordnances-Warnock and Lundy.
Markets-Lundy and Davis.
| Bridges-WOods and Huber
The Mayor submitted an ordinance re-
pealing the ordinance of April 3, 1876,
which abolished fees on licenses heretofore
charged by the Clerk, stating the compen,
sation of this official to be inadequate, being,
with the water works books but 5000 a
year. The yeas and nays were called on
the passage of the ordinance and it was
defeated by the following vote:
| Yeas-Brooks, Davis, Schlemmer, War
nock-4.
Nays-Carse, Huber, Lundy, O'Neill,
Simmon, Woods-6.
Alderman Davis moved that the salary
of the City Clerk be fixed at $1,000 a
year. Adopted. Yeas 9, nays !, Alder
man Lundy voting in the negative.
Alderman Carse presented the follow
ing resolution:
RESOLVED. That the DAILY ARGUS, Union and
0tks-Zeitung be authorized to publish the min
utes of the proceedings of the City Council as
heretofore at the rate of 800 per anuum and that
the Union be designated as the official journal OF
the city for the publication of ordinances and legal
notices.
There was a good deal of discussion on
this resolution and when the vote was
taken Aldermen Carse, Woods, Brooks,
Davis and WarnOck voted for it, and AL
dermen ONeill, Lundy, Schlemmer, Huber
and Simmon against it. The Mayor gave
his casting vote for it and it was thus
passed.
Alderman Carse offered a resolution
increasing the salary of the Deputy Mar
shall to $500 year. The yeas and nays
were called and the motion lost.
Ieas-Carse, DAVIS, Woods, Warnock
a
Nays-Brooks, Huber, Lundy, O'NeiI
Schlemmer, Simmon--6.
The Mayor made the following nomina.
tons which were unanimously confirmed
by separate votes, the yeas and nays being
called, Alderman Lundy voting no as Il
: City Clerk:
Treasurer J. NJ Buford
Clerk-JOhn l.. Reed.
q Attorney-W. II Gest.
n MARSHALL w Halves.
c Deputy Marshal-W. c. Blackburn.
T. Policemen. Feeley, Chris Metsch, JOIN
Brennan, John Albrecht, Joseph Rosenfed
o Bridge Toll Collector-D. Carnahan.
: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bell.
u Harbor Master-Chas. J. Long
/ Eugineer-GeO. IL. Boynton.
c The Mayor stated that he had desired tt
appoint John Warner Street Commissions
5 but that gentleman would not serve fo
h less than $500 year, and he would hk
e to get the sense of the Council Ate
It debate resolution was adopted fixing tn
/. Street Commissioner salary at $500, tn
o vote being:
W Yeas-Brooks, Carse. Days, Huber
e Woods and the Mayors.
II Nays-Lunday, O'Neill Schlemmel
IS Simmon, Warnock-5,
D The Mayor nominated John Warner 70
D Street Commissioner, which was lost b
r. the following vote
y Yeas-Brooks, Carse, Davis, Woods
5, 4.
f. Nays-Huber Lundy, O'Neill, SIN
s mon, Schlemmer. Warnock-6.
It The vote by whichsthe Street Commits
b sioner's salary was increased was then r,
at considered and the proposition defeated b
t, the following vote:
le Yeas-Brooks, Carse, Davis, Woods
at 4.
h Nays-Huber. Lundy, O'NeilI, Sin
r mon, Schlemmer, Warnock-6.
SIS On motion adjourned.