The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-04
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Monthly Meeting 0fRcial
Report.

CITY COUNCIL ROOM, Rock ISLAND.
Dec. 8, 1877, 700 P. M-Council met In
regular session. Present. Mayor Butler |
and Alderman Carse, O.Neil, Lundy, |
Schlemmer, Huber, Simmons, Woods and
Warnoek. Absent, Alderman Brooks, |
Davis. Minutes of the previous meetings, |
held Nov. 5 and II, were read and APP
proved.
Petitions were read and acted upon as
follows:
G. w. Peasants and others, asking that
Hull & Harker be not allowed to build an
addition to their ice house. Referred to
the committee on fire and water with
power to act, on motion of Alderman
lO'Neil.
James Johnston, chief engineer of the
| fire department, wanting 1900 feet more
hose. Referred to the fire and water
committee, on motion of Alderman Lundy,
Henry Seaman, to build drain on Elk
street from Sixth avenue to Commerce
street at the expense of the citizens in said
district. Granted, on motion OF Alderman
Carse.
f. A. Cramer. superintendent water
works, requesting that the water works
building be lighted with gas. Granted on
& motion of Alderman ONeii.
/ S. s. Darrah and others, adverse to the
location of tie lamps on Third and Fourth
avenues, between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
Alderman LundS moved the recon
sideration of the resolution passed at the
last meeting locating said lamps Car
, ried.
Alderman Lundy moved committee be
!, appointed to report at the next meeting as
to the propriety of the location of all the
gas lamps in the city. Carried.
, Alderman Carse moved that water rent
be charged on the water closet IN Fred
: Hass' building. which is used by other
d tenants besides the city council. Referred
: to the FIRE and water committee on motion
. of Alderman Lundy.
Mayor Butler appointed j. b. Beecher
Il assistant chief engineer Of the fire depart
IS ment. Confirmed.
# An ordinance was adopted by a unan
imous Affirmative vote, providing tha
Is Frazer Wilson. j. r. Mills and A, K
e Philleo be appointed to make an estimate
}, of the cost of the Improvements contem
|. plated in an ordinance relating to sidewalk
passed May 7, including labor, materia
aud all other expenses attending the same
9 and making and leYying the assessment
thereon.
Y Alderman O'Neil submitted an estimat,
4 and plan to drain the slough, which wa
referred to the water works committee an(
Alderman O'Neil, on motion of Alderman
= Lundy.
D The street and alley committee were, oil
IS motion of Alderman Lundg, instructed t.
have A. f. Cutters sidewalk laid at once
70 Alderman O'Neal moved that lamp b
3, erected on the corner Of Seventh street an,
IL First avenue, Referred to the fire ant
II water committee.
Reports of the officers for the month o
l. November were read and referred to tn
lie finance committee.
al The rel ort of f. A. Cramer on the COS
"a OF extending the water mains on Eourtl
! avenue, between Twentieth and Twenty
- third streets, was read and ordered filed
10 On motion of Alderman Lundy tn
d Mayor was instructed to secure an optio
n for 1000 feet of water pipes.
The committee on the Nathan Steven
u claim of damages. reported that they ha
y settled the same for $500, and taken tn
u widows receipt in tull for the claim. Ar
ID proved, Cd motion of Alderman Lundy
:, The following bills were read an
~ allowed:
u G A Doellinger 81 80. NJ Frederickso
%, Alex Steel 10, G Benka IL %, L
h Cramer 275 90, A Brady Sc 90, w Reddi
u Is 90, Coal Valley Mining Co p 90. B
~ Buford x Co Is IS, g Reaugh 7 95,
'e Simmons 2 As, Holly Manufacturing G
ne 43 80, j, L. Perkins 1856 AZ, G W Have
a. IS 90, W c Blackburn IS 33, j Brenna
- so 90, z Feeley SO 90, G L German so OF
Gal1 :
Ii Bollman so co. J L Reed % %. W
in Chopper % IA, w H Lundy II 90, " Be
ut 40 90, VS. II Gest $50 90, D Carnaha
T. As 90, G Fl Boynton So 80, City Cler
" 100 90, Union Printing Company Al
"a Argus Printing Company a 90. Roc
I'D Island Gas Company 355 IS, Illinois Stree
Mt Gas Co275 70, Dunning SO, NJ Mu
n queen 4 so, D DAILY 90, Stewart & Mon
- gomery s SO, Keator & Co 142 Sc, Mon
ah pelier Quarry Go q 40, Weyerhauser
Denkmann 200 II, Fl r Tillman 40 so
to S Burton SO 59,J L Reed SO 81, 81 Dart
i'll Sons IA 25. n Lettig A 10, A M Nelso
IA II, j Paterson ID 81, A Swanson g.
u E Peterson 4 90, j Montgomery so,
lst n u Grinneft 81 90, n Peterson % SO,
be Hogan 1S 90, I O'Shea l9 So DCoughl
VS. % 70, NJ Kingman 2 IS, E Frothinghal
~, 20 ~. IL Onenan ~ 1Oi u Ega0 IL 0U,
aS Slattery 10 20, Fl Kunst 2 Is, L Dew
IN % 20, S Colson Is 81. II Kroger Is 81,
of Nelson rs, 6 Helenden IL, J Roont
70, 20 SIS, D Wilkins IL Is, NJ Kinney rs,
McElherne co. Egan 05, J Lab
~ 2 IS, J Russell 81 20 F Norris 42 80,
to Shehau go, j Heater Sc 30, j Ultima
by 10 20, A Kukle 3 90, Conway II 80,
he Sutton 20, z McMahon so.
w. j. B. Hawleys bill for SIS was Tai
- over until the next meeting, on motion
ly Alderman Luudy.
,le Porter SINNERS bill, $37 so, for stret
he work. was referred to the Finance Con
= mittee, on motion of Alderman hundy.
: Alderman O'Neil moved that the Polit
ny Committee be instructed to procure
lg- special room for tramps Carried.
an Alderman Lundy moved that the aide
in men of the Third Ward be instructed
:. have the sidewalk on Fourth avenue b
III tween Nineteenth and Twentieth street
Use properly repaired at once. Carried
lse Adjourned.
n j. l.. REED, City Clerk.