The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-06
CrTY COUNCIL.
Regular Monthly Meeting oaacial Re.
port.

regular session. Present, Mayor Butter |
and Alderman Carse. Lundy, Sehlemmer, |
Huber, Simmons, Woods. Brooks, Davis
and Warnock. Absent, Alderman O'Neil. |
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
VIM. Bell, city weighmaster. gave notice
of the bad condition of the city scales
building, and asked that it be put in a
comfortable condition. Referred to the
market committee, on motion of Alderman
Schlemmer.
A petition of 6. L. Carman and others
was read, asking that First avenue and
Fifteenth street. between First and Second
avenues, be put in good order. Granted,
on motion of Alderman Warnock
A petition of the board of education
asking that sidewalk be laid on the east
side of Twelfth street between Fifth and
Sixth avenues, and between Eighth and
Ninth avenues to the new school house,
was referred to the street and alley COM
mittee, on motion of Alderman Davis
| A petition of A. fireman, for damages
OF $40. sustained by breaking his buggy.
harness, ETC., In running bis buggy up on
to pile of stone placed by the city in the
highway, was referred to the mayor and
city attorney, on motion of Alderman
| Davis.
A petition Of A. F. Fleming urging the
immediate necessity of sidewalks corner
of Fifth and Sixth avenues and Twenty
fourth and Twenty fifth streets. and cor
ner of Vine and Twenty fourth streets,
was referred to the street and alley COM
mittee, on motion of Alderman Lundy.
A petition of B. Kane asking that a
portion of her plumbers tax be refunded,
was laid on the table, on motion of Alder
man Davis.
| A petition of o. A. Barnhart asking the
exact construction of an ordinance passed
Aug. %, on the subject of city printing,
was referred to the Ordinance Committee,
on motion of Alderman Lundy.
| The reports of the city officers for the
mouth of October were read and referred
to the Finance committee.
The work of g. FL, Boynton, city en-
glneer. on work on the bridges, was re-
ceived and ordered filed.
The report of the Sewer Committee on
the Fifth street avenue was read and re-
ferred to the committee of the whole Coun-
Gil, who shall make personal examination
of the premises on Wednesday next, at 10
o clock A. NJ.
The Committee on Nathan Stevens
claim for damages reported that $500 be
allowed him, in full Of said claim. Alder
man Carse moved that said sum be placed
in the hands of the Mayor and City At
torney to pay said claim. Carried.
The following bills were. read and or
dered paid:
John Lloyd s42 90, R Bennett IS 90, V
! Mold q 81. r Lloyd Is IL, J Rooney rs,
ID Wilkins IS, Hall IS, Z O'Brien
s 81, NJ Disbin Is II, I Larkin 80,
Norris l3 SO, L Shea 90, Burton
10 95, s Smith % 80, G B Hayden 90,
Is Roberts 30, D Brown ii 90, j Diltz
IN 90, N Smith 90. 0 Prescott Is SO, l.
Latin Is 20. A 0 Tillman 9 90, G Lemon
62, G Fl Decker 9 81. II Burton 90, n
Yer Warm rs, T Petit 81, T Critters
/ IL. E Wyming 4 81, j Moore 9 SO,
Griffin IL IL, B Richardson 81, j
Burton % So K McMichael Is 90, Q Nc
Michael 2 so, T Kerr 10 25. j Conway
SO IS, s Smith 81 81, w Saurman IS 81
: j Burton 66, Keator & Go. '2O6 OIL,
{ Il Thomas Is Is, Dibbern & Co 20 60
Williams, White Il Co. els So, L ReeC
50 90, A NJ Nelson Is 33, L Peterson
E IL SO, j Peterson Is so. A Swanson 6 IS
!, J Hanson rs, Mr.. Haldber 1876 ReaugI
: 5 SO, H Darts Sons 35 35, Churchill {
II Sweeney Is, H Reddig go 25, Z S Glas
= pell 90, Mathews & Go 81 10, Stewart 4
Il Montgomery 43, G Nelson ga, Weyer
k n8user Il Denkmann l,2l5 II, L I
d Crsmer 275 %, A Brady is w. w Reddi
IL 50, L Yates 50 81. Coal Valley MIMI
Co. 1870 90. I LAWN 90, American Lam
n Oil Go. 81 %, j Il M Rosen6eld SO. B
- Butord Il Co. II 25. q Simmons As
y q Benka 40 SO, G + Lambert SO,
; II. Wright 500, J L Perkins IS Sc, G v
HAYES 70 %, W Z Blackburn SO SO.
Brennan 50 10, p Feeler SO %, q L. Gor
man so 000, L. BolIman 50 90, G Metc
~ so 90, j Rosen6eld IS no, o 2 Citcom
> is 33, IL Wendt 80 90, Z Jurgens U
w Bell 40 90. K b Ellis 2 IS, Vol
Zeitung 90, o. Barnhart 50, j
Reed l SO. III Grinnell as 90, n Peter
t. son 48 20, I Hogan "a IL, L O'Shea % 6:
d Coughlin 26 62, NJ Kunzman % IL,
Mcguire so, j Fotheringham q 20.
ohehan % 81, ID Egan 80 81, L Slater
u. 25 IL, NJ Manahan q 81, FL Knust 20 6:
an I Devine q 81. j Mahony 8 Is, s. Colso
80 IS, II kroger q 81. j Lahlp "a 81,
Is Nelson 81 so, T Swanson II rs, G Heller
ng der 81 II, j Rooney II 62, ID Wilkins l.
e 62, NJ Kinney Is 90. j. Egan 10,
" Devine 10, Russell 81 90, Nels Johnsc
IL 90, L Schaab II 25, f Norris % IS.
;" Shea 90, j. Heater IL rs, A Kuckl
US 8 25. J Struck IA IS, W Furlong 25,
Ial Shehan s 25, j Dittman Is 90. u
10 Boynton SO 33, D Carnahan 45 90, j
Reed 100 90, Illinois Street Gas Co 284
le %. Kock Island Gas Co $40 90,
In Champion 9 So. Hull & Wright l3 so.
be L Reed 10 10. w Fl Gest 62 30. Unic
us Printing Co 81 o5, Strahale IS, Weye
l. h9user Il Denkman 20 IT, Wylie & Nc
'' Cune rs. A Brockman 90.
so Alderman Lundy moved that SIS be r
'ul funded A. Brockman on his billiard tab
*, license being oVerpaid by him. Carrie
no by the following vote:
Ayes-Carse, Schlemmer, Huber, Sir
al mons, Brooks, Davis. Lundy-7.
nd Nayes-W GODS and Warnock-2,
Its Mayor Butler presented the request
ho committee of citizens to erect q militia
, building on the lot known as the Fiat Ir,
l Square Laid over for future action
ng motion of Alderman Carse.
ais The petitions OF Banner Coal Co. an
IA Johnston Il Sons for Communication brid
tickets vas called up. and postponed I'M
ie the next meeting, on motion of Alderms
to Woods.
I'd Alderman Carse moved that the wat
,se committee confer with the citizens
Fourth avenue. between Twentieth al
Twenty third streets, and ascertain he
Oh many will take water provided the city l.
for the water mains in that locality. Carrie
h. Alderman Carse moved that one Ian
- be erected each at Third and Four
ire avenues, between Eleventh and Twelf
he streets. Carried.
Ike Alderman Lundy moved that one Ian
-. be erected in front of the Broadway churc