The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-08
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Monthly Meeting oficial Ee'
port


Jan. 7, 1878, 1880 P, M.-Council met in
regular session. Present, Aldermen
Carse, O'Neil, Lundy, Schlemmer, HUI
Der, Simmons, Woods, Brooks, Davis, and
Warnock. Absent. Mayor Butler. Al
derman Schlemmer moved that W. Il.
Lundy act as chairman of this meeting.
Carried. Minutes of meeting, Dec. 8,
read and approved.
A,petition of j. b. Danforth asking
that the newspaper Rock Islander be
placed on equality with the other city
papers as to publishing city business. was
granted. on motion of Alderman O'Neil.
A petition of Z. @. Chopper, submitting
compelling complainants in city cases to
pay costs when there is no conviction, was
referred to the ordinance committee and
city attorney on motion OF Alderman
O'Neil.
A petition of G.. II. Blanchard for per-
mission to erect scales on the northeast
corner of Twenty-frst street and Second
avenue, was granted on motion of Alder
men ONeil.
A petition of B. J.Perrin for permission
| to erect scales on Twenty-frst street, be-
tween First and Second avenue. was
granted on motion of Alderman O'Neil.
A report that Kelsey Il Weller were
weighing for other parties than themselves
contrary to ordinance, was referred to the
city marshal for investigation, on motion OF
Alderman Schlemmer,
| A proposition for the settlement Of the
Anawalt, Denkman & Co. suit against the
city was, on motion of Alderman O'Neil,
referred to the committee of the whole
council and the mayor. who shall report
the same on Wednesday morning next at
10 o'clock A. NJ
Special committee on the claim of Porter
Skinner was reported adverse to paying it.
Report received and committee discharged.
The following resolutions were referred
to the ordinance committee on motion OF
Alderman Simmons:
ResolUed, That no payment shall be
made by the city for any work done on any
street or alley of this city that has not
been ordered done by the city council.
i Resolved, That rule 10 of rules and or
ders be so amended as to make the stree
and alley committee consist of four alder
men, no two of whom shall be from thu
same ward Of the city nor shall either O
them be from the same ward with thu
mayor.
| The committee on more hose for the fir
department reported in favor Of the same
Report received aud committee discharged
i Alderman Woods moved that the fir
and water committee and the chief en-
gineer of the fire department be empowered
to purchase 1900 feet of hose for use o
said fire department, Carried,
The committee on the location Of ga
J lamps reported that fifteen lamps wer
erected for the beueft of private citizens
and the lighting and maintaining the sam
was paid by the city.
Alderman Schlemmer moved that Alder
5 man O'Neil be added to the committee, an
! further time be granted for final report
and that the naptha lamp be included
= their report also, Carried.
The sidewalk commissioners reported o
the entire costs Of making sidewalk
named in the ordinance passed May
. 1877. Report was received and the con
mittee discharged.
The following resolution was passed by
D unanimous affirmative vote:
al BE 1t resolred, By the city council of th
: city of Rock Island, that the report {
Frazer Wilson. j. R. Mills and A. +
Philleo upon the ordinance entitled "a
Ordinance Relating to Sidewalks, passe
May 7, 1877, which report is now hel
presented to the CITY council, be and tt
It same hereby is approved, and, be it
d ResOtred, Further that the city attorne
q be and hereby is instructed and ordered
:. file petition in the name of the city
the county court of Rock Island count
q for proceedings to assess the cost of tt
a Improvements in said ordinance and repo
70 specified as provided by law.
!. The following bills were allowed
y Holly Manufacturing Co.. SIS co. Roc
If island Gas Co 3l3 90, " Bell 40 90, J
q, Reed 35 90. NJ Mulqueen 9 90, J Dunnir
il 90, q II Boynton SO 33, L Reed, eli
=. clerk, 100 90, W 2 Butler 90, L WilsC
90, S w McMaster 90, G W Haw
II 90, W G Blackburn 90. NJ Prick 0
10 r Crampton2 10, D Carnaghau 45 90, Ho
Co No l so 90 Wideawake No 2 100 0
Third Ward Hose Go SIS 90, Fourth War
Hose Co so 90. Neptune Hose Z
10 SO 90, c Schreiper 70 10, R
II Ellis IS, A Steel II, D Don 81 IL,
= Frederickson s 90, Churchill & Sween,
Sr 10 %. f Wilson rs 90, A X PhiIleo, 25 0
7e } r Mills 80 so, Matthews & Co 2 10,
es Thomas IS. Otto Grotjan 7
ST Keator & Co 8 10, A M NeIsc
= 20 SO, J Peterson l6 90, q Swanst
III y 90, J Peterson 2 90, j NJ Crime
lg % 90, D Coughlin 25 20, J Fotheringha
s. 65, T Stattory 30 Is, D Shehan 10 6
IN D Wilkins % 35, NJ Manahan 25,
" O'Brien 3 80, Nj Mehan 40, M Kingmi
10 IS, W Heelon 25, J McElherne Il
ty Russell 48 90, F Norris 48 90,J Heat
is az 90, J Conway 20 j Ditman 90,
# Nj Grinnell l 50, D Wilkins l so. j
" Reed % IS, q Fl Simmons 25, "
a Co 10 50, NJ NJ Buck & Co 7 Is, T Vat
81 10. Warnock i Raston 2 90, Z
Is Is 90, Stewart & Montgomery II 40,
:. Reed 4 10. B D Buford x Co IS so, Eli
" OILS Street Gas Co 279 II, Weyer@user
y Denkmann 1875 08, G w Halves Is 90,
ey G Blackburn SO 33, J Brennan so 90,
a. Feeley so 90, 6 l. German so 90.
:. Metsch 80 90, J RosenfeId so 90 L 30
VI man so 90, o 2 Titcomb I6 66,ssEstate
to Chas Buford 25 co, Evans & Co l {
is J Bengston IL %, j L Perkins los "a,
ho Mclaughlin 4 90.
n Reports of officers were read and refe
- red to the finance committee.
ne Alderman Simmons moved that the CT
he engineer be instructed to stop employ
oh any foreman on city work at once, =;
ried.
A bill of John B. Hawley, laid over
nu the last meeting, was called up, and
is motion of Alderman ONeil was REFER
he to the finance committee.
no Alderman O'Neii moved that fire pit
be placed at the corner of Fourth aver
lst and Twelfth street, and at the corner
nd Thirteenth street and Fourth aven
he Carried.
Adiourned