The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-05
CITY COUNCIL.
Reeular monthly Meeting Oficial
Report.

C1-y Council Room, Rock ISLAND.
March 4. 1878, 7:30 P. M.-The council
met in snecial session. Present, Mayor
Rutler. and Aldermen Carse, O'Neil,
Iundv. Simmons, Schlemmer, Woods,
Brooks. Davis and Warnock. Absent,
Alderman Huber. Minutes OF meetings
held Feb a. 9. - and Is, were read and
approved, o.,
Capt. Davidson, president of the North
ern Line Packet Company, being present
stated what privileges the company wanted
relative to wharfage.
City Attorney Gest, by request, gave
his opinion that the city council had the
power to lease portions of the levee for the
term of five or ten years for wharfage pur-
poses.
Mayor Butler presented the following
resolution for adoption:
Resolued, That $50 feet of the leyee
lying west of Nineteenth street be leased
to. the Keokuk Northern Line Packet
Company for ten years at the rate of $50
per year, payable in advance, whereon to
erect a suitable and slightly warehouse
provided that the suits agsinst the city
and against the company be dismissed,
Adopted on motion of Alderman War
mock.
Alderman Simmons moved that the
Diamond Joe Line OF steamers, be allowed
the privilege of leasing 60 feet of the levee
east of Eighteenth street for wharfage
purposes, and building thereon ware.
house for the term of ten years at the rate
of 500 per year, payable In advance
! Adopted
Alderman Lundy offered the following
resolution, and asked its adoption:
Resolced. That the Water Board be in
structed to erect hydrant for the free ust
of the citizens of Rock Island from which
water may be obtained at all times by any
and all citizens without expense, and fol
any and all purposes, except for street
sprinkling. Laid on the table on motion
of Alderman Simmons.
Alderman Carse moved that the CITY
Attorney and Street and Alley Commute,
be instructed to draw up an ordinance
covering the contract to the Keoku,
Northern Line Packet Co., and the Dia
mond 10 line, leasing to said companie
portions Of the levee. Carried.
A petition of D. Don and others. askiu,
that the auctioneer license be change
from 500 to $500 per aunum, was lai
} over until next meeting on motion of AID
erman O'Neil
The following bills were ordered paid
r Glass Co 500 40, W G WEIGH
Bro Is, A Sinnet 40 90, A NJ Nelso
s $3.50, j Peterson 10 90, A Swanson Is
Z Johnston Is so, K Peterson II so,
s Hatton7 IS, j Thompson IS, D Cough
0 lin 81 80, d Shehan As, T Slattery 8 lC
, D Wilkins s Is, j Russell 81 so, 2 NJ
Mahon l6 SO, j Heater l6 so, L Norri
l6 so, Fl Thomas IS 90, Frederick
r Lamp ! so, II Van Ach 200, c Trei
/ 2 90, G Fiebig IS, JAS Johnston Ito OF
j D Beeeher IA 90, F Hass 4 10. R Ire
neman 2 IS, B j Perrin 90, Ma
/; Bros %, A Anderson 10, J l. Rec
!, 33 %, Volks Zeitung 81 90, Unto
Printing Co. 81 70, Argus Printing G
= 100 %, Frey Bros 70, VIM Bell 90,
DAILY so, G Simmons 90, Illinois St. 6;
!, Co PSI Is, A K Philleo5 90, J R Mills 5 0
n D Carnahan As 90, City CLERK 100 90,
II. Boynton Sc 33, A LJab q, j We
lenhaupt, IS, L Perkins Is 60, G
Is Halves IS 90, VIC Blackburn IS SO,
e Feely so 90, Brennan 50 90, c Metst
so 90, e L German SO 90, T Bollmi
Mt SO 90, j Rosenfeld SO 90, o p Titcou
d 6 65, I A Cramer SIG GO, Z Benka 50 6
IS A Brady II 90, Coal Valley Mining c
SO IS 90, b D Buford & Co. 90, q A Doc
40 linger 90. W II Gest $50 90, S f Coo
30 % 90, K. |. Gas Co. 800 60.
" Reports of officers for the month
,e February were read and referred to t
Finance Committee
'e Alderman Carse offered the folowi
e resolution:
10 Resolued, That the Judges of the CT
10 election appointed Feb. 4. 1878, be t
- Judges of the township election. Carrie
u Alderman Schlemmer moved that t
IN Second Ward Hose House be designat
! as the place of holding the town meetin,
re Carried.
- Mayor Butler offered the following or
nance:
OF Be it ordained by the City Council
t. Rock Island that the Office of City a
ut Town Clerk of the City and Township
40 Rock Island be united in the same perst
: and that said person be the City Clerk
10 said city. Adopted on motion of AID
&c man Lundy.
b. Adjourned.
,e JOHN L. REED. City Clerk