The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-05
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Monthly Meeting. Official Re
port.

Cry COUNCIL Room, Rock ISLAND,
Feb, 4. 1878, 7:30 P. M.-The council met
II repular session. Present, Mayor Butler.
and Alderman Carse, O'Neil, Lundy,
Scblemmer, Huber. Simmons, Woods,
Brooks. Davis and Warnock. Minutes of
tbe meetings held Jan. and were read
and approved.
Mr. Ben Harper asked leave to address
the council and exhibit his plans and
drawings of his intended Opera House,
and asked that the council grant him
nominal license only on the same for a
term of years. Referred to the ordinance
committee, on motion of Alderman |
Schlemmer.
A petition of May Bros. to erect a |
wooden shed back of their store, was
granted. on motion of Alderman Lundv |
A petition of J. R. Sickles and many
others. stating the offensive condition of
the slough on Fifth avenue, by reason of
the large amount of filth running into it, |
and asking that it be remedied at once, was
referred to the street and alley committee,
on motion of Alderman Lundy.
A petition of Thos Murdoch and others,
asking that the city build sidewalk from
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| its of the city was referred to the street
and alley committee on motion of Alder
man Carse.
A petition of S. F. Cooke, Justice of
the Peace, to remit the fine against John
Huss for violation of ordinance relating to
plumbing through ignorance, was granted
on motion of Alderman Carse.
A resolution to amend Rule 10, govern
~ 10 Ahn or
and alley committee, was lost by the
following vote, not two-thirds In the
affirmative:
Yeas-Carse. Lundy. Schlemmer, Huber
and Warnock-6.
J, Nays - ONei, Woods, Brooks, and
Davis.
An ordinance for the better regulation
of plumbers was adopted, on motion OF
t Alderman O'Neil.
1 An ordinance giving Justices of the
! Peace power to collect costs in suits where
no conviction is had was adopted.
Reports of officers were read and referred
9 to the Finance Commute.
!, The following bills were allowed;
O Coal Valley Mining Co., $l23.50; May
Bros. 25, American Lubricator Co. q 90
j & Nj Rosenfeld 5 so, + A Cramer 275 90
= A Brady 26 90, j Reddig so, ID II Ritter
q & Co. 20, Union Water Meter Co. 1873 so
= Fred Hass So 25, Thomas Yates 81 %. j
L. Reed 4474, Volks Zeitung 29 so, U Mol
Printing Co. sc 90, Wyle 4 McCune 3 25
o c Jurgens 80, R. B. Ellis s so, Ere!
n Brothers 20, J. F. Copp 900, Frank Ii
}. 4 rs, John L. Reed 100, Dobbin Carnag
Montgomery 2S5, John Volk 6 SO, Murph,
e. W;lls on nop;al Tho
Slattery 90. David Conghlan II 10, DAME
% wilkins, 4O5, James Russell IS 90 F Nor
ris u 90, J Hetter II 90, John L Rec
IT 10 As, A NJ Nelson II so, John Peterso
10 so, A Swanson s Is, | johnson 5 so.
r. comb SO, Josiah L Perkins 80 sc. G Wes
10 ley Halves IS 90, W c Blackburn So s.
70 John Brennan so 90, Pat Feely so 90, 10
~ Rosenfeld SO 90, G L Gonna
- so 90, Thos Bollman SO 90. Chris
nS Loeb IA 90, VIM Bell 40 90, S L Watkir
= = S5, Rock Island Gas Co. 303 81, DAM,
10 Daley 90. A Stockwell so, Hull
Wright5 50, Illinois Street Gas Co. 27S Ct
no VIM Butler 800 90, II. Carse so 90.
tn s ONeil so 90, II Warnock so 90, job
ng Davis so 90, W H Lundy SO O0,P Schlen
ul mer so 90, P Simmons so 90, / Huht
to so 90, HE Woods so 90, w E Brood
sc SO 90. Total $3,16l.40.
The wharfage bill against the Diamor
ST. J o Line was referred to the Mayor vii
g- power to settle on motion of Alderm;
&c Lundy.
be The bill of Harry Hall was laid ov
OF, until the next meeting, on motion OF Aide
ed man Carse.
IN. Payment Of John B. Hawley's bill f
sit SIS, was lost by the following vote:
Yeas-Carse, Woods, Brooks, Warno
Nays-O'Nei, Lundy, Schlemmt
of Huber, Simmons-5.
at On motion of Alderman O'Neil, t
For Mayor was instructed to arrange contra
'o' with f. A. Cramer for lighting the wat
'm works with gas for $3.50 per annum.
The following resolution was adopted
he motion OF Alderman Carse.
ResoIued, That the City Clerk be and
r hereby ordered to call an election for t
OF following township officers: One SUPP
visor, two assistant supervisors, one TOW
the ship assessor and one township COLLECTS
Said election to be on the first Tuesday
&c. March 1878.
: e'' The following judges Of election We
Ny luC 41o9OA ohA SObAl AASO
of the City Council:
nat First Ward-Abram Wagner, A.
- Philleo, A. j. Hill
Us. Second Ward-J. R. Johnston. S.
Hill J. P. Taylor
Third Ward-F. Knox, J. Albrigl
at Dan Daily.
snt Fourth-ward S.W. McMaster, ]
lie. Zeigler, G. W. Skinner.
.ho Fifth Nard-Jo Hitler, W. B. Pett
'no John Barge.
TO- The Committee on Location of G
me Lamps made report, which on mott
as OF Alderman Lundy, was referred ba
ble to the committee, and one months fl
ther time granted.
It's Alderman Woods moved that the May
IN appoint committee to look into the matt
me of obtaining new council rooms connect
the Marshal's apartment with the san
Carried. The Mayor appointed on ii
committee, Aldermen Woods Carse a
O,Neil,
,or Aid Carse moved that an ordinan
n be prepaid embracing the provisions
mt Section of the State law, approved N
in. %, 1877, in force July l, 1877, in relati
rsl to the city township.
Adjourned.
ara JNo. L. REED. City Clirk.