The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-02
The City Council.
The city council met in regular session


on Monday evening, Dec. l. 1879. Present.
Mayor Reynolds and all the aldermen.
After reading the minutes of the previ-
GUS meeting, NJ. NJ. Corbett, Esq. acting
city attorney, presented written opinion
on the liability of certain officials and fire.
men to pay poll tax. Those exempt. in
the opinion of the acting city attorney.
were only entitled to said exemption dur
ing their term of service; that the tax,
being debt. could only be RENTED BY the
council.
Aid. Cameron moved that fines and
costs be refunded to all fremen who have
been compelled to pay tax and costs. pro-
vided such persons have a certificate
showing ten years service.
This provoked a lengthy discussion, dur
ing which it was stated that the ten years
certificates were issued in excess Of the
councils power to act,
Aid. Lundy moved as an amendment to
Aid. Cameron's resolution. that IS cents
be RENTED to all who have paid poll
tax of So which was defeated. Ayes;
Nays.
AID. Kelerstrass offered an amend
ment, which Was accepted by Aid. Gamer
on, to pay certifoated iremen So each, the
amount received by the city as tax.
AID. Kock offered an amendment,
to MIR. Kellerstrass' amendment, by
paying the IS cents penalty. 1t failed,
however, and the Kellerstrass amendment
to pay So to each fireman was adopted by
vote of ayes 6, nays 4. as follows:
Ayes-Koeh, Cameron, Kellerstrass.
Kennedy. Hitler, Warren.
Noes -Donaldson. Lundy, Wagner,
Anawalt.
An ordinance to prevent and punish the
breaking 10 Of sewers was adopted.
The Clerk was instructed to sell no more
bridge tickets at the half rate.
The Mayor and City Clerk were author
lied TO sign the agreement for an exchange
of territory with the Rock Island and St.
Louis railroad companies and the street
railway. as arranged under the improve
ment at Brooks Crossing
An application tor the remission of the
dog tax, only 49 having been assessed out
of total of some 1872, was denied by
unanimous vote.
The erection of u lamp post on the alley
in rear of the Armory was referred to the
Fire aud Water Com nttee with power to
act
a resolution los ruoting the Committee
viding for the election OF certain city of
foials, to report at the next meeting. was
presented by Alderman Cameron. Alder
man Anawait moved to lay the resolution
on the table. Lost, 3 to I. The City At
torney was associated with the committee
and the resolution adopted, 9 TO Ii Ana
waltz The officials included 10 the resolu
ton were City Marshal, Street Supervisor
Superintendent of Water Works and Chief
OF the Fire Department.
Alderman Llndy offered a resolution
for the appointment OF a com mittee of FIVE
one from each ward, to re-district the city
into seven wards, which was adopted.
Alderman Anawalt moved that the
Mayor appoint this committee.
Alderman Cameron moved as an amend
ment that its members be elected by the
Council.
The Amendment being pat to vote re-
suited in a tIe, whereupon the Mayor
refused to decide the question, regarding
it as a personal matter Further action
was then deferred to the next meeting.
Fifteen copies of work EN- bracing the
genesa! Incorporation aud other municipal
laws of Illinois were ordered purchased
for the use OF the Council.
The bill of w. Ii. Gest TOR $l75 was
allowed,