The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-02
Fire Dept. Wat. Works

The bills of the Fire Dept were reported
for reference to the Councilby the Finance
Committee, the same were referred to the
Committee on Water Works
The bill of II. Coyne, $44.00, as Side
walk Commissioner, was referred back to
council. The same was allowed
The bills of the Water Works Dept were
allowed except the bill of Cramer & Yer
bury to the amount of $3.50 which was
referred to the committee on Water Works
The following opinion of the city attor-
ney concerning former resolution in re-
gard to the office of sidewalk commissioner
was read
Rock ISLAND, Aug. !, 1881.
To the Hon. Mayor and Alderman of the City of
Rock Island.-GENrLEMEN:- Concerning the reso-
luton to abolish the Office of sidewalk commission
know of no ordinance creating such an Office and
without an ordinance creating the Office | cannot
see any manner in which such officer could be
legally appointed or qualified or perform any legal
acts as such officer Respectfully Yours.
JAMES j. PARKS, City Atty
Aid. Bennett moved that the services of
Sidewalk Commissioners be discontinued
and the same be placed under the super
vision of the Street and Alley Committee
Motion carried
Aid. Bennett called up a former resolu-
ton in regard to publishing penal ordi-
nances by the Rock Islander and Union as
amended by Aid Mahoney.-Ald. Mahoney
asked permission to withdraw said amend
ment concerning the latter paper.
Aid. O'neil moved to refer the resolution
to the Finance Committee which was lost
by the following vote:
YEAs-LaFrenz, Warnock, O'Neil Ma
honey, Lundy, Kerr-6.
NAYs-Bennett, Henry. Larkins, Spencer,
Cary, Stephens Barber.-7.
Aid. Cary moved that the Rock Islander
be allowed the legal rates for publishing
penal ordinances, etc.-Carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Bennett, Henry, Larkin, Spencer,
Gary, Stephens, Barber
NAYs-LaFrenZ, Warnock, O'Neil, Ma
honey, Lundy, Kerr.
Aid. O'Neil stated complaints had been
made of the filthy condition of Slaughter
houses and therefor moved that the CITY
Marshal be instructed to look after them
Carried.
Aid Bennett called the attention of the
Council to the delapidated and dangerous
condition of the old Chicago & Rock Island
round house on Second avenue. 1t was
stated that the matter had already been
referred to Supt. Kimball who had prom
ised to remove the same soon.
Aid. Kerr spoke of the Fifth avenue
ditch nuisance. the matter was referred to
the attention of the street and alley com
mittee.
The street and alley committee made
the following report
Rock ISLAND, July 81. 1881
To his Hon the Mayor and City Council of the City
OF Rock lsland.-03 ENTLEMEN Your committee
OF streets and alleys would report the petition of
c. Ii. Stoddard and others for q Twenty
second street. that il would be considerable advan
tage to the parties living along the proposed
but as 1T IL not possible for the city to build
for all AT once, would recommend that ordinance
be prepared enabling parties desiring to have
lateral sewers constructed to connect with the main
of the city. the cost of which shall be met by
special assessment on the property benefited.
On the petition Of Fred. Hass and others for rails
ing First avenve to make embankment
against high water instead of Second avenue As
between the two propositions believe the First
amount of valuable property that the other leaves
out, but r. II. Cable stated last year that the r.
& =. r. r. Co. would raise their track one foot
above high water mark of 1880 along the river front
from Weyerhauser and Denkman's mill to their |
depot believe the raising of the railroad track is
the best, and would recommend that Mr.. Cable be |
seen on the subject
On the petition OF Henry Curtis and others for the
vacation of Commerce street, west of Thirteenth |
street would recommend that the prayer of the pc |
titioneEs be granted, condition that the alley be-
tween Commerce street and Sixth avenue be ex- |
tended to the center of block Il, Chicago lower
addition. thence north to Fifth avenue shown in
map accompanying said petition, and would recon-
mend the passage of an ordinance to carry such va
cation into effect.
Respectfully submitted,
HUGH WARNock r,