The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-21
CITY COUNCIL.
Special meeting of that BODY
last night.
The Water Works removal
finally settled.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
fOFFICIAL REP0RT.l
Cry HALL Rock ISLAND,
June 10th, 1881, at 8 P. NJ.

Cry HALL Rock ISLAND, !
June 10th, 1881, at 8 P. M
Council met in adjourned session.
Present, Mayor Carse and. all the Alder
men.
Aid. Mahoney presented quit-ciaim
deed from the Chicago, Rock Island q
Pacific Railway Company with plat attach
ed, which was read by the clerk, describing
the piece of land on foot of gath street
donated to the city in consideration of 81
to the proposed site whereon to erect the
CITY water works-and to be known as
"out lot, A"
Aid Mahoney also offered the following:
ResoIced That the deed presented by the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, conveying
to the city of Rock Island the lot OF lana laying at
the foot OF oath street. be used site for the
new water works. be and the same Is hereby accept
ed and that the thanks OF the City Council are
hereby rendered to said Railway Company ana Us
officers for this very generous and valuable gift to
the city and that the City Clerk be directed TO
notify said Railway Company Of this action Car
ried.
Aid. Kerr moved that the deed as pre-
sented be accepted by the city council and
that the sum of one dollar, as stipulated,
be paid to the c., R. l. &. P. r. r, Co,
and the deed to be recorded by the clerk.
The same was adopted unanimously by
the yeas Of the council.
The clerk read the following:
Rock ISLAND, ILL, June 90, 1881.
HENRY CARsE, Esq, MAYOR:
Dear Strive cannot safely rely on more than one
hundred working days in which to remove the water
works and the fund created for that purpose is to
be treated as city funds and to be dsbursed from
time to time under the orders of the city council "
greatly fear that the work will not be completed
within the time limited or with the fund provided
| would therefore suggest that small committee
consisting of yourself and an alderman or some
other citizen be appointed with full power and dis
cretion to do the work taking proper vouchers for
all disbursements as they are made and returning
then to tine city or the p nnd i Teh 'e
The delay of the last ten days in considering the
propositions with reference to the iron pipes is an
such matters by 80 large body as the city council
as ten days this of the year. are worth 20
or 30 days in November or December and no time
can '"'''' 'e '''" P L. CABLE
Aid. Lundy offered the following:
Res0tued:-That Messrs Henry Carse, J. V. Ma
honey and P. L. Gable be, and hereby are appointed
n committee to remove the Water Works 10 the lot
Pacific Railway Company to she city of Rock Island
gratuitousy for the occupancy of the Water Works.
and to that end said committee is authorized and
empowered to purchase and lay the necessary water
pipes and mains, erect a suitable building and do
to facilitate and complete the removal of said
to the extent of the funds provided for such purpose
by Mr.. Gable
said committee to take proper vouchers for all its
disbursements and at the completion of the work
the expenditure of the funds placed at its disposal
for such work. Ii shall make statement in detail
of the expenses incurred, to the City Council and
accompany said statement with all vouchers for
money expended
The same was adopted as follows;
Yeas-Lafrenz, Warnock, Henry, Ma
honey, Lundy, Whitman, Larkin, Spencer,
Cary, Stephens Barber.-11.
Nays-Bennett, O'Neil, Kerr-3.
Aid. Lundy called up the report of the
water works committee, on which action
had been deferred in last meeting.
1t was read by the clerk, and then de-
cided informally that action had been vir-
tually taken in the passage of the above
resolution, except as to the proposed new
machinery.
Aid. Mahoney offered the Following:
Resolved: That the proposit ions, of the Holly
Manufacturing company be accepted, provided the
interest does not exceed five per cent.
which was adopted unanimously.
Col. J. B. Danforth, of the Library board
addressed the council in regard to its
annual appropriation. advocating the full
limit allowed by law.
The subject of annual appropriations for
the fiscal year 1881 was fully discussed and
on motion of Aid. Lundy, that the chair
men of the various standing committees be
requested to make a close inspection of the
wants of their respective departments, and
present their estimates in the next meet
ing, in order to have an appropriation or
dinance prepared and passed as by law re-
quired.
Motion passed,
Aid Whitman presented the following:
Resolved: That the sum of ten Thousand dollars
be appropriated the present year for The establish
Inent of sinking fund and that ten thousand dol
lars be added yearly hereafter until the principal,
together with The interest (Which shall be invested
yearly with The principally shall amount to sum
the city. Said sinking fund TO be invested by the
Mayor and Finance Commits ee by and with the ad-
bonds or other rstcass securities that can be con-
yer,ed into money at any time when needed. Said
sinking fund shall be nsed exclusively to pay the
outstanding bonds of the city they become due
and Tor no other purpose whatever.
Aid Cary moved that the same be adopt
ed. Aid. Lundy amended that the same
be laid over. Seconded by Aid Warnock,
and under the rules laid over.
Aid Bennett offered the following:
Resotued. That the City Clerk is hereby directed
TO furnish this Council with a compile e statement
Of the amount and kind of city Indebtedness. to-
each kind of indebtedness or bonds, fall due and
payable. Carried.
Also the following:
Res0EUed, That the Superintendent of water
works, is hereby directed to furnish the Council,
with complete list of water consumers, and the
amount paved annually by each consumer. Car
red.
Aid Whitman, chairman of the ordin-
tuCC dShc@l 10 DC renewed IN pre-
pairing an ordinance relative to the Horse
Railway extension until petition of prop
erty holders according to the general law,
shall have been presented-granted
lie also presented the following ordin-
ance.
An ordinance Concerning Telephones and Tele-
phone Poles:
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of
Rock Island: That the Western Telephone Com |
pany be and hereby is authorized and empowered
under the direction and approval of the street and
alley committee of said City of Rock Island 10 erect
in and upon the streets and alleys of said city at
such places as said street and alley committee may
liIect suitable poles upon which to place telephone
wires for the use of said Western Telephone Com |
Dany Provided that the SAID poles shah at all times
De under the control of the said street and alley
committee and that the said Western Telephone |
Company shall furnish 10 the City of Rock Island at
such places within said city as the City Council |
with the system of telephones in use in
1850 dollars per annum payable quarterly by said |
City of Rock Island to said Western Telephone Com
oany at the office of the City Clerk of said city
The same was unanimously adopted
Aid. Warnock stated that serious COM
plants have been made to him of the filthy /
condition of street cutters emanating from |
,he different livery stables of the city. 1t
vas ordered that the CITY marshal notify