The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-08
Proceedings of the City
Council Last Night.
The Railroad Ordinance pass
ed without trouble.
Other Matters Discussed
and Decided.
Rock ISLAND ILL, Nov. nth. 1891.

Rock ISLAND Ill, Nov. 7sh 1881.
80 p M.
sion. Present, his Honor, Mayor Carse
and all the aldermen except Aid. Whitman.
The minutes of the last regular and special
sessions were read and approved. Reports
of city officers were read and ordered
placed on file.
The finance committee reported that they
have borrowed the sum of SS,O50.00, and
issued time orders therefore. The report
was received.
The following petitions were presented
and read
To the Hon. Mayor and, Atdersrsen Of the City Of
we would most respectfully petition your Honor
able Body 70 substitute coal gas IN neu OF Saptna
avenue and Twenty-fourth street, Third avenue and
Twenty street Third Tvenae ana strs
Third avenue and Twenty-hrst street, and Fifth
avenue and Eleventh street, we to furnish our own
'"-'p p0'''' '''' -A'e' Rock ISLAND GAS Co.
In explanation beg leave to state that on Eleventh
street have laid the length or one block Tor the
benefit of one consumer and we intend beginning TO
lay five blocks, TO the water works this week.
that this petition is laid before youthis carry
In order 20 be able to erect lamps before winter
provided your Honorable Body may see fit to order
the change. Very Respectfully,
Supt
On motion of Aid. Lundy the same was
referred to the fire and water committee to
report.
70 the Honoragls, the Mayor and Alderman
Of the city Of Rock Island.
The undersigned Jacob Riley respectfully repre-
SCENTS your Honor'and that he is the owner OF
the 80 feet of lot No 4, in block No IN Spen-
Ger and Cases addition TO the city OF ROCK Isl
and.
That he desires erect substantial frame store
house with brick front.
MLothar. Harms and WI. Kerr, who own the proper
fy adjoining said the east both approve OF
said contemplated storehouse.
Your petitioner Prays that leave be granted MN 70
erect said frame stoFehouse with Dr1ck front upon
said tract of land -,
Respectfully submitted this day of November sth
1881.
W. J. KEKR.
LoTHARH HARMS.
On motion the same was referred to
the fire and water committee to report
Amended Aid. Henry with power to act.
Amendment lost by following vote and
the original motion carried.
Yeas:-Lafrenz. Henry, Mahoney, Lun-
dy and Spencer.
Nays:-Warnock Bennett, O'Neil,
Larkin, Cary, Stephens, Barber and
Kerr
To the Honorable the Mayor and Council Of
tie city Of Rock Island.
Of recent session of your body that the street and
alley committee were instructed TO collect toll
from me for eXcavating and removing earth from
my place have also learned that the basis of sueh
action was verbal report by the chairman or the
work had been done Under particular contract and
that after it had been completed, refused 10 pay
Tor II. NO reason was stated 20 your honoIaD is
have been done, as my reasons are well known TO
the gentlemen making the report This omission
carelessly and recklessly done that | was
more damaged than benefited by 1T, and had so
stated to your street commissioner and the chair-
man of your street and alley committee before the
report made. Whether not my claim
discuss here, but may safely state. think that
any impartial person or body of persons who may
become informed OF the facts in the win sustain
me in it.
This much Ifeel is due to myself, if not to your
ant OF the matter and might for that reason draw
some inference from the partial statement you
Very respectfully submitted.
X. L. Mcneil, Rock Island Nov. 4, 1881.
Aid. Warnock chairman OF the street and
alley committee was requested to report
upon the matter and after an explanation
given the same was referred to the street
and alley committee, and the Mayor to
adjust the same
To the Mayor and Alderman Of the city Of
Rock Island
Huber has recently applied to your Honorable body
20 have water mains extended TO his beer cellars
Elm street, and they wish to enter their most sell
emn and earnest protest against the granting of
his request under existing circumstances.
washings OF his beer hogsheads and other noxious
material into the cuver crossing Elm street, whence
c. Lynde. thence across Seventh avenue and across
other private property TO Fifth avenue, thence
sissippi river. That said ditch for its whole length
emits offensive and anoisome smell on accountfof
dering the whole vicinity offensive and unhealthy,
and frequently compelling the inhabitants near
the sultry nights of the summer months as the
stencil arising therefrom is simply unbearable.
the last eighteen months, the said Huber has fire.
quentiy been applied to in friendly way to discon-
ditch but he paid attention to said requests but
on the contrary told the parties he would attend
plants were made to the board of health and they
examined the matter and pronounced it nuisance
but took no steps for its abatement.
Complaints were afterwards made to your Honor
able BODY, which were referred to the proper
mittee, who also reported it nuisance and at the
september meeting OF the city council. the report of
the committee was approved. and the said Huber
was notified TO abaUe said nuisance. He however
continues to throw said foul and filthy material into
said ditch in defiance of the wishes of his neigh
bors OF the advice of the board of health and of the
orders OF the city council
Your petitioners advised that the said Huber
intends moving his whole brewing establishment to
his cellars on Elm street which must greatly in
crease the amount of fowl matter be thrown into
said ditch for which purpose is necessary for him
to have large amount of water.
Your petitioners as means of compelling him to
90 his duty TO his neghbors and the public, there
fore pray that said water pipe shall not be laid
and that ne shall not be furnished with any addit-
lona Facilities Tor creating nuisanees until he shall
have made complete arrangements for disposino of
said foul matter without annoying and endaneer.
ing the health OF people who live in the vicininty
OF those who are compelled thereby to travel
Most respectfully submitted
MILO LEE.
E. II. ANAwALT
j. WARREN.
And others.
On motion of Aid. Kerr, the same to be
ceived and d-Carried