The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-22

Charles Hansgen and others, asking that the sewer
avenue. to Nineteenrh street be granted, and that
the work on the same be begun Immediately.
ana turner De II FOR
purposes TO complete said extention.
Aldermen Maheney moved that the same
be referred to the Street and Alley Com
mittee to report. Motion lost as follows:
Yeas-Lafrenz, Warnock, Bennett, ONeil
Henry, Mahoney-6.
Nays-Lundy, Larkin, Spencer. Cary,
Stephens, Barber Kerr.
Alderman Carys resolution then carried
as follows:
Yeas-Lunely, Larkin, Spencer, Cary,
Stephens, Bar0er, Kerr.
Nays -Lafrenz, Warnoek, Bennett, o.
Neil, Henry, Mahoney-6.
The Mayor stated his views on the mat
ter and announced his intention to veto
the passage of said resolution.
Alderman Mahoney presented the follow
ing petition, with request that the same be
referred to the Street and Alley Committee
to investigate and report in the next meet
ing:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the
City of Rock Island, Illinois:
The undersigned respectfully represent that the
of Rock Island, formerly known as Commerce
original plat of that addition laid out to- and does
extend the west to- the division line between the
east and west halves OF the quarter
tends but short distance into the block west OF
Thirteenth street and is not and viii be open
west Thirteenth street now, is not and never has
been of any to the public, nor is there any pas
That the undersigned are the owners and holders
of all the land and lots abatting upon that part of
other person or persons. to their knowledge have
any interest therein or in the use thereof.
That the location of the premises and of the sew
eral lots SO owned and held by the undersigned is
fully shown by the plat attached hereto and made
That in the event of the vacation of said part of
said street as herein prayed it is the intention OF
the undersigned to lay ont and convey to tbs CITY
for the purpose OF an alley in continuation of the
present alley strip through said block twenty (20)
feet in width, as shown upon said plat, and which
similar alley is needed for proper access to said
Wherefore, the undersigned respectfully pray
that so much OF said formerly Commerce street|.
lies of said Thirteenth street be, by proper
ordinance, vacated and vested in the Undersigned
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY CURTIS,
CORNELIUS LYEDE,
b 44'zea CHAs. NJ. OSBORNE
Amos f. CUTTER.
On motion the same was referred as re-
quested.
Aid. Mahoney moved that the street and
alley committee be instructed to raise 14th
street. between Cd and Sd avenue, as pray
ed in former petition
Motion carried. -t
The following petition was presented
and read: -@f}
TO the Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Rock Island:
The undersigned residents and buSin of
the city Of Rock Island respectfully call your atten
ton to the neglected ana bad condition of the
ing on End avenue, across Market Square, and to
the Importance alone the business interests.
but the people at large of the CITY, that said crossing
be permanently improved. The undersigned re-
spectfnlly pray that permanent stone crossing be
laid across Market Square on the south line of End
avenue.
I SWEENEY JACKSON Il WALKER.
HAYES & CLEVELAND.
And Others.
The Mayor presented the names of Drs.
George G.. Craig Charles c. Carter, Geo.
Z. Barth, c. B. Kinyon and City Marshal
Phil. Miller as members of the Board of
Health, and asked their confirmation. The
same were unanimously confirmed by vote
of Council.
Mr.. John Perry asked permission to ad
dress the Council on the slough nuisance,
which was granted.
On motion the Council adjourned
RoBT. KoEHLER,. CITY Clerk