The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-15
CITY FATHERS.
A Special Meeting and the
Proceedings.
What was done, and what vet
to do.
CRY HALL, Rock ISLAND, /
18th. 1881 SD. m. {


November 18th, 1881. SPIN.
Adjourned meeting.
Council met in adjourned session. All
members being present except AID. Ma
honey.
A petition signed by Jos. Barker and
others to place gas lamp on the west side
of 23rd street at the south end of said
street, referred to the Fire and Water Com
mittee
The following was presented and read
and OH motion of Aid. Lundy, referred t.
the Committee on Water Works to report
at next meeting.
To the Hon. Mayor and city Council Of the Cit
gentlemen Your petitioners residents of the
City of Rock Island. and all residing 21st street
between nth and 9th avenues, would respectfully
state that the service pipe for water supply running
from said 9TH to 9th avenues is two inch pipe, and
stops with dead end half way between Sth and 9tf
avenues, and Is OF no use whatever protection
in fire, and OF very little for any other pur
pose the hydrants must be taken up and cleaned
therefore respectfully ask that said service pipe
replaced with six inch pipe and that it be extend
ed to 9th avenue, with fire hydrant.
L. f. HANSON, JoHN W WEIGH,
A. C. DART, and others.
Aid. Bennett offered the following:
ResoIved, That the report of the Superintendent
of water works, giving the names of water takers
and the amount paid annually, be Incorporated in
the minutes OF this meeting. ~
The same was adopted by vote, as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Bennett. OrNeil, Henry, Larkin,
Spencer, Gary, Barber, Kerr.-8.
Nays-Lafrenz Warnock, Lundy, Whit
man, Stephens.
Aid Whitman, chairman of the ordi-
nance committee, asked that further time
be granted on several ordinances, now
md aro IF fha
granted to report in next regular meeting.
He further moved that an ordinance con
corning bridge tolls now in force, be SO
amended as to read that tie city will
sell $22 90 worth of bridge tickets at one
time for the sum of $4,000, which was
carried by vote, as follows:
Yeas-Lafrenz, Bennett, O'Ncil, Henry,
Lundy, Whitman, Larkin, Spencer, Cary,
Stephens, Barber, Kerr.-12.
-Warnock.-1.
The motion that the same be sold at the
city clerks Office only, was unanimously
carried.
The following ordinance was then unan
imously adopted:
Be 1t ordained by the City Council oftae City OF
That there be added to an ordinance entitled AN
ordinance changing sec. of an ordinance regulat-
9th, 1877, tbs following:
Provided that upon the payment of the sum of
twenty $50 dollars at one time by any person to
the City Clerk he may issue to such person twenty
two 1929 dollars worth of tickets, and the bridge
tender shall report each month, when he makes his
monthly report to the council, the number Of such
tickets collected.
Aid. Kerr, chairman of the special COM
mittee appointed to confer with Mr..
!. Huber on the Elm street sewer made a
committee report.
Aid. Lundy moved to refer it back to
the same committee with instructions to
report in next meeting with some definite
propositions from Mr.. Huber. Motion
lost
Aida Lundy then presented the following
resolution:
ResoEued. ThatI. Huber, be and hereby is granted
permission to excavate that portion OF Elm street
lying between that point upon said street immedi-
atey west of the location OF his new brewery and
the north line of Fifth at the foot OF said
for the purpose OF placing and maintaining in such
excavation sewer pipe for carrying the refuse matter
from said brewery to the Mississippi river.
Carried unanimously.
Aid. Henry moved that said work be
done under the supervision of the street
and alley committee.
Amendment by Aid. O'Neil that the dig
ging across the streets or avenues be done
at the city's expense. Which amendment
was lost as follows:
Yeas:-Lafrenz, O'Neil and Kerr.
Nays:-Warnock Bennett, Henry, Lun
dy, Whitman, Spencer, Cary, Stephens
Barber and Larkin.-10.
Aid. Lundy offered an amendment, that
the work be done as per permit specified
by the Mayor and City Clerk which was
carried unanimously.
Aid. Kerr called the attention of the
council to the bad crossings over the rail
road tracks at the foot of gath street, also
the filling up of part of the street by the
sawm;n company with the refuse of the
mill.
The Mayor promised his attention to the
matter.
Aid Barber offered the following
ordinances which were unanimously adop-
ted.
BE it Ordained By the city OounciIof the City of
Rock Island,
SEC, THAT sidewalk be and hereby is
quiredand ordered to be built in said city on the
west side of Division street. adjacent to, and in
front of the Schafer property, u lot 4, in block
in Brooks addition Of the 5th class of the width of
SIS feet, and of wood as material.
ALso.-That sidewalk be, and is hereby re-
quired and ordered to be built in snid city the
north side of Fifth avenue adjacent to and in front
OF Bowmans property, lot 10 in block 2 in Snnetts
addition of the 9Th class, of the width of SIS feet
and of wood as material
ALso.-That sidewalk be and is hereby required
and ordered to be built in said city on the north
side of Fifth adjacent to and in front of the
late Reynolds property, lot g. in block 2 in Sinnetts
addition of the 9TH class of the width of So feet and
of wood as material.
SEC. 2.-Sad sidewalks shall be made by spe-
clal assessment in accordance with the provisions
OF article nine. (9) of act of the General As
sembly of the State of Illinois, entitled IAN Act to
provide for the incorporation of cites and villages
approved april 49, 1872, and heretofore adopted by
said city
On explanation by City Attorney Parks
in regard to the bill presented by Quincy
Mcneil for abstract of title, the same was
on motion of Aid. Henry allowed in full.