The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-03
INQUISITORIAL.
The City Council are on the
Reform Track.
Interesting and Lengthy
Sc sion last night.
They want Papers virtually to pay for
publishing Proceedings.

| puplishing k1ocseoAAss'
A regular meeting of the City Council
was held last evening at the council rooms.
A full board was present as on the roll
call all the aldermen answered to their
names.
A number of petitions were read and
referred to the appropriate committees
THE PETITION
in relation to the bone factory of VIM.
Terrell outside the city limits, provoked
considerable discussion. Various motions
were made to dispose of this petition 1t
was finally referred to special committee
of three. with the city attorney.
On motion of Alderman Lundy, the
BOARD of Health was added to the commit
tee or at least, invited to visit the locality
with the special committee. The special
committee, as appointed, are Aldermen
ONeil, Carey and Lundy.
| A communication from he Chief of the
Fire Department, asking for an appropria
ton of $500, to defray the expenses of the
annual review of the Fire Department, on
the 26th of the present month.
| The communication was received and
the appropriation voted as asked for.
DISTURBANCE.
The communication of g. Downing Jr,
and Others, stating that disturbance had
occurred, during which, Marshal Miller
| was present, but made no effort to arrest
| the parties
| The report was referred to the Police
| Committee.
| The petition of members of the Fire De
partment asking additional pay to the re-
spective companies was, on motion of Al
derman La Franz, referred to the Fire and
Water Committee.
A petition was presented, signed by the
President and Secretary of the Moline
and Rock Island Street Railway Company,
asking that the company be granted the
right to extend its road and also to employ
dummy engine.
The petition was referred to the Street
and Alley Committee.
MORE TROUBLE.
Superintendent Warren submitted his
pay roll for the past month, which aggre-
gated.
Alderman Mahoney desired information
and wanted to know if the pay roll had
been submitted to the Street and Alley
Committee, before the Finance Committee
had examined them. Mr.. Mahoney did
not wish to defer the payment of the
present. pay roll, but he advocated the plan
of submitting bills to the proper commit
tees in the future.
Mr. Warnock thought it would make a
great deal of labor for the Street and Alley
Committee, when that committee already
had enough work to keep them employed.
Mr. Kerr bought Mr.. Mahoneys sugges-
ton very good one, and as member of
the Finance Committee he had bill before
him at the last meeting of that committee
whose connection he had no way to verefy.
He was in favor of having the bills go be-
fore the proper committees before they
were submitted to the Finance Committee
for auditing.
Mr.. Lundy said that he did not see how
the plan advocated would either facilitate or
verify the only way that he knew of to
improve the present plan was to have the
street and alley committee directly employ
the workmen and keep the time of the
different labors. Several other alderman
spoke on the question but no new arqu-
ments were advanced.
Mr.. Bennett moved that the men on the
pay roll at So per day be reduced to $3.50
per day.
Mr.. La Franz seconded the motion.
The mayor postponed the putting of the
motion until the conclusion of the reading
of the bills.
The bills were read without interruption
Mr.. Bennett requested that the items of the
bill be read.
SOME LIGHT.
The lighting of the water works created
some discussion. as Mr. Cramer had con-
tract with the city to light tn at institution.
The question of annulling that contract
was raised, but action was deferred until
the rest of the bills were read. Mr.. Kerr's
motion was then voted upon and lost.
Alderman Lurdy offered the usual finance
bills, which were allowed.
BUSINESS ON WHEELS.
Several other bills were submitted to Mr..
Bennett, for allowing carriage hire and
rubber boots, incurred by Messrs Cramer
and Warren.
Mr.. Bennett asked for information as he
did not know that the city was expected
either to carry city officials or to clothe
them with rubber boots.
An explanation followed, in which it was
stated that the emergency existed during
the flood at Milan, and that it was custom
airy to furnish boots for men who were