The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-11
RoBT. BENNETT
GEO Gno. s "; HENRY Special Com.

GEO. W. HENRY Special Com.
II DAN STEPHENS
; On motion of Aid. Lundy the report was
received and recommendation granted
Aid. Bennett moved that the city clerk
be instructed to advertise for proposals fol
brick for the Fifth avenue sewer.
After some discussion Aid. Bennett
Withdrew his motion.
Aid. Whitman of the committee on or
dinance, reported that the ordinance on
! ''dog tax was ready to be offered fol
adoption.
The same was read by the clerk and
unanimously adopted.
Aid. Warnock moved that the clerk be
instructed to advertise for 100000 bricks
for sewer purposes. Carried.
Aid. Warnock, on the street and alley
committee, reported upon the plat of VIM.
E. Brooks end addition favorably and
recommended its acceptance. Carried.
He also offered the following:
Be Il ordained By he city Council OF the City o.
Rock Island
sioner shall be added the duties of Superintendent
Of Sewers and City Engineer and for said extra du
er the sum or Four Hundred Dollars per annum as
salary.
Aid Stephens wanted the duties of side
walk commissioner added.
Neither proposition was favorably re-
ceived
Aid. Bennett complained of a lot of ma
nure dumped on Fifth avenue, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth street as nui-
sance, and moved that the same be cover
ed with earth. Referred to street and alley
| committee.
The following communication was read
| by the clerk:
| Rock ISLAND, JUNE 10, 1881
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Rock
| Island:
/ see by the last meeting of the council
of the 9th, you reported my bill of DANA
ges and also passed resolution to have
the gutter fixed and walk relaid, which the
city destroyed in making sewers. | see that
there is no progress yet made to repair
damages. | would ask that the street and
alley committee examine the premises, and
get the facts in regard to damages on ac-
count of water and mud pouring in the
cellar of my store. All asked was NOM
inal sum in regard to damages sustained
This last raiE the water and mud came in
as bad as ever. Fortunately | had taken
all the goods out I have previously
brought it to the street commissioner, War
ren, but he pays no attention to it.
Hoping you will attend to the matter
without further redress I-remain
Yours respectfully,
III. A. J. MCDONALD.
! The street and alley committee said that
they would attend to the matter as soon as
they could.
A communication of the Board of health
was read as follows:
Rock ISLAND, ILL, June =, 1881
To the Hon. tie Mayor and the City Coua
/ c1 Of the City Of Rock Island:
| CENT? FAfEN.-( Nom nlaints have haan
made from time to time to this board that
a ditch in the Sixth Ward, extending from
Elm street to the city sewer, on Twenty
seventh street. was being fouled by dis
charges from Mr.. Huber's beer cellar. We
have examined the said ditch, and find it
foul and dirty, the emanations being nau-
seous and detrimental to the health of cit
zens of that locality. We have ordered
the nuisance abated forthwith. Mr. HUI
Der replies that he viii abate the same as
soon as the city provides sewer into
which he can discharge his wastings. We
therefore report the matter to your honor
able body for instructions.
RoBT. KoEHLER.
Clerk Board of Health
Aid. Lundy moved that it be referred to
the street and alley committee Carried.
Aid Kerr moved that his resolution of
present, be acted upon. 1t read as fol-
lows:
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, May 2, 1881
Be IL reso1ped, That on and after this
date (May I'd 1881 the office known as
Sidewalk Commissioner be abolished and
the Street superintendent be required to at
tend the work now done by said office
Aid. Lundy moved to amend that it be
referred to the City Attorney to report at
the next regular meeting. Carried.
The Clerk referred to the settlement of
O. Olson's claim laid over from last meet
ing No action taken.
Aid. Lundy referred to the settlement of
DR. PlummerS bill.
Aid. Mahoney moved that the same be
referred to the City Attorney for his
opinion. Carried.
Mayor Carse offered the following names
for their respective appointments and asked
their confirmation, Albert Warren. Street
Commissioner; Dobbin Carnaghan, bridge |
tender; VIM. r. Petit city weighmaster;
John Brennan, Deputy Marshal; policeman
Christ Metsch. j. F. Ohlweiler, VIM. |
Ruge, Patrick Feeley, Andrew Etzel, W. |
I'll. Bunker, Geo. German, b. j. McCabe |
Thomas Green, C. p. Harson.
Aid. Kerr moved that the names be acted
upon separately.
Motion carried.
Albert Warren for street commissioner
was confirmed by the following vote:
Yeas-Warnock, Henry. Mahoney, Lun- /
dy, Whitman, Larkin, Spencer, Carey. I
Stephens, Barber-1O
Nays-Lafrenz, Bennett, o.Neil, Kerr
f
d. Carnaghan, for bridge tender. was
confirmed
VIM. b. Petit, for weighmaster, con-
firmed by following vote:
Yeas Lafrenz, Warnock, O,Neil, Maho-
ney, Lundy, Whitman, Spencer. Kerr-8.
Nays-Bennett, Henry. Larkin, Carey.
Stephens, Barber-6.
John Brennan, as deputy marshal, con-
lrmed unanimously.
Christ. Metsch. as policeman. confrme~i
IS follows:
Yeas = Lafrenz. Warnock, Bsnns, 1T.
D'Neii. Henry, Mahoney, Lundy, Whit.
nan. Spencer. Stephens. Kerr-11.