The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-04
JOHN ALLERY,
P. CLoMoUIsT,
FRED YEAGER
And others.

FRED EAGER
And others.
Referred to Street and Alley Committee
to report the cost of expense.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen
Of the City Of Rock Island:
The undersigned, William Kerr respect
fully represents unto your Honors that he
is the owner of the east 80 feet of lot No.
4, in block No. 1, in Spencer & Cases add
ition to the City of Rock Island. That up
on said tract there is now an old, dilapi-
dated and partly open wooden barn and
shed. That he desires TO tear said barn
and shed down and erect in its place sub
stantial frame barn or stable, with a brick
front on First avenue.
Lothar Harms, who owns the property
adjoining said tract on the east, and Jacob
Riley. who owns the adjoining property
on the west. both approve of said contem-
plated change.
Your petitioner prays that leave be
granted him to erect said frame barn upon
said tract of land.
Respectfully submitted this 3rd day of
October 1881.
w. J. KERR
JACOB RILEY
LOTHAR HARMS
Referred to Fire and Water Committee
to report.
Aid O'Neil, of the above committee, re-
ported that they have inspected the local
ity and recommended that the petition be
granted.
On motion the same was granted.
Rock ISLAND, Ill, Sept. 12, 1891.
ROBERT KoEHLER, !
City Clerk,
Dear Sir:-In reply to your recent letter to me in
regard to wharfage due the city by this Co, W. F,
that he feels though S5OO0 the stipulated
in the original Keokuk Northern line lease. ought to
a building, consequently TO platforms occupy the
extra 25 feet for which the extra 5 90 charged
per week landing here, and he thinks it unfair to
charge company more than another for the same
facilities We are ready to pay at any time what
tenton Of the Mayor to these matters Yours truly,
G. H. SPEAKER.
Referred to finance committee and the
Mayor with power to act.
Rock ISLAND H., Sept g.
To the Hon Mdu0r and Ctr Council Of the City of
Rock Island, Illinois, in meeting assembled:
We the undersigned petitioners, citizens of the
city OF Rock Island and residents OF that part OF the
city known as Rodman's subdivision, do respect
fully petition and inform your honorable body that
there is existing on old Fourth avenue in the ravine
within four hundred yards of the residences of your
petitioners, powder magazine supposed TO contain
several tons Of powder, and would request it's re-
moval in accordance with the ordinance relating
thereto,
w.P. QUAYLE,
GEORGE LONG, JR
W. G.. CARROLL,
and others.
Referred to ordinance committee to re-
port.
Aid. Barber presented plat of an alter
alton of an alley in block number four
"a in A. Sinnett's addition to the city of
Rock Island
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY. { 90
1 hereby certify that the plat herewith correctly
alteration of an alley in block number
four a. in S. a. Sinnett's subdivision Of lot
Der six 60 in section number thirty-one (3D in
township number eighteen (18,) north in range num-
Der one a. west of the fourth principal meridian,
and on lot number ten (fO) in the same section
adjoining lots being to remove the north line the
alley leading east and west between lot number
feet wide lying south of said alley and north of lot
No. 10, in section 81, and lot No 16 in said block
number four, thirteen feet SOUTH and to and
add the north thirteen feet of said alley to lot num-
Der IS in said block four and that said alley
laid shall be sixteen (6) feet instead of fifteen (15)
feet wide and shall include the south two 2 feet of
the present alley, and strip five feet wide reserved
the north nine feet of the west ninety 900 feet of
lot No TO- in section thirty-one (3f) and the north
and that the lines of lots 6 and II in said block
and marked so as to agree with the alley
as relaid and in correction of former erroneous
marking. the distance of this plat being marked
with figures denoting feet
Dated this thirtieth day OF September A. D. 1881
DANIEL GORDON, County Surveyor,
A. SINNETT,
JOHN CoNNELL,
Aid. Kerr moved that the plat be accept
ed. The same was adopted unanimously
by vote of council.
Mr. p. L. Cable, President of the Board
of Health being present, addressed the
Council on the necessity of a more practi
cal health system and the propriety of APP
pointing Health Commissioner with full
powers defined by ordinance.
Aid. Stephens presented the following
resolution and moved its adoption
ResOEUed That the Ordinance Committee be in
tructed to prepare an ordinance repeating all Or |
finances in force the subject of the public
3oard of Health and the appointment of Heath |
with all the powers usually given to |
Boards of Health and providing for the licensing of
II all kinds of business which may be public nuis- /
noes, the Committee to report at the next regular
Meeting of the Council.
Adopted by following vote:
Yeas:-Warnock, O'Neil, Henry, Ma
honey, Lundy. Whitman, Spencer,
stephens, Kerr-9
Nays:-Bennett, Cary.
The Mayor gave reasons for re-appoint-
ng DIR. w. A. Paul as member of the Board
# Health again and asked same to be con
irmed.
Confirmed as follows:
Yeas-Warnock, Bennett, Henry. Ma
loney, Lundy, Whitman, Spencer, Cary.
stephens, Kerr-10.
Nays-O'Neil-1
The Mayor also presented the name of
.amueI IT Watkins as citv seayanra~ &c