The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-07
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting of the Al
dermen last night.
Investigation Committee Ap-
pointed, and other business.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Cry HALL, Rock ISLAND, Ill.
February 9th, 1882, 7:30p. m.

OFFICIAL REPORT.
Cry HALL, Rock ISLAND Ill.
February 9th, 1882, 7:30p. m.
Council met in regular monthly session.
Present, his Honor, the Mayor, and all
the aldermen. The minutes of the last
regular and special meetings were read and
approved.
The reports of city officers were read.
On motion of Aid. Mahoney the same
were to be received and placed on file. ex-
cept the report of the poll tax collector
Carried
The following petitions were read:
To tag Hon. Mayor and city Council Of the City Of
GENTLEMEN THE undersigned, the Rock Island
Electric Light Company, res ectfuily petition that
1t may be granted permission to erect and maintain
poles for the purpose of stretching and maintaining
the transaction of it's business under such aud
regulations as may be prescribed by ordinance
"e'pe' TIE s r. I. ELECTRIC LIGHT co.
C. e. HAwLgY, MILTON q: MILLS,
Secretary. President
On motion the same was referred to the
street and alley committee.
Rock ISLAND. ILL.,, Feb 8, A. D. 1882
TO the Hon. the Mayor and CITY Council OF said
city:
GRNTLRMEN:-Your petitioners respectfully rep
resent that they informed that the contract with
the city for lighting the streets with gas Will expire
or about June next, and they therefore respect
fully ask you to appoint committee OF your honor
able body to investigate the question OF lighting
bty and advisibility, and report their conclusions
and such facts material TO the city council at
its next meeting, and your petitioners will ever
rHos. H. THOMAS. J. W. CowDEN,
j. NJ RETICKER, G. h. FISHER,
NJ G. MILLS F. ". WHEATON,
C. SPEIDEL, L. SIMON,
A G. ]. SHILLING, A MosENrKLDxR,
r. CRAMPToN, FRED. 7. HILL
BIN. c. HARTz, f. ". BAHNsRN,
j. FREEDMAN, S. NoFTsKER,
W. a. MARSHALL.
Referred to the committee on fire and
water.
To the Hon. Mayor end City Council Of the CITY Of
Rock Island, Illinois:
The undersigned citizens of the city of Rock
ttion your Honorabie BODY to pass an ordinance re-
quiring all barber shops to be closed on Sunday,
and imposing penalty for any violation of such or
dnance SCHMIDT d SoN,
HENRY j. NAUMANN,
w. c. DoANs.
And others.
Aid. Bennett moved that the prayer OF
the petitioners be granted
Aid. Kerr moved to amend that the
same be received and placed on file.
Aid. O'Neil moved on sub amendment
that the same be referred to the ordinance
committee.
Aid. Kerr's amendment was carried.
Rock ISLAND, February, 9th, 1882.
To the Honorable Mayor and Members Of the CITY
city Council:
CONFERENCE.-THE subscribers would respectfully
petition your honorable body, for permission to
occupy that portion of Third avenue extending
twelve feet south OF the north line of said street,
projecting east upon said avenue q distance of so
feet, commencing from the east line of Twenty
Sixth street, and for our we would respectfully
ask that your honorable body cause to be executed
lease at nominal figure per annum of said part of
said avenue for term OF twenty-five years and your
petitioners will ever pray.
Rock ISLAND LUMBER 81 MANUFACTURING Co.
Aid. O'Neil moved that the same be
referred to the street and alley committee,
the Aldermen of the respective ward and
the Mayor and City Attorney with power
to act.
AID Kerr moved to amend that the
prayer of the petition be granted. Amend
ment lost as follows:
Yeas-Whitman, Stevens, Kerr.-3.
Nays-Lafrenz Warnock, Bennett, Bar
Der, O,Neil, Henry, Mahoney, Lundy, Lar
kin. Spencer, Cary.-11.
The original motion then prevailed.
The Standing Committees made the fol-
lowing report:
To the Hon. Mayor and city Council Of the CITY Of
Rock Island:
GENTLEMEN: The street and alley committee
beg leave TO report follows
lst On bill Of Sutliff and Ellison for damage sus-
tanned by horse falling through defective covering
of Nineteenth street sewer on Second avenue,
Would recommend their claim OF twenty-five dol
lars be allowed.
end On petition of VIM. Endlch and others for
sidewalks on Sixth street. between Fifth and Sixth
avenue, would recommend that walk SIX feet
wide, of einder or gravel, be made soon there
is funds for street purposes
Respectfully submitted,
WI. w ShFrGss, Com.