The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04

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classes would have to suffer, the moro SO, as the
prices ON provisions and victuals have of late al
ready been subjected TO such an increase, that pur
the said poorer classes OF the city of Rock Island
And while the undersigned do not desire encroach
upon the power and rights of force their advice
on your honorable body they cannot bnt express
their opinion to the effect that in their judgment pro-
visions, vctuals and the necessaries Of life gener
ally ought to be literally placed within everybodys
End. That the persons engaged in the butcher
business are in properly attending their said bus
mess subject to great many hardships which fact
s9ss Of nF 10 ssne
obliged to keep their shops open and work on sun
lie in general While others are at liberty to enjoy
Sunday according to their particular tastes and no
TONS butchers have during the greater part OF the
day to be at the disposal of the public to supply
their wants and to accommodate them, which fact
ought to be taken into consideration, when the i'm
3rd That TO impose heavy license tax on the
business of Strengthening animals for food. and to
keepers and others. who by selling venison, poul-
try fish, wild game, ham, bacon, ETC., in large
With the aforesaid business. and do damage
to and take part of the profits
from said tax works unjust discrimination
which ought to be avoided when the imposition OF
SIC & That the interests and rights of the per
engaged in the business of Strengthening ami
mails for food and il selling, offering or exposing for
sale meats, etc. ought TO be protected IN an effect
i've manner and ought rot to be at the mercy OF per
sons, who, not being obliged to pay heavy taxes and
TO expend great sums OF money in attending TO ana
following their business, enabled TO sell their
goods at lower rates. thereby doing damage to the
aforenamed persons. While butchers, VINO are en-
gagged in the above mentioned branches OF bushes
have TO pay heavy property and other taxes ana eS
pend great amounts of money in being so engaged
greatly the benefit of the city and the accoInme-
dation of the public. at large, other persons
inhabitants of other cities and towns, who do not
benefit the city by paying property and other taxes,
are, upon paying small peddler's license, allowed
to sell meats and not being subjected to heavy
taxes and expenditures, are enabled to sell far be
low the standard prices, greatly to the injury IN
business OF butchers and persons engaged IN inc
The undersigned therefore respectfully petition
your honorable body TO take into consideration the
passed: to take into consideration the reasons and
grounds upon which this petition is based, to ad-
Just the matters. and to repeal the said ordinance
or so much thereof as affects the business of the
And your petitioners viii ever pray
JOHN DIETZ, G. T. WAGNER
c. NASH, +. EHLEB q CO.,
GEO. LEHNERER, CHAs. KAMMEREH,
E. SCHNEIDER, +. BUNKER Il BRO,
ANTHONY Koch, AUGUST SASS,
HENRY FrceMAN
Also the following petition:
To The Honorable the Mayor and the city Council OF
ne CRY cf Roek sIstand ~ the comfy OF Rock
We. the undersigned, legal voters and ax-payers
of the City of Rock Island in the county and state
aforesaid respectfully represent to your honorable
body held in the City Council Chamber Of the City
of Rock Island, in the county and state Aforesaid,
December 9th 1881, an ordinance was passed lcens
ing and regulating business etc That by said ordn
ance it was among other things ordained.
SEC. 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person
persons, company corporation within the city of
Rock Island, to carry the business of brewing
making beer unless he or they shall have obtained
0r
they shall pay to the City Clerk the of one hun
dred goo dollars per annum before such license
shall be issued.
Your petitioners further represent that they are
owners OF breeries in the City of Rock Island and
and that their business establishments embraced
In the said ordinance.
Your petitioners further represent that while they
believe that your honorable body in taking the
above step acted in good faith and with the desire
to thereby promote the interest of this city; they
are of the opinion that this ought not be done at
their expense alone and that the same end could be
attained by other means.
Your petitioners further represent that they have
to pay heavy government license to carry their
business, that the government eXacts from them
offer for sale. That only short time ago the city
authorities fit to raise the water rents and as
your petitioners consuming water to a larger
tent than any other business establishment IN this
city, the taxes imposed upon them are heavy, and
surpass those imposed upon any other business
tabhshment in this city that they have to heavy
property taxes and have to expend great sums of
money in carrying on their business, greatly to the
benefit of this city and that it therefore would work
a great Injustice would it be insisted upon; that
they pay additional tax of one hundred
dollars year to carry on their business
Your petitioners further represent thats while
they are willing within their province to assist your
honorable body in all measures which yon VIII take
for the purpose of promoting the health and the in
terests OF this city, they protest against the enforce
ment of any ordinance ordinances which, at their
business looks of all others for the payment of an
exorbitant tax.
Yonr petitioners further represent that while they
are ready to cooperate with other business men.
when the welfare OF this city is at stake, they OBJ
ject TO being placed into exceptional position,
and to being subjected to a heavy license tax from
which other business men, whose business estab-
iishments are more liable to nuisanees, and
who do not employ such effective precautions as
your petitioners do, are exempted.
The undersigned therefore respectfully petition
your honorable body take into reconsideration the
vote by which the ordinance above referred to was
passed, and to repeal the said ordinance much
thereof effects the business of your petitioners.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
GEO WAGNER.
RAfBLE s. STENCIL.
Aid. Kerr moved that the same be receiv-
ed and placed on file Carried.
A motion of Aid, Bennett to repeal the
ordinance licensing certain business, was
lost by the following vote;
Yeas Warnock, Bennett, Henry. Gary,
Barber.-5
Nays-Lafrenz. O'Neil, Mahoney, Kerr.
Lundy, Whitman, Larkin, Stephens, Spen-
cer-9.
be reduced IS per cent.
Motiohslcst as follows:
Yeas Warnock, Bennett, Henry, Cary,
Larkin, Barber.-6
Nays-Lafrenz, ONeil, Mahoney, Whit
man, Lundy, Spencer Stephens, kerr,-8.
Mayor Carse presented the name of Geo.
G. Craig as Health Commissioner, and
asked its confirmation.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Lafrenz O'Neil, Henry, Mahoney,
Whitman Larkin, Stephens.
Nays-W arnock, Bennett, Lundy, Spen-
Ger, Cary, Barber, Kerr.
After the result was announced Aid
Barber asked permission to change his vote.
which was ruled out of order.
Aid MahoneS moved reconsideration
of the vote on the appointment of Health
Commissioner, which was carried as fol
lows:
Yeas-Lafrenz, Warnock, O'Neil, Henry,
Mahoney, Whitman, Larkin, Stephens,
Spencer, Barber.-10.