The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-02
CITY COUNCIL.
The Aldermen and their
Evening Session.
A Lively Meeting and What
Occurred.

character at times, and included scene
between Messrs. Mott and Lundy, and
also between the Mayor and Mr.. O'Neil
| After the reading of the minutes of the
last regular meeting, petitions were pre-
scented from j. FL. Hughes. praying for
damages to his sidewalk from fire engine
passing over the same. This was referred
| to the fire and water committee.
A petition requesting the construction
of sewer on Twenty second street, be-
tween Second and Fifth avenue. was sent
to the street and alley committee.
The petition requesting the opening of
Walnut street by the railroad company,
was granted.
THE FUN BEGINS.
A petition from Isaac Mailman, request
| ing the Council to visit hiSpremises in the
upper part of the city, and to raise the
grade of the sidewalk in that locality, pro
duced general discussion.
Mr.. Lundy favored the granting of the
PRAYER of the petition, and insinuated that
the grade was too low as at present estab-
lished He stated that several buildings
have been permitted to be erected on a
grade to suit their owners, and thought
that it was time to have general and well
established grade.
Mr.. Mott opposed the measure, and said
that if snch things had been permitted in
the past Mr.. Lundy was more or less re
sponsible, as he had been member of the
City Council for several terms, and should
have prevented such work.
The petition was denied by a vote of s
to s.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The street and alley committee were in
structed to advertise for bids for the con-
struction of sewer on ED street.
A petition was presented to grade list
avenue between 18th and 18th streets, and
was referred to the street and alley COM
mittee.
The petition of II. Conwell for permits
to the fire and water committee,
The committee on ordinances made re-
port on new ordinance reducing the pres
ent license on butcher shops to one-half it's
present figure.
Considerable discussion followed this re-
port, during which the Mayor stated his
| opposition to the proposed reduction.
The ordinance was passed by vote of
II to 3.
\ resolution was then presented and
/ IoH ifu
marshal to notify property owners adjoin-
ing alleys to have their premises and the
alleys Immediately adjoining placed in
good sanitary condition at once
RESOLUTION
was presented looking to the repeal of that
portion of the city ordinance which allows
the street commissioner compen sation of
$500 per year as city engineer.
This was referred to a committee.
The question of how the money assessed
as damages against the city in the suit of
o. lsen, wherein he was injured by an
iron framework upon Second avenue,
should be raised, next attracted tha atten-
ton of the council. The amount was
agreement of the contending parties by
Judge Peasants.
It was finally laid over until the annual
appropriations are made.
A resolution was offered making the du-
ties of street commissioner and sidewalk
commissioner, the duty of a single. officer.
The matter was referred to the city at
torney for his opinion, and that officer was
requested to make his report at the next
meeting
INSTRUCTION.
The street and alley committee was in
structed to make rate of wharfage for the
boats of the White Collar line.
| The G. B. &. @. railroad company was
instructed to place fagman on 10Th
street
The mayor and the street and alley com
mittee were instructed to look into the ad
visibility of having flagman placed on
| goth street
/ The fire and water committee were in
/ structed to arrange for the illumination of
| the city, as the contract with the gas com
pany viii expire during the coming June.
BILLS.
| The finance committee throughits chair
man, presented the usual bills against
the city, prominent among which was one
/ fran weekly newspaper for the unau-
thorized publication of the financial
statement of the city for the past fiscal
Tear. This bill was not allowed.
The following is the totals of. the diff
erent departments bills as Incorporated in
the ordinance allowing their payment:
Street and alley .......S 914 63
Sewer pump NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 260 IS
Election .............,. 36f %
Office ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 35 IS
Printing ..-.......... 100 81
Police .......... Observation-Disclosures. 469 92
Health OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. - 1906 %
Salary -. ................ 3f9 90
Contingent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 so
Gas. Observation-Disclosures. ....s...... COG 81
Total too5 n
Water works. Observation-Disclosures. :. 3573 %
Grand Total s66s 97
PRESS MATTER
Mr. Qeimers called up his resolution Of
fered at a previous meeting making the
Union the official organ for the ensuing
year.