The Rock Island Argus., 1882-01-06
On motion, the ordinance was unani
mously adopted by vote of the council.
Ala Larkin presented the following:

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Ala Larkin presented the following:
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIDEWALKS
Be Il ordalaed by TIE Cry Council OF the city OF
Rock Island:
SEC. /. That sidewalk be and hereby is requir-
ed and ordered TO be built in said city
On the Rorth side of Moline or Fifth aeeaue
in block two 81 in Sinnett's addition of the fourth
cassof the width of eight (sl feet. and of wood
on The scest side of 7tcer.ty. fourth street
SEC. 2 Adjacent to and in front of sublots one
Cd. two t2l three 80. four A), five (5l, six Co,
seven ca, eight tsl, nine 99 and ten 6l0), out lot
twenty four (24) in section s5, township IS, W,
OF the ffth class, of the width of five and onethird
| (535) feet, and of wood as material.
On the south side Of Second aueaue
SEC. g. Adjacent TO and in front of lots one a.,
Bailey and Boyfess addition of the first class, OF
the width of fourteen d4) feet, and of wood
teral.
ssc. 4. said sidewalk shall be made by special
assessment ia accordance with the provisions OF
the state of Illinois, entitled act provide for
the incorporation of cities and Villages, approved
April 1s 1872 and heretofore adopted by said city.
The same was unanimously adopted by
vote of council.
Aid. Whitman entered complaint about
the large number of cows permitted to run
at large. and moved that the City Marshall
be ordered to give due notice that the or
dinance relating to cattle running at large
l..
Motion carried
Aid. Bennett presented the following:
To the CITY Coa4csg:
A committee having been asked Tor st the last
meeting OF the city council to investigate reported
charges against the official acts of Street Commits
-soner Warren, and the council having declined to
appoint such committee without charges being first
made in writing, have been requested by many
citizens to rednce the charge TO writing, which do
| as follows:
Charge 1st That Street Commissioner Warren
did. during the month of November, 1881. and at
other times. james Cunyn and James Heater,
empoyesof the city of Rock Island. with team, to
do certain work for himself, and the said
parties were paid for that certain work out OF
the city treasury.
Charge End. That during the summer of 1891,
Street Commissioner Warren did sell 1000 of brick
one John W. Roche corner OF 5th ave and nth
street. said brick having been contracted for by the
city council and paid for out of the city treasury,
and no return having been made tc the city clerk
the same.
therefore ask. in justice to Mr.. Warren as well
az to the people of the city that committee be ap
pointed. with power to sand for persons books and
paper, whose duty it shall be make investiga-
ton and report without unnecessary delay, on the
above chrrges, and on any other derelction of
duty OF the street commissioner that may be shown
| on the investigation
Respectfully,
RoBT. BENNETT.
Aid. Lundy moved that the communi-
cation be received and placed on file.
After a debate Aid. Lundy asked leave
to withdraw his motion and substitute
therefore motion TO lay said communi-
cation on the table.
A motion was carried by Ayes and Nays
as follows:
Ayes:-Le Franz, Warnock, Henry,
Lundy, Whitman. Stevens and Kerr.-9.
Nays:-Bennctt Larlkin, Spencer and
Carey:-4.
Aid. Henry submitted the following
communication:
CLINTON Iowa, Jan. 8, 1881.
i ESns TSnrl II Teta
DEAR sIR:-This i'll be delivered to you by our
foreman Mr.. Strope who win also give you amount
for which we ask an estimate the Milan bridge.
WIN yon please get estimate for the amount
and have it paid to Mr. Strope for us IS per cent of
It is necessary that the work take care OF itself
as far as possible as we have such large amount Of
| we have no doubt of the early shipment of your
iron and sincerely hope to complete your work with
We would be glad TO have your engineer, Mr..
Curtis see the timber for the secoad span before it
Is shipped 50 defective pieces may be rejected
VIII you please assist Mr.. Strope as far as Won
can without Inconvenience TO yourself and we shall
be under obligations.
cLISTos BRIpaE Co.
By request, r. I'll. Russell, Engineer,
communicated the following:
8, 20 Aessrs. Henry, astspAeas and sLa Fraaz,
der its contract with the city to build combination
wood and iron bridge at Milan has delivered at te
site OF the bridge, all the lumber for the same
namely:
Price for 600 feet b. NJ lumber yards in Rock
Island, as per bills furnished by contractor
e sU feet B. N. flooring, @ $e2. $55440
" osU = . Joists. @ ~ .*....-...... SD 90
"A to a. .............s.... as1. 20
Total valae of lumber on ground ... 81 400 co
Na iron has been delivered on the ground. al
complete the bridge before Jan l. 1S8s under q
penalty Of So per day for each day the bridge re-
mains uncompleted after that time.
No allowance has been made for labor performed
by the contractors in framing the lumber ana in
erecting false works, because the city should pay
OF the ice carried out the false works, the city
would hare nothing OF which 20 recompense ITSELF.
As you have asked. lay opinion of the amount
which should be paid the Bridge Cnmnanv 81 fhis