The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-02

The regular meeting OF the City COUNCIL
took place at the council chambers last
night, with all the Aldermen present ex-
cept HILL Knox and Vessel.
City Treasurer Gilmore's report was read
as follows:
Cash on hand April 1st ...............S 81 s54 81
Cash since received Observation-Disclosures. 3So IA
Cash on hand May 2nd ............:.... rs 80
Street Commissioner Shullberg made his
report and enumerated the streets and the
money expended on each. The whole
amount disbursed on Street improvements
comes to $13. G79 IA and where it went to
is query that we don't believe even the
Street Commissioner can solve Pc
titions as long as a fence board,
for extension of streets, and the
laying of side walks We're presented and
referred to the street and alley committee
when it gets appropriated, The mayor
made a few suggestions in accordance with
the usual custom He complimented the
citizens upon their success as evineed by the
number of new dwellings that have been
built in the past year, etc. He also said
that an evidence of the prosperity of Mo
line was the fine new school building near
Hitchcock hill. He complimented the Board
of HEALTH onEtheir energy and promptness in
taking care of and minding the small pox
scourge in Moline and for their general at
| tention to the sanitary condition of our
city.
| He stated that the streets and alleys were
| in good condition, and that il was due to
the street and alley committee and the eff
cient street commissioners.
Speaking of the Fire Department, he
praised the members highly for their prompt
and effective work. Coming to the water
supply he said that he thought the artesian
well supply was the best; that in his visit
to Kansas City and DesMoines he had
found the river supply insufficient. He
quoted the Peoria Journal which said that
! SIS, 500 had been appropriated by the city
council of that city for an experimental
well, and he suggested that Moline would
| do the same. He said that Moline had TO-
| 500 feet of water pipe, and recommended
| the laying Of more pipes as fast as the
| funds in the treasury would allow. These
were the substance of his remarks. The
Mayor then nominated Levi Cralle for Fire
| Chief. and Mr. Cralle was confirmed by the
fity council. The following police nomi-
nations were made and confirmed by the
council:
| Marshall-Geo. Henderson.
Deputy-Ed. Kittleson.
| Police-Robert Malcolm, II. B. Kelsey,
Tim Grail, and Tom Williams.
| The Mesent street committee was nomi-
mated and confirmed, and the present poor
master was nominated by the mayor, and
the council voted it down in a hurry,
there being two for and six against and
the best peormaster Moline ever had is
laid out to sleep upper the roses or dan
| delions After this nomination and re-
lection the Mayor appointed the following
| standing committees for the ensuing year:
Finance-Hill and Knox. Street and
Ialleys-Knox Woodward Hill and Runge
Fire and water-W oodward, Hill and Yves
sell Police McMan. Rosboro and. Wood
| ward Bridges andquist and Peterson
Buildings-Peal and and Lanquist. Print
| ing-Rosboro and Runge. DR.. Piper, of
the Moline Electric Light Co.. then made
the following to replace the 11S gas lamps
lncw used by the city with "a candle pow
er and TO run them all night long for the
sum of So, 500 per year. The lighting of
the city pow costs 81 600, and the Electric
Light Co. propose to give three times as
much light and for $500 less money. The
proposition was referred to the or
dinance and gas committee, by an infor-
NAL ballot which was simply an expression
of the council All the aldermen voted in
favor of the proposition. The motion was
then made formally to refer it to the com
mittee on gas. The members of that COM
mittce are Vessel, Peal aud McMan: the
| motion was carried.
1 TheMinnehaha Hose so, though Hans Jas
i per petitioned for additional men, and it
was referred to the fire and water COM
miitee. Motion 10 adjourn was made and
Icarried.
i. The following reports were submitted to
the council and adopted
Bridge tenders report for the month of
May.