The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-20
LONG SESSION.
The Aldermen and Their
Meeting.
Railroad Routes and Their
Troubles.

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A special meeting of the city council
was held last night to consider the petition
of the Rock Island s. Milan Street Railway
company and other special business The
clerk read petition for the extension of
Nineteenth street, which was accepted.
The petition of the Rock Island & Mo-
line Street Railway company to extend
their track on Second avenue, was referred
to the committee on streets and alleys, to
report at the meeting.
A petition of the Rock Island g. Milan
| Street Railway company for right of way,
ETC., was referred to street and alley com
mite, with Instructions to report at the
meeting.
| AN ORDINANCE
covering the petition was also read and
referred.
The second petition of the Rock Island
and Milan street railway company was read
for right of way, commencing at Second
avenue and Twenty fourth street, thence
| on Fourth avenue to Twelfth street and
thence to city limits. The first petition
was for track from the intersection of
Seventeenth street with First avenue
thence to Seventh avenue. on Seventeenth
street, thence on seventh avenue, to Eley-
enth street thence to the city limits,
The ordinance also provides for the use
of the
ROCK ISLAND BRIDGES
by the company This was also referred
to the street and alley committee.
| A petition of Henry Peetz to erect an
electric clock in front of his store, was
granted.
to Seventh street, was referred to the street
and alley committee, with power to act.
DAMAGES
The proposition of Mrs. Mary Bruhn,
who was injured by being tripped on a side
walk some time ago, to settle for $500,
was referred to the finance committee.
Aid. O'Neil read a proposition from the.
Rock Island Electric Light company to.
light the city with twenty lights. giving
ten times the amount now derived from
the present system. on towers to be locat-
ed by the city council for $4,000 year,
and further agreeing to light the city on
dark and stormy nights for 81. 25 per hour,
to be ordered by the Mayor:
Remarks were made on the subject by
Aldermen Hull, Mott Barber and Lundy,
after which the proposition of the Rock
Island Gas company was read which of
fers to duplicate their contract of last
year. The petitions were referred to a
special committee of three, consisting of
Aldermen Lundy, Mott and 0Neil.
A MEMORIAL
to congress protesting against the passage
of the Kellogg toll bill was then read,
which it is proposed to have signed by the
mayor and city council of the city, and
forward to each member of congress in
the shape of a letter.
On motion the mayor and aldermen were
instructed to attach their signatures to the
memorial.
The street and alley committee, through
Alderman Warnock, stated that they would
recommend that the prayers Of the peti-
TONERS in both cases be granted as regards
the street railway companies. The COM
mittee also recommend that both compa
MES be required to use tram rails on Fourth
avenue below Fifth street.
The Moline and Rock Island street car
petition was first taken up. The ordinance
covering the extension was. then passed,
The Milan road petition was next con
sidered. The ordinance granting the right
of way was read. After amending by
making the track to be constructed Of the
tram rail, motion was made to pass the
ordinance.
Alderman Henry moved that the road
be made to pay fifteen cents for every car
that passes over the Rock river bridges.
The motion was lost by a vote Of 3 to 8.
The ordidance was then passed
The ordinance granting the Rock Island
q Milan street car company the right to
construct q track commencing at the inter
section of Second avenne and Twenty
fourth street, south to Third avenue west
to Fourteenth street. and thence south to
Fourth avenue. thence west on Fourth
avenue to First street, was read.
Aid Lundy moved that Twelfth
street be inserted in place of Fourteenth
street in the above ordinance.
The amendment was lost by vote of
5 to 8.
A motion to lay over the ordinance until
the next meeting was then carried by
vote of 7 to 6.
On motion, the clerk was instructed to
advertise for bids for the construction of
the Fifth street sewer.
Several other matters were discussed,
and at o'clock the council adjourned
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