The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-04
Births and still births were reported as

Total y
Contagious diseases were reported fol-
lows:
Total So Scarlet Fevsr;l9 D1ptherla; 1s9 Measles.
Burial permits issued 262
RoBT KoEHLER, City Clerk,
The following petitions were presented
and read:
VIM Eudlich, c. Schocker, JOS Leech
and others petition to cause sidewalk to
be laid on the east side of Sixth street bet.
the 5th and 9th avenues. Said street is in
a most pitiable condition being sometimes
almost impossible to pass, etc. The same
was referred to the Street and Alley com
mittee.
communication from Dennis, Long &
Co. in regard to balance due on water
pipes, was on motion referred to the COM
mittee on Water Works
Petition from Warnock and Ralston to
relieve them of uni Just taxation in their
business under the new license law. The
same was referred to the ordinance commit
tee, and the city attorney to amend Sec.
of said ordinance and to report during the
meeting before adjournment.
JOS L. Haas. lawyer, asked permission
to read petition from the butchers and
citizens at large in regard to the new Ii
cense law-granted. He presented the
following:
To the Honorable tie Mayor and the CITY Council Of
the City OF Rock Island, in the County OF Rock Is
land and State Of Illinois.
/ We, the undersigned legal voters and taxpayers
of the city Of Rock ISLAND in the county and State
aforesaid, respectfully representa- to your honorable
body that at the regular meeting OF your honorable
body held in the city council chamber of the city of
Rock Island in the county and State aforesaid, on
December 9th, 1881, ordinance passed licens-
ing and regulating breweres, dstilleries rendering
ana fertzing business, glue and glucose factores
lard and lardo factories, hide Stores meat markets
and livery stables.
That by said ordinance IL was among other things
ordained:
SEC. 2 That it shall be unlawful for any person
persons, company corporation within the city
OF Rock Island. within one mile OF the limits
thereof 70 engage in the business of saughtering
animals for food unless he or they shall have OBJ
tanned license for such business, for which license
he or they shall pay to the city CLERK the sum OF
| twenty-five dollars per amnm before such license
shall be issued.
That by said ordinance it among other things
further ordained:
SEC 8. That il shall be unlawful for any person
or persons company corporation. within the city
of Rock Island TO SELL offer or expose for sale any
fresh meat excepting venison, poultry, fish wild
game, in any quantity unless he or they shall have
obtained license for such business, for which Ii
cense he they alall pay to the city clerk the
of ten dollars per annam
Your petitioners further represent that while they
appreciate the desire and endeayor oil your houosa-
bic body to act in the interest and to promote the
health of the citizens and the city of Rock Island
and while they convinced that your honorable
body adopted the above measures after careful
animation and due elaboration; that there sew
eral points concerning said matter which probably
escaped the consideration and attention of your
honorable bo5ly, namely;
ist. That the enforcement OF the ordinance as
passed BY yOHr honofahic body would necessarily
meats and such other articles butchers have aud
offer for sale that by such increase the inhabitants
of the city OF Rock Isl and and especially the poorer