The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
COUNCIL MEETING.

| COUNCIL MEETING.
The council met last evenining adjourn
ed session at 8 p m. Present, Mayor Carse
and all the aldermen, except Barber
and Lafrenz. The clerk read a petition
signed by twenty seven citizens, Is. fol,
| lows:
AN ordinance of the city, passed
March "a, 1873 authorizes the mayor to
grant license to sell spirituous liquors fol-
one year on payment of $106 and execnt
| ing certain bonds, and it is understood
| that all licenses now expire May /. 1t is
generally believed that what is known as
the Harper bin, now pending before out
general assembly. and fixing licenses al
| not less than $500 win become . law be
| fore adjournment and that the act will
| take effect July LIN view of this prob
ability. the undersigned, citizens of Rock
Island. respectfully petition your honor
able body to instruct the mayor to grant
no license for any time beyond July next
in order that, if the Harper bin shall be.
come law our city may receive the be- e.
fit of the same. II seems to us that some
action should be taken by which the rev
enue win be saved to the city"
Alderman Warnock moved that the
prayer of the petition be granted. Al
derman Lundy moved that it be referred
to the Ordinance Committee, TO report at
the next meeting. The amendment was
adopted as follows:
Ayes-O'Neil. Gray. Henry. Mott. Lun
dy, Whitman, Larkin. Cavanangh, Cary,
Reimers. HULL.
Noes -Warnock--1.
The Clerk read note from Alderman
Mott rendering his resignation which was
accepted on motion of Alderman Henry.
On motion of Alderman Reimers the
Clerk was instructed to call IA special
election in the Third ward to elect an
Alderman on Wednesday. May ,.
Alderman Warnock. from the Street
and Alley Committee, reported the plats
of B. Davenport's new additions with
changes aud recommended their accept
ance The plats were accepted by an
unanimous vote. He also reported
favorably on the plat of P. l.. Mitchell's
addition, which was accepted by like
vote. Also respecting sidewalk petition
which was accepted,
Alderman Lundy moved to reconsider
the action by which leave was granted to
the T. S. Clothing Co. to erect sign.
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report from the Street and Alley Commit
tee was received, and the petition was
ordered laid upon the table.
Alderman Warnock, from the street
and alley committee, reported adversely
on the petition of the Rock Island 81
Milan Street Railway company to extend
its track across First aYenae to the river
bank at Seventeenth street. Alderman
Reimers moved that the prayer of the
petition be granted. Adopted, and the
clerk read an ordinance submitted from
the ordinance committee granting the
rights asked for, which was passed by an
unanimous vote
Alderman Whitman, from the ordinance
submitted ali ordinance adopt
cd July IL, 1882, extending the time to
Oct -, 1888, for the construction of "a
street car line on Third and Fourth ave
nues, etc, TO the Rock Island j Milan
Street Railway company. Passed by
unanimous vote.
Alderman Whitman, from the ordi-
nance committee. submitted an ordinance
amending the health ordinance Recon-
mitted to report to the next council
A bill of the Rock Island Electric
Light company. for tower construction,
was referred to the finance committee with
power to settle.
A bill of $117. covering aldermen's
salaries to date, was allowed on motion
of Alderman Lundy.
On motion of Alderman Reimers the |
ordinance committee was instructed TO
prepare an ordinance to charge public |
weighers $3.50 per book of 100 scale
tickets.
Aldermen Reimers, Cavanaugh and |
Lundy were appointed committee to
canvass the returns of the city election,
and after duly tabulating the returns re-
ported the total vote cast for each of the |
candidates and the following |
were declared duly elected:
Mayor-James q. Mott
City Clerk-Robert Koehler,
Treasurer. NJ Baford.
Attorney-M NJ Corbett
Aldermen-First ward. Gustaf Stengel; |
Second ward. Robert Bennett; Third |
ward. G. W. Henry; Fourth ward, s. J.
Collins; Fifth ward, G. j. Larkin; Sixth |
ward. Thomas F. Cary; Seventh ward, F. |
NJ Sinnet
Adjourned to next Monday evening
DAVENPORT INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
DAVENPORT, April7, 1883. |
To the Editor of the Argus.
The ladies of the Industrial School of |