The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-06
COUNCIL WORK.
to Jail.

COUNCIL WORK.
At the hour for calling the city council
to order in regular monthly session last
evening, Mayor Carse and all of the alder
men were in their respective places, some
thing that hasn't occurred before in long
time. The minutes of the January meet
ing were read and approved. Among
THE IMPORTANT PETITIONS
presented were the following:
By II citizens of the First ward asking
that the Moline g. Rock Island Horse
Railway Co. be compelled to run their
cars over the Fourth avenue extension at
regular intervals, or declare the track a
nuisance. Referred to the street and alley
committee and the city attorney.
BY E. G. Frazer, asking permission to
place coal sign across the sidewalk.
Referred to street and alley committee with
power to act.
By Joseph Meyers. reciting that his
winter potatoes had been spoiled by water
from hydrant, and asking an allowance
of $40. Referred to fire and water com
mittee.
By A B. Allen and others, asking that
George Green be appointed city scayenger.
Ordered placed on file.
By 3. D. Buford and Others asking the
erection of an electric tower in the vicinity
of Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue, 10
be supplied from the water works plant.
Referred to fire and water committee 10
to 2.
Ayes-Ald Lafrenz, Warnock ONeil,
Gray Henry, Mott Lundy, Whitman,
Cavanaugh, Larkin, Cary, .Barber,-12.
Noes-Ald. Reimers, Hull.-2.
By s. It. Watkins, asking that his sum
mary removal from the office of city scav-
enger be inquired into. and complaining
that the charges against him had injured
his character
The water committee sent in com
munication respecting the necessity for
some kind of protection for the water
works building from damage by prospec-
tive ice gorge. which on motion was re
ferred back to the committee with full
power etc.
The agreement entered into between
Anawalt, Denkman & Co., and the city,
certain matters at issuew was
adopted by a vote of to 4,
Bills were allowed and charged to the sew
eral funds IS follows: sewer 81; fire.
$41 O5; police, $722 %; office. etc, S42. 10;
health. $111.25; salary, 1901 81: water
worke, S503. SO; construction account $50
Total, 81, 76031. The aggregate of other
,ills allowed was $4,000
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The bills of the Electric Light company,
altogether to 81, 400, were re-
ported, whereupon Alderman Reimers in |
listed that there should be a reduction of |
s24s for specified failures, leaving the |
amount $1,152. This being put in the
orm of a motion Alderman Whitman |
moved TO amend by referring the claim, as
whole, back to the finance committee |
With power to settle. Alderman Lundy |
moved that the bills be allowed at 81 900,
which was lost, Aldermen Lafrenz, O'Noil,
Mott and Reimers voting aye. and Alder
nen Warnock, Gray, Henry, Lundy. Whit
nan, Cavanaugh, Larkin, Cary, Barber and
hull voting no.
Alderman Whitman moved that the bills
1e referred to the finance committee with
power to settle at an amount not exceeding
81, 152. Alderman Warnock moved as an
amendment that the words power to
ettle" be stricken out Amendment
ost.
Ayes-Ald. WarnGck, Gray, Henry, Lun-
Iy, Barber, Gary 6.
Noes-Ald Lafrenz, O'Neil, Mott, Whit
nan, Cavanaugh, Larkin, Reimers, Hull
g.