The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Council.
toficial Report
Cry COUNCIL Rooms.
Rock ISLAND. Aug. 6. {

Rock ISLAND, Aug. 6.
The city council met in regular session
at 8 p, m. Present the mayor and all the
aldermen except Reimers and Henry.
The minutes of the the last two meetings
were read and approved. Officers re-
ports for the month of July were READ and
ordered placed on fih
A petition of Anthony Koch for per
mission to erect and maintain slaughter
house within mile of the city limits, was
referred to the health commissioner, with
power to act
A petition as to certain alley and low
lot, and asking that the alley be filed to
grade was referred to the health commits
sioner and street and alley committee, to
report at the next meeting.
A petition of John Taylor and others
to declare three lots in Stoddard's addition
a nuisance was referred to the health
commissioner and street and alley COM
mittee, to report at the next meeting.
A petition Of W. Yerbery and Others
for the completion of a sewer connection
at Third avenue and Twenty first street,
and the filling of ditch, was referred to
the street and alley committe, with power
to acl.
An invitation to the mayor and council
to attend the semi centennial of the first
settlement of Iowa, at Dubuque, on the 3D.
of September was accepted.
Alderman Hull, from the waterworks
committee, reported that certain pipe
needed could be procured advantageously
at Moline, and recommended the ordering
of pipe for the Twenty first street exten-
sion, etc, Referred to- the mayor and
water committee, with power to act.
The water committee, through alderman
Hull. reported in favor of reducing the
rate to sprinklers from SEQ to $15 per
month from Aug. l, provided sprinkling
is done before the armory free of charge
Report accepted.
The street and alley committee through
Alderman Wanock, reported the letting
of contact for the extension of the
Fifth avenue sewer to A. Warren and ID.
Stephensat 81 per foot, completed work.
1t was recommended that $500 be allowed
the contractors on completed work. On
motion of Alderman whitman $3.50 was
ordered paid on account.
Alderman Warnock also reported that
the order to raise the track of the Milan
street railway on Seventh avenue had
not yet been complied with, and that the
matchmaking of the avenue could not
be made until it was done. Also, ad-
Versely on the acceptance of the BufOrd
private sewer, etc.
The clerk read a report of Health
Commissioner Craig on slaughter houses,
etc, Alderman Warnock an accom- oany
ing report of the street and alley commit
tee aud the mayor-both having to do
with the petiutions for and against the
rebuilding of J. S. Gilmores slaughter
house on First avenue The report of
the committee and tic mayor is against
any action to prevent the rebuilding of
the slaughter house of j. s. Gilmore.
Report adopted
On motion of Alderman Cary the action
taken to reduce the charge for street
sprinkling was reconsidered, and the
matter referred to the ordinance com
mittee to draft an ordinance in accord.
ance with the recommendation
AlutIHldu W HlluldD, from the Orll-
nance committee asked and was granted
further time on the saloon license, and
shade tree ordinances. Also, that Judge
Ira O. Wilkinson had been engaged to
revise and codify the city ordinances.
Alderman Larkin, of the finance com
mittee submitted the following report,
which was adopted;
In the matter of the investigation of
the books of Superintendent of Water.
Works Fred. A Crsmer which was refer
red to the Finance Committee at the last
regular meeting, | would report on behalf
of the committee, that we engaged Mr.
N. W. Burgh to assist the City Clerk in
going over the books, which was COM
menced on the 18th day of July, and is
proceeding in satisfactory manner, and
will take several weeks to complete We
have found that Mr. Cramer has wrong
fully kept large amount of money be
longing to the city, that we felt ourselves
in duty bound to have him placed under
arrest, which was done this afternoon, on
complaint of the mayor and myself, on
behalf of the committee; all of which is
respectfully submitted.