The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-13
COUNCIL CHAT.
Adjourned Regular Meeting Last Night.
(Oficial Report.l

CRY COUNCIL Room, Rock Island,
May 12-Mayor Mott called the
adjourned regular meeting of the
city council last night, shortly before
8 o'clock. On motion of Alder
man Henry the reading of the min
ntes of the previous meeting was dis
pensed with. The report of the city
clerk in regard to the preparations was
read, and on motion it was agreed to vote
on each appropriation separately. The
report is as follows:
Revenue-From water rents $4,000;
saloon licenses, $40, sundry licenses,
1900; sanitary licenses, $500; bridge
tolls, So, 100; scales $3.50; police fines,
81 900; insurance tax, $500; ground lease,
$500; dog tax, $3.50, railway police ser
vice, $500, and township election service
$200-a total of $45, 600.
Expenditures-For interest, $50,
library, $4,000; street lights, $500;
police, $500; fire department, $4,000;
salaries, $500; bridges, $1,000; street
and alleys, $4,000; services, $1,000;
printing 81, 800; office rents, elections, ETC.,
So, 100; health, $780, waterworks, $14,
100; contingencies, $500; emergency of
1888, SO, 500-S96, $50.
The interest fund was first brought up.
Alderman Henry moved that $50, $50 be
appropriated to pay off the interest on the
city Indebtedness. Alderman Larkin
moved that $4,000 be set aside for a
sinking fund. Alderman Collins moved
as amendment that S15, 900 be set aside
instead of $4,000 lost. The motion re-
CURED on Alderman Larkin's motion,
which was carried. Alderman Bennett
moved that a provision for placing the
$4,000 where it would be of the most
benefit TO the city; carried.
On motion $4,000 was allowed for the
library; $500 for street light; 5000
for police fund; 1000 for fire and water
fund; $500 salary fund; 1900 bridge
fund; 81 800 street and alley fund; 81 900
to be expended for squares, and $500
on street crossings; $4,000 sewer fund;
81, 800 printing funG; 50, 100 office rent,
election. etc; $1,000 health department
fund; $19,S43 waterworks fund; 50, 500
contingent fund; $4,000 emergency fund;
81, 500 sidewalk fund. This made total
of SIG, 1893, which was 4 1913 more than
the amount to which the council was
limited In order to cut the appropria-
tons down to the limit, $500 was taken
from the sidewalk fund, $500 from the
fire and water fund, $500 from the contin
gent fund, $500 from the health fund
81, 200 from the police fund, $500 from
the interest fund, $500 from the water
works fund.- and 500 from the sidewalk
fund, which completed the appropriations
\ motion was make and carried to have
Judge Wilkinson continue in the employ
of The city in prosecuting the Cramer
case.
An ntermission of five minutes was
had, after which an appropriation ordi-
nance was passed.
Before the ordinance was passed. the
sever fund was again brought up. An
effort was made to take $1,000 from the
sinking fund and place it in the sewer
fund, but it was lost 1t was then moved
that $1,000 be taken from the fire and
wafer fund and given to the sewer; fund
lost.
An invitation from the Decoration day
committee to attend the exercises, was
accepted.
A petition was read from a number of
gentlemen residing east of Elm street, in
regard to improving what is known as old
Seventh avenue. The petitioners agreed
to do the work if the city furnish material
Darling, the milkman, made statement
to the council, and condemned the street
very severely. The matter was finally
referred to the street and alley committee.
The meeting then adjourned.
ROBERT KOEHLER
City Clerk