The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-15
MUNICIPAL MATTERS,
Proceedings Of Yesterdays Speeia!
Council Meeting So Action on
Important Questions.
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| Inc council met in special session
pursuant to the call of Mayor Murdoch, al
$50 p. m. Present the navor and all the
aldermen except aldermen Edwards and
Ohweiler. The reading of the minutes
was dispensed with. The mayor stated
that he had called the council together
for the purpose of consider 20 the pro.
pricty of enlarging tile water mainthrou.h
the mill yard of the Rock Island Lumber
ana Manufacturing company for better
fire protection, the same being inadequate
as shown by the late waterwoiks test en-
dangering that portion of the town very
much in case of fire, and that IL PROPOSE,
| ton had been received form Davis & Co,
which was read by the clerk as follows:
| To the Mayor and Wa crworks Committee:
GENTLEMEN: We propose to furnish
and put in IL inch water main and CON
nectiOns from Twenty fourth to Twenty
sixth street on Third avenue, rs per plan
| attached, for the sum of TWENTY-FIVE
hundred and ten (S22lU00) dollars. We
agree to take the thirteen pieces of 20 inch
pipe and 20 inch valve ut SGt0 90, the
| balance, i 100000, to be paid July LIST,
1886. Respectfully
DAVIS 6 Co.
| AID Larkin stated that he felt the me-
ccssity Of the proposed improvement for
better fire protection, but in consideration
| of the financial condition of the CITY, he
wished to inquire whether the mill com
pany, AS especially benefited by it,wouli
not assist or donate u certain sum to ac-
! compllsh the object and moved that Mr..
Anawalt, as member of the firm, be
heard. Motion carried
Mr. Anawat said that similar improve
ments had been made by the city for the
| protection of its citizens where no dOna
lions or aid had been asked, and he did
not feel inclined, as large taxpayers and
water consumers, to make any PROPOSE
tions, as the improvement contcm-
| plated does not concern them alone, but
the whole surrounding neighborhood.
| After lengthy discussion by AIderN
men Cavanaugh, Larkin, Atkinson,
Schroeder and Farrell. Alderman Atkin>
son moved that the proposition of Davis
& Co. be accepted and the work oc done
under the supervision of the water works
committee and the superintendent of the
waterworis. Motion carried unani
mously.
Alderman Lariin read and offered the
following for ndoption:
BE it ordained by the city council of the
city OF Rock island, that section Ivy" ~
OF an ordinance entitled An ordinance
To authorize Inc Union N'f.et RaI'Way
company I" construct ana operate Its
line Of street railway on certain streets oil
the city OF Rock Island he Amended TO
read:
SEC ,. The gnt9c OF said street rail
ways WITHIN ll'c Guy iillitS sha'i be ioHf
| Il, a al i,.IG - Il
rect ahu elShV IA one nan 'IGhca' ahtl
not to be changed without l''e consent OF
inc Guy councii. me rai's 10 ne usca
thereon slall ne "hat Is known us lhe TWO
and one hall lnch rail-.
RIGHT is here granted to said Union
s,,as, pa;l,,. oonn,,a'r, a., Ito oss;,,ns tn
usc ot their discretion for nronelIino their
| c.ro horse oInctric or &, nam nnwar rr,
| y;lol ,ho+ II tbav sh,Il s.lcc, io ueo s,aor
lnromo,inn their motor shall III. provided
~ ~, smoke consumers and Steam n,,ieters
| and sb,1, ho On "a structcd that il sholI
rcsamhla an ord ,arv oncloscl street car.
nrnvidr1 further tbat the rate of sncrd
shall not rxccrd six milo G an hour west of
| Twrntvfourth street nor rioh, miles an
hour cost Of said Tvnntvfourth street TO
the c,tv limits. and that a throunh car
shall leave zach end of said street ear mt
10 ~ m of - ,ch d,v in the Year s;a,ur>
DAYS and nublic holidavs cyccpted upon
witch dave n tbrouoh car shail leavc Mt
II n. m and 10 II, m and that a through
car he started from each terminus of said
Inc at & o'cIock n m encb week day.
The same was adoptcd by vote as fol-
lowe.
Yras--Lorrenz Farrell. Ii11ers Col
Inns Cavnnauoh Lnrkin. Atkinson.
Nave SchotTm Rr;oos Schroeder q
The following peli,jnn with accom-
n,nvinp ordinance was nrcsrn,pd audrcad
TO Inc Mayor and Aldermen of The ~ of Rock
island,
GENrLEMEN:-lh he tock isiahu ana
Milan street railway company respectfully
represent that their road Is now bclnS
operated at an annual loss to the STOCK
holders OF @iooo That most OF SAID loss
is occasloned by reason OF the running OF
Their cars NJ the north ehh ny morse
power when the motors ana engineers
arc lying IDLE; that 1t is Impossible TO
make SAD street railway pay expenses II
said company is obliged to maintain
double equipment; mat the Sou,ooo ms
vested IN sad railroad belongs exclusively
to citizens OF the city and VIII be Il com
p'So'" "''' '''''' iN'' ~ '''''' 'D'' " 'NN
be made to pay expenses; that THIS loss
would be obviatcd II said company were
permitted to run its motors to IhIrd
avenue, and that the public would be
better accommodated; that said company
would be willing to indemnify said city
from all damage occasioned thereby
Your petitioners therefore pray that your
honorable body grant said company the
mr. y iianp of rnppipr lis n far
north on its line of road as Third avenue
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