The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-23
COUNCIL CONCERNS.
Special Meeting of the Municipal Body
1.-The Union Street Railway, Abat-
tOir and Other Matters.

The council met in special session at
p. N. upon the following notice;
ROBERT KoEHLER, ESQ.,, City Clerk:
Please call a special meeting of the city
council, to be held September 22d, A. D.
1885, at 1880 p. m, to act upon the pc
tition of the Union Street Railway COM
pany, for the right to construct a street
car line along certain streets and avenues
of this city and such other business as
may properly come before the council at
that time.
JOHN ATKINSON,
JOHN c. LAFRENZ,
C.. j. LARKIN.
On roll call there were present, Alder.
men Lafrenz, Sehailcr, Farrell, Ohlweiler
Ladders, Collins, Larkin, Atkinson,
Schroeder and Sinnetl.
Absent, Mayor Murdoch and Aldermen
Henry, Briggs, Cavanaugh and Edw ards.
On motion of Alderman Larkin, Alder>
man Schroeder was chosen acting mayor.
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
The following was read by the clerk:
To the Honorable Mayor and city Council of tn,
City Of Rock Island
GENTLEMEN Your petitioner, the
Union Street Railway company, respect
fully petition your honorable body 10
grant to said company the right to con
struct and operate ii line of street railw ~
along the streets and avenues of said city
to-wit
Commencing at the east city limits OF
Seventh avenue, running thence west on
Seventh avenue TO Twenty-third street
running thence north on Twenty-Five
street to Sixth avenue; running thence or
Sixth avenue to Nineteenth street; run.
running thence on Nineteenth street
north to Third avenue; thence west on
| Third avenue to the west end thereof.
UNION STREET RAILWAY Co.
BY j. W. HARTzEIL, President.
Also the following: An ordinance tu
authorize the Union Street Railway com
pany 10 construct and operate its line ol
street railway on certain streets in tht
city of Rock Island
Alderman Larkin moved that petition
and ordinance be referred TO the city at
torney and ordinance Comn.ittce during
the evening,
Alderman Sinnett moved as an amend
ment that the same be referred to sait
committee 10 report at the next regular
meeting. Amendment carried:
Yeas -SchAffer, Farrell, Ohlwciler
Lidders, Sinnet-5.
Nays-Lafrenz, Collins, Larkin, At
kinson-4.
Alderman Schaffer, from the finance
committee, presented a bill of George W
Hoover, $50, ION sbattoir street, anI
moved that the same be allowed. CARRIE
unanimously.
Alderman Larkin presented Il plat o
Guvers addition on Tnirty-iifth street ant
moved that the same be referred to th,
street and alley committee to report a
the next regular meeting. Motion
adopted.
Alderman Larkin moved that the cit
employ Mr.. W. IL. Gest 10 assist the cit
attorney in further revision of the mu
nicipal ordinances and In preparing al
ordinance to regulate the abattoir Mo
ton lost as follows;
Yeas-Collins, Larkins, Atkinson, Sin
nett.
Nays-Lafrenz, SchaiTer, Farrell. Oil
weller, Lidders-5.
Alderman Larkin then moved that tn,
city attorney and ordinance committee b
INSTRUCTED TO revise defective ordinance
and draft an ordinance for the regulation
of the city abattoir to report at the mex
regular meeting. Motion carried Their
being no further business the council al
iourned. ROBERT koEHLER,
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