The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-14
THE COUNCIL.
Proceedings i'm Fun of Last Nights
Adjourned MISUNDERSTANDING
Reports, Etc.


session at p. m Present all the alder
men except Aid. Briggs. Aid. Schroeder,
from the finance committee, reported the
following: GENTLEMEN:-Your commits
tee to whom was referred the bill of Chas.
Fiebig $50. for numbering the houses of
the city from 10th street west, would res
specially report that Mr.. Fiebig offers
to complete numbering the whole city
for $40, and your committee would prefer
that the council take action whether that
amount should be paid Mr.. Fiebig or
not, VIM. f. SCHROEDER,
HENRY G. SCHAFFER,
GRo. W. HENRY
Aid. Henry moved that Mr.. Fiebig be
allowed the sum of $40 to complete sur
vey and numbering the whole city. Mo,
ton carried;
Ayes-Lafrenz. Schaffer, Farrell, Hens
ry. LADDERS, Larkin. Collins, Cavanaugh,
Atkinson. Edwards, Schroeder, Sinnet-
10.
Nays-Ohlweiler 1.
Aid. Larkin, from the street and alley
committee, reported favorably on the
proposed Nineteenth street private sewer,
and moved that the ordinance in relation
thereto be referred to the ordinance COM
mittee and the city attorney to report be-
fore adjournment. Motion adopted.
Aid. Larkin, from the health commit
tee, reported ia favor of establishing an
abattOir on the proposed site and gave
estimate of cost, the sum not TO exceed
Sc, 600, with proper approaches, etc As
to the legality of the city's right he res
quested that that Mr.. Gest be heard,
whose opinion it was that the city had
ample power to establish and regulate
slaughter houses.
City Attorney Sweeney also gave his
opinion on the legality of the abattoir
project and quoted several decisions.
Alderman Larkin reported as to the
dumping ground on Fourteenth street.
Fifteenth street had originally been dess
ignated, but objections having been made
it was changed to a point lower down,
subject to the approval of the city coun-
Gil
Alderman Henry in this connection
presented a petition of Fred Haas and
others asking that so much of Thirteenth
street as lies north of First avenue be
opened and proper crossings be put in
and prohiblng railroad companies from al.
lowing their rolling stock to obstruct the
street. Mr.. Haas spoke in support of the
petition and on abating the present
dumping ground as a nuisance to the res
ldents near by Alderman Larkin moved
that the matter be referred to the conn
missioner of health and health committee
for action; carried.
The question of the abattoir having
been brought up again and debated upon
by several aldermen, Alderman Larkin
moved the following for adoption:
Res0i0ed, That the mayor, health COM
missioner and health committee be in
structed to procure plans and specifca-
tons for the building of an abattoir on
the proposed site, with power to act. The
same was adopted as follows: Yeas-La
frenz. Ohlweiler, Collins, Larkin, Cava>
naugh, Atkinson, Edwards, Sinnet-e.
Nays-Schaffer, Farrell, Henry. ladders,
Schroeder.
The petition of Fred Haas and others
to clear Thirteenth street from obstruct>
ions having been taken from the table,
the petition was granted and on motion
of Alderman Henry the clerk was in
structed to notify the several railroad
companies to comply with the ordinances
in force upon the subject.
1t was also informally decided to dis
continue the present dump ON the river
front and utilize such material as may be
suitable in filling low ground on block AZ
along the Fifth avenue sewer.
A communication from Dr. Craig,
health commissioner, was read, calling the
attention of the council to the necessity
of the city adopting complete system of
sewerage in the interest of economy and
which would obviate wrangling. Re
ferred to health committee.
A communication from the Twin City
Union, No. 107. notifying the council of
the adoption of the following resolution
"ResoIOsd, BY the Twin City Typography
ical Union, No 107, that it is due to hon
est labor and reasonable wages that the
city council of Rock Island be requested
TO reconsider its action on official printing
and weigh the claims of the Rock Island
| Union and Rock Islander in preference to
other sheets, as they are regarded by US as
friends to labor and the only ones in the
city recognized by our union as paying
living wages to their employees"
On motion of Alderman Henry the
same was reported to the printing COM
mittee,
Alderman Cavanaugh moved that the
proceedings be published as heretofore in
the Union, Rock Islander, ARGUS aud
Iolks Zeituag.
Alderman Henry moved to amend that
action be deferred until the next regular
meeting. Amendment carried, Yeas
Lsfrenz, Farrell, Ohlweller, Henry, Col
Inns, Atkinson, Schroeder, Sinnett-8,