The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-13
SPECIAL MEETING.
Official Canvass Made by the city Coun-
eiI-.-0ther Notes.
CONCEAL Report.)

committee or the proposition to establish
a second toll station at the Rock river
bridges. On motion of Alderman Henry
the report was accepted.
The clerk read petition from Louis
Lascar asking for reimbursement for
serious injury sustained in consequence
of defective sidewalk Referred to the
on claims and the city attor
n5y.
Also petition from VIM. Huber and
others for leave to connect with sewer.
Referred to the street and alley commits
tee.
Also petition from ]. j. Kahlke and
others for repair of sidewalk to keep
water out of cellars. Referred to the
street and alley committee.
Also petition of G. F. Wagner and
other licensed butchers of the city, repre-
senting the discrimination in the matter
of licenses and asking that the license
charge be extended to all merchants who
deal in pork products, game and fish, or
that the license on meat markets be re-
pealed. Referred to the license commits
tee on motion of Alderman Henry.
Alderman Henry, from the finance
committee, submitted certain bids which
were opened and read by the clerk. The
Rock Island National bank offered to take
the sinking fund of the city, $4,000, and
issue time certificates of deposit and pay
AZ per cent for the use of the money; the
Peoples National per cent and the First
National per cent. On motion of AL
derman Henry the bid of the First Ma,
tional bank was accepted by unanimous
vote.
Alderman Collins, from the printing
committee, submitted bids for printing
the vaccination report of Health Commits
sioner Craig. The bids were for 800 and
500 copies, and were four in number; ].
w. Potter, $40 and $50; Union Printing
Co., $35 and S45; o. A. Barnhart, $39
and $3S; and Don & Hadsell, $500 only
$50. Alderman Henry moved that the
lowest bid be accepted. Alderman Cava.
naugh moved as an amendment that the
report be placed on file Alderman Col
Inns moved as an amendment TO the
amendment, that the matter be printed
and charged to the health department
fund. Alderman Bennett requested that
the committee report be laid over under
the law. Alderman Cavanaugh, of the
printing committee, joined in the request
He however, denied that it was properly
a committee report-he had not been no,
titled of any meeting of the committee
nor consulted on the report made. The
mayor ruled Alderman Benefits reoues
to be out of order after motion to ac>
cept and amendments had been Offered
whereupon several aldermen announced
that they should vote to defer action, be
lieving Alderman Benefits request to bt
legal. The amendment to the amendment
was lost:
Ayes-Henry, Briggs, Collins-3.
Noes-Stengel, Lafrenz, Bennett. Far
rell, Ladders, Cavanaugh, Larkin, Cary
Edwards, Schroeder, Sinnet-11.
The amendment of Alderman Cava-
naugh, ordering the bids to be placed OIL
file, was adopted:
Ayes-Steugel, Lafrenz, Bennett, Far
rel, ladders, Cavanaugh, Larkin. Cary,
Edwards, Schroeder, Sinnet-11.
Noes-Henry, Briggs, Collins-S.
The vote of the municipal election wa
| ordered canvassed, Aldermen Henry
Larkin and Schroeder were appointed
committee for the purpose, and the coun
Gil took a recess.
The committee reported to the counci
that no tally sheet had been returned wit
the city box of the Sixth ward, only tn
township tally sheet having apparentl
been kept. The committee was author
lied TO count the ballots for alderman t
attest the accuracy Of the returns, an
when this was done the committee report
ed the tally correct, The committee the
reported the total votes for city officers
showing the msjorities attached, Scatter
ing votes omitted) as follows:
Mayor-Thomas Murdoch, r, 1,3OS
J. q Mott, D., S10-43S majority.
City Clerk-Robert Koehler, R., 1,24s
H. M. Abel, D., 972-240 majority.
Treasurer-G. E. Lambert. r., .204
A. II. Lift, D., 97S-326 majority.
Attorney-M. E. Sweeney, r., 1897
NJ. NJ. Corbett, D., 920-43 majority.
Police Magistrate-Robert Bennett, r
1889, E. c. Chopper, D., 920-913 ma
jority.
For Alderman
First Ward-H. c. Schaffer al, Gus
tav Stengel 1874,
Second Ward-J. r. Huber 1871, job
0hlweiler 211-30.
Third Ward-C. C. Knell 100, G.. W
Henry 176. J. P Stroehle 21-16.
| Fourth WARDS. j. Collins 204, Frs n
I'll 157, P. McNulty 1-46.
Fifth Ward-C. J. Larkin ISL, J. Ros
enfield 154, VIM. Atkinson /, G. W. Her
ry 1-25.
Sixth Ward VIM. McConochie 12(
John Atkinson 1873.
Seventh Ward-F. M. Sinnet 1913, Wn
Atkinson 1916.
Alderman Henry offered a resolulio
declaring elected the candidates havin
the highest number of votes. us show
above, was passed by unanimous vote
Alderman Bennett, from the Water
works committee, reported in favor of re
ferring the petition of the Rock Islam
Plow Co., in relation to the old water
works building, to the incoming council
So ordered.
Alderman ladders, from the Fire an
Water committee, reported favorably o
the petition of VIM Trostel for leave t
erect frame addition, on Twentiet
street, with ordinance granting permits
sion. A counter petition was read an
placed on file. A motion to refer the OF
dinance to the Ordinance committee W;
lost and the ordinance passed on Aide
man Henry's motion:
Ayes-Stengel, Lafrenz, Bennett, Fa
rell, Henry, ladders, Collins, Cavanaugl
Briggs, Larkin, Edwards, Sinnet-12.
Noes-Cary, Schroeder.
On motion of Alderman Henry Il
council adjourned to Monday evening
the Goth.
ROBERT KoEHLER,
City Clerk.