The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-17
THECITT COUNCIL.
Proceedings of the Adjourned Meeting.
Official Report.

(OtHeial Report
CITY COUNCIL Room, Rock ISLAND,
Feb. 1G.-The council met in adjourned
session at 8 p. IN. Present the mayor
and all the aldermen. The reading of the
minutes was dispensed with. Alderman
Larkin, from the ordinance committee,
reported the revised ordinances for the
action of the council. Judge Wilkinson,
The authorized reviser, explained the ma
ture of the work done. and suggested an
informal review and approval, leaving the
formal adoption of the municipal code
until such time as the book has been
printed, SO that there could be no question
as TO The status of present ordinances
pending the completion of the code
Judge Wilkinson then began reading the
revision. The first chapter in relation to
animals, was approved. The second
chapter defined the duties of city attor,
ney; the third chapter related to bridges
and tolls and was amended to allow the
sale of Communication tickets in sums of So
instead Of $50; the fourth chapter, burial
of the dead, the fifth, city council and
mayor; the sixth, dogs, (the marshars fee
for collecting the dog tax was fixed at IL
per cent? were successfully approved,
The next successive chapters were on
fire department. fire limits library and
health departments, and Judge Wilkin-
sou explained that he had not drawn a
new ordinance in relation to health; the
present ordinance was very lengthy and
could be condensed under the instruction
of the council,
Alderman Bennett asked if the Board
of Health would not be better and more
economical than health commissioner?
Judge Wilkinson did not care to express
an opinion on this matter as he had given
it no particular thought; an ordinance
could readily be changed from one official
to three or from three to one, Alderman
Bennett moved that the health depart
ment chapter be referred to the ordinance
committee, to report modification. Al
derman Collins offered an amendment as
sociating the health commissioner with
the committee in the consideration of this
chapter, which was adopted, together
with Alderman Benefits motion. The
chapters relating to fire department, fire
limits and library were then approved.
The next chapters were ON general
licenses, licenses Of occupations, with
shorter terms of auctioncers) eXpresSmen
and carriers, billiard tables and ten pin
alleys, hacks and omnibuses and licenses
of dramshops. These were approved; and
that or sanitary licenses was referred
back to the ordinance committee on a
question of reducing the charge to brew
cries, and then reConsidered Alderman
Collins moved approval of the chapter as
reported, which continues brewery liccn>
ses at $50. Alderman Henry moved as
an amendment that brewery licenses be
placed at So 80; lost;
Ayes -Stengel, Farrell. Schroeder,
Henry.
Nocs-LafrenZ, Bennett, ladders, Coils
Inns. Briggs, Cavanaugh, Larkin, Cary,
Edwards, Sinnet-10.
The original motion then prevailed, 10
to /.
The next chapters were read on licenses
to pawnbrokcrs, peddlers, plumbers, runs
ners, and shows and exhibitions (circuscS
$50 to so which were approved Then
came misdemeanors, long compilation
of existing ordinances which was ap>
proved,
The chapter on nusanccs was next read
and approved.
On motion Of Alderman Bennett, the
ordinance relating to city officers to be
appointed by the council bicnially was
laid over, pending the report of the ord;>
nance committee on the modification of
the health ordinance;
Aycs-Stcngcl, Bennett, Farrell, Lid
ders, Henry, Briggs, Collins, CavanauSh,
Larkin, Cary, Sinnct-11.
Noes -Lafrenz, Schroeder, Edwards
3
The chapters consolidating city and
town officers and on the police depart
ment were approved the chapter on pub
lie squares and parks changing the name
OF Franklin square 10 GarnSy square,
Court house to Stephenson square, and
Union square to Spencer square in com
memoraton of Old settlers and donatOrS
was approved by Il rising vote. The
chapter on salaries, scavcngcrs, city seal,
streets, sidewalks, vagabonds, water
works. wards, wcighers, wood measure
ment and municipal year were all APP
proved and the whole referred to the
committee on printing to procure pros
posals for printing, binding, etc, and
make report
The proposition of quarrying rock from
Mr. Sinnct's quarry at % cents per cubic
yard was finally accepted.
Alderman Henry, from the finance
committee, reported q settlement of the
tax bill of W L. Coync, which was
adopted. Also on the completion of the
contract with Mr.. G. Beck for the city
map for house numbering, which was re
ccived and ordered placed on file.
y labor pay roll on waterworks account
incurred by repairinga break in the water
main on Second avenue, was unanimously
allowed to the following amounts: M.
O'Connen, SO. 50; John Hardy, 1897
John Burton. $11.03; NJ. Rispen, 81 10;
and W. Cook, S175-a total of So. 9S
On motion the council adjourned tC
Friday evening next.
ROBERT kOEHLER,
City Clerk.