The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-08
THE MUNICIPALITY.
Conclusion of the Proceedings Of
Monday Evenings Council Meet
ing---Important Resolutions, Etc.
(0mcial Report.)
CONCLUDED FROM Yesterday


July 8, 1885.
Alderman Henry also offered an ordi-
nance in relation thereto, which on mos
ton of Alderman Larkin was referred to |
the ordinance committee to report. Al
derman Schsfer, from the ordinance com>
mittee, reported as follows;
To the Honorable City Council;
Gentlemen-The ordinance committee
would report as follows:
On the matter of providing by ordi-
nance for letting the contract for printing
and supplies to the lowest bidder. we
would report the matter back to the coun>
Gil for further instruction. On motion
of Alderman Larkin the matter was laid
on the table.
On the matter of license fees we would
report the following ordinance;
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
entitled an ordinance for revising and
consolidating the general ordinances of
the city of Rock Island Be it ordained
by the city council Of the city of Rock
Island Sec. l. That the following por>
ton of section 6, chapter 10. title Lis
censes" of an ordinance entitled an ordi-
nance for revising and consolidating the
general ordinances of the city of Rock
Island passed March 23, 1885,. 10 wit:
land for taking and filing application and
bond, issuing and registering license, the
clerk shall be entitled to u fee of one
dollar, to be paid by the party licensed, "
be and the same is hereby repealed.
On the matter of an amendment to the
library chapter we would report that the
state law fully provides for the seeming
defect and that we do not deem it neces-
sary TO pass an ordinance covering this
point. IL. Z. SCHAFFER,
J. G. LAFRENZ,
PETER FARRELL.
On motion of Aid. Schroeder the res
port was adopted and the amendment to
ordinance passed by unanimous vote.
Aid. Cavanaugh from the license conf
mittee, recommended that the license Of
hide dealers. On petition of j. Il M. Ro-
sen6eld, be reduced from $i2 so to SIS.
which on motion of Aid. Schroeder. was
adopted. In the matter of granting free
permit to Jonas Schupp on petition, the
committee reported adversely.
On motion of Alderman Henry the re
port was adopted. The mayor stated that
he was requested by Mr.. Jos. Rosenfield
to petition for settlement of the side.
walk judgment on block l, Buford's adj
dition, for which he was willing to pay
$50 towards settling the city's claim.
On motion of Aid. Cavanaugh the
matter was referred to the committee on
claims. A petition of Jacob Ohlweiler
was presented asking TO establish grade
for sidewalk in front of his property or
Fifteenth street and Second avenue. Re
ferred to the street and alley committee
with power to act.
Alderman Larkin moved that the petit
ton of Peter McNulty presented IN pre-
vious meeting be taken from the table
asking TO have his balance of money or
revoked saloon licenses refunded. Mo
ton carried.
NJ. NJ. Corbett was given permission to
be heard on the matter. On motion Of
Alderman Henry the matter was referred
to the committee on claims and the cit,
attorney to report.
Alderman Edwards, from the CLAIM
committee, reported adversely upon petit
ton of Ole Syverson to have fine RENTED
for peddling; report adopted.
The mayor appointed the followin!
gentlemen as directors of the librar,
board and asked their confirmation: DR.
Thomas Gait, DR.. G. Truesdale and E
D. Sweeney; confirmed unanimously. o.
motion of Alderman Cavanaugh the bill
of Robt Bennett, p NJ, was taker
from the table and allowed as follows
Yeas-Lafrenz, Schaffer, Cavanaugh
Larkin, Atkinson, Edwards, Schroeder
SinnetS. Nays-Farrell, Ohlweller
Henry, ladders, Briggs.
The clerk read an ordinance amendin!
chapter 10, of the Rev. Ord, title
Butchers-Stables, repeating the Ii
cense on livery stables. Passed by unan
imous vote on motion of Alderman
Schroeder. The clerk read the following
To the Honorable City Council Of the city of Roc
Island
We, the undersigned butchers doing
business in the city of Rock Island, hav
ing conferred with the committee of tn
city council in reference to the propose,
abattoir, and having fully considered tn
subject beg leave to present our view
and conclusions in relation thereto.
In our opinion the site proposed i
wholly unsuitable for the erection G
maintenance of slaughtering establish
ment. The place selected ought to b
commodieus in size. and SO located as /
be easily and cheaply supplied with wal
er. of high and dry situation, above a
overflow, with ample facilities for drain
age, of safe and convenient access
roads, without driving through residenc
or business streets or thickly settled por
tons of the city. The site proposed seem
to US to be wanting 10 all of those particu
lars. The watercould not be convenient
supplied otherwise than from the cit
waterworks, which would involve cor
siderable expense; the location is swampy
wet and subject to frequent overflow, bt
ing some ten feet below the standar
high water mark; is without propt
facilities for the necessary drainage; fC
good portion of the time is accessibl
and approachable only by driving throug
thickly settled streets and portions of til
WOuiu UC udLdIQOuS III JuC uc
thereof. The two acres proposed woul
also be wholly inadequate for the pun
pose. The grounds now occupied by U
for slaughtering purposes only embrac
over fifteen acres (not including pastui
age) and are none too large. These OF
stacles could be overcome only by lare
expense, which would fall heavily upo
the citizens, and particularly those en-
gagged in business requiring them to lis
the abattoir. 5t
Situated as this city is, with other an
competing cities closely adjacent to i
where fully one half the Strengthening fC
the butchers of this city and those doin
business here is done, the amount c
business, as also the prices for slaughter
ing must, to certain extent, be depend
emf upon and limited by the action of on
sister cities, and cannot, as we are in
formed, be prevented or MATERIAL
changed by any action on the part of th
authorities of this city, and these circuu
stances considered, we are c
the opinion that the amount I
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