The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-21
MOLINE.
LOCAL LEGISLATORS


Our city legislators met in solemn con
clave last evening and Alderman Wilson
was the only absentee at roll call. After
the usual prcliminaries were passed,
Wixon 4 Peal asked the privilege OF
building up the portion of their livery
stable destroyed by fire, agreeing to COW
or the same with tin or iron. Referred
10 fire and water committee with power
TO act Several sidewalk privileges were
granted, and an officer of the Miunehaha
hose company confirmed, when the ordi.
dance introduced at the last meeting and
passed in reference 10 city officers repeal
ing several sections of the ordinance now
in force, was vetoed by the mayor. His
veto message was merely saying it
cOntlictcd with the state law. On vote
being taken to pass over the veto. there
were q yeas to 3 nays. 1t takes seven
votes to succeed in this case, so the veto
was successful and the mayor scores one
IN his favor. Had Alderman Wilson, the
originator of the ordinance vetoed, been
in his chair five minutes before he took
it, and voted as it is thought he would,
tuN h''NSSoig SN'Nh N'tNS "tul'l bdNN
carried the ordinance over the veto.
The COW pounding ordinance was de.
Clared Illegal by the city attorney, and be
lieved To be so by the mayor, who said
That there has been no money turned in
to the treasury from pound charges and
that there were fifteen of the animals
taken up last April. Nothing further
was done in the case
Taylor Williams has secured the con
tract to furnish nut coal to the city
waterworks delivered at 81 10 per ton.
1t was reported by the street commits.
Sioner that the floor of Rock river bridge
was not in good condition, and that 1t
needed new lloor throughout before
spring.
Alderman kerns could not tell much
about the matter but thought it might
wear while yet
| The matter was passed without Taking
any action upon 1t. A Watering trough
is to be placed at Runge's on the bluff
After examination the committee ap>
pointed for the purpose reported that
more than thrcefourth of the tax payers
and more than three-fourIhs of the legal
voters of East Moline had pctiioned tn
be admitted to the city. and the report
was adopted unanimously.
An ordinance was then read mixing
that district part OF the city which WAS
also carried without a dissenting voice, So
row The long fight is perhaps over.
Ga moving TO arrange for the election
of an aldermen for ward No. &, the city
attorney said this could not be done
until it was ascertaincd, whether or 20
there were 10000 inhabitants in the citI
as the state law allowed only ten aldermen
for a less number.
1t there are not 10000 inhabitants III,
city will have to be redislricted into tive
wards, including the recent annexed ter
ritOry
The usual tax ordinance was passed
on suggestion of the mayor. The com
mandant of the island is TO be asked 70
some of the Golfer dam filling to cover
the well at the water works
Adjourned.
A STRANGE DEATH
Mrs. Ellen Farnum. Of South Moline
jumped from the HIS c.. X. |. Il p
train last night as it was leaving the dc
pot for the east, and fractured her skull
dying early this morning from the results
She had been on visit 10 Iowa, and wa
not aware that she had reached home uu
Ill the train started to pull out OF the dt
pot. Coroner flawcs held an inQues
this morning, when it was shown that tn
brakeman had not been heard 10 call til
station. The verdict was in accoriauC
9 with these facts.
"Od Prohs," as some Gacciious, an
1 would be thought. humorous Journals
Of this city designed the signal flags o
, III" post office building, did some goo
, on Saturday morning. John Wixon wa
not largely supplied with nay but did Mt
, intend to purchase any until he SAW til
flag going up. which Indicated rain witt
in twenty four hours. when as wise ma
should do he went and purchased all I'll
hay on the market. John is happy no
rs the roads are iii such a condition tha
hay cannot be hauled for several days.
The west end of the Golfer dam ne;
" the keator mill Is partly moved out, an
= the dirt slowed away in the north coli,
for the purpose of filling in the end agail
a when the appropriation is made TO wide
n the channel on the north side of Il
p pond 1t may remain there for lor
time.
n Mrs David Schneider. wife of the yar
!. foreman of the J. S. keator Lumber ca
j fell down the cellar stairs on Saturd;
evening during the storm. She has
: broken rib and other slight injuries. mol
r. considered very serious. She had ma
It row escape from being very badly hur
e If our masters who attend to the Ia
Ing care of the city streets, were out
n Saturday evening, they could have had
" idea where larger culverts are needed
d ocular demonstration, and il they h
n tried to get through. wet feet.
g Sheriff Retlcker came to Moline IL
|. morning and attached the paint shop
le X. M. NorlinS to satisfy an instrument
u favor of S. Markly amounting to $50
e There was not one East Molineite re
rs resented in the audience of the city cou
y Gil last night. This silence and absen
TX is ominous.
- The Moline Plow company shut do
its works for about two weeks on Satu
TO day To take the annual invoice.