The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-18
STREETS AND SEWERS.
A Special session Of the Council to
Receive Reports ThereOn---COurt
Proceedings Authorized.

Receive Reports ThereOn---COurt
Proceedings Authorized.
tohicial Report)
CRY COUNCIL Rooms,
Rock ISLAND. June II, 1886
The council met in special session at
8 p. m, pursuant to the call of the may
or. Present, Mayor Murdoch and all the
aldermen, except Collins The mayor
stated that the meeting had been called
to receive certain reports of the street and
alley and sewer committees, and to au-
thorize proceedings in the county court.
Alderman Larkin. from the sewer com
mittee, reported an ordinance for the con-
struction of sewer ON Fourteenth and
Fourteenth and-a half streets by special
assessment Passed by unanimous vote.
Also estimates of cost of same, which
were ordered placed on file. Also res
olution which was adopted, instructing
the CITY attorney to file petition for pro,
ceedings on same. in the county court.
Alderman Larkin. from the sewer
committee. reported an ordinance for a
sewer on Seventeenth street. which was
passed unanimously. Also estimates OF
cost, and instructions to the city attor>
ney to file petition in the county court,
which was adopted.
Alderman Larkin, from the sewer COM
mittee, reported an ordinance for sew
er on Fifth avenue, etc, by special as
sessment, Passed unanimously. Also
estimates of cost, and instructions to the
city attorney to file petition in the county
court, etc, which was adopted.
Alderman Larkin. from the sewer com
mittee, reported an ordinance for the con-
struction of a sewer on Ninth street.
Passed unanimously. Also estimate o:
costs and instructions to the city attorney
to file petition in the county court. etc,
which was adopted.
Alderman LarKin submitted the report
of the street and alley committee on the
cost of grading Thirty>ffth street. Or,
dered placed on file Also instructions
to the city attorney to petition the county
court, etc, which was adopted
Alderman LarkIn submitted estimates
of the cost of widening Twenty fth
street, which was ordered filed. Also in.
structions to the city attorney to petition
county court, etc, which was adopted.
The mayor called the attentio of the
council to On injunction suit brought in
the circuit court wherein the city is de.
| PENDANT, Alderman Larkin offered res
Olution instructing the mayor to employ
counsel to attend to the city's interests,
etc. Adopted, 10 to 3, (Schaffer, Win
ter, Edwards).
Thelmayor called the attention of the
council to the unfinished condition OF
| the Fifth avenue sewer. Alderman
| Lundy moved to instruct the sewer com,
mittee and Surveyor Stoddard TO estimate
the cost of continuing said sewer to the
cornef of Third avenue aud Eighteenth
street Adopted.
A bill of F. Archer for S3l 50 fol
stole, was allowed unanimously on mo-
Don of Alderman Larkin.
I The clerk read petition of Ii. B.
Sudlow and others for an electric light
on the corner of Seventh avenue and
Twenty third street. Referred to the
fire aud water committee, with power
to locate one light In its discretion.
The clerk read a petition Of c. Haber
lob and others asking the abatement OF
the Warner will property as nuisan ce
Referred to the city marshal to notify
the owner to close the building up.
Alderman Lundy moved that the mat
ter of the construction of gutter on
the north side of Second avenue. be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth street
| be referred to the street and alley com
mittee to report at the next meeting,
Adjourned,
ROBERT KoEHLER, City Clerk