The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-05

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A bill of c. Ii. Stoddard 1914 90 for
surveys, etc, was referred 20 the street
and alley and health committees to report
at next meeting 4 bill of p. O'Mara,
$50. for legal opinion rendered, also a
bill of Guido Beck, 500 :or extra work
on city map, was allowed by unanimous
vote A bill of W H, Gest. 500, for
services rendered was presented, Aid.
Cavanaugh moved that the same be all
lowed Motion lost as follows:
Yeas-Hodges, Schaifer, Cavanaugh,
Sinnet-4.
Nays--Farrcll, Ohlweiler, Ladders,
Winter, Edwards, SChroeder-6.
Alderman Sinnet, from the bridge
committee, reported considerable delay in
the erection of bridge No. 8, the false
work being carried away by the ice, and
travel interrupted The clerk read the
following proposition:
Rock ISLAND, H., Jan 4, 1885.
| To the Mayor aGd Council Of the city OF Rock
| Island. in Council assembled:
GENTLENEN:-Theu undersigned citizen
of Rock Island desires to petition your
honorable body for the privilege of runs
ming a steam ferry at point on Rock
river where the bridge is out, during such
| time that said bridge is in an impossible
condition and navigation is admissible.
Nv proposition is to collect the toll from
the travelling public, unless otherwise
provided for. If your body 81 ould deem
it wise, | would like an expression.
spectfully submitted
SHELDON RUBY.
| On motion the same was received and
referred to the bridge committee with
power to act.
Alderman Edwards, from the committee
on claims, submitted the following:
| GENTLEMEN. The claims committee
would report that they have settled the
suit of Louis Lescke against the city by
| the payment of three hundred $4,000 dol
lars in full of all claims for the injury
sued on, as per his receipt on file in thu
city clerks office, and said suit to be dis
missed By the city at its cost.
VIM. EDWARDS,
| J. H. LADDERS,
HENPY C. SCHAFFER,
Committee.
On motion the report was received and
the action of the committee approved b!
unanimous vote.
l Alderman Edwards, from the water.
works committee, reported thathe had re
ceived communication from the super
intendent of waterworks of the refusal b,
parties owning private fire hydrants t.
pay for the same as required by ordinance
desiring instructions, as the committe
failed 10 meet, he asked further time t
report, which was granted.
Alderman Sinnet submitted the follow
ing:
To the Fire and Water Committee of the City {
Rock Island:
GENTLEMEN As per request, the Roc
Island County Brush Electric Light CO
will submit the following propositio
through you to the city council:
This company will erect at as early
day as practicable, two double lamps o
poles and light them at their own ez
pense during the unexpired term OF tn
present contract with the city. one {
which lights is to be located by your CON
mittee and the other one by this compan.
We furthermore agree to make all reasor
IS able and proper efforts to make oil tt
a lights successful and satisfactory. Prt
vided however, that the city council wi
l. accept these two lights in lieu OF tt
1t lights that may be out from now until IL
h termination of the aforesaid contrac
n This would be equivalent to $3.50 p
!, year. whereas the total amount of on
u for two years past has been less than tn
c. amount. Respectfully submitted.
1t ]. r. JOHNSTON.
Pres. r. l. c. E. L. Co.
!. January /, 1885.
10 On motion of Alderman Cavanaugh Il
Dr. proposition was laid on the table.
s. Alderman Schaffer, from the ordinan
m committee, offered an ordinance "relatil
!. to weights and measures the same W
adopted by unanimous vote.
Alderman Schroeder, from the speci
OF committee on the Twenty>seventh sire
v. sewer, submitted the following opini,
q rendered by P. O'Mara, ESQ.,, which W
= read by the clerk, as follows:
10 Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, Dec. 7th, 1885.
To William y. Schroeder, Charles j. Larkin, 10
Atkinson, Committee Of the city council
Rock Island:
re-. GESrLEMAN:-In reply to your que