The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-07
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Conclusion Of the Monthly Council
Meeting Library Directors
Ordinances Repealed.


Meeting Library Directors
Ordinances Repealed.
(oaicial Report)
CITY COUNCIL Rooms,
Rock ISLAND. July 9, 1886.
The council met in adjourned regular
session at Sp. IN. , Mayor Murdoch pre-
siding and all the aldermen present exs
cept Collins.G The minutes of the meet
ings in June were read and approved.
Officers reports for June were read and
ordered placed on file The annual re
port of the library board was received
and ordered placed on lille. The mayor
named as library directors in place of
three whose term had expired, Cornelius
Lynds, T. H. Thomas and David Don,
who were confirmed by unanimous vote
Alderman Larkin, from the street and
alley committee, reported in favor of
new cutters on Second avenue between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. Re.
ferred back with instructions TO ascertain
and recommend material, etc, for the
work. Alderman Larkin also reported
as to matchmaking Twentieth street that
if il be done it be by special assessment.
Referred to special committee to ascer-
tain cost and report at the next meeting
on motion of Alderman Sinnett, and the
mayor appointed as such committee
Aldermen Sinnett, Schaffer and Winter :,
Alderman Larkin also reported bids for
the construction of sewers, Davis & Co. ,
being the lowest bidders. Report re-
ceived and ordered placed on file. on
motion of Alderman Lundy
Alderman Larkin also reported bids on
grading Thirty fifth street: Shallberg
Il Tropp at 30 cents per cubic yard, and
E. W. Boynton for 1850. Referred
back to the street and alley committee
with power to act, on motion of Alder
man Schroeder
Alderman Atkinson, from the water
works committee, reported the cost of
laying four inch main on Sixth avenue,
between Fourteenth ana Fifteenth street
Referred TO the waterworkS committee
and superintendent with power to act.
on motion of Alderman Lundy.
Alderman Ferguson, from the commit
tee on fire and water, reported the loca>
ton of an electric.light on Seventh ave>
nue. and Twenty third street and as to
other locations without recommendation;
also as to repairs on hose houses. Re.
port received on motion of Alderman
Schroeder.
The fire and water committee was au-
thorized to procure tables, chairs and Il
stove for the First ward hose house, on
motion of Alderman Howard
Alderman Schaffer, from the ordinance
committee, reported an ordinance repeal
ing the ordinance for the construction of
sewer on Seventeenth street Passed
unanimously.
Alderman Schatfer also reported an or
dinance repeating the ordin ance for
sewer on Fourteenth and Fourteenth and
a-half streets. Passed unanimously.
Alderman Larkin moved instructions
for an ordinance repeating the Twenty>
fourth street sewer carried.
Alderman Sinnet, fiOm the special com
mittee on stone crossings, reported loca>
tons. Adopted and the crossings or
dered constructed by the street commits
siOner, under the direction Of the street
and alley committee.
Alderman Larkin read the report of C
II. Stoddard, surveyor, on the continue,
ton Of the Fifth avenue sewer, with eS.
Inmates Of cos; of two sizes of brick
sewer.
The clerk read communication of II
kr0ger and Others as to the Union street
railway being built above grade. Re-
ferred to the street and alley committee.
Also a petition of p L. Mitchell ana
others for street light on the corner of
Second avenue and Eleventh street. Re
ceived and placed on file,
Also petition of Thomas Green and
others for the macadamizing OF "a portion
of Twenty fourth street. Referred to
the street and alley committee,
Alderman Ferguson presented al orli>
nance confirming the right of way and
depot grounds of the Rock Island &
Peoria railway company, the company to
pay the city $500 year as heretofore.
Referred to the ordinance committee to
report at the next regular meeting.
Alderman Schroeder offered resou-
ton instrucling the city attorney and Or
dinance committee to report an ordinance
to regulate the width of wagon tires
Alderman Lundy presented an estimate
by Surveyor S'oddard of grading work
done by the Union street railway com
pany, showing that 1860 may he safely
advanced, and moved that 500 be al
lowed Alderman Schaifer moved as an
amendment to refer to the street and al
ley committee. to report at the next regu.
lar meeting. Amendment lost and origi-
nal motion adopted, II to tSchaffer,)
The nuisance at the c.. r. |. & p.
rOundhouse was referred to the city attor-
ney, the city marshal aud the health
commissioner to notify the c., b " @,
to abate the same
Alderman Schatfer reported an ordin-
ance to repeal the Twenty-fourth street
sewer ordinance. Adopted:
Ayes-Schaffer Howard. Hampton.
Ohlweiler, Winter. Corken. Larkin. Fer
guson Edwards, Sinnet. Schroeder-11.
Noes-Lundy, Atkinson-2.
Adjourned,