The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-02

ployed laborers and citizens in want and
distress, asking for work, and recon-,
mended that the balance of money APP
propriated in the different funds in sur
plus of the next month expenditures,
about 1900, be expended for that pur-
pose. The petition referred to was read
by the clerk.
Aid Cavanaugh moved that the bal
ance of such available surplus of the diff
ferent funds be placed at the disposal of
the street and alley committee for general
street repairs. etc. Adopted unanimously.
Aid Larkin offered the following:
Res0lUed. That it is the sense of the
members of the city council that an eX'
cavation not less than forty feet in width
should be made by the Union Street Rail
way company in its projected route over
College hill. and that one third of the
| cost of said excavation shall be borne by
said company, and the remaining two.
thirds be paid for by the city out of its
next annual appropriation; said improve
ment to be made upon the basis OF Is
cents per yard for all dirt removed; said
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street and alley committee.
Resolped, Further, That none but resi-
dents of the city of Rock Island be ems
ployed by said company in performing
said work and that it be commenced at
once and pushed to completion as rapidly
as p ossibe.
After lengthy debate by the majority
of the aldermen. and after Mr. Hartzell.
the contractor, by permission, was heard,
the resolution was adopted as follows:
Yeas-Schaffer, Hodges, Farrell, Lid
ders, Cavanaugh, Larkin, Atkinson, Ed
wards, Schroeder, Sinnet-10.
| Nays weller. Winter.
On motion the council voted a recess
of ten minutes to select judges and clerks
of election. On reassembiing the mayor
annonn ced the following:
First ward, judges-Chas Engel. Ed
| Burrill, Jr, Chas. Bladel. Clerks-Sam
uel Bligh, NJ Peterson. Alfred Coyne.
Second ward, judges Barge,
Geo. F. Lambert. Geo W. Copp.
Clerks-Wm. Cundiff, Henry Schnitger,
| Thomas Thornton.
| Third ward, ludges-Jullus Mosenfei'
der, Chas hengstier' WIN: I. cochran
SIerKs-feter ochlemmer' Johh U freen
Dan Wilkinson
Fourth ward, judges-John Aster, W.
H. Whitman, E E. Zeigler Clerks -
In IT Eimhall Jacob II uirsch II q
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To his Hoporthe Nayor, and Member. Of the CIT,
Council;
GENTLEMEN; The undersigned woulC
respectfully petition your honorable bod!
Tor change IN the payment OF our license
which has been paid on the first day o.
May IN 1ull, to semt-annual payment OF
the same, VIZ: 500 on the lst day o
May 1850 ana Szoo on me ISL Jay o
November, 1856, being the tuIi amour
OF $500 IN two Instruments instead OF on
as previously, which is IN accordance t.
the Harper bill, viz: at the rate of $50
per annum. 1t is fact, business Is dull
money scarce and the payments mad
seml-annuaily as above would meet III
hearty approval OF your petitioners, an
would ever pray.
o"AN 1oUN6RkN
Ana Al other saloon Keepers
AID Larkin moved that the petition b
referred 10 the ordinance committee an
accnrdinplv IN renort at the neyt reoula
meeting Adonted nv unanimous vote
A petition of b Winter, for permissiO