Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-17
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Another Important Session Last
Evening.
The second Avenue sidewalks Must
he Laid co Grade---The Water Min
60 be sunx---Other Matters.



Aldermen except Scott. The minutes of
the last regular aud special meetings were
read and approved.
The mayer appointed John Mulqueen
police officer and asked his confirma-
aforementioned unanimously.
The mayor also appointed Phi! Mitch,
ell city collector, who was unanimously
confirmed.
Alderman III. from the bridge commit
tee, reported the progress of the work
under construction and moved that one
half OF the contract stipulation be paid
to the Clinton Bridge Co. when the ma
terial is on the ground. Motion carried.
The city clerk was also authorized TO cash
the labor pay roll of bridge labor as soon
as the repairing of the bridges is COM
pleted.
Alderman Ill also offered n resolution
requiring the Milan Street Car CO. to- fill
their tracks between the rails where
needed and necessary; also to plank
bridge No. 3 between the rails even To
the tracks. Adopted.
The clerk read refusal of Mary Free
10 accept $25 for damages claimed. ask
ing $50 or taking resort to court. Re-
ferred to the claims committee.
A communication of John McDarrah
was read by the clerk. not to pay any
party but himself. the sum of judgment
entered by the court.
On motion the same was received and
fled.
Alderman CoIken moved that the set,
Element of the claim IN the McDarrah
case be referred To the claims committee,
mayor and city attorney with power to
settle.
Alderman Edwards moved as an amend
ment that the city attorney be instructed
to appeal the case Amendment lost:
Yeas-Hampton. Hetter, Ill. Knox,
Edwards, Schroeder-6.
Noes--Buncher. Howard, Corken.
Negus, Schnell, Evans, Larkin-7.
The original motion was then adopted.
Alderman Schnell. from the claims COM
mittee. reported on the settlement of the
Rogers damage case in the sum of 800,
and recommended payment of the same.
Adopted by unanimous vote.
Alderman Schnell recommended the re-
lection of the claim of Thomas Fahey
Report received and adopted.
The clerk read a petition of l.. Simon
tn refund excess of water rent paid by
error. Referred to the waterworks COM
mittee.
Also petition of G. r. Englin to allow
him Sl5 for damages sustained to cart
by failure of danger lights displayed.
Referred to tie claims committee.
Alderman Corken. from the fire and
light committee, reported the necessity
of raising the Wide-Awake hose house to
grade. Referred 20 the fire and light
committee. mayor and city attorney to
investigate and report.
Alderman Corken recommended the
change Of the electric light on the pole
on Twenty>fourth street and Fifth-and-
a-half avenue To he strung across the
street. Recommendation adopted.
The clerk read petition Of W. l..
Gansert and others to place a light at the
intersection of Fifth avenue and Twenty
first street. Referred to the fire and light
committee.
The clerk read communication OF
Bailey Davenport for the appointment of
appraisers on the disposition of the alb
attoir property. Referred to the city at
torney to report.
Alderman Hampton. from the ordi-
nanc &c committee. reported an ordinance
for the improvement Of Eighteenth street
from First to Fourth avenues and moved
its adoption.
Alderman Schroeder moved to amend
by referring IL to the street and alley
and ordinance committee. so referred
Alderman Hampton reported an ordi-
nance for the construction of a private
sewer by G.. Schriner and others on
Twelfth street from the alley south OF
Third avenue to connect with the Fifth
avenue sewer.
Alderman Schroeder moved to amend
to strike out a provision in section of
said ordinance. Amendment lost and the
ordinance was adopted by unanimous
vote.
Alderman Hampton presented an or
dinance amending Chapter 20 of the gen.
eral ordinances entitled Railroads"
which was adopted by unanimous vote.
Tie SASk read a petition of property
teenth and Seventeenth streets not y.
lower the sidewalk grade as established
by ordinance April 3, 1889.
Alderman Schnell moved that the petit.
ton be received and filed.
City Attorney Haas was requested to
give his opinion whether in granting the
petition the paving ordinance would be
made invalid. The city attorney gave it
as his opinion that the grade must be
uniform with the street grade as estab-
lished by former ordinances
Messrs. Don and Fries, interested props
erty owners. were given permission to
express their views and grievances. Al
derman Scbnell's motion was then adopt
ed by unanimous vote.
Albanian Horkan tnnuaH that tha
water main in said block on Second ave
nue. be lowered below the danger of
freezing.
Alderman Edwards moved as an
amendment that the water mains be left
as they are, thinking the same safe from
frost.
The waterworks superintendent gave
II as his opinion that the main could be
lowered at an expense of about $40. pro-
vided the street car track was moved
aside.
Alderman Edwards amendment was
then voted upon and lost.
Yeas--Hampton, Negus. III, Schnell,
Edwards.
Noes-Buncher, Howard, Hetter, Cor
ken. Evans, Knox. Schroeder, Larkin---S.
The original motion then prevailed.
Alderman Evans offered the following:
ResOtced, That the superintendent of
streets is hereby instructed to ascertain
what sidewalks on Second avenue be-
tween Fourteenth and Twentieth streets,
also all walks along the principal thor
oughfares leading into the business cen
ter. and more especially those clay walks
filed by the city with the understand
ing that If filed good brick walks would
be built. and report the same to
the street and alley committee, which Is
hereby authorized to contract for the
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