Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-24
The SPECIAL SESSION.
Saturday Nights Important Coun.
ell Meeting.
the EiEht-Heur ordisasce On Con-
tract work Under the City Re-
peaiea ss Contrary 60 the statutes Of
the state.
IOmeial Reportl

lOmClAl Re pOrtsl
CITY COUNCIL Rooms. Rock ISLAND,
Feb. 20. The council met in special
session at 8 p. m, Mayor McConochie
presiding and all the aldermen present
except Scott. The clerk read the call
for an extra meeting. signed BY Alder.
men Hampton. Schroeder and Edwards.
Alderman Hampton stated the object OF
the meeting to be TO obtain instruction
from the council in relation TO the publ
cation OF notice 10 contractors for street
improvements relative to the observance
of the eight.hour ordinance. and re
quested the opinion OF the city attorney
on the subject. On motion Of Alderman
Schroeder City Attorney Haas was heard.
He gave II as his opinion that the ordi-
nance lately adopted by the council on
the eight-hour labor contract system was
illegal aud could not be enforced. being
10 conflict with the statutes of the state
on that subject; il would very likely, 10
adhered to, bring the city into litigation
with the property owners where such i'm
prOvement under the contract condition
IL Contemplated. He advised its repeal
ss q wise policy. whereby the progress oi
the improvements contemplated could
not be menaced.
Alderman Hampton offered an ordin.
snce TO repeal the ordinance providing
for the adoption Of the eight hour labor
system for contract work done by the city
OF Rock Island and moved its adoption.
After considerable debate by Aldermen
Edwards. Schroeder. Hampton. Schnell
Knox, Negus and Buncher In favor Of be.
ing guided by the city attorneys opinion
and Aldermen Evans. Howard. Larkir
and Corken TO the contrary, the repeating
ordinance was adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes Buncher, Hampton. Negus, Ill
SchneIl, Knox, Edwards. Schroeder-S
Nsyes-Howard, Hetter. Corken
Evans, Larkin-5.
A motion TO adjourn was lost.
Alderman Hampton from the street
and alley committee submitted the follow
ing report:
Your committee, to whom was re-
ferred the Holmes or Union Line stree
railroad ordinance relative TO the cleric Z
error on that portion of said line ii
Fifth avenue between Nineteenth akC
Twenty~first streets. would report TIA
the last clause Of section nine OF jar
ordinance passed Feb 3. 1890. graft
ing an extension OF said line oSe,
certain streets should have been stricker
out OF said section. and we recomnsnC
reinstating the right for double trscl
as contained In the original orjinanoe
for the said Union line, and recommend
that the representatives of the Moline 4
Rock Island and Moline Central Stree
Railway companies come TO q mutual IN
derstanding relative to the RESPECTIVE,
railroad companies running their car
jointly over that portion Of Fifth ave
nue. between Nineteenth and Twenty.
First streets, providing that the saiC
companies surrender all rights to indie
pendently build and operate doubl,
tracks on the above avenue between
Nineteen and TweDty-first streets, u
hold good while the said companies oc.
cupy the said Fifth avenue
Alderman Schnell moved that action
on said report be deferred until the mex
regular meeting. and that each alderman
be furnished with a copy Of the same
Carried
The clerk was requested TO submit The
blank proposals prepared for bidders fol
inspection of the council. after the ex,
animation OF which on motion IN,
council adjourned.
ROBERT KoEHLER, City Clerk.