Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-07
the city council room. Granted by an
unanimous rising vote,

UNANIMOUS rising vote.
Alderman Hampton submitted plat of
survey made by Engineer Paddock,
showing the encroachments of the c., r.
/. & P. railroad on Fifth avenue. and q
recess of five minutes was taken for ex-
animation. On motion of Alderman
Schroeder the matter was referred to the
city attorney. the street and alley COM
mittee and the mayor. to ascertain title,
etc., and report.
| Alderman Edwards offered the follow
ing preamble and resolution. which was
adopted by an unanimous rising vote.
| WHEREAS. The Chicago. Rock Island
q Pacific, and the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad companies have failed to
comply with the requirements of the resos
luton and notice passed by the city
council of the city of Rock Island at their
meeting of October 81, 1889, providing
for the erection of gates by SAID railroad
companies at their tracks on Twenty
fourth street and the approach to the
government bridge, for the protection of
persons aud property, and
| WHEREAS, After further consideration
the said city council has become satisfied
that such gates. as provided for in said
resolution and notice. if erected by said
companies. would be entirely inadequate
and not serving the purpose, and
WHEREAS, The danger at this point to
persons and property has of late consid-
erably increased, in consequence of the
large increase of railroad business, as well
as OF the general travel and traffic at this
point, even to such an extent that sew
eral persons lately experienced narrow
and miraculous escapes from accidects
and from loss of life and property.
Therefore. be it
Resolued. That the Chicago, Rock Is.
land & Pacific, and the Chicago, Burling.
ton Il Quincy railroad companies be, and
they are hereby directed within time to
be fixed by the mayor, to erect at said
crossing, viaduct and approaches there's
to, according to the plans and specifica-
| tons hereto attached; be it
Resotped. That the said Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific. and Chicago, Bur!ing-
ton Il Quincy railroad companies are
| further directed in the meantime and
| during the erection, and until the COM
| pletion of said viaduct, to erect, con-
struct and maintain at said crossing, and
at either side of and along the irrespec.
tive tracks gate or gates. according to
the resolution and notice passed October
81, 1889. as aforesaid, for the protection
of persons and property. in accordance
with an ordinance entitled: IAN ordl.
nance to amend Charter CO. of the laws
and ordinances of the city of Rock Is
land. entitled. Railroads." passed Sept>
ember IS. 1899.
| A bill Of Geo. FL. Boynton for $50 was
allowed.
Alderman Hampton. from the ordI-
nance committee. submitted an ordinance
charging the Rock Island & Milan Street
Railway company $3.50 a year for the
use OF the Rock river bridges, and moved
to amend by making the amount $3.50.
Alderman Schroeder offered an amend
ment TO the amendment making the
amount 800 year for five years, which
was adopted, and the ordinance as
amended passed unanimously.
Alderman Corken moved that the clerk
request the Rock Island & Milan CON-
psny TO run cars at 6 a. m, and z o. m.
| for the accommodation of workingmen.
Carried.
Alderman Hampton offered an ordi-
nance amending the water-works ordi-
nance, by requiring the use of screw
traps. Passed unanimously.
Alderman Hampton offered an ordi>
nance for the grading, curbiug and paw
ing of Twentieth street from Ninth to
Eighteenth avenue, the paving to be of
wooden blocks on concrete foundation,
by special taxation. Referred to the
street and alley committee to report at
| the next meeting.
Alderman Howard offered resolution
instructing the ordinance committee 10
prepare an ordinance for the paving of
Twelfth, Seventeenth and Twentieth
streets south of Ninth avenue with mac
adam. Adopted.
Alderman Hampton presented an or
dinance granting right of way to the Mo-
line & Rock Island Horse Railway COM
psny for line of street railway on
Fourth avenue and other streets, etc. Re-
ferred to the street and alley and ordinance
committees, with the request that the
company furnish each aldermen with
copies of the proposed ordinance.
The clerk read petition of the Moline
Central Street Railway company for
right Of way for an electric street rails
way. with accompanying ordinance. Re-
ferred TO the street and alley and ordi-
nance committees, with a request to the
company TO furnish each aldermen with
copies of the proposed ordinance.
Alderman Edwards, from the water
works committee. submitted report on
the injunction writ of Geo. Wagner.
The clerk read An ordinance for the |
construction of twelve.inch sewer in |
the alley north of Second avenue between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets by
special assessment. Referred to the |
sewer committee to report at the next
regular meeting
Alderman Schnell moved that the may
or appoint a committee, to include the |
water works committee. to see what can |
be done about selling the water works. |
Adopted. and the mayor appointed as
additional members Aldermen Schnell, |
Knox and Lsrkin.
Alderman Knox offered q resolution to |
to place the Rescue fire engine in thor
ough repair. Adopted.
The mayor read message on finances
of the city-the proposed freedom of the
Rock river bridges. special assessments,
etc., which was ordered printed supple
mentary to the proceedings, on motion
of Alderman Evans
City Attorney Haas submitted an ABB
stract of the title to property owned by
the city on Twenty fourth street Ads
journed.