Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-16
THE MUNICIPALITY.
The Regular Seni-monthly Meet
ing of the Council.
CedtDg the Viaauct Jurfsdietiou-
Presentation. OF the Electric Ssrees
Railway Ordiaane e-Other Matters
Of Interest
iomcial Roport :

CITY COUNCIL ROOFS, Rock ISLAND
Sept. 15.-The council met in regular
semi, monthly session at 8 p. M, Mayol
McConochie presiding. and all the alder
men present except Ill and Tindall The
minutes of the last regular and specis
| meetings were read end approved. Alder.
man Schroeder from the finance commit,
tee offered an ordinance for the general
tax levy for the year 1880. aggregating to
S57. 700. which passed unanimously.
Alderman Larkin submitted an ordi-
| nance ceding Jurisdiction to certain
tract OF land at the approach to the Syl.
van Water bridge for viaduct purposes,
and Messrs. F. Hass ani Henry Carse nd
dressed the council Tue ordinance was
unanimously adopted
Alderman Corken moved that the fore
gong ordinance be published Carried.
Alderman Lsrkin effe red an ordinance
amending an ordinance providing for a
| sewer on Ninth and oiher streets. Passed
unanimously
Alderman Lsrkin submitted an ordi
nance authorizing the Moline Il Rock
Island Horse Railroad company and the
Union Street Railway company to equip
their lines with the Thomson Houston
system Tor electric propul sion. Alderman
kennedy moved that the ordinance he
be laid over till the next meeting. regular
or called Carried.
Alderman Knox. from the street and
alley committee. reported on various mat
tiers. referred To the comuittee The re-
port and its recomn endatiops were
adopted.
City Attorney Haas reported verdict
of $3.50 against the city In the McEniry
| suit and asked the pleasure of the coun .
Gil. Alderman Durrman moved that the
verdict be accepted. Alderman Kennedy
moved rs an amendment that new trial
be asked or AN appeal be taken to the
| appellate court. Amendment adopted
Ayes-Buncher. Bladel. Durrman.
Hetter. Knox. Kennedy. Schroeder-7
Noes-Corken. Geiger. Evans, Larkin.
Thiesen-5
The clerk opened the bids for con-
| structing the Twenty second street and
| alley sewers. and the contracts were
awarded to Davis s. Co, the lowest bid
| ders.
Alderman Schroeder moved that the
matter of the sale of an electric tower 10
/ N
| way Co. be left with the fire and LIGHT
committee, with power TO act. Carried.
| Alderman Schroeder pre- sented an ordi-
nance amending chapter 90 of the revised
ordinances, so as to provide for reducing
| the width of the naIroVest section OF
Fifth avenue. Referred To the street and
alley committee and the city attorney.
! Alderman Schroeder offered q reso'u
ton as to the Gordon frontage on Moline
avenue. Referred to the city attorney
Alderman Evans offered resolution
instructing the street SUPERINTENDENT 10
/ clean Second avenue within twenty-four
hours. Adopted.
| The clerk read peti. on for the re
newal OF water pipe on Fourth avenue
| Referred to the waterworls and finance
! committees
| The clerk read commu nication from
X. Champion and others advocating the
opening of Fourteenth avenue to connect
with Sixteenth avenue in Moline. and
asking that $500 be contributed To the
Central Street Railway Co for the bridg
/ ing of a rsvine on this highway Re-
ferred to the street and alley committee
The clerk read petition of John ii
Rhines and others for the extension of a
water main on Forty third street. Re-
| ferred to the finance anC waterworks
committee.
The clerk read request from Wash
ington Haight for lease Of ground on
the levee for boat house. Referred to
the committee on markets.
The clerk read notification from
Park Commissioner Jackson of The open
ing OF Spencer square. and inviting the
| council TO be present. The invitation
was accepted. and the council decided to
meet in the council room at o'clock. and
attend In body.
Also a notice from Mr.. VIM. Jackson
as president of the Citizens Improvement
association. that the mayor and alder
men are ex>Off1co members of that body,
and requesting their sttendsn nee at meet
ings
Also an invitation from the Dsven-
port Business Mems association to atter d
the carnival of boats. which W as accepted,
Adjourned.
ROBERT KOEHLER. City Clerk.