Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-05

salisbury Co... IS
REHABILITATION.
Spencer Square. liz 50 Bridge 1879
Police. ........T0l c. Printing. ......... 122 so
once, etc.....sA3 ~ Sslary .-.;..-....-SS - 81
Heath............ - 90 Water works. see %
Light. IS Sewer...-.....-. IS o.
SEWER ACCOUNT.
Labor pay roll. IS 90 Davis 4 Co... 81 2S
e Mining Co.. 5 40 Geo Reddig 49,. AGO
Ruiek......... CO
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SANS 20
II. G. Paddock was allowed SIPS. A.
Nelson $3.50, and Davis s. Co. 5000 on
account; NJ. E. Sweeney S107. 40 and the
county clerk S167 20 for Ninth street
sewer costs. Bills of Nice onnell & Hu
Der. NJ. Iglehart & Co., and NJ Yerbury
were referred TO the incoming council.
A motion to allow Oliver Olsen 500
was lost:
Ayes-Tindsl. Evans, Larkin, Thiessen
A.
Noes-Buncher. BIsdel, Hetter. DUR.
mann, Corken, Geiger, Knox, Kennedy,
Schroeder-9.
A bill of Magistrate Wivil was referred
to the city marshal.
Alderman Schroeder, from the finance
committee, reported having examined the
books Of the city clerk and found them
accurately kept and correct. Report
adopted.
Alderman Larkln, from the ordinance
committee, reported an ordinance repeal
ing the volunteer fire department ordi>
nances and creating paid organization
headed by three fire commissioners, q
chief engineer and an assistant chief en>
gineer. Referred 10 the incoming coun
Gil.
Alderman Larilin submitted an ordi>
nance granting D II. L1uderback the
privilege OF equipping the Rock lslal d
X Milan street railway with electric mo-
tive power and appurtenances within six
months. Referred 10 the incoming coun-
ell.
Alderman Knox, from the street and
alley committee, reported the Txentieth
street pavement completed with the ex,
ception of one block and moved that the
Rockford Construction company be al
lowed 50 900 on account. Carried uuan-
imously.
Also on platform and rail of the Rock
Island Il Peoria railway encroaching on
Twentieth street. Referred to the mayor
aud street and alley committee with power
10 act.
Bonds of city officers elect were fled
and approved.
The clerk read petition from the Div-
export II Rock Island street railway for
the privilege of using lot for waste fuel
material. Referred to the mayor and fire
and light committee with power to act
Also, petition to grade Forty sixth
street uniform with the Moline grade.
Referred to the street and alley commits
tee with power to act.
Also a petition for the extension of
water mains on Twenty, street.
Petition granted on motion of Alderman
Knox
The clerk read a communication from
Thomas Campbell, county treasurer, ask
ing payment of taxes assessed upon the
Rock river bridges. Laid on the table.
Also petition of Second ward citizens
asking that Tenth avenue te filled to
grade: Referred to the street and alley
Committed.
Also petition of citizens of the east
end, asking for the assignment of al ad-
ditional policeman. Referred 10 the
mayor and police and finance committee.
Also petition of merchants 10 in
ferred 10 the incoming council.
Also a communication from John
Evans asking to be allowed to purchase
and move the city scales, and pay there
after one,fourth of receipts to the CITY.
Referred TO the new council.
A petition of public weighers was res
ferred 10 the new council.
A recess of fifteen minutes was taken,
and on reassemhling the aldermen elect
took their seats and the clerk called the
roll Of members showing the different
wards represented as follows, and all
present:
FIRST Ward-Bladel, Johnson
Sc ;oLd-Durrman. Hetter.
Third-Geiger, Corken.
Fourth-Tindsll. Huesing.
Fifth-Evans. Knox.
Sixth-Kennedy. FIohboes.
Thiessen, Adams.
The mayor read his Inaugural ddress
as follows:
GENILVMEN OF THE CITY CoUNCIL:-The
past two years have been perhaps the most not
able IN the history OF our city. There has been,
as never before. general awakening of all pub
nc spirited citizens who have taken part In the
revival OF both private and public enterprises
and held to carry them through to successful
completion. In every progressive enterprise
the City council has never Jagged behind but
has proudly led the van in pushing forward all
new improvements. And we must not overlook
the fact that the General Government has
shown its munihcent hand in contributing to
our prosperity whose beneftcent results.wilI ap-
1 ear later when the work now outlined is finish
ed. AS natural consequence the results must
be large increase in population with cores
ponding increase in all property values. The
only regret / have is that We have been unfort-
innate in not securing our share of manufacture
ing establishments, which we must all admit is
essential to our development and growth. Let
us hope with the vast territory opening up 10
the south of us, some of il may fall into abe
hands of business men who set the wheels of
industryhumming where nothing has been heard
but the lowing Of cattle for half a century,
Our future success is entirely dependant up-
on our securing new Industries, and il should be
the policy of our business men and the munich
pal authorities TO make every legitimate effort
70 secure them, And when once secured and
located 1t is our duty to foster and encour
age them. 1t is now the policy of all progress
sive cities to hold fiattering inducements 10
capital seeking investment. Capital is timid
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