Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-21
THE MUNICIPALITY.
Proceedings of Last Nights Council
Meeting.
be sold-Marl<et square to be
Paved-Salaries Raised.
lOMcial Rennrt /

losicial Report.I
CITY COUNCIL Room, Rock ISLAND
April 20. lS91.-The council met in semis
monthly session at s p. M, Mayor Nc
Conochie presiding ana all the aldermen
present.
Alderman Schroeder, from the finance
committee, reported bill of 1894 55 in
the Caroline Deis damage suit and moved
its allowance. Allowed unanimously.
Also bill for services of the Judges and
clerks of the late election to the amount
of 1878, which was allowed. The fol-
lowing bills were reported and referred
back to the committee on finance: NJ. E.
Sweeney, S107.40; Oliver Olsen, 800.
Alderman Corken moved that the CITY
clerk be instructed to advertise the sale
of the city's surplus hose carts in the
Fireman's Journal. Motion carried
Alderman Schroeder from the street
and alley committee submitted the follow.
ing report which was adopted unsni-
mously;
The committee to whom was referred
: the petition and ordinance from the c.,
R. /. s. P. R. R. Co., asking the CITY to
allow them to use the north 10 feet of
culvert. would respectfully report as fol-
lows:
About year ago certain property own
ers on Seventeenth street petitioned the
council to vscate few feet on said street
so as to give them more room for the large
and expensive building they were about
to put up, but the council refused on the
ground that if one property owner is en- ,
cd ~ 80
have the same right, and there would be
no telling where to stop, and
WHEREAS. Fifth avenue is very narrow
for the travel there is on it, and ought to
be wldered if anything, and as the prop
erty owners on said avenue object very
strongly, the committee could not recon-
mend TO grant the prayer of the petition
The committee would further rec ommend
that the street car tracks be placed in the
center of the avenue.
B. F. KNOX,
VIM. F. SCHRoEDER,
Jos. GEIGER
Alderman Lsrkin, from the ordinance
committee, reported an ordinance for the
improvement of Market square BY paw
ing and curbing the same, which was
adopted unanimously.
Alderman Larkin reported al ordi-
nance amending water rates relating to
meter measurement, beer pumps ard drug
stores without soda fountains. Adopted
unanimously.
Alderman Buncher called up an ordi-
nance relating to salaries laid over from
last meeting and moved that the same
be amended by fixing the salary of CITY
attorney at $500 per annum. Amend
m ont carried.
Ayes-Blsdel, Buucher. Durmann,
Hetter, Tindsll, Evans, Knox, Kennedy,
Larkin-9.
Noes-Corken, Geiger, Thiesen-3.
The ordinance as amended, fixing the
mayors salary at 81, 200 per annum, and
the city attorneys at $500. was then
adopted as follows
Ayes-Blsdel. Buncher, Durmann,
Tindall, Evans, Kennedy, Lsrkin, Hetter
8
Nays-Corken. Knox, Geiger. Thiesen
4
Alderman Knox inquired as to the sta
tus relative to George Waguer's iniuuc
ton case on the city's water supply and
City Attorney Haas informed the council
that change of venue had been granted
to the defendant to have his case tried
before some other judge than Smith.
On motion of Alderman Knox the city
attorney was instructed to press the trial
before courts outside of this county if
necessary and bring the matter to a set
Element.
The clerk read a petition of John Volk
and other resident property holders abut-
ting on Fifth avenue between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets to make the side
walks the same width as on Twentieth
street south of Fourth avenue. On mo-
ton Of Alderman Tinda'l the petition was
granted.
The clerk read petition of NJ E. Lloyd
to peddle fish without license. Referred
to the license committee.
The clerk read a petition of E. P Rey-
nolds and Others to reduce rates on street
sprinkling wagon. on Fifth avenue in the
eastern limit to be S. per month.
Granted.
Alderman Blsdel moved that the city
clerk notify the contractors of the earn,
sey square improvement to flush their
work Of excavstiug and building. Mo
ton carried. Adjourned
ROBERT KoEHLER.
: City ClerI.