Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-14
.lTY AFFAIRS.
Last Nights Adjourned Meeting
of the Council.
Petitions Presented and Other Matters
Receive Attenfisn-The Vote
Csnyassed
IOHcial Repor,-j

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CITY COUNCIL RooN, Rock ISLAND
April ID. lS9i.-The council me. in ad-
Iourned session at p. m, Mayor Nc
COnochie presiding and sill the aldermen
present.
The c'erk read a petition OF Charles
Oswald and other resident owners of q
private sewer on Twentythird street for
the CITY TO assume the cost and declare
the same from this time on public sewer.
Referred to sewer committee to report.
The clerk read 8 petition of S. B. Stod-
dard, Jr-. ard others for permission to
build 10 or i2 inch sewer on TWenty-
third street extending from the south end
OF private sewer now terminating at
the alley between Sixth and Seventh av-
enues 10 the sodth end Of the street, the
city TO pay for the cost OF construction
soross Seventh avenue. Referred to sewer
committee.
The clerk read petition of ]. ". Gran
dali aud others. residents of Nj A. Rob-
inson's addition. TO grade the streets and
sidewalks in said addition this spring.
Referred to new council
The clerk read petition of Q msiori ty
OF property owners shutting Thru ave-
nue between Twenty-fourfh and Ninth
streets TO improve. grade and pave said
avenue by special taxation. Referred to
new council
The clerk read contract and ex-
ecutedof bond T II Ellis for the collection
Of garbage in this city for term of five
years, commencing April 10, 1891, the
city to psY said Ellis the sum OF $500 per
annuu, payable quarterly. Ga motion the
contract and bond were approved BY
unanimous vote
The clerk read the annual report of the
city treasurer. which was on motion re.
ceived and referred 10 the committee ON
dnauce.
Alderman Schroeder. from the finance
committee. presented bill of Robinson
& Hsrter for Sl2 so. for toll house rent
for the month of March. which was al
lowed unanimously, also bill OF A Sea-
burg, sac. for painting fountain on
Market square, which was allowed.
The clerk submitted plsts of r. A.
Smiths addition. Velie's first addition
aud W. r Moore's addition. and others
On motion of Alderman Knox the Sec
oad plat were referred 10 the new couu-
Gil.
Alderman Knox presented petition
from Daniel SculiY for release of the
special assessment on the THenty-second
street sewer. Referred TO the new com
Gil
Alderman Schroeder moved that the
mayor appoint committee os three al
dermen TO canvass the vote Of the late
city election, and that recess be taken.
CARRIED. The mayor appointed as such
committee, Aldermen Larkin, Buncher
and Kennedy.
On assembling Alderman Schroeder
presided, aud the committee made in a
report in detail. showing the following
totals:
Mayor-John Ohlweiler, 1880: William
McConochie, 1915; c. W. Henry, /.
City Clerk-George W. Henry. l044;
Robert koehler, 17l7.
City Attorney-John Looney, 1913; ].
L. Hass. 1878; Louis Pfoh
City Treasurer. NJ Buford, 1928;
Phil Mitchell, 1887; John Loouey. /; Aug.
Huesing, !.
Aldermen-First ward. Martin Veins
burger. 155; a. a. Johnson. 2l0; Second
ward. E. d. Mccartney. 206; ]. q. He,>
ter. 254; Third ward. Dan Corken, $50;
z. G Fickenger. lS5; Fourth ward, Al
bert d. Huesing, 222, Louis Pfoh, 172;
James Lane, /; Dan Corcorsn. /; Fifth
ward, A. Mcdonald. 1866; B. F. Knox:
259; SIKH ward, Thomas Donahue. 147.
John FTohboes, 1877; Seventh ward, J. E.
Lsrkin, us; j. c. Adams, 25. The
report closes with resolution declaring
the election of the majority candidates.
William McConochie. mayor; Robert
Eoehler. city clerk; ]. L. Haas, attorney;
Phil Mitchell, treasurer; and A. A. John
son. J. G. Hetter. Daniel Corken. A. D.
Huesiug, B. F. Knox, John Frohboes and
J. c. Adams, aldermen. The report was
received and the resolution adopted.
Alderman Corken moved that it be de-
clared the serse of the council that the
mayor be requested to establish more than
one voting place in the coming election
for board of education at his discretion.
Adopted.
Alderman Buncher offered the follow
ing:
Resolved. That the Moline & Rock
Island Street Railway company. or other
wise the Union Street Railway company,
is hereby instructed to fill to grade be-
tween its tracks On Fourth avenue from
Fifth to fifteenth streets" Adopted.
Alderman Buncher offered an ordinance
to amend chapter 81 of the general ordi-
nsnces entitled Salaries" Making the
mayors salary 81 200 per snnum and the
city attorneys salary 81, 600 per annum.
On motion of Alderman Corken the
ordinance was laid over, seconded by Al
derman Blsdel. under the law.
Alderman LsrkIn offered an ordinance
directing the city collector to make a re-
port to the county collector of all unpaid
and outstanding special assessments due
on or before the first day of May, 1891 :.
Adopted unanimously.