Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-19
COUNCIL CONCERNS.
Regular Semi.Monthly Meeting
Last Evening.
The Paid Fire Department Ordinance
AdOpjed-Paving PROPOSE
Other Matters OF
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loFFICIAL REPORT I

May Is The city council met in regular
session at p. m, Mayor McConochie
presiding and all the aldermen present
The minutes of the last regular and SUBJ
seQuent adjourned session were read and
approved.
Alderman Hetter. from the bridge com.
mittee. moved that the mayor and street
and alley committee be instructed to cal
on the Milan Street railway in relation
TO replankipg the Rock river bridges.
Carried.
Also that lot of stone on TIE high
way be broken. Carried
On motion of Alderm an Knox the Rock
ford Construction company was allowed
80 900 on Its paving contract.
Alderman Knox offered resolution
instructing the mayor and finance com
mittee to ascertain from the banks what
| interest will be paid on a term deposit of
| IS, 600, and deposit it with the bank pay
! ing the highest interest. Carried.
Alderman Corken, from the fire and
light committee, reported an ordinance
! for the reorganization of the fire depart.
ment, and moyed its adoption. Adopted
| by unanimous vote.
Alderman Corken moved that the city
attorney be instructed 10 prepare al
| amendment to he revised ordinances in
relation t salaries, to fix the salary of
the chief engineer of the fire department
at $780, assistant chief 800, and tiremen
| 5000. Carried
Alderman HuesiDg su omitted an ordi-
nance for the paving of Third avenue,
! from Twentv-fourth street to Ninth street,
| block on Nineteenth street and Com
mercial alley, and moved it's adoption.
| Alderman Evans moved that the block on
| Nineteenth street north of Second avenue
| be added to the ordinance, which was
| adopted. The ordinance was then re-
| ferred to the street and alley ard finance
| committee.
Alderman COrken offered an ordinance
amending chapter p of the revised ordi-
nances by providing salaries for the fire
| department. Passed unanimously.
Alderman Kennedy, from the street
/ and alley committee, reported favorably
on the petition of the OK Island Piow
] company to be allowed to use a portion
| of Sixth street. Alderman Huesing
! moved 10 lay over. which on a vote was
! lost. The report was then laid over under
| the law.
Alderman Kennedy reported the street
and alley committee not vet prepared to
report on the plats of additions referred
at the last meeting. NJ J. Murphy,
| representing the Schnell addition, made
| proposition for a sewer on Ninth avenue
The matter was laid over.
Alderman Tindall reported back bill
of NJ. YerburY for S7l 50 as correct and
moved its allowance. Carried unsni-
mously.
The clerk read report Of Marshal
Miller on the bill of Magistrate h c..
WIvill for $3.50 5. unpaid fees, that the
several items were correct. Alderman
Hetter moved that the bill re laid on
the table. Carried to s..
The clerk read petition of W. Pot
ter and others for permission to lay a pri-
vate sewer to connect with the Eighteenth
street sewer, and sppropriating SIS. Re-
ferred to the sewer committee.
The clerk read the petition of Kreil &
Math and others to increase the chsrge
FOR peddlers' licenses, heretofore submit
led. Referred 10 the license committee.
The clerk read a petition of J. E.
Byrnes asking that the sum of $50 %, a
sewer assessment, be refunded to him
Also communication from 5. D. Gorton
which was referred 10 the sewer commits
tee.
The clerk read a petition of Tropp.
Darling * Co. 10 be allowed the use of
ground on the levee for handling said
The rental was fixed at $50 per annum
for % feet and the petition granted. on
motion OF Alderman Knox.
The clerk read a petition of residents
of NJ. A. ROdman's addition asking for
the establishment of grades. Referred to
the street aud alley committee.
The bonds of Park Commissioner
Jackson and Health Commissioner Eystel
we're read and approved.
Alderman Knox offered resolution
asking the Rockford Construction Co. to
remove dirt and sand from the Twentieth
street pavement from Second avenue TO
Ninth avenue, so that the work may be-
inspected Carried.
Alderman Adams offered a resolution
irstructing the street and alley commit
tee to make an estimate of the cost o.
certain Improvements on Seventh svenu,
to put the thoroughfare in order fol
heavy travel during the paying of Fifth
avenue. Carried.
The clerk read an estimate of exper di
lures ordered for the current fiscal year
with the limit of taxation.
Alderman Frohboes offered resolu
ton providing for the removal of certain
trees on Seventh avenue. Referred {
the street and alley committee with pow
er to act. Adjourned.
ROBERT KoEHLER.
City Clerk.