Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-03


Fifth Ave.----- 60 s3lThird Ave... 90
Sewer -. g I9ILighr. -. $50 90
Fire ....-----.. 4.5;S CT printIg ..... 80 50
pSlIee s So IS %atey works So So & &
Health. 80, l76 s.iwater Works
Bridge ,,-,,,,.,. Ii 20 ConstIuc ion. .s6S 81
Total. ........ .sio,s37 20
The following bills were also al
lowed: Rock Island Fuel Co., $4,000
on Garnsey square account; Davis &
Co., $500 on Ninth street sewer; Davis
s. Co., $500 on Thirteenth street sewer;
William Jackson, S12341, Spencer
square account for moneys paid out;
j. Volk & Co., 81 cents, street account.
The following bills were reported:
Union Printing Co. $3.50, and
Rock Island Argus $3.50, for
election expenses contracted-reflrred
to the Printing and Finance Commit
tee and City Attorney; C. Schreiner
Sc. go Franklin Hose Co., referred TO
Fire and Light Committee: Huber &
Peetz S330.55 for water main laid in
their addition; referred to the Water
works Committee; G. A. Hoch S2l re-
ferred to Street and Alley Committee.
Alderman Knox presented bill for
services of judges and clerks of cleo
ton S31S and moved that 81 so be al
lowed additional to each Judge for
extra work performed in posting
notices, etc On motion the bill of
1878 was allowed and additional claim
for services referred to the Finance
Committee and City Attorney to re
port.
Alderman Knox from the Finance
Committee offered the following re-
port:
Your Finance Committee beg leave
to submit the following report of
their labor in examining the city
books and accounts: We have cancelled
, and destroyed vouchers to the amount
of 1892, 443. So as follows:
City orders Sl37, S2Os4; Water
works orders SIS SIS OIL; funding bond
coupons $40, 455; Waterworks bond
coupons $4,000; twenty-five Water
works bonds matured S25, 600; grand
total $l92, 443 So. The citys revenue
and licenses were SlS2, 22l37, cash
balance in city treasury S3l 913.22.
of our public Library Beard. Our
City Clerk will give you complete
and a more detailedreport of the vari-
GUS amounts for which money was ex-
pended and received. Your committee
| before closing wish to report that we
find the city books kept by our able
. and most accurate City Clerk, Capt.
/ Robert ho hler, all correct and in cX.
cellent condition so that at minutes
notice he can tell you the exact
amount left in any appropri~ ton and
( the amount used. Thanking our
able Clerk for his help to us in ex-
aiming the books we close our report
! B. F. KNOX, DAN CoRKEN,
| VIM. f. SCHROEDER, A. ID. HUEsING,
Finance Committee.
On motion the report was received
and ordered filed.
/ Alderman Thiesen from the License
/ Committee reported on petition of
John Crowley and others in favor of
allowing the sand dealers the use of
the levee at their present location,
recommending that the prayer of the
petitioners upon investigation be
granted. Report received and adopt
ed.
| Alderman Kennel, from Street and
Alley Committee reported an ordinance
establishing certain grades in Martha
Rodman's addition. Adopted unani-
mously.
Alderman Tindall, from the Water
works Committee reported that sundry
/ petitions for extension of water mains
and the ACCESSIBILITY OF erecting a
water tank at or near South Park ad-
dition, and moved that the matter be
referred to his committee to be re-
| orted to the new Council for action.
! So referred.
Alderman Evans rendered an invi-
tation to the old and new Council
! from the ]. l. Baseball Club at their
first game in this city. Accepted by a
rising vote.
Alderman Corken moved that a vote
of thanks be rendered to retiring
members of the City Council by a ris-
! ing vote. Carried unanimously.
| On motion of Alderman Huesing a
recess of ten minutes was taken pre-
vious to seating tie incoming Coun-
Gil.
! On reassembling the following AL
dermen responded to the roll call:
Bladel, Corken, Dauber, Evans, Flick.
enscher, Hettei, Huesing, Johnson,
Kennedy, Kinner, Knox, Nelson,
Schroeder.--Absent, Alderman Guyer.
Mayor McConnochie delivered his
animal message, after which the Clerk
read the annual reports of the Super
intendents of Waterworks, Commits
sioner of Health, Chief of Police,
Chief of the Fire Department, and
Bridgetender w. L. Sweeney. On
motion of Alderman Schroeder all of
| the reports were received and referred
to the Printing Committee to receive