Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-11
CITY AFFAIRS.
The Adjourned Meeting Of the
Municipal Body.
MANY MATTERS ATTENDED TO

The Council Meets and Devotes Long
Session to Looking After the Varied In
terests of the City--Ordinances and Peti-
lions Discussed and Properly Referred
The Omcial Report.
[ohicial Reporil
CITY COUNCIL Rooms. Rock ISLAND,
ILL. Oct. 10. 1892 The council met in
adjourned session at p. m, Mayor
McConochie presiding, and all the
aldermen present.
Aid. Kennedy, from the street and al
ley Committee, submitted the following
report:
We, your joint committee. to whom
was referred the profile of the proposed
storm drain extending from Twen MY fifth
stree. west to the Mississippi river would
report that we have carefully examined
the same, and we would recommend that
said route be adopted and that the city
attorney be instructed to proceed into
court fos condemnation proceedings for a
strip of land of sufficient width for said
drain commencing at the west line Of
Seventeenth street and ex ending along
the entire route to the river.
VIM KENNEDY. Z n. GUYER,
JOHN G. HETTER, V. DAUBER.
Committee.
Ga motion eff Aid. Huesing the report
was received and recommendation adopt
ed.
AID. Kennedy. from the street and al
ley committee, asked further time to re-
port on the grade of Thirty eighth street,
which on motion OF Aid. Knox was
granted.
Aid. Kennedy submitted a plat of
Guger's third addition which was re-
ferred to the street and alley committee
to report
Aid. Guyer. from the sewer commits
tee. reported an ordinance for the con-
struction of a sewer and laterals in Bah
cock i Bsrth's addition by special as
sessmens, and moved its adoption
AIopted-12 to 2-(Hetter and Fickin-
scher
Aid. Schroeder, from the wsterworks
committee, reported adversely on sundry
petitions for extension of water mains for
want of funds.
AID. Knox, from the finance commit
tee, reported his investigation as to the
purchase of street scraper, and asked
further time for definite report. which
was granted.
The clerk read a memorial and petition
from citizens of the Seventh ward favor,
able to a six per cent grade to be estsb-
lished on Thirty eighth street south of
Seventh avenue, and ex-A'd. j h. Kerr
was given permission to be heard in sup
port OF the petition and memorial. Also
ex Aid. A W. Williamson, who pointed
ont the damage to be done to property
and enormous expense to the city by
adopting such a grade as contemplated
by ordinance.
On motion of Aid Schroeder said petit
ton and remonstrance were referred to
the council as a committee of the whole
with the city engineer, to visit the
grounds for investigation of the matter
at stated time to be fixed before adj
journment. Motion carried.
Aid. Guyer presented a petition con-
Guiding with a resolution to vscate Ger
tain part of Thirty eighth street donated
by the Augustana College for widening
said street in 1876. Prof Isperson was
heard in support of said petition, and the |
matter was ALEC referred to the council as
q committee of the whole in their investi- |
cation, on motion of Aid. Schroeder.
The clerk read petition with accom-
panYing ordins nce from the Brush Elec. |
trio Co. for privileges to lay pipes in |
certain streets snd alleys for steam heat |
ing purposes. Referred to fire and lioh t,
ordinance and street and alley commit |
tee.
Tire clerk read a petition of Henry |
Woltmann and Porter Skinner to refund |
certsin assessments paid for widening q |
certain part OF Fifth avenue by extra |
paving Referred to street and alley |
committee.
Also petition of A Seeiurg and |
others for extension of street crossing
south on FortY-ihird street Referred to |
street and alley committee with power 10 |
act. |
The clerk presented quit claim deed |
of John Warner Tor allev purposes in |
Warmers addition. Refereed to street |
ard alley committee. |
Aid Kn, x presented petition of Rev |
MIR. Knopf and others for stone cross |
ing at Twenty second and Fifth avenue
Referred to street and alley committee |
Aid. Huesing moved that the ordl- |
nance committee and city attorney be in
instructed to prepare an ordinance for /
the building of storm drain east of Sew
enteenth street to Twenty fifth street as
per profile. by special assessment. Mo.
ton carried.
Aid. Guyer made a report and rec
that the city clerk invite bids
Tor remaining portion of the Seventh
ward sewer system rot yet let by con-
tract. Report received and recommends
ton adopted.
Aid. Kennedy submitted an ordinance
grades on Fifteenth, Six
seenth and E'ghtecnth avenues and
thirty fourth. Thirty-fifth, Thirty-sixth,
ard Tnirty-seventh streets; also an ordi-
nance establishing grades on Twelfth,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth avenues and
Thirty -eight, Thirty-ninth. Fortieth.
Forty first and Forty second streets. Re-
ferred to street and alley committee.
Aid. Knox offered a resolution in
ltructipc an nf usroato fn !