Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-22
THE CITY COUNCIL.
An important Session Held Last
Evening.
VARIOUS ORDINANCES ACTED UPON
The Rights Along First Avenue, Some
what Conflicting Question-PubIic I'm
sproVements and Other Matters of Interest
Before the Local Law Makers.
IOFFICIAL REPORT I


(oFFICIAL REPORT
CITY COUNCIL Rooms, Rock ISLAND
Ill, Nov. 81. lS92-Ihe council met in
regular semi monthly session st D. m i,
Mayor McCouochie present and ali the
aldermen present. The minutes Of The
previous meeting were read and ap-
prov
The clerk read an invitation from P.rk
Commissioner Jackson TO the city coun.
Gil and city officials to attend the unvei.
10 [ of the Black Hawk statue In Spencer
square on the evening OF Friday. Nov %
Ga motion OF Aid CJrkeu the invitation
was accepted by unanimous vote.
Aid. Corken, FROM the fire ard light
committee, reported the action taken il
regard II purchasing overcoats Tor the
tiremen, having let the contract 10 Gus
EOgl,n at S22 per piece. also that per-
mission had been given TO Krell & Math
and Beecher Bros to butla within the
fire limits as petitioned. On motion the
report was received.
Aid. Bladel, from the ordinance COM
mitiee, reported { q oTdiuarce for the ocen
ing OF street from Seventeenth street.
south of the FiaCk & Bean Iudian boun-
Diary line, running SOUTHWESTERN and
westerly TO the Mississippi river Adopts
ed unanimously.
AID. Kennedy offered An ordinance to
establish grades on Ihrty-eighth street
Is per CenD and moved its adoption.
Aid. Guyer offered as substitute an or
dinance establishing a per cent grade
on Thirty-eighth street sud moved It's
adoption. After considerable discussion
on the matter Aid. Guyer moved to laY
the matter over 10 The next regular
meeting Gojoa carried.
AYes-Johnson, Hetter, Kiuner. Cor,
ken, Ficken sCher, DsUber, Evans, Culver
Nays-B adel, Huesing. Kennedy,
Schroeder, Nesop-5
Aid. auesiug reported an Ordinance
for the construction Of stor n drain from
Seventeenth street east 10 Twenty-ffth
by special assessment and moved its
adoption. Adopted unanimously.
AID. Huesing moved that the clerk be
instructed to invite priv ate bids for said
work. Aid. Corken moved as an amend
NEST II at the clerk be directed 10 adver-
tise for bids in the official papers.
Amendment carried.
Aid. Kennedy submitted the commits
sioners' report for the Improvement Of
Fourth avenue and part of Twenty-fonrIh
street by paving the same b. special t x
alton. the total estim ate being S73, S9S rs.
On motion the report was ad ,pted and
the city attorney by resolution directG d
TO petition the county court 10 proceed
In the matter according to law.
Aid, Schroeder submitted the commits
sIoners report for the jmorOvement of
Twentieth street from Ninth to Ergh>
teenth avenue, the esumsted amount
being $27 299 10 The same was adopted
and the city attorney instructed to pete
ltion the cOuaty court TO proceed in the
matter in IKE manner
On motion Of AID. Nelson the City
clerk was directed to noJIfy the Z. ven>
port i Rock Island Street Railw V Co
to comply with the ordinance relating 20
the right Of way on Fourteenth avenue
by macsdam zng Cert9in street intersect-
ions, etc.
Aid. Huesi0g moved that the city
clerk be instructed to advertise for bios
for the construction of Sc wers in Barth &
Bsbcock's addition. Motion carried.
Aid. Schroeder from the wa,erworks
referred. Granted.
hIessrs. William jackson and Fred
Hsss. representatives of the Citizens g
improvement association, were given per
| mission to address the council in the in
terest of the Terminal Railroad company
project stating the urgent necessity of
| action, the benefits TO be derived there's
from to the city st large and looking to
the council for its hearty support IN the
| matter,
The clerk then read the city attorneys
report as per resolution requested by the
| Citizens Improvement association as to
the legality of the rights and privileges
| granted to the different railroad compsn.
les occupying First avenue. On motion
the came was received and fled Aid
| G"yer offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the report OF the city
attorney on the legality Of the sccupa-
ton OF First avenue by the railroads be
referred to special committee, consist
| ing OF the mayor, city attorney and three
aldermen to be appointed by the mayor,
with instructions 10 report at the next
| meeting of the council such action az
| they deem necessary for the city to take
to preserve its right on said avenue snd
| expedient to the promotion of the city's
prosperity. Adopted.
The MAYOR appointed as such commit
tee. Aid. Guyer, Schroeder and Knox,
Aid Schroeder moved that the pave
ment of the Street Railway compauy's
tracks on Fifteenth, Seventeenth and
Nineteenth streets ard on Third avenue
as completed by the Rockford Construc.
10
adopted.
Aid. Huesing moved that clerical err
ror in the ferry ordinance where it res6s
1.-THE bond to be approved by the CITY
clerk" the same should read 1.-THE bond
to be approved by the city council. Z"
Motion carried.
On motion the council adjourned.
ROBERT KoEHLER,
City Clerk.
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