Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-19
THE MUNICIPALITY,
Regular Semi-Monthly Meeting of
the City Council.
"A Right OF fWay to a New Halfway
Proposed - PLATE, Bridges,
Water Mains ana Other
Matters.
loFFICIAL REPORT.

Anc City CounCH met IN regular
seml-monthly session at 500 pm, Mayor
McConochie presiding and all the alder
men present. including Aldermen elect
Guyer and Schroeder, to fill vacancies.
The minutes Of the last regular and
special meetings were read and approved.
The clerk read the treasurer's monthly
report TO the close of present fiscal wear
which was ordered received and fled.
The city clerk presented and read his
annual report which was on motion of
Aid. Knox returned to the finance com.
mittee TO be compared and checked up
with the city's books. and to report.
The mayor appointed Aid. Schroeder
to assist the finance committee in its
labor to examine the city's books, and
Aid. Guyer to fl the vacancy in the
street and alley committee.
Aid. Hetter offered the following reso.
luton which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Rock Island s.
Milan Street Railway company be and
are hereby directed and RI quested to at
once I'LL the space between the rails of
their track from the first to the fourth
bridge at Milan so that persons driving
vehicles can cross and recross the san
without danger.
Aid. Hetter also moved that the bridge
committee be instructed to report the OF.
timated cost of new railing needed to the
approaches Of some of the bridges over
Rock river. Motion carried.
Aid Knox from the finance conn ittee,
presented bill OF IS. 700 for the police
and fire alarm apparatus and moved that
1t be referred to the fire and light and
finance committees TO report at the next
meeting. Motion carried.
Aid. Corken. from the fire and light
committee reported favorsbly. the re i.
ton OF A B. johnson for the erection Of
frame addition in The fire limit. FL
vided the sides and roof of the same are
made fire. pr sof by covering of corruga-
ted iron. Report received and recon-
mendation adopted.
Aid. Bladel. from the ordinance COM
mittee, offered an ordinance granting the
| county of Rock Island the right and per-
mission to build private sewer on Four
teen'h street from Second to Fifth ave
nues. Passed unanimously.
Aid. kennedy, from the street and al
ley committee, re 7orted favorably on the
| adoption of John Warmers plat CT sub
| division of outlot % On motion Of
Aid. Corken a recess of five minutes was
taken for examination of plat, and on re,
assembling the plat was adopted by unsn
| imous vote
Aid. Kennedy submitted the grade a.
established in Mrs. r dmsn's addition
and moved that it be referred to the stree
and alley committee to report at the mex
meeting. Motion carried.
Aid. Huesing moved that the matte,
of the Seventeenth street survey in coz.
troversy be referred TO the street and al.
ley committee ana the mayor TO consul,
with the land owners interested therein
Motion adopted.
| Aid. Tindall, from the waterworks
committee, submitted some propositions
made by Fairbanks. Morse Il Co. as tc
| the erection of q water tank in South ParE
| Referred to the waterworks committee
may or and superintendent of waterworks
| TO report.
Dir. Sesrle. secretary of the Citizens
Improvement association, presented 6
petition of the Chicago, Peoria s
St. Louis r. R. Co. for righr
of way on First avenue from Third
to Twentieth street, requesting the
|
the city's frontage thereto. Ga mot'on
of Alderman Blsdel the mayor was au-
thorized to sign by unanimous vote.
The clerk read peti ion Of Z. J. W.
Schreiner and others, requesting the city
to lay water main TO the corner OF
Sixth avenue and Eleventh st eet, and
I'LL the streets and sidewalks in thst vi.
cinity to grade for the C. nvenience of 9
factory to be established there. On mo
ton of Alderman Evans the prayer Of
the petition was granted.
Aid. Knox moved that the cCrbine or
Fifth avenue, from Thirty eighth stree,
east he returned to the 12-foot limit
Carried.
The clerk read petition ,,f George
| Schaffer and others to lay q water mair
on Forty-ihiri street to connect with the
Fifth avenue main. Referred to the
water works committee.
Also q petition of G. P Lyman and 9th.
ers for change of Grade on Twenty-third
street. Referred to the street and alley
Committee, mayor and city surveyor.
Also petition of F. N. Sinnett to cut
the north end of FoIty-third street to
grade by filling the same fir m the sur
piuS tACdNdttu Ou It In aNSuuc. Nc>
ferred TO street and alley committee and
| the ma. or.
Also q petition of Lothar Hams end
| others to allow the landing of ssndbarges
| at their present location. Referred te
| the license committee.
The clerk subl tilted olaf of Henry
| Curtis sub. division. Referred to he
street and alley committee to report.
Aid. Knox moved that the dilspidated
| condition of the Sidewalk on Twentieth
street south of Ninth avenue, be referred
to the attention of the superintendent Of
streets. Motion carried.
On motion the courcil adjourned.
ROBERT KoEBLER, CITY Clerk
500 Re waru.
| Fifty dollars will be paid for the recov