Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-19
SIDE TALK,
Matters of Importance Discussed by
the Council.
The Obje crIOnable Dump Boat Re
mOved-The Elm street Railway
Extension Adopted by a Big
MrjOrtty-The Vote, Etc

session of the municipal body.
The first matter of unusual importance
was the calling up Of the much discussed
dump boat location by Aid. Evans. Of
the committee on health, who asked for
q statement from Health Commissioner
Eyster. The doctor stated that wherever
the boat was located, if anywhere along
| the river front, it would be met with
| strenuous objections on the part of
adjacent property holders. He thought,
| too. that the unusual high water the past
season, which had brought the boat
nearer the buildings in the vicinity of
the foot OF Seventeenth street, had caused
! it to appear more Objectionable. He
suggested as a remedy that the railroad
tracks at the foot of West Seventeenth
be planked and the boat be moved down
TO that point.
| Ale Evans moved that the boat be
located near the foot of Fifth street. Aid.
| Corken stated that the same objections
would be found there as at other places,
and he thought it ought either to be left
| WucEc IL Is, Vi pun eiS SAsy A'AAAASS'
Aid. Knox moved that it be established
near the abattoir. Health Commissioner
Eyster stated that his viaws conceded
with those of Aid. Corken exactly. Eith>
| er the boat should remain about where
it is or moved it outside the
city limits The only question that
mig bit arise as to the latter plan would be
the additional expense involved Presi-
dent jackson of the Rock Island Inn
provement association spoke on the adj
visibility of moving the boat from its
present location at all events, as at pres
ent it was placing the commerce of the
CITY in jeopardy. The matter was finally
referred to the health and police commit
tee with recommendations to remove the
boat to q location near the sbattoir.
| II is due to Health Commissioner Eys
ter to state that in sustaining the Local
| ton of the boa. at the point where 1t has
caused so much objection, he has been
ac,uated solely by desire to afford the
| greatest good TO the greatest number,
and to run the department in manner
| that would keep the expenses within the
limits of the preparations placed in his
| hands. He las in the interests of the
sanitary welfare of the city, located the
boat W here it would be most accessible to
the garbage wagons, and in that way has
been able to keep the city remarkably
clean. which is very much to his credit
and which is accountable in large
measure no doubt, for our excellent ssni>
tsry showing in the past three years. OF
course the city will provide the health
department with funds sufficient to MAIN
tain the garbage wagons now without
crippling their usefulness.
The clelk read a petition from prop
erty holders living on First avenue urging
municipal action with reference to the
occ upsncy of First avenue by the Rock
Island & Peoria road for storing cars,
which is exceedingly Objectionable to the
property holders. Capt. and Mrs. I. j.
Buford were present, as was William
Jackson, who was invited to address the
council. Mr.. jackson. in responding.
stated that he was present professionally
in this case, and briefly outlined the
cause of complaint on the part of the
property holders. They had no obJec-
ton to tt e right of way of any road along
First avenue for the running of trains.
They simply objected to the storage of
cars in front of their hoIses, as permitted
under an ordinance granted in 1886,
which was I known to be illegal. Mr..
Jackson urged the council. therefore. to
take some action that would lead to a
speedy removal of the evil and avoid the |
necessity of legal complications. Capt. |
Buford was called upon and spoke briefly |
sustaining what had been said bv Mr.. |
Jackson. Aids. Schroeder and Corken, |
both of whom were in the council when the |
ordinance of 1885 was adopted, stated |
they objected to its passage at the time |
and still believed it ought not to have |
City Attorney J. L. Haas was
asked for his opinion of the ordinance un-
der which the railroad is occupying First
avenue, and he stated his belief that it |
was illegal. as it had not been passed by q
maj ority, of all the aldermen elected, as
the statutes require. but by vote of to
s, whereas the vote should have been 8
to to make it binding, Further than
this there was no record of the consent of
the majority of the property holders hav-
ing been secured. The matter was there
upon referred to the city attorney to adj
Just.
Aid. Guyer called up the long-deferred
ordinance for the extension of the Elm