Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-24
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The Council Holds an Important
Meeting.
The City's Funds App0rti0ned For the
Ensufpg Year-Other matters
Acted Upon.
lOFFICIAL REPORT.

IOrrlClAL hEfOhI.
CITY COUNCIL ROOM, Rock ISLAND
May 25-The city council met in
adjourned session at SEQ p. M, Mayor
McConochie presiding and all the alder
men present.
The minutes Of the last meeting was
read and approved.
The clerk read and Invitation of Buford
post G. A. R., to participate in the
floral tribute and exercises of the soldiers
monument in Court House square on May
80. On motion Of Aid. Schroeder the
invitation was accepted.
The clerk read petition of the Penn
Tank Line company to grant an extern
sion OF 80 days to the permit to use Ger.
tain sidetr scks at the foot of East Seven
teenth street On account Of the failure Of
the Rock Island and Peoria railroad to
put in switch in proper time to utilize
its property in the lower end OF town.
On motion Of Aid. Knox the prayer of
the petition was granted
The clerk read an ordinance amending
an ordinance in relation to water rates for
large water consumers, which on motion
OF Aid. Schroeder was passed by unani-
m Gus vote
Aid. sdel presented q petition of
Buncher Bros. for permission to occupy
part of Sixth street by moving their
butcher shop thereon, pending the com
pletion of their new building, and moved
that the prayer of the petition be granted
Motion carried
Aid. Knox offered resolution author
ling and directing the clerk to secure
private bids for the construction of the
Seventeenth street sewer and moved its
adoption. Adopted unanimously.
Aid. Huesing offered the following:
"Reso we'd, that the mayor and street and
alley and sewer committee confer with
the property owners in regard to carrying
off the buff water on Twenty fourth
street and Ninth avenue and report. "
Resolution adopted.
Aid. Schroeder moved that the street
and alley committee with the city attor,
ney and city engineer be instructed to
prepare specifications for the improve
ment Of 1wentieth street and report at
next meeting. Motion carried.
Aid. Guyer offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the mayor and sewer
committees be authorized to invite private
bids and let contract to the lowest bid
der for 3 foot sewer TO be built of sec-
tional sewer tile, from Seventh avenue
over the exposition grounds to the I'M
degrade crossing, the cost thereof to be
raised, together with the cost of such ex
tension, as the sewer committee NAV rec
ommend By special assessment, under an
| ordinance to be presented as soon as
| surveys can be completely and that the
mayor and sewer committee be author.
| lied to secure therefor right of way
over said grounds provided the cost
thereof to The city shall not exceed the
amount assessed against said grounds for
the construction of said sewer"
Aid. Bls lei moved that action be de.
ferred unit. the annual appropriations are
| made. Motion lost aud resolution ADOPT
| ed.
Aid. Corken offered q resolution to re-
pair certain streets in the Third ward
Referred 10 street and alley commit
tee.
Aid. Schroeder moved to repair Elm
street, which was also referred to the
street and alley committee.
The clerk read q petition of Daniel
Wilkens and others for sewers or
Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets. Referred to the sewer and ordi>
nance com nittees and city attorney.
Aid. Guyer offered resolution direct.
ing the city engineer to establish grades
in the eastern part of the city. Referred
TO the street and alley committee.
The clerk presented his annual esti
mate of receipts and expenditures for the
current fiscal year. On motion the SAME
was received. and the council resolved it
self into q committee of the whole for the
consideration of the annual appropris
ton to be made. After due delibera
tons the committee rose and the follow
ing appropriations were adopted by ordi
nance: