Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-14
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The AdJ Ourned Session of the Munt.
cipal Assembly Last Evening-Mat-
tiers Acted Upon.
OFFICIAL REPORT.


CITY COUNCIL Room Rock ISLAND.
June Is The city council met in ad-
journed session at $50 p. m, Mayor Nc.
Conochie presiding and all the aldermen
present except Guyer, Nelson and Kinner.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
AID. B!adel moved reconsidera~
ton of the contract awarde,. to NJ. Yer
bury at soc per lineal foot. Motion car
ried Alderman Bladel moved the award
ing of the contract to NJ. YerburY at 574c
per Inca foot as per proposed change In
profile. Motion carried.
AID, Knox reported an error ex
listing in the Sewer assessment to Daniel
Scully and moved that a rebate of S22. so
be allowed to Mr.. Seully. Aid. SchrOe-
der moved as an amendment that it be
referred 10 the sewer committee. Amend
ment lost and rebate allowed on motion
of Aid. Kennedy.
Aid. Evans offered a resolution that
the mayor appoint committee of three
aldermen and the CITY attorney to confer
with Mr.. Gest on the alleged damage suit
with view Of settlement and to report.
Carried as follows:
Ayes-Johnson, Bladel, Hetter, Cork
en-, Fickenscher, Huesing Dauber, Evans
and Kennedy--9.
Noes-KnoX, Schroeder-2
The mayor appointed as such commit
tee Aids. Evans, Corken and Kenne
dy.
Aid. Huesing from the printing
committee reported favOrablY on petition
of F. ProtAr to publish proceedings. etc =,
in the German language. On motion of
Aid. Kennedy the report was laid
over under the law.
Aid. Corken from the fire and
light committee, reported adversely on
the proposition for the purchase of hose
wagons. etc., from the Cable and Pho
nix Hose companies, also adversely TO
renumerate the Franklin Hose company
for the additions built to the hose house
On motion the report was received and
adopted
Aid. Corsen stated that the Plow COM
psnys band desire to rent the PL9aiX
hose house for practice. Referred to fire
and light committee.
Aid. Corken moved that the report of
the fire and light committee on the police
fire alarm recommendation laid over I'M
| der the law from the last meeting be
taken up. Motion carried. Aid. Corken
moved that the apparatus be ordered taken
ont. MIR. Rolfe, representing the COM
| pany, was given permission to be heard
and explained many of the seeming de
| fects of the instrument. Aid. Kennedy
moved as an amendment that the COM
| panY be given further time to remedy
| any defects of the alarm system. Amend
ment carried.
Aid. Kennedy moved that the matter
Of the Huber sewer on Elm street be re
! ferred to the sewer committee for investi-
CATION and to report. Motion carried.
Ga motion Of Aid. Schroeder the extension
OF water main on Seventh avenue as pc.
tiIioned by 5 w McNaster was or
dered.
AID Schroeder offered a resolution to
place Tween y-eighth street between Fifth
and Seventh avenues in passaEle condl-
| ton.
Aid. Hetter offered resolution &c
place Eighth avenue between Tenth and
Eleventh Fstreet in passsble condition
Referred to the street and alley commit
tee.
Alderman Johnson offered resolution
10 place Eighth street between Eight
and Eleventh. avenue in passable condi'
ton. Referred to the street and alley
committee.
Aid. Kennedy offered resolution tc
put Twentieth street between Seventh
and Ninth avenues to grade.
On motion the council adjourned
ROBERT KoEHLER, City Clerk.