Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-20
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Last Nights Meeting of the City
Council
The Regular Routine Business Transacted
and Other Matters Attended to
Alderm anic Action.
ToFFICIAL REPORT

City COUNCIL Rooms, Rock ISLAND.
ILL.,, Sept. 10 The council met in regu-
lar semi monthly session at 8 p. m, with
all the aldermen present except Guyer.
In the absence of Mayor McConochie
Aid Schroeder was elected mayor
pro tenn The minutes of the last regu-
lar and subsequent special meeting were
read and approved.
On motion of Aid. Corken it was
ordered that the proposals for bridge
work advertised for should not be opened
until the next regular meeting.
Aid. Huesing offered resolution
looking to the purchase OF street
sweeper for the abatement OF the dust
nuisance and directing the finance com>
mittee to ascertain cost, etc., and report.
Adopted.
Aid. Knox, from the finance com
mittee, reported favorsbly certain fee
bills of the county court in connection
with public improvements, aggregating
sos 20.
Aid Kennedy submitted plat of
grades in the Schnell addition. which was
passed unanimously.
Aid. Kennedy offered motion
instructing the ordinance committee to
draft an ordinance to cover the profile OF
grades on Thirty-eighth street. Carried.
AID Huesing moved that the rep
resentatives of the Davenport estate be
asked to Give an easement through GER
tain property for a storm drain. Adopted.
The ordinance granting franchise for
q gas plant to John ID. Cameron was
called up and read.
Aid. Hetter from the sewer committee,
submitted certain bids for the construc-
ton of the Thirteenth street sewer which
were opened and read by the clerk. and
the contract awarded to NJ. Yerbury. the
lowest bidder, on motion of Aid. Hues-
ing.
The clerk read a communication from
8. N. Stewart asking for license to run
three ferry boats between Rock Island q
Davenport for a period of five years,
quoting rates of ferriaee. and asking that
the license be fixed at 80 cents ton, no
boat. however, to pay less than 50. Re-
ferred to the ordinance and license COM
mittees on motion of Aid. Knox.
The clerk resd q petition from John
Lendhorn and others asking the post
ponement of certain sewer improve
ments in the Seventh ward until the wa
ter supply is extended to the territory.
The city attorney was asked as to the
matter and replied that the ordinance
having gone into court it could not now
be changed without violating all the
proceedings taxed. Ordered received
and placed on file.
The clerk read petition from A. o.
Bursell and other residents of Thirty
eighth street, of similar nature to to the
foregoing. Received and placed on file.
s. n. Stewart made proposition to
pay the city of Rock Island 81 a day for
the privilege of running ferry launch
until the committee to which his applica-
tion for license had been referred
makes its report. On motion of sid.
Knox no action was ordered taken until
the committees report is received.
Aid Kennedy moved that committee
be appointed to expend 800 in furnish
ing up the Office of the chief engineer Of
the fire department, Aid. Hetter moved
as an amendment that the fire and light
committee be instructed to furnish the
room. Aid Huesing offered an amend
ment authorizing the chief engineer to
furnish his room and appropristing al
sum not exceeding 500 for the purpose.
This last amendment prevailed 10y an
unanimous vote.
Aid. Huesing moved that the mayor
pro tenn be auth orized to sign certain
vouchers for Edwards & Walsh.
Adopted.
CITY Collector j. F. Robinson. on invi
tstion, made an explanation OF certain
notices in relation to delinquent property
taxes issued by him. The city attorney,
on being questioned, expressed the opin-
ion that the notice was legal, though
somewhat misleading in that it assumed
that interest would ba charged from July
1, when the tax became delinquent March
81 and no interest was chargeable at all,
except under the iustallme Mt plan of pay
ment.
Adjourned.
ROBERT KOEHLER,