Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-07-08
THE MUNICIPAL MILL,
1t Grinds Out Big Batch of Busi.
Last Night.
The Official Canvass of the SchoOl
Election and Other Matters of
Importance Receive
Attention.


journed session at s p. m, Mayor Nc.
Conochie presiding and all the aldermen
present. The minutes of meetings held
June % and subsequently were read and
approved. Reports Of city officers for
the month Cf June and the annual report
of the directors of the public library were
read and ordered placed on file.
The mayor named as library directors
Thomss Smart, Thomas Dolly and Dr..
W. A. Paul, who were confirmed BY sep
srate votes.
The mayor nominated Andrew Her
mann as q patrolman. Confirmed by
| unanimous vote.
AID Knox moved to suspend the rules
| and canvass the returns of the school
election of the independent district of
Rock Island. Aid Guyer asked by what
authority the council constituted itself
the judge OF the election of an indepen>
dent school body. The city attorney read
the law bearing on the subject, and Aid.
| Guyer differed from mis- conclusion. He
moved that action be deferred till next
evening in order that the city attorney
may have time to investigate this point.
| The motion was lost.
Aid. Kennedy moved that the vote be
now canvsssed. Carried, and the mayor
appointed Aid. Knox, Kennedy and
| Guyer a committee to canvass the returns
and the council took a recess.
On re reassembling the committee reported
! that II. d. Folsom had received zoos
vetes, F E Robbins 2.055 votes, g. G..
Carter 1,945 votes, and G. W. Durham
1907 votes. and recommending that Fol-
som and Robbins be declared elected.
The report was adopted without dissent:
The clerk read a petition from business
men of the city asking that the electric
line of the Milan street railway be ex-
tended over the Rock river bridges, and
Supervisor Kerr, Councilman Fitzpatrick
aud II. D. Fisher, of Milan, were heard
in behalf of the Improvement. Referred
to the bridge ordinance committee to re-
port at the next meeting.
The mayor asked for authority to re-
pair and clean out sewers, and on motion
Ct Aid. Schroeder, authority was granted.
Aid Knox presented petition from
Mary Schsatz asking permission to erect
two story frame house IN place of one
torn down on Twentieth street. Re
ferred to the fire and light committee.
The clerk read communication from
Health Commissioner Eyster recommends
ing thct the dump boat remain in its
present location, there being no other
! place equally accessible. Report adopted
II to 3.
Aid. Guyer moved that the marshal be
directed 10 cause the removal of peddlers
vans and stands from the property lines
| Carried.
Aid. Kennedy recommended the ac-
ceptance of the plat OF the South Park
second addition. Aid. Guyer moved to
refer to the street and alley committee
| The motion was lost and the plat ac>
| cepted by vote of II to 3.
AID Kennedy offered a resolution in
relation to Bar,h & Babcocks addition.
Referred to the street and alley commit
| tee.
AID. Kennedy offered an ordinance
establishing grades on Fifteenth aad Six
| teenth avenues. Passed unanimously.
Aid. Blsdel reported amendments to
the ordinance for the extension of the
Elm street car line. and Aid. GuVer pre-
sented minority report in the nature of
a forfeiture section. He moved the
| adoption of the ordinance with this
section incorporated Aid. Kennedy
| moved as an amendment that the
an ordinance be referred to the street and
| alley committee to ende&vor to secure a
tram rail instead of Trail, and IS minute
! trips. The motion to defer was lost by
| the casting vote of the mayor. The re-
| port was then laid over under the rules
at the rC quest of two aldermen.
The clerk read an ordinance for the
construction of sewers on Fourteenth
avenue and other streets. Passed unsni-
mously.
Aid. Bladel offered an ordinance
amending chapter IS of the municipal
code in relation to butchers licenses.
| Referred to the license committee.
Aid. Guyer submitted estimates of the
| cost of sewers in the Seventh ward, snd
offered resolution instruc ing the city
attorney to proceed under the ordinance
and raise the amount required.
On motion of Aid. Kennedy the mo-
ton referring the proposed purchase of
road grader to the street and alley COM
mittee was reconsidered. Aid. Kennedy
then moved that an Aurora road grader
oe purchased. The motion was Iopted
| by unanimous vote.
Aid. Schroeder offered a resolution
authorizing the mayor TO lease a small
strip of land from the c., B & Q rails
road free of cost, to obvlate sharp curve
at the under grade crossing. Carried.
Aid. Shredder reported conference
and agreement with the Davenport u
Rock Island Railroad company in rela>
ton to paving the under grading cross
| ing. Report approved.
Aid. Corken presented petition from
Mrs. R. Hastings and Others asking
refund of interest and costs, owing to the
sale of property for sewer assessment
that they had not been notified to pay.
| Referred to the sewer committee.
Adjourned.
! RoRERr KoEHIER City Clerk