Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-28
THE MUNICIPALITY,
The Adjourned Meeting of the City
Council.
sewer Ordinance and Other Matters
0fImpOrrance Before the Alder
men Last Evening

City COUNCIL Rooms, Rock ISLAND,
June 27-The council met IL adiourned
session at p. m, Mayor h Conochie
presiding and all the aldermen resent.
Aid. Kennedy stated that N st of the
aldermen inspected the situation of affairs
as 10 the overflow caused by the Schnell
ditch near the corner of Twenty-second
street and Ninth avenue, and that some-
thing should be done to abate that nuiss
ance. Aid Guyer moved that the CITY
attorney be directed to enforce the in
junction against the violators by stopping
the water course in Schnell's addition
Motion carried.
MIR. Schpell addressed the council by
PERMISSION. claiming that the purchasers
of lots in said addition had the right to
keep the wa.er off their premises by filling
or otherwise, as the council had accepted
his plat for building purposes but that
the parties interested would willingly aid
the city in the building of sewers, etc.
Aid. Guyer offered the following.
Resolved, That the city engineer be
, directed to make a survey for storm
| Train running west from Twenty fourth
street and south of Ninth avenue, and
following the natural course as near as is
consistent with economy and good en-
| gireering. That the city attorney be
| directed to advise the council whether the
right of way therefore can be obtained BY
| condemnation and whether the cost OF
| condemnation and construction can be
betrayed by special assessment and TO ad,
wise US as to the best course to pursue
and accomplish the above improvement.
Adopted.
Aid. Corken moved that in order tc
offer some immediate relief to parties liv.
| ing north of Ninth avenue the cutting oil
q temporary ditch from Twenty second
| street TO Twentieth avenue be referred tc
the street and alley committee, city at.
torney and city engineer with power tc
act. Motion carried.
On motion OF Aid. Huesing the super
| in,endent of streets was ordered to GU
| Twenty first street between Ninth aad
Seventh avenues to grade at once as pre-
viously IT solved by the council.
| AID. Bladel offered an ordinance es-
tablishing grades on Seventeenth stree
which on motion of Aid. Guyer was laid
over until next meeting.
City Engineer Paddock informed tn,
1 coupcil that the contemplated improve
! ment Tor an extensive sewer system com
| prising about six miles of sewerage in th,
Seventh ward east of Thirty eigth stree
| would amount to about SSS 900
Aid. Guyer offered sd ordina uce for
| sewer system in the Seventh ward ant
moved Its adoption. Adopted xuani
mously.
Aid. Huesing offered an ordinance ere
ating an emergency and appropriatinl
S12 200 for an emergency fund Re
ferred to the finance and ordinance com
mittees and city attorney.
Aid. Schroeder offered a resolution di,
recting the clerk to notify the Davenport
81 Rock Islsnd street railway compan
to place that part of the streets occupied
by t. EN- in such q condition ss provide,
in the ordinances granting them tn,
right of way. Adopted
| Aid. Huesiug offered the following:
Resolved, That the city attorney
hereby directed to appear in behalf O
the city in the impending trials or prose
cutious of these called base ball cases
Adopted.
Aid. Evans offered the following an,
moved its adoption:
! Resolved, That the Rock Islander b
designated an official paper and to pub
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