Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-19
THE MUNICH AL BODY.
Last Nights Meeting of the City
Council
OmciaI Record of the Proceedings OF
the SessiOn-PettttOns, Ordt-
nauces, Etc.
OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mayor McConochie presiding and all the
aldermen present. The minutes of the
last regular and subsequent adjourned
meetings were read and approved, with
one correction.
Aid. Hetter moved that the mayor
and bridge committee be authorized to
employ q competent carpenter to put in
necessary floor beams in one of the Milan
bridges. Referred to the bridge commit
tee to report as to the desirability of
iron beams.
AID. Knox. from the finance COM
mittee. reported adversely as to borrowing
an emergency fund OF $12 600. Report
adopted.
Aid. Corken, from the committee
on fire and light. reported adversely on
the petition of Mrs. Burger to permit the
erection of q frame building. Report
adopted.
Aid. Corken moved that the money
paid by Arthur Burial for the
Wide.Awake hose house be refunded
| Referred to the fire and light committee.
The fire and light committee and chief
| engineer we're authorized to sell two OF
the fire bells on motion Of Aid.
Corken.
Aid. Corken moved that the
finance and fire and light committees and
the council be instructed to investigate
as to the condition of the electric fire and
police alarm. to employ an expert and re-
port. Carried.
Aid. Evans, from the health and police
committee called on Health Commits
sioner Eyster as to the location of the
dump boat. A petition Of Mitchell Il
Lynde and other business men, asking
the removal of the dump boat from the
foot of Seventeenth street. was read by
.Ix b,.I ro1 IN
motion of Aid. Huesing. Health Com
missioner Eyster then suggested the foot
of West Seventeenth street as the only
other central location, landing being
necessary and the plsnking of railway
tracks. Referred to the health and po-
lice committee with a recommendation of
a location near the abattoir, on motion of
Aid. Knox.
Aid Kinner reported adversely on the
proposed ordinance in relation 60 licens-
ing the sale of provisions. Report
adopted.
Aid Corken moved that the mayor and
license committee he ordered 10 clear the
levee of an old ferry dock and other OBJ
structions, Adopted.
The clerk read petition of Fred Rass
and T. j. Buford, property holders on
First avenue, setting forth the illegal
Island & Peoria Railway company as a
railroed storage yard, with practices in
the nature of a nuisance, and asking
relief in the premises and the opening of
Thirteenth street to the river. Referred
to the city attorney on motion of Aid.
Schroeder.
William Jackson appearing profession
ally for the petitioners. addressed the
council in support of the petition, ex-
planning the legal features involved
City Attorney Haas reported that the
ordinance granting use of ground on
First avenue to the Rock Island & Peoria
Railway company is invalid, not having
been legally passed. and that the whole
of the land from the south line of First
avenue being street, there is no ground
available for leasing purposes; the ave-
nue. may not be used for any railway
pur poses without consent of the owners
of majority of the frontage.
The city attorney read an ordinance
for the improvement of the central por-
tion OF Third avenue, covering the right
of way of the Daven port & Rock Island
Railway com pany. Passed unanimously
and the city attorney instructed to carry
the matter into the county court.
On motion of Aid. Schroeder the COM
mIttee on waterworks and wsterw orks
superintendent were Instructed to con-
slider the pumping requirements of the
Fifth avenue sewer.
Aid. Bladel submitted an ordinance es
tablishipg grades on Fourth avenue east
of Thirteenth street. and the council took
a recess to consider the accompanyin g
profile. On reassembling the ordinance
was referred to the street and alley COM
mittee, on motion of Aid Knox.
Aid. Guyer from the sewer committee
reported adversely on petitions for relief
on account of erroneous sewer assess
ment notices, the responsibility being
elsewhere. Report adopted.
Aid. Kennedy recommended that the
petition of Barth s. Babcock, in relation
tc a waterway. be granted. Referred to
the street and alley committee and city
attorney.
A plat submitted by j. II. Wilson
was referred to the street and alley COM
mittee.
A bill of G. Hoch was referred to the
street and alley committee.
Aid. Guyer called up the ordinance
authorizing the Davenport s. Rock Isl
and Railway Co, to extend its line on
Fourteenth avenue and moved Its adop>
ton. Aid. Schroeder offered an amend~
ment for the macadamizing of street
crossings, which was adopted. Aid. Ken
nedy moved an amendment requiring
Is minute trips. Lost z to z, the
mayor voting no. The ordinance was
then passed, 10 to 3 (Bladel, Fickin-
scher)
The clerk read petition of the Varie-
ty Wood Works for the immediate lay
ing of water main on Eleventh street.
The mayor stated that the pipes were on
the ground, and would be laid as soon as
the water~soaked ground is in condition
The city attorney asked for instructions
as to certain sewer and paving assess