Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-13

sippi canal, asking free passage over the
bridges by government teams, Aid.
Knox moved that full fare be charged to
all parties crossing the bridges. without
distinction. Motion carried.
Aid. Schroeder. from the finance com
mite, moved that Edwards & Walsh be
allowed 81, 900 on Fifth avenue account.
Motion carried and amount allowed by
unanimous vote.
Aid. Corken, from the fire and light
committee. submitted a report as to the
! increase of salary to the paid fire depart
ment. The committee came TO no agree.
ment. The committee recommended
| that the steam fire engine be cleaned and
to be disposed of by sale, and further re-
commended that upon petition by citi-
zens paid fire company be started in
the east ard west ends of the city as soon
as possible and the surplus engine houses
be offered for sale. On motion of Aid.
Schroeder the report was received and
referred to the finance, and fire and light
| committee and the mayor to report.
Aid. Corken moved that the chief of
| the fire department be required to sleep
| at the Central engine house for the better
efficiency of the department in case of
| fire. Motion adopted.
Aid. Huesing moved that the ordinance
committee with the city attorney be in
structed to draft an ordinance for the
| paving of Fourth avenue from First to
| Twentieth street and wenty>third to
Twenty fourth street, also Twenty fourth
street from Third to Fifth avenue with a
single course of brick and the street and
alley committee to prepare specifications
accordingly and to report at the next
meeting. Motion carried.
Aid. Huesing moved that the ordi-
nance committee be also instructed to
prepare an ordinance for the paving of
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets with
one course of brick from Third avenue
south. Motion adopted.
Aid. Biadel from the street and alley
committee, reported in the matter of
damages claimed by the erection ef the
| viad1ct to certain parties. that the city is
no way liable for the same.
IL the matter of boulevarding one block
on Fourteenth street the committee rec
commended to avoid conflict with the or
dinance passed in relation thereto, that
the county officials and the St. Joseph
parish deposit the full amount due on as
sessment with the city collector pending
; settlement after the contract work is
finished. On motion the report with
recommendation was adopted.
Aid. Bladel offered q resolution direct
ing the clerk to notify the Rock Island
Stove Co. to clean their sewer on Third
} street according to agreement as per or,
; dinance passed. Adopted.
Aid. Schroeder submitted the follow
: ing:
, Rock ISLAND. H., Sept. 10. 1892
} HIS HONOR THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF Rock ISLAND: Intelli-
gence comes to hand this date. of the
decease of Hon. E. P Reynolds, Sr ,ex-
| Of III ott fhar 90 &c
son, in Wymore, Neb., the 18th inst, at
9:15 p. m
| 1t is expected that the remains will be
brought to this city for interment. Par
, ticulars as to time and place of funera
obsequies have not yet been received, but
! will doubtless be announced through the
l city press on the arrival here of the fam
lily from Wymore,
His distinguished characteristic at
: tributes as a man and citizen, as vel
J as his deservediy high reputa ton in rail.
way construction and his official services
: as former mayor of Rock Island, gave
him widely extended and favora5ly rep
| utstion as a public executive, and in an
/ especial manner endesred him to his fell
5 low citizens for his unsull;ed honor, in-
, tegrity and public spirit.
Information of the demise of SO eni-
nent a citizen and resident of our city
} has been deemed worthy to be presented
| in this special manner to the attention
: and consideration of your honorable
body. Respectfully yours.
V. M. BLANDING.
On motion the same was received and
filed. Aid. Schroeder paid tribute to
!, the services rendered by the deceased ex
Mayor Reynolds as citizen and faithful
city official and moved that the council
nav it's resDects by ATTENDING the funeral
in q body, the arrangement of which to
be left with the mayor. Motion carried
unanimously.
The clerk read q communication with
accompanying ordinance from John D.
Cameron of Chicago, for the privilege
of erecting gas works and laying mains
for fuel and light. Referred to ordi
nance committee.
| The clerk read communication of
| Downing Bros, entering complaint why
a certain job at the waterworks has not
been let by contract. etc. Aid Evans
moved that the same he laid on the Ia
BILE. Aid Hetter moved that it be re.
| fCrred to the waterworks committee tor
investigation. So referred on motion of
Aid. Schroeder. Supt. Murrin was
| given permission to be heard in explsna-
| ton of the matter.
The clerk read bill Of damages of
John L. Bean to the amount of $217, by
overflow of his basement. Referred to
claims committee.
A petition of James Hardin and others
for water service on Seventh street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth avenues, was
referred to the waterworks committee.
On motion the council adjourned
ROBERT KoEHLER,
City Clerk.