Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-16
THE SEMl-MONTHLY.
Interesting Session of the Council
Last Evening.
Petitions, Improvements and Othe +
Matters of Importance COnsid-
cred by the Municipal Body.
GOFFICIAL REPORT.

McConochie presiding and tie aldermen
present except Knox. The minutes of
the last meeting were read aud approved
The clerk read the following petitions:
From NJ. Buncher and others, to fill at
least every other street to grade below
Ninth street. Referred to the street and
alley committee.
From Lewis Smith for water pipe con
nection with the Garnsey square water
main. Referred to waterworks commit
tee.
From John L. Corcoran and others,
to be relieved OF sewer tax on the pro-
posed Thirteenth street sewer south Of
Fifth avenue. Referred to sewer COM
mittee.
From the members of the paid fire de-
partment for additional pay in the form
of clothing allowance of So % per
month. Aid. Corken moved that the
prayer Of the petitioners he granted.
Aid. Evans moved as an amendment to
refer to the fire and light committee and
city attorney. Amendment carried.
Ayes-Bladel. johnson. Kinner, Hues
ing, Evans, Kennedy, Schroeder. Guyer
8.
Noes-Hetter, Corken. Fickinscher,
Dauber Nelson's. .lS<p-2-s
From P T. McElberne and others, to
fill the north end of Forty third street
with the surplus earth taken from Fifth
avenue. Aid. Schroeder moved to refer
to street aud alley committee with power
to act. Aid. Kennedy moved as an
amendment that it be laid on the table.
Amendment adopted.
The clerk read petition from Ernest
Buck and others. for watering trough
on the south side of Fifth aye
nue., near Twenty-sixth street, and also
petition from F. Holdorf for a wa
ter trough in front of his prem
Uses on Third avenue between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets. On motion of
Aid. Guyer the above petitions were
granted, provided the same were put in
and maintained at the petitioners ex-
pense, TO be of the most improved pat
tern, to have proper sewer connections.
and to be located and erected under the
supervision of the superintendent of
waterworks.
The clerk read a petition of j III. Kerr
and others to make Fourteenth avenue.
between Thirty>eighth and Forty fourth
streets, pssssble for loaded teams to
travel. Referred to street and alley
committee.
The clerk read communication from
Aid. Knox calling attention 10 the bad
condition OF the Third avenue sewer AT
Twenty-f1rst street, owing to the water
main running through said sewer and
urging remedy before the paving at
that place is done. On motion or Aid.
Guyer the superintendent OF the water
works YVES instructed to put in an u
water connection under the sewer at
once.
Aid johnson from the committee on
claims, reported favorably on a bill of
Dan DAILY, 81, for damage to sidewalk.
Report received and amount allowed,
12-1 evans
Aid Schroeder from the finance com.
mittee reported in favor OF allowing the
Rockford Construction company "a 600
on account of the Third avenue paving
contract. The amount was allowed by
unanimous vote.
AID Bladel, from the ordinance COM
mittee, reported sp ordinance granting
to the Chicago. Burlington & Gu ncy
Railroad company the right to construct
and use single track through and
across Nineteenth street for the purpose
of reaching the warehouse of the Geiser
Manufacturing company. Adopted
unanimously, on motion OF Aid. Guyer.
Aid Kennedy from the street and al
lev committee reported fayorably on the
bill of J. n. Drayton. $50 sc tor relay
sidewalk by establishing new grade in
front of his premises. Report adopted
and amount allowed by unanimous vote.
Aid. Evans moved that the sidewalk in
front Of the St. Mary's church and par
sonage be raised to grade at the city's ex,
pense. Aid. Kennedy moved an
amendment that the matter be referred
to the street and alley committee.
Amendment adopted.
Aid. Guyer. from the sewer committee,
reported IN examination nf no
sewer pump facilities and the proposed
electric appliances. and that some cores
pondence in relation thereto is pending,
further time to report which was granted
Aid. Guyer also;reported that dt csying
ratings in the vicinity of the sewer out
let on Fifth avenue is causing obstruc-
tons to the flow of the water and moved
that the superintendent Of streets be in
structed to remove them. Motion car
ried.
Aid Nelson offered resolution di-
recting the superintendent of streets to
open certain cutters In the Seventh
ward which was adopted.
Aid. Huesing. from the printing cons
mittee reported favorablv on the bill of
the Rock Island ARGUS, $176 u, referred
and moved that the bill be allowed. Re-
port received and amount allowed BY
unanimous vote.
Aid. Kennedy presented deed of
Barth & Bsbcock for an easement for
sewer purposes and moved that the same
be accepted. Motion lost as follows:
Ayes-Corken, Evans, Ken nedy-3.
Noes-Bladel, johnson. Hetter. Kin
ner, Fickenscher, Huesing. Dsuber,
Schroeder. Guyer, Nelson-10
On motion the council adjourned.
ROBERT KoEHLER, City Clerk.