Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-21
SIDE TALK.
Gist OF the Business TRANSACTED Mt
last Nights Council Meeting-A
Busy Night for Aldermen.

at last nights meeting of the municipal
BODY. Aid. Knox brought up the SUBJ
Ject of the dump boat being anchored at
the foot of Seventeenth street and spoke
or the complaint arising therefrom. He
moved that the health commissioner use
his judgment as the moving of the boat,
and the motion was carried.
Another progressive step was taken on
motion OF Aid. Knox, who moved that
question Of erecting a new scale building
and stand on Market Square be referred
to the license and market committee and
the mayor with power to act, 5000 out
OF the contingent fund being appropri-
ated for that purpose.
The matter of passing an ordinance for
sewer through the Columbian grounds
for the purpose'of draining ground in
that vicinity was brought up by Aid.
Guyer, the ordinance being accompanied
by right of way through the Columbian
grounds in the form of quit claim deed.
~ uioSuooAoA SalHO up ds W what INC
city's share of the special assessment
would be, and the matter was referred to
the sewer and ordinance committee to
report.
Aid. Dan Corken moved that as the
weather was warm and number of citi.
zens were in waiting, that the rules be
suspended to admit of new business. This
being done, he presented the resolutions
adopted by the mass meeting of working
men at Harper's theatre on Sunday night
and moved their adoption. Aid. Kennedy
then moved that they be referred to
the mayor and city attorney as to legal
points which was carried. As game
would probably be played before another
meeting Of the council, Aid. Huesing
moved the adoption of a resolution in
structing the mayor to notify the chief
of police not to interfere with the games
until the council could further investi>
gate as to its premises in the matter and
the resolution was adopted.
The petition of majority of the prop
erty holders abutting Fourteenth avenue
requesting that the Davenport & Rock
Island street railway company be grant
ed right of way along that avenue from
Thirtieth to Thirty -eighth street, togeth-
er with an ordinance presented for the
same was referred to the ordinance commit
tee and city attorney to report. As con-
siderable time had already beer spent in
discussion, Aid. Kennedy moved to ad-
Joutn until next Monday night, when the
matter OF some new plats in the Seventh
ward will he discussed.
A rather unpleasant affair oc-
CURED after the council had
adjourned. Maj Bssrdsley through
no solicisatio OF anyone connected with
the late movement for Sunday base ball
took it upon himself to address the coun-
Gil il behalf of such, AID being di pleased
at the mayors action in rapping for order
after he had spoken sometime waited at
the foot of the stairs leading to the coun-
Gil chamber until the body had
adjourned. When the aldermen
were passing down the Stairs, the major
addressed Insulting remarks to some Of
them. Mayor MeConocbic paused at the
foot of the stairs and inquired of the ma
jor if he was waiting for him. and the
latter being not a. all himself, made al
assault upon the mayor but was quickly
thrown back by several policemen, and
restrained until the mayor had proceeded
on home.
1t may be proper to reiterste that Mai
Beradsley was in no sense present on be-
half of those interested in Sunday base
ball The affair is certainly to be re-
GREETED and would probably not have
occurred bad not the major been in
condition not at all himself.
f'oiice Points