Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-10
The MUNICIPAL MILL.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the
City Council.
PETITIONS Presented ana Other me.,
tiers OF Importance Acted Upon
Last Evening-The Al.
jOurned Session.
loFFIcIAL REPORT |


nelly. Thomas j. Robinson and Others
owners of property on the west aide ~
Twenty fourth street AUDITING the via
duct asking the appointment of q com.
mittee with full power to confer with
them and settle the amount of damages
due them by reason OF the injury done by
the erection Of said viaduct. On motion
OF Aid. Schroeder the same was referred
to the street and alley committee and city
attorney to report.
The clerk read the following petitions:
A petition of George McMaster and
Mrs. Mary Blackburn to extend the city
water pipe to their premises on Seventh
avenue between Forty-third and Fcrty.
fourth streets, distance of IT'S feet from
the present main on Seventh avenue not
later than July /, to be of any ADVANTAGE,
Referred to the wsterworks committee
and superintendent.
A petition of Charles Hodges and others
to use part of Forty third street for the
use OF base ball park desiring to leave
15 feet for passage on what would be
called Forty>second street if plated for
passage and 10 grant the use Of the same
for the ball season of 1892. On motion
OF Aid. Schroeder the same was referred
to the street and alley committee and the
mayor with power to act.
A petition Of Mrs L. M. Seaberp and
Others to take the necessary steps to pre-
vent the Rock Island and Moline base
ball club and everybody else from OBJ
structing Forty>third street with any
fence. or anything else that will hinder
or obstruct the traffic on said street.
On motion of AID Evans the same was
received and fled
A petition Of j. P. " ilson and others
to place light on the corner of Third
avenue and Forty-fifth street, there icing
quite large settlement, which derive no
benefit from the Fifth avenue lights.
Ref.rre to fire and light committee.
A petition of A. E Allen and others to
extend water main on Sixth avenue be-
tween Twenty-second and Twenty-third
streets. Referred to waterworks COM
mittee and superintendent.
A petition of Thomas J Robinson and
David Stephens, lessee for the right to
lay single switch track from the prem
ises of the north ITO feet of lots 8, 4 and
3 in block 2 of Bailey s. Boyle's addition
west to connect with the tracks of the St.
Louis Rock Island s. Chicago railroad.
or the c.. B. & Q railroad for the pur-
pose of using same in connection with a
stone yard; also an accompanying ordi-
nance for said privilege. o, motion OF
Aid. Guyer the same was referred to the
street and alley committee and city attor-
ney to report.
A petition of T. 8. Slvis and other g.
idents of South Rock Island to build
PLANK sidewalk on Twelfth street COM
Eencing at the south side of Ninth ave.
nue. south to the city limits. Referred to
the street and alley committee.
A petition of j. ] Lerch and others to
cause sewer TO be built by special as
sessment 1875 feet south of Fourteenth
avenue and running in northerly direc-
ton to the north line of Thirteenth ave.
nue. in the alley between Thirty eighth
and Thirty ninth streets. Referred to
sewer committee.
A petition of the butchers doing bust
ness in this city to exempt them from
further payment of an annual sanitary Ii,
cense fee. believing the same to be un-
Just and illegal as it discriminstes be-
tween them and other merchants Re
ferred to the ordinance and license CONF
mittees.
A petition of j. L. Haas and others 10
cause sewer to be constructed on Forty
fourth street from its intersection with
Edgewood avenue to the right of way Of
the c.. Il. & P railway, and thence by
the most feasible route TO the river. Re
ferred 10 the sewer committee and CITY
engineer to report.
Aid. Knox presented a petition of
George E. Bailey to be allowed to build
a barn in the alley between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets and First and Second
avenues. to be covered. roof and sides,
with Canton steel building material, the
written consent of adjoining property
owners having been obtained. The
pray yer Of the petition was granted.
Aid. Knox presented a bill of salary
due to the retiring aldermen and moved
that the sum of Sl2 each be allowed to
w. P. Tindall Charles Durham and
Paul Thiesep. Motion carried and amount
allowed by unanimous vote.
Aid. Knox offered the following:
Resolved, That committee of three |
aldermen be appointed to procure plans
for neat scale house and speakers stand |
on Market square and present the same at
the next meeting" Adopted and the |
mayor appointed as such committee Aid. |
Knox. Guyer and Dauber.
Aid. Guyer offered resolution to put
Thirty-elghth street in a safe and passas |
BILE condition. Referred to street and
alley committee.
Aid. Bladel offered resolution direct
ing the street commissioner TO cut side
walks to grade on Sixth street between |
Third and Fourth avenues; also Fourth |
avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets. |
10 street and alley committee.
Aid. Kennedy offered q resolution for
the grading Of Twenty-first street between
Eighth and Ninth avenue to carry off the
surface water. Referred to street and
alley committee and city engineer.
Aid. Kennedy reported favorably on
the plat of Barth g. Babcock's addition,
and on motion recess of Is mir utes was
taken for examination OF the plat. On
Aid. Corken moved to &C.
cept the plat. AID Schroeder moved as
an amendment that it be referred to the |