Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Last Nights Regular Council
Meeting.
Vmriai Proceedings OF the Alder.
manic Acknowledgements
Things or Import.
ance.
OFFICIAL REPORT,

CITY COUNCIL Room. Rock ISLAND.
June 20.--Tfe council met in regular
seml-monthly session at s D. M, Mayor
McConochie presiding and all the alder
men present.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Aid. Knox stated that public senti.
ment is very much in favor of having the
dump boat removed from its present To-
cation to where it would be less obnoxious,
and moved that the commissioner of
health use his judgment as to the re-lo-
cation or moving of the dump boat.
Motion carried.
Aid. Corken moved that an a. ditionsl
garbage wagon be employed during the
hot season. Motion adopted.
Aid. Knox moved that the erection of
the new scale building on Market Square
be referred to the committee On license
and markets and the mayor, with power
to act, and that $500 be appropriated
out of the contingent fund for that pur
pose. Motion adopted.
Aid. Kennedy reported an ordinance
establishing grades east of Thirty-eighth
street, and moved its adoption. Adopt
ed unanimously.
Aid. Guyer presented an ordinance for
the construction of sewer system in the
Seventeenth ward with ACCOMMODATING
agreement for right of way through the
Columbian park ground in the form of
quit claim deed. Referred to sewer and
ordinance committee to report
Aid. Huesing from the printing COM
mittee, submitted report as to the allow
ance of printing bills of the Union and
ARGUS less $25 deduction to each. Aid
Kennedy moved as a substitute that the
bills be allowed in full. No second.
The report was adopte and the amend.
ments allowed as recommended by vote
of Is TO l, Aid. Kennedy voting mo"
Aid. Kennedy from the street and alley
committee submitted a report recon-
mendlng sundry street Improvements,
which wss adopted.
Aid. Corken moved to suspend the
rules and offered the folio wing resolutions
of workingmen's mass meeting in Harpers
theatre on Sunday evening, June 10, for
adoption:
Whereas, A number of citizens of the
city of Rock Island have met hereto
fore for the purpose of taking action with
reference to the Sunday ball games in this
city, and
Whereas, That same assembIsge at
their meeting held. passed resolutions
calling upon the city authorities to take
action to stop the same. Be it
Resolved, By this assembly of persons
who can not attend ball games other than
on Sunday, that it is its desire and wish
that the municipal authorities of this CITY
take no official action tending toward
preventing ball games on Sunday, so long
as the audience attending the same con-
duct themselves in a gentlenauly and
peaceful manner. and do not disturb the
quiet and peace of the immediate neign-
borhood. Be it further
Resolved, That copy of these resol~
utions be presented to his honor, Mayor
McConochie and the city council of the
city of Rock Island.
Aid. Kennedy moved as an amendment
that the same be referred to the mayor
and city attorney as TO its legal points.
SO referred.
Aid, Huesing offered the following:
Resolved, That the mayor is hereby di-
rected to instruct the city marshal not to
enforce the order given him to stop play
ing base ball on Sunday until the CITY
council can further investigate the mat
ter. Resolution carried as follows:
Ayes-Johnson, Hetter, Corken, Flick
enscher, Huesing, Dauber, Evans, Guy
er, 8.
Noes-Bladel, Kinner, Schroeder, Ken,
nedy, Nelson. 5
Aid. Knox asked to be excused from
voting.
AID. Kennedy submitted plat of
South Park second addition and a plat
of J. 81. Wilson, which were referred
back 10 the committee as not in accord
ance with former resolution of the
council regarding the establishment of
grades. Aid Kennedy reported as to
the condition of Ninth avenue in the Vi
cinity of Twenty second and
Twenty-frst streets and moved that it be
made special matter in the next meet
ing. Carried
The clerk read petition of a major
ity of abutting property holders on
Fourteenth avenue that right of way be
granted to the Davenport s. Rock Island
street railway company to extend their
line of street railway from Thirtieth to
Thirty-eighth street, which with an &C.
companying ordinance presented by Aid.
Guyer was referred to the ordinance
committee and city attorney to report.
Aid. Schroeder offered a resolution d.
rectlng the city clerk to notify the Rock
Island Fuel Co. to move their kindling
wood from near the mouth of Twenty
seventh street sewer SO as to not interfere
with the discharge Of said sewer. Adopts
ed.
On motion of Aid. Kennedy the coun-
Gil adjourned to next Monday evening,
Tuue 81.
ROBERT KoKHLER.
City Clerk.