Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Regular Semi-MontnIy Meeting of the
city Council Last Evening.
OFFICIAL REPORT.

OFFICIAL REPORT.
CITY COUNCIL Room Rock ISLAND,
March 20.-The city council met in
regular semi-monthly session at 8
p NJ, Mayor McConochie presiding
and all aldermen present. The min
utes OF the last meeting We're read
and approved.
Aid. Knox presented a bill OF
the circuit clerk for court costs.
Referred to the city attorney.
A proposition looking to the sale
of hose house bell was referred to
the fire and light committee on mo-
ton of Aid. Corken.
Aid. Bladel, from the ordi-
nance committee, offered an ordi-
nance for the improvement of Twen-
ty-third street; by special taxation,
by installments. Passed by unan-
imous vote.
Aid. Guyer presented an ordinance
for the construction of sidewalks by
special taxation. Amended and
passed unanimously.
Aid. Guyer read an ordinance in
| relation to public parks and squares,
which provides for the suppression
of dogs. Referred to the city at
torney.
The matter of putting Fourteenth
avenue in passable condition was re-
ferred to the street and allev COM
mittee with power to act.
Jacob r. Huber was allowed to
make connection with the Ninth
street sewer on payment of proper
ton of costs.
Aid. Guyer, from the sewer COM
mittee, reported on the petition of
c. j. w. Schreiner, recommending
that the city pay $25 and that so per
cent of collections outstanding be
paid to the city, Mr.. Sohre:ner to re-
tain ownership. Report unanimous
ly adopted.
Aid. Guyer reported as to the pro-
posed pump from the Fifth avenue
sewer to be run by electric power,
indicating that the requirement can
not be supplied. Report received.
Aid. Guyer. from the waterworks
| committee, reported favorably on the
ordering OF water pipe. Report re-
| ceived.
Aid. Bladel read petition OF
Buncher Bros. and others, asking the
! extension OF watermains on Sixth
street. Referred to the waterworks
| committee.
! the clerk read Il petition for the
! extension Of water works on Fifteenth
| street. Referred to the waterworks
/ committee.
! Aid Nelson offered a resolu-
ton requesting the c. Il. * @, and
c. Il. |. & p, railroad companies to
| place 2 plank walk across tracks al
Forty-siXth street. Adopted.
The clerk read petition from A.
! Broom asking damages by reason OF
! injuries to horse, sustained in
! crossing a street railway track. Re
| ferred to the claims committee.
Aid. Huesing moved that the
matter of printing ballots for the
coming election be let to the lowest
| bidder. Referred to the printing
committee with power to act.
Aid. Knox moved that the
report on river front railways be re-
! committed and the representatives
of the railways be given an oppor-
! tunity To be heard.
The clerk read communication
=. from the Representatives of the Rock
! Island & Peoria and Chicago, Bur.
/ lington * Quincy railway companies
! demonstrating against any action,
! calculated to lead to litigation on
f; the question of title to occupancy
f, of First avenue, and Offering to make
track service arrangements with any
| new railroad company seeking en-
trance into the city. Also petition
/ in support of this memorial signed
, BIZ the Rock Island Plow company
and large number of business men
| Aid. ,Guyer moved to lay OF
| the table the motion to recommit, sc
! that the council should decide the
matter. The motion was not second
| ed. and the motion of Aid
Knox was adopted.
Adjourned
| RoRERT KOEHLER. City Clerk