Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Lsst Night. Regular Monthly Couaci

.Meessae.
CITY Council CHAMBER. Rock ISL
AND. Nov. 90. 1SSS.-The city cOun-
Gil met in regular semi-monthly ses-
sion at 8 o'clock p. m. Mayor Medill
presiding and ali the aldermen pres
ent except Fickenscher. The minutes
Of the last meeting were read. and
approved.
The mayor laid before the council
an invitation of the Edwards & Walsh
Construction company to participate
in an excursion to Galesburg to in
spect the pavements of that city on
Wednesday next. Accepted, on mo-
ton Of Aid. Evans.
The clerk read communication
from the Police Telephone & Signal
company, in relation to the instru-
ment placed in the residence of Will
liam kamskill while chief engineer of
the fire department. the purport be-
ing that the ownership is vested in
the city and not in Mr.. Ramskill.
Aid. Bladel moved that the chief of
the fire department he instructed to
take such steps as he may deem
necessary. Carried.
The clerk read communication
from Thomas Latin asking for per-
mission to erect "a frame livery and
| feed barn. to be covered with CORFU
gated or sheet iron aud tin roof. on
Fourth avenue near Seventeenth
street. Mr.. Latin explained his pro-
ject. on invitation. A substitute to
refer to the fire and light committee
was rejected. and the petition
granted. on the original motion of
Aid. Dauber.
The police committee was granted
further lime to report on the medical
bill of DIR. &. Il. kinyon.
| Aid. Maucker. from the ordinance
committee. submitted an ordinance
regulating the landing of boats. 9TH
err than steamers, on the river front
of this city. Laid over on demand
of Aids. Kennedy and Evans under
the state law. il being considered u
committee report. having been sub
mitted on call of the committees.
Aid. Mauckcr then withdrew the or
dinance As having been improperly
presented.
Aid. kuschmann. from the street
and alley committee. submitted a
report favoring the temporary i'm
provemcnt of Fourteenth avenue.
which was adopted. He also re-
ported the placing of the river road
in passable condition. and in relation
to other work. Report adopted.
The clerk read petition of Henry
Wins. stating that Anticipating as
scssncnts on Third avenue had been
paid. the Davenport 4 Rock Island
Railway company put in "a switch.
thereby occupying more Of the thor
oughfare than il paid assessment on.
and asking that the property hold
ers be compensated. Referred to the
street and alley committee and city
attOrney.
Aid. Dauber from the sewer com
mittee reported favorably ON the
petition OF Swan Tropp and
J. W. Sinnett in relation to
the occupancy of private prop
erty by the city for sewer in
Sinnctt's addition. and asking *2Ot
as recompense. and moved that the
amount be allowed rs asked, for per
petual right of way and that the
assessment stand. Adopted by unan
imOus vote.
The clerk read remonstrance O.
j. A. Montgomery and other prop
erty holders against the construction
Of the proposed Twenty-first stree
sewer extension. Received and placed
on file.
City Engineer Darling reporte,
the old Twenty-first street sewer t,
be in bad condition. ana needin
overhauling. j. W. Welch also gav'
some information As to the condition
of sewers in that vicinity. and tn,
need of river outlet. Further tim,
to prepare an ordinance was the,
granted the sewer committee.
, Aid. Bla,iel offered resolution in
structing the city surveyor to max
a survey on Third street from Sew
enth to Eleventh avenues. to ascer
tain if any portion is occupied b,
private parties. Adopted.
A motion to adjourn by Aid. Evan
was adopted 3 to 4.
4. ID. HuEsING. City Clerk.