Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-11
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
The Adjourned Meeting of the City COun-
cii-OfficiaI Note-Other Business
OFFICIAL REPORT.

CITY COUNCIL Room Rock ISLAND,
| April 10.-The city council met in
| adjourned session at 8 p NJ, Mayor
McConochie presiding and all alder
| men present except Guyer.
Aid. Johnson, from the committee
, on claims, reported the city not liza
BILE on a claim for damages growing
out of a street car collision, and that
the aggrieved person should look to
the street car company for reimburse
ment Report adopted.
Aid. Bladel, from the ordinance
committee, reported resolution dis
continuing the office of commissioner
of health. Aid. Dauber offered an
amendment making it go into effect
one year from date. Aid. Hetter. as
substitute, moved to lay on the
table. Lost, 6 to 6. the mayor voting
no. The amendment was lost, 2 to
II (Ald. Evans having entered in
time for this vote and the original
resolution was then rejected by the
following vote:
Ayes-Bladel, johnson, Kennedy,
Schroeder, Nelson-5.
mos Hetter, Kinner, Corken,
Fickenscher, Dauber. Huesing, Evans
KNOX.
Aid Knox offered a resolution for
the construction of certain sidewalks
and on his motion it was referred to
the incoming council.
Aid. Kennedy offered an ordinance
establishing certain grades on Seven
teenth street. Passed unanimously.
Aid. Schroeder moved that the
street and alley committee be en-
powered to arrange for the cutting
down of Il bank of gravel near the
waterworks. Adopted.
Aid. Schroeder submitted report
on the petition of the Tri-City Flee
trio Sprinkler Co, reported favor
ably, with a suggestion from the
waterworks superintendent. Report
adopted.
Aid. Blaael. Kennedy and Nelson
read petitions from certain property
holders for the extension of water
mains. Referred to the waterworks
committee.
The clerk opened proposals for the
construction of various sewers in
Barth & Babcock's addition from
Davis & Co. and NJ. Yerbury, and the
contract was unanimously awarded
to Davis & Co. as the lowest bidders.
The clerk read a communication
from DR.. G.. l.. EySter, commissioner
of health, urging that the city be at
once placed in a good sanitary con-
dition, in view of the cholera pre-
vailing in Europe. Recommendation
adopted and the health commissioner
authorized to proceed with the work.
The clerk submitted 4 plat OF j.
II. Wilson's addition. Ordered re-
turned with the information that it
viii be accepted when the changes
heretofore recommended by the
street and alley committee are
made.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the Rock Island Stove Co. to clean
out the sewer under its premises on
Fourth street.
On motion of Aid. Nelson the Rock
Island-Moline Base Ball club was or
dered to remove its fence on Thirty
eighth street in 10 days, or it will be
removed by the city marshal ut the
clubs expense.
The canvass of the vote of the late
CITY election was declared in order,
and the mayor appointed as COM
| mittee for the purpose Aids Nelson,
fzN
then called Aid. Bladel to the chair
and a recess was taken.
On reassembling City Clerk Koch
Ter read the committees report of the
result of the canvass of the vote,
which was as follows:
Mavor-W McConochie, 1850; r.
j. MedilI. Jr., .569-Medill's ma or-
ity. 10.
Clerk-H A Mcdonald. .519; A.
ID. Huesing. ,560-Huesing' ma or
ity, II.
Attorney. L. Haas, 1,690; W.
McEniry, /.
Treasurer-C. F. Lynde, 1.63s; j.
Nj. Buford, !, 413-Lynde's majority,
225.
Police Magistrate-W F. Schroe-
der, 1921; H. c. Wivill. 1,449-
Schroeder's majority, III.
Aldermen-First ward, William
Roth, 374; Second ward, j. A. Faust,
231: f. Schroeder, 299; Third ward,
J. +. Van Horn, 1S1, Daniel Corken.
312: Fourth ward. Charles Feibig.
POS. W. C.. Maucker, 222; Fifth ward,
b. f. Knox, POP. Il. Kuschmann, 246;
Sixth ward, j. F. Kramer, POI, John
Kanosky, POS; Seventh ward, {. w.
Foss. 236, F. II. Bein, 173.
Hospital tax-for, LOGO; against,
343; affirmative majority, 7O3.
The committees report moving the
candidates declared elected, was re-
ceived and adopted on motion of Aid.
Knox. As to the hospital tax, the
opinion of City Attorney Haas was
given that as the tax had not received
a majority of all the votes cast at the
election it had failed to carry, action
was deferred The council then adj