Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-03
SIDE TALK.
Matters Discussed Before the
City Council Last Evening.
ANOTHER POLICEMAN NAMED

IN II I'll j..
The sing of Rock River Bridres-suit
In the L. Court to be Averted-Com-
pensation For Last Springs Meetings
While the Republican Aldermen Were
suikins - Locating the New Electric
Lights Etc
At last nights regular monthly
meeting of the city council Mayor
Medill followed the regular routine
OF proceedings by naming Frank
Neigaud as member of the police
force to fill the vacancy created by
the removal Of Officer George Long.
The nomination was confirmed l , to
/, Aid. Nelson casting the negative
vote. Mr.. Weigand resides in the
Sixth ward, is an old-time democrat,
and fully equipped to discharge the
duties Of police officer. He was for
merly night yardmaster for the Rock
Island road.
The Rock River Bridges
A report from City Engineer W. A.
Darling was read as to the cost of
raising the bridges across Rock river.
and the expense of grading and ma
cadam ling the approaches to the
bridges. He spoke of the necessity
OF clevating the bridges in conse-
| quence of the fact that the construc-
ton OF the canal will cause Il higher
stage Of water in Rock river. and the
bridges at present are not the proper
distance above high water mark as
the law contcmplates.
Aid. Evans then read n resolution
instructing the mayor and bridge
committee to confer with Capt. W.
| :. Marshall. l. ). engineer in charge
| of the canal. a. to what could he
done agreeable to the government.
the property holders along the river
being in danger should we again
have high water.
| City Attorney Haas was asked whcth
er the government would not have to
| pay the expense of raising the
| bridges as in the case OF the K. l. q
! Z. railroad bridges. He also read Il
communication from the clerk of the
| [. :. court. in Peoria, rs to the case
which was tried in the United States
court and said that ii the case was
still open. he would insert this claim
and in that way suit would not have
to be brought by the city alone.
Last Springs Meetings.
Aid. Evans asked if the seven dem
ocratic aldermen were supposed to be
paid Tor the meetings last spring,
when he republican aldermen were
not present He could not under
stand that they could he paid for any
gathering" A meeting. as he I'M
! derStood ii must necessarily consist OF
a quorum. and a. no quorum was
present, he held that there was not 4
meeting. CITY Attorney Haas was
| asked A. to his opinion. and on learn
ing that the meetings were called in
n legal manner. and that some OF the
meetings were regular ones, and that
each aldermen had received notice
due and proper. he could not see
why they should not be paid.
Locating the Lights.
Aid. kinner. from the fire and
light committee. requested that all
OF the aldermen look up their respec-
tive wards and locate the new lights.
After some discussion. each ward
was allowed two more lights. and the
aldermen are to locate them and re-
port next Monday evening.
Other Business.
An ordinance giving John Lauer-
man permission to build and main
tain private sewer nj his own eN-
pense on the south side Of Third ave
nue. between Twenty-third and Twen-
tv-fOurth streets. was passed.
Davis Co. were awarded the con
tract for building the seventh ward
sewer. being the lowest bidders.
Just before adjourning commu-
nication was read from eN-Mayor
McConochie with regard to Four
teenth avenue improvements made
some time ago by l.. f. Caller, Tor
! which II seems he was never paid in