Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-19
COUNCIL CONCERNS.
ohicial Proceedings of Last Nights Semi
Monthly Session.
lOficial ReDnrt

mayor Med1ll presiding and all the
aldermen present except Kuschman.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting and subsequent special ses-
sion were read and approved.
The mayor submitted a special
message on the employment of idle
labor, as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL:
take this opportunity to call the at
tentlon Of your honorable body to
the fact that we are in measure
and will be liable to be confronted
with serious problem.
You are all well aware of the fnan-
cial depression that has swept over
the entire country. causing manu-
factories and other industries to
cease operation for time and others
to cut down their working force,
winch has consequently thrown out
OF employment large mum Der of
our citizens who have families de-
pendent upon them. They ha We
naturally turned to the city for as
sistance in the way of employment.
That they are needy and deserving
OF assistance is beyond question. At
the beginning of the fiscal wear, we
appropriated for street and alley pur-
poses the sum of $4,000. expecting
at the same time we would be able to
coniine our expenditures to this
amount. But owing to the vast
amount of improvements we have
been compelled to make during the
past summer, we have expended ont
OF the original sum appropriated
IS, 1907, leaving an uneNpended bal
ance to the credit of the street and
alley fund of S1,254.43. That this
small sum is quite inadequate to car
ry on the system of improvements
that have been inaugurated and give
to the large number OF
our citizens who are demanding
work. is very apparent to YOU all.
In view of this fact | would recon-
mend that your honorable body take
some action looking toward the re-
lief of this condition OF affairs. and
would respectfully suggest that YOU
the mayor and city clerk to
for loan of ut least So. 600
to be used for street and alley pur-
poses. and to be repaid out of the re-
sources of next wear.
With this amount at our command
the authorities of the city would then !
be able To carry on the work so much |
needed. and provide the unemployed !
with means of subsistence. Philan- |
throPhy. economy and good iudg- !
ment dictate that the idle should be !
given employment. as that employ
ment means Il direct gain to the en-
tire community. and will promote
health, happiness and prosperity,and |
prevent the opposite.
Aid. Corken moved that the mavor |
and city clerk he authorized to Dor |
row 5000 for street and alley pur-
poses. Carried by unanimous vote.
The clerk submitted the treasurer'S |
report for August as corrected
a petition of John Stroehle for |
leave to erect frame building on
Fifteenth street and Fourth avenue |
was referred to the fire and light |
A petition OF residents of Nine |
teenth and Twentieth streets for ex- /
tensions of watermains was granted |
motion of Aid. Nelson.
a petition of John Gibson for leave !
to erect n watering trough in front |
If his premises was referred to the |
committee with power to
act.
A petition asking the extension of
on Eighth avenue was re-
erred to the waterworks committee
% report.
\ petition for a suitable water
main on Fourth avenue and another
or Seventh street were also referred |
% the same committee.
Also petition from NJ. W. Battles
or permission to lay a Waterman.
he cost to be betrayed ont of water
entails, was referred to the same
A bill OF j. n. Huntoon was re-
erred to the committee on bridges |
md city attorney. on motion of Aid. I
Aid. Kennedy. from the committee
IN claims submitted 4 report reject
nc the claim of Mrs. Bordeaux |
which was adopted
Aid. Evans, from the police COM
mittee. submitted n series of rules |
Tor the government of the police.
which were adopted.
Aid. Roth submitted an ordinance
establishing grade at Fifteenth |
street and Fifth-and-a-half avenue. |
Passed.
Further time was granted the park |
on the proposed upper |
end square, on motion of Aid. Roth. |
Aid. Maucker offered a resolution |
a contract with Barth & |
Babcock for the filling of certain |
sidewalks to grade under the direc-
ton of the street and alley commit
tee. Referred to the street and alley |
committee with power to act, : to 6. |
Aid. Foss offered a resolution in
structing the street uperintendent
to lay 4 cross walk on Fortieth street
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