Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-20
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Proceedings of Last Nights Adjourned
Council Meeting.
rOMcisl Report

Council Meeting.
rOmcial Report
CITY COUNCIL Room, Rock ISLAND,
June 19.-The city council met in
| regular semi-monthly session, Mayor
Medill pressing and all the aldermen
present. The minutes of the last
regular and adjourned meetings were
read and approved.
Aid. Schroeder, from the bridge
committee, reported in favor of re-
pairing the bridge at Forty-second
street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth avenues. Report adopted.
Aid. Corken moved that the o. S.
Kelly Co. be allowed 1.130.67 on ac-
count. Carried-1O to (Fickenscher,
Dauber, Maucker, Kuschmann).
Aid. Kuschmann reported defect
in the steam road roller which was
guaranteed for one year. The same
was referred to the street and alley
committee for investigation.
The fire and light committee was
granted farther time in the matter of
establishing new hose companies.
Aid. Evans, from the police COM
mittee, reported in favor of placing
Is telephone attachments in different
police and fire alarm boxes. Report
adopted.
Aid. Maucker presented an ordi-
nance for private sewer for c. f.
Evans and associates and moved its
adoption. Adopted unanimously.
Aid. Nelson presented an ordinance
declaring a certain cesspool on lot
10, block G, Edgewood Park addition
to the city, nuisance and moved its
adoption. Adopted unanimously.
The clerk read an ordinance for the
paving of the Davenport 4 Rock ISL
and Street Railway company's tracks
on Seventeenth and Nineteenth
streets between Third and Fourth
avenues. Adopted unanimously on
motion of Aid. Kuschmann.
Aid. kuschmann presented the
commissioners report for the paving
of the Davenport & Rock Island
Street Railway company's tracks as
aforesaid, amounting to $SS4.S0.
Aid. Corken offered a resolution
that the commissioners report be
adopted and the city attorney di-
rected to file petition in the county
court for proceedings to assess the
cost of such improvement in the
manner provided by law. Resolu-
tions adopted by unanimous vote.
Aid. Kushmann reported bills of
Davis & Co. $3.50 and 1896. as cor
rect and moved that the same be al
lowed. Carried unanimously.
The street and alley committee
was granted further time on the pc
titi0u Of Miss X. Ziegler.
Aid. Roth from the waterworks
committee reported in favor of allow
ing Mr.. Conwell to put in watering
trough on Third avenue under certain
restrictions. Report adopted.
The Joint committee on the petit
ton of H. c. Johnston and others
asked for further time, which was
granted.
Aid. Evans read a petition from
the employees of the waterworks de- |
partment asking for an increase in |
salaries, which was on motion re-
ferred to the waterworks committee. !
Aid. Foss from the joint commit |
tee on the revision of the city ordin- |
ances presented report making |
certain Recommendations which were |
adopted
Aid. Kennedy moved that the city j
attorney be instructed to prepare an
ordinance book in accordance with
the recommendations OF the commit
tee. Carried unanimously.
Aid. Kennedy moved that the petit
ton of the Tri-City Sprinkling Co.
which has been referred to n special
committee be taken out of the hands
of said committee and new commit
tee appointed seconded by Aid. Bla-
del. Motion lost, 10 to 3, (Bladel.
Kennedy, Kramer). Excused, Evans.
On motion of Aid. Kennedy the
said special committee was instruct
ed to report at the next meeting.
Aid. Foss offered a resolution in
structing the street and alley COM
mittee to dig a ditch along certain
alley between Forty-fifth and Forty
sixth streets. Adopted.
Aid. Maucker moved that when the
council adjourns it be to Wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock, June 81, '93, !
Tor the purpose of investigating the
matter of storm drain in Schnel's
addition and to look into certain
grades in Second, Third and Fourth
Carried.
The clerk read a petition of the Y.
VI. G.. A. and other residents on Nine
zenith street between Third and
Fourth avenues, for the boulevarding
If said street. Received and placed
IN file on motion of Aid. Bladel.
Adjourned on motion of Aid. Mel
son. A. ID. HUESING. City Clerk.