Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-08
CITY AFFAIRS.
Proceedings of Saturday Nights Adjourned
Council neutrality-suspicious. Etc
TOficial Eenort

men present except Bladel, Fickin-
scher, Cramer, Kennedy and Nelson.
The mayor made the following nomi-
nations which were confirmed by sep
arate votes.
City Marshal-M. HI. Sexton, unan-
imously.
Deputy Marshal-Lawrence Kra-
mer, unanimously.
Bridge Toll Collector - Peter
Schlemmer, unanimously.
Chief of Fire Experimentation
Brahm, unanimously.
Assistant Chief Fire Department
Joseph Collier, unanimously.
Superintendent of Streets-Edwin
Ward, to l (Evans).
uperintendent of Waterworks-
John A. Murrin, unanimously.
Weighmaster-B. ii. Kimball, to
| (Evans).
| Park Commissioner, Spencer
Square-William jackson, unani-
| mously.
Park Commissioner, Garnsey
| (Evans).
Poormaster-C R. Wheelan, to 0
| Excused Roth and Kinner).
| City Collector-L. NJ. Buford, to
| (Evans).
| Police Observation-Disclosures Etzel,
| Peter Hayman, William Ryan, George
| Crompton, unanimously; John Bren-
nan, Z to l no, Foss; excused,
Schroeder).
The mayor announced standing
| committees for the year as fellows:
| Brid@es-Schroeder Kennedy Cra-
| mer.
acknowledgements, Corken. Bladel.
| Finance-Corllen. Kinner. Foss.
| Fire and Light-Kinner. Maucker.
| Fickinscher.
| Health and Police-Evans, Dauber
| Schroeder.
License and Markets. ckinscher,
| Bladel. Roth.
| Ordinances - Maucker. Kinner,
| Foss.
Printing - Nelson, Kuschmann,
| Maucker.
| Streets. Alleys and Grounds -
| Kuschmann. Roth. Dauber.
Sewers-Dauber. Kuschmann, Mel
| son.
Waterworks Evans. Corken.
The clerk ~ead petitions for the
LAYING of water mains as follows: D..
Hartman and others on Forty-fourth
street; j. l.. Corcoran and others.
Sixth avenue, Buncher Bros. and
others. Sixth street. II. y. Wood and
others. Fourth street. +. j. SCarle
and others, Eight-and-a-half avenue,
and Mrs. =. Johnson and others. Eff
| tecnth street. Referred to waterworks
committee.
The clerk read Il communication
from Mitchell x Lynde asking a fixed
rate for water service. Referred to
waterworks committee.
| a bill of Davis II Co, was referred
to the street and alley committee.
The clerk read a petition of ID. ID.
Clark and others for the opening OF
Sixth avenue as a street. Referred
to street and alley committee.
| y bill of A. Nelson for Garnsey
! Square work, 81, 06S.54, was referred
to the finance committee.
A bill for Edwards IL Walsh, S42,
was referred to the finance com
mittee.
The clerk read a communication
from the Tri-City Sprinkler Co., Of
| fering rates for sprinkling around
public squares. Aid. Evans moved
that committee of three be APP
pointed to wait on the company and
arrange for the sprinkler free OF
charge in consideration of conces-
sions as to water. Carried. and the
MAYOR appointed as such committee
Aid. Evans, kinner and Maucker.
| The clerk read a petition from Il.
&c. CIeaveland and others from the
covering of alley cleanings, dumped
on Tenth avenue. as sanitary pre-
caution. Referred to the street and
alley committee with power to act on
motion of Aid. Evans.
The clerk read Il petition from j.
X. Wilson for leave to locate a cabin
boat. devoted to tintypes, below the
ferry dock until next October. Re-
ferrcd to the committee on license
and markets.
The clerk read proposition from
NJ. Huebinger to sell typographical
map to the city for 1928. Accepted
by unanimous vote.
A petition of Charles X. MiXter for
permission to extend a sewer on
Twentv-third street was referred to
the sewer committee.
A petition of John Evans and 9TH
ers for permission to erect n stable
on Nineteenth street, of wood Gov
cred with corrugated iron, was
Granted on motion of Aid. Dauber.
A claim of j. Hasselquist for $500
damages for clay washings on his
Ground was referred to the commit
tee on claims and the city attorney
A bill of Sweeney Il Walker fol
s73. 30, was allowed by unanimous
vote. on motion of Aid. Dauber.
Adjourned on motion of Aid. Dau.
| L.. 4 ID HIrESING City Clerk