Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-16

Regular Semi-HGonthly Council Meeting
O@clal Record,

Regular Semi-Monthly Council Meeting
O@cssl Record.
CITY COUNCIL Room. Rock ISLAND,
Oct. 15.-The city council met in
regular semi-monthly session at 8
o'clock p. M, Mayor Medill presid-
ing, and all the aldermen present
except F. w. Shredder. The minutes
Of the last regular and subsequent
adjourned meetings were read, cor
rected and adopted.
Aid. Nelson moved that the petit
tion of Kastner & Doering for repay
ment of $41.66 on a saloon license
unused by reason of their building
being destroyed by fire, be granted.
Carried.
Aid. Kuschmann. of the street and
alley committee. reported unfavor-
ably on Aid. Foss' resolution for the
vacation of a strip of land. Report
adopted.
Also, adversely on the resolution
of Aid. Foss for surveying Forty
third and part of Forty-fourth
StrcctS. AuOUteO.
Also, favorably on the petition OF
S. w. McMaster and others for a
change of grade on Thirtieth street.
Adopted.
Also, favorably on the resolution
of Aid. Foss for the cutting down of
the intersection of Seventh avenue
and Thirty-eighth street. Adopted
Also. unfavorably on the petition
of John Crubaugh for the improve.
ment OF Ninth street. Report adopt
ed.
Aid. Foss. from the sewer commit
tee, submitted a resolution on peti.
tions as to Sixth ward sewers, for the
repeal of an ordinance heretofore
passed, and providing a changed sys.
tenn. Report adopted on motion OF
Aid. Corken, and Aid. Kennedy added
to the committee on preparing the
new ordinances.
Aid. Foss offered a resolution fol
the preparation of a sewer system
between Fifth and Eighth avenue.
and Thirty-eighth and Forfeit
streets. by the ordinance committee
city engineer and city attorney. Re
port adopted.
The clerk read a petition of Mrs
M. Bradley and others asking low
ering of grades on certain streets il
the Sixth ward. Received and placed
on file.
Also a petition from q. H. Simmer
for permission to build frame barn
Petition granted.
Aid. Dauber offered an ordinanc,
to establish certain grades and hav,
them placed on grade maps, ant
moved its adoption. Passed by unan
imous vote.
The clerk read a letter from w. c
Maucker rendering his resignation a
alderman of the Fourth ward. Ac
cepted by unanimous vote on motto,
Of Aid. Corken.
A recess of five minutes was takel
for the purpose of looking over tn
report and drawings of Daniel W
Mead. G. F., for a reservoir an.
stand pipe and connective water
mains on the bluff.
On reassembling Aid. Kennedy
moved that the mayor and water
works committee and waterwork
superintendent be authorized to EN-
iploy d. W. Mead, c. f., to prepar
specifications for stand pipe in &C
cordance with recommendations il
his report-16xS0 feet in size; 12O,
900 gallons. Adopted.
Aid. Nelson moved that the mayor
appoint a committee of three to &C
in conjunction with the water super
intendent and city engineer to selec
a site for stand pipe and report t,
the council. Adopted.
Aid. Kuschmann submitted an es
innate of the commissioners Of tn
expense of the Sixteenth street i'm
provement. Adopted.
The city attorney was instructed
to begin proceedings in the count
court on the Sixteenth street assess
ment. on motion of Aid. Foss.
Aid. Foss moved that the council
express its regret at the resignation
of Aid. Maucker. by a rising vote
which carried and this was follows
by verbal expressions of good will
for which Aid. Maucker expresses
his appreciation.
| Adjourned on motion of Aid. F. II
Schroeder.
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