Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-11
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Omcial Proceedings Of the Adjourned
Council Meeting

A rEoceeolngs OF the Adjourned
Council Meeting.
CRY Council ROOM. Rock ISLAND,
Sept. S.-The city council met in
adjourned regular session at 8 D.
m.' Mayor Medill presiding. and all
the aldermen present. Aid. Corken
presented an ordinance appropiating
$4,000 due the Holly Manufacturing
company, in payment of the third
installment On the water works
pump. Adopted by unanimous vote.
An ordinance was presented by
Aid. Cramer. regulating house drain
age and plumbing.
Aid. Kennedy moved that the or
dinance be referred to the city at
torney. Carried.
Aid. Foss, from the sewer commit
tee, reported on the petition of
James Mcbride and others for the
construction of a catch basin on
Forty fourth street, and recon-
mended that the prayer of the petit
ton be granted. Report and recon-
mendation adopted on motion of Aid
Maucker
Aid. Roth, from the water works
committee, recommended that a g.
inch water main be laid on Four
teenth-and-a-half street from Sew
enth to Ninth avenue. Report and
recommendation adopted on motion
of Aid. +. H. Schroeder.
Aid. Roth asked for further time
on other petitions for extension of
water mains. Granted.
Aid. Corkcn moved that the bids
for the construction of the Sixth
ward sewer system be laid over,
pending report of the commission
for revising the grades in the ward.
Carried.
The clerk read an ordinance max
ing tie annual tax levy for the fiscal
year, 1894. Adopted by unanimous
vote on motion of Aid. Maucker.
The clerk read petition from Pc.
ter p. Pfaff for saloon license for the
remaining period of two months
Granted on motion of Aid. F. IL
Schroeder.
A petition of the Peoples Power
company for permission to open
paved street for gas mains on Fifth
avenue was granted on motion OF
Aid. Bladel.
A petition of Chris Enfield for per
mission to erect a frame building in
fire limits was referred to the fire ant
light committee to report, on motion
of Aid. Bladel.
A petition by L. II. Ellis and 9th
ers, that the limit of loads permit
ted to be carried on two-and-a-half
inch tire be raised from 4, 500 to 5000
pounds was referred to the street anc
alley committee on motion of Aid
Dau Der.
A petition of Thomas Smart ant
others relative to sidewalk grades OF
Third avenue from Fifth to Nintl
streets was on motion of Aid. Eos.
referred to the aldermen of the FRS
and Second wards.
Aid. Foss presented resolution
instructing the street and alley com
mittee and city engineer to establish
grades on Forty-fourth street betwee,
Seventh and Fourteenth avenues
Carried.
! Aid. F. H. Schroeder submitted
resolution instructing the street ant
| alley committee to fill Fifth-and-a
half avenue between Fourteenth ant
| Fifteenth streets with sufficient dir
to protect the water mains from
| freezing. Referred to the street ant
| alley committee on motion of Aid
Foss.
Aid. Kennedy moved that the &C
ton granting Peter Pfaff saloon Ii
cense for the remaining period on
pro rata payment of the license fe
be reconsidered.
The city attorney, in response to
question, stated it as his opinion
that the council could not legally
grant the petition, as license fee
must be paid in semi-annual install
ments.
The motion being put to vote re
suited as follows:
Ayes-Roth, Bladel, johnson
Maucker, Dauber, Kuschmann
Schneider, Cramer, Kennedy. Foss
Nelson-11.
Nays-F. W. Schroeder, Cork en-, +
H. Schroeder-3
| Aid. F. H. Schroeder moved tina
p. P. Pfaif be granted saloon Ii
cense for two months pro rata.
| Aid. Foss offered a substitute t
refer to the license committee. Car
ried.
| Adjourned on motion of Aid. Bla
del. A. ID. HUEsING, City Clerk.
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