Rock Island Argus., 1894-06-12
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Omciai Proceedipgs or Last Nights Al.
journed Meeting.

journed Meeting.
CITY COUNCIL ROOM. ROCK IsY.xn
June 1.-THE city council met in
adjourned regular session at 8 d. M,
Mayor Medill presiding, and all the
aldermen present.
Aid. Fred Schroeder, from the
committee on bridges, made a report
recommending the replanking of two
OF the Milan bridges and other work.
Report adopted. and the mayor and
clerk directed to ask for private bids
for replanking the No. 4 and canal
bridge, and let the contract to the
lowest bidder on motion of Aid
Maucker.
Aid. Maucker, from the fire and
light committee. reported as to the
keator building, that it is badly
needing repairs. but recommending
that time he given the owner to re,
place it with new one. Adoptea.
Also favorably on the petition of
II. Burger to be allowed to erect a
cold storage building under certain
restrictions. Adopted.
Also favorably on the petition for
chb uiC sttsil Ill DON he To-
Gated on the corner of Seventeenth
street and Eighth avenne. Adopted.
AID. Dauber. from the police COM
mittee, reported the purchase of a
horse for 500 for the use of the no.
lice department. Report received
and ordered placed on file.
Aid. kuschmann. from the street
and alley committee. submitted a
report making certain changes in
the grade of Seventh avenue east of
Ihirty-elghth street. Adopted.
Also adversely on petition to
grade Forty-second street and direct
ing that it be closed. Adopted.
AID. Foss. from the sewer commit
. tee, recommended a rebate of Sl5 In
l.. 5. McCabe on sewer assessment.
, Adopted by unanimous vote.
Further time was granted the
sewer committee on the Twelfth
street sewer.
The clerk read bills of Davis CO..
which were referred to the sewer
committee and city engineer.
Also petition from Lusemihl and
others for the improvement of a gut
ter. Referred to the street and
alley committee.
Also petition of property holders
. for the filling of an allev and i'm
provement of sidewalks in the vicin-
ity of Ninth street. Referred to the
street and alley committee.
Also petition of property holders
against the proposed Twelfth street
: sewer. Referred to the sewer COM
} mittee.
Also petition of A. johnson ask
I ing the refunding of n certain special
Improvement tax of*l2.65, according
? to the stipulations. Referred to the
} claims committee and city attorney.
/ The clerk read an ordinance for
: the construction of system of sew
} ers in the Sixth ward. Referred to the
} sewer committee and city attorney,
1 to report at next meeting. on motion
: of Aid. Kennedy.
= The clerk read an ordinance for
the paving of Fifth avenue between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets,
by special taxation. Passed bv unan.
imous vote, on motion of Aid.
Maucker.
The clerk read an ordinance for
the improvement of Sixteenth street
between Third and Fourth avenues.
by special taxation. Passed hy
unanimous vote on motion of Aid.
Corken.
Aid. Bladel offered resolution for
an electric light on Second street and
Thirteenth avenue. Adopted.
Aid. Corken offered a resolution
allowing the city clerk S4O0 year
for clerk hire. Aid. Nelson moved
as substitute to refer to the finance
committee. Lost, to 4, by the may
or's casting vote. The orr ginal vote
was put and carried, 9 to 5.
Aid. Foss moved that additional
street lights be placed on Sixth ave-
nue. and Forty-iifth street and Third
avenue and forty-iifth street. Car
: ried.
Aid. Maucker offered resolution
authorizing the fire and light CON-
mittee to exchange old hose for new.
Adopted.
Aid. Maucker offered resolution
| authorizing the mayor to purchase
TWO nOrSeS ana employ Two men 10
complete the fire department. Re
ferred to the fire and light committee
on motion of Aid. loss.
Aid. Corken moved that an addi-
tiOnal lamp be located in the Third
y ward on Seventh avenue between
!, Fourteenth and Seventeenth streets.
J Carried.
: Aid. Cramer moved that an addi-
/ tional lamp be located on the corner
of Eleventh avenue and Thirtieth
/ street. and that two others be
J changed. Carried.
Aid. Schneider moved that IN ad-
ditional lamp be located on the cor
ncr of Second avenue and Twentieth
. street. Carried.
Aid. Cramer offered resolution
instructing the street and alley COM
mittee and city engineer to change
ccrtsfn grades on Eighth and Ninth
avenues. Referred to the street aud
alley committee.
| Aid Nelson moved that the fire