Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-07
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.



O0eial Proceedings Of Yesesr6ay's Com
ell Meeting.
CRY COUNCIL RooM, Rock Island.
March 6, l895-The City Council met
In adjourned session ct o'clock p.
n, Mayor Medill presiding and AL
the aldermen present except Dsuber.
Alderman B:adel moved that
Judges and clerks of election be sp-
pointed. Carried.
The Clerk read the names Of
mitted as follows:
JUDGES.
First Wsrd-J. d. Warneck, J. J.,
Alberry, Charles Engel.
Second Ward-1, G.. A. Solander,
J. H. Cleland. J. St Clair; 2. C. 81.
Durrmann, L. V. Eckhsrt, Robert
Bennett, Sr.
Third ward-l. ]. o. Freed, Louis
oh. weller, Harry Wickmann; 2, p. J..
Lee, J. H. Lid iers, VIM. Rinck.
Fourth Nard-1, A. Eckermann,C C.
C. Taylor. A. 81. Thompson; Q, Chss.
Bleuer, Charles Fiebig. G. H. Nc.
Kown.
Fifth Ward-1. J. L. Freeman, j.
Albrecht, @. B. Knox; 9, ]. W WEIGH,
H. 81. Cleavelsnd. Charles Jensen.
Sixth Ward-W- p. Quayle. Chas.
Schneider, Peter Frey.
Seventh Ward Il. A. C. Peterson.
II. d. Holland, John Tremsnn: 2. F.
n. Sinnet, E Ward, w. j. Gamble
CLERKS
First Ward-Edward Burill, T. F.
Kendall.
Second Wsrd-1, VIM. bunker.
Thos. Sexton; 2, w. L. Nichols, Ed
ward Butler.
Third Ward-1, Arthur Stau bach,
c. n. Kelsey; 2, Freeman Nye. Jr. +,
Michsel Corken.
Fourth Ward-1, VIM. Aoeller,
Charles Exner; 2, John Noftsker, Jr.,
George Aster.
Fifth Ward-1. w. L. Gansert, John
Ga6ey, Jr.; 2, G. L. Schmidt, Joseph
chcrer.
Sixth w.rd-George PAIL. J. j.
Glass.
Seventh Ward-1, Hans Bruhu,
VIM. Grote; 2, Thomas Grady. Will
liam Robb.
Alderman F. b. Schroeder moved
that the persons whose names were
read be declared duly elected to
serve Is judges and clerks at the
municipal election. to be held on
April 2, 1895. Carried unanimously.
Alderman Cramer presented . res
olution establishing polling places rs
follows, the resolution being adopted
on motion Of Alderman Schneider:
First Ward-Franklin Hose House.
Second Ward-Precinct l, Wollen-
haupt's store, Third avenue and
Tenth street; Precinct 2. George
Stodd's Hall, Eighth avenue, between
Ninth and Tenth streets.
Third Ward-Precinct 1, 1914
Third avenue; Precinct 2, John Tay
lor's grocery, Eighth avenue and
Fourteenth street.
Fourth Ward-Precinct 1, Dimick' 4
livery stable; Precinct 2, No. s
school house, Nineteenth street and
Fifth avenue.
Fifth Ward-Precinct l., Hose
House on Twenty second street
Precinct 2. Schmidt's grocery or
Twentieth street.
Sixth Ward-273) Fifth avenue.
Seventh Ward-Prec,nct l, Street
Car Barn; Precinct 2, Old No.
School House.
On motion of Alderman Foss the
Council took o recess to visit the
Schnell addition with Q view to ar.
range temporarily to take care of the
storm water.
On reassembling Alderman Fosi
offered the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
Resolved, That the Mayor and the
Street and Alley Committee De au
thorized 20 construct . ditch from
the stone eulvert across Twenty
third street in the Schnell addition
to the corner of Ninth avenue ani
Twenty second street, thence ,utf
along the cast side Of Twenty -Secont
street to the line Of Tenth avenue
thence west along the strip Of LAND
lately dedicated to the city BY n. n
Sturgeon to Tweatieth street, thence
north along the east side of TWEEN
tieth street to the stone culvert, the
ditch to be at least six feet wide ant
three deep. and riprapPed with stone
at al turns.
Alderman Kushmann moved {,
amend BY substituting Twenty-6rs'
street for Twenty. second street
Amendment lost, 10 to 2 (Kusch
mann, Schneider The original mo
ton was then put and carried II to l
(Kuschmann).
Alderman Corken offered an ordi
nance directing the City Collector t.
make return Of delinquent sPecia
assessments to the County Collector
BY March 9. 1895. Carried anani
mously.
The Ordinance Committee reporte,
adversely on sthe petition Of E. q
Frazer and others relative to omittin,
the paving Of the alley In Block 3
Spencer & Cases edition, the Cit,
Attorney hsving stated that it can
not be legally done 1t this time. Re