Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-22
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Official Proceedings of Last Nights Coun-
ell Meeting.

lar semi-monthiy meeting at p. m,
Mayor Knox presiding and all the
aldermen present. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
The rules were suspended and Aid.
Maucker moved to reconsider The
vote by which the river trent i'm
provement ordinance was passed
The ordinance was reconsiderod by a
vote of l2 to 2 Aid. Maucker moved
that the ordinance be passed, not
| with standing the objection of the
mayor. and the msti' n was last, the
neces ssry two-thirds not being re
teived.
Ayes-Surman, Maucker. Daubar,
Pender, Wheelan, Kennedy, Gall,
Nelson, Foss-9.
vs-Concannon, johnson Schrei-
ner, Winter. Tindali-5.
The mayor brought up the matter
OF purchasing an ambulance. and set
forth its desirabihty. Referred to
the committee on finance and police,
on motion of Aid. Dauber.
Officers reports for the month Of
August we're read and ordered placed
on hle.
The mayor nominated Frank New
comb for patrolman and asked his
confirmation.
Questions were asked as to wheth-
er Richard Carnes had been dis
missed or suspended and the mayor
replied that he had written him a
note of dismissal. Aid. Foss called
for the reading of the original re-
port OF the police investigation, and
explanation found that the word
..suspen sion" had been used in the
police committees report inadvert-
emily.
The council confirmed Frank New
com b by unanimous vote.
The mayor nominated John Lar
kin for patrolman and asked his con-
frmation. After discussion the
mayor withdrew the appointment
until the next meeting.
The mayor nominated Lawrence
Kramer for deputy marshal and
asked his confirmation. Confirmed,
~ to ,. (kennedy, GalD.
Aid. Nelson, from the committee
on streets, alleys aud grounds. made
report recommending that the bid
OF Peter Auers for grading Seventh
avenue between Thirtieth and Thir-
ty-eighth streets be accepted, and
that contract be entered upon when
| Harper & Robinson enter into an
agreement to pay one-half the cost.
Report received and the mayor and
clerk instructed to award the con-
tract accordingly when arrangements
for the disposal OF the dirt have been
III sde, on motion of Aid Kennedy.
The mayor laid before the council
proposition OF Nj. Nj. Sturgeon to
pay 800 toward the expense of open
ing Tenth avenue, provided the city
vii appropriate the other $l40. Re-
ferred to the street and alley COM
mittee.
Aid. SchreiEer submitted com.
munication from V. Warrea in rela-
tion to an inadequate drain, and
moved that il be referred 10 the
mayor and sewer committee with
power to afford temporary relief
Carried.
| The sewer com mittee was instruct
Cd 10 look into the condition of the
outlet section Of the Eighteenth
street sewer on motion of Aid. Sur
| man.
a bill of W. A. Darling for $20.4O
was allowed by unanimous vote.
Ala. Concannon moved that the
matter of sewerage from the outlet
| OF the storm drain be referred to the
sewer committee. Carried.
| Aid. Maucker offered a resolution
instructing the waterworks commit
tee to replace 2-inch water pipe on
Fourteenth street, from Seventh av-
enue to Ninth avenue with a larger
one. Referred to the mayor and
waterU orks &C ommittee.
| Aid. Csncannon moved that the
ditch on Fifth street, between Fifth
ana Sixth avenues. be filled with
dirt. Referred to the street and al
ley committee.
AID. Schreiner offered a resolution
authorizing c. Nabb to put up wa
teriug trough. Carried.
Aid. Tindall, from the ws.erworks
committee, submitted a package of
letters In relation to steam boilers.
AID. foss moved that they be re-
turned to the committee to investi-
gaze anu make report. and Aid. Con-
cannon moved as a substitute that
the committee report to an ad-
Journed meeting next Monday even
ing. Carried.
A petition OF Tropp, Daring &
20. for leave to use part of the levee
to store sand was referred to the
street and alley committee.
A petition of f. ID. Sweeney and
others asking that the alley between
Ihlrd and Fourth avenues and Twen-
tieth and Twenty-frst streets be
cieaneo and put in passable condi-
tlon' was referred to the street and
alley committee power to act.
Adjourned, on motion Of Aid. Ken
nedy.