Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-10
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
OmsiAl ProesediAss Of East Night's Conn
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OmsiAl ProesediAss Of last Night,s Conn.
c,. meeting
City Council Room, Rock Island,
Feb. 9.-The Council met i'm adjourn
ell regular session at S p. m. Mayor
Medill presiding and all the alderman
present except Winter.
The minutes of the regular meet
ings of Jan. II and Feb. Z were read
and approved. Reports of officers
for the month of January were read
and ordered placed on file.
Alderman Fender, from the Fire
and Light Committee, reported fav-
orably on the resolution of Alderman
Dauber for q street light at Eleventh
avenue and Twentieth street. Re
port adopted and light ordered on
motion of Alderman Maucker.
The Clerk read a communication
from j. 4. Porter, private secretary
of President Mckinley, acknowledge
ing the invitation to visit Rock ISL
and. Ordered placed on file.
The Clerk read petition from ].
OConnor for leave to lay a private
sewer i'm an alley to connect with the
Fifteenth street sewer, and asking
that the alley be filled to protect the
pipe. Referred to the Sewer Com
mittee on motion of Alderman Dau-
Der.
The Clerk read communication
from propertyholders on First ave-
nue. asking provision for drainage
through the Terminal Co.'S embank-
ment. Referred to the Street and
Alley Committee on motion of Al
derman Maucker.
The Mayor reported favorably on
the bill of John Montgomery, Sa4.7O.
which was unanimously ordered
paid; also bills of the Rock Island
Lumber Co., $97.S7; the Ohio Pipe
Co.. $2,202.35; Il. w. Hunt d. o.,
$144.34; and j. n. Huntoon, $3.50, all
of which were allowed, and ordered
paid.
Alderman Nelson offered a resolu-
ton for an additional street lamp on
Forty-third street and Third avenue.
Referred to the Fire and Light Conn
mittee.
Alderman Maucker offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted
by rising vote, and the Mayor re-
turned thanks for the thoughtful
kindness of the Council i'm connection
with his bereavement:
Resolved, That the sympathy of
the members of the City Council be
extended to Mayor Medill in his sad
bereavement in the loss of his dearly
beloved mother
The Mayor presented an ordinance,
which was read by the clerk, recit-
ing the right of way ordinance orig
inally granted to the Rockford, Rock
Island d st. Louis Railroad Co.,
through the city, with reservation of
the right of other roads to have
equal privileges on tracks on pro
rata payments-and granting equal
privileges on this right of way to the
Rock Island & Eastern Illinois Rail-
way Go. recess was taken to eN-
anime blue prints, etc, and on recon-
vening Alderman johnson moved
that the ordinance be considered at
once. Lost not two-thir,ls in the
affirmative:
Aycs-ConcannOn, Surman. John
son, Lohse, Bleuer, Wheelan, Kennc-
dy. Soderstrom-S.
NOes-Maucker, Dauber, Fender,
Gall, NelsOn-5.
Alderman Gall moved to adjourn.
Lost.
Ayes-Maucker, Dauber, Fender,
Gall, Soderstrom-5
NOes-COncannon, Surman, John.
son, Lohse, Bleuer, Wheelan, Kenne.
dy, Nelson's.
An amendment to the pending or.
dinance was suggested and incor.
porated by City Attorney Marshall
by which it is stipulated that the
Rock Island & Eastern Illinois Rail.
road Co. shall relinquish track rights
heretofore granted on First avenue
east of East Seventeenth street. on
acceptance of this ordinance. Alder.
man Maucker moved to reconsider
the vote on consideration of the or.
dinance. Carried, 12 to /. (GalD.
Alderman Kennedy moved that the
ordinance be considered at once. Car.
ricd, IL to /, (GalD.
Alderman johnson moved that the
ordnance be adopted. Carried, 12 to
1, (GalD.
Adjourned on Otior If Alderman