Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-03
? socxxprxos OF tn. CITY COUNCIL.

proved.
The report Of the Chief Of Police for the
month of July, was read, with the times OF
service of each policeman. On molten OF
AID. Cook the bills were allowed.
The Finance COMMITTEES reported in favor
Of allowing the following bills: DR.. &. w.
Carter. for Prof services $500; Alex,
Grant, posts for cemetery $500; Woodward
& Harris, sundries for hospital &c. $5,s5; j.
F. Reid, attendance on sick $1,000; VIM.
Gould, taking coffin to hospi'a $3.50. On
motion of Aid. McLoskey the report va
coneurred in and bills allowed.
Mr.. O'Brcn, having le~ve granted, laid
complaint before tn Council with refere nee
to the alley in the rear of his property. On
motion of AID Corbin Committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the matter and to give
what Tins tructions would be deemed neces-
sary, to the Street Commissioner in refer
ence TO the subject; Mayor appointed AID.
Cosbin, McLoskey and Saddoris
AID. Price moved to reconsider the vote
in the motion to adopt the report OF the
Committee on J. N. ID. Burrows petition,
which was carried in the affirmat We.
On motion of Aid. Price the report was
recommitied, with Instructions to the Com
mittee 10 report to Council wha, arrange.
ments were made with Mr. Burrows by said
Committee, and how much money was ex-
pended by Mr.. Burrows in making that ar
rangement.
On motion of AID Corbin, Aid. Sadduris
was added to the Committee.
Aid Price offered the following
Resolved, That the Street Commissioner
of the City of Davenport for the year 1855
be ru,horized ind required TO receive in
payment Of read taxes for the year 1855,
road receipts which have been Issued by
Supervisors Goldsmith and Arndt, and 10
receipt for the same as though the work
had been performed, or materials furnished
in said year, and that be be authorized to
pay cash on the same, il any funds are at
his disposal, which on motion was adopted.
The resignation OF Aid. Wiihelme was
read, and on motion OF AID. McLosk key was
accepted.
On motion OF Aid. Cook, it was ordered
to hold an election for Alderman in the lst
Ward to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation Of Aid WiIhelme at the store
house of Messrs. Veiths, on the las, Satur-
day in August, and that the Mayor be EN-.
powerd to appoint the Judges ard Clerk fol
said election.
On motion Of Aid. Price the City Enginee'
was authorized to have the stakes for the
cemetery lots properly numbered.
Aid. McLoskey moved to take up the Or.
dinance amending an Ordinance, establish
ing FIRE limits-lost. Aid. Cook moved to
reconsider -carried-Ald. McIoskey moved
to take up and refer to the Ordinance Com
mittee, carried.
The following bills were allowed As OF
Council voting in the affirmative: John For
rest, / month rem, of Council room 1888;
I. Guelich. printing Sli,Oo; E Parmele
cash paid for limeing streets &c. $3.50; A
w Smith, repairing fence at cemetery
81 so; w. d. Moore, services as police
man $3.50, and Charles Hill do do $3.50,
J. B. Ross do do S46,50, w. G. Robinson
do do $3.50, Geo. F. Moore do do 81 so.
On motion of Aid. Corbin, Council ad-
journed to Saturday evening, August llth,
1855.
Attest: B. B. WOODWARD, Clerk.