Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-13

"a IL OWENS.
9th s. SAppoRIs.
! Minutes OF the last meeting read
The Mayor informed the Council that
there had been appointed in all twenty four
police and that he had since discharged
five.
Petitions presented:
! One from the Committee Of the Hawk
Eye Fire Company No. !, nsking Council
TO purchase an engine and h ose for use Of
! said Company, on motion referred to Com
mit,ee, consisting OF Aid. McLoskey, Owens
and Gerdizen.
One from ]. NJ. d. Burrows asking Coun-
Gil to appropriate some money towards re-
pairing tina, part of the Iowa City Road
known as Riley's hollow, on motion {, f
Aid. Price referred to Aid. McLoskey and
/ City Engineer, with power to act and APP
/ propriate any sum deemed advisable, not
exceeding three hundred dollars.
! One from VIM. Van Tu, land others ask.
ing Council 10 remove "Watch House,, on
motion OF AID Cock laid OIL the table.
One from James Hall aud Others asking
Council to enforce the ordinance prohibit
ing bathing within certain limits, on motion
of AID. Cook laid on the table.
! One from Roger Power asking Cornell
\ to enforce the "Sunday Law" by closing
the Barber Shops ON that day, on motion
| nf A li ('nnk laid an tina I ahip
The Street Commissioner made report
OF the work done by him from April 23l to
July 10Th, which ON motion of Ala. Cook
was referred to the Finance Committee.
I Aid. Price brought to the attention Of
! Council the necessity OF excayating that
/ part Of Seventh street lying between Brady
and Perry streets, on motion the matter
vas referred to the Finance Committce
with power TO act.
The Finance Committee reported HAVING
attended to the correc ton and equa IGNITION
following
Resolved. That there be levied for the
yeor 1855 tax Of five mills on the dollar
for ordinary purposes ON all the real and
/ nersenal proper,y in the CITY subject to tax
alton, thlt the duplic tie of the ussessnen,
roll together with The amount Of tax asses.
sed be immediately made out BY the Clerk
and delivered to the Marshal, who i, here
BY instructed to proceed to the co,Iec,io
Of the taxes ACCORDING TO Law. ms s,,p a. he
shall roceiv. ..id,av lis,
Resolved, Tha, the Treasurer be instuct
cd 10 sell frv shnres Of chicaco AMI Rock
Island RaiIrond stocks and a,pIv the pro.
eeeas 10 oay lpp ~ ar.earaoes II interes, paid
on bonds, and that the Mayor be directed to
TRANSFER the same under the seal Of the cit,.
On motion :. report of the Committee
was accepted and the resolutions adopted.
On motion of Aid. Price, Council agreed
to aba,e Mr.. Burtis' assessment, the sum o
IKE thousand dollars, provided Mr. Burtis
would produce certificate that the said Eve
thousand dollars were assessed in another
State.
finance Committee reported in favor of
allowing twelve doli.rs OF John Mullins
bill OF sIe,75 for services in attending to
sick at hospital &c.
The Civ Engineer reported in the matter
oi The building Of L wsll in Rock Island
street by Judge Grant aad presented plat
of part Of Sad street de.i gnati ng the origin
al oiners a lar as practicable.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Corbin the proper Of
fear was instructed TO notify every person
Who has placed any distractions in the
strcet 10 romoye the same.