Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-08


The Mayor called the Council TO order.
The minutes of the regular and special
meetings read aud approved.
Communications from the Mayor stating
that he had dismissed Policeman Ross from
the regular Police, and that he had appoint
ed w. G. Robinsoi. in his place, Also that
certain citizens wished to know whether
the Council would pay for Gas used in
street lamps, when erected by the citizens.
Petitions presented.
One from Michael Moran, asking Coun.
Gil to remit fine for violation Of the or.
dina noes relative to driving'acrosslsidewalks.
Aid. Hubbell moved that the fine be remit
ted and the amount exclusive Of costs be
paid to the petitioner. Lost.
One from WIN. Gray and others praying
Council TO repeal or amend the several Or
dinances tablishing and regulating Fire
Limits, SO as to allow residents on each
block to regulate the same for themselves
was read and on motion of AID. McKown
was laid on the table.
One from Thomas Alum asking the PRIV.
ilege of erecting Hay Scales in North Dav.
export. On motion Of Aid Price was re-
ferred to the Aldermen OF the Sixth Ward.
One from G. B. Sargent and others pray.
ing Council to pass an Ordinance requiring
property holders to construct q sidewalk on
the East side Of Brady street between GER
tain points therein designated. Aid. Cook
moved TO refer to Ordinance committee wit
instructions to prepare an Ordinance in &C.
eordance with the petition. Carried.
Rel ort of Committees.
One from the committee on application
Of Willard Carroll for additional damages,
and recommending the payment of one
hundred and fifty dollars additional when
Main street is opened. On motion of Aid.
Hubbell the report was accepted and the
said sum allowed on the opening of Main
street in accordance with the Ordin nee.
One from the committee on Railroad
grievances reported an Ordinance entitled
IAN Ordinance to provide for the improve
ment of Fifth street in the City of Daven-
port. and removing distractions there rom
and for other purposes" Aid. Hubbell
moved to adopt the Ordinance. Aid. Cook
moved to lay on the table, when after some
discussion, Aid. Corbin called for the ayes
and noes, which were as..follows, ayes: Aid.
Price, Cook, McLoskey, Owens, SaIdoris
and Lambrite, six (6), noes, AID. Mitchell,
Hubbell, Gerdtzen, McKown and Corbin,
five %. So the Ordinance wa. laid on
the table.
Aid. Hubbell asked that committee be
appointed to investigate certain charges
made against him in the Daily Gazette of
Nov. goth and signed f. Tichenor, and he
asked that said committee should consist of
Aid. Cook, Cofbin and Mitchell. On mo-
ton of Aid. Cook said committee was ap-
pointed.
A communication from G. Steff,i and
one from Finley g. Dwire, in reference to
the leasing Of Washington Square for a
term otyears was on motion referred 20 tn
Ordinance committee.
The following bills were allowed, four
6fths OF council voting in the affirmative
to wit: w. d. Moore, services as policeman
$500, Cha.. Hill, do. do. $3.50; J. B.
Ross, do. do. S49, so; John Forrest, rent OF
Council Room, $4,000 and Leander Boe.
cash paid for assistance in Engineering,
1897. The bill of Sanders e. Davis 70
printing. was referred to the FinaI c j, Com.
| m tee.
On motion of Aid. Cook the Council ad-
| journed.
Attest, B. b. WOODWARD, Clerk.