Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-07
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LOCAL MATTERS.

..,.h.dlv dark and unyentilated room in
..h;cb the City Council are accustomed to
n.u their deliberations. That body was
,hoo i, session and soon after our entrance
=. ordnance wa. introduced requiring the
v.s;,,iupi and Missouri Railroad Compa-
., 10 plank er pave Fifth street from the
,deDot 10 Warren st., all in the space Of GO
.a,,.. or to render themselves liable to a
Dsualty Of 8 100, for each and every day de-
,erred ,heresfter. Oates discussion arose
~ Tho int,od1 ction Of this ordinance which
was participated ia by Messrs. Cook, Cor
/ hin Price. Hubbeli, Mitche and Lambrite.
Nj, Cook, in the course of his remarks
y.,e Every many facts in relation TO the con-
Ii,;ou and prospects Of the Railroad, which
EVIDENTLY had The tendency TO en- rely
change the feeling in the Council respect
ug the duty Of the Company to pave that
,lrest forthwith. He stated that the Com
p,ny had not at present the means for ac-
somplishing the work, and tina, if they had /,
awould be utterly imp ,ssible to do work
If that extent ia time so limited. Until
shey complete the Rpad to Iowa City, which
/. expected to be flushed by the 25,h inst,
all o. their force is required, day and night,
on the track. While at present to grade
and McAdsmize the street in the substantial
manner the Company intends doing would
cost al Of $4,000, il deferred until the
bridge were completed, stone might then be
pb.siaed from the qasrrics OF Illinois and The
aork be done in more acceptable manner
end Il comparatively small expense. The
sdte, Of the passage of that ordinance fen
forced, would be inevitably 10 involve the city
IN litigation and to defer the accomplish ment
9Th. objec, desired for many months, # not
tndafai,ely. The city was q subcsriber
10 the stock TO the amount of $4,000
ana caw to hara.s the Company, or to
rs,nt iss plans, would be to oppose the
ely's Interests, for just So SOON as the
R,ilrout gets into operation and il, receipts
begin TO come in, its stock will sell more
freely pG the Company Will be placed in
eondi,iss to comply with oil Il its obliga-
,oss TIE Company was willing and
would NOW sell it's stock at depreciation
TO acoswfhsh ut an earlier period the object
siaed a, in The ordnance. As Tor the iron
and trs which now and for so long time
had cs@bered Finh street, they were being
taken away at the rate OF from $50 to 200
tons es Dig and would al be removed in
the course Of a fortnight and this street no
more this winter be thus DISTRACTED.
The remarks Ct Mr.. Cook were so candid
end bis idcn,iss with the interests of the
city sAcSe TO be so paramount to that with
the Railroad Company. that all admitted
the Aldermen mentioned, the whole matter
y" finally disposed Of, as every citizen il
rrrsen, would have acknowledged it should
by laying the ordinance upon the table
- 60. IF
FS7 BumplSes.-The fine block ofbuild-
nrs erected this season by Mr.. burrows,
On Front street. makes truly grand ap.
Tear,ncc from the river, and will no doubt
ellci, The admiration of strangers, who may
view them from that direction. Such im-
rrcvcmen,s while they add to the appear
nnee Of the city and give it that air Of pros
F-rl'y which il truly enjoys, con,r butte an
Nniailing and substantial income to their
Projectors.
ANOTHER IrEM.--Day.before-ycstcrday,
one OF our Wholesale grocers sold large
''I' OF groceries to a merchant in Homer,
Webster county lover two hundred miles
''aut from Davenport. The buyer had
made examination at other places, but found
mat he could get better goods a, Better pri-
e'' IN our city than he could anywhere else.
We can assure oil cosntry merchants that
such is the fact. and II they make the OK
pertinent they will find that they will save
money by purchasing in Davenport instead
'o' going to some towns which may be near.
%t The better quality OF goods they will
Set here, and the lower rates will more than
'%n'erbalsncc the additional cost Of trans
'oHauon. The instance we have mentioned
only one Of many. Numbers who have
'aooe The samc thing were so well satisfied
W" 'hey intend hereafter being regular
customers OF Davenport merchants.
SO
TaE PosG MARxEr.-The Dubuque En-
y" OF the ID inst. quotes pork in that
''"ket Al t4.00@s4.5o. Here /, is S5,5o,
'meh indicates that at least in one impor-
'a' article Davenport ia better market
W lafmers than the city on the Upper Mis-
""Ppl which fears no rival.
i'HThER coMPARisoNs.-W also learn
PROM the Express of the same date, TIM, the
'"ouquers have neither a suitable building
@ School'ilouse, nor for Post Office.
"nout mentioning the Iowa College
lung md Mr.. Codding's extensive es-
S'o''hmcn', the building for our Public
'"ooi is we'll adapted "for the classified
y" and graduation of pupils" and from. AZ
"semchts recently completed, we conf