Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-12
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An Ordinance for the continuation Of Nam
Street, in the CITY Of Davenport, to the
Northern limits Of said CITY:
SIC. l. Be it enacted by the City Coun-
ell OF the City of Davenport: That Nam
Street in the City Of Davenport, be and the
same is hereby extended and continued
from its present termination North. to the
North line Of the present corporate limits OF
said City. :,
Sac. =. Be it further enacted, That said
Main Street in any and all portions thereof
heretofore established that shall be and Is
less than Eighty [s0] feetin width, that the
same shall be aud 10 hereby widened and es-
tablished at Eighty 1901 feet in idsh, and
the width Of that portion OF said Street
which is by this ordinance extended ana
continued shall be the same and no more
nor less than Eighty [s0] feet.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That the
East and West boundaries OF that portion
OF said Strce,, extended and widened, shaii
be formed by continuing in straight Inc
North, the East and West lines OF SAID
Main Street from the South side OF sixth
Street to the North line of the Corporation
And it shall be the duty OF the City Engineer
of said City forthwith to survey said street
as herein provided for widening and extend
ing the same, and to make proper plat OF
such survey, showing the names OF the par
ties owning the land proposed to be taken
when known, and also description OF the
lots and land by numbers, and return such
plat TO the Mayor OF said city
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, That
upon the receipt of such plats, the Mayor
shall give notice-in some newspaper printed
in said City for at least fifteen days, that
on a day named in such notice, jury Will
be summoned consisting OF six dsnterested
freehoiders OF said city to assess ana award
the damages and benefits that may accrue
from widening and extending said street;
said notice shall contain such description
of the property intended to be taken, as Ill
Identity the same according to the plat. and
shall. be addressed to the owners OF the
property when known, and to all others in
teres,ed. On the day mentioned, the jury
which shall have been summoned by the
City Marshal, on written summons issued
by the Mayor, (if the compensation to be
said to the owners of property proposed TO
be taken as aforesaid shall not have been
agreed upon by the Mayor and said ewners)
shall be sworn in accordance with the sec
ond section of the seventh article of the
City Charter, and after examining the
ground shall make their award in writing,
which if not set aside by he Mayor in ac-
cordance with the third section of the Sew
enlh Article Of said Charter, shall be re-
ported to the City Council, and if approved
by them shah be binding on the City and
all others interested, and an appropriation
shall be made of the sum (if any awarded
or agreed upon as aforesaid.
SIC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the
Street Commissioner of said City shall
thereupon cause ead Street to be improved
and worked as other streets are worked
and improved, and all the laws and ordi-
nances of said City shall thereafter extend
over and apply to said Street whenever the
same shall be applicable.
Passed and approved May Q, 1855.
E. TICHENO Mayor.
Attest B. B. WOODWARD, Clerk.