Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-26
Attest B. B. WOODWARD. Cier

An Ordinance for n. continuation Of Per
RI Street in The CITY Of D,sespori to ths
Road on the North side Of Block No. one
McIntosh's addition to said City.
Ssc. lst Be it enacted by the City
Council Of the City Of Davenport, that Perry
street in the city oil Davenport be and the
same is hereby extended and continued from
it's present termination, North to the road
running E,st and w ST in front of the
present residence OF Franklin Fearing and
Adam Noal, and to the Northern line oil
Block No. one I'd of Mclatosh's addition
to the city of Davenport.
SEC. I'd Be it further enacted, that
said street in any and all portions thereof
heretofore establish d that shall be and is
les. than eighty (so) feet in width; that
the same same shall be and is hereby wi
dened and established at eighty 900 feet in
width and the width Of that portion Of said
stree, vi CHI is by this Ordinance xtended
and continued. shall be the same and no
more nor less than Eighty 800 ieet.
SEC. 81 Be il tu Their enacted, that the
East and West boundaries Of that prrtiDn
OF said Perry street extended and widened,
shall be formed by continuing in u straight
line, North the st AMI West lines Of said
Perry re, from the South side Of Seventh
street to the contem rated North terminus
of said sire, I, To wit: the South line of said
Road in said first sectios mentioned. And
i, shall be the duty of tho city Engineer Of
said city forthwith 10 survey SAID P'rry
street as herein provided, for the widening
and extending the SINE andto make prop
err plate O. tch survey. slowing the mes
OF the parties owning IN ! and proposed TO
be taken, when Known aud also a descrip-
ton of the lots and lands by numbers and
return such plat to the Nay said city.
Sscr. 4 Be il further enacted, That
upon the receipt OF the plat in siid third
section contemplated. the Mayor shall give
notice in some newspaper printed in said
city FOR at least fifteen DAYS, tn Il on day
named in sucl notice, Il jury will be sum
mon d, consisting of SIX di-interested free
holders Of said city TO assess and award the
damages and benefits that may accrue from
,dening and extenlin' said rect; SAID
notica shall contain sue a description Of
the property utended 10 be taken, "a will
identify the same according to the plat, and
shall be adlres-ed TT eosners Of the prop
erty when known ami u al Others interes-
ted On the day ment oned, tn jury wh'c
shall have been summoned by the City
NJ srshal, on written summons issued by
the Mayor Gf tn com pensa'iJn 10 b. paid
to the owners OF pr perty proposed to be
taken as AFORESAID shall MT have been
agreed upon by the Mayor and sal owners
shall be sworn in accor lance with. the SC
onA section of the seventh article of the
Civ Charter and after examining the
ground, shall make their award in writing
" hich If not set aside by the Mayor in nc.
cordance with the third section of the sew
enth article Of said Charter, shall be re,
ported IA the City Council aud il approved
by them shall be binding on the city and
all others interested, and an appropriation
shall be made Of the sum Il any awarded
or agreed upon as aforesaid.
Sect 5. Be it further enacted, that the
Street Commissioner of said city, shall
thereuppn cause said street 10 be i'm proyed
and worked az other streets are worked and
improved, and all the laws and ordinances
Of said city shall thereafter extend over and
apply to said street whenever the same
shall be applicable. And that all ordtnan-
ces contrsveninI or conflicting with the pro-
visions of this ordinance, are hereby re-
pealed, or 40 amended as to conform to the
provisions OF this ordinance
Passed and approved, May %, 1855.
Eyos TIcHEsoR, Mayor.
Attest B. b. WOODWARD, Clerk.