Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-12

Minutes OF last meeting read amended and
approved.
| Mr.. Eyser. Alderman elect from the I'd
| Ward being presen, was duly qualified by
the Mayor, and took his seat in council as
| Alderma for two years.
On motion Of AID. Price, the proposition
/ of w. II. Herrick a. Co. was taken up and
read. Leave being granted to Mr.. Her
| rick, he stated before Council his reas 1ns for
| desiring the city to take the sum Of ten
! thousand dollars stock OF the Davenport
Gas Light s. Coke Co.
| On motion Of AID. McLosky the PROPOSE
ton was again laid on the table until the
next regular meeting
! On motion Of Aid. McLosky the petition
t to reno, distractions on Front street be-
t tween Main and Harrison was taken up and
4 after considerable discussion the Mar
shall was instructed TO give persons placing
i said distractions on the Leyee, notice to re-
/ move the same within fifty days.
| On motion Of Aid. Mitchell the petition
! IN reference to establishing water works,
/ Aid corbin moved to postpone the further
| consideration Of the petition until the first
/ regular meeting in June, carried.
The committee on Hospitals reported
that they had as yet been unable to por-
chase lot OF ground for Hospta! purposes
and asking for further time. Aid Mcl.os-
4 XIV moved that the committee have further
time, and that Hiram Price be added and
that the new committee be authorized to
purchase said property, and at such prices
as they shall deem bes, for the interests of
the city, motion carried in the affirmative
A communicate from Judge Grant Vas
read, in reference to the complaint against
I him q building stone wall in Rock island
/ street. on melton Of Aid. Corbin, was order
4 cd to be tle1.
! Ga motion Of All. Mitchell thu petition
i to open and extend Main street was taken
up
/ 4 semoBstrance against Council passing
j an ordinance to ron Main street though
the " College Grounds" was read, Aid Mitch
/ ell offered an ordinance entitled IAN Ordi-
| nance for the continuation Of Main street in
/ the city Of Davenport. to the north ern lin
| its Of the city" On motion Of Aid. Corbin
| The ordinance was adopted
A petition asking of Council to extend
the time allowed by Ordinance for keeping
| Of hogs thin certain limits, to the lat Of
| Nov was read and on motion Of Aid. Corbln
was laid on the table.
On motion of Aid. Price the petition to
i ill up and grade Main street tc deep water
IN river aud asking an approp iaton out Of
/ the city fund.- to build a wharf at foo; OF
/ said street was taker from the table and
read On motion Of Aid. Mitchell the whole
subj ct was laid on the table until the next
/. regular meeting,
On motion Of Aid. Corbin the Ordinance
committee was instructed TO draw up an
Ordinance i.frin! Ia, dlt.es OF Police
compens alton, &C."
4 petition was read asking Council 10
aba,e the slaughter Houses in the Western
part OF the city, as nuisances. On motion
of AID Price the petition was referred to-
the Alderman of the lst Ward.
a petition from Coos & Listener was read
asking Of Cosncil to grant them the au :
thority to erect a wooden building as an adj
diton to Their carriage factory, the same be-
| ing within The fire limits. On motion of AID.
N Losky the petition was laid On ths
| table.
On IN ton Of Aid Cor bin the Marshal
was authorized to have notices printed cal
7 ling the attention of citizens to the Ordi-
mace prohibiting Hogs from being kept in
certain parts Of the city.
The resignation of c. De Llno as City
I Engineer was read
The Finance committee reported in
favor OF allowing the following bills: Rlch'd'
sheals for attendance on sick, &c Sl4,oo
and $50, J. w. Wiley, groceries for Hos
pital S2,7S, Wilson g. Harley, do do 5000,
w. w Kennedy night watch, $500, Sam
uel Parker night watch &c. So 70 aud John
] = uItst alitaiS VI iSAi iuoh : >N' -~'>Nf 49,
lei Moore Bread for Hospital $3.50 and al
lowed $4,000 OF DR.. G. w. Carriers bill, for
professional services. On motion of AID
/ McKowan the report OF the committee
was eoncurred in.
The following bills were referred viz.
Mr. Gulich 80 so. w. Atwill $500 San.
dcrs a. Davis S. John Freeman $780,
90, Drs. Parker g. OReardon Sl2,Co Mo
SEES MuIlin 81, lo-l00, Rich'd Shoals
! $3.50, w. w. Kennedy $3.50.
On motion Council adjourned 10 We'd
nesday, May 10th, at ~ o'clock r. NJ.
B. b. WOODWARD, Clerk
New NosE--AN lMPRoyEMEST.-The
case of the rioteE whose nose was cut oil SO
that it hung down upon his chin, presents
4 fine example of skill on the part OF Dr. }.
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