Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-23
Bic Dailp Ga3tttt.
LOCAL MATTERS.

Ify, Suggests e"S N"iN'SSy - 's''6 "
ei,v affairs to some half dozen capable
>, 10 receive and take care Of its feye
IS and perform the duties Of government
lille we would make no such suggestion
III regard to our city affairs, we desire Il
Or few remarks upon municipal mat
= no, with disposition Of fault-finding
Il pos.ble to remove the occasion for
,ers to indulge in that propensity. the
Council OF Davenport embraces soms
!, best men, 50 far ~ capabilities urt
,sidered, but from some cause. which ma,
attributed 10 Strengthened finances, they
to do for the city that which IL expect
from them. Paramount in the medi
,,sss o. It's Importance is the improve.
n, our streets, and TO this subject We
common with our fellow citizens would
nleased TO see our Council turn its at.
Ition. Ia Dubuque the Street Commits
her grades the sire cts, excayates the gut
sets the curbstones and then notifies
,rop ,r,y older to pave his sidewalk. -
od streets and cool sidewalks are the re-
Here our Council notifies citizens to
de- and pave their sidewalks, while at the
,e time they entirely neglect to grade the
Iets aud the CUTTERS, or to improve the
,sings. The consequence is, that men
be- forced to the necessity of putting
some kind Of material, and not know
Blu, that another year they will have
nio all they do this, they strive TO OBJ
the cheapestarticle possible, just SO as
ZONE within the provisions Of the ordi-
ce: hence, slabs, refuse plank, Or any.
e TO answer temporary purpose are
to cover the sidewalks. We have con
ted for brick pavement on grade
tral inches lower than the present gut
snd so have Others, but they pave them
empty with the ordinance and in the ex-
alton that the cutters will be immedi-
excava,ed. Before the City Council
zee the ordinance requiring citizens to
or plank their sidewalks, i should
lac streets and cutters, aud then the e
h be no complaint on the part OF prop
holders and none would reuse will
cemplisnce with the proyisions..o of the
nance, While at the same time
you'd &c, better and more uniform pave
Is, our streets and walks would be
bti1ed and property be enhanced. In
mon with our fellow citizens, we hope
BE- thi, subject receive an early and due
e Of attention from our corporate au.
tiles.
lin copying "locals" from the Daven-
Courier. the Chicago Press should
aga;ns, letting its politencss exceed
tere,ion. Any thing in the way OF
us the face of our country, the pro-
Of our soil, or the prospects Of our
generally. may be copied and endors-
ithou, much fear OF mixing mistakes.
before quoting The lengthy, warmly Gu
bic an c IN cmote description which ap-
81 in the columns Of the Courier some
) since. the Press should have been
more cautious in asccrtaining whether
ersou cu!oyized meritcd all the praise
lh was - l.vishly b slowed upon her by
Fertile ana riiiIan,hroPic Inauguration
r co,emPnrary.
l. know the great dramatist says tn I
poets get in the 6a, phren"y,'
bee IIsl..'s b,auty in a brow Of Egypt,
it perhaps ought not to be surprising
when editors are kindly entertained
Jared for, they should feel disposed to
many things upon trust, and make lsb'
allowance for beauties and virtues
h existed only in the Kindness OF their
hearts. Be this as it may, many per-
who read the description OF the Coar-
b which we are referring, protested IN
humc of Diana and the other goddesses
;, il. cnrrrc,ness,-and however much
nay Tx. Ia see the "locais" of the DaV'
u, papers copied into the Chicago Press
regard for truth restraints Us from
Alne 10 receive credit for the possession
Saragons who do not reside 10 this re-
Of country.
We were nppr priately nonhed yes
by that our friend Weaver, who keeps
on Fourth street opposite the PENN
ania House, has on hand lot OF very
peaches, Just the thing for preserving
him call.
ICoRoSFR's IsoUEsr.-On Monday
Mayor, in absence of the Coroner, held
Inquest on the body Of man found al
head of Credit Island below the city,
roved to be the body Of John Reagan
fell offa fiat boat last "Wednesday while
fork at one Of the piers Of the bridge.
gan lived in Rock Island and was with.
relations in this part Of the world
On Tuesday Kate Hollinger, who
Fps house of il!-fame on Main street
arrested for selling liquor and fined $50
cos's. Arrangements were made al
same time for clearing out the premises
We met gentleman yesterday "he
psf boarding house, with basket in hand
informed us that he had secured boil