Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-17

True, lee IS attorney in case Of City W
Guthrie, 80 90; John Horribly, services on
Hospital Committee, $500; Jshn II Tier,
work done On Hospital, S475; Mr.. Vsith
use Of room for April election, $500; vii.
liam Edey, Stars for Police, $4,000; d. A.
Burrows, groceries for Hospital, " 81; Will
liam Scott. boarding sick per order of b ,ar,i
OF Heakh, SITS; Edwin Parmele, cash paid
for Hospital stores and for removing mi.
sauces, S2,70. On motion of Aid. McLos-
Ky the report was adopted.
Same committee reported the following:
! Your committee are divided in opinion in
rels.ion to the propriety OF allowing Davis
on e. True's bill OF ten dollars for defend
ing Foreman and CASTOR, and therefore re-
er the same back to the Council for its ac-
,ion. The committee do agree however,
httno officer Of the city should employ
counsel at the expense Of the city to de-
end suits or proceedings sgainstindyiduals
with Ut express authority Of the City Cout.
! Gil.
/ Aid. NJ Losky moved to allow said bill;
( Aid NJ tehel called for the yeas aud nays
which resulted as follows: Yeas, Aid. NJ
ko~n, Cook, Prca. MsLosky and sens,
5 votes-Nays, Aid. Mitchell, e ardlzen and
! Corhn, 3 votes. Bill was allowed.
Same reported he following:
la view OF the Importance of preserving
the credit Of the city abroad, the commit.
! tee recommend that the Treasurer be IN
| structed to retain the funds received by han
and apply the same TO the pay ment OF the
/ Angus interest, until an amount sufficient
| tor that purpose. shall be collected and re-
port resolution for that parpos,
| The committee beg leave to call the at
tentlon OF the City Council to the necessi-
" oteconomy aud retrench,nent. In audi
| riUn to the funded debt, the interest OF which
i- to be provided ior as represented by your
committee at u late meeting oil the Council,
there is now outstanding orders aud salaries
due to the amount OF about five hundred
dollars making with the amount recommend-
ed to b. appropriated by this report. and the
amount heretofore reported TO be provided
for, the sum of about thirteen thousand
three hundred dollars, already appropriated
on, OF the revenue of 1855, and only one
half OF the year gone.
live go on at this rate our City will be
deeply in debt before the lime Of service OF
the present Council shall expire, and the
Finance Committee deem it to be their du-
ty TO raise a warning voice in time.
Resolved, That the Treasurer be directed
10 paw the interest due on the City Bonds
in New York on the first Of August, and
that he retain all funds received by him nn-
til i, is paid, instead in paying out on CITY
orders.
On motion OF Aid McLoskey the above
resolution was adopted.
On motion Of AID Corbiu the following
resolution offered by AID, Price. vas ordered
to be published in the proceedings Of the
present meeting, the same having been len
out of the proc ,aings u I'd, last meeting
Whereas some time since difficulty
occurred between the night police aud some
OF the citizens Of our City, which was The
means Of pro iucing the discharge of three
oi sad poiice-and whereas sund'y re-
ports have been put in circulation which ar
calculated to produce wrong impressions in
the public mind in reference to said police,
Therefore be ii
Re.olv,d, That we recognize in TIE ac
ton OF aid police only desire I, discharge
their duty a. honest men and ia'taai osi'-
Gers, and that any appearance to the con-
! trary was the result Of circumstances over
winch they had no control, and dill not re-
suit from any intention on their part To ere
ate u disturbance. or to transcend their pow
ers as officers.
r solved, That it is the opinion OF the
CITY Council, after the legal investigation
which has been instituted aud has passed,
That this expression Of opinion Is due 10 saia
police, aud that no precedent would be
outraged or law violated by placing them
again on said police.
On motion Of Aid. Cook the above re-
solutions were laid on the table.
Report Of Ordinance Committee
Oue entitled IAN Ordnance to amend
, an Ordinance, omitted An Ordinance pro-
vidng for paving certain side walks IN inc
City Of Davenport which on motion OF
Aid. Price was laid on the table until the
next meeting.
One entitled IAN Ordinance to prohibit
dogs from running at large in The C'fy OF
Davenport" which on motion OF ALL Nc
/ Rowan was adopted.
One entitled "An Ordinance to amend
an Ordinance, entitled 'An Ordinance es-
,ablishing FIRE limits in the City OF Daven'
port" on motion Of AID Corbin was lad
on the table.
AID. Cook reported the following