Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-16

Council Chamber, Dee 10th. 1880.
Adjourned Meeting.
Pressnt,
Hi, Honor The Mayor, q G X MirenkII.
Aldermen,
l.. Ward, mons
% 90 4 Smsll6eld, Z J n Eyser,
80 = Aus,in Corbin, n Bowling,
ith :. John Forrest,
9th Is VS. Kinsey,
9th s. Samuel Ssddoiis
The Committee On Amendments /. the
City Chatter reported the following:
The special committee instructed 10 Gu
qure as TO what amendments are requirsi
t. the charter Of the City beg leave 10 re-
port the following as necessary
LIST, Article 18th, See An, 10 be SO amend
ed as to expressly confer authority on the
CityCouIcil 20 !evya specia tax for paving
grading or matchmaking streets &c.
Cd, Sec 4, OF Amendment Of City Chsr,ts
q 1885 to be so amended as 10 empower
the City Council to levy & collect the road
tax on property in The City.
Sd, Article }, Sec 2, OF Article q, Sec :,
10 be amended SC a. TO authorize appoint
ment Ct Mayor PRO ten in case OF absence
Of Mayor tor q less period than two months.
a,b, Article ), Sec = aud ~. TO be amen!-
I'd 30 as to give the City the Iisi't Of appeal
FROM May VI to District Cour..
49, t,,a f,k> - L.. NJ. A..
TO give Aldermen 9 salary.
9th, Article ], Sec l : ARD 3 TO be no
amended as that damages tor opening new
s,re.!s, lanes. alleys SC should be paid tor
BY ,pseia! tax assessed on he lois aud lan,ls
i'll The vicinity u the new stree, 81, benefit
81 h, the oyening thereof.
IN. City limits beginning III the middle
Il the u.xir chaHna OF :he M:slissirp. riv-
cr e." South y; the central or halt section
line o. Section IL IA Township IS Nf
| Ran,e + ,heEee north along sait centrai
line IL the sec. lion Eue between sections ~
! and 30 ,hsllce west along said section line
sad The southern boundary iine II section
"a ~ township IS north ot Range east
10 poiht due aor;h Of the T. rth east e o.
Ger OF the tact Of land reser, ed BY the
6 ,vernment of the United States aud dona.-
'ed T. Antoine LeCiaire and knswn 40 LIE
+, Ci4iTe's Reserve, 10 sal! township IS, n.
range t., thence north to the east asiG ~est
central or ha'. section line Of section -, IL
last mentioned township, thence w-st "a
sac ctr trail or half section line 10 the nortii'
ives. tot:rF Of the southwest quarter Of
section %. theaee south to a point half way
between SAID ,oSner and ths Aouth.eaN
carnsr Of section -, themes west 10 the
/ western boundary lire o. said south eat
| quarter Of sec,ioI. -. thence south 10 the
County road, know ~ TIE Telegraph road,
thence wsstw srdiy sloig he both side Of
said road 70 section lire between sections
| - and %, thence south 10 the southwest
corner of northwest quarter Of section "a,
;heEce cas-, 10 the southeast corner q said
quarter section 81, thence south 10 the mid.
, die Of the main channel ci the Mis,.s sippi
river, ard thence UP alous the middle Of
said main channel 10 the place Of beginning.
co me;ior the Report Of the COMMITTEE
vas accepted snd adopted az. said Com.
iui.,ee wereIequssted 10 so 20 Iowa City
NJ the expense Of the city Tor the purpose
! Of procuring the passage Of said amend
men's BY the Legislature.
On motion the said committee was in
strucied TO procure the passage Ct III amend.
msut 10 sid Charter BY striking out that
portion Of see, 9th Of the amendment, of
1853, which empowers the City Council to
remove City Clerk, Treasurer, and Msrsa'
81 from Office.
Aid. Forrest moved 10 strike out Sec,ion
IL u ordnance concerning Mes, Markets,
| motion was lost.
Aid. kinsey moved to strike out sec. 5 Of
ehsp. 81 Of Revised ordinances and called
the yeas and nays.
Yeas-Mr. Kirssy, !.
Ssys.-Jas NJ Bowling, Austis Corbin,
Chas J H Eyre, Jno Forrest, sami ss.io.
ris, A Smalfeld, 8
Aid Kinsey, moved 10 lay the Ordinance
concerning Markets on the table, On! cal.
led for the yeas and nays.
Iess-John Forrest, w s Eiusey, sanr
Sadoris. 3.
Nays-J N Bowling, Austin Cosb,s. Chas
HI Eyser, Augustus SaallhelL, !.
Motion was Iost.
On motion the Ordinance concerning
auctions was so amended % 10 make the
incense fos $3.50 per year and to prohibit
auctioneers from holding auctions 1t more
than one place at any enc time.
On motion the ordinance concerning Citv
Solicitor was amended bv striking out May
in Is, section, and writing April.
On motion IN ordinance entitled s.An or.
dinanee relating to Licenses. was passed.
said ordinance prohibiting the transfer Of
any issence issued BY City Clerk, exeept
with the consent II the Council
On motion an ordinance entitled IN or.
dinance eoncernia9 vehicles was passed.
On motion "A ordinance entitled an or.
dinanes respecting the ordinances hersiu
revised sad eosselidtsd.' was passed.
AID sadderis Moved the passage u the
Revised ordinances - ameadsd.
AID Kiassy esllsd for:ths yeas aad nav,.
Yeas-Janes n. Bowling, Austin Cor.
bin, c J H Eyser, John Ferret, samI dad.
doris, Augustas Goall6sld,
Nsys-Ws. 8 Kihssy. I.