The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-03-08
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4th I" Ebenezer Cook.
!" " Hiram Price.
9th T" II. A. McLoskey
" 9th " s. Saddoris.
JOSEF Lambr,te

I
The Mayor called the Council to order
! Inc minutes oil the last regular and spe
cial meetings read and approved
The Mayor reported that he was unable
TO make the purchase of the Jail properl,
authorized by the special meeting hel,
March LIST, at the price designated by the
Council.
A petition from J ames McGreen was read
asking the Council to cancel his license al
anctioneer ard remit the price paid, he be-
ing unable 10 attend to the duties. On mo.
ton Of Aid. Cook the prayer OF the petit
toner was granted
Mr, Hogan having leave presented to
Council proposition to purchase number
oil copies oia map OF the city now being got
up by him On motion OF Aid. Price Coun.
Gil appropriated one hundred dollars to be
placed in the hands OF the Finance Com.
mttee for the purchase of said maps.
The Committee Oh Washington Square
laid before The Council the proposition Of
Messrs. Finley g. Dwire for lease of said
| Square with annexed plan proposed to be
| carried out by them On motion of Aid Cor
BIN The proposition was laid on the table.
Aid Corbn from the Committee on re.
vision OF the ordinances reported progress,
| and on motion OF Aid. Price was granted
! 80 days further tina,
The Ordinance Committee reported"An
ordinance granting Messrs. Cotes g. Davies
certain privileges" which on motion Of AID.
Mcl.oskey was adopted.
AID. McLoskey offered the iolIoHing:-
Resolved, That the Mayor be authorized
to convey by good aud sufficient deed TO
Ebenezer Cook strip OF land in the south
east corner of the property owned by the city
west OF, aud adjoining the grave yard prop
erty containing seventy one hundredths oil
an acre; upon receiving from said Ebenezer
Cook "A good and sufficient deed 10 the ciiy
for the same amount Of land adjoining the
city property aforesaid on the Rockingham
road, in accordance with the plat herewith
filed, which was adopted.
The Finance Committee made The loliow-
ing report, which on motion OF AID Ffiee
was accepted and ordered published.
To the City Council o! the CITY OF
Davenport -
The Finance Committee beg leave to re-
port to your body that it appears from the
report OF the Marshal OF this city that the
NHDlC hsstrsco ioi thS 49,
1855 Exclusive Of the road taxi ia
sl5,637 ~
Olthis amount he has coilac-
ted the SUM of l3,Ilo42
Leaving a balance uncoIlec-
ted of l,i27o0
Ii is ascertained that there
were double and erroneous as.
easements 10 the amount of l27,O0 |
Leaving now due Oh the tax list
apparently 100000
1t is highly probable that there Will be
found other delinquent taxes from double |
assessment, inability to collect &c. The |
Marshal has advertised the real property |
telnouents for taxes, to be sold on the 2Sth |
inst 1t is hoped and believed that large
proportion of the delinquent taxes will be
collected at that time.
Upon an examination of the books OF the |
Treasurer t appears that the Treasurer has
received during the year as follows
From l.. B. Colamer balance in the tres-
surv April, 1855 $3.50 90 !
From City Marshal on account
OF tax list i4'5oool
Il 4 A.
IRON sufe ~ .7oa "a |
" = na,"oa :Il spI
FROM D'iue"'7 o'' . 700 M |
na1,roau sIoes ,,,roa. 400 ~ |
FROM III ''"e'
soo eas 40 |
anu mas Paiu o"' o., Manor orior n
Noees u '"'"'s ''""'' sasIs IN |
AP.h 1917 ., so
for interest, tAcha"s'' ,az.s "a
on Sl2o'o'o Guy ronos
For amount required u NC oa'u
out oil the Ii,y treasury on u
coun, OF ROAD worn III ahheAea o7o 81
districts .
For other expenditures "p'" u oos a.
ty orders oo0
-r,oo-,
=, n... -'''''''-
Leaving balance i" 'f'e WY GO ses ~
Treasury OF s''oo1,lo
II is believed thst lew Oh any e.'y o,u'
are outstanding ana the eoliiinl.'ee nno" -
no Liabilities to any ame UNI Oh ''le Guy "a
cept the present quarters saiaiy =. ~"