Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-14

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the con>t ruct ION OF
Swtot, and Side Track To conn ct the N h ". Ran
Read wAh Lots 8 and y 7, in Hvck ~ in the
City - Davenport
SEE I. Be il enacted by the iCitv Council OF thu
city ri Davenport, that G~dlch Wheeler 4 Yanti.
be and til hereby srthoi l. ell and empowered IL
construct Switch AMI Side Tiaek acros, h. Claire
street and at tight angles wi sari street I,
the track ~ the NJ NJ. Rail Road with lots d and
J. II : in BOX u in tn" 4 yci Davenport.
SEC.2. Re It fu th'r n,ct.d, that said switch
and side track shall Hictel under the dr.c-
ton OF a competent Civil Enquirer and in such man.
ner shall be approved by thu City Engin err Of the
city Of Davenport ami the officers and those having
| control u tn N, X N Rail Rad.
SEC. 3. Be il furthfr enssrt Il that said sid" track
sh all not be used until said Goodrich, Whccl.r and
Yants shall pave or cause 10 be paved with
plank III q plank IL e inch thlck) that part Of l..
Claire street along said VIDE track and IN front ~
their said premises, l., To- make safe and easy
crossing, that the sam. shall b, pt in 90 ii repair
and that in the cons .ruction nik.ping pair
said switch aud side track and pavc mt tn city Of
Davenport shall he saved and kept from ali AMI
any expense charges and damages att ndant upon
the same and that cars Of any kind shah not b. al
low.d to stand upon tn. stre or sidewalk
SEC. 4. Irorided, that the City Counca have
the right To repeal this ordinance at any time af-
ter six months motto" and in such the City
Council shall have full p,wrr to rrm'vc all tracks
and oostrnctions thertrom with, mt beng able
the payment Of any dam.,-e> for d"ing.
Plsss aud APPROX August nth IS G.
&C. X. MITCHELL, Mayor.
WV. HALL, Clerk. aug III
AN ORDINANCE 10 authorize a Loan Of Fifty nine
thousand dollars.
q Whereas the City Council Of thu City NJ Day
export did the 2d iiy Il July 4. D. 1856 bs RS
clutions passed on that day direct e.rcti.n To h
he'll! al III Court Hons" III the @ Y of Davenport,
on the lsi. Monday Of August lojj to occite bv
vote If the voters Of said City, whether said City
shon,d raise by a an the sum of Fifty nine thou
sand dollars 10 c used and exp nd"d FIR the u.es aud
purposes In said Resolutions Gifted and whereas
slid election was h III on said Isl Monday Of August
1856 and 10y the returns Of sail e cim il appears
that there were Six hundred snd .nty eight votes
cast for tn said loan fifty nine thousand dollars
and tw. hundred AMI sixteen votes cast against sah
loan Icing majority ~ Fonr hundred and six iva
Votes in favor 81 said loan. Therefore. be II enact
by tn, City: Council of the City OF Davenport:
SEC ]. That the ,nds Of the City in suns Of vc
hundred dollars each for The said NJ Fifty
thousand dollars be ISSUED and sivn.d BY tn. Mayor
and Clerk Of the City and scaled vi h The City seal
payable at the end Of twenty years and the interest
MT exceeding ten pro nium pr annum (for which
coupons shall h" i>sne) payable half yearly and sold
narcoriancc with he provisions nf said reso at ions
SEC End b. il further enacted, That tho fai h
ofthc City Of Davenport, and the same j. hereby
pics d for the payment ~ said principal and interest
So borrow AMI that the said City Council shall pro-
vid tn" semi anna payment ~ the interest up
said bonds aud the ultimate payment If III principal
WIN III" sam" cannot b" paid ont ~ the ordinary
rvrnu. Of said City, said City Council sh,l levy
cal tax for that purpose upon tn. tsxabc proper
ty Il said city. Pass u and app owed August 18th,
1886 &C. H. MITCHELL Mayor.
WV HALL Clerk faug l3l