Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-04
o. CsTY CssAnTER.
1901


1901 "a
AN ACT 20 amend an oct entitled an act !
70 iasosposass the City OF Davenport, ,
ant % amend the several acts am nd
ssory thereto.
SEC. /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State OF Iows: That ell
that district Of Country embraced with
In The following boundaries be and the
ssns 10 hereby declared TO be within the
lioiss Of the said city Of Davenport 70
Wis: beginning in the middle Of the main
ehssosl Of the Mississippi River due
south Of the central or half section line
Of section number thirty six ia township
seventy eight north Of range four cast;
sbsscs north along said osntral line be
tween sessions nineteen snd thirty, thence
west along ssid section line and the
sosshssa boundary line Of section TWEEN
y four 10 township seventy eight north
Of range three east, to point due north
Of the north east corner Of the tract OF
laod reserved by the Government OF the
United States and donated to Antoine
L. Claire ssd known rs lie Clairc's Re-
servo in said township seventyeieht north
range three esst, thence north TO the east
and west central Or half section line o.
section twentyfour in . id last mentioned
township, thence west on said central or
halt section limo to the north ives, corner
OF the south west quarter Of section
twsosy three, the1co south to poin. half
way between said corner and the south
est corner OF section twenty two, thence
west 20 the western boundary line Of
ssid south east quarter Of section twenty
'wo, thence south to tho county ro:.i
Known - the telegraph road, thence
westerly along tho north sido of sad
road to the section line bo,weeo sections
twenty seven and twenty eight, thence
south to tho south ives. corner of The
norsh west quarter II sectioa thirty four,
tnence east to the south east corner of
said quarter section, thence south to the
middle OF the main channel of the Miss
'ss'pp' River, and thence up and along
inc middle OF tho main channel thereof
TO the place OF beginning.
SEQ. 2. Tho city Council shall have
power by ordinance to levy md c llect
special tax on the owners Of lots
on any street, lane, nvcnuc, alley
or block or the eide ON block
fronting or lying on any alley or part of
any street. lane, avenue or alley, accord
ing to their respective fronts owned by
them, Tor the purpose Of paving or IRA.
ding tho side walks, grading. paving or
"ac"d"mixi"g such streets, lanes, ave.
ues and alleys or parts thereof and 70,
lighting the same, On being petitioncd So
10 do by tho owners OF more than bal.
tho property 80 TO DO taxed.
SEQ. 3. In case Of Tho sickncss n, ,bs
mayor or OF his absence from the city for
lees period than two mouths, said CITY
Council may elect one of tho aldermen
mayor pro tenn, VIII, shall possess all the
authority and perform I'LL The duties OF
inc once OF mayor curing such sickness.
Or temporary absence Of the mayor.
Sec. 4. From anil after the passage
"f this act it shall not be lawful for thu
County authorities Of Scott County t,
levy road tax on any property or n
road poll tax on residents in said CITY
end tho said City Council is hereby nu.
thorised to levy and collect the road tax,
u not more than three mills on the dol.
lsr, on oil property liable 10 road tax
within said City,the collection and pay
ment thereof into the City treasury to
be regulated by ordinance Of the said
City Council.
500. D. Tho said City Of Davchpor,
shsl' have the right to appeal to Tho Dis
1'es Court Of Scott County from teci-
s'oos 10 oil cases arising under the pro-
Visions OF tho Charter Of said City aad
The amendments thereto or Of ,sny o,di.
nance passed 10 pursuance thereof.
SEQ. 9. The City Council shall have
power to lay out public squares OF
ssounds, streets. aileys. lanes or high
vays end 10 make wharve. in the rive
end alter, widen, contract, .raighte'
and discontinue the same. They shall
cause ell streets, alleys. lines, highway
Of public sQusres or grounds laid out b,
them, TO be surseyed, described and re-
corded 10 book to be kept by til, Clerl
showing particularly tho proposed i'm
psosemsnss and the real estate requires
20 b taken therefor, aud the same whe'
opened and male shall be public high
Ways.
$50. I. Whenever any street, alley
laas. highvay or public square or groan'
V laid out, altered, widened or straight
sssj. By virtue hereof, the City Counci
she'll give notice Of their intention to sp
psopsiate ssd take the land nccessar!
tos Ne sams, 10 The owner or owner
thereof, BY publishina said notice 70
~ days, IN sons Newspaper publishe
In ssid city. II the expiration OF whio
uas, they shall choose BY ballot shrs
disiatssastsd ireeholders residing 10 sai
city, - commissioners to ascertain an
asesss The damages and recompenss tn
owasss Of such lands respectively, en-
a the same time 10 determine what per
soss will be beneH,ted and assess Il.
damage snd expenses thereof on the 70
q sssass Of persons benefited, in pro
psssles ~ nearly - may Be the bsne
IL sssslting 10 each. A majority Of 81
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