The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-13

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Minute. Of lAst meeting were read aud adopted
ErroHrs.
The committee on petition OIL Meyer and Others.
recomne nded ths, the Clt, Marshal be ordered 10
proceed forthwith In the premises ~ accordance
with the psJsi-lon- of Char ~ Revised Ordinances
Report adopted
The committee to whom was re fsrrcd the aitera.
ilon n the grade Brady street between Second and
frnmi streets, reported thai they have found said
referred Ia .aid committee aud without AL. anthor
" ffatn camne 10 whom alsn. the power of altering
rrads- helong The rrport -as--' We are, however,
informed es the residents II .sid street that sad
alteration was made by the city EHgtue.r b, order
II th" Chairman ~ the street ea,an tiss no Va tbs
- lHio your committee FAR cscee,d Iii. powers
when he assumed the authority IT, alter old establish
- grades 10 suit hts convenience or tho eonvt.
nchee " any other per.nn without hr-, bringing ih,
matter before the Council Your committee are oi
the opinlon that the CUTTERS and curb said
street should be put Mt grade ana that At t. sx~n.,
changing ihcm.s s,saed bs Aid Gannon, fotres
and sears committee
Aia BowLiNo moved iha, The rspo. be laid OF
the liable Lost
Aid CANNON .aoged l.s adoption a aiseu...o,
en.ned when
Aid RAINING moved that oil bs struck out
after the vsrds by order of the Chairman II the
Street Committee Carried
Aid BOWLING moved that "a. remainder of the
repart be aid the table II VA. tie vote aud
the Mayor cave hls casting vote asslnsi II
The report ss amended Was adopted, by The
Mayors casting vote The report escasiaaed Nh ea
citing little discussion strongly bordering npoa tbs
personal At time. No, worth reporting, however
Tie committee 10 whom, vas tefled the peiiilon
Of citizens IA. the nsisLburbood Of Brady aud i2ih
streets, aud Perry and 18th streets, recommended
tha, III. street comml,.lonsf be Instructed to lay
box eal,ers of sufficient sizo brady between ltth
aud i.sh, and on Perry between 18th aad isih, with
as little delay as possible Adopted
The committee on Fiffh street asked furilsr time,
witch ~ss granted
The eolnmi,,se on pssisics cf knnh.e asked
fur-hs, time which ~ss granted
The committee 10 whom referred The petition
of Mr. Price, made report which was adopted
Aid SEARS from tho Committee on Hospital,
made verbal report, that he had made the arrange
usnss proposed with the County Judge. aud had
placed tho Hospital ia good order lie recommended
provision for bathing the pateA,s getting hoe
pi,ai clothes, ke The committee had spent about
si,70o
Aid JENNINGS offered the following resolution,
that the Comnitse. Hospital be authorised 10 VI.
cAvsss cellar Of sufsle., slxs and erect room ii
proper dlmeslous su.tahle for hath house for the
uss of the patients Passed
PruTloss
A netitlon vas read from Ben Atkinson ard others
somr.alniug of the condition Of Twehh street BE-.
tween Brady aud Rock Island end asking that
Twslfsh stree, may be graded between ,hoss strcsis
Aid SEARS offered resolution 10 the effect that
Twelh street shall he graded TO reader u pss
sfhie. tho work TO be done tS Eessrs Bfayton 4
Bois connection with their Perry street contract
PAssed
Ala SEARS moved that the Guy Engineer pro.
eecd 10 establish grade on Twelfth street between
brady and farnsm, aud report st next fnesting
Carried
A petition from 7 c Fad. aad othsrs, was read
and on molten Of Aid SEARS the Ordinance Com
rnittce Instructed - Tepor an ordinance in ~
sponss to their prayer
A petition from Peter Rec.esburs asking for relief
from damage. incurred by water lowing Ia his bouss
from change Of grade A., ~as reeelyed and hisd
A p<,iiioa from Henry stsai. referred 10 .
special committee. Aid, Bowling, sears and Jrn
ninxs, cospmiite~.
A petition from tho respective church eaasrega-
iions II the city A.kiay To be exempted a. church
4
rnent VI streets aiiey., ke in connection with houses
Of worship.
A motion TO lag on the table vas lost
Aid BOWLING moved the petition b. accepted
Carried
Aid BOWLING oficred the fsilow.as resolution
Reselrsd, That the house. of worshlp ns~d by the
stverai dcnoninatons Of Christians tn tbs city u
Davenport together With the ets ON which they sss
huilt, not exceeding " feet front be- ard they arc
hereby exsIurt from the special tax which has or
nay hereafter be- levied the property heidrrs oi
Any ssfset i.f the purpose of mscAdAnasinx pAsiae
AID JENNINGS moved ,ha, tho resolution he 50
amended To exempt all church property fran ,aa
alton lot such Object. are mentioned In the pet
ilon Loot
The original resolution then voted upon a. fol
lows Ayes-Jssninga, Bowling, Forrest wssh
burn, s<srs, Guy, OBricn, IL Ciaire-s. Nays-
Cannon. Ramming emalihsld. xelstsat--A
A petition from John l. Harris, with aceolny any
Ing documents vas referred TO the same COMMITTEES
appointed before.
ws.tion from WIN. II HlIdsstl. relative 70 ri.
laying sidewalk which had been taken mp 70 pn' In
curb was accepted and filed.
A petition from ~ W. Morris Barr B ssift and
oahsrs, CSr permission 20 osgsaiss m Independent
Yre Company, with ali the privileges snd immuni
ties Of arsnsn Of sad city, they 70 provide oil tbs
hose, sppsrasus Ac. at their own expens~ va
granted
A petition from Isaac Maas tsr redaetloG of -
sss.ed iases On his soods was aid on the table
petition for change Of billiard license frcsa
NJ schuyler 10 Geo Endrewsr ~as granted
xsscsttArsoes
The MAYOR sisted that the sssimate of bslidtnl
tho srwer ou Main street b ~ 80 aad the city hav
ias oaly vossd esoo fcs he eAbsst, be desired 49,