Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-10
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PROCEEDINCsOfT HE CirY COUNCIL
Adjourned Meeting:
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March 7, 1857.
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Isl Ward, James O'Brlan, John Sehuu.
I'd A. Smali6eld,
Sd }. N. Bowling, Austin Corbin,
ath " job. Forrest,
OH " W. s. Kinsey, ". 8. Collins,
9th - I. s. Fullsm, Samuel Ssddoris.
HE Honor tho Mayor being absent.
Ala. Collins ~.s appointed Mayer pro
TEN.
Minutes Of last meeting read and sp-
proved.
Aid. Corbin offered the following.
whereas Rrastus Partridge Of Seneca
Fslls 10 the State Of New York 10 tho
owner OF bonds Of this city issued for
subscription to the Capital Stock Of the
Chicago 4 Rock Islsod Railroad Com.
psny, numbered eleven (lD twelve (I2)
and thirteen (l3) for one thousand dol
Iars eseh, End whereas it appears from
the alkdavits Of the said Erss,us Part.
ridge, Erassus Miller and Phillip Dater
that ssid bonds are lost or DESTROYED.
and whsress also the sid Ersssus Part.
ridge hath filed bond Of indemnity 20
the city With security to the Satisfaction
OF the Ci.y Council, and whsrsss the
said Erassus Partridge desires to eon-
vert tho said bonds into the c spissl
Stock Of the Chicago L Rock Islsad
Railroad Company - 10 and By the
terms OF sid t,nds be may rieh.fuIly
do, therefore,
Resolved, That A. G.. Flses, Tsustss
Tor the city Of Davenport and Treasurer
OF the Chicago l. Rock Island Railroad
Company DO authorized and requested to
transfer to the said Erastus Partridge
thirty shares Of the Capital Stock OF said
Company standing 10 the name Of said
a. y. FlsRg - trustee, for the CITY OF
Davenport 10 satisfaction Of said bonds
Nos. II. IL and Is 20 alleged to DO lost
or destroyed add for 20 doing this shall !
be be sufficient warrant.
On motion il was referred to . specisl
COMMITTEE consisting Vt Aid. Collins
aid Forrest and the City Attorney.
An ordinance entitled "sn ordinance |
providing for change in the msnuer Of
eleoting certain city oficers" was pre- |
sentes and on motion referred to Ordi- /
nance COMMITTEES.
Ordiosnes Committee reported On or I
diosnce entitled ian ordinsoos to amend
40 ordinance entitled an ordinance COO
corning Vehicles" which on motion va.
adopted and paced.
AID. Corbin offered the following:
Resolved, That The resol ut,ou author.
's'og The Mayor to grant psrniss for the
erection OF frame bailiinss 10 certain
cases within the fire Unite, b sud he
same 10 hereby rsscinded.
Which on motion wss adopted and
passed.
On motion Of AID. Corbio the rspor.
OF the Committee on opening Marquette
street Was taken from The table and re-
fsrsed to committee consisting Of the
Aldermen from the Let Ward.-J. N.
Cannon, q. &. r. Mitchell and Henry
Haupt.
% motion Of Aid. Forrest The petition
for isyiog side walk on 3rd street we
referred to Ordinance COMMITTEES.
Aid. Corb.n moved to sme nd the mo.
'ioo BY substituting the following:
Resolved, That hereafter when apy
petition 10 presented 20 The City Council
for laying s,deWslks 10 said clly, the Dc.
titlon shSll chow the fact that the own
ere Of more than halt the property % to
DO taxed have pssitionsd therefor, and
whom petitions do not show this fact
they cannot Do considered BY the CSun-
Gil.
Which on motion wee adopted.
A petition for widening Brady street
wss read aud on motion OF Aid. Forrest
the Mayor vac authorised snd directed
TO give notice ~ provided BY the Char
ter Of the City Of Davenport to the own.
ere Of land upon either sds Of Brady
strset from the south lins Of Seventh
ssrect to the south line Of Locust street
that it 10 the intention Of The City Coun-
oil to take land shsrefrom for the pur-
poss Of widening said street.
Aid. Forrest offered the following:
Resolved, That the City Engineer b
and be hereby 10 ordered forthwith to
proceed to survey oil that portion Of
Brsiy stteet lying and being north OF