The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-31

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Sec. /. Be il enacted BY the General
Assembly Of the State Of Iowa. That Ill
| that district Of country embraced within the
| following boundaries be and the ssme ID
thereby declared to be within the limits 0i
the said city Of Davenport, to.wit: begin.
ming In the middle Of the main channel Of
the Mississippi river due south Of the cen.
trail or half section line Of section number
thirty in township seventy.eight north Of
rang e four east. thence north along said cen
trail line between sections nineteen and
thirty, thence west along said section line
and the southern boundary line Of section
twenty four in township seventy Eight north
Of three east to . point due north of the
northeast corner Of tho tract Of land re.
served by the Government Of the United
States and donated to Antoine Leclaire ard
known 40 LeClaire's Reserve IN said To- i.
ship eever,v eich. north, range three eas,
tte - uUf... 10 iAe east and west central
or malt section line Of section twenty -four
lin said last mentioned township, thence
" est ON said central or half section line To
the northwest corner Of the south-wes.
quarter OF section twenty-three. thence
south to point half way between said cor.
ner and the southeast corner Of section
twenty-five, thence west to the western
boundary line Of said south east quarter OF
section twenty-five, thence south to the
County road known as the telegraph road,
thence westerly along the north side of
said road TO the eection line between Sec
tons twenty and twenty iaht, thence
south to the southwest corner Of the north.
west quarter of section thiriy-four, thence
south TO the middle OF the main channel of
the Mississippi river. and thence up and
along the middle Of the main channel there
Of TO the place Of beginning.
Sec. 2. The City Council shall have
power by ordinance to levy and collect
special tar on the owners Of lots on any
street, lane, avenue, alley or block or the
side Of block fronting or lying on any 81.
ley or part Of any street. lane, avenue or
alley according to their respective fronts
owned by them for the purpose Of paving
or grading the SIDEWALK grading, paving
or mscadamising such streets, Ian e., ave.
nues and alleys or parts thereof, and for
lighting the same, on being pstitionsd %
10 DO by the owners Of more than half the
property 90 10 be taxed
Sec, g. In case Of the sickness of the
Mayor or Of his abssnee from the city for
less period than two months, said City
Council may elect ons Of the Aldermen
Mayor PRO I'm, who shall possess Ill the az.
shority and perform al the duties of the Of.
fee Of Mayor during such sickusss or tenn
porary absence of the Mayor
Sec. {. From and sitter the passage Of
this act IT shall not be lawful for the coun-
" authorities Of Scott county to levy road
lax on any property or road poll tax on
residents in said city, and the said City
Council is hereby authorized to levy and
collect the road tax IL not more than three
mills on the dollar on Ill property liable to
road tex within SAID city, the collection and
payment thereof unto the City Treasurer
e .,, be reg uI,tsd z ordinance of the said
See s. The said city of Davenport
shall have the right Of appeal to the Dis
tict Court Of Scott County from decisions
in all cases arising under the provisions Of
the Charter Of said City and the amend
ments thereto or Of any ordinance passed
in pursuance thereof.
! Sec. 9. The City Council shall have pow :
er to lay out public squares or grounds,
streets, alleys, lanes or highways, and to
make wharyes in the river, and alter, widen,
contract, straighten and discontinue the
same. They shall cause all streets, al.
lays, lanes, highways or public squares, or
grounds laid out by them to be surveyed, de
scribed and recorded in book to be kept
by the clerk. showing particularly the pro.
posed Improvements and the real estate re-
CURED 10 be taken therefor, and the same
when opened and made shall be public high.
| ways.
Sec. q Whenever any street, alley, lane,
highwsy or public square, OF ground 10 laid
out, altered, widened or enlightened by
virtue hereof, the City Council shall give
notice Of their intention to appropriate and
take the land necessary for the sane 10 the
owner or owners thereof, by publishing no.
notice 9 's- days IN some newspaper pub.
sAe4 in SAID cliy, at the expiration of which
lime they shall choose by ballot three dis.
interested freeholters residing In said city,
az commissioners TO ascertain and assess
the damsge and recompense tbs owners Of
such lands respectively, and at the same
lime to determine wha,persons will be bene.
fitted, and assess the damages and expenses
thereof on the real estate Of persons bene.
fitted in proportion - nearly - may be the
benefits resulting to each. A majority Of
all the Aldermen authorized by law to be
elected shall be necessary to the choice Of
such Commissioners. Provided that the
provisions Of this section shall not apply
n any case where such stree. or alley has
already been ordered to be opened. and the
damages are not yet paid.
Sec. 9. In any case where q grade has
been established BY the City Engineer, and
my person has built or made any improve.
N ents on a street according TO said grade,
and the city authorities shall alter said grade
such manner % 10 injurs or diminish
The value Of said property, ssid city shall
pay 10 the owneF. or owners Of said proper
~ so injured, the smcunt Of sush damage
or injury.
| Sec. .. Sad damage or injury shall he
assessed by three persons, ons Of whom
shall be appointed by the Mayor Of said
city, one by the owner Of the property. and
one by thoss two 80 appointed Or in case
| Of their disagreement, by the Mayor and
owner, or in case Of their disagreement, by
the City Council. Provided, that II the
owner OF such property shall fail to appoin,
one such appraiser in ten days from the
time Of receiving notice 90 TO do, then the
City Council shall appoin, all such apprais.
ere and no such alteration shall be made IN.
Ill ssid damages 30 assessed shall have been
paid or rendered 20 the owner or owners OF
the property SO injured or damaged.
See. 10. The Commissioners shall be
sworn faithfully TO execute their duties &C.
ao,ding to the bes, Of their sbIlisy. Before
entering upon their duties they shall give
mott 70 to tbs persons interested Of the time
and place Of their meeting for The purpose
Of viewing the premises and making their
assessment at least ten days before the time
Of such meeting by publishing the same In
some newspaper published in said city -.
They she'd view the premises and in their
discretion receive any legal evidence, and
may adjourn from day 10 day.
Sec. IL II there shoaId be any building
standing ia whole OF in part upon The land
10 be taken, the Commissioners before pro.
| ceedInp 10 make their assessment shsll first