The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-15

5tA O'Brien, lie Claire.
9Th "Sears, Guy.
The minutes OF the last meeting wer,
read.
ALI. Sears suggested that the minutes b,
% changed ~ to explain the circumstance,
under which his resolution was offered q,
the last meeting, which resolution requires
oil tsrthes communications to the CITY
Council on the sui ject Of lie action on the
Fifth street matter, be submitted in writing
He stated the report % given In the Ga,
sette was correct, and related the ciscun.
stances precisely - they were.
Aid Forrest stated Z miatake he'd been
made in minutes about bslA sidss Of L.
Claire street being ordered srsded. &c. |,
should have been west eide.
Aid. O'Brien requested lssvs Of abssnce
to-day, on account Of sicksess, and VS.
excused.
Aid. Sears, from tho committee sppoint.
ed to advertise for, and receive proposals
for City Hospital, reported In favor Of the
plan presented BY Mr.. WIN. L. Carroll. and
that under Il the estimated cost os building
with two furnaces 10 es.OOO--and asked
that Council should select a plan, or au.
thorixe the committee 10 do 50. with full
powers to let the contract for the erection
Of same immediately.
Aid. Ramming moved that the report be
adopted and the committee authorised to
complete the contrac, according to the
plan Of Mr.. Carroll. He afterwards with.
drew HE motion.
The Committee asked for further tine,
which By motion was granted them.
Aid. Sears, OF the committee TO whom
vas referred the communication Of the
President Of the N. 4 n. r. R.. made the
following report:
WHEaEAs, The City Council did hereto
Tore. to.wit-the 20th day Of May. 1857.
pass = RESOLUTION submitting to the voters
OF this city the question Of authorizing the
City Council to subscribe the sum OF $780,
600 to aid In the construction Of . raiiroa1
from some point on the d. e. NJ Railroad
not farther West than the town OF Duran
10 Cedar Rapids or Marion. and thence up
the valley oil Cedar River, as BY reference
10 said resolution duly entered on the min.
uses OF said CITY Council will FULLY appear:
And WHEREAS. also, Upon the submis.
sion OF said question, il appears by the re
turns Of the Judges Of Election, that d |
Majority Of the votes were cast in favor oil
said subscription,
And WHEREAS, also, Siace said vote was
laken communl cs,ion he's bees received
from the n. 4 n. X. r. Company upon the
subject of said subscription, and suggesting
. the CITY Council - change said proposed
% ~ 10 aid the compsny in
he construction Of the main line OF road
rom so~a City to Council Bluff, therefore
kssolved, Ths, the following questions
be submitted to the vo,ess Of this cit,, a.
required BY the provisions Of the CITY |
Charter and the laws OF Iowa .Shsll the
City Council have power 10 subscribe the |
:, .nm OF $3.50 600 To the capital stock OF the |
First General Division Of the n 4 n. n |
y. 20, instead OF subscribing that amour,
% esa 70 the construction Of the Road a.
proposed In the resolution Of the goth OF |
Nay heretoforc.r deferred 10 I" "Sh,ll the |
City Council hsve power, in case such sub |
'cs'P,ion 10 made and bonds issued % here
of"se provided Tor. to levy . special tag in |
he sane manner and to the same ex,en,
. provided in said resolution Of the 2Oth o, |
|1ayi
Resolved. That an election for the pu,.
'ose ot voting upon these questions shall |
. held st tn. polling places. on the 21th
lay OF June. 1887, polls 10 be opened :, 10
''clock Ia the morning and kept open t,ll |
o'clock In the afternoon.
(Usual places and former lsdses are emu
nersted.)
Those voting in favor Of snch proposition
VII vote = written OF printed ba lot, a. fol.
ows: "For Z change OF subscription and
or loan and tar" and those voting arsips,
aid proposition will vote q written or
'rinted ballot rs fol ows: Against q
'hange Of subscription
AID Bowling moved that the repor, be
'dop,ed, which was unanimously carried.
AID. Sears read the following:
The COMMITTEE TO whom was referred
he resolution offered by Aid. O.Br,en. in
eis''oa TO Asrxet Houses, are Of the opin-
90 that Il wosld be better policy Tor the
s,'y to enforce the preecnt ordnance in
citation 10 Market Houses, than 10 pay M.
e Claire tbs damages assessed /, him BY
he Co@miss'oners appointed, snd thon 10
'ufchsss the Lower Market, Is we are re-
u,red to do BY the provisions Of the seso-
uuon. Your Committee are therefore oil
ne opinion. that Of the two alternatives pre-
e0sed IN the resolution shove named, the
'nioreing of the Market House Ordinance il
Dc preferred. And II NO better sl,erna
I've can be presented, we mos, respectfully