Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-11


PRESENT.
His Honor, GEO. B. SARGENT.
ALDERMEN
lst Ward, Cannon, Jennings-2d Ward,
Guelich, Ramming Sd Ward, Bowling,
Ward, Forrest, Washburn,
9TH Ward, Hubbell, O'Brien-sth Ward.
Sears, Guy
Minutes of last meeting read and approx
ed.
Committee on petition of Peter Noder-
hoff, report in favor OF paying the petition
er 800, 90 for damages, caused by overflow
of wather on Harrison st.
Aid. Hubbell moved to receive and adopt
the report.
Carried
Committee on petition OF J. McCosh. re-
port and offer the following resolution:
Resoiped, That the Street Commissioner
be. and he is hereby ordered, forthwith, to
repair SO much oil Perry street. between
Tenth and Eleventh streets a. will prevent
the washing away OF the street at the point
where the gorge Is filled up,
PnsyIpED, That said work does hot exceed
the sum OF thirty dollars
Adopted.
Committee Oh grade OF College Avenue,
report and offer the following resolution
Resoiped That the grade Of College Az
enue, as reported by the City Engineer be.
and the same Is hereby confirmed.
T. GUELICH, ro
II RAINING, o'"
On motion the resolution was adopted.
Committee Of AID IIubbcll, Cannon. and
Sears, 20 whom was referred the condition
Of Harrison St, report and offer the follow
ing resolutions:
Eesotved. That j. Ii. La Franz, contract
or for grading. macadamiziug, guttering and
curbing Of Harrison street, be, and he Is
hereby permitted to suspend work upon
said Harrison st, until the month of May,
1855.
PROVIDED. That the surcties upon his
Bond.givc their written consent thereto, and
agree that such suspension shall not inyali-
date said bond, or any portion thereof, and
PROVIDED further That said La Franz
shall on, or before, July lst, 1858, complete
said work on said Harrison street, III full,
in accordance with the terms and conditions
OF his contract.
Aid Guelch moved to amend by giving
the contractor Slo0 for removing the mac
, adamlzing.
Lost.
The Resolution was adopted
The Minority Committee on Final Eati-
mates and Contracts, report
lst, That in buildng the sewer on Iowa
st, there wasla9 perch more OF masonry
! and 1859 feet OF plastering. costing Ss62,0l
more than tie Specifications and contract
called for.
ID, On the Main st. sewer there is l.
perch more Of masonry, and 415 So yards
| of pastering more than the contract an(
specifications call for, making the extra
work s66l ,95.
sd On Marquette street, the contractol
has done his work according to contract
but great error has occurred in the loca
ton OF the street, If not being located &C
cording to the recorded plat. There ha
been 2709 cubic yards excavated, not in tn
street II the street had been graded in it
proper location, there would have been
saving of s69S,40 To open the street an,
put it where it should be- will cost Sl74o.
itl, On Harrison street, grading it wi
require 5000 cubic yards of excavation t
be moved to complete the contract, costin
at least s240o. The embanknent also,
not sloped according to contract
Report received and committee granite
further time
Committee on petition of F. Adams. aslzin
! further time.
Granted
Petition of Luse. Lane & Co., stating tha
they were about to issue book, entitle
"Darenport, Past and Present" and askin
that the city may subscribe to ts issue
Aid. Sears moved to refer to committe
Lost
Aid Hubbell offered the following resol
tion
Resolved. That the City Of Davenpo
agree to take 500 copies of a work publis
ed by Luse, Lane d Co, entitled Dane
polt, Past and Present" by F. b. Wiki
and to nav therefor on delivery of II
f books. the sum of one dollar per copy.
! PROVIDED, That said Luse, Lane l. c
agree to take, in payment of said books.
City Order, payable one year after the d
s livery of said books
Adopted.
Aid Guelich offered the following pu
:, amble and resolution:
WHEREAS, By the removal Of Fredcri
Vollstedt. Alderman of the Sd ward of t
City of Davenport, from said ward, a
q cancy has occurred in the City Council.
o Resolved, That notice be given and
r election be held on Monday, the 2lst of
!. cember, at the Court House, in said city
elect an Alderman to fill the vacancy oc
y stoned by the removal of Alderman Vo
e. stedt from said ward, and that j. NJ. Bo
'e ing and VIM. Effey be Judges, and T. D. ]
\ gal be Clerk Of said election.
~ Said election to be held at the Co
:. House in the city Of Davenport. Polls
J" b. opened ~ o'clock A. 4, and closed {
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