Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-09-24


ALDERMEN:
lst Ward. Jennings 81. Ramming, -
. -; 3d. Bowling Vollstedt; 4th. Forrest
= Washburn; 5th, O'Brien; eth
; Guy.
Minutes Of last meeting read and ap
proved.
The Ordinance Committee offered the fol
Z lowing Ordinance
AN ORDINANCE permitting Lowre,
Thomas 4 Co TO construct switch ant
side track TO connect the NJ d ~ H. n
with certain lots:
Sec. /. Be it enacted by the City Counci
Of the city of Davenport that Lowrey. Ihoin
as 4 Co. be, and they are hereby author
lied and empowered to construct switch
and side track to connect the main track OF
the " d N Railroad with certain lot stu
ated on the South East corner Of Fifth street
and Washington Avenue.
Sec. q That said track shall be sonstruc.
ted under the direction. of competant En-
gineer. and in such manner rs shall be ap.
} proved Of by the City Engineer of the city
Of Davenport and the officers and those
having the control Of the NJ. 4 NJ. Railroad.
Sec3 That said side track shall not be used
until said company shall pave or plank all
that part Of Fifth street occupied by said
side track, SO as not to obstruet the street
or side walk, and that the same shall be
kept in good repair and that in the conslruc-
ton and keeping in repair of said switch
and side track and pavement the city OF
Davenport shall be saved and kept free
from any and all expenses, charges and
damages attendant upon the same, and
that cars Of any kind shall not be allowed
to stand upon the track in the street or side
walk, Provided that the City Council shall
have the right to repeal this Ordinance at
any time after giving six months notice to
said Company. and in such case the City
Council shall have full power to remove all
tracks and obstructions therefrom without
being liable to the payment of any damages
for SO doing
Aid Bowling moved to refer back TO Or
dinance Committee.
| Carried
| The Ordinance Committee offered the
following resolution
Resolred, That the owners of property
fronting on the west side If Brady street be-
tween Fifth street and the south side Of the
College Grounds, be, and they are hereby
required to lay down side walk of plank
in front Of their said property of at least
| two inches in thickness and IL feet wide,
and also the owners Of property fronting on
| the west side of said Brady street, between
south side of the Iowa College Grounds
and Locust street, he, and they are hereby
required to lay side walk of plank of at
least two inches in thickness and four feet
| wide, in front Of their said property, all of
| which is to be laid according to the estab-
llshed grade Of said street, in good. per-
manent and substantial manner, under the
direction of the City Marshal
Resoired That said walk shall be comule-
ted on or before the st Of November next.
Resot,ed That in default of the laying OF
said walks by the property owners as afore
said the City Marshal is hereby ordered to
lay the same according to the provisions Of
an Ordinance for the laying of side walks,
ssAiAs ssaAs1s' s'sfSssfe I ss us sg
said side walks.
Adopted
The Committee to whom was referred the
petition of James Thorington to widen side
walk offer the following Ordinance:
BE TT ENACTED by the City Council Of
the City of Davenport:
Sec L. That the side walks on the east
of Main, between Third, and Fourth streets,
and on the south side Of Fourth, between
Main and Brady streets, he, and dsthey are
hereby established at fourteen (l4) feet in
width.
Passed and approved 10th Sept. 1857,
JOHN FORREST,
Mayor Pro Tenn.
Attest,
4. PECK, Clerk
Committee on Petition of Henry Bowen
ask further time.
Granted.
Committee on Petition of Stotts ask to be
discharged.
Aid. Washburn moved to refer back
carried.
Petition of b. Heinz and others to i'm
prove West Fifth street, was referred to a
Special Committee of AID Ramming, WASH
burn and Bowling.
Yeas on referring to committee: Ram
ming, Bowling, Vollstedt. Washburn, o.
Brien, Guy.
Nays, Jennings.
Petition Of Henry Haupt to built sewer
from his house to the river, he defraying
one third Of the expense Of construction,
was referred to the Street Committee.
Petition Of Chas F. Dittel for the city to
pay one thousand dollars in cash towards
the construction Of the sewer on Iowa street.
was referred to Special Committee Of Aid
Guy, Ramming, OBrien.
Petition of John Weaver and Others to
repair Seventh street, between Farnup
and LeClaire, was referred to the Street
!. Commissioner
Petition of ]. Bradshaw to exempt him
from the assesament Of $1,000 by opening
Second street.
. AID. Jennings moved 10 lay on the table,
Nd. Washburn moved to amend by re-
; ferring to Special Committee
Carried sel shwas ssfN8s
Committee: Aid. Guy, Rsmming and
Bowling.
Aid Guy moved to substitute four inch
plank, in place Of two isch, fer covering
the uncornpleted part Of the culvert In East
Davenport, now being built by G. G. Arndt
Carried.
, Aid Bowling offered the following Reso.
; luton:
Resolved. That the Mayor of the city Of
davenport be, and he is hereby authorised,
to have bonds printed to the amount of ten
thousand dollars, with cupons attached, to
, be paid to contractors lin lieu of the FIVE
. hundred dollar bonds Of that amount al
ready printed for the convenience cf said
contractors, and to be paid only to such
persnns having cnntrnnts for cify rorl,