The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-04
CITY HOSPITAL.

City Hospital matter, Aid. Sears. Forces
and Smallheld. reported that they Rad ad
versised and received proposals Tor a site
and from them had selected two with ,
view Of submitting them 10 the Council
First. lot of ten acres. owned by Jacot
Eldrldge. and pleasantly situated . little
nor,h Of the line Of Locust street. back Of
Z. Dav export, and about hall Z mi 10 iron
the river-csn be bought for os.oOc, pays'
Bile IN city bonds. Second lot VI swen,y
ave acres. owned BY J, n. Cannon, on The
South side OF Locust street. continued Yves,
nearly on q line with the Western limits
Of the city we'll located and dry. Price
eo.2b0. payable in city bonds. Committee
said that Mr. Cannon would give ten acre,
Of said land for $500. Committee recon.
mended the purchase Of ons If those places
Aid Washburn moved that the subject be
laid on the table Tor one week, which wal
no, seconded.
Aid. Rsmming offered the follow ing reso,
luton That the Committee sppoia,ed Il
procure . site for Hospital be authorized
TO select one OF the land sites proposed
and the Mayor to Issue bonds Tor the smoun,
contracted for
Aid. Bowling moved, ~ en- amendment
that the COMMITTEE be instructed u se lee
Mr. Cannon's IS acres Of land. Amend.
ment wss not accepted, and the second u
the resolution was Withdrawn.
Aid. Sears moved that the Committee be
instructed to buy the Is acres Of Mr.. Can.
nsn. and the Mayor be authorized to issue
bonds Tor the same. The resolution passed
by a vote OF 8 10 4.
gsosRE sousE
The Committee on Esgine House report.
ed tina, the plan offered BY Mr.. Carroll 10,
said house 10 most desirable, IL not too ex
pensive. !, will cost q 600 BY his spe iii.
cations and plans, but they can be 90 mod.
ihed A. to coss not over $4,000. Committee
asked for further Instruction; 6sst. whether
the Committee b. authorized To erect said
house, according to said plans, &C.; second,
how shall payments be made; third, who
shall superintend the erection of the build
ing Aid. Ramming moved the report be laid
over TIL next meeting, which WAS carried.
Tie Committee appointed TO receive the
engines, stated that they had duly arrived
had been tried and approved, end were &C
cepted. They recommended that the
freight bills and charges on the sane,
amounting 10 eAis.2s. be paid; Committee
recommended .hs, the Mayor be requested
10 sppoint Fire Wa,dens and property
guards 70 examine and remove causes oil
danger. TO protect goods. &c. 10 the vieinity
Of 6res; also. that the Council instruct the
Ordinance Committee - report an ordi.
nance 10 aid the InAspe ndest Fire Ensins
and Hose Con- 2any to procure assistance tc
keep their apparatus in proper order and
repair lor service. the sun Of - dollsrs
TO be paid sansslly in quarterly payments
to said coapay.
AID 6ssrs moved that the item Of go
freight on hose. be stricken from the bill
which wss carried.
Aid. Bowling moved that the blank Il
6lled with $500. Lost.
Aid. Forrest moved that the resort b
laid on the table. Carried.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Ordinance Conmitsee reported a
ordinance giving the Assessor . month''
logger time 70 make his returns.
A petition from cisissns wss read, eski m
the, second street - opened and exsende.
iron its iasss sscsios With pillaoes street
On motion II vss laid on The table for on,
week.
A lsrgs numbsr Of eitissas OF First Wan
offered . petition against the slaueh.s
hessss, end sOsp and sasdis factory, In the
xsrd - IN istolsrsbls nuisance ,s.i maxim,
ssstsosnss Of loud smsliiss sas.ss.
AID. Sowing moved Inst The pssysss .
the petitioners be carried, that the 0sssha
shall look isto the matter, and II fousd .
sssssd shss hs shall Pseoset to rsasvs q
nuisance.
Ths guests Of the Scott House o0sEed
pstisiss fss sas light and good esessial
tssseabiishsd u ths ousstvsst eosssr .
essss Hssss. &e. rhs pstiiioa vas Laid .
the table.
1isassd Heed psaysd for ~ privilege I
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