Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-11-20
Proceedings OF City Council.
ADJOURNED MEETING.


CoUSaL CHAABEE, Nov. ls, 1857.
MAYOR Pro TEN. FORREST.
ALDERMEN.
lst Ward, Cannon, Jennings-2d Ward
Ramning, Guelich,-3d Ward, Bowling
vollstedt-4th Ward, Forrest. Washburn-
5thoW Ward, Hubbell. O'Brien-6th Ward. -
Guy.
Minutes of meeting of llth and 18th inst.
read and approved.
The committee TO whom was referred the
petition Of Benz Atkinsoa and othsrs, re.
port and recommend that The prayer Of Pc
titiosers Be granted
The committee TO whom vss gs6asrsd the
petition Of VIM. Smidt, ioe damages esussd
by overflow Of water ON Harrison street, re-
port and recommend the payment OF $500
for such damagea
Report not adopted
Minority report Of committee on Final r.
innate. report in part - follows:
That part Of the contracts which have
been examined have not been fulfilled, and
ask that the Final Estimate be not allowed.
and also ask for further time
Majority report Of committee recommend
the passage Of the following resolution:
Kesoived, That the estimates reported TO
the Council meeting ON the 4th inst, be a.
lowed
7 t GuELIGH, s,MxISa }com
aid Cannon moved b lay the majority.
report on the table.
Yeas and nays called for.
Yeas-Cannon. Jennings. Washburn, O'Bri-
en-, Hubbell, 8
Guelich, Bowling, Voll-
stedt, Guy, 8
Laid on the table by the casting vote Of
the Mayor.
Aid jennings moved to adopt the Minor
ity Report
Lost.
Aid. Ramming moved that all the esti-
mates except the final estimates presented
Nov. 4th, be allowed.
Yeas and nays called for on the passage
y Yeas-Ramming, Guelich, Bowling, Voll-
stedt, Guy, 5
Jennings, Washburn, O'Br,
en-, Hubbell, .
Motion was lost by the casting vote of the
Mayor.
AID. Hubbell offered the following reso-
luton.
Received, That rs per cent be deducted
from al the unpaid estimates reported upon
by the Finance Committee ut the Council
meeting on the first Wednesday Of this
month and that the coupons due Dec lst,
1857 on all City bonds issued for such eeti-
mate be withheld. and contractors receive
all the interest on the unpaid estimates to
" hch they may be entitled, and after such
deductions that the aforesaid estimates be
paid.
Aid Ramming moved to amend by strik-
ing out ali the resolution except that clause
deducting the 25 per cent
Lost.
Resolution Us offered by Aid. Hubbell
was adopted.
Communication Of Cook, Dillon d Lind
ley in reference to the payment of N. J.
Rush against the city. was read and on mo.
ton of Aid Hubbell the communication was
referred to Committee of aid. Hubbell, Can.
non, Washburn.
Petition Of E L. Lindley to erect stable
near the corner of I'd and r. l. St., was re-
ferred to committee of Aid Bowling, Cue.
Itch, ODrien.
Petition of H. w. Morris and others to re-
duce the license for auctioneefs, WAS read,
and Aid. Hubbel offered the following
BE 1T ENACTED by the City Council Of
the City of Davenport,
lst. That Sec. Of Chapter TX Of the Re.
vised Ordinances Of the City Of Davenport be
and hereby is amended. by striking out the
words zone hundred and fifty dollars" and
the words seventy five dollars
in their stead.
Passed and approved November the 18th.
1887.
JOHN FORREST.
Mayor protein.
Attest. E PECK, Clerk,
Adopted
Aid. Hubbell offered the following reso.
luton:
Resolved, That tho Billiard License al.
lowed to Stonesll 4 Reynolds. July llth.
1857, be, and the same is hereby transferred
to George Enders, to his benefit for the bal
ance of the next period term Of said licens
Said George Enders having bought said Ii
censs Of said Stonean 4 Reynolds. together
with the Billiard Tables, ON which the
same was issu ID, and that said Enders pay
the City Clerks fee for such transfer.
Adopted.
AID Hubbell offered the report Of com
munications ON opening I'd st., which va,
ordered filed.
Aid. Hubbsll offered the following reso
luton:
Resolved, That the City Clerk be, and h.
is hereby ordered to furnish the desk O
each alderman Of the City Council with
pens. writing paper. blotting paper. lead
pencils, copy Of bound Ordinances Of tn.
City of Davenport, lock and key to esct
desk, and to furnish for the Mayors desk, Z
copy Of the code and statute laws Of thu
State Of Iowa. and present his bill to th,
City Council for settlement.
Adopted
On motion Of Aid. Hubbell, the bill Of v
McCammon for extra hauling in filling th,