Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-05-23
PROCEEDINGS


esdinss were had, TO wit:
PROCEEDINGS
CIT r CO UNCIL.
asaulAR xsr1So.
/ Council Chamber. Nay 8. 1857.
PRnESf:
His Honor the Mayor il the chair.
ALDERxn:
lst Ward. Cannon, Jenninga
End Sma!l6eld. Rsmmiug
srd Vollstedt. Bowling
eth Forrest. Bsrrowa
oth O'Brien. lie Clslre.
9Th Sears. Guy
Majority report Of Committee TO whom
was referred the resolutions to raise monney
BY Loan, was read, and On motion Of Aid.
Guy. the report was adopted
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
The committee TO whom were referred
the preamble and resolutions. offered l y
AID Barrows. having discharged the du,i. .
assigned them beg leave to offer the follow.
ing substitute:
| Whereas. it il deemed necessary by the
City Council of the city Of Davenport, that
said city should be provided with City
Hospital. to cost about $4,000: City Hall,
70 cost about $s6,OO0. and whereas. it is
deemed necessary 70 raise by loan not less
than $4,000. in addition to the amount al
ready appropriated and not yet expended
for the purpose Of supplying the city with
sufficient amount Of pure water. and
whereas it is deemed necessary BY the City
Council to raise by loan not less than 800
600 for grading, guttering and otherwise
improving the streets Of the city:
Therefore lie it resolved. that ON the 10th
day Of May. A. d.. 1857. polls shall be open
ed in the different wards Of the city Of Ia
venport. for the purpose Of submitting tn.
following question:
Whether the City Council shall be au-
thorized TO raise by loan the sum Of $780,
900. for the purpose Of purchasing City
Hospital and City Hall. for the erection Of
suitable Water Works. and for the general
Improvement Of STREETS
The question shall be voted upon in the
following manner:
Those in favor Of the loan, shall vote
For the Loan." those opposed, Against
the loan"
Polls to be opened at . O'Clock A. NJ,
and to he closed at o'clock r. N. The
places Of holding said election shall be as
follows to wit:
First Wsrd--At B. Heinxs Store.
Second Ward AT Steffens Boarding
House
Third Ward-At the Court House.
Fourth Ward-At the New Pennsylvania
House.
Fifth War,i-At LeClnires Market.
sixth Ward--At the School House in East
Davenport
In case any Of the above named places
cannot be obtained for that purpose. it shall
be left to the Judges Of election for the Ward
:" failing. to select the place OF holding SAID
election.
And be ii further resolved. that the Jud
yes Of Election shall be As follows:
First Ward. NJ Cannon, Henry IIaupt,
VIM. Doolan; VIM. Doolan to act Is Clerk.
Second Ward-J II. Shut. {. J. H. Ey-
ser. sam. n. Bosworth; the latter to ae, as
Clerk
Third Ward-I NJ Bowling Sam, Sad
doris. T. d. Eagal; the latter to act ms
Clerk
Fourth Ward--,Iohn Forrest, W. s. Col
lins. Samuel Sylvester, the latter to act as
Clerk.
Fifth Ward-J. W. Churchill. VIM. Rem
wick. J c. liaycock VIM Renwick to act
as Clerk
sixth Ward-Robert Christie, Abner Da-
wilson. c. e. Blood, the latter to act as
Clerk
The Judges Of said election shall canvass
the votes so east, make certificate Of the
result thereof. and return the same under
seal to the City Council. at its next regular
meeting thereafter
If said loan shall be approved by ma
jority Of the voters at said election, the
City Council shall Immediately proceed by
ordinance, to authorize the Mayor to issue |
City Bonds for the sum So voted. the Bonds |
to be negotiated AS fast as they may be
needed for the before mentioned purposes
The said Bonds shall be each for the sum of
$4,000 signed by the Mayor and City
Clerk. payable. the principal at the expira'
ion of twenty years. and the interest there
IN semi-annually; interest and principal
payable in the city Of New York
Provided. that said Ordinance shall so
provide that no bonds shall he sold for less
han the par value thereof, and shall bear
interest at rate not exceeding ten per
-uus. PSA ~AAuiu.
JOHN :; II ;F FORREST, Com
And whereas. in accordance with the pro-
iisions of said resolution, there was on Sat.
irday the 10th day Of May. A. d., 1857, an
election held in the several Wards Of said
ity. and disappears by the certificates Of the
Judges thereof, there were in all, in said
lection, Eight hundred and seventeen (sl7)
otes east, Of which whole number there
we're cast For the Loan" Six hundred aud
evenly -four votes. and Against the Loan"
'ne hundred and fifty three (l5S) votes, be
ng majority for said Loan Of Five hun
red and thirty one (5sl) votes therefor.
2. BE it further enacted. That the Mayor
T said city be, and he is hereby authorized
prepare. or cause to be prepared, bonds OF
he city Of Davenport, each for the sum of
i've hundred dollars. and in all to the .
mount Of the aforesaid sum Of Two hun.
red thousand dollars. same to be signed by
ne Mayor and Clerk Of said city, and sealed
18th the seal Thereof. payable. the principel,
the expiration Of twenty years. from the
me when the ssma shnll no i.snad a,,j ,ha