Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-11-20

10 very hard and sharp and operates disas-
trously against boating. Should this state
of affairs continue we may look for an entire
closing up Of navigation in few days. The
upper boats are all laid up. and with the
exception Of the j. Mckee. the lower pack
cts, have gone into winter quarters. Bu.
We are looking hopefully for more fine
weather and for few weeks continuation
Of the river trade.
LECTURES TO YouNG MEr.-A series
of few lectures addressed to the young men
Of this city. are to be delivered by the Rev.
Isaac Butterfield The second lecture OF the
course will be delivered on Sunday even
ing, at the second Baptist Church The
idea is q good one, and finds it's foundation
in pure motives the elevsting Of the minde
OF the rising generation of young men. and
We sincerely trust they may be well attend
ed, by those forw hose benefit the lectures are
to be delivered. 1t is too often the case
that our young men seek places Of smuse-
meut rather than those Of instruction, and
many. too many, we fear. waste their time
and energies. not only to their own disad-
vantage and shame, but to shame and deg.
radiation of others How much better
would it be for that class Of young men,
would they but attend these instructive
lectures rather than spend both time and
money in self abasemsnt, by which msans
they bring not oily disgrace upon them
elves, but injure the credit Of all society.
Let our young men endsavor to elevate the
standard Of society in which they move. and
the future as well as the present. viii be the
the better for it. The subject OF the coming
lecture is announced in another place in this
paper. Let the attendance be general
The following report Of the City Engineer
of the City Of Rock Island, who was EN-
ployed by the committee to whom was re-
fsrred the matter Of examining into the con.
dition of the work performed by the sew veral
street contractors, to investigate the matter
lay before the public, and from which i,
can be determined whether or not the &C
tion of the Council in reference to the mat
ter is justifable:
To the Honorable Committee to investigo:.
Contracts, &c:
Srss-After partial examination o.
MessrA Arndt's and others contracts, or
Second street. and in East Davenport, find
that Mr.. Arndt has not complied with The
contracts and speci6ca ions attached there
| to.
The culvert in East Davenport is very
poor. dry masonry. ard more than double
the quantity laid that the contract and
specifications call for, and not in conformity
with the contract and specifications in hsv
ing no foundation, and planks substituted
for stone, which, in few years, will Be
come worthless.
Mr. Arndt in his contract on Second stree,
hiss not atall complied withhis contract and
specifications, either In curbing. guttsrin(
or macadamixing-
First Curbing being not Get in line, mol
cut more than 4 or inches on street, Of
outside face, nor more than one inch on in
aide face.
Second 0uttering, he, Mr.. Arndt, ha
more stone less than inches, and NOR,
poorly laid than required by the contrac
and specifications
Macadamizing-From Warren to Gaines
is not at all in compliance with the eontrac
being not over ten inches in averag
| depth.
should recommend you, the COMMITTEES
not to settle with Mr.. Arndt until he reset
the curbing and repairs the CUTTERS and flu
ish the macadamizDg from Warren to Gain
street.
| Aessrs. Steffen 4 Sage. I think, have com
piled with their contract in full.
This being short aud preliminary repor,
pray for further time.
| Yours Respectfully,
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