Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-05-08
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ths Street COMMITTEE. The Nlyur "
Aid. Bowling TO said ccinaiittee.
AID Esrrsst offered the following Resolu-
Resolved, That the Mayor be requested to
give notice Immediately u the owners VI
Woperty % hausua strssAs ssstA II Locust
street. that it Is the intention u the City
Council 10 srAightsn and attend said ssrcst
from Locust street north until II intersects
the street " ruad. south u Duck Greek
bridge. known as Fulton's bridge.
Which on moAion Sss sdoptsd. 4
Report u tn City Engineer WAS read and
accepted, aud on motion Of Aid. Sears wa. ]
referred 10 a Committee to be appointed on
reports Of city officers. Committee To con
sist Of Aid. Cannon, small6eld and Guy.
Aid. Guy offered the following Resolr-
ton
Rexoired, That the City Engineer be re
9uired u survey aud give the grade Of
Main street, from Christie street Ia Judson |
street. also To survey and give the grade Of
Second street, from Christie street to Spring
street, also to survey and give the grade OF
Mound street. from the river to3rd street. also
to survey and give the grades Of Hildreth
and Spring streets, from Main to Third.
And Aid. Sears offered an amendment
by ordering the grade Of Bridge and
| Avenue TO be established by the City En-
gineer.
Aid. Smallield offered the following Re
solution:
Resolved, That a Committee be appointed
10 confer with the County Judge Of Scott
County for renting y suitable house for a
hospital fcr the ensuing year, provided that
the County pays half Of the expenses.
Which on motion was adopted and a Com
mittee appointed. Committee TO consist Of
Aid. Smallfield. Jennings and I3arrows.
On motion His Honor the Mayor was in
structed to appoint a Committee to select "a
lot foe Nater works, and ut the request Of
Ills Honor the Committee was ordered to
call to their aid a consulting Engineer
in connection with the City Engineer.
Committee to consist ii Aid. Cannon, Le
Claire and Forrest.
On motion the side walk In front Of lot
. and 10, Block ss, was referred to Street
Committee.
AID. Forrest offered the following Resolu-
ton:
Resoirsd, That the Street COMMISSIONS
he, and he is hereby ordered, to proceed
forthwith to grade and fully prepare for
paving, gathering and macadamizing all the
following streets, within the limits desig-
mated. to wit:
First. Brady street, from Front to the
south line Of the College grounds.
Second. Perry street, from the river, to
the south line Of Sixth street.
Third. Second street, from the river west
to Warren street.
To be done under the direction Of the
City Engineer and Street Committee, as re-
quired by the Ordinance on that subject.
Ind b. II further Resoired, That the City
Engineer he. and he is hereby ordered. to
advertise for bid. for quite ing. curbing and
merchandising all the streets within the Ii
mits above specified. that have no, already
been advertised, separately or in sections.
80 me- W Nti t'NbiN ouA w sN''
tracts without delay, agreeable to Chap. II
Of Revised Ordinances.
Which on motion was adopted.
Report Of the City Treasurer was read
he printed with the proceedings.
CITY TREASURERS REPORT.
To the Mayor aud Ahermen Of The City
Council Of Davenport.
In conformity with the Ordinance PRO
yiding for the collection Of Road Poll Tax
and for other purposes" making it the duty
Of the City Treasurer to report at the first
regular meeting in each month to the CITY
Council the then condition Of the Fund, !
submit the following report:
j, RECEIPTS.
April -. 1857. Reed Of Geo. b.
Sargent, Mayor. borrd and
reed from the City Treasurer
f by Resolution ofthe CityCoun-
, ell April 20. 1851. $1,000 Oo
EXPENDITURES
April %. 1887. Paid City Order No.
:. (277) /. ). Barrows. 50 Os
SAMUEL SYLVESTER,
r City Treasurer.
May G.. 1851.
Aid. Forrest offered the following Resolu
! ton
The owners Of property on 3rd street, be
tween Ripley and Scott streets. be author
lied and permitted to lay the side walk Oh
u level with the walk now laid on Scott
street, at the intersection with 3rd street.
Which was adopted.
Report Of the Marshal in reference to
sidewalks on Harrison, between 9Th and
18th, was read.
That portion of the City Engineers Re.
port, relating to preserving the levee, be
tween Brady and Main streets. was referred
to the Street Committee.
The following bills were ordered to be
paid, four fits Of the Council voting in the
affirmative.
Evans, Chew 4 Co., rent for Engine
House S25 OG
j.. b. Sibley, removing nuisances 5 no
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The following communication from Saml
Hirschl was read:
10 rmr MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF TINE CITY o.
DAVENPORT.
The undersigned agrees that the City may
proceed under their amended charter to as
sess the damages through his lands. caused
by opening and extending Fourth st. west.
The cause now pending to be at the costs Of
theCity and to be discontinued. The under
signed will accept notice.
SAMUEL uIRscHL
May 9Th, 1857.
And the Mayor ives requested to give no
tice MS required by former Resolution.
On motion the Council adjourned to
Wednesday the 18th instant, at 8 O'Clock
7. II.
f. PECK.
Clerk.