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

Committee BE- Instructed . report resoiu
ticn on their subject msetss.
A petition vas reed frsa 0pslding 4
Rogers Circus Company, ssking for . 70.
. duction Ia The price Of license, which ID
800. TIE ground Of the petition wss
, that the expsnsss Of the company amounted
70 o77e day. the particulars Of which were
seated - follows: Board OF 81 psnons.
ei06; livery OF % horses. eiO2; slvertis.
ing. eis6; Pos,ers. $50; salaries. &C.. Of
torerinners. Gas; daily salaries Of comps
n.y. ls6; light, repairs, licenses, &c, ol65.
They clam that under the best ci-eam
stance~the receipts cannot be over $500.
and In bad weather will be less than halt ;
'nss this license 10 ost Of oil reason, higher
than al the large cities, etc. The question
u argued IN the petition 6nan cia'Iy. morally
and domes,icaliy, and the Reporter is Of
decided opinion that the writer Of the peti.
ton is up TO snuff" Aid. Bowling moved
petition be laid on the table. Carried.
A communication wss, read from the
President OF the n. + n. Railroad Co.
A petition was read from 8. n. Cloe and
others, to make frame additions to certain
premises. Carried.
| A docnmentswas read from Samuel Hir.
sche, offering objections .sgainst the open
ing Of Marquette strsst.
AID. srs..moved that the proceedings
Of the Commission ers be confirmed. Car.
/ ried.
Aid. Washburn offered the following or.
dinanes in substance.
AN ORDINANCE to amend the Ord.
nance In reference to the use Of Firth street
BY the u. 4 n. R. r. Co. passed and IN. |
proved June as, 1855.
Sec. l. In consideration Of the sum OF |
100000. to be issued. immediately to the
city Of Davenport in the capital stock Of the |
Division Of the n. & n r. r. Co., Wes,
OF Iowa City. bearing interest II the rate
OF ten per ceat. per .annum-paysols In
stock, the said Co. are hsrcl released from
all obligations to pave or plank Fifth street.
not agreeable 10 the provisions contaiaed
10 the first condition Of AN ordinance to
authorize the use Of Fifth street BY the n.
4 N. X. r. Co." passed and approved June
-, 1888 /; and the said Co. shall have the
right aud authority 10 lay down second
track in said street whenever the business
oil the road shsll rerder il necessary.
Sec. =. The said Co. shall ai oil times
keep its track properly bsllssted and the
space between them plsnked or McAdsm.
lied at It's own cost.
Sec. 3. The I'd. ID and 4th conditions of
the said ordinance Of June 36. 1858. 10 70
main IN full force. II
Sec. The RICH, and authority hereby
given To lay . double track ~ aforesaid
is declared to be..iuevocabie, and II the said
Company shall at any future time be
inierfcred with in the uss OF said street rs
then and ia that case the said
city OF Davenport shall pay oil damages re
sul,ing to the Co. from said interference.
Aid. Sears. Forrest. and Cannon we're
appointed a committee on Judge Ailchelrs
plats OF ID addition to Davenport.
Aid. Forrest announced that the Gas
posts had arrived and the Company ~er,
now ready to commence the erection OF
these posts. Aid. sears moved that q CON.
rni,,ee be appointed TO select the places for
the posts. Aid. Forrest. Sears and Ram
ming were appointed said committee
II was moved that when the Council I'D.
Journs. l, adjourn TO NEE, again to aorrow
q, 3 o'clock.
report was read from the City Treasu-
rer. which Was attended to BY the passage
OF the following resolut Gu
Resolved, That the City Treasurer be and 1
he - hereby authorized to pay Of the funds !
In the Treasury for the different sppropris.
tons Of the loan Of o59. 900 on CITY orders I
duly drawn otherwise inan for the purpose Z
therein specified, To be refunded as soon a.
the bonds Of 1lOO I'D for street sppropris
lion OF the e20o oCJ loan are negotiated.
The Stree, Commissioner made q report
properly certified OF moneys sxpend I'd for /
labor on the streets, amounting 70 o2.6se. !
rs, and bills were allowed.
On the question Of the adoption Of the
ordnance Of Aid. Washburn. Aid. Forrest
proposed an amendment "to the end of the
lies." after the words .bstwsen the ssns'
and that SCI. Z be stricken out; sad that
the sum be increased to $4,000 in case the
Railroad Co. accepts proposition ct neg,
meeting. The amendments were adopted
Aid. Ramming offered an smsndmen,
hat said company shall have carriage way
On both sides Of the double track.
Adopted.
The original ordinance Was then passed. Z
The City Engineer. report ~ss read Of
the estimate Of cost Of public works at
present under contract in the city Of Dav- .
enpori-tirst. vi such work ~ 70 10 be paid q
By tie city;
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nssdy sN9.2 Ia
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bridge A.saa~, i,onOp
kHua Work, sss i,7s7, - I
ss,ooo4e
sseoaa sseA ~ss1 .. /. 10 b. p.ii BY property
hoiaers
second s,.st' sss.ssess
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wAoi. Ameasi aadsr contract elso,iss,sS.
The Reporter was here 70 o'clock .. n.
and no suPper) compelled to leave with his .