Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-22

HE Honor the Mayor Geo. 3. Sargent
ALDERMEN.
lot Weird, Aid. Cannon, Jennings,
I'd s. SmsIl6eld, Ramming,
3D. L" }. M. Bowling, vollstedt,
Ath Forrest, Burrows,
oth 6 4" lie Clair. o. Brien,
9th Serrs, Guy.
Minutes Of last meeting reed and ap
proved
On motion OF Aid. Bowling all propo 81
tons and papers ia reference to the Dur
chase Of a lot for an Esgine House wer.
taken from the table and referred TO ID,
Committee appointed 10 select lot for the
purpose.
The Finance Committee ma 'e the folio
ng report That the Gas Bills presented
me previous meeting, be allowed
The Ordinance Committee made the fol.
lowing repor', An Ordinance to amend
Chapter % Of revised ordua ces. Be il
enacted by the City Council Of the City Of
Davenport, that Chapter twenty >ih &c Of 70.
vised Ordinances he, and the same 10 hereby
amended, by adding thereto the following
10 wit
Sec. l. his ordinance shall Be 30 con-
sfrhed as to prevent any frame building, the
erection o. which is herein prohibited, from
being placed within the limits above defn
cd, whether the same be by removal or 9TH
srw'se. On motion the report was accepted
and the Ordinance passed.
On motion of Aid. Sears, the regular
meeting OF the Council is 10 be at 3 O'Clock
p. NJ ill further ordered
Communication ~ Committee TO purchase
hose Carriages, reported that they thought
frofe' 70 pay Me>srs Hager l. Woeber
a" additional 'urn for hniliing the sam.
and on motion of ALI. Bowling the Mayor
eppo cd committee consisting of All.
Barrows, Sears h Guy. TO examine and re
port L ereon
Proposition e II. e.. Perry to repair
Bridges on 2nd and 3rd Streets was referred
the Street Committee.
Aid Forrest presented the following Or,
dinance, VIZ An Ordinance providing for
= change in the hours of holding the regular
meetings Of the Council.
Be II enacted by the City Co neil Of the
CITY OF Davenport
Sec. /. The regular meeting Of tho CITY
Coun Al of the City r Davenport shall be
held on the first and third Wednesday in
each and every month, at such hours as the
Council may by resolution from time 10
time Tx
Sec. 2. Any and all Ordinances in cooflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
On motion Of Aid Ba, rows the Ordinance
was passed.
Notice OF nuIsances on Levee, in front of
The Scott House, was re d, and referred to
the CITY Marshal.
AID Forrest read the to flowing resolution,
viz:
Resolved, that the City of Davenport ap.
point. his Honor the MAYOR. George b.
Sargent, TO act as the agent and attorney Of
SAID city, in negotiating the balance Of the
bonds for the loan Of $4,000. And he 10
hereby requested 10 pr epare proper blank.
therefor, and fully aU thorissi to make . le
thereof IN behalf Of the CIT. of Davenport
to such persons and for such sums Of money
az he may deem 70 r the hest int rest OF the
SAID CITY, (being My limited therein by the
provisions 81 The Ordinances or Resolutions
au' horizing said loan) and pay proceeds into
the City Treasury.
On motion the Resolution was adopted.
Aid Bowling offered the following Reso-
luton
Res lived, that the City Marshal shall,
whenever h~ inds that animals, or nuisancos
of any kind, have been hauled or thrown
upon TIE River Bank or in the water within
he limits OF the City, or upon any Street,
Lane, Alley or Public Highway, and not
being able e. find out the owner or person
that placed such nuisance in the limits afore.
said, the said Marshal sh all offer q reward
OF len Dollars for the Diet ecfion or cows.
'ion OF the person or persons guilty OF suoh
OIL ence.
And the City Police are hereby o: dered
10 report all nuisances found 10 their respec-
tive beats to the City Mar shal, and on fail
uIe 10 remove OF abate such nuisance, the
Police shall! repo', to the City Council.
On motion the Resolution passed.
Petition of A. W. McGregon, J. D. Pat.
EN- and 500 others, to reduce the extent Of
the Fire limits, was received, and on motion
was referred to Committee Of Aid Lee Claire,
Smallheld and Sears 10 examine and report
at the following meeting.
Report Of the Chief of Police was read.
Proposition of J. F. Dillon, to accept Of
the grade Of Seventh street and the alley, az
now adoptsd.by the City, in block 81, il the
same does not 20 more than three or four
feet below the present surface, and il tie
City will build good and substs initial wall
where such excavations are made, both as to
the Street and Alley and in case such grades
are ever altered BY the city, the said city 10
TO be to the expense Of rebuilding said
wall.
In connection herewith his Honor read
an agreement between the city and property
holders on Brady and Seventh, which on
motion Of Aid Forrest was referred TO the
City Solicitor.
Communication of Moses Houghton was
read and laid on the table.
Petition Of c. B. Nyce was taken from
the table, and on motion Of Aid Sears was
referred 10 Street Committee.
Petition Of H. J. Hughs TO remove and
rebuild stable in Block 55, was on motion
laid on the table.
Aid Bowling offered the following Reso-
luton:
Resolved, that his Honor the Mayor be
authorized to borrow from the City Trea.
sury the sum Of One Thousand Dollars to
be appropriated for road purposes, the same
to be placed il the City Treasury to the ere,
DIT OF the road fund, and to be paid back
when the mad HunL (, aoll>~AaA