The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-09

ana the following Aldermen
let ward-Jkssixss
ID RAsniso, ssAtifnIp
81 Bo~lrxo. yoIsrrpr
| nth fosRrsr, wasssraS
9th LaCLAixg
9th sxAns DRY
The minutes Of the .a.t meeting were IsadAa .p
proved
| REPORTS
The eo.aG.it,sc To whom ~as referred the sah,est
OF sssd,ns areond street, between Warren and Wi
aan streets reported that for reasons given the ne
esnt ac'loa of the Council In relation thereto
regular AID void Report adopted
ihe committee 10 whom referred the feuaoa
STRANGE akains the vacation certain roads In Ias,
Davenport reported against rceon.idsIiug the late
ae,ion Of the Council oa The -atjcci Adopted
The eninniitee appointed consider the praprlety
Il raising the Street salary reported
IA fa'o, 81 paying him the full time comrneneins a,
t'me ~ Commissioner. apposEiaen Ut the rate Of
~ psf dss Adopted
The Cemetery Coami,ise Were allowed tar,hs,
l time
The Cora,nilice LulssIee In Mr King. alley te
ported Recommended immediate removal of .ali uu.
isance Adopted
The CosnmiI,e" al rcdaeans the width NJ sidewalk
% Front street between Iowa street a.d railroad
bridge, made repor, In favor of Il, feet .ldex aA
which ~aa adopted
The tosnniii.e Ia whom wa- referred The ,,e,tI..
os H"hy Thistle f"r damages l., the grace Of cei
tain alley In block 81 recommended tina, the g,re,t
commissioner ,. in.,rac,ei 10 fl ap .ald all.., a.
grade With the street reported that M grade had
been established for sald alloy and gave the opinion
that the grades of siley- be made independent
Of the sireess Adopted Ala wa.hburn dl...n,c.i
from the report.
II -.
Ham'nna. made rrpnr In favor of Washington
square, aud recommended that IL ~ eh,snea for IN.
purpose
On motion thai report bs adopted all wa.hbu,a
"drr~d "a amendment that = comli,,ec ~ aprc,u,
ed to eonfsr With the satharlii.. of Scott caan,, m
reference :" erecting cts Hall on IN. Court Il.a..
grounds.
AID kAMMfNG and Mayor th8usht the atn.ni
m~nt wa- saf MA amendment and IL Mas Withdrawn
AID SEARS moved the report lss laid an tho table
The nays were demanded ant nays far gotten
Aid 6tf sad II ws. usasl tot similar cota.aitt.e-
!" report more than -lt. fur consideration Ne
lid not want ID. city Hal at las, Davenport, nor
lid be want u at Rockingham -ii .load h. Ia the
center 81 the eliy He did no, ask that /, .Lnai he
laeaicsi a.ers the ssn,rc
| Md. SEARS said that Ali gsm.alng va. taking
an Unfair advantage ~ Offering hi. rrport at ,hls
lie said the City Hall cssd not be leeard At Wash
ins,on Square, and n the r.por, and resolution ps..
ed now, u would BE- reconsiderrd the ~. meeting
when there fuli Council
Aid RAMAING defended himself fra,a the .hsrws
u sprsnsins this question aon the Council n. wac
willing for this -aasrc ta stand upua It, rris
and M, teeans. u ~s. In tie second ward
AID CANNON. In r~pls to AID Sears. declared
that the majority oi the proplo v.re In favor al
wsshington Square.
Aid JENNINGS sa,d WssLlls On square Wa. The
.nosi central Int In the city aha a mos eligible
spo' They had granted iasars 10 ap-;owa folks aud
aaw they s.ked thi. favor m their part
Aid CANNON snsscs.ea In a low ,oae, that IN
As part of the town .ix 'lmes as many people lvcd
IN one house as N aae house up town lie was ar
suirS The square into the centre of the population
Aid BOWLING resisted the location of III. Han
In shis square He doubted whether /, osaIa b. put
there without q VOTE Of the people
Aid CANNON said Aid Bowling had It'd him
fish, on THE neof Dc wn. In favor II Washington
square But Aid y thought he lad not
Aid FORREST moved tha, the report he laid ON
the table MI tho eiher mrmler. ~ IL. Committee
make report,
Arss-Ald Forrest, bowling, wa.hharn, L. Claire
Scare, Ony-e Soss-Canlon, R.nsaink small.
acid Jsnaing., yolsisdt-:
Aid aEARs offered the following Thai com.
mitiee appointed to build hoase on Haspita sround
os authorized to engage person to reside Ia .ad
building and take slarse Of all per.oaa hroash, there
Passed
y pstition Rom fancy siass blower Ie9ae citing .
permit "a e.ais, without paying license which va.
granted
petition nom Adam Noel Ia reference 10 dam.
ages sssess~d ga bis property b. Commissioner. was
referred TO speeial committee NJ Aid Rasnu.ins.
Forrest aud L. Claire
petition from Braytoa q Bori. Contractors TO
grade 0anss street from river Locust calling the
attention Of coaaei 10 several facts interfering se
ously with the performance Of their dut, aud beg.
stng sAsif sciico On tho subject referred To
cosnmitsee q Aid sears, Raining and Guy Auorucy
petition w>s read frnm hoders of GO feet on
lows street askins thai said street should receive
some share Of ths money appropriated for improving
The s'verss u the city and complaining of the vrra,
need of common sewer On that street Aceompans
ins u was subscription from certain ptopcr, hold
~rs 70 the amount of u 0oo TO As~s In buIlag .ssd
sewer motion being made 20 grant the prayer af
petitioasrs and insiructins engineer 20 .dyer.e for
PROPOSALS 70 build said sewers NJ Bnti. was per.
miited 10 address the Council on tLs snb,eef Amer
some discasson the motion prevailed with an amend
that the cost Of the work shall no, he over ss00
includins the d lo00 suhse rih<d b. citizens
petition from 20 property holder. on Main street
was read giving history of property on that street
and ask1nv of Council 10 si proceed 10 have sala
street opened through the College grounds. va. or
dsssd to be printed.
Aid BOWLING offered resolution authorizing
the Mayor to ins,tus. snt against the lows College
eoapsny fr damage. sustained by the city In closing
Main street, between iith aud issh and procure ne
esAsAry sid anc counsel sanduel such pross cuslcn
| Carried
petition of A y Ware ani other. 10 lay side.
wAiks - lah street, aecedcd to and the Ordin
anee Committee Instructed bring In resolution ia
accordance with request
MISCELLANEOUS
Aid skARs offered resnluiial granting The p.i.
viess TO eiseas ef making eros1inss hen they de.
sire, II their own expense aid authorizing pcrsons
snr<rintendins the gaiferEe etc. af the strsct- 10
put In God crossings wherever the, may be ncce.
| aavy. Carried.
TAs City Nasshal was instracsed 10 collect of prop
sssy ovHers upon street. where HarAdsmising hsa
- asne = fhst - estimate. are made
- 09A4S moved that \ eomInIiiee be- appoiat
soeassssaia ~ eoss of getting suitable hook and
neses s0Dasa1sa TAs Mayor appoins~A Aid Can.
%. ssaD - amanassd, committee
40 s1N1SM0e ea,lsd up ~ Marqueste stree,
remsnsesseee y uslIu, - thea r,o,ed ,h., ,Ae
reseassseaee - ssebsse1 On . snpnuits~e of ,h,s. :
AA WaaAs1rn, vssssse - Gsess. eau.-sat.e
AN rOnRxa1 nSve1 ~ - C1sv Asa.~...
pspsssa 70 collect tn1e1tnsels = ~ m.n -
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