Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-08-14
Proceedings Of the CITY Council.
ADJOURNED MEETING.

&Eocoo000D OF the City Council.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
| Council Chamber, August Is, 1857.
PRESENT:
His Hon. the Mayor, GEo B. SARGENT:
lst Ward, Cannon, Jennings; cd, Small
field. Ramming; 3d. Bowling 4th. Forrest
Washburn; lie 9Th, Claire, OBrien; 9Th,
Sears.
Minutes Of the last meeting read and ap
proved
Aid. Sears Of the Committee TO whom was
referred the propositions Of Brayton 4 Boies
and g. G. Arndt for grading Brady and Sc
cond streets, stated that they contemplated
letting the work on the following day, and
Harrison street were ready to receive pro
positions till Saturday morning.
Aid Sears offered the following Resolu-
| ton:
Resolvsd, That the Committee to whom
were referred the communications Of Boies
Brayton and Mr.. Arndt, be empowered to
enter into contracts for the grading of all
streets In the city on which contracts for
mscadamizing are let, or If deemed for the
interests of the city to order the work done
by the Street Commissioner.
Aid. Forrest moved to amend by insert
ing If deemed for the interest Of the city
to order the Street Commissioner TO do the
same.
Adopted.
Petition Of Spencer, Robinson 4 Co, pray
ing that the levee may be graded ut the
Ferry landing, eighty feet in width.
Petition of ChaA Leslie not to alter the
grade Of Brady street. between Front and
Second, and also Of b. A. Burrows and 9TH
ers, and also the communication of the City
Engineer, on motion of Aid. Forrest were
received and placed on file.
Aid. Sears offered the following Resolu-
ton:
Resolved That the work voted al a pre
vious meeting Of the Council, instructing the
Street Commissioner to built culvert near
the Rail Road Bridge, and also to grade Cd
street from said H. Il. Bridge to Renwick's
Mill, taking the earth from the same point
AS specified in said vote, be let to Boies 4
Brayton, on the same terms as they are now
grading Bridge avenue, providing they build
said culvert at reasonable rate, payment
to be made in City Bonds, and not to ex
coed in all $1,000.
Adopted.
Aid. Cannon offered the following Resolu
ton:
Resoiped, That the Mayor be authorized
to enter into contract to build the sewer
from the corner of the alley back of the lie
Claire House down Main street to the river,
to the lowest bidder, payable in City Bonds.
Also the sewer on Iowa street, $1,000 Of the
last named sewer to be paid by the property
owners
Aid. Ramming moved to lay on the table
lost The following is the vote:
Yeas, Ramming, Smsllfeld, Bowling, For
rest
Nays, Cannon, Jennings Washburn, o.
Brien, lie Claire, Sears
The Resolution as offered was adopted.
Aid Jennings offered the following Reso-
luton
Resoiced, That that portion of Second
street, contiguous to Mr.. Arndt's contract
of macadamizing, which is rendered impas
sable for teams and impedes business in gen
eral, in consequence Of causing q circuitous
route from Second to Third street, and which
impediment is caused by Mr. Arndt causing
an excavation to be made across Second
street, which is not legal and which he is
not authorised to do, that the City Marshal
be instructed to notify said Arndt to remove
said obstruction Immediately by filling up
one half of said public highway, and make
it passahle to the accommodation Of business
persons in general.
AID. Ramming moved to lay on the table
lost.
The original Resolution was adopted.
The report of Commissioners on opening
Rock Island street, from Seventh to Locust
street, and also on opening Main and Second
streets. East Davenport was received, and
the Clerk was required to give notice of the
confirmation of the same.
Aid. Sears presented Bill Of s2s,e5,J. A.
Habitzel for refreshments furnished fire
men at the late fire
Aid. Cannon moved to lay on the table
Lost
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Bill of Lambirte, Treasurer Of the City
Market, was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Communication of w. II. Hildreth, ac-
companied with bill Of 1851 for damages
to building in East Davenport, was receiv-
ed and fled
Aid Cannon moved to lay on the table.
the bill Of G. G. Arndt
Lost.
Aid Bowling moved to refer to Spacial
Committee
Carried.
Forrest, Ramming, lie Claire, Com.
The following bills were ordered paid
W. s. Collins, serving as Commits
eioner, $1,000
Cannon 4 French. Lumber for st.
Repairs, lll,66
J. l. Coffin, making Assessment
List, 5000
City Marshal, removing Nuisance, 1890
Cannon 4 French, Lumber for Hos
pital, 54,s:
Sylvester, serving Is Commissioner, 5000
Sanders d Bro, for Printing, 1880
A. Small6eld, serving as Commits
sioner, $500
State Democrat, Printing, 1000
Arrison 4 Hull, Furniture for Hos
pital, 1850
Hiddeleson 4 Lyon, Crockery for
Hospital, 1858
Smith d Remington. furnishing
goods for Hospital. 1856
II. Fl. Smith, 6,45
Mccullough, 4l,7O
]. II. Sears, serving as Commissioner, 500
}. NJ. Frizzell 900