Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-04
MAYOR protein. FORREST.

TO apply to weighing their own coal o,
their own scales. were approved.
The committee on petition of c. Ditto
and D. Stuhr, report aud offer the follown.
resolutions:
Resoiyed, lst That in measuring the ston.
work Of Iowa & Main ST. sewers made undel
the contracts OF d. Stuhr and {. +. Dittel
the City Engineer shall So measure the ma
son work that the opening of the channe
oi the sewer be excluded from the measure
ment
Resoieed, %. That when the estimate:
are presented to the City Council by tn.
! City Engineer, for work done on Main st
and Iowa street sewers, the saice be al
lowed and the amounts paid according te
contract
GEO L. HIBBELL,
j. G. WASlIBURN, Com
L. H. SEARS,
Yeas and nays called on the adoption oi
report and resolutions
y eas-l:amming, bowling, Washburn, o.
Brien, IIubbeil, sears, Guy, Z
/ Nays-Cannon, Jennings, Gueich, 3
! Adopted.
/ Committee on bill of Hiram Price, report
and offer the following resolution:
! EeSo}red, That the sum of three hundred
and nine (S5o9) dollars be allowed Hiram
Price for worl III said alley
Provided, he take City Order for ,ha,
amount, payable one year after date, as
said work was done by said Price under the
impression from a previous committee that
lie would be paid by the Council
GEG T. HUBBELL, J
JAMES O'BRiEN, Com
!. c. WA>HBuRN,
Report and resolution adopted.
The Ordinance presentsla at the last meet
ing Of the Council, after being amended by
opening the levee from Brady to Ripley, for
selling OF ccaI and produce, instead of Main
aad B.ady streets, was passed.
On motion Of AID sears, the Street Com
n4ittee v ere instructed to make the necessary
repairs III the gutter N front Of J.. G.. lies
saiAts
tot"niittce on petition OF y. s. Aston and
others to have the buildings numbered. re
port and olier the following ordinance.
BE II ENACTED by the CITY Council Of
the City ot Davenport, as follow:
Sec l. Al property holder. owning prop
erty within the fire limits, shall cause their
rcpcrty, fronting the public streets and
avenues to he numbered us hereinatt. +
prescribed
See :. he property within said limit,
shall he numbered, on all streets running
north frem the Mississippi RIVER, by com
meEeing on said streets at their junction
with Front street, and the numbering shall
be ON every twenty feet Of ground running
northwar,i. BY commencing with number
one, on the iir~t twenty feet on the east
slles OF said streets and with number two
on the west sides of said streets. and so on
lhc entire length of said streets to the north
etn boundary lin Of the said fire limits
The numbering on the streets runninr
east and west through the city, shall com
mcnce on Brady street. All numbering in
sad streets east Of Brady street, co,nmenc-
ing with number one on the tirst twenty
iceJ on the south side OF said street, and
with number two on the fest twenty ieet on
the north side Of said streets, and So on.
giving number to each twenty feet of
ground on each side Of said streets.
The numbering shall be the same west,
ward from Brady street on said streets, Civ
ing number to each twenty feet of ground
In all the numbering of lots on the streets
whenever fraction of land less than TWEEN
ty feet, occurs, it shall be designated by the
number Immediately before it with the fig
IL added.
Sec. 8. The numbers on streets east from
Brad street shall be known as Sumber one.
two, three, dc. East Front street, East Sec.
ond street, and so on to the fire limits Those
on the west side of Brady street shall be
known as number one, two, three, DC. West
Front, West Second, West Third street. and
SO on.
See. 4. The numbers shall be painted
consTiepousiy on pieces of tin, two inches
wide by three inches long, and shall be
nailed to the first story front of all build
ings now erected in the limits prescribed,
or the numbers may be painted upon the
front OF the building, door posts, doors, DC,
on the premises of such lot owners.
Sec. ). If any person shall neglect or re-
fuse to comply with the provisions of this
ordinance, Tor period of two weeks after
this ordinance shall take effect, The City
Council may order the same to be done at
the expense ofowners of the property to be
numbered within said limits
Aid. Cannon moved to postpone the mat
ter until full Council.
Carried
Aid. Sears moved to reconsider the vote
to postpone.
Carried.
Aid. Cannon moved to insert Harrison st.
instead Of Brady st.
Lost.
Alderman Sears moved to adopt the Or
dinance.
Yeas and nays called Oh the adoption Of
the Ordinance.
Yeas-Wasllburn, O'Brien. Hubbell, Sears,
Guy, 5
Nays-Cannon. Jennings, Ramming, Cue
Itch, Bowling, 5
Ordinance adopted by the casting vote Of