Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-02


a certificate signed by at least > Of the
committee known as the Hospital,ommit-
tee, and City Treasurer, consistinaf three
members Aldermen Cannon 4 Seaion be
half Of the city. and Mr. Ovens in lhalf o
the county he being appointed byhe Go
Judge for that purpose.
Resolred, That copy of his reelutiol
be furnished to the keeper 4 the hespita
and he be requested to adlnre strictly t
the instructions therein contaued.
Adopted.
Aid. Hubbell offered the folhwing Ord
ance:
BE 1T ENACTED by the CityCoulcil {
the City of Davenport, as follows:
Sec. /. That within the following band
aries, to-wit :-Commencing At the fo< 0
Ripley street, on the Mississippi yer
thence north up the centre Of Ripley assi
to Fifth street, thence east on Fifth tree I
Rock Island street, thence south on EoS
Island street to the Mississippi river.
person or persons shall place or keep,
the purpose Of exposing for sale, in al
wagon or other vehicle, any hay, coal, vi
etables, meat or other articles of merch,
disc,
Sec. 2. All person having wagons loao
with hay, coal, vegetables, meat, in qu,
titles prescribed by City ordinances, or
er agricultural productions, shall have
right to drive upon, and occupy the lev
between Main and Brady cts. during :
hours Of day light, for the purpose Of
posing said productions for SALE
Sec. g. ANY person violating the fore
ing audinence shall be deemed guilty q
misInemeanor and shall pay fine ofet
less than five nor more than ten dollarO
each offence.
Adopted
Aid Guelich moved to refer to theOr-
dinance committee.
Carried.
Aid Ramming offered the follwing $50.
luton:
Resolved, That the City Marshal is ere
by ordered to publish the list of delin,ent
taxpayers for the year 1857 in the Conan
newspaper, der Demokrat,"
PROVIDED, That the cost of publishin said
list does not exceed the sum of one hy1red
and forty dollars
Lost.
AID. Bowling offered the followin reso
luton:
Resolrea, That Lowrey, Thomas Co. b,
and they are hereby appointed weihers o
coal, and shall have the right to wgh Goa
on their platform scales in accordare will
the provisions of chapter 10 of the revised
ordinances
Adopted.
Aid. Bowling offered the following reso
luton:
Resotred, That the City Marshal b., an,
he is hereby instructed to deduct the pric
OF macadizing on two feet in width fron al
lots fronting On the north side of "a 81
from ilp'"y TO Harrison street, and two.se
>" width on all lots fronting ~, sotith 9
Second street, from Ripley TO Main street
as the side walks have been widened tw
feet on said street by ordinance passed an
approved Sept. 9th, 1857.
Adopted.
Aid. Sears offered the following resol,
ton:
Resolped, That the Street Com. be instru
ted to examine the gutter on Brady stree
front of L. G. Dessaints property, and
necessary to repair, call on Messrs Brayto
& Boies and request them to repair til
same.
Adopted.
AID Bowling offered the following resol,
ton:
Resolued, That the City Marshal be r,
quested to report at the next meeting of th
Council the amount of benefits and dan
ages collected for the widening and extent
ing all streets running north to the cit
limits where damage is, and benefits hay
been assessed, with the amount and nam
OF each person Of whom such benefits, dan
age, DC, has been collected.
Adopted.
Report Of City Treasurer was receive
and ordered paid.
Bill Of II. Price for work done by alter,
tion of wall on south side of his propcrt
(prssent residence,) &c., was referred to
of AID. Washburn, Hubbell, O
Brien.
Bill of. M. Eldridge, Of sl7 100, for re
pair Of streets, was ordered filed.
On motion of Aid. Cannon the south en-
Of Iowa and Main street sewers was refel
red to the Street Committee, with power t
act.
On motion of Aid. Sears, the Clerk wa
instructed to acknowledge the receipt of
Map of Moline.
The following bills were ordered paid:
4 Monroe, repair of
Engines, $1O,5
]. Flack, for stone, 53,5
J. NJ. Eldridge, repair of streets, 40
5. Guy, 1913
Cannon Il Franch lnmher 33.l
VIM. Mccullough, repair of cor
poration tools, 1919
Joseph Watti, 4l,9
Hery Straugh, Meat for hospital, 1854
A. 4 W. R. High, Livery for" l4.5
J. N. Wiley, groceries for s,4
5. A. Jennings, coal, AL
Mary Keho, labor, 1910
Smith 4 Remington, furnishing
Hospital, 500
Henry Alewd, provisions, for
hospital, 1915
n. Dalzell, groceries for hospital, 44,9
On motion Council adjourned.
Attest,
E. PECK,
CLERK.
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