Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-05

We coHctude thAt IL Is The place Tor the hun
cry TO apply 10.
De. WAcSER.-This distinguished
Lecturer on Phrenology, on Physiology has
arrived in town, and will open his grand
Panorama of Portraits, and give his first
lecture at Grig@s Hall on Monday evening
Dec. tn. Dr.. Wagner is student of the
celebrated Fowlers Of New York, and is
SAID to he one OF the most entertaining bril-
liant, and Interesting lecturers now in the
field The Hail will decorated hv one of
the most extensive collections Of portraits
in the Unitel States.
Lecture on Monday night free.
Bt IT ENACTED by the City Council of
the City OF Davenport, as follows:
Sec. l. That within the following bound
aries, to wit :-Commencing at the foot of
Ripley street, on the Mississippi river,
thence north up the centre of Ripley street
To Fifth street, thence east on Fifth ST rect to
Island street 10 the Mississippi river, no
person or persons shall place or keep. for
the purpose of exposing for sale, in any
wagon or other vehicle, any hay coal, veg
etables. meat or other articles OF merchan-
disc
= Sec .. All person having wagons loaded
with hay, coal, vegetables, meat. in 4aan
titles prescribed by City ordinances, or 9th
er agricultural productions, shall have the
right to drive upon, and occupy the levee
between Main and Brady sts during the
hours of day light, for the purpose of ex-
posing said productions for sale.
See. B. Any person violating the forego-
ing ordinance shall b. deemed guilty OF
misnemeanor and shall pay fine of not
less than five nor more than ten dollars for
each offence.
Passed and approved Dec. %, 1857.
ee~ JOHN FORREST.r 4
Mayor, pro ttm.
Attest, ELlEL PEcK. Clerk.
BE 1T ENACTED by the City Council of
the City OF Dayeqport, as follows:
Sec. l. All property holder. owning prop
erty within the fire limits, shall cause their
property, fronting the public streets and
avenues to be numbered as hereinafter
prescribed
sec. :. The property within said limits
shall be numbered on all streets running
north from the Mississippi r.ver, by com
mencing on said streets at their junction /,
with Front street and the numbering shall
be on every twenty feet fgreund running
northward, by commencing with number
one, on the first twenty feet on the east
sides of said streets, and with number two
on the west sides of said streets, and so on
tue entire length of said streets to the north |
ern boundary lins of the said fire limits.
The numbering on the streets running
east and west through the city. shall com
mence on Brady street. All Numbering in !
said streets east Of Brady street. cemmenc-
ing with number one on the first twenty
feet on the south side of said street. and
with number two on the firsttwenty feet on
the north sdarof said streets, and ~ on,
giving number An.. -eaea. .tE enty feet of
ground on each side Of said streets.
The numbering shall be the same wgsF
ward from Brady street on said streets. civ
inc a 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 befose il with t5,e fig
IL added.
Sec. 8. The numbers on streets east from
Brady street shall be lssownas number on.
two, three, dc. East Front street, East See.
ond street, and 80 on to the fire limits. Those
on the west side OF Brady street shall be
known as number one. two, three, &c. West
Front, West Second West Third, styeet, and
so ON.
1890,
See. 4. The numbers shall be pA;nter4f
cohspicaousiy on pieces ct tin, two inches
wide by three inches long, and. shall be
nailed to the first, story front Of all bnild-
Jugs 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 s. II any person shall neglect or re-
fuse to comply with the, provisions Of this,
ordinance, for period of two weeks after
this ordinance shall take effect, the City
Council may order the same to DO done at
the expense Of owners of the property ID be
numbered within;said lip,tsrs !, g.
Passed and approved Dec. I'd, 1857.
JOHN FORREST,
Mayor, pro tenn.
Attest, ELIEL PECK, Clerk. 9. !.