Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-10
AAGNOneNr Or CITY C0AA10a.
1901

and aoeod the ssvsssl sets s0sodeso-
~ thereto.
SEC. l. Be il esscssd By the 0saseel
Assembly Of the STATE Of lows: That oil
that district Of Coeotry eobrscsd with,s
the following boundaries b ssd shs
came 10 hereby declared - Be- within the
limiss Of the said city Of Davenport 70
vi: besiuniee 10 the niddls Of the main
chsoosl Of the Mississippi River doe
south Of the central OF hsif section lins
Of section number thirty 10 township
seventy eight D,rsh Of rsogs four east
thence norsh along said Central line to The
line between sectioos niuetsen end thirty,
thence west along said section line and
the southern boundary iine Of section
tweoty four 10 township seventy eight
north Of range three east, to . point due
north Of the north essI corner Of the tract
Of land reserved BY the Government OF
the United States add don ted TO Antoine
Le Claire and known - Le Claise's Re-
serve in said township seventysight north
range three cast, thence north 70 the east
aod west central or half section line Of
section twen,yfour in said lest mentioned
town hip, thence west % ssid central OF
half section line to the north ess corner
Of tho south wet quarter OF lection
| tWeoiythree, thence south TO point bali
east corner OF section twenty two, thence
vest TO the western boundary line Of
said south cast quarter o. section twenty
two, thence south to the county sosd
known - the telegraph road. thence
westerly along the north side Ut ssid
road to the section liss between sessions
twenty seven AMI swsoty eight, thence
south to the south west corner Of the
north west quarter Of section thirty four,
thence east 10 the south east corner Of
said quarter section, thence south to the
sissippi River, and thence up and along
the middle Of 'he main channel thereof
to the place Of beginning.
SEC. 2. The city Council shall have
power BY ordinance to levy and collect
= special tax on the owners OF Tote
on any street, lane, avenue, alley,
or block or the side OF . block
fronting or lying on any alley or part Of
any street, lane, avenue or alley, accord.
ing to their respective fronts owned By
th' IN, for the purpose Of paving or gra-
ding the side walks, grading, paving or
I mscadsmizing such streets, lance, ave-
nuss aud alleys or parss thereof and for
lighting the same, on being petitionsd so
to DO by the owners OF more than half
the property 40 to DO taxed.
SEC. ;. In case OF the sicknese OF the
mayor or Of bis absence from the city for
u less period than two months, ssid City
Coanci. may elect one Of tho aldermen
mayor pro TEN, who shan possess oil the
authority aud perform all the duties Of
the Office OF mayor during such sickness
or temporary absence OF the ,nsyoe.
SIC. 1. From and sitter the passage
OF this act it shall not 30 lawful for the
Cou0ty suthori;i = Of SCOTT county to
levy road tax on any property or .
! road poll tax On residents 10 said City :;
and the sad City Council 10 hereby gu
thorixsd to levy and COLLECT the road tax,
II not moro than three mile on the dol
Jar, On all property lishle to road tux
within said city, the collection and pay
mens thereof into the Oily tressury to
be regulated BY ordinance Of the said
City Council.
Sac. 5 The ii City Of Davenport
shall have the right OF appss ~ the Die.
! trict Court OF Scott t.ouotv from decis
ions 10 ell Cases arising under the pro-
Visions OF the Charter Of ssit CITY snd
tho Smendmen's thereto or Of sny vIdi.
nance pa .sed in pursuance ,hcreni.
SEC. 8. The City Council shall have
power to lay out public squsres or
grounds, streets, s!lsys, lsnes Or high
ways and 70 make wharves IN the RIVER
snj alter, widen, contract, strsixhten
aud discontinus The same. They shall
cause all streets. sllers, lance. highways
or public square. or grounds laid out BY
them, 60 be surveyed, described and r =
corded in . book to be kept BY the CLERK,
showing particularly the proposed i'm.
provements and the real estate required
to be taken therefor, snd the came whom
opened and made shall b public high.
WAYS.
SEC. !. Whenever any erect, allsy,
lane, highway or public square or ground
is Land out. altered, widened or srrsiRL.-
ened, hv virtue hereof. the City Council
shall give notice u their inteosion to 40.
prOpriste and take the Land necessary
Tor the came, to the owner or owner.
thereof, by publishing said notice for
ten days. io some newspaper published
in said city, 1t the expiration IL which
time, they shsli choose BY ballot three
disintereeted freeholders residing in ssid
city ~ connie, ioners to ascertain and
assess the damages snJ recompenss the |
owners Of such lands respectively, end
at inc same time to Determine what DER.
cons will be benefited sad assess tho |
damages and EXPENSE thereof on the 70.
81 estate Of persons benefited, 10 PRO.
portion as nearly Is may DO the beoe-
its resulting to each. 4 majority Of sll !
the Aldermen authorized BY law to be |
elected, shsll be necessary 20 the choice
OF such Commissioners Prorided that
the provisions Of this section shsll not
apply in any case where such street or
alley has already been ordered to b
opened and the dsmsges are not vet
paid.
Sac. s. 10 any case where . grade
has been established BY the city Eogin.
Ger and any person has built or made
any improvsmsoss on . street according
TO said grade, and the city aushorisics
shsil alter said grade io such . msnnsr
- to injure or diminish the value Of ssid
property said city shall pay to the own
sr or owners of said properly % injured.
Ne sooase Il sush damage o. Injury.
SEQ. .. Said deosss = isjary shall
b sssessed BY tAsse pseeooe, one Of
whom shall b sppoisssd By The Mayor
Of said city one BY the owssr Of ths
property. sod one BY these two % %.
pointed. Or in oass Of their disagreement,
By the Mayor and owner, o. il
osss Of their disaesse9sas bv
be City Ooaaeil: Provided that Il
he owner Of saeh property sAall fail 70
appoint one sash appraiser u tsn days
ton the tine OF seeeisine ootios 90 to
70. thea Ne City ceassil sasll appoias
DAse.aevs Crn,essrv.-An accident.
shieh, though seaia sao~eh, ,aight essiiy
ave had . !rasissl sadiAe, occurred ~
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