Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-22

, ot Ouuolhg Tor Cuy Hail.
Second, Whether the city Council shall
Be authorized TO raise BY loan the sum Of
for the purehsse OF = lot and the
necessary building Tor City Hospital. d,
Third, Whether the city Council shall
bs authorized to raise BY loan the sum Of
for the purpose Of grading The
streets Of the said city, and liqaldsting as
sessed damages for widening
Fourth, Whether the city Council shall
be authorized 10 raise by loan the sum Of
y Work. Tor Toe purpose OF erecting wat
Polls 10 be opened At 9 O'Clock A. M. and
10 be closed at 8 O'Clock r. N.
The questions shall be severaliy voted
upon in the following manner.
!. Those 10 favor Of the first proposition
shsll vote-'Loan for City Hall : those OPP
posed 10 such proposition shall vote-'No
loan for CITY Hail.
z. Those IN favor Of the second propose .
hon. shall vote-'Loan for a city Hospital,
and those opposed 10 the proposition shall
vote-'No loan for city Hospital
3. Those IN in favor Of the third PROPOSE
ton shall vote-'Loan for grading streets :
those opposed 10 the proposition shall vote
mo loan for grading Streets
4. Those in favor Of the fourth PROPOSE.
ton shall vote-'Losn for general improve
ment Of strests;' those opposed to the prop.
osltlon shall vate-'No loan for general i'm
Provsment Of streets
The Judges Of said elsction and the Clerk
OF said city shall canvass the votes 90 cast,
make = certificate Of the result thereof, and
return the same under seal to the city
Council at its next regular meeting thersaf
ter. II said loans, or any one or more
thereof shall be approved by a majority Of
the voters at said election, the city Council
shall Immediately proceed by ordinance, 10
authorize the Mayor 10 issue Bonds Of the
City for the sums Of money SO voted TO be
raised, which Bonds shall be each for the
sum Of five hundred dollars, sig ned by the
Mayor and Clerk Of said city, payable,
the principal, at the expiration Of twenty
years, and the interest thereon semi annual
". PRovIDED, that said ordinance shall 50
provide that no Bonds shall be sold for less
than the par value thereof, and shall bear
interest at rate not exceeeing ten per
cent per annum:
Winch on motion was taken up and read
BY sections, and the blanks filled BY the fol
lowing amounts:
For building City Hall $4,000
Flo, CITY Hospital 10000
Fol the purpose OF II aiding he streets
and I'qa dating assessed damages
tor widening the sams, 100, 800
For the purpose OF erecting Water
Works the sum of $4,000
Aid Parrows moved, that the Preamble
aud Resolutions to raise money for the above
named purposes be laid on the table till next
meeting-carried.
Aid Forrest moved that all the PROPOSE
tons and papers in reference to the pur-
chase of lot for an Engine House be taken |
from the table and referred to :he Commit
tee appointed TO select lot for that pur-
pose-carried.
Petition Of G. Dqring in reference 10
occupying Washington Square was ordered
on table.
Aid Forrest offered the following Reso.
luton:
Resolved, that during the current NUNS |
cipal year the p, oceedings Of the City Coun-
Gil, together with all Ordinances, which |
may be passed, be published in the Iowa |
DAILY State Democrat" and the same be the |
ofhcial paper of the City-carried
On motion Of Aid Small6eld the Proceed
ings and Ordinances were ordered to Be
printed in "Der Demokrat"
On motion Of Aid Burrows the proceed
ings were ordered to be published IN the |
Gaz ette-lost.
On motion Of Aid Cannon the proceed
ings were ordered to be published 10 the |
Evsnin News-lost.
o. motion Of Aid Forrest, Council went |
into al. election Of Street Commissioner by
ballot, the Clerk being appointed teller.
James O'Brien had 2 votes,
w. McCammon had 2 votes,
j. M. Bowling had votes,
On motion Council went in;o an election |
Of City Sexton by ballot.
MosssHoughton received II votes-A.W
Smith vote Moses Hou0hton was
elected City Sexton.
On motion OF Aid Bowling Council went |
into AN election Of City Assessor
J. Tai received vote,
J. w. Young" votes,
Tho's Orr GO votes and was elected. |
Aid Barrows asked leave to occupy Coun.
Gil Chamber for the Scott County Medical
society on Tuesday the 2Sth inst.-Granted.
Aid Ramming offered the folio wing Res
olut,on
Resolved, that the Street Commissioner
be ordered to carry out 50 much Of the Or |
dinance entitled "An Ordnance for the |
continuation aOd extension of Fourth Street |
IN the City Of Davenport, Eastwardly and !
Westwardly" passed and approved July
10th and Sept 10Th, ls56-as relates TO the |
opening and improvement of Fourth Street, |
through Samuel Hirschs's land-Lost.
On motion Of Aid Cannon the Mayor was
instructed to give notice to property holders
on Fourth Street that Commissioners would |
be elected according to Ordinance.
On motion Of Aid Forrest the bonds Of
the Street Commissioner, City Assessor and
City Sexton be fixed At $5OO-each condi>
toned as the bonds Of the Clerk
On motion all city officers were ordered
70 be furnished with copy Of eRvised Or |
dinances.
Aid Bowling resigned his Office o chair.
man Of Street Committse-Resignation &C.
cepted-snd the Mayor appointed AID Bar |
rows in the place Of AID Bowling
Aid Forrest offered the following Reso. |
luton:
Resolved, that upon the conversion Of the |
three lost bonds held by Erastus Partridge 10 |
relation TO which action has been heretofore |
had by the Council, there be paid to him by |
the Treasurer Of the City the sum Of One |