Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-11-20

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years. and thereafter At the rate paid by 9TH
er cities in the State Of Iowa, Of like popu-
lation, and similarly situated - TO the cost
Of manufacturing gas; and
WuxREAs, the Davenport Gas Light 4
Coke Company are now charging the inhsb-
itants Of this city the price Of a so per
Thousand cubic feet for gas which 10 sum
by one dollar greater than the price charged
by any other Gas Company in the State Of
lows, having like population with that of
Davenport
Be it therefore by the City Council of the
City Of Davenport
Resolved, l, That the City Marshal b., and
10 hereby ordered to give the davenport Gas
Light aud Coke Co. notice TO reduce the
prics for gss to the sum Of % 50 per thou.
sand cubic feet
2, That the City Nasshal b ordered 10
report TO the next seaiOn Of the City Council
any communication or reply which said @.
l. 4 c. Co may make to said notification.
3, That fsaid Gas Light 4 Coke Comps-
ny shall refuse to comply with such notice,
and refuse to so reduce the price charged
for their gas, the grant, charter, and priyi-
leges shall be declared forfeited TO the City
Of Davenport.
Referred to . CON- Of Aid. Hubbell, Wash
burn, Guelich.
AID. Hubbell offered the following:
Rrsolsed, That the City Marshal be, and 10
hereby ordered TO lay and construct . side
walk four feet in width, of boards one inch
in thickness, OF the west side of Le Claire
street, between 4th street and X. r. track Cf
the NJ 4 N. r r.. and present the bill TO
the City Council for payment.
Lost.
Petition Of H. Darlington and others to
lay side walk on Brady from 9Th to 7th and
slso near II street west, was received and
filed.
Petition Of Geo. H. French, to erect
frame Barn on Block 81, was read and the
prayer Of petitioner granted. provided that
q requisite amount Of property owners &C.
quiesce in p: aver Of petitioner.
Petition Of DStuhr for extra work in exca-
waiting Sewer on Main street was referred to
. comm ittee Of Aid GueIich, bowling, Voll.
stedt
Petition of D. Higgins for damages caused
by overflow Of water, was referred to a COM
mlttee Of Aid, Washburne, Bowling Jen-
nings.
Aid Jennings offered the following resolu-
tion.
Resolved, That the taxes levied on the
property Of Mrs. Anna Greely, amounting to
four dollars and eighty cents be, and they
are hereby remitted, as che is certainly un-
able to pay even that small amount, having
lost her husband recently, and is not pos
eessed Of means to procure the common nec-
essaries of life for herself or family, without
receiving the kindness Of the public
Adopted.
The following bills were ordered paid.
j. L. Davenport supplies at Hospital SIS 25
II. Delfs. brick for Hospital, 81 -
James Norten, labor at Hospital. 60
S. A. Jennings, lumber etc at Hospital IL rs
W. L. kilbourn, supplies at Hospital IL l6
Der Demokrat, IS 90
Street Com, repairs, . SO
J. II. Lafranz, grading, t6 C5
Street Com, SIS
S. Sylvester, ls 90
The es innate Of IL Lafranz, of $3.50 IL,
for macadamizing Harrison street wss read
and Aid Hubbell offered the following reso-
luton:
RESOLVED, That the estimate for work on
Harrison street be paid in the same manner
and on the same conditions as are those e.
Inmates included in the resolutions passed
at this session of the City Council.
Adopted.
On motion Of AID. Guy, q com. of AID.
Guy, Bowling. Ramming, were appointed
to examine the bridge near H. 8. Finley's,
and also the state of the stone quarries on
the road to East Davenport
Aid. Ramming offered the following res
olution:
Resolved, That the City Treasurer is hereby
called upon to prepare and report at the
next meeting Of the City Council, full and
specified statement ofthe amounts expend-
ed out Of the several funds Of the city.
Adopted.
On motion Council adjourned to Wednes-
day next, at o'clock, Pm
Attest,
E PECK,