Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-28

election Of city Engineer were approved
| Petition Of Il Hood aud other- 10 grad,
sixth ssseei. was read and ordered laid on
table.
Petition al II r Mitchell and others Il
grade Sixth s'rcrt ~as road and on motion
| was hid on table
Petition II Alitin Donniorf. john Litzen
and Char Beyier AMI others was on motion
referred to street Committee
Report oi committee to select u lot for al
| Engine House received read, and on motion,
adopted
Report oi the Committee appointed to &c.
lect lot for an Engine House
We find after Ia, examination Of several
lots, that the lot Of W. Ray, ON the West aide
Of Brady. between 9th and 9th streets, il the
bee, ". can obtain, this 10. is taO, forty
wide, by (di) sixty four feet deep. and can
be purchased at fifty dollars per foot.
! We would recommend that the Git; Soil
citor be instructed 10 examine the title OF
aid lot, and Il in his opinion q good and
perfect title can be made to report the same
TO the Mayor, and also give notice tina, the
proposition made by him will be accepted
except the conditions 10 build this season.
", would then r,co,nIn, nj that the Ma
| v,r he authorized 10 con, crt Two Thou-anl
Dollars Of the ity bonds into money, for ia.
| payment and purchase of said loi, for use
and purpose aforesaid or at the discretion Of
the Mayor TO pay in City bonds.
Jas NJ. BOW LING,
JOHN FORREST.
T.. ;. BARROWS
Report Of Committee 10 whom was rcferr
ed the petition Of A. W McGregor, and
others to reduce the extent Of the fire lin
its was read and adopted
On motion all Resolutions and Motions
We're ordered 10 be offered in writing
Carried
on motion the matter In relation ~ the
Fire Limits wa, referred TO the Ordinance
COMMITTEE 10 report an ordinance in rela
ilon thereto
All bowling resigned The office of Street
Commissioner and ~ motion the resignation
WAS accepted.
On motion the matter in relation "a re
IaliDg he hti,i-..s on md ard 3ri streets
vas r,fcrr. 4 To street Committee, with pow
.r to act
I port Of Committee to report on the
matter Of Hager and Wocbcr in i, ia,ian 70
was read and On motion was adopte,l-and
the hIl ordered to be Paid
Report Of tonmiit,.c in relation to open
ing ith street was read
Al. Forrest r'!rci the following Reselu
ton
Resolved. that in ease Mr.. lI,rshel shall
'.ut'r in'o writing. ,ancelling all former pro
eredlng- had IA relation t. opening Fourth
street, thal The Mayer be requested to give
nnii'r To- thr "wner~ al properly an said
street - the intention Of TN iiA Council ~
iak plnl sftt I" .Aiend ii -aii street y, / 4
ward fr"m u II ,eni termination through
IN. Lands # said ller>ch,i, ~ pro, idcI IN
the amended harj.r Passed
Report 81 COMMITTEE to examine tn. re.
cords IT, 80 ii th, Ordnance, hay. been
properly published and recorded, was real
and ~ eonnection tlerew It'll Aid. Forrest Of
tered the following Resolution.
H..s.,1, II tL.,t -. -
and instructed io record All ordinance, pas
-''d -ln,c The publication ii Revised urli
nahe,s wn'ch Il was the duty of the kate
Clerk to record. al The expense If tn, city.
which. on n1oiion was carried
Report Of H. v Mitchell in relation 10
Nui-al'cc- deposited in city limits. ami ire.
passing "n the pr,m.e, Of the city-uas
read aud AID. Forrest read the following
Resolution
Res !t'd. that the city Marshal be re
4urcd 10 pros uic all p.r-ens committing
lresrnss apou any lands, belonging Ia the
tity. ami that thu Ma shat j. hereby autho
rized :" "'i.r reward of Ten Dollars Tor III.
apprehension and con, lotion ., any person
committing such ,rrspa-s-w hich was car
rici
TN motion Of Ali. sears the following
melton passed:
Motion that III" Marshal he authorized to
hay, a sufficient vault dug and all reported
nui-anccs buried therein
On motion Of Adj Bowling, the matter re.
latlns; to reducing all motions ard re.olu-
tiuns. was rc considered and passed
And Aid Forrest read the following Eeso.
luton which Was passed
Resolved, that hereafter no r, solution shaIl
he 'i' eIn"d before II" Council fet ,ou>id.ra-
ton or bait, upii! ,hc -am. shall have
been reduced to writing ami placed in thu
haill- Of the Clerk
Ali Forrest offered the following Iesolu.
'ion, Which was carried.
Resolved that the city Marshal be ins,rre
tel forthwith to give motto, L. the ,rnprie
tors "t a house used for storage ii pow der.
AMI situated on second street near H.. grave
yard. that they ar, required lo r.,iov, the
powder ther.iron, and in cas-, tn. same
shall not within a reasonable time lie done.
The city Marshal proceed with reference
theret" rs III other eases oil nusane.s
TN Motion certain Resolutions for the pur.
pos ii raising money by loan, werr ordered
I" to taken nom The table, and referee, to
a Committee appointed 10y the Mayor. Com
mitt"e 10 censis, - Aid Burrows. sears and
Forrest
Council went into an election Of street
commissioner.
On motion ot AID Guy, Council proceeded
10 hallo, for street Commissioner
}. >chu; received votes
II. \. oiliea :.
W Met ammon" S
2Nb BALIorr.
s ". MctaInmon had 4 votes
H. Gildea
j. Schutt