Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-29

City Council shall from time to time ap-
point
Passed and approved Oct 2sth, 1857.
JOHN FORREST,
Mayor Protein
Anest, L. PECK, Clerk.
Ordinance adopted
On motion of Aid. Sears. the report of
Com. on Resolutions permitting Z. Brown
to erect scales on Third street was taken
from the table, and was adopted
Committee on state Of culverts on Iowa
Front and Rock Island St report the neces
sity of repairing the above named culverts,
and on motion Of Aid Sears the street com
rnittee were instructed to repair the same.
Committee on Market at East Davenport,
asked further time,-Granted
Committee on account Of Brayton d Boies
asked further time-Granted
Petition Of I. s. Fllam, and others to
repair Brady St between Tenth and Tw etth
was referred to the street Committee to re.
pair the same.
Petition Of J. Simpson and others was laid
on the table.
On motion Of Aid Sears the committee on
grade of College Avenue were dschar-
ged-
Referred to new committee of Cannon,
Ramming Guelich.
Petition Of J. Zimmerman to erect frame
addition to his house, in Block 7I-wa,
granted
Petition of II. Wilhelme, to lay side walk
between Warren and Gaines st.. was ;ead
and Aid. Ramming offered the following
resolution:
Resolved. That the City Marshal is here
by ordered TO relay SO much Of the side
walk on the north side aud on the south
side of Second street between Gaines and
Warren str cts. as has been taken NJ in
consequence oi the recent macadamizng OF
said street. and that the CITY Marshal shall
use the same planks which have been taken
up, unless the respective owners shoud
wish to have them substituted at their own
cost, ny new planks, or SO much of them as
have got useless.
Petition Of &. l.. Davenport to have the
side walk relayed on Brady street in front
of out lot No. II, was read, and the Marshal
was instructed to relay the same.
Aid Bowling offered the following reso-
luton:
Efsolred, That Committee he appointed
to examine the grade oftha side walk on
Brady street, from SixtN street to the Col
lege Grounds, and report at the next meet
ing of the Council
Adopted
Aid. Guelieh offered the following resolt-
ton:
Resoired, That the time fixed for the fin
ishing oi Chas Ditters contract for build
ing Iowa street Sewer be extended four
weeks
Adopted
Aid IIubbell offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolcsd, That Edwin Smith be allowed
to Law downa plank side walk in front OF
his dwelling house and premises on the west
side OF Brady street. opposite the residence
of Geo b Sargent. six iect in width. to re
construct such side walk as the City Coun
ell may direct.
Adopted.
Aid. Jennings offered the following reso
luton:
Resoiped, That IA other portions of the
City cf Davenport are undergoing repairs
and the necessary amounts Of money to
complete the saue are being expended, that
there cannot be any reason assigned why
the improvements of Second and Third
streets passed and ordered by resolution in
this Council should not be completed
Resolued, THEREFORE,, That the Street
Commissioner be instructed to proceed at
once to those particular points and com
plete the work SO ordered.
Referred to a special Committee of AID.
Sears. Bowling, Guelch.
AID Sears offered the following Resolu-
tioI:
Resolred, That the Marshal he instructed
to notify the property owners on the West
side or Brady street, between Fourth and
Fifth, to repair the side walk on said block
immediately. and in case they shall neglect
to do SO. that he be instructed to do 1t and
collect the cost thereof from the property
owners on said block.
Adopted
Aid, Sears was placed on the Committee
on water works, made vacant by the resig-
nation Of Aid. Lc Claire
Aid. Hubbell offered the following Reso-
luton:
Resoiced, That the Committee TO select a
site for water works be instructed forth
with to survey and select suitable site,
and buy land requisite for such site, con-
iorinaole to resolutions already adopted.
Aid, Ramming called for the Yeas and
Nays.
Yeas, AID. Cannon. Jennings, Bowling,
O'Brien, Hubbell, Sears and Guy.
Nays, AID. Ramming, Gulich and Wash
burn.
Adopted.
Aid. HubbeIl offered the following Reso-
luton
Resolred, That the City Marshal he no,,-
fled to proceed forthn ith to relay and re-
place the sidewalk on the West side of
Perry street, between Fourth and Fifth, at
established grade.
Adopted
AID. Washburn offered the following Re-
solution:
Resoired, That the City Marshal be in
structed TO proceed forthwith to relay the
side walk on the East size OF Brady street,
between Fifth and Sixth.
Adopted
Petition OF c. d. Glimd and others IN have
City Inspector OF painting and measuring
appointed, was read. and AID. Washburu
offered the following Resolution:
Resolrel That the Ordnance Con- m;,t.a
be instructed to report an Ordinance to this
Council at the next regu lar meeting. in sc-
cordanee with the pray yer Of the petitio-
ners.
On motion Council adjourned.
E PECK,
Clerk.
While the Shswnees tribe, No. on Red
men, Of this city, were at Lancaster tLs
other day. Miss Kate Sic kart, Of tina, cisv
prsseneed then. With beautiful wreath Il