The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-05

0patel eeock of To - 0san4 Wvo0A0n q
the road Of said coapasy. ~ referred - .
cemmittse Of thrse, with issuuGeioas % y.
quire into the expsdieacv Of changing Tie
subscription TO the Let 0ssessl Divisioa, .
ssgessesd In aaid sonmuaication. and that
salt committee report b ordinance o. 9th.
eSwiss.
AID. Rsaning moved The resolution Be
laid N the table. Lost.
AID. Forrest moved IN amendment By
striking out "by ordina nce or otherwise.
Passed.
The original resolution ~ amended then
posed, and Aid. Bowling. WASH burn and
Sears were appointed committee.
Aid. washburn moved tina, petition In
regsrd to Second st. laid on the table yes.
terday, b. taken up. Carried.
Nd. Washburn moved the prayer Of the
petitioners be granted. Lost.
Aid. Jennings moved the petition be laid
on the table. Lost.
AID. Sears noved that the Mayer give
ten days notice Of the intention Of the cosa-
Gil to open Second street TO Fillmore q.
west side Of Brsdshsws land, and apProPrl.
s,e and take land for the purpose. Card.
Aid. Washburn moved that the petition
relative to Main st be taken from the table.
Carried.
Aid. Washburn offered the following:
Resulv.d, Tha, the Street Commis ioner
be ordered to grade Main II. from the south
sde of Third 81. 70 the south side OF Sixth
street. % 40 to prepare the same for macad-
aiming.
Resolved, That the City Engineer cause
me CUTTERS Of said et.eet TO be paved within
said limits aforesaid, the street TO be mac
adsmixed and curb stones procured and set
within said limits. and the City Engineer
be instructed to prepare proper speci6ea
tons and advertise to receive bids for said
work in accordance with the provisions Of
the 6lst chap. OF the Revised Ordinances
Of the city. Passed.
Aid. Bowling moved that the rip rep wall
be extended from Main street to III. West
side Of Harrison street. and the city engineer
be instructed to give the same cut BY con.
tract Carried.
Aid. Ram.ning moved the Committee on
Hospital be autt .r1ed to advertise for plans.
&c. Tor building, and report the probable
cost OF the same. Carried.
Aid. Wsshburn moved that q committee
OF three be appointed BY the Mayor to selec,
q site for City Hall. with plane, &c. and
proposals for building, and report to Coun
Gil. Carried; snd Aid. Forrest. Rsmming
and Wsshburn appointed committee.
Aid Sears moved I. at the item stricken
out Of engine bill be reconsidered and paid.
Carried.
Certain old road bills were ordered paid
out Of Road Fund.
The following bills were ordered paid
Evans, Chew 4 Co. months rent Of
engine house. o2s.o0
Gas Lght and Ceke, 1870
John Forrest. ct. al. 300
CRY Marshal. i7.3s
The City Marshal reported that during
the month OF May there were 70 arrests. %
follows Intoxicition and disorderiy con.
duet. 40; lighting. ID; larceny 8; keeping
house Of ili-tame, 1; violating city ordi-
nances, 8; passing counterfeit, money. 4;
vsgrancy, .. Total, 10.
Below this was the number Of dsys
served by IL policem.n.-Rxf.
Report accepted and bills ordered paid.
Chubb. Bsrrows 4 Cos agency bill,
eS35. ordered paid.
James 7. Hogane's bill. CIT, passed.
John FORESTS bill. rent Of council cham
Der 3 months, SIS. Passed.
y. Enthusiastically Engineer aud assis,-
ants bill. 5000. did not pass.
The bills of officers ot the late election
were ordered paid.
Adjourned tiiI next Monday afternoon.
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