Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-18

tied at those places in eaid street where III
street u below grade, 70 rs to make th
grade regular and uniform on said street.
Resolsed. That in the execution OF tn
work above contemplated, the Street Con
missioner shall employ no man to labor o
said streets who is not the head Of famil,
and in need Of such employment u procur
the means Of living.
Resofsed, That the Street Commissions
shall perform such work in manner aforesaid
and employ such laborers under the direc
tion OF committee Of three Aldermen to b.
appointed by the Mayor, as superintendent
OF said work.
Resolved, That said laborers shall by psi,
in City Orders. payable one year after date
tor their labOe on said street. in manner an,
form at is hereafter provided. on SATURDAY
night q each week while 80 employed.
Resolved, That fifteen thousand dollars o
the bonds Of the Chicago 4 Rock Island Raj
Road owned by the city. be, and they are
hereby set apart and pledged for the pay
ment Of the aaid city orders, and that wher
said orders shall become due, SAID r. II
bonds shalt be sold, and the p oceeds ST sa Il
shall be applied to the payment Of said or
ders.
Said orders shall he in amount Of one
two, three, five and ten dollars, and shall be
signed by the Mayor and countersigned by
the City Treasurer, and shall bear interes,
at the rate OF six per cent. per snnum.
Resolved, That if Rock Island street shal
be brought to the proper grade before the
amount Of ten thousand dollars is expended
that then the work shall commence upon LIZ
Claire street aud it shall be excavated and
brought tos3rade in the same manner and in
like conditions with Rock Island street, un
til the snm Of ten thousand dollass is expend
cd.
Resolred, That the Street Commissioner
for his services in experimenting said work
shall not receive sum greater than two
dollars per day.
Aid Guelich moved to lay on the table,
Yeas and nays called for on laying on the
table.
Yeas-Cannon, Ramming, Bowling, Forrest
Sears, 9
Nays-Jenniegs. Guelich, O'Brien, Hubbell
Guy, 8
Laid on the table.
Petition ofJames Mcintosh and others fol
}. L. Hoffman to open Market on Harrison
street, north Of the limits Of the city at the
time the contract was made with A. lie
Claire and others, was read, and prayer Of
petitioners granted.
Petition of N. v. Schirach and others to
lay side walk on the east side Of Warren,
between 9th and 9th was read, and AID.
Ramming offered the following resolution
Resotped, That the owners Of proper
ty on the east side Of Warren, between 9Th
and 9th sts, he, and they are hereby re-
quired to lay down side walk Of plank in
front OF their said property. Of at least two
inches in thickness and six feet in width,
and which shall DO laid according to
the grade of said street. in permanent and
substantial manner, under the direction Of
City Marshal, and to be completed by the
lst of Jan. 1858, and
Reso!red, That in default Of laying said
walk by the property owners, as aforesaid,
the City Marshal is ordered to lay the same
according to the provisions Of an ordinance
for side walks. paving streets, de-, and sell
the property, or sufficient thereof to pay the
cost Of laying said walk.
Adopted.
Aid. Sears offered the following resolu-
ton:
RESOLVED. That the City Engineer be, and
he is hareby required to give the line Of
From street, in front Of the ruins Of T.
Whitson l. Co.'S property, or that recently
occupied by them, and if the Office, or any
part Of the ruins be found in the street. the
parties owning the same, shall be notified,
by the City Marshal, to remove them, and
il not done within 48 hours, the Marshal
shall cause the same to be removed at the
expense of the said owners
Adopted.
On motion the prayer Of petitioners for
crossings on Warren street, was granted.
Aid Bowling offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolred, That the Street Commissioner
be instructed to remove all the earth and
filth that has accumulated on Front street
between Brady and Perry streets
Adopted.
AID Bowling offered the following reso
luton:
Resolved, That the Marshal be instructed
to relay the side walk on the west side OF
Main street, between Second and Third
streets.
Adopted.
On motion Of AID Hubbell, the commit
tee on crossings were ordered to put down
crossings on Third and Iowa streets.
AID Guelich offered the following resolu
tion:
Resolved, That the Marsnal be instructed
20 relay so much Of the pavement on North
side OF Second street, between Warren anG
Brown. as has been taken up in consequence
Of the grading DC.
Adopted.
Aid. Jennings offered the following reso-
hutton:
Resolued, That the Street Commissioner
l,e instructed to proceed forthwith and em
l,loy necessary help to remove all rubbish
tihat may have been thrown into the cutters
in front Of buildings, and cause the etone
I: hat have fallen from the street, to be re
placed
Adopted.
Aid. Ranming offered the following ree
.,lution:
Resolved, That the Street Commissions
lie, and he is hereby instructed to procee.
forthwith to fill up certain place on Mali
IT., above Seventh st., 20 - to make it pass
able.
PROVIDED, That the cost shall not excee'
the sum Of $25.
Adopted.
On motion the Clerk was ordered to &C
< nowlsdge the receipt Of . copy Of Ordin
a1,ces Of the City Of Cincinnati.
On motion the bill Of ]. p. Cook, 70
work done ON 9th st., was referred to tn
committee, who ordered the work done.