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


The Committee on Fire Engine House
through Aid. Ssars, offered the following
resolution:
Resoive1, That the Committee on Engine
House be authorised 10 let the contract for
sad building ~ soon - practicable, with
full powers 10 adopt such plans and spec,fi.
cstions Is in their Judgment shall BE- best
adapted for the purposes required; the def.
cheney IN the fund voted for that purpos. 10
be supplied by borrowing from the o69 600
loan, to be refunded by tho city II needed
for the purposes specified IN thu, loan.
Aid. Ramming moved that the work be
prosecuted only 10 the limits Of the unex /.
pended $4,000 voted Tor engine purposes
Lost. The original resolution was then
adopted.
The following Communication was read
from the n. Z M. Railroad Co.
DAVENPORT, June Z, 1857.
The undersigned. a committee appointed
By the n T. u. Railroad Co., to "arranee
and settle finally with the city Of Duven.
port the condition on which Fifth street u
TO be used by said Company, aud also TO
SSss'H 'uN tkHt w iay ubW VI uDuUtF u0GA
IN said street," having examined the Ord.
nance pas.ed the I'd Of June inst. by the
Conmon Council Of said city, 10 amend an
ordinance 10 reference TO the use of Filth
street by the n. & n Railroad Co, passed
and approved the 25th of June. 1858, do
hereby accept on the part of the said Com.
paDy, the Ordinance thus amen led, with
tine understanding that the arrangement IL
intended BY the city Of Davenport and the
Company "a a final ettiement Vt all disa-
greemcnt between the parties in regard to
the use OF Fifth street BY said Company.
yoHa A. Dir, Pres't n. 4 n. r h. Co.
Wn. WALcoTr.
A remonstrance Was read from seventeen
property holders on Fifth street against the
action Of the City Council in modifying the
grant Of right Of way on said street 10 the
N. 3 NJ. r. r. Co.. and asking that the
20. be required to iulnll their original con.
tract with the city, without further delay.
Aid. Sears moved remons,ssnce be laid
on the table for the present. Carried.
Certain owners Of prop, r,y ssked priv.
lese to lay a plank sidewalk from the cor.
htt VI Nouttu auo LtSthttt " NHt GOIutT
OF Third and L. Claire streets. Referred
TO Ordinance Committee.
Mr.. Hirsche gave notice, through ,eques,
of Aid. Ramming, tina, he would take an
appeal from the decision Of the Council re.
la,ive to confirming the opening 81 Mar
queste street.
Aid. Cannon offered the following reso.
luton:
Resolved. That the Street Commissioner
b instructed to grade Marquette street from
the river to Locustsireet. 90 - 70 make the
same conform to the grade given BY the
City Engineer.
Passed.
Aid. Sears offered the following:
Resolves. That the Street Commssionsr
Be instructed 10 grade East Main street in
East Davenport, and Sering street. accord
ing to The grade - !, may be established BY
the City Couacii,
Passed.
Tho Road Commissioners made the fol.
lowing R~pon of the Rosd Fund, June ..
1857.
BISBlIIo.
Bel. Of Road Fund. Nay
r. 81. ~ = .ec..A, c. T. s''0's'
on acct Road Fund. 10000
- es,seo.Ss
Exssnpsruass.
Nay l3-Ci,y Older. w.
:. nc q mo. o., ssso'ss
hynes. 1000
Nay 10, City order. Can.
non 4 French, H,6A
ol.0AsOs
Sam'i Sylvester. Treas.
w. Mechanism, Street Com. for
road work up to date, o9,ee0 90
OvcfdfawiGg road fund, 10000
Ordered to be received and Aled.
The Commissioners appoiated for open.
ing and extending Perry street, Msssrs.
Bsrro~s aud Rsnwick, sent ia communi
cation rssignins the sppoiasmsn..
Aid. Sears offered the following.
Resolved, That the $4,000 Of stock 10
Be paid ~ The II. = Il Railroad Co. In con-
alteration OF their being released from their
obligation On Fifth street, be held In trust
By the city for The sole purpose Of impro
wing said street, 10 b used for that purpose
% soon - there shall br . market Tor said
stock and Il shsli become available. And
10 cass ths city shall sxpsnd money In in.
proving sesd sessss before the said stock can
b cold. the aeaey % expended shall be
refunded ost Of The proceeds Of said stock.
Psssed.
Aid. Wsshsurn offered the iollowiss:
Resolved, That esmnisles Of three he
appointed By the Mayor, to sssoiae rihh
street. and go what portion, II any, y deesi-
suse Of sidswalks and erossiags; and What
Improvement in road may - aeeessasy 70
naks said street equal. in oil respects, 70
ethel. streets running Esst and West TIRE
the city.
Paosd. and Az. washbarn. Dowliag
and esass appointed eeoaistss.
Al. Jsssinos aevsd tast the sidewalks
Ard cfossines on Thisi street.. Wss Dsv-
sspost. = pss shsosoh ed so.plstsd. 70.
cosdias 70 ostes Il III cesseil, end thai
properly hslasss - aeti1sd iuusaisss:.
and also hat ths sisy asisA shas psssies q
the work allettsd V Il. Carried.
AID. Forrest moved ~ Csaseil NJ inee
q eleetlon Tor eoamlaGioooee q 49, -
plsss Of msssss. Dssews saa Assviek. =
Psgyy =. tnpssssnsse. Passe1.
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sesulee1 = ~ sleeeies 81 uasass. 49,
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