Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-11

CouncIl CMAnDER,
February 1857. )


Council CmAssEn,l
February . 1857.
pssskHT.
ALDERMEN.
let Wasd, Janss O'Brisn. J. H. Sehatt,
"a A. smaIlleld, c. J. n. Eysss,.
- J. n. Bowling, Aussia Cesbi",
Aah " Hisaa Price, Joha Forrest,
ssh ". q Kiasey, ". 8. Collins,
Seh - f.6. Tullso.
His Honor the Mayer, G. c. r. Mitchell
being sbssnt AID. rsnest was appointed
Mayer pro Ten.
TIE Clerk being absent, Jas. J. Slad
was spPoisted Clerk pro ten.
Tissses Conn,ttss askei tor further time
which % notion wss granted.
Committee % Water Works reported
that the block known - the Female College
block, ean b purchased fos about $40, 900,
in City bonds Il par.
On motion they were E'anted further
time, with power 10 oct, snd to purchase
the property named in said report, subject
however 10 the dscisioa Of the City Attor'
ney upon the title thereof.
Coumittse on Market Houses asked for
further time. which was granted.
Aid Kinney offered IN ordnance, entitled
"An Ordinance establishing the salary Of
Aldermen for the City Of Davenport"
which with amendment offered BY AID
Corbin. was passed.
Aid Tullam moved TO insert from De.
esmbsr LET. 1855, in place Of April lst,
1855, which was lost.
AID Corbin called for the Ayes aud Nays,
Ayes. Aid Schutt, O'Brien, Smali6eld,
Eyser, Cosbia, Bowling. Forrest, Kinsey,
cad Collins, .. Nays. Aid Price, ssd Full
Ian, 2.
Aid Price he'd previously stated that he
'hould vote neither for nor against the or.
dinsaes, but the ayes and nays being called
co@pelled hin to vote against il be though,
tie aldermen were justly entitled 10 the
amount named il the ordinance aud to draw
the same from the City Treasury, at the
ssas tune be should decline 10 receive any
money for his services.
The following resolution was then passed
Resolved, That when the ordinance fix
ing salaries for Aldermen takes effects the
clerk pro TEN. be requested 10 call upon the
Treasurer OF the Davenport Relief Associ.
alton and give him an order for The amount
due Alderman Corbin under said ordinance,
the same having been presented 10 said A..
ISOLATION BY Mr.. Corbin.
Aid. Kinsey offered an ordinance entitled
San ordinance establishing the grade and
coalition Of part Of Brady and Seventh
streets and the side walks on same"
On motion it was laid on the table unit
the next meeting, and the City Engineer
ordered 10 make On estimate Of the cost oil
the wall named 10 said ordinance and report
the same at hat time.
AID. Fullam presented petition signed
BY Julius Lytanee, J NJ D Burrows, r N
Pretty man and 407 others praying for tn.
repeal OF certain ordinances giving A L,
Claire, g L Davenport and others the q.
elusive right Of keeping and maintaining
market houses, &c.
On motion the petition was laid on III.
table.
Aid. Corbin moved that the Committe.
on Ordinances be instructed to authoriz.
the publishers to proceed to bind said ordi'
nancss together with the Charter Of the Cit,
ct Davenport ~ amended. the Constitution
OF the United States and State Of Iowa.
ALI. Corbin moved that the Revised Or,
dinances a. reported be adopted and passed
and that the Clerk publish the same accor'
ding to law-which motion was carried and
the revised ordinance, declared, adopted and
passed.
The Committee on compensation for rsvi'
sing ordinances reported, allowing $3.50, fos
said work which was ordered to be paid.
ia motion adjourned.
JAAss J. SLABS.
Clerk, pro TEN.