Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-08-20

Council Chamber, August 10, 1857.
PRESENT.
His Hon. the Mayor, GEO. B. SARGENT:
| ALDERMEN
| lst Ward, Jennings-2d Ward
Smallfield, -, Sd Ward, Bowling
Vollstedt-4th Ward, Forrest, Washburn-
9TH Ward, lie Claire, OBrien-6th Ward
-, Guy.
Minutes Of last meeting read and al,
proved.
Committee on Petition to exempt church
property from taxation, report they deem
it inexpedient to legislate on the subject
and recommend that the petitioners have
leave to withdraw their petition.
Report adopted unanimously.
Committee on Petition Of J. d. Harris re.
port that the grade has not been changed
more than one foot at the most and there
fore report against allowing any damages
Report adopted.
Committee on Fifth street report and re-
commend that the culverts be cleaned and
the street filled up SO as to prevent the wa
ter from spreading over the street and also
an opening be made between the ties
Report adopted
Committee on Bill ofG. G.. Arndt report
in favor Of paying the bill in full.
Petition Of Beelbey was referred to the
Committee on Harrison St
Petition of J. u. Harris, to build frame
addition to the office Of Dr. Thompson. on
the corner Of 5th and Main street, two-thirds
of the property holders consenting.
Was granted.
Aid. Forrest offered the following resolu-
ton
Resolved, That the owners of property
fronting on the east side of Iowa street. be
north side of forty foot street Immediately
north Of lie Claire Market, and the owners
ofproperty fronting on the north side of said
40 foot ST., between Iowa and Farnum SITS.
and the owners of property fronting on
the west side of Farnum street, between
the Depot Grounds and 10th Streets,
and the owners of property fronting on the
south side Of 10th street between Farnum
and lie Claire streets, and the owners of
property fronting on the west side of lie
Claire street between 10th and 18th streets,
and the owners Of property fronting on the
north side of nth street, between lie Claire
and Rock Island streets. and the owners of
property fronting on the east side of Rock
Island street between | lth an3 18th streets,
and the owners Of property fronting on the
north side of 18th street, between Rock
Island and Brady streets, be and they are
hereby required to lay down a side walk Of
plank, not less than two inches in thickness.
and six feet in width, in front of their SAID
property, at the places. and within the lin
its above specified, which shall be laid Mt
an easy surface grade, in good and sub
staritial manner, under the direction Of the
City Marshal, and shall be completed on or
before the 18th day of September next
Resoired, That in default Of the laying of
said walks by the property owners as afore-
said, the City Marshal is ordered to lay the
same according to the provisions of an or
dinance for the laying of side walks, paving
streets DC, and sell the property, or suf-
ficient thereof to pay the cost of laying said
side walks.
Adopted
The Committee to whom was referred the
grading of Brady and Harrison streets, re-
port that they have awarded the contract
on Brady street to Brayton Il Boies, for 81,
900, payable in City Bonds. and the
tract on Harrison street to ii. Lafranz, for
$1,000, payable in City Bonds.
Report adopted.
Committee on condition of lots on the
Alley between Perry and Rock Island
streets report in favor of building a stone
wall on the Alley between Rock Island and
Brady streets, and recommend the passage
of the following Resolution:
ReSoiccd, That the City Engineer be in
strueted to prepare Specifications and ad
vertise to receive proposals for the construc-
ton of stone wall to he laid in mortar of
sufficient capacity to support the embank-
ment when filled, to grade on the South
side of the alley between Brady and Rock
Island streets, in Blocks 81 and "a, and let
contract to the best and lowest bidder, pay
able in City Bonds, to be completed as soon
as practicable.
Aid. Smalfield moved to lay on the Ia
bic.
Carried.
The following are the Yeas and Nays on
the question:
Yeas Jennings, Smallfield, Bowling, Voll-
stedt O'Brien.
Nays, Forrest, Washburn, LIE Claire and
Guy.
Petition of WIN. Efie and others was re
ferred to Committee of Aid. Smallheld
Forr est and O'Brien.
Petition of NJ StAetton and others to have
the cutters opened on Third street. between
Warren and Fillmore, was referred to the
Street Commissioner.
Petition Of G. p Anderson on condition Of
macadamizing on Second street, was re-
ferred to a committee Of Aid. Bowling,
Small6eld, Jennings.
Petition Of A. Dawson and others to gut
ter College Avenue was referred to the
Street Committee
His Honor called the attention Of the
Council TO an Ordinance passed in 1855 for
laying sidewalks, which had not been en-
forced
Aid. Forrest moved that the City Marsha,
be required to give ten days notice to pro-
perty owners to lay the same and in default
thereof the Marshal was required to do it.
The City Engineer called the attention Of
the Council to the necessity of building a
culvert in the ravine on Gaines street, near
Tenth, and Aid. Forrest offered the follow.
ing Resolution;
Resolved, That the City Engineer be in.
structed to let by contract the construction
of stone culvert of sufficient dimensions
to allow the water to pass through, and of
sufficient length to receive the enbankments
to be placed in the ravine on Gaines street,
under and at the point where the bridge
now crosses near Tenth street, the same to
be paid for in City Bonda
Adopted.