Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-07-23

grade It'll street from uoln to Brady. va
referred to the Street Committee
Report of Commissioners in part on open.
ing and extending Rock Island street wa.
read and also the soceptances Of
damages allowed for removal Of buildines
by John May, p Mervin. P. Delaney. j.
Green, A. lie Claire, T. Rapp and the YER
bal acceptance Of D. Ksy.
Report accepted
Report of Commissioners in part on open
ing and extending I'd street from Fillmore
street, to the West line Of Bradshaw's land
and also the acceptances Of damages for
building by Mrs. Ellener Guhlich. James
Bradshaw, Abraham Frowein, Edward Jen.
nings, Colin Casting, and W. II. SUIT.
Report accepted.
Report Of Commissioners in part to opeu
and extend Perry street, was read and also
the aoceptances of damages to buildings by
p McGuire d R. D. Myers and non-accept
ance by L. OConner.
Report accepted.
Aid. Forrest offered the following reso-
luton:
Resofy,d, That the Owners of buildings
on Rock Island street and Perry street,
who have accepted the award Of the Com
missioners to remove their buildings be re-
quired to proceed to remove the same i'm
mediately, and in no event shall their bull
dings be permit edto remain unmoved long
er than the lst Of May, ON Rock Island st..
and those on Perry street lie removed by
the LIST of September next And that those
persons who have not accepted the award
Of said Commissioners, and do not do SO, i'm
mediately, the City Marshal be instructed
to proceed to sell said buildings as required
by law.
Aid. Jennings offered the following reso-
luton
Resoioed, That the owners of building on
the new extension Of I'd st. that have accept.
ed the award Of the Commissioners, be no
titled to remove them on or before the LIST
of September
Petition of G. Powers and others to grade
the street south of the College grounds, was
offered by Aid. Washburn, and also the fol-
lowing resolution
Whereas The Trustees Of Iowa Col
lege have made certain propositions to the
City Council in respect to the grading of
the street south of the College grounds from
Brady to Harrison, to grade and grant
public walk across the College grounds, &c.
Therefore,
Resoired. That the City Engineer be d
rected to ascertain the best grade on Main
street up to the College grounds, and on the
cross street south of the same and report
thereon to the Council
AID. Bowling moved to lay on the table
Yeas and nays being called for, the fol
lowing is the vote;
Yeas-Cannon, Jennings Ramming, Small
field, Bowling, Vollstedt, Forrest, O'Bri-
en-, lie Claire, Sears, Guy, II
Nays-Washburn, /
Carried
On motion when Council adjourn, it ad-
journ to meet on Monday the 9th inst.
Aid Forrest NOV ed that the grade ON Main
street as per profile of City Engineer, be
adopted to within 100 feet of the College
grounds.
Lost
Alderman Ramming moved to refer to
ommittec.-Carried
Notwithstanding, Cannon and Bow
ling
Alderman Sears offered the following res
olution
Resolved, that the Finance Committee be
and are hereby authorized to make tempo
rary loans to meet the pressing demands
upon the Treasurer in case the same shall
be necessary
Carried
Alderman Smallfield called the attention
of the Council to the dangerous condition
of Brown street
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Committee and Commissioner were instruct
ell to guard all future excavations of streets
so as to avoid any accidents arising there
from
On motion the thanks Of the Council were
presented to Mr. Gallagher for copy ofthe
Buffalo Directory for the year 1857.
ON motion the Clerk was instructed to
acknowledge the receipt and return the
thanks of the Council to the city Of Keokuk
for map Of that city.
The following bills were ordered paid:
A. lie Claire Salary rs Alderman
for tho ~ nuarta. IA M