The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-08
Keakus aud ito Progrss,
STEAMER JrsStE DEAx Nav oS,h

SrkAatE JENNIE DEAs May eSth.
MEssks Epir Rs-ne ssvo you We. or.
day some lmpr s,,oa. " Davenport. l i
have 400 seen krokpk. a. Il i. q, ,hs day
tie Gate Cns"-ths fret forR Of mpor
iabce (ior ! ala opposed 10 diy n,iy ng every
attic village b, t"e name d, ciy.) IN the
State 20 you ascend the M,s>issippi Tiv,r
The casual passenger on the steamboat
secs but little ~ K-okak frvn. the river. a.
he does much Of your ,osn; bu By thu
cour..sy vi Mcssr- Lemon aud Buebtidgr.
al estate agents, and their friend. Mr.. -.
! IVES enabled g. get posted 10" IN re
gard to buildings. msnufs etofies, railroads.
| Guy improvements. population, e,c
Here ict me premise By saying that IL
-op.e VI ysur old Jagirs ul Davenport sould
OILY tis,el once am take the tine ID look
a. so.ne Of their sister ioAns, they would
nj pfale ~ lou \, ef tex :. debt, etc. sno
uty ~oulJ perceive that even Davenport
Is behind The age o. PROCESS
WHARF, aeARsits, Krc
keokuk l. located on al elevated bluff
OF eieh'y t. one hundred sud thirty feet
above the water level, and Where the river
makes a right argie i, the distance Ut Eve
miles. II requires very hessy grading 10
run do~p wen three streets - the nser
edge, but thef a,e nos making l,vee lour
blocks long, and ne huner i aud TWEEN,
teei wide into the liver, where they vii |
have ample room. Tn wnter is inform, |
that they haze QUO men employed uloAe |
on the eiade oil the sireris-AV0 men 10 |
sltae quarflfs. lrvm VII. i tie taken v,r, |
good stone Tor columns, APPS. sills cornsee
aud building m ,ettais, neatly equal TO
granite. The rocks are ot pure carbond.
erous limestone, easll, worked and makes
vcry pure lime.
That which struck ne az most remsrks-
b e wac the extent q lines and capse 4
the sewerage keukuk nas nearly four
mi = q sewers OF capacity % ample that
YOU can drive four hofsc wagon and team
through them, being teu lei wide aud
twelve feet high--all hull, Of good hnc-
stone aud the ooi,am paved likewise. The
-cw.rs are Dsllt "a III rasinr, follow NO
the l4nes % streets aid alleys. - a. to foru
a perfect drainage. Cannot Ysur city lsth. |
efs take a ieason
srREtr iMrRovFnEsrs.
The nex. OBJECT of particular remark H.
the street Improvement Il hss under con
tract with VIA, ha- heen toa.. ) Tourts en- 4
al g Of street ~ be eurb,d aud MsAdam.
red this year The city ptys for one third
III tAs street work, while property on on
-lds > sys one-lhri, and tie propesiy GA
timer dc pa,s another thira. This 10 tiphl
Davenport, bell We, tas ordered the IRA
ing aud Mcadsm,sing of abou, three "
our mlls 0. street, aud your Council OF,
"a qaarrel about thai.
Suiip,sos
hre'ner et,ect VI particular remark 1t
~ visitor lwno 10 acsus lcned ,c Look !,
Western ,oansD 70 the Issee number a. .
''epaaderanes Of gesd subsianual baek
Iseliings and stores, tsher thsn frame
iaaties." II this rsspecl Keokuk exc. IL
a western tosns have seen. They have
i'lriy.hve brick yards, an say will pu, into
buildings about thirty aillions oil brick hi.
ear, aud build rom l 500 ~ 2 600 hov.ss
The town site n keokuk . very bsvk.n
pugh aad undula,ing, aud I saw note pie, {
'au OF i've acres Of pretty grounds. yet
aey are making pretty town.
PRICE o. REAL rsrAT1
Soed business properly aud fancy fes..
lsnee sits are held At alu.os, fabnl,u.
ices. On the cross streets IRON the levee, 1
. Second, on he bluff slope. lots ase held
i 500 per ~, front IRON Third 10 SIKH
,reet. AZ $500 to $500 per loot, accord,ns
. position on corner OF F,th and Main,
300 per foot was pail .or $50 fret-eA5.
which 10 build Hotel, iS0sl<0.
Costing when completed eloo 600. l. 10
nov - progress Of erection. suburb lo.s
selling At $4,000 Tor Gfty Zee, fssnt. For
relative Positions, lots are selling in De.
'enpoH ior one, half whag ID are L... .,
10 Ksekuk.
AAlLaoApp.
ksosok V 70 advance VI ssos essss Of 4
'ss tssns % hss Railroad psejssss ed 60.
seeuoas.. She 70 saiil,ng . shess ~
'ssssd The rseids - Mon ross. aad ase,he,
es1sp ~ Dss.eisss Valley. which. ~ksa
snels1sA NIL - . essss tssdss 70 hes
- - ahioelag is1essssA.. Al pssssse.
$50 = - laioaH ieeqs lsvs 4 - !
- neeea0 - 80, - ~ III