Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-06-05

from last meeting was exco-ed on account
Of sickness
On motion Of AID Sears, the votes cast at
he election on the 3oth inst, to see if the
Council should be authorized to subscribe
for S35o,oo0, were ordered 10 be vassed.
There was cast for the loan, 1875 votes.
against =" l22 votes
Being majority for the loan Of 203 votes
| Report of committee TO secure lot for Hos
pital, reported the proposals Of Jacob FL
| drcdgc Ia sell o acres for the sum of Is 900
and of j. n. Cannon To sell 20 acres for So,
80 both payable in City Bonds.
Aid Sears moved that the committee be
instructed to buy the tract Of J. NJ. Cannon
and that the Mayor be authorized to pay
Tor the same in City Bonds.
Report Of Committee to select Plans 10
build an Engine House, was read and re-
port ordered on table.
The Ordinance Committee reported the
Ordinance:
An Ordinance to amend All Ordinance
entitled IAN Ordinance to provide for the
appointment by the City Council. Of an AS
SCISSOR. Street Commissioner and Sexton.
That Section 3 of said Ordinance De
amended by striking out the word June
and insert instead thereof the word July
which was adopted.
Report Of Committee TO receive Fire Eu-
CINE. was read, and bills accom- panying or
dered paid, except the freight on 1900 feet
Of Hose
Aid Bowling moved To appropriate $500
to pay for care Of Fire Engines-I.ost
The balance of report was ordered on the
the table.
Petition Of Is r. Jeffries and others, TO
extend second street from Fillmore 1t. to
the East line Of James Bradshaw's land,
was read and ordered on table.
Petition Of Charles Weston and others
that the Marshal may be instructed to ex-
anime the Slaughter Houses and Soap and
Candle factories in the first ward, and il
deemed 10y him as nuisances. TO have the
same abated was accepted and the prayers
Of the petitioners granted
fetetion off. j. Humphrey, to put up Gas
lampo corner Of Front d Harrison sts was
ordered on table.
Petition of X. Hood, to build fIame'kitch
en- in block 49, WAS received and granted
Petition Of J, Parker, and others. to have
Main St. graded to College grounds, and
Inacadamized rs far rs Seventh ST.
Petition Of Cotes 4 Patchin, to have IA
committee appointed to examine their prop
erty on Brady St. 10 see if damaged by
raising the grade Of said street, was read
and committee Of Aid. Bowling, Ramming,
and Guy appointed.
! Petition Of Geo. e. Churchill James G.
Crane and Alfred Churchill and others. to
lay Sidewalk ON Front, from Iowa to Hous-
el street, land on oueda Avenue from Front
To Maiden Lane) was ordered Ito be offered
to order side walk on said street
Petition Of Spalding and Rogers to re
duce the Liccncc fee for their exhibition on
Jane 9th. was read-ordered on table
Communication of President Of NJ. 4 NJ
X. Il. was read
Petition ofClov, to build frame build
ing on South corner Of Block 20, was read
and granted.
Objections by sam llirschel to the assess
ment of damages by opening Marquette St,
was read and the proceedings of the Com
missoners was confirmed and an order for
the collection Of assessment was ordered.
dinance.
An ordinance "a amend the ordinance in
reference to the use Of Fifth street by the
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Company,
passed and approved the 18th June, 1883
Sec. l. In consideration of the sum Forty
Thousand Dollars, to be issued Immediately
to the City Davenport in the capital stock
of the division Of the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, Railroad Company west of Iowa CITY,
bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent
per annum, payable in stock the said com
pany are hereby released from all obliga-
'lon further to pave or plank Fifth street
agreeably to the provisions contained in the
LIST condition of An ordinance to author.
lie the use Of Fifth street by the Mississippi
and Missouri Railroad Company" passed
and approved June %, 1853 and the said
company shall have the right and authority
To hay down "a second track in said street
whenever the business of the road shall
render II necessary.
Sec. .. The said company shall ut all
times keep its tracks ballasted and the space
between them and to the end of the ties
planked and macadamized at its own cost
Sec. 3. The ID, Sd and 4th conditions of
the said ordinance of the 25th June, 1853.
to remain in full force.
Sec 4. The right and authority hereby
given to lay double track as aforesaid is
declared to be irrivocable; and if said CON-
pany shall be, at any future time. interfered
with in the use of said street IS Aforesaid
then and in that case the said city of d.
venport shall pay all damages resulting to
the company from said interference
Aid. Forrest offered the following amend
| ment:
That the words to the end OF the ties
be inserted after the words between them.