Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-28
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AID Forrss, sfsrsd the following Rssols
ton:
Resolved that the Mayor appoint spe
cial committee Of three, whose duty II shal.
be 70 examine into the hnancialah Of the
late city Clerk, Ia relation 10 his trsnsacticni
with the city. and report ~ the next meet
ing of the City Council.
which was carried-Committee to consist OF
Aid Forrest, RaD,ming. LeCiaire.
J. ii. Schu,t withdrew as . candidate for
Street Commissioner
Aid Forrest offered the following
Resolved that the city Engineer proceed
forth with to designate suitable grade .,
all that portion vi sixth street betw zen Far
nam and Harrison where grade has NOT
been before established, and also all that
part Of Farnsrn street south Vi Twelfth st
to the Rail Road grounds.
which was carried
Aid LeClaire offered the following Reso
luton:
Aid. LsClsirs offered the following:
Resolved, that the street Comoissiou.
o. be ordered to grade second ss. com.
mencine ., the ssss side Of Warren Of.
and continue the came TO the west eide
Of LeClsire street, 90 % TO prepare shs
ssme for Matchmaking.
Resolved, that the ci:y Eogiosef cause
che CUTTERS Of said streets to b paved
within the limits aforesaid, aad The o..
be Mscsdsm,sed, and curb stones be pro-
,ured sod Get within said li0its, and the
city Eogiueer be instructed to prepare
proper spec, 6oasioss and sivertlse to
received bids for said work in sccord-
sncs with the provisions OF the 5lst.
chapter Of the revised Ordinances OF the
city Of Davenport.
Aoj be il further Resolved, that the
city Engineer shall also enter into the
contract with the came person that Oh.
tsins the contract for Msesdsaisioe &c
to procure and set suficiens number
Of good aud substantial stepp,ng stones
to be placed ~ proper distsooes apart,
With too rows at each crossing within
tho limits aforesaid, tho axe and depth
to be agreed upoa BY himself and tbs
contractor.
The contract for Macxdsmising, paw
ing the Gassers, for procuring and Set
ting curb end stepping stones on eaid ct.
may be lot 10 whole or sections - may
be bee, for the interest Of the city.
which was passed
Aid bowling moved to take the petition
ofG. L. Davenport from the table--earried
and ,hcreupon offered the following Re."lu-
ton:
Resolved that rs soon ia the filling
aud grazing on Front street and the
landing OF the river between Main and
Brady street is prepared and ready for
macadsnizing the city Engineer he
Instructed to cause the cutters ON
said street to be paved within the limits
aforesaid, the streets and levee to be
macadamiled with good clean broken
rock twelve inches in depth over the
whole surface OF sait: limits aud curb
stones 10 be procured and SET, and the
Git, Engineer he Ordered to prepare
proper Spec iiicatIons and advertise to
receive bids for said work in accord
ancc with the Dist chapter OF the re, /
sed Ordinances.
which Wa carried
Alb UBri-n offered the following R,-oiu
ton:
move that the City Engineer be
instructed to make an Estimate Of the
probable cost Of the materials aud la.
hour for the sufficient protection Of the
Landing between Main and Brady
street and report at the next Meeting.
which was carried
AID Forrest offered the following R.so
lu'ion which was adopcd
Resolved. that the CITY Engineer he
instructed to cause the gutters on Brady
street from front to south linz ~ the
College ground. to bs Mscadsm;,ah
and curb etones set, and the city Enci
neer be ordered to prepare prope, specf-
and advertise 70 receive bids
sor ssid work in accordance with the
5lst chapter at the revised Ordinances.
Peti'ition of Andrew RULER aud five OIL.
err. demonstrating against the petition oi
q l. davenport IN Macadamize 2nd ,trcci
was ordered on table
Bill j. T. >iblcy was read and referred
10 Finance Committee
Biil Of AID Burrows for Street Commits.
si"ners was read and ordered to be paid
Bill II judges and Clerk If election. April
ith, was ordered to he paid
Attest,
F. PECK.