Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-01-01
DAvENPoR IOWA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY /, 1858.

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and substantial side walk 4 fest wide and
~ lss than inshss Thick, and Il esse the
same shsll not Be doas foe ths spaes of ten
days the AaSshan j. Instructed TO peoeesd
forth With and lay H. same. and collect the
sost thsrefoe ipum he peepssey owners on
said st neglecting 70 lay the samA ..r
Position ofDsvid Hill and othsn 70 lay
dde walk on Front street, between Iowa
and Rock Island IT.. wss read, and the fol.
lowing Rssolutioa adopted:
BE IT ENACTED. III, That the ownsrs
ofproperty on tbsnorth slde Of Front It.,
between Rock Ialapd and Iowa streets, be.
and thsy are hereby ordered. to forthwith
make, construct and put down sids wslk,
ofplaak, in front Of and adjoining their land
on said street. which shall b st least twslvs
fest In width. sad Of plAats two inohss In
thisknsss. . b Laid - sds, sosieunsb,y
toeu1 Usonn6i1s9 ss
Rsss'ssd That II the property owner,
neglect or refuse TO put down said sids vAlk
on oe bsfose tie 18th day q Jaausry. 1855.
the City Aarahal be. and hs l. hereby or,
dered. after this date, to lay down said'
side walk and levy and collect the eoss
thereof. from property owners in the manner
sPeclhed BY Aordinsness rslsting to aide
walka
Petition Of 9. F Dittsl 70 b. paid his final
estimats on contract. was received and o..
dersd filed. 4
Petition q g. +. Dittsl in rslstioa 70 srsds
OF street in front Of his lot, was read, and On
motion Of Aid. Corbin, tho petitioner had
leave to withdraw his petition.
AID. Jennings offered the following rsso-
luton.
Rssotved, That the amount OF werk con
sisting Of Crossings. ordered BY the City
Council. and performed by committee en-
powered to act. be received, but that any
other work. whether crossings or otherwise
foreign to the work 20 ordered. be not REQ.
ognized by this Council, or the expenses in.
cured allowed.
AID Hubbell moved to lay on the table.
Carried.
AID. Corbin offered the following amend.
ment to Sec. 10 Of Chapt. Is Of the Revised
Ordinances:
AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 10 Of
Chapter Is of Revised Ordinanssa
Be i enacted BY the City Council Of the
city Of Davenport:
That Section 10 of Chapter Is Of Revised
Ordinances b amandsd by adding At the
close Of said Section the following words:
"or has been guilty Of gross negligence or
carslessness in the performance of the duties
of his Office"
Adopted.
AID Corbin offered the following resolu-
tion:
Resolved. That the Finance Committee be
requested to furnish, - soon - practicable
after the lst prox.. full statement Of the
city finances, amount Of assets, amount
due and unpaid, amount not due and to be
paid, and the time when, and how much in.
terest on all City Bonds issued to this.
is payable. and that it be furnished sto] ~ I
Council in such form - viii enable the - -
lie printer to set up and strike off convenient;
ly separate sheets thereof, for the use of the
Council and citizens.
Adopted
Petition Of Dennis Mooney and l. Craig
to.occuPy the public square on Fifth and
Gaines streets. was referred to committee
Of Aid. Corbin, Cannon, Forrest.
The following bills we're ordered paid.
j. C. Washburn, lnmber etc. for side
walk, 37l 80
Cannon 4 French, lumber for street
repairs, Is 30
J. M. Bowling. Judge Of Election. 3 90
Van Hosen, 8 90
T. D. Eagsl, Clerk 500
J. Hempel, repair Of streets, 81 %
H. Lambach. engineer assistance, 4 IS
Wilson 4 Harley. Hospital supplies, l Is
NJ. Dslzell Jr. 4 Co., II 26
Bill Of Antoine lie Claire Of % 90 for rspsir
Of Farnum st., was referred to AID. Corbin
Sears, Hubbell.
Bill af Of Renwick 3 Son Of Isl 66 vas
referred to committee Of AID. Guy, Jen-
nings. OBrien.
Bill of Benz. Atkinson for Lumber taken
from the side walk, was disallowed.
Bill Of wunderlieh, Of - 60. was dial.
lowed. ~ ...-... .As
Bin ofG. r. Taylor. examining engineer,
of 16S 90, WAS read
Yeas and nays on payment.
Yeas-Cannoa. Jsnnings Cosbin. Wsahburn.
OBrisn. Hubbell. Sears. Guy. 6
Nay'-Ramnips. aadish. Bowling. For
rest, 4
Ordered paid M
Resignation Of Aid. Rammi,g was rsad
and the motion to lay on the table till maxi
meeting was Lost. ia HH
On motion the reagnation was accepted.
AID Guslich offered the following prsam
ble and resolutions ,>8
WHEsxAs, By the resignation Of Aid. II
Ramming, from the I'd Ward, . vacancy haa
occurred in the City Council, now therefore
Bet Resolssd by the City Council Of ths
city Of Davenport that dus notice be givsI
and an special election held on Monday
the llth Of January, 1858, for the purpos.
Of electing IN Aldernaan to GA cid vacancy
Resolvsd, That said election b held Of
said day, ct the house Of Claus Steffen, OF
Washington Square. and that polls be open
Cd q 3 O'Clock. a, n, sna closed at r. n
n Resolssd, That H. H. Andssssa and Joseph
| LAmbEits b Judges, and Henry Aittls
buochSr b Olepk Of said dOetioa.
Aid. Corbin moved to lay on table II
next meeting. sair svUs
Carried.
On molten CouasA adjourned -
Attest, z. PECK, Clerk.