Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-05

uah oi each piece of apparatus - offer IRI
shall forfeit and va. fine OF FIVE dollars, I,
be recovered IN the proper action i.r ihs
benefit OF the F.re Company Of which he i
= member
SEC 81. There sha' | be general review
OF the Fire Department. engines. and other
fire apparatus. by the Ma, or and Aldermen
semian"ually--in the Spring and Fall Of
each year 1t shall be the duty Of the Chief
Engineer to appoint day and place in the
city. for such review. and give notice there.
Of TO the Mayor and Aldermen, and also
public notice to the Fire DEPARTMENT. in
one or more newsp ,pera On :he day al.
po'uted by the Chief Engineer. it shalt be
the duty OF all persons belonging to any iii.
Wis on Of the Fire Department to appear at
the designated place. fully equipped for such
reviewing and the different companies
shall brig their respective engines and
otner fire apDaratua
Any member Of the Fire Department fail
ing to appear, without sufficient excuse. at
a review apr ointed as aforesaid. shall for
| felt an ray. for the benefit Of the compa-
ny to which he belongs. not less than one
| nor more than 1--WE d0llaeA sssz
src 80. All ordinances and parts Of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Aid. Jennings offered the following rs an
amendment to section "a.
Resoiyed, That it be lawful for the Chief
Engineer, or his Assistant, or the Foreman
OF any fire company, or fer any Police Off
cer to require the aid of any drayman with
his horse and dray, to render ali the help
that may be in his power-provided that
the authorities named, tender, or promise
faithfully to pay such drayman one dollar
an hour for every hours detention.
1t shall be lawful also, for the officers
above named to require the aid of any H.
cersed wagoncr, with his team and wagon
to render all the assistance in his power
and work as he shall be then and there d.
rectei by competent authority, provided
that such WAGNER be rendered the amount
Of one dollar and fifty cents for every hours
detention or promise faithfully to pay such
sum after the services are performed, and il
said officers do not comply with the provis :
ions Of this section, they shall have no pow
er to force said drayman or WAGNER to u
compliance
1t shall be lawful also, to require the aid
of any citizen inhabtant or bystander in
conveying any fire engine or other fire ap-
paratus, and in working and using the same
while at u fire, and in case Of refusal or ne
glect by such person to comply with such
requisiton, the offender shall. for every dc
fault. 70 felt, and pay penalty of not less
than one dollar, nor more thanfive dolars.
RESOLVED, That il any drayman or wagon,
er renders services while at fire, ucder
the provisions OF section "a. that if they
may have to unload such goods as may be
in their care, shall be Immediately taken in
charge Of police officer and returned to
said drayman or WAGNER in as safe con.
titition as they were when given in charge
to him. anl il damaged or stolen, that the
amount OF !oss sustained to eaid dravman
shall be compensated in full for, by the
city.
Lost.
The ordinance as reported, was adopted
Majority committee on resolutions to or.
der an election in the I'd ward, offer the
followi G. report:
T. ne Mayor da., iidiernen OF the City o,
Dare"p r:
Your comm,ttee. anpoirted to repor. on
the sugges, Ions in regard to the vacancy in
the 2i ward, mad in special message OF
Ills Honor, the Mayor. have examined the
subject and arrived at the conclusion that
said vaca cy should be filed at the earliest
possible day
They therefore offer the following resolu-
tions:
Rcso',sd, That public rotice will be Civ
en-. and special election held, on Saturday
the 1871. d y If february at the house OF
IS 4
Western Avenne, for the purpose Of filling
the vacancy in che representation of the "a
, Ward in this Council, occasioned by the re
signation Of AID Ramming.
Resotred. That Joseph Lanhrite and H.
II. Andersen be Judges. and Henry Mittel-
buscher, Clerk of said election, and that
nolls be opened at 8 o'clock A. NJ, and closed
at 6 o'clock r. NJ
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
I. Gueiich. VIM. Guy. Committee.
Minority Committee offered the follow
ing:
To the Mayor and aldermen of tie CIT,
Council of Dareaport.
The committee to whom was referred the
question Of the propriety of ordering u Spe-
cIal Election in the ID Ward, to fill the va
cancy occasioned hv the resignation of Aid
Ra-Lm.ng, beg leave to submit the following
REPORT.
That on the - day OF the City
Council appointed committee OF three con-
sistipg AID Bowling, Sears and Ramming
to lay down such or rvssings in the streets oi
the city, as might he deemed necessary bv
that committee. That the committee met
under said appointment and agreed that
each member Of the committee should have
power to lay down crossings, not to exceed.
four. Your committee do not believe that
any misunderstanding Of this decision conld
have arisen. That in pursuance Of the de.
cision of that committee, two members there.
of proceeded to put down the number OF
crossing agreedupon. That Aid. Ramming
in violation of the decision of that commit
tee, aud utterly regardless of the condition
Of the City Treasury. and the rights Of tax
payers. proceeded to put down forty-six
crossings. and presented his bill to ths CT Y
Council for payment, amounting to the ex-
travagant sum Of about $3.50 90. That this
charge, made in direct violation Of his ali-
thority a. one Of that committee, the Coun-
Gil promptly and most justly disallowed
and your committee are Of the opinion that
every Intelligent tax payer will cordially
approve their action in thus refusing to
sanction such an illegal and extravagant ex-
penditure. T at the crossings were con
structed Of plank, and at the season when i,
was reasonable to suppose that the ground
would be frozen for some length Of time, and
crossings would bs of little use, and that by
the opening Of spring they would be almos,
if not altogether destroyed, and the amount
Of money expanded absolutely thrown way
Upon the disailowance oftnat bill, Mr.. Ram
ming offers his resignation, instead Of at
tempting to show that his action was Iega
an. just, or manf'lly maintaining his posi
ton in defence of his conduct. But you
committee believe that Mr. canning. rely
ing upon the approval Of his const'tu. Mt
Of the I'd Ward. because the largest portion
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