Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-09
DAVENPORT, IOWA, FRIDAY MORNING JULY 8, 1858.


be authorized to pay only seventy five cent
for men per day, one dollar and twenty fly
cents for carts, and two dollars for teams
received, and Street Commissioners In
structed accordingly.
Aid Ramming offered the following:
! Whereas: By the resigna tion of AID
Guelich, vacancy has occurred in the rep
resentation Of the Second Ward of this city
now therefore,
BE 1t Resotved, That polls be opened ant
a special election held on Saturday, thu
18th Of July, at the house Of Hans Bnrm
In said Ward, for the purpose of filling sait
vacancy so occas:oned
RESOLVED, That Francis Ochs, Samue
Hirschl and S. N. Bosworth, be, aud they
hereby are, appointed Judges of said elec-
ton, and that the polls at the aforesaid
election by kept open from 9 o'clock A. NJ
to 8 o'clock P. N.
Adopted.
Communication of President of the La
dies Mt. Vernon Association was referred
to the Finance COMMITTEES.
Committee on Report of City Officers Of
fer the reports of the City Physician and
Treasurer, which were received and or
dered entered on the Records.
Report of Chief Of Police was accepted
and ordered paid.
Bill of A. d G.. Woeber for filling side
walk, of sll so. was ordered paid.
Committee on petition of J. NJ. Wither.
wax report that prayer of petitioner has
been granted.
Report accepted.
Aid Hubbell offered and read an Ordi-
from selling the same from the Levee. Laid
over till next meeting
Aid Mcintosh offered the following report
and resolution:
10 the Mayor and Common Council of the
CITY Of Davenport
The Committee on Public Printing beg
leave to offer the following report: That
after the last regular meeting of the Coun-
Gil, the papers heretofore designated as the
city papers refused to publish the ordinan-
ces passed by the Council at its last meeting,
and not only those passed, but those laid
before the Council and ordered printed by
vote of the Council as part of the pro-
ceedings In view Of the above facts the
Committee offer the following resolutions,
and move their adoption:
Resoired That the City printing, proceed
ings and ordinances, be let to the lowest
bidder, that propositions be solicited from
the three morning papers published in this
city in the English language; propositions
for ordinances and proceedings to be receiv-
ed separately, and that the paper offering
to do said printing for the least amount
shall receive the City Printing.
Resolced, That the Committee on Print
ing be instructed to publish the above
named proceedings in Der Democrat,
paying for the same the same price as paid
to the lowest bidder among the English pa
pers All of which is respectfully submitted.
Signed, !. ii. SEARS, Committee
J. MACINTOSH, on
THro. GuELIcn, Printing.
Aid Hubbell moved to lay on the table
Yeas and nays
YEAs-Hubbell, Morley-2
NAys-Christie. Coates, Corbin, Guelich,
Macintosh, O'Brien, Ramming-7. Lost.
Aid. Corbin moved to postpone indefinite
ly.
Yeas and nays called for.
YEAs-Corbin, Hubbell, Morley, O'Brien
Il.
NAYs-Christie, Coates, Guelich, Mack
intosh, Ramming-5. Lost
Report and resolution adopted.
Aid. Hubbell offered an ordinance to pre-
vent the Fire Companies from leaving the
city without proper leave. Was referred to
the Ordinance COMMITTEE.
A communication from Mr.. VIM. Hall,
late City Clerk, offering to pay the amount
Of money claimed to be due from hin (s634)
less the amount due him as salary amount
ing to about $40, providing the City Attor-
ney be authorized to dismiss any suit now
pending, and to cancel and deliver up his
official bond, was read, and the following
resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the City Attorney be
authorized to settle with Mr.. Hall as pro-
posed.
On molten of AID. Corbin, the Marshal
was ordered to notify all City Officers who
have not complied with the late resolution
to report, to make their reports.
Aid. Hubbell offered and read an Ordi-
nance relating to lumber yards.
Laid over till next meeting.
Aid. Morley offered the following resolu-
ton:
Rosolped, That Aid. Sears, the Chairman
of the combined committees on Finance and
Streets be, and he hereby is, authorized
weekly to certify to the City Clerk the sum
due each street laborer employed under the
resolution passed June I'd, 1858, and to re-
ceive the Clerks orders therefor.
Adopted.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That special committee Of
three be appointed to examine the tax titles
held by Mr. Corbin, and report at the next
meeting OF the Council.
Committee-Ald. Hubbell, Washburn,
and City Attorney.
Aid. Corbin read an Ordinance regulating
the sale Of spirituous liquors.
AID. Cortin offered the following resolu-
tions:
Resolved, That the acting Mayor is hereby
requested to issue a proclamation to all
persons engaged in veLding intoxicating
liquors in this city contrary to law, that
they must abandon such traffic and close
their saloons or shops on or before the 18th
day of July inst, or they will be closed ac-
cording to law.
ResvLred, That the Chief of Police is Or
dered on the 18th day of July inst. to p1o-
ceed to close all the liquor shops then open