Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-18

ties claiming damage, to commence suit
against the city. ifthey think proper to d.
so, and that the damage thus assessed, j
any, he then paid.
AUSTIN CoRDIN,
]. IL. SEARS.
Report of committee agreed to.
Petition of Cotes 4 Davies and Other
lumber dealers. asking for an ordinance tt
be passed requesting transient and non-res
ident dealers in lumber DC, to pay license
into the City Treasury for privilege of sel
ling within the city limits, was referred te
ordinance committee.
| Ordinance entitled Construction to Side
walks" was read the second time, and on
motion Of Aid Morley, vs. referred to &C.
lect committee.
Aid. Morley, Corbin and Ramming, Com
mittee.
| On motion Of AID. Corbin, the resolution
with reference to allowing the Henry Co
Coal Co., to use part of the levee. was taken
from the table.
A petition from Chas. Leslie and others
protesting against the Council allowing the
levee to be used for private purposes, was
received and read
A motion by AID Sears to amend resolu-
tion by striking out "six months notice,
and insert $50 days" instead, was accepted,
and resolution passed an amended by the
following yeas and nays.
YKAs.-Christie, Corbin, Hubbell, Mrck
intosh, Morley, O'Brien, Washburn-7.
NAys.-Canuon. Coates, Guelich, Ram
ming, Sears-5.
On motion petition Of Morehouse d Slay-
maker was taken from the table.
Aid. Sears moved that prayer of petition
ers be granted, 80 they agree to leave after
thirty days notice, which was lost by the
following vote.
YEAs.-O.
NAys.-Mr Common, Christie, Coates, Cor
bin, Guelich, Hubbell, Macintosh, Merley,
O'Brien, Ramming, Sears, Washbnrn.-l2.
The ordinance entitled "an ordinance con.
cerning Draymen and Teamsters" was read
the second time and after various amend
ment was finally passed as it now reads.
The ordinance entitled "Ordinance regu-
lating the interment of Dead" was read the
second time and on motion was ordered to
be laid over until next meeting and publish.
| ed
The Mayor, in order to leave on the cars
requested AID. Hubbell to take the chair as
Mayor pro tenn
Aid. Corbin offered the following:
Resolved, That the Street Commissioner
be and hereby is ordered and directed
to forthwith lay down a plank crossing
across Fifth Street on East side Of Brady
street.
Adopted.
Aid. Corbin offered the following:
Resolved, That the City Marshal be, and
he is hereby ordered to notify the Henry
CountyC Ct al Co. that unless the Company lay
a plank sidewalk in front Of their premises
on Brady street, corner of Fifth street
within twenty days from this date, the City
Marshal will proceed to lay the walk and
collect the expenses thereof as In other ca
ses.
Adopted.
Aid. Mackintosh offered the following:
Resolved, That the attention of the str eel
Committee be called to the condition Of tn,
ravine between Sth and 9TH aud Harrison
and Ripley, also between Main and Harri-
son and 7th and Sth streets.
Aid. Corbin presented an ordinance enti
tied "An ordinance for the suppression o
houses Of ill-fame, and for the punishmen
Of vagrsnts and prostitutes," which VA
read the second time and passed under sus
pension Of the rule.
Aid. Corbin offered the following resolu
tions, and read the opinion Of Judge Gran
and the City Attorney, sustaining the valid
ity of the position taken in the resolutions
Whereas, by the provisions Of the cit,
charter the Council 10 unable to levy wha
10 commonly denominated "Gas Tax" fol
lighting the city with gas, without peti
ton therefor signed by the "owners of NOR
than half the property 20 to be taxed" ant
whereas the city is 1t present paying fror
the public treasury nearly $1,000 for gai
which should Of right be paid by the prop
erty in the districts 90 to be lighted.
Be It therefore Resolved, Thst from an
after the let day Of next July the city VII
pay for no more gas until property owne'
petition therefor under the provisions Of th
city charter.
| Received, That notice be, and i hsreb
given to the Davenport Gas Light and Cox
Company, that from and after the s0th D.
Of jane instant, We shall not use gas in IA
pablis lamps, and thas The supsrintsnden
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