Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-08
Proceedings Of City Council.
SPECIAL MEETING.

let Ward, Cannon, Jennings-2d Ward
/. RAmming, Guelich-3d Ward. .-.--,
: 4th Ward, Forrest, Washburn-5th Ward
I, Hubbell. O'Brien-sth Ward, Sears, Guy.
n Special meeting called by the Mayor pro
tenn to take into consideration the recent
! action of the House Of Representatives OF
r Iowa upon the alteration of the City Char
;, ter Of Davenport, and to take such action
O thereon as may, at the time Of meeting. be
n thoaght expedient and best
u Aid. Hubbell offered the following pre-
j. amble and resolution:
i, WHEaEAs, the public journals Of this State
\ haY4 announced that there is bill now
- s7S.g before the Legislature Of this State,
y proposing to amend the charter OF the City
T Of Davenport, by making an entire change
il in the form of the city gov vernment; by ere
, ating two Houses in the Legislative depart
;, ment by defining the boundaries of wards
J and districts by which the city shall be divi-
}, ded, and by making other important, novel
and radical alterations in the present char
ter, and
| WHEREAS, the petition asking for such
amendments, was gotten up, circulated and
signed secretly, and as secretly forwarded
to the Legislature by persons who have a
| speculative interest in the change, without
| giving any public announcement, and
| WHEREAS, We believe that there is a large
majority Of the tax payers and voters Of
Davenport, who are opposed to any change
or alteration in the present charter of the
city-therefore be 1t
Resotced, That a committee of four per-
sons be appointed by the Mayor, to proceed
forthwith to the Capital of the State. and
to use all honorable efforts to defeat the
passage Of this fraudulent scheme.
Aid. Cannon offered the following amend
| ment:
And be it further Resoired. That the May
or in the appointment Of the Committee
aforesaid. shall not be restricted to members
of the Council, but may appoint persons not
belonging to it,
Committee-Hon. J. J. Lindley, I. H.
Sears, j. NJ Cannon, Geo. E. Hubbell.
Aid. Guelich offered the following as an
amendment to Aid Cannon's amendment.
Amendment offered by Aid. Guelich,-
provided such Committee be of no expense
to the City
Amendment offered by Aid. Guelich was
lost
Amendment offered by AID. Cannon,
adopted.
Yeas and Nays on the passage Of the Res
olution:
Yeas-Cannon, Jennings, Forrest, O 'Brien,
Hubbell, Sears-6.
Nays-Ramming, Guelich, Washburn,
GUY.
Adopted.
Aid. Guelich, offered the following Com
municatior.
The undersigned. Aldermen of the City
of Davenport, hereby enter their solemn
protest against any appropriation from the
city Treasury to defray the expense of the
committee Of four. resolved to be sent to the
State Capital for the purpose of, if possible,
defeating the proposed amendment to the
city Charter, believing, as we do, that the
city Council have no authority, whatever,
in the premises
Til GUELCn,
ii. kAMMlhG,
J. G. WAsnBuRS,
w. Guy
Laid on the table.
Aid. Washburn offered the following Res
olution
Resoluel, That the sum of fifty dollars is
hereby appropriated to defray the expenses
OF the committee to the Capital.
Lost
Aid. Sears offered the following resolu.
ton:
Reso1red, That in case any vacancy shall
occur in said committee, the Mayor shall
have power to fill said vacancy
Adopted.
AID. Cannon moved to publish this even
ing's proceedings in the Ereniny Nems and
Democrat
AID. Guy moved to amend by publishing
in the Gazette. Lost.
Motion passed.
On motion, Council adjourned.
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