Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-04-14
ADJOURNED MEETING.

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Council CHAMBER, April ls, 1853.
| PRESENT.
Mayor GEO. B. SARGENr.
| ALDERMEN.
LIST Ward, Cannon, ,---2d Ward
Guelich, Ramming-3d Ward, Bowling
Corbin-4th Ward, Forrest, Washburn-5tl
Ward, Hubbell. O'Brien-6th Ward, Sears
| Guy.
Minutes Of last meeting read, and il
granting the petition to build blacksmith
shop. to Harstman, should read, "Block Is,
instead of Block TO-" Minutes then np
proved.
Report of committee to examine the Book.
of the Treasurer, report that they have ex
amined the same, and find them correct
with no balance in the Treasury. Repor,
adopted.
Committee on bill of w. w. Parker ask
further time. Granted
Petition of Jas. Warrick, to erect an ad-
dition to his barn, on lot l, block 80, was
granted.
Bill Of VIM. Allen, for over assessment on
macadamizing, was referred to a committee
of AID. Sears. Corbin, Cannon.
Aid. Hubbell offered the following Reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the City Clerk be, aud he
hereby is ordered, and directed to present
to each member of this City Council, two
copies Of the Journal Of Proceedings Of the
City Council of the city Of Davenport, as
printed in pamphlet form for year. lS57-S.
Aid Corbin moved to amend by present
ing two copies to the City Officers of the
present, and two to the incoming officers
and Council.
Aid. Guelich offered the following amend
ment
Amendent to Aid. Hubbelrs resolution
read. that $50 copies be handed over to the
City Book Stores for sale on commission
price 81 90 per copy.
Amendment and resolution rdopted.
Aid. Corbin offered the following resou-
ton:
Resolved, That the thanks of this body
are due to the Hon. Geo. b. Sargent for the
able courteous and impartial manner in
which he has discharged the duties apper-
ttainlng to the mayorality of the city and
paricnlar'y devolving upon him as presiding
officer OF the City Council.
RESOLVED. That when he leaves the Chair
our best wishes. will 60 with him. and that
while we live we shall not forget his uniform
kindness to us as a man, or his indefxtiga-
BILE energy as an officer
Adopted.
AID. Washburn offered the following res.
Olution:
Resolred, That the Council are under oh.
legations to Mr. Eliel Peck, who has served
us for the past year as our Clerk. By his
uniform attention to business, and his GEN
tlemanv bearing towaa1s all persons with
whom he has to do, he has won for him self
the best wishes of every member of this
body.
Adopted.
Aid. Corbin offered the following Resolu
tion.
Whereas, by recent action of the Iowa
Legislature, an Act was passed amending
the City Charter, of the City of Davenport
and ordering an election to be held both for
and under such amended Act on the I'd Sa-
turday in April inst. and,
Whereas. In compliance with such Act, an
election was held on the day named, to see
whether such Charter should be adopted.
asd for the election for Mayor, Treasurer,
Clerk, and City Attorney. for six Council
men and twelve Aldermen. and.
Whereas. at such election, said amended
Charter was adopted. by large majority,
and all Republican Nominees on the gener-
al ticket, and large majority of the Alder
men and Councilmen, contemplated by the
Act aforesaid, were elected. Now, be it
Resolyed, That, while we believe the Act
aforesaid, to be entirely unconstitutional,
and that all action under the same will be
illegal and void, We are ready to show a
full and entire acquiescence in the will of
the majority Of the people as expressed by
said vote, and when convinced that we are
in error touching its constitutionality, we
shall be most willing to transfer all inter-
ests OF the city into the hands Of the newly
elected boards
Resolved, Thst until the question of Con-
be decided, we hold it i'm
proper for US to legislate, or attempt to leg
lslste for the city, but that in the meantime
We shall deem it our duty to meet regn-
larly on all meeting days, as at present con
stituted by Ordinance, and lostpsne all
business that may come before us until the
question aforesaid be settled.
RESOLVED, That while We come to this
it is not from any factious desire
to oppose the operation Of the new Char
ter, right or wrong, but that we may pre-
judice any rights Of the City or Citizens un-
der the old Charter, by failure to preserve
the legal existence of some constitutional
body.
RESOLVED, That if it shall be decided that
the amended Charter is Constitutional, and
in full force We shall most cheerfLlly retire
from our present position. In doing this
we beg leave to sugges. to the incoming
Administration, that for two years the
Democratic party has been in the ascen-
dancy in Davenport, that during the time
more money has been expended in public
works than in all the years efore, since the
formation Of the city. We have . smaller
debt than any city four sire in Iowa-we
have more miles VI masadamixing-ws have
had the interest to provide !oe on 1l16.OO0
loans - railroads-ws have psia the inter-
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