Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-12
Proceedings Of City Council.
ADJOURNED MEETING.

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Proceedings Of City Council.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
COUNCIL CHAMsER, March 10, 1858.
Mayor pro tenn. Corbin being absent, Aid.
Forrest was elected Mayor pro tem
PRESENT.
ALDERMES-lst Ward, Cannon, Jennings
I'd Ward. Ramming. -- Sd Ward, Bow
ling, - 4th Ward, Forrest, Washburn
18th Ward, Hubbell, OBrien-6th Ward,
Sears, Guy.
1Minutes of meetings Of Sd and 9Th insts.
read and approved.
Committee on petition of D. Churchill and
others ask further time. Granted
Committee on petition of H. Goetz ask fur
ther time. Granted.
Committee on improvement of West Sec.
ond street ask for further time Granted.
Committee ON Dog Ordinance" granted
further time
Committee on petition of J. NJ. F. Hall
granted further time.
Committee on culvert at East Davenport
report that about two hundred feet has fall
en- down, and the committee recommend that
90 much as has fallen in, be taken out and
preserved, and that the matter be referred
to committee with power to receive bids
for doing the work.
Report received and adopted.
Committee-Sears, Cannon, Guy.
Aid Hubbell moved that the Hospital
Committee be instructed to present con-
tract to the Council to be entered into with
A. d. Hoff, for the purpose Of taking charge
of the Hospital patients for the year 1858
On motion Of AID. Ramming, the Ordi-
dance providing for City Armory, was
reconsidered.
Aid. Hubbell moved to refer to . com
mittee. Carried.
Committee-Hubbell, Cannon, Ramming.
Aid. Jennings offered the following
amendments, which were referred to the
committe on the ordinance.
AMENDMENT TO SEC. (which rooms
shall be called the City Armory, and shall
be provided at the expense Of the city, and
the necessary furniture required by the
Companies, for their accommodation, shall
be furnished by the Companies themselves
AMENDMENT TO SEC. 2.-All Military Com
panies of the City Of Davenport shall have
full right to carry their arms to their re-
spective residences, aud there keep them
safely until their services are required.
AMENDMENT TO SEC 3.-That the Marshal
of the city be appointed to take charge of
the Armory, and hold the keys Of the same,
and at any time said companies may want
to use the hall, that the Marshal shall i'm
mediately cause the same to be opened by
q prvious notice served on him by the Cap
tain Of said company, and in times Of riot,
that the Mayor alone, shall have the right
to command the opening or closing of the
City Armory.
AID Hubbell moved to reconsider the or.
diuauce on lamp and Lamp Districts"
Yeas ard Nays on reconsideration.
Yeas--Bowling, Washburn. OBrien,
Hubbell-4.
Nays-Cannon, Jennings, Ramming, Sears,
Guys.
Lost
Petition Of A. LIE Claire and others, to re-
pair crossings ON west side of Farnam street,
and the alleys on said street, was referred
to q committee of Aid. Jennings, O'Brien,
Bowling.
The following petition was read and re-
ferred to committee of Aldermen Hubbell,
Washburn, Cannon:
To The Hon., the Mayor and City Council of
the city Of Davenport
The petition of the undersigned citizens of
the city of Davenport, aud also the owners
and lessees of the property which would be
affected by granting the prayer of your pe-
titioners, respectfully represent, that for the
purpose of facilitating the business of the
city generally and Of this locality particu-
lsrly, it is necessary that Railroad track
be laid down on the side walk on the west
side of Farnam street, south of the depot
grounds, commencing at the south side of
said depot grounds and extending to Front
street, being distance Of about two blocks.
CHAs PowLRs, HENRY B. HovsxAN,
POLLARD, Smith 4 Co., JAMS X. Mills 4 Co.,
per J. JOINS, Ag't, THOMAS WHrrsoN 4 Co.
ANTOINE LECLARE, WILLIAM ALLEN.
Aid. Cannon moved to print the petition
in all the City Dailies
Yeas and nays on printing.
Yeas-Cannon, Washburn, Ramming,
Guy-4.
Nays-Jennnings. Bowling, O'Brien.
Hubbell, Sears-5.
Lost
Ordered to be printed in the official ps-
per.
Aid. Bowling gave notice that he should,
1t the next meeting, offer an amendment to
the ordinance relating to the salary Of the
City Engineer.
Aid. Ramming gave notice that he should,
at the next meeting, offer an amendment to
the ordinance concerning Lamps and Lamp
Districts, 90 that the special tax for that
purpose shall be one-half instead Of three.
fourths.
Aid. Ramming offered the following re-
olution:
Received, That whenever An ordinance 10
presented in the City Council for its adop-
ton, the same shall be read in two regular
meetings, unless by special resolution Or
suspension Of rule.
On motion. AID. Bowling's absence from
the meeting VA excused.
The following bill was allowed:
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