Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-06


Early yesterday morning we arose from
. Gus yirtuous couch and proceeded to draw
up and execu te our Last viii and Testa
ment, deviaing our goods, chattels and ef-
fects as follows
To an apprec iating public, our entire per-
sonal Indebtedness.
To AID. HubbelI, who certainly deserves
. some compensation for his heroic and lia-
interested labors for the Railroad loan, since
he has lost the Bridge Attorney yship. all OF
our Old clothes.
To Aid. Thorington, a volume of the Po-
ems of Hiram A. Reid, with notes by our
self And to our gentlemanly friend who
leather.
Having accomplished this work by noon
We partook of slight dinner, and after ia.
king an affectonate leave Of cur friends, in
a melancholy frame of mind, proceeded to
the Council Chamber, arriving there At
two o'clock precisely.
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tremblingly around, but as we were unable
to see the rawhide or any one of the prom
ised instruments of destruction. we gather
ed courage and walked up to the front
bench, "out side the rail" and producing the
lead pencil favorably known to to the Coun-
Gil, we proceeded to take notes Of the ap-
pearance Of matters.
After waiting some moments during
which nothing extraordinary happened,
except that AID Sears, wiped his nose
Aid. Iubbell called the Council to order
and NOV ed that in the absence of the Mayor,
Aid. Thorington act AS Mayor pro tenn
which motion was carried but alas for
the newly pledged dgnity.of the Alderman,
alas! for the enlightenment which the
Council was likely to receive as to the Con
gressional mode of doing business, Just as
he had taken up his Congressional cane
and was about, with Congressional dignity,
to take his position, the vertable Mayor
entered the room and dashed his bright
hopes to the ground-Sic transit gloria
munH.
During the reading Of the minutes Alder
mon Cannon, entered looking as brave as
Deacon D., to our very great discontinue.
inasmuch We had been hugging the fond
delusion to our soul that he would be de-
talned from the meeting by urgent business
We were however mercifully spared from
the instant and utter annihilation which we
snticipated-the Alderman, after warming
his hands. taking his seat as peaceably as if
he was not the mighty man of valor which
he says he is
The reading of the minutes being conclu-
ded, they were approved.
A PREsENT.
The Mayor read a communication from
Hon. A. Reed, Mayor of the city of Troy,
presenting handsome map of that city to
Davenport
On motion of Aid. Coates the map was
accepted and hung in the Council Chamber,
and the Mayor was directed to acknowledge
the receipt with the usual compliments
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The Mayor also presented.the petition Of
A. LeC!aire, asked that the grade of Farnam
street might be fixed in order that he might
macadamize it at bis own expense
On motion of Aid. Christie the prayer was
granted and the City Engineer directed to
fix .ne grade
The Mayor also presented certificate Of
Joshna D. Patton, showing the amount of
costs in the ease of Rusch vs. the City, |
amounting to $50 60.
After a few learned remarks bv Aid. |
Ihorington the paper was referred to the
Mayor with power to act.
Aid. Ramming presented the petition of
W. IL. Lutt for relief, his property having
been sold for taxes while he held the collec.
tors receipt for the same
A petition Of Rescue Engine No. 8 for
leave to change its number to 2, was pre-.
sentei and granted by vete of nine to one,
? Id. Uubbell voting in the negative.
DeAY LICENSE SUSPENDED.
Apetition of q number of draymen setting
forth that their bushes. at the present time
was Improbable and that they would
scarcely be able during the winter to keep
their teams and asking that the collection
of the dray tax might be suspended for six
months. With humanity which does even
the council of Davenport credit, the prayer
was granted
Aid. Sears then offered an ordinance ma
king all dray licences terminate on the 3lst
day Of December in each year, which was
adopted.
Aid. Sears presented the petition of / W
Woodward, stating that he had been assessed
at $4,000 of personal property. whereas he
had listed it at $4,000, and asking to have
it reduced Referred to Aids. Morley, Hub
bell and Thorington.
Aid. Sears presented to petition of g. c.
r. Mitchell and George l. Davenport, sta
ting that they owned a city order due in
February for sl,4OO, and asking that it
might be applied to the payment of their
taxes now due. Granted by the casting
vote of tho Mayor.
SPRING BALANCES
Aid. Hubbell offered petition of butch
ers for the repeal of the ordinance prohibit
ing the use Of spring balances and offered
an ordinance to that effect Lost
MOUNT IDA AGAIN.
AID Sears presented the petition of Mt.
Ida College to be relieved from payment Of
taxes, and offered a resolution, exempting it
from assessment, saying that it was entitled
to it under the law.
The Mayor said that he was informed