Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-19


Council called TO order by Mayor Cook.
Present, Aldermen Holmes, Macintosh.
Chr site, Hsvilsnd, Anderson, Andersen,
kamming, lie Claire, @ B-ien. Morley Evans.
Proceedings Of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
Mayor informed Council that he had ap-
proved The bvnds Of City Attorney and
City Sexton.
Mayor read petition Of Glassman and 9th
ere IN regard to repairing street 90 that
water would not injure the property. Re
TERED to Committee on streets.
Petition Of Harrison, Mo,le and others
was read and granted.
Petition Of property owners on Farnam
and Depot streets. to be allowed to grade
Farnam street from 10th to Depot street.
and thence to Iowa street, was read and re-
.ierred to sclect committee.
RsmuiDg, Le Claire and Morley, Com
mittee.
Petition Of Doolan and others, was read
and prayer Of petitioners granted.
Petition Of Otto Klug and others, with
reierenc to draining water from Harrison
street was read and referred TO the Alder
man OF Sd Ward
Petition OF John r. Nourse and Others
read and laid on table, the river being too
high to allow any work to be done at pres.
ent in the locality mentioned
Petition of c. Hall and others, read and
referred 10 Street Commissioner.
Petition of John Wahlig and others, read
and referred to Street Committee.
Aid Ramming offered the following reso-
luton:
Reso'ved' That the nomir alton of John
Krnse for I'd Assistant Engineer Of the Fire
department Of the City of Davenport is
hereby confirmed ny the City Council, and
that the clerk enter the same on record,
and TO give to John Kruse a certificate ct
confirmation sgned by the Mayor and at
tested by Clerk
Election Of J. Kruse was confirmed
II.
was read and reported to Street Committee
with power to act.
Petition OF r. L. Collier and others. Wa
read, and referred to q select committee,
Evans, Macintosh and Ramming commit.
tee
Petition of Frederick X rombs. in refer
ence to damage done in 1857, to hi. house
to amount OF $500. was read and referred to
Alderman Of the Second Ward
Report Of city Attorney in reference to
Printing ordinances and resolutions of last
Year in pamphlet form, was presented. Tn.
attorney did not think that the matter in
question would con in conflict with the
injunctions sued out by Judge Grant.
Aid. Havliand moved to so amend the
Report OF Printing committee presented at
the last meeting. as 10 read Ordinances,
Resolutions and Rel orts of city officers"
Aid. Macintosh moved to add the Pro-
ceedings Laid on the table.
Aid. Christie. moved to so amend that
the number of pamphlets printed be fifty
and the expense 1925. Lost.
Aid Holmes moved to amend Aid Chris
Ties amendment so as to make the cost 800
Lost
The original report of Printing commit
tee as amended, adopted.
Raporf IF cnmm;ttoa N, uoo o~l;o...o
was favorable to petitioners, and was
adopted.
Report of street con mittee with refer
pnce to condition If gutter on Western
avenue, was favorable to prayer of petitioner
and adopted
Report of city Engineer with reference
10 repairing street. adopted.
Report Of street con mi tee, with refer.
ence to a small bridge. on trout street, near
R. R. Bridge was adopted and Aid. Havi-
and offered the following resolution:
Resolred. That the city Marshal proceed
mme i:,tely to place 'fends' across E.st
Fro street. at R. R Bridge, and also at
about 800 feet above said Bridge, which
Tenders shall be kept Up until the water
recedes or the small Bridge on said street
be repaired.
Aid. Haviland offered the following:
Reso'ped, That the City Marshal have
plank laid over the cu'vert above Renwick's
mill. - said place is now in dangerous
Adopted
Petition Of Jacob Gideon read and report
ed back TO same Committee.
The following bl.is were ordered paid.