Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-23

ts92. on s-eount cf City taxes for 1859. which
ms been paid over 70 the City Treasurer,
holding his rece pt for them.
Respectfully you're,

tS92. on s-eount cf City tsxss for 1859. which
his been paid over 70 the City Treasurer,
boiding his rece pt fur them.
Respectfully you're,
@ s. McNrr,.
Street Commisssoner,s Report to hs Xayor and
Alderman of the City Of Lare' pot:
GES1IExKS = e TO the present time have
given out aeout $500 poll tax receipts for
work done on the street Ae vet have not
received one cent in money. Since the last
meeting OF the Council, have completed the
work or rdered t. be done and under tn. direc-
tion of the Street Committee, have been
obliged to employ . large force Of men and
,esus to repair damage done on the other
streets by the late rains You will see by tie
btu accompanying this, that worK has teen
done amounting to $4,000. Ahout $500 of
above amount as II expended on Farnsn, Wall
Fillmore ana Gaines street. and Bridge Avenue:
the balance wac expended on various streets
alleys and cuveris, nearly sll of which are
DOW In good repair.
E. W.BAKER,
Street Commissioner.
Davenport, August 22i 1850.
The Committee to whom the petition of
W. IL Hidreth was referred recommend that
it is inexpedient to grant the prayer Of petit
TONER
The follow ng bills were ordered paid:
Albert Nichols. posting bills, 8 90
John Tenn pleton, kuryiag dogs, ,............ l 90
q. =. Mcneil. killing ana burying dogs. 26 90
:. A. Jennings, buryiag cow. SO
Kennedy Norris, posting bills, 2 90
). NJ Fr'zz II, Fire Department. ..l3 90
II. II. smith hospital, Observation-Disclosures. IS
Engine Co, No. 2,.... ................. 2 g.
Engine Co., No l, 20 So
Moved to reconsider bill Of Albert Nicholl
Carried.
Moved to insert two dollars in place of three
dolars Carried.
Committee TO whom was referred the bi ! Of
Anton Braun recommend that the amount of
bill 5000 be paid out Of Gem etery proceeds.
Committee to whom was referred the mat.
ter of the gr de OF Oneida Avenue, Charlotte
street, College Avenue. Lafayette street and
second street, in 9Th Ward, recomm end that
the grades of said streets be adopted in accord
ance with report and lamentations CT the
Committee appointed in the year 1858 which
said report aud recomm en- datioqs are contained
in the Council proceedings Of July Il, 1855 j
Report adopted.
Rep rt Of com 1ittee on having alarm bells
rang in time of fires was read and laid over
till next meeting
The msjorty and minority reports with re-
gard to cemeteries was read and laid on table
until next meeting.
Aid. Els offered the following:
Resolred. That E W Baker, Street Com
missioner. be allowed ten per cent. on all mon.
eys expended by the city of Davenport on re-
pairing stree's-over and above the amount Of
poll tax collec ed-provided the amount go ex
pended rhal. not exceed the sum OF two thous-
and dollars.
Adopted.
Aid Ramming offered the following:
Reso'Ued, That the City Alarshsl is hereby
ordered 10 carrying out the PROVISIONS Of GER
tain resolution in regard tokiihug dogs run
ming a. large in III. city f Davenport with
out being muzzled, to uee ull and everv means,
OF killing, except by poison and BY shooting.
Adopted.
On motion adjourned.