Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-05
Aid. Christie and Costss we're appointed -

Aid. Christie and Costes we're appointed q
tellers.
Strong Burnell vas put in nomination. Aid
Morley stated that Nr. Burnell would presen
the city his Book Of Blocks free of charge
and perform the labor ct the same salary O
last ye.r(s4oo.oO)
Strong Burnell secured Of votes-all tha
we're cast, and was declared duly elected city
Assessor.
I AID Haviland offered resolution to the ef-
feet that the city Clerk issue on order of g., ,OC
to each Of the Clerks of the late election Of
Mayor.
Aid. Ramming offered . resolution, constitut.
ing Aid saddoris attorney for the city TO attend
the annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
Davenport Gas Light & Coke Co., with full
power &c.
Adopted.
AID Christie offered the following resolu
ton
Reso'ced That the Finance Committee and
Mayor be and they are hereby authorized to
such make airapg gements for the me eetinp the
liabilities OF the city coming due the present
month as they may think proper, and they are
hereby endowed with plenary power for the
purpose aforesaid
Adopted.
Mayor Price wished to call the attention Of
the Council to the matter of application for
reduction of taxes. He thought no taxes
should be remitted without very strict inves-
tigation on the part of the Council.
In regard to personal property the Mayor
stated that taxes could not stand a. . lien
against personal property after the property
had changed hands; therefore it became the
duty Of the Marshal to collect ell taxes against
personal property as soon they become due,
to guard against loss to the city. He wished
the Marshal to attend to such cases immediate
ly-noy-not to put the matter off at all yet
to avoid all oppression, &c.
AID. Morley stated that q large amount of
taxes which could be easily paid were yet un.
paid. and that, on his own responsibility he had
employed an assistant collector who had sue
ceeded in collecting and causing to be paid into
the treasury some thousand dollars. He
thought the first could he easily met if the
proper exsrtions were made by the Collector.
The Mayor made q statement Of the indebt.
edness of this city. showing that some $50 900
were due in a few weeks, and about 500 900
between this time and the first Of Dec. 1868,
and stated that there was only two ways by
which the Indebtedness could be met. First,
by our available means-the tax list and acc.
ondly the credit Of the city. If the first matter
were not attended to. the paper Of the city
must go to protest, and with protest goes the
credit of the city. He thought that redoubled
and ceaseless efforts should be made to gather
in the city's available means uithout anu delau
whatever Such would be the course did the
matter belong to private citizen; such should
Tor must be the case in this instance.
AID Le Claire offered resolution the effect
of which was to remove from Office chief en-.
gineer OH q, on account of gross neglect OF
duty.
Some little discussion ensued, when it was
declared that the services of Mr. OHea we're
no longer needed
Aid. Ramming offered the following resolu.
ton:
Resolved That the csmmittee on ordinances
is hereby instructed to investigate and if found
legal, to request, at the me citing. an ordinance
providing for more speedy and efficient col.
lection of taxes, and for an ordinance to separ-
s.e the office Of city marshal from the office of
ollector.