Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-18

REGULAR NEEIiNG.

Present-A.dermeu W<inert, Havilsod
GaDlich. Evans Rsmming, Ellie. Peters. an(
O'Brisn.
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved
Petition of the Finance Committee Of tn,
Davenport Philharmonic Society, asking leave
for the use Of the Council Chamber. 10 which
t. hold their meetings. was presented by Aid
Els. who. in this connection offered a resolu
tion granting the prayer Of petitioner provided
they pay oil expenses for fires and gas.
Aid Havilsnd wished to amend. requiring
the society to pay 50 psr month rent Lost.
Petition Of l. W. Harrison and Others, with
reference to repairing the foot bridge on Rock
Island street on 9th. was rea aud prayer
granted provided the cost Of said work do not
exceed the sum of SIS
Report of the City Engineer regarding eur
vey of " est Second streets, was read, and laid
on the table
the original committee.
Aid Weinert moved that the committee t
have !.ave to confer with the City Engineer
atd have power to act.
Aid. Havi!and thought the city had no mon-
ey to expend on this matter, and hoped it
would not pass.
Aid. Wsinert said he was ustruc,ei in the
matter that propert holders did 10: know
where their property was; he did not know
where his was, colssqu emily could not convey
as he ~irhsd to. without proper survey.
Aid. Ha.iiand thought that owners Of pr.
vaie property should go to the expense them
selves Of paying for surveying their own lrop-
erty. Motion adopted.
Bill OF 5000 for repairing tools used in
street work, Was ordered paid.
Lill for street work Of &7s II. done under
supervision of street Cou. lnss oner wAs order
81 paid.
: Aid. IIavilsnd wished to kno " if the work
included in above till was or dered by the
Council
Mr.. Baker explained the matter satisfac 20
riy.
Bill Ut $3.50 for coal ordered 81 City Mar.
shui was ordered paid.
Aid. Haviland, from repor. of COMMITTEE on
Ciutns, moved that dIe hii OF Michael .,ow
ard be- referred back to Mr. Howard
Adopted.
Committee on Claims, to whom was referred
the petition OF Cnas Slime, report th At he is
rn,ited to about 7S, and recommend tn at the
Clerk is.ue city order for $50, proyid ed lie
execute the receipt in full. Rcpor, ad opted
AMI committee authorized to settle within Iiult
VI report.
On motion cemetery question was taken up
Aid. Gusl,ch moved to adopt the minority
1epor. OF Jsaes O'Bren:
MINORITY RlPoR7
The undersigned, one vi the committee sp-
pointed TO report upon the resolution prohiblt-
ing interinents in the City and u tholic Cepe-
thee. respectfully reports That he has heard
no cunpi .ints against either OF sa q Cemeteries
and has asoL TO believe that any desire
eAi.ts among those being III the ne ghuorhood
e.th.r burial place Tor the prohi bi ion of iu-
terments iu either. The undersigned believes
that no ieEisia.lon Is required III the premises
aud that II viii be tiMc enough for the CITY
Council to act when its aid Is iuvok sJ by those
'ustain the injury, if any there be, in having
-he ctmeteriep III iaestlOn sl!! open for inter
mems.
Both c5netei les are we'll attended to and
n as good condition us they ever have been,
and no better evidence OF tins good order is re-
Iuirsd than the fac. hat 10 lerson IN the vi
Unity Of either has presented any petition for
IL reuovH. 1t may be true that in crowded
titles where scores are dying every day, ana
" here vuults aud hot graves are digging and
opening iecei tacles fer the dead, the tfiluvia
r. IN tn daily opening OF the vaults is il juri-
Dus ~ the health Of hose Who reside in close
prcxim nifty t. the cemeteries. But no euch state
If ,hings exists IN Davenport; the nsighDor-
hood OF either cemetery is .patscy settled,
vaults are not in use, graves are dug FIVE feet
deep. aud every precaution agalnst contagion
Is so successfully employed, that the under
Signed has never heard VI a ngie case Of sick- |
hess caused by either Of the City or Cathoiic
cemeteries. Ii it be true, as the undersigned |
b. ieves 1t 49, that tie public health is not n
Isi by tn location of the cemeteries within
The city limits, the question .! their removal
IS SIMPLY one ut collars and cents, and IN that
view all rea.nns concur of retaiLing bot cem-
teries in use
The city is % or and cannot afford an outlay
c + the purchase OF new Cemetery. rhe
}, mount that woul be required for such pur
, ose lie quite too a.ge to tn nix Of until our tax.
pa yers sr. relieved rom th.ir present debt ard
. pressive taxation. D-sil 9. many poor per-
us have pur chased lots IN the City Cemetery,
with the unders audi AZ that they should have
he right OF using them. whenever the mourn
full necessity arose. and 1t would re unjust 10
them to re;n.e them the privilege Of burying
their dead ia the groun which ,he city i.seii
pold for that purpose Again. withou, under
taking to speak for the Catholics. the under
signed knows that the minority OF them are
poor, and have mer. ms 10 purcha.e aId fit q
new Cemetery. The present one being ei'ua-
ted in a retired locality, aud being entirely
to the great majority of those
living in the neghLo rhcou For the forego-
ing reasons the under signed recommends that
no further action re ative to the matter invvl.
we'd In the resolution and moreover, where g.
great numder Of our citizens are 60 deeply
int erected JAMES OBRlEN.
Adopted.
Aid. o Brien offered the following:
Resolpsd. That the Street Commissioner pro-
ceed to repair bridge Sn the street immediate
ly back of the railroad buildings. provided the
exi ense shall! not exceed ten dollars.
Adopted.
Aid. Hsviland offered the following:
Reso'ped That the Street Conmi.sioner te
hereby order ed TO re air the bridge on Main
1t e-t, Eat Dav~n. port, at au expense II not g.
exceed ten doiiars
Bill Of 5 McNlel am"u .,ting to so for
special police on he occasion of the gres, Re-
pr biioan p,~-wow, on the l2,h list, vas or
derei paid.
AID U'i1r.an offer ed the folloviro.