Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-22
COUNCIL Pr OC8EDlNGs:
REGULAR nEEnNe.
COUNCIL CHAxsss. Nav 81. lss

Il 0uehcn, Mayor pro tenn, took the chair An
= called the council to order
y Present. Aldermen Weinert. Finley, Havi
, and, Couthart. LIE Claire, Guelich. Peter
Ramming. OBrieo Morley and Ellis.
Proceedings of last meeting read and .,
: proved after some alteratios.
Petition Of H. Sanders and others, with refe,
+ ence to repairing alley through block 43, i
rear Of the LIE Claire House, was read.
AID. Weinert stated that the work was nro
crossing already.
; Aid. Morley then withdrew the petition.
Petition off Gilmartin was read. and th
prayer Of petition granted
Petition OF Henry Altman was read. and OF
motion was referred to committee on claim,
and City Attorney.
Petition Of Joseph Kingerlee with reference
to over assessment Ct his property in this CITY
wasrsad
Aid. Le Claire moved that the assessment OF
the property be reduced 90 as to correspopd
With adjoining property.
Aid. Morley spoke adversely to granting
Mr. Kingerlees claim. He thought it would
be establishing bad precedent.
Aid. Ramming had been informed that the
property had not been assessed for what Il /.
really worth.
On motion, Mr.. Kingerlee was allowed to
make verbal explanations 10 the council re-
garding the matter in question.
AID. Haviland moved the reference of the
petition to q select committee
Aid Morley thought the council had no DOW
er to refer the matter
Motion to refer was lost.
Aid Morley moved that petition be received
and filed Adopted
MIR. kingerlee begged leave to have his peti.
ton Withdrawn altogether, il he was TO be
treated so contemptablv he would resort to
some other means
Communication Of a. G. Flagr, with refer
ence to railroad bonds was read, received and
ordered placed on file.
The Finance Committee, to whom was re.
ferred the matter of the Peoria Marine and
Fire Insurance Company, presented the fol-
lowing report and resolutions, which was re-.
ceived and ordered published:
To the Honorable, tile Mayor, aud Gentlemen of
the City # Davenport
ihe Flaance Committee beg leave to offer the
following: ~
WHERE'S. The Peoria Marine and F;ro T.
surance Company, through their attornev.
here, protest against paying the insurance ac.
cordlng to policy issued by their agent here
on the City Hospital building, now burned
they would not 60 protest and
WHEREAS. To avoid going to law and 10 save
cost. we make the following propositions to the
said lnsurance Company:
Fir.t-To settle the whole matter, full and
final, BY arbitration.
Second-The said Insurance Company shall
deposite with some third party, one thousand
dollars with instructions in case said arbitra-
ton is decided in favor Of THE city, TO pay over
to this city the said one thousand dollars
Thrd-The City Of Davenport agrees to de
posite a gcoi and sufficient bond with said
third party for the benefit of said Insurance
Company. binding he city, in case said arbi.
Company, thot this city will not prosecute at |
la v but will accept this as full and final
settlement. Therefore be it
Resol,ed That the City Attorney and Finance |
Committee be and are hereby instructed to
settle with said Peoria Marine and Fire Insar-
ance Company in the manner above specified. |
The following from the Chief Engineer OF
the Fire Department was read, received and
ordered published
DAVENPORT. May 81, 1860.
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen Of the |
City Of Davs"port:
10 accordance with the provisions Of the or
dinance for the organization of the Fire De
partment, have appointed Tuesday, the 26th
pf May. for the mi-Annual Review of the |
The Levee between Brady and Main streets, at |
2 o'clock. at which time your honors are res
pectfully invited to attend
Yours. respectfully,
NJ. LrrLER. Chief Engineer.
Reso utions with reference to the tax for the
ensuing year:
Resolved, That City Tax for ordinary revenue |
purposes of five s. mills on tho dollar shall be,
and Is hereby levied on all the real and persenal
property subject to taxation within the limits of
the City of Davenport, for the year 1860, and be |
it further.
Resolred, That tax Of mills on tho dollar
all be, and is hereby levied for road pur ON
all the real and personal property, subject to tax
alton within the limits Of the City Of Davenport.
for the year 1860.
AND WHEREAS, The assessed value Of all the |
taxable property in the City Of Davenport for the
current year is three millions Eve hundred and |
forty thousand dollars, and the maximum revenue |
for ordinary City expenses Of five mills on tho
dollar, which the City Council is authorized BY |
the City Charter to raise by levy upon said assess
ed value of taxable property j. (&l7, ,7O0) reven |
teen thousand and seven hundred dollars and
WHEREAS, The ordinary City expenies for the |
currsnt year Of 1860, together with outstanding |
ceed the sum Of seventeen thousand and seven |
hundred dollars, and
WHEREAS, The semi annual interest of the |
bonded debt Of the City will be for the current |
year the sum of twenty nine thousand eight hun
dred and fifty dollars and the ordinary revenue |
OF tho City for the current year after the pay
ment Of the ordinary Of the City expenses, will |
not DO sufficient to pay the semi interest
be it
Resolred, That q specific tax Of S mills on the
dollar, for the purpose Of paying semi ..nnual in
terest said bounded debt, which falls due dur
ing the current yeay Of 1860, shall be, and is here
hereby levied upon the assessment roll Of the cur
rent year, on all the real and personal property
subject to taxation within the limits Of the City
Of Davenport. for the year 1860, which said tax
shall be paid in cash and by the Marshall paid to
the Treasurer on one-half Of the interest fund.- |
and the Treasurer shall apply al the money, 50
received in the payment Of the interest on the
personal debt.
Aid Havilsnd moved to lay on the table
Lost.
Resolution adopted.
The Committee on Public Buildings and Pub-
lie Grounds for the year 1851 submitted the
report which was received and order. |
ed published.