Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-15
DAVENPORT. IOWA THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 15 $780,

charge Of the so-called lover market house
from and after the 22d day Of March. inst ,snt
TO ads ertiss and let for the term Of six month";
to the highest bidder or bidders. four stalls OF
the south side Of said srket house. the ren
10 be paid on the frat day Of each month.
Adopted.
Aid Ramming offered the following ordi
nance:
AN ORDINANCE to repeal certain Ordinances
relating TO markets, marketing. DC.
Be- Enaeted by tie City Council Of the CT,
ef davenport
4 SIC L. Thst Chapter So Of revised ordinsn
Gee, entitled An Ordinance regulating mar
kets. mark citing. DC, and An Ordnance re
lating to the sale, or exposing for sale any hay
coal, vegetables. mests, or other articles o.
merchandise, in any wagon or vehicle, passed q
and approved December I'd, 1857. be, and the
same is hereby repealed.
Ssc 2. That all Of Chapter 81, of revised Ordi
nances. entitled AN Ordinance TO establish
market houses in the city Of Davenport, and
for the erection of buildings for that purpose.
in relation to Geo l. Davenport, G. c. r
Mitchell, L A Mscklot, r Barrows B. Hof
man. and his ass ociates and assigns be and j,
hereby repealed.
Passed and approved.
II. PRICE, Mayor.
Aid. Haviland offered the following
Resolped, That resolutions authorizing the
city Treasurer to receive city orders TO the
amount Of $500, and issue in.tead thereof, q
note or order payable one year after date at
the city Of New York, be and the came 10 here
by reseinded.
Adopted.
I Aid. Coates moved that the ordinance offered
by him, be published, and referred to o specisl
committee. Adopted. Committee: Ceatss
Christie and LeClaire.
Resigna,ions Of Alderman Anderson. of the
Second Ward. and Alderman Holmes of the
First Ward, were received and accepted.
On motion, rules were suspended. and the
ordinance relating to salaries Of city officers
was taken up aud adopted.
The ordinance provides that the salaries OF
the city officers be a. follows:
Salary of city Marsh.l. s4oo; city Assessor.
s40o; city Clerk $500 for each meetin; Of
the Council. and perq uisites.
The salaries of city Treasurer and city En-
gineey we're abolished.
Council adjourned.
Orrics OF rHs Calsy ESotSrEa Oh TaE
FIRE DEPAlrhgNT OF TIE CIrY OF
DAVENPORT, March 18th, 1860.
To THs Hon MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF r1s
CisY or DAvksPokT- Gentlemen II here with
su omit to You my Second Annual Report. pur-
susnt to section three Of the ordinance -'for
the formation and governms snt of the Fire De
partment of the city Of Davenport" Passed by
the city, Feb. Sd. 1857. The report incudss
the O, era,ions Of the Department. from the sth
Of March. 1859, TO the 18th day of March, 1860,
inclusive.
The engines, hose carriages, and hook and lad
dsr,truck. and other appnrtenances of the FIRE
department are in good order-with the ept-
ion Of the hose carriage "peytonis," which
needs new wheel.
The Register of the Department shove the
sctive membership to be shout two hun irsd :.
which is . slight decrease since my last report.
The fac, can be accounted for by the s.ringen-
cy of the times, causing quite an emigration
from the city,
Itaks pleasure in submitting to your honor
able body the annexed statement Of the ser
vies of the Department during the year just
ended, from which you will observe that the
losees sustained by fires during that time
| amount TO comparatively triifing cum, partic-
u.arly when you consider the POI ulation of the
city it's area. and the unfavoratle location as
| 10 distance from the river or upon the bluff OF
q considerable portion OF the buildings OF our
city, the Department being alnos, eniirely de-
pendent on the river TOR supply of water 10
csser Of fires The small losses by fire aus
tanned during the current year are an ev denee
that the Fire Department Of our city has
! done good service, and been the direct means Of
ssviny much valuable property from dssrue-
| ton. In several instances where water was
| inaccessible 10 the engines, the fremen have
shown themselves as good In handling buckets
and in the use ofthe hooks and ladders At the {
"brakes" One pleasing feature to which
desire your attention, lie that there has not been
| ev eu one false alarm during the entire year.
Tie following summary OF the report, hereto
amen dsd, will be found interesting and csnve
nisnt for ready reference.