Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-11

Council called to order BY Aid. Finley. Mayor
pro tenn.
Present-Ald. Rsmming. LeClairs. Hav;lsnd.
Cosithart. Guelich, Weinert. Peters. Evans.
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved
Petition Of Corbin 4 Dow, claiming. rsturo
OF taxes overpAid. read and on motion. the
prayer vas granted.
Petition Of widow Hoge. asking remittsnes
Of taxes, read and on motion, referred to Com.
uittss ON elaine. With power to act.
Petition of L. Boiss. City Assessor, askine
extension Of city assessment, de-, on which
Aid. Guelich offered the following:
Resolved. That the time for returning the
city assessment for 1861. bs extended to the
l7th day of June. 1861. and
Resolved. That the City Clerk be, and he ID
hereby authorized, to issue to L. Bois. City A.
sessor, an order for the cum Of 500, in part
pay ment Of his salary.
Adopted.
Petition OF N. L. Krs mbock and others, ssk.
ing certain repairs on the street and pavement
read and refelred to Aldermen Of Third Ward.
Petition Of City Marshal WAS read and re-
ferred to Committee on Claims.
Report of City Sexton read. received and
filed
Report Of Street Commissioner read. and
and amount Of bill, amounting to t7SS6 or.
dered paid.
Yearly report Of City Sexton. showed l2s
interments at the City Cemetery during ths
year
The following bills were ordered paid:
Hans Claussen, lime. e.....................$ 5.6j
August Westenberg, sand. 400
Sanders / Bro, printing delinquent tax list 769.OO
French Davies, lumber. 34.S4
John Templston, buryng dogs-.... 37a
Aid Weinert wanted TO know what had
been done abs ut killing dogs.
| The Marshal stated that % there was an or.
dinsnce against shooting or poisoning logs
and he was Of the opinion that he could dc
nothing in the dog business until some special
legi, lation had been taken thereon.
Committee on Public Buildings. offered the
folow wing in reference to the water spout at
the City Hall:
Resolved, The Marshal is instructed to pro-
vide water spout slongsds the City Hall, to
bring the water to Brady street.
Adopted.
AID Weinert offered the following. which
vas received and referred TO the Street Com
missioner Of the next Council:
Rssolved, That the Street Commissioner /,
hereby instructed to repair Fillmore street be
tween Third end Fourth streets, and lay Z
culvert of timber at the most convenen
place. the work to b. done under the direction
Of the Aldsime cf the First Ward.
Ordinance creating q salary Of 5000 per an
mum for City Clerk. was adopted.
The Committee to whom was referred th,
vacation Of the sllev 10 Block 81 reported
favorably. and Aid. LeClaire offered the fol
lowing ordinance, which, on suspension o
rules, was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE to vaeote 4 ley IN Block 81
SEo l. Be it enacted by the City Council o
the city Of Davenport. that the public alley
laid out and recorded. in Block No ninety on
(0l) in LcClaire's Addition to said city, be 40.
the same is hereby vacated.
II $. FINLEY. Mayor pro tenn.
Attest, HEsRy MrrELBUscHEa, Clerk.
Aid. Peters offered the following. which va
adopted:
Resolved, That committee Of three be ap
pointed to canvass the vote polled for city off
cers and aldermen at the late election, and I,
report thereon forthwith.
Con,mittee-Peters, Coulthsrt, and Weinert
AID Haviland offered the following, whicl
vas referred to Alderman Of 9th Ward ~
power to act:
Kesolvsd, That the Street Commissioner pro
ceed without delay to repair Oneida Avenue
90 that no damage shall occur TO the premise
of g. G. Plummer expense of such repairs NO
to exceed eight dollars.
Aid. Evans offered the following. which Va
adopted:
Resolved, That this Council hereby tender L
II. 5 Finley. Eeq.. Mayor. pro tenn, their sin
cere thanks, for his kind aud gentlemaDly de
pertinent as . member and presiding officer.
Petition Of c. H. Eldridge, and others. viii
reference to sidewslk, read and referred l.
Alderman Of 4th Ward with power to act.
Committee on election of city officers an
alderman made report.
Geo. H. French. Mayor; o. s. Mcneil, Cit
Marshal; w. A. Remington. City Treasurer
Henry Mittlsbuscher. CITY Clerk. and d. H
Wheeler. Police Magistrate. came forward an
took the oath Of office.
Bonds Of the above named officers were aE
proved.
Mayor. pro tenn. Finley returned bis acknow
edgments to the Council for their many kind
! uesses and courtesies during tie time be ha
! occupied the Mayors seat. and appointed Alt
Evans and Hsviland to conduct George 4
French. Mayor, to the chair.
> The Alderman elect. to wit: lst Ward, Joh
ISchmids; 2d Ward. Tn. Guslich; Sd Ward.
Ramming and Marsh Noe; 4th Ward, GeorR
L. Davenport and P. J. Gillett; 6th Ward,
G. Parker and J. A. LeClsirs; 6 h Ward, Wa
Renwick--csme for ward and collectively too
the usual oath Of Office.
Mayor French proceeded TO read the follow
ing:
INAUGURAL MEssAGR
0ENsLnEN OF rHs CRY CouNo,L:-It 10 Gu
tomary for the Mayor. on assuming the duti'
, Of his Office, to address the Council concernin
} municipsl questions nost prominent ct II
time, and to make such su- gestions - to the
disposal, - in his opinion viii be most COZ
ducivs TO the public veal. At this time. it
unnecessary 20 state In detail the city indsb
, eduess-a report by the late Council havin
. iost been pablished. Besides. for the last ~
years, our people have steadily kept the lna
!, ter in view. They have vsinly hoped to ..
. it reduced, but - the floating debt has bee
dim,nishsd. the unpaid interest on the bonds
debt hss been increased. They have seen Il
resources Of the city gradually melting ava
. One portion Of the Railroad stook. for vhic