Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-04-04
COUNCIL PROCGEDlNGSs
REGULAR MuSIN0.

CouscrL CaAnsEa. April I'd, 1861.
Csuncil called to order BY Aid. Finley
Mayor pro tenn.
Present. Aid. Hsviland. Evans, Guelich
Rsmming. lie Claire, Peters and Weinert.
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
Petition of merchants on Front street. be-
low Brady and Perry streets, ssking to have
thu mud and filth removed from the street
and cutters. by the Street Commissioners. read
and prayer granted.
Petition Of Clement Smith, Bishop Of Du
buque. asking TO have the alley in block No
81 vacated. Read and referred to Special
Committee Of three Committee. j. A. Ls Glare.
c. A. Haviland. B. Peters.
Petition Of Thos. Orr. Joshua Burr, and 9th
srs. ssking that there be no reduction Of auc.
tion license, read, aud on motion Vas rseeiv.
I'd and filed.
Communication of Aid. Haviland With refer
snce to proposition Of Clark. Dodge 4 Co;
read. also statement Of Clark. Dodge d Co..
With reference to came matter LAID on table
till next meeting. and ordered published:
70 the Mayor aud Council Of the city of Daven-
port.
GssrLEMEs.-As sn individual member OF
your body. to-day waited upon Clark. Dodge
4 Co.. aud have obtained from them the en-.
closed propositions in regard to the interest
on the city bonds. Aessre. Clark. Dodge 4
Co. svince . desire to do al that the city Of
Davenport can reasonably ssk, aud l trust you
will, without delay. endssvor to arrange with
them proposed, or In some similar manner
BY 90 doing you will. in part at lssst. relieve
our tax payers from present oppressive taxa
tioD. II can in any way assist you in this
matter. while am in the East, it will afford
me great pleasure to serve you, providing
receive advices to that effect previous to March,
lsl
Respectfully yours.
G. AUGUSTUS HAvILAND.
New York, Feb. l4th, 1851.
y. 8. My address 10 Shawaugunk, Ulster
county. N. Y.
COUPONS.
let. The city to fund all past due md unpaid
coupons, together with those falling due pre-
vious 10 July lst, 1861. into bonds bearing
seven per cent. Interest, payable annually in
A'0~ w ivy, PssnS'p"s sSooC"ooio ~ VIC
came place in five years from date.
I'd. In lieu Of ten per cent. interest, which
the bonds now bear, the bondhoders TO receive
six per cent. interest annually for . period Of
two years from the date Of the last maturing
coupon which may be paid promptly in cash
in New York, as the coupons fall due, three per
cent ssmi-anaualiy)
We arsent to the above proposal, and will
endeayor to have it accepted by the bondhold-
ers. or as many Of them as possible
CLARK, DoDoE 4 Co.
Feb l4th, 1861.
Communication Of City Treasurer. asking
rhat . Special Committee be appointed to ex.
anime the books Of said City Treasurer. Read
and laid on the table till the next meeting Of
the Council.
The City Marshal made the following report
which - ordered received, filed and
printed:
To the Hon. Mayor and Council
The undersign.d would respectfully report
that he has collected on account Of city taxes,
since his last report, e4,s67,S7. which has
been paid over to the Treasurer, L taking his
receipt for the same
o. ). McNEIL, City Marshal
Davenport, April I'd, 1851.
The City Treasurer made the following re-
port, which was received, filed and ordered
published:
TREAsURRR's MONTHLY REPORT,
The undersigned begs leave to report to your
honorable body the following list Of receipts
and expenditures from March I'd to this date
RECEIPTS.
Balance from last report. t........ .$l64,70
Received on account of 1859 tax. 1896
:" 1860 tax. 4, ,867, 81
From T. Orr for auction license. 1890