Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-13

AehrnSm . EggerS narowAre. 2.45
nenry och0ldt.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 70
Chris Byerly, fre.. ....................... S33
Chris Dohrmann street work ............ 200
y. hrum, repairing teols.. ols.................. 6.25
! 0''ess "ofk. .............. lv.5O
I Bill Of John Templston for burying dogs.
referred to Committee % Claims.
Report Of Finance Committee, with refer.
ence to insurance. accepted and filed.
Report Of Committee on Claims on petition
of A. q. Fulton, with reference TO erroneous
assessments. de-, read and adopted.
Communication Of John Brigham received,
and referred to Committee on Claims
The Committee on Clsims. to whom Wa
referred the matter Of the petition of Prescil;s
Taylor reported. Report adopted.
Aid Weinert offered the following:
Res9lred That the City Attorney is hereby
instructed to draft articles Of agreement be.
tween the City and Jas. 5. Ackerman, in the
matter Of the lease Of the old Hospital ground
as per terms reported by the Committee on
Public Buildings aDd, Grounds, to. wit: $50 90
per annum. payable Aug. lst. 1861.
Adopted
Aid. Ramming offered the folio wing:
WHEREAS. The Cit1 Treasurer has il bis DOS
session, belonging to the city, SOL 90 of depre-
cisted Illinois money. therefore
RssoIssd. That ths City Treasurer is hereby
authorized to dispose Of the same at their
highest market value
AID. Ramming offered tha following:
Kesolvcd. That the Finance Committee is
hereby authorized to make such arrangements
for bidding in the property 10 be cold for the
delinquent taxes for 1860, as they may deem
best tor the interest Of the city.
Adopted.
Aid. Guelich offered the following:
/ Resolved, That Joseph Shields have the priv
i,ege Of laying q side track or switch for the
grain elevator. by line proposed to be erected
on the N. w. corner Of Fifth and Warren
streets, provided It be done under the super.
vision OF the Alderman Of the First Ward.
Adopted
Aid. Guelich offered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on Markets
be and they are hereby authorized to enter
into contract for fixing the floor on that part
| OF the Western Market House used for but cher's
s,alls. provided the expense does not exceed
| the sum Of twelve dollars.
Adopted.
Aid. Guelich offered the following:
| Rssoived. That the Marshal be, and he 10
hereby instructed to notify the owner, or own
ers Of Lot No 6. Block No 2, to fill up said lot
| to gia IN case OF their failure so to do,
to pros. ..nd fill the same according to ordi.
nance.
| Adopted.
| AID Ramming offered the following:
Resolved That at the ensuing annual city
election, TO be holden on the fret Saturday in
April next, to-wit: on the 9Th Of April Tor
the purpose Of electing Mayor, Marshal, q
Treasurer, = Clerk and Police Magistrate, and
also one Alderman for each Ward. and also
one additional Alderman for the Third, Fourth
and Fifth Warde. respectively, to fiji the vacan.
cies therein occurred polls to be opened to re-.
ceive ballots in tho places hereinafter desig
mated, and that the persons hereinafter dseig.
mated be appointed 20 act as Judges and Clerks
Of said election, iD their respective Wards the
polls to be opened Al 9 O'Clock A. n, and kept
open until o'clock r. NJ:
First Ward-Polls to be opened at the house
Of A. Lenglschner Judges, H. @. Weinert
Tn. Holmes; g. g. Arndt, CLERK.
Second Wayd-Polls to be orened At the
house Of Hans Boern. Judges, David Higgins
JIcrQen Frahm Tn. Guelich.
Third Wasd-rolls TO bs opened at th,
Court House. Judges. D. Severance, Sen.
John Wunderlich Joseph Crandall. Clerk.
Fourth Wasd-Polls to be opened ct the CITY
Hall. Judges. James Bowling, Israel Hall
L. c. Burvell. Clerk
Fifth Wdrd-Pols to be opened Of the New
Pennsylvanis House. Judges. D. Moore, Sam
K. Barklev; John GilligaD, Clerk.
Sirth Wdyd-Polls to bs opened at tn
School Horse in East Davenport. Judges
WIN. Croesen, Robert Christie /. Winklesa
Clerk.
Adopted.
AID. Rsmming offered the following:
Resolssd, That the City Clerk 10 hereby il
structed to give public notice in the severe
newspapers Of the oisy, that there are to b
elected the following officers, at the eneuin
city election One Mayor Of the city Of Daver
2 port one City Treasurer; one City Marshal
one City Clerk one Police Magistrate IN
one Alderman for each Ward, for the term q
two years, and one Alderman in the Thiri
Fourth and Fifth Wards. for the term Of On
year.
Adopted.
AID Els offered the lollovise:
Rssolusd. That the City Marshal be iastrue
ed to notify the officers OF the N. h n. R. /
Company, to remove the timbers end Reilroa
iron, now lying upon the South eide Of th
track upon Fifth street and East Of Harriso
street, within tsO weeks, and upon their fsi
ing to comply With said notice, the City Ma
o shall 10 hereby ordered 70 remove Tie same.
Adopted. =
Aid. Ramming moved that when this Cou
ell adjourn, it be until the last Wednesday
this month. at3P.H \. Adjourned.
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