Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-02

the salary Of The city Treasurer shall Be- $780,
90 per sn0um.
SIC "a. Said sSlsries shall Be paid quarter
" end shall be 10 fall fos I'll ssrvices. but the
City Attorney shsDl bs sllowsd travelling ex-
penass, in addlties 70 his salary, whenever
professionally engaged outside ef Scott county.
Sso ,. All ordinances and parts OF ordi
nances, conflicting herewith, are hereby re-
pssied GsO H. FaEscH. Mayor.
Attest. HEssr Mn1ususoass.
Nay l. 1861.
Adopted.
AID Gillett msssd 70 amend 20 that the
street Commissioners salary BE- $3.50, instead
Of $3.50.
Aid Coulthart bppessd It, He wished to
have the salary d last yesr continued.
AID. Raining vss opposed to making the
salary more thss $3.50. Amendment adopted.
Ordinance adofed.
Resignation or Thso. Gaelich. - Alderman
Of the I'd Ward. pssssassd and accepted.
AID Peters offsrsd the following which vss
adopted:
WHLREAs. By Tho rssignation of Aid. Cue
hch. . Vacancy hsoeoeurred in the representa-
tion Of The second ward Of this city therefore
| be it
Resoived. That pole be opened and specis !
election hel 90 Monday the 18Th Of Nay, 1t
| the house Of Hans Boerm. in said Ward. for
the purpose Of filling said vacancy % occa
| sloned
Resolved That Francis Ochs. David Higgins.
and Chas Sehirsch. bs and they are appointed
Judges Of said election, and that the polls at
the aforesaid election BE- kept open from
O'Clock A. NJ TO O'clock r NJ.
Aid. Ramming presented the following or
dinance. which was adopted on suspension Of
rules:
AN ORDINANCE.
10 amend an Ordinance. entitled an Ordinance,
relating 70 tazing. segsstering and '".po1"d-
ing dogs.
sEo l. Be Il enacted BY TIE city Comacil Of
the City of Dayenpoyt That ali the license.
Issued under the ordnance. relating to taxing.
registering and lmpounding dogs. adopted on
June 29, l8 9. are hereby declared exp'red.
SIC 2. That said ordinance be and the same
| 10 hereby 80 amended, - to add the following
section to it, to-wlt:
- hat said license 10 granted for the term OF
one year, and has 70 be renewed on the first
day Of June in each year.
Gro. H. FsEscu. Mayor
Attest, HENRY MI1rELsuscHEs. Clerk.
Aid Rsmm,ng moved tast the assessment of
the City Assessor be received. Carried.
Aid. Rammlng offered the following. which
was adopted:
Rssoiued, That VIM. Burris. Robert Simpson
and Alderman B. Pstsrs are hereby appointed
and requested 10 act as an Equalization Board.
whose duty it ehsli be, alter they received
notice Of such appointment, to adv-rt ise forth-
with in each VI the daily papers Of ,he city,
stating the place and time 81 holding their
meetings They shall continue in session for ten
QO) days, commencing one week after the cay
first advertised. The Equalization Boar shsll
take the assessment book or books for 1861. as
received by this Council from the ass. ssors,
and examine the assessments, correct all errors
and receive ali eomplaints and equaiixe a.
near as possible the whole assessment and
.w.hssp t9euiB" Saa {e!EL ss8sieeo i16oots 10
the city at its next meeting. alter having cor
rected all errors and posted and extended each
page. entering the exact amount Of the whole
on the last page of the assessment book and
Resoiued, That the City Mar.hal is hereby
ordered to notify the above named persons OF
th ir appointment; and
ResoIped That tor the fulfilment of the above
named services, the City Clerk 10 hereby or
lered to issue orders to earh person COM rising
said Board, for the sum Of two dollars per day
Aid. Rsmming fired the following, which
was adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is desirable that the 9 fairs Of
the M,ss,esipt d Missouri Railroad be man
aged again within the limits OF our State. ana
WHEREAS. The N. 4 NJ X. r. Co have called
the annual meeting Of the stockholders Of .sld
Railroad at some day in the month Of June,
therefore be it
Resolved. That the Mayor Of the city is here
by r.oues,ed and directed to correspond with
the different authorities of cities aud counties
along the line of the NJ d NJ. X. H., who are
interest cd in the same, requesting said author
| tiles to provide TO be represented at the meet
| ing Of Stockholders above mentioned, and to
unite in their efforts for The accomplishment Of
the object 90 much desired.
AID. Rammiag offered the following:
Realized. That the Finance Committee be
and hereby is instructed and ordered 10 adver
tise in all the newspapers printed ia the city
Of Davenp rt, ant in the New York Tribune
and New York He ,ald printed in the city oI
New York. and in the National Inteiiigencer
printed 10 the city Of Washington, ID. G.
stating that an AgeIt Of the city Of Davenpor,
viii be on Monday, the 29th day Of July. in
the city Of New York. ready to meet the own
ers OF bonds for our pubhc deot, or tne'r rep
ressntstives and agents. for the purpose ef pre-
pairing q definite and satisfactory settlement
} 10 regard to interest. payments on the city
bonds
Aid. LsClaire moved to lay resolution OF
the liable. Yeas and nays called for
Ayes-Coulthart. Gillstt. LeClaire, Noe
Renwiek, Parker-6.
Nsys-Davenpors, Peters. Ramming. Vein
ert-4.
Aid. Rsmmiog offered the following, whicl
vas adopted:
Resolyed. Thst the City Clerk is hereby o.
dered to issue % order to L Boiee, for tb
I sum Of $500, due to ssid L Boiss, . psrt 9
: his salary - City Assessor.
Aid. Ramming offered tbs following. vhie
!. vas adopted:
Resols>l. That the Finance Committee b
authorized to provide for the payment Of il
: t.rest and of the not.s Of our floating debt an
for the renewal Of those notes. - they deer
|. IL best for the interest Of the city.
On motion adjourned.
MASONIC NOTICE.
The members OF the Davenport Lodge No. ,
A.F.kA.N N arc hereby notified to meet at N,