Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-05

REGULAR MEErrsG, CoUxcvL CHAxBxK,

COtNGt1 e sSOC b T. O1NG0s
, kEGCLAR MEETING, CoUxCYL CHAMBHK, I
Sept. 81, 1862.
Meeting called to order By hi. Honor sh
: Mayor
: Present-Aldermsn Jennings, Mitchell, Cor
p ninghAm, enwick. McCarn, Och.. Noe, Huo
= Wunderich.
J. Minutes Of the last meeting read and aE
: proved
: Petition Of B. s. Glaspell. With reference t
i erronsous assessment. vas presented and r.
: ferred to Committee on Claims.
Petition Of l. II. Coates and others. aekip,
/. that gravel be placed on west Third stree
from poiut ono square east frou
Division street to the west end Of the city, on,
halfof the expense to be paid by the property
: holders. was presented and prayer granted OF
the same conditions tha. the work Of gravel
ling vas done last year.
AID. JENNINGS offered the following
which wac adopted:
Resolsfd. That the Street Commistioner be
author1zhd to proceed forth with to vest Third
street and commence the work at he poin,
desixuated In petition, namely: One eauare
east OF Division street AMI complete the full
extension OF the road to the corporate limits
Resotsed That property holders on said
stiset shall furnish one half Of the cost OF com
pleting the came. and that persons having
teams interested in the improvement be al
lowed to work in their contributions, and that
the whole thing be under the entire supery yis-
ion of the Street Commissioner.
Petition'of 7. D. Eagal and others, asking
permission for Jonathan Booth to erect hay
scales on Locust street near Brady, was
granted.
Petition Of Judge Mitchell and Others. re-,
ferred 20 Street Committee. with power to act
| Petition OF B. f. Wood ward and Others.
asking that certain repairs be made was re.
ferrsd TO Street Committee with orders to re.
port at the next meeting.
Petition of Wise, Pusey 4 Co. and Coate.
q Bro. was referred to Committee on Claims
| and City Attorney.
Communication OF Grant 4 Smith, referring
to Joseph Kingerlee's claim, was referred to
City Attorney.
Special Committee, to whom was referred
the petition Of Mack 4 Co., roper; in favor Of
grapsing prayer. ADOPTED.
Coinniittce on gas matters granted further
time
Street Commissioned bill for street work
ordered pai l.
Communication Of 5. X BE rkley referred TO
Committee on Claims.
Aid. McCARN moved that the Street Con-
nittee have power to settle the bile for work
done on Second street cusvert, rear Warren.
Carried. Alec to settle " hen the work shall
be completed on Marquette street, ard report
ct rex! 10 Getting Of Coun ell.
Communication RON Grant d Smith, with
reference to taxes on Burrows mill property,
was referred to Committee on Claims.
On motion i. was ordered that such police.
meu as were az pointed and lerved on7the 4th
of July last be paid 50 90 each for euch SER
vice.
Petition Of F. II. Schm dt and others, with
reference to condition Of alley in block NJ. 2.
Green's addition, referred to Street Committee
with power to act.
Petition Of John Conway, with reference TO
the danger in which his premises on the cor
ner of Davie and Third streets, stands Of being
washed away, was referred to Street Commit.
tee with power to act.
Petition of j. NJ. Dalzell and many other
merchants. askisg protection from transient
dealers was referred to Ordinance Committee,
Petition of r. NJ. Pretiyman and others,
praying for the passage Of an ordinance for
sealing weights and measures, was referred TO
Ordinance Committee.
Petition of H. +. Claussen with reference
to the erroneous suie Of property for taxes. re.
fuaed to come on claims with power 10 act
Petition Of widow Weleh for re mission Of
taxes vas laid on the table.
In the: matter Of the authority Of the 3un-
eli to remit any taxes the City Attorney st:-
ted that he founy no. ch grant of power in
the City Charter that it could only be done By
an ovsrstretch OF authority.
Aid. JENNINGS called up the following
resolution which had been referred to the CITY
Attorney at the last meeting
RosoIved. That the homeeteads Of widows
and orphans. and of all persons ply sically in
capacitated to perform labor. be ex smpt from
oil taxes this year, provided that no person
having means to pay shall be exempt, and that
it be left to the Marhal to decide.
Aid. JENNINGS CALLED for the yeas. and
nays on his resolution.
Yeas. Jennings. Huot, Ke'ley.:ana Mitchell
-.
Nay'. Cunningham. Noe. :Ochs, Renwick,
and Henderlich. IS; resolution lost.
Aid. JENNINGS moved reconsideration.
which motion vas lost.
The City Marshal submitted the folle wing |
report which was received and ordered on file |
and published
CITY xARsHAL's REPORT.
To the Hon Nayor and aldermen of sia C;tv of
Davenport The undersigned most respsctfuI
" begs leave to report the following to. wit |
Tsxes collected for the year 1862. froro the lst |
Of Angus, 1862, to Sept. 1st 1862. is as follows
Taxes collected on general fund s.. 4,4ss,e9
Received from Police Magistrate. .43.1O
City Clerk. .l54 so
IA Road Poll Receipts. -. 800, 90
IS " incash. 1890
s,l7s7s
=, The above amount. paid over to the City
irsssarsr.fo which, bold their receipts, all ii
which is respectfully submitted.
sep: let 1862. Marshal, City Davenport.
The City Treasurer's report vas received. filed
and ordered published.
DAvssroRr, Sept 1st, 1862,
To His Honor the Mnvo~ o.d c-., -, !