Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-25
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I July 2sd, 1869. r
CoPoeil called 10 order BY his Homo, th.
AsyoA Geo. b. French.
PrsSlnt-Aldsrmen Davenport. Oehs< Nee
heCarA Rsavisk. Wundsrlicb. Huot. Kelly.
Mi,ehs q Cunningham and Jsonisga
Aionts> Of last mseti: 6 read and spptovsd.
Aid. DAVENPORT moved that the tll pre-
ssn.ed by IL Davenport Gas Light ad Coke
Company oftos4 10. and for the nonh Of o.
sobsr. 1858. b paid.
Aid. RENWICK moved to refer tht same to
the Consulted on Claims. Carried. =
Aid. DAVENPORT moved that tbs resolu-
tions on the GasA usstion. offered ats previous
meeting. be ,akde up and read-asf 70 lows:
wuEREAs. The litigation bstwee, The City Of
Davenport and The Davenport Gat Light aed
Coke Company, hes terminated Adversely to
the city. and the cdptrsct for lighting the pub.
lie lamps has been iastsined, and
WHEREAS, There il neither wisdom nor econ
omy 10 ENGAGING in iorther litigjtion. 1t being
now evident that the. city will ftpvs to comply
With the terns Of that contract. snd unless The
matter 10 compounded. will be compelled TO
s H.y for g.: .up9,.d u all the Pot's lamps Of
Re.clved, That the City Attorney he author.
ICED and directed to settle with the Gas Com
pany for the gas euppl'ed to She public lamp.
poets 10 Sept. 1858. ptovid<d said company
will settle upon the bssts turti.hed BY the re-
cent decision Of the Supreot Courts, to Wit !:
LAG lsmps insssad Of lsa
Rssolssd. That the Ut1 Attorney be farth-
sr sushssissd sod dlrssttd 10 osks The beet
sstslsoeot possible With. sfid Gas Company
'oe their claim for dsmatet. under said con-
tract. from Oct lst. l86<rfpp to the date Of
the recent decision Of the upreme Court. on
account Of the rsfusal Of b city 10 take gas,
and that in eses no setisfst pry settlement can
be made, that the City a kSrney bs directed
to agree With the 0ss Cod >Aoy te submit the
matt~rs to the decision OIL bitrat 70.
RssoIved. That the Cit Il Attorney be further
authorised aud directed Stoa confer With ssid
Gas Company. and obtaie possible msdi-
vfeatio~ Of said contrsc6 u .. to have the
lumber Of said publtc is9ps feduced to Is shis
year. end increasing 26 empVescn year. untn
they reach the number fgh,ed under the con.
tract. viz: 1856 lamps, = be ds4ignated by the
City Council. upon tbe sssuraAce to said Gas
Company 10 oil other psrticu'ass the said con
tract for lighting sh.'kbe fully carried out.
Aid. JENNINGS mp''d that the resolutions
be adopted.
AID. RENwIcK 4o''d to Ia! the r''olu-
tions on the table.
AID DAVENPORT could 60. aS reason for
laying the resolutions 90 the tabls it would
extsnuats litigation. and he offered the resolu-
tion in good faith % heavy tax payer Of the
city. :.
Aid. JENNINGS thought that the city
should fulfill its contract with the company
be would 60 for . fair settle msnt pr compro-
miss at once; sSttls the qusstiop as honest
men should do.
Aid. RENwI6K wa. f.vor.bl. 10 settle
m-nt with the company. but not in the way
suggested BY The resolutions iu question the
city vas unabltto fulfill the contract with TIE
company.
AID. MCCAIN wanted to hear .xener.l e.
precision Of opinion among the Aldermen. lie
vas opposed 10 laying the resolusssns on the
table. The question vas not upon the ability
Of the CITY t. pay. but upon the Legality Of The
contract. II he could be satisfed y to the
number Of lamps the city is bound tb psy for
lighting. be vas willing to come up to the con.
tract. He would start BY lighting Is lamp.
at first.
Motion b lay on the table prevailed. st
Aid. JENNINGS offered the folio u 4g rsse'
luton:
Resolssd. That the City Attorney be author
iced TO settle With the Davenport Gse Lieh,
and Cdks Company, In accordance With The
decisisn Of the Supreme ourt provided tha,
said company shall light Is lamps this year
and ijcrsass after the 6rst year 10 the rktio ol
Is lamps per year. until the number Of lac
lamps DO attained. and that sll debts nov du.
said company shall be fully discharged " thu
city Of Davenport.
AID. wUNDERLICH moved to lay tie re,
solution on the table. Lost.
AID. JENNINGS wished {, have the matter
ssttlsd-not . have oil the lamps lighted .,
|, ,1ncs. but BY degrees he could not zee any Zee
bon Why 1t shou.d not be done.
| Aid. RENw1CEs66srsdsss following reiSl
luton a. =. .ub.)( Tat. te,Al s(n.iDes' r.sels
wzz.zAs. b Chapts, Is oEths Revised
Ord,sassss o. sIths Cisy Of Ns,sab bsss. sqetsia
privileges vsks ssessusd by ed city upe,
The DsvsnpesA Gao Laehs Ceks C.mpepy
and one Of the Aendl dltioss t6sreqf ". that ID,
s.,d Dsvsopors GAj Nghy 4 yoks Company
should fursish to said city. ssybbty five pabl,s
Ian p-pes.s Il % many ,s6slL Lbs required and
WzsssAs. o. shs q 6ta.ak Jass. AID
1857. the Jssy Council khorissd Aeooo,stes
| 70 Aesignsts the pla66 for ssi6 sseVQpty 6v<
ismp .pSs,s which wss done {
wAsasAA he 9cisybs u DavstporA ha,
not aathsssssd the sfeetiob Of sny dher hub
ns lamp poss bat the said Gas Light hni
Coke COmpsoy. have from eims q stsAs. gw)th.
sss tha- Anihosisy Of sosssat Of NJ stt1 d
eavsnpost. srs>esd esetaislothsr laa)p ,pesak o.
the public sseeele; Therefore b. II "a ~ u.
k.selssd. Thet ell lamp peste sr( ased o1tbt
puoiie eerssss Of ths ely, txe>6si IL ssvsjty..
nvs pnbhe lamp. Iosis dssgpa, % IS ooaid Car
tse Is. and put ab der me dir}e,sah II IS.
saia ee~nittes. have bsaa er%s,A siikeJs Is,
aashority Or ebsssss d Tie Cls1 1CsaeaIk r q,
eaey q Dsse6pors. aud are Of poblsg lamp.
psssa. sbd ths Couesll .esll 81 efdeefAe nv
II tAest TT lighting tha eaa9M ihs1I IeIeed I
i dnehts1. Aud tie. sead plssaoel e. .iiek
Cll csks osePaay ~ kaese ssta1s1 3 =