Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-05


An,ousxm Nesuxo, Oessn CaAnsxn.
Apsil 4th, 1862.
nj. Honor. sas Mayor. Geo. u. French 10
N. chair called the meeting to order.
p,e.xxr.-Ald. weinert. Kaudnsn. Gi''e's
D.yenoort. Cealthsst. Glassmsp. Peters s0s
Renwick.
Minutss Of meeting March 9Th 1907 '">
April "a 1859 we're read and approved :.
p..i.ion Of Cbarles Herman and oso''' -
rela.,ou TO gutter on Second street VS. p.ss'..
al which vas referred to Commute % '''''
70 report a. the next meeting
p..,,;on Of Goos and Lsisner ssk'ns W
,,..,., "a ,emovs . frame bss'd'ng VI. ~
s.uted. and on motion vss re.'''e. ),
m,...e on Fire and Water. WIN p'"
p..,,,o, If Maria Schaen relating 20 CRY,
a.,t vas presented and referred
- Commute on elaine. .
n",;,;o, Of u.,hilde schaeI. relating 70
c;,v order lost, was presented sne =. =.
the petition was referfeu ~
Claims with power to Get. =.
...,.m.at Of tax sales. eert'ncates u
r..hIo. / Ceebis. was prevented sna On no
.,on ,.ferred TO Committee on Claims Win
petition Of J. ". and others TO relating 9Th
81. sewer. was presented and on motion wse
referred to Street Commit and Street Com
m;.soners with power to act.
Petition of F. W. Watson ssking for per-
rni..;ou to cree. an Office on the southeast cor
ner Of Brady and the leves. to be used for
steam boat packet Office. was presented and on
motion the petition was referred to select
committee. consisting Of AID. Gillett. Rsnwick
and Davenport.
Petition IL Charles Hill asking permission to
remove frame building was presented and
an motion was referred to Committee on Fire
and Water. with power 10 act.
AID GILLErr offered The following ordi.
nance and moved suspension Of the rules. to
nut the ordinance to a second reading. Car
ried.
On motion, the ordinance was read . second
time. and was adopted by the following
vote:
YKAs-Coulthart, Davenport. Gillett, kauf-
mann, Peters and Weinert 6.
NAYs-Glassman and Renwick; 2.
AN ORDINANCE relating to deputy collec'
tor
BE IL enacted BY tn. City Council of the City
If Davenport.
Sci That the City Assessor shall be the De.
H. E.sN d <HF
Nav, until the last day OF December OF each
year.
SEC. 2. /. shall be the duty ofthe Deputy Col
.c,or to collect under the direction and at the
Office of the City Collector Of the city OF Da-
venport. all taxes and assessments. to eep a
separa.e book, wherein shall be entered In sev-
erai distinct columns the amoI nts OF cash,the
amounts IL city orders and the amounts OF
road tax receipts received in payment OF said
taxes and Assessments, and to pny ever each
and every day the amounts 50 collected to the
City Collector.
SEC. 3. The Deputy Collector shall qualify as
the City Collector, but his bond shall not ex-
coed 81 900, subject TO the approval OF the
City Council.
SEC a. The salary Of the CITY Collector shall
be for the 8 months term OF his office. 1920
payable monthly. Passed and approved.
GEO. II. FaENcu.
April 4.h. 1862.
Attes, HENRY MIrrLKBUscHKR, Clerk.
AID. WElNERr presented the following
which on motion was referred to the Ne,
Council.
TO the Mayor and Aldermen of Davenport
The p.ron-s.i"~ 0f . csrtnIn piece OF lLnd o
the north side Of Main street, east Of Thir
teenth street, East Davenport, gave notice t
your committee and street commissioner tha
10 intended to fence bic property. BY doiog
90 Main Street will have no outlet. aud com
municatiou will be stopped with that part o
the country that found an entrance there. II
open Main street, that i. to cut down the bluff
will cost not short Of $4,000.
II. WEINERr, Street Committee.
The report of City Treasurer was presented
and on motion, was receive filed and order
ed published with the proceedings.
DAVENPORT. April 1, 1862
To His Honor the Mayor and Gentlemen Of thu
City Council!
The uodsrsensd bsgs leave 70 report
10 your honorable DO " the folio wing list o.
receipts ard expenditures for the month o.
April, 1862: