Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-11
DAVENPORT. IOWA FRIDAY MORNING. JULY II. 1852 -
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wsr.xAs. Tf.,li.ig..iop b.swesn the City oI
Davenport ard the DavsapOA Gas Light and
Coke Company. has terminated adversely to
che city. and The contract Tor lighting the pub
lie lamps ha6 been sustsined. and
WHERrAs.f Tire 10 nefthegsvisdom nor econ.
my 10 snRsRIug in further litigation. it being
now svideokthat The city Vii have 70 comply
wnh sbs terne Of ths, contract. and uu!sss the
matter 10 coepi romisej. will be compelled t"
pay for gas t1pplied 10 all the public lamps oI
The city thsnfoee
Resolved That the City Attorney bs sutbor'
'ssd and discted 10 settle With the Gas Com
any for ~ bassupp!Rd 10 the punlic' lamp
posts in sept.s 1893. provided said compan,
cent decision et the Supreme C.uIts to Wit :
i46 lanpe iDstSad Of 1876.
Re,olysd That the City Attorney be furth-
sr authorized and objected to make the bes'
settlement possible NTH eaid Gas Company
Tor their clsia for images, under said con.
@sact. from Oft lei 1858, up TO the date Of
the recent deeision ofthe supreme Court, op
sceous. OF the refussl Of the city to take gss.
and tha. in Gaze no satisfactory settlement can
be made. that the City Attorney be directed
o agree With the Gas Company to submit the
matters TO tn. decision of arbitrator
Reselssd. That The City Attorney Be further
authorized sod directed 70 confer With ssid
Gas Cospapy. ssd obtaip. II possible, . rsd;-
feati0H Of said contract, 90 q 10 have tn
number Of said public lamps reduced to Is this
wear. and Increasing 25 lamps each year o. H.
they roach the number lighted unr q y con
tract. viz: ls0 lamps. to be designated b. tn
City Council, upon the assurance TO said Gar
Company in all other particularsthe esid con-
tract for lighting sball be fully carried out.
Bill Of Frank Watson of s2.9G tor the Use OF
tarpsulin, was ordered paid.
The matter of repairing cslverts on Secon
street was. on motion Of AID McCarn, referre
to the Street Comanittee. With power to act.
Aid. KELLY offvled the following, which
wss adopted
Resolv'd Thatlhe wSrs on 4.h street be
suspended untilt the amount subscribed for tn
same by indivlduals. be paid in cash.
On melton the Committee on Repairs Of
urth street wsa discharged, and a new com
mit,ee. compesed Of Aldermen Davenport,
Kelly and Cunningham, was appointed in
their stead. With Instructions TO have the re
pairs on Iowa street, from I'd to Sd, carried on
at the same tigpe.
o. motions Council adjourned Till Wednes
day at O'Clock p N.
:. Tuos DnRMoDr, City Clerk.
AWFUL DEsrRUoTIoS OF PROPERLY
Fhesquestion Of The right to build q new Rail
rcadpridge across the Ohio, above Wheeling.
came Up in Congress the other day. II was
warmly argued on both sides. AmoDgothers
SENATOR Wilkinson, who had the NEGATIVE Of
the question. brought up the caae of Gs bridge
a. this ropt as a great destroyer/f life and
apd as s,andidg rsfson why no
more bridgeS should be built afoes navigab'e
rivers, and, q cap the climaE informed the
Senate tha. not les, than s;rlj r4ssels had been
~vecked on ths, Missis,ippi/Ra Bridge
'';thin Tie past year! NJ one corrected the
gentleman. bseauie no 6ns knew spy more
Il an he did ab 'ut h pgbbably. For the news
Of this alarming DESTRUCTION of property IN our
midst. the public ar greatly indebted to the
learned and we'll kdQ Congressu an he is
eminently fitted fa s\as in the present Con-
gress
We had ,ao9fas all e Will. that there
had been scarjsIy rub ssainst the bridge
here tor the pfss twelve moi this; but if sena-
tor wilkius@ Is rish, in hih assertions. then
all We bav(t to say is tha. weNave lost some
choice loekl items during that tkne. !.
CB61cE patterns SUMMER Silks,
Laws. shawla and an endless variety Ct Toilet
nisk max, just opening at Whisler's.