Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
CouscrL CnA.pss. Apri, iith. $50

Aid. Jennings moved an amendment that
Mr. smith be allowed the amount paid on the
Ioag lot. aud that the sAWs TO applied on
MS lot Loot.
Ret ort adopted.
Aid Mcc.rn presented . bill Of 81. Cen
,ni.i mr. d S6 2b. Ordered I.sil.
Various I III, ior lnmbsr oi Vim. Rsnw
ss,s refer, " -psci.i committee wnh pow
10 Ac, Con a.ittes-Wundsrlich. AcCsrn
.nd D.vsl-r-.
The f.,lo-mg bills were ordered paid:
J N. LsonArl, burying hogs, Ac........S31 20
GhaIles LeonaId.sueet work, a.. .......... }! oo
u. Leonard. coat "
]. u. Lixsett, coal. Ill
John Y. Washburn. hsrdwnre.... 90
10 Claire Estate, Police Magistrates ofacs. ~ IS
Aid Oshs, from Committee on Cislu,s, re-
ported IN favor Of rstuoding II. Darlington
Sc 20 with 9 per- cent interest. Also on cisiI,
u Wm Mackenzt tor taxes doub'y paid. that
petitioner be rsiInhurssd.
A.i Jsnuings m"vsd an amendment that 10
,a.s the ela,m OF Mr. Mackenzie be allowed.
he claim ot JAmts smith bs sls0 allow Cd
Lat by casting vote ot the Mayor.
X port adopted.
Is Il Of Paul rhisseu Of t2l. referred 10 City
Attorney Wit power 10 act.
Biii OF u LeonsrJ Of cal referred 10 special
comui.tes Of Aids. Noe. McCAra and Cun
,nehsm.
AID. Davenport. from Committee on Publ @
Ba,idiogs aud Pub lie Grounds. made report
% c.ining building . freight house on the
city i.nd,ng. Luii over.
u. the hiii OF Kichard.oa, West b Co. the
. ma ttes ::on 9 ntirg asked further time
GRANTED.
On n ,ton Council sfj,urnsd.
John L Henry, Mayor elect. came forward
nd to. The oa,n ol v,hce, and &C upisd the
Iay.,. -sst.
III. newt, elected Alder men and City OH
,srs then quaint si
Mayor li,Lry then ro,eeded 10 read hl.
lnau. .ursl a1drts-:
GsNiLEMkS ' rHr CRY CoUNciL In enter.
tx u.on tbs du ! - Ut AayUr vi inis city. II is
proper that | su"uid acd' sss ou W.. q mun,c-
psi sfi.,ts. aud particularly upon those qu~s-
~,ons that are the nOst prouiinsnt Ia the pub
&c spud. aud make suci, s0Rgestions ~ in my
idgasnt will most contribute ~ the present
to.peri,y mud future " sitate oi our city
Ia a. uai0g III. duties Of my Office. gentle
u.n. feel u degree 4 e,LhJsbce (1OtWi'h-
tad Dg my Osn IL. xreri.Oce,l knoSing that
can rely on your snrport. IN carrying out
such mss susss ss n,sy be desDsd beet for the
..ublIc good Tbs coo1ili.n II our city. ana
u .e.ourc-s. sb uli siaip our earliest consid-
r tiop, aud provirion should ~ osd- for In
rovinx the one. and :i.po.Ibg uf the other. TO
he grrats.t r.eslbc sdvanssg'.
A. mi .ht reasonably b. ex sc,sd eonsi Ger
ny the Iarg smount expended upon them du.
ing the past ear. our str.ets are generally ir
soud con dition, aud should with proper man
,gsm~o,, require comparatively small
.mount 10 Keep them "a order during the pes
~ year.
Tier. are two sources, from which rave
rue tor the improvement oi the strss's sbd
Alleys ui the city. may bs derived Under
;hapt.r II Of the rsv,-sd ordinances, Il l.
rJvidsd ths, every person over ~ aod under
ID years OF ag.. shall bs r.q ,irsd TO labor
hres day . of each y. ar on the s,ree's and al
.-ys IN their respective ssrds. or 10 lieu there
=, pay the su,u ot ~ 20 into tho street iuad
Und.r this provisiou, u properly enforced.
.tr~st revenue .houli DO real Fed. amounting
20 ., least f3 100. Proper bisoks should lie
riLted and pl .c-d 10 the hands Of the street
Camuis. i,nsr, 10 enable him sif-c,us,ly TO
AIRY out the provisions OF this ordinance In
.dduion 10 the poll tax tho Council may levy
road tax mt Exceeding 8 miiis on the col
ar A. beinrs sts,sd, our roads being g@n.r
,liy Ia good condition, \ levy not exceeding 2
nils on the dollar. Tor the present. year. would
be amply suffsi mt.
The fund thus raised will be moot sdvants.
.sou.iy expended. shuuld the work uron cur
streets aud alis.s. ~ lar ~ prscticsbls. b~
lone by contract ! would suggest the Adop-
ton OF this course.
Go ID faith req QI,res that the sxpe' di'urs or
- ri. MD = in he I'm
levied ard eulisc ed for that purpose. nd that
ne g. mai fund be spp',,d ~xciuiv-ly TO de-
rs,iag other current .xpsnsss. and T. the
osy snt Of the Outstanding debt. Actiog Ia
. ,oordsDcs with these vis~,. shall expect sl,
orders uron the City Trsssursr TO specify
p.r ,eulsr fund upon which T. sy ere drssn
Under ths recent decisioH OF the supreme
,var, VI this Stste. the Coaneil bss authority
90 levy and collect tax not exceeding 8 mil
70 the dollar. upon the tsxabis property VI
hs CITY. ihis autho ity 10 Understood 10 br
.dd,tionsl to that Tor raising the road fund
,he assessed value OF tsxstls properly 10 the
,ity hi. ear wili probably be aboot a. O00,. |
400, sui with . levy Of mitls. she city r~ve.
,us tor general purposes viii he about f20-
40, snd ad.ii.iousi revenue of st ! ss, ~ 500
ny bs derived from police fsss, iic-ness.
~ha,fage. rent OF oft.vsr. msrsst house. etc.
Feom ih.s. vsrions sourc.s 81 revenue u u
'mpossibIs. Ut prssent. to fiud msAns sufficient
y psy ths vho!s Of ths aceruinS IN
ssrsst upon our bond d debt Daring
the las. year about $40 900 II the Ci',
Indebtedness va psid With s'i,"
-cvnont II - rroh.bls that . lsrssr sum ma,
~ sPpriatst tor thu, cuvpase du.iast pres.
- var. When you hsv. ed - ie Q ed
- isrk- . tx - the ehsrt.s sstb.sia-s, s0d
,ppii~i s,, that 10 no, sb.olais'y rsqaHsd 4"
t-trsv current ssp-"sss. 70 the hqrid .tioa oi
tbs C,'y debt. your daty viii have been per.
ssu,sd
1hs FIasasa COmmittss should b. directed
eer.e.c"nd vth the Trss-ssss Of the Chics.
{. 4 R'~t leland II ~ Road Compspy. 70 ssssr.
- whs,hss any arrange merit rsn Ie 0sds
- Ne sals q ssS1sass Of ths sleek owssd by