Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-13
COUNCIL. PROCEEDINGS.
RTuuLAU MEETING.
CouxclL CuANnss, Feb il,h. 1868

Jennings. Kelley McCarn. Mitchell. Noe, oehs
Renwi ick ard Wunderlch
MiL.t.s OF the Regular Meeting Of January
1sh. 1865. were read and approved.
aii utes OF the last meeting OF February
4th. ls63 were read. and on motion Of Aid.
Jennings they were corrected AS follows, to.
wit:
4 Among the bills ordered paid appears a
, bill ordered pad TO Francis stagienbisi for
he amount OF sl.6o, which shoud la for
! 1 IL days work, ut as eenis per day, the
amount Il which 10 be s. II. The Clerk beg.
ged leave 10 corteot Ad. Jehnings. that the
| al he referred to called fer 81 b. and no
more. and Aid Ochs offered tho FLOWING
A resolution which rsiates 10 instruciing the
Marshal to build crossings 1t the expense Of
the city. should read that AID. JsaniDgs of red
! ssid resolution, aud on motion OF Aid. Noe
where II r.ads Aid. Cunningham offered the
| iOilo wing resolution. Whish fsatss to. that
too Mar.hsi bs instructed 10 lay p's"k cross.
lngs. should rad, Aid Noe offered said res
o'ution, anl were tteu approved
Petition OF John Hornb, anl othera pray
Ing 20 have ssaas:n4s laid ov.r l;th street.
! on ,ns east side ot Brady, also one over
lLth street, on the eaet sd. oi Brady, was
presented. AID on motion o Aid. Aos the
lfay.re Il the petition was granted, and
ElN voc oH'feb Ihe totiowlAR resoiutio F:
Rsso red That the Marsh.i be instructed
10 lay o. ero.sing across 10Th street, on the
Set' side Of Brady.
Adopted.
Ga po,ion of Ald Kelly. Mr ID l. Sho-
rey, Esq. City Attorney. was requss,ed 10
give some explanation on the matter of the
claim OF Aid. Jennings. Tho City Attorney
cana forward aud road IL report OF the Com
M, tee, ard made some verbal explanations
on the matter.
On motion Of All. Wnnlorieh. the repor,
va, received and order. d iilei and ruhilhhed: !:
~ III. Aavor aai Aldermen ~ ths Gty a Ia
venn ~. ~ CouncA a,sembfsa:
w, Is unaersgned have examined the
preeeetiiA4 in relation TO the oasuiug OF see-
mi stree. ,fon whica the claim OF Eiward
j,nniu.s ior 's'sagea Is found i.
ON tIe9th "a, II september. a. - 1851,
on u.ollo4 II Az Jenu.ags, tha report oi the
Commissioners nv On t5s apening q Second
st4ret aas cor tirl.. 1 ty sho City Connoil
Ga ths il,h da, OF December. A. u. 1857,
Ana G,f.t.pg fled her 80 Ion IA the i''ssr',
Go'-rl ot ffis eeunty. n y'fK tert TIE tiiy o'
Davenport he erjoined from op"a'as a.A@ !
street, Tor the reason that chs ,'ad not o''h "'-
lowed any dsmagts for her iana pr"l'oSeo 10
~ taken The etA answer Soil ihg W "" Va
iONS tf lefSIltR ~ 8ha cAt"t "ttN -
hs, -aid ptoeee logs we're sold. aru 'hNN ~
ritv Ought rot to "a 81 ,ired
EtaBt3 J innings b, i Others ned ihsT ,
1ro-- I'll IN the sane case edar.in; the np-
.wer Of ,Ae city, AID paving jtdgn~id Tor The
leness reported ~ the Comm ttr'"nt's
Bat the ifluhetioa IN The tse oi 1an talr- /
.Gf Z Was allowed a. paved for
>ub .eqnetilv on the s,h day Of February /
1885. An,on Geb'er fled bi. .pa''i"" IN he !
.me court asking 10 have the ci.y q Dtven-
sort 81 iainei from collecting the ass.rsnebt
ot thr benefi = reported by the said Con
fur the toason that the whoir pro-
sesdines were il!egs..
Edward jennings wsa made party In tbls ,
,ase, aud lie appeared by his attorney, 1 h
Dootitllv. aud died 4 murrer But tho IN
unciion was made perpetual Tor me reasons
hut III, whole proceedings ". ~ il
esel.
The total amour. OF dsmeges H. the case.
according to the report Of the comsgis,orer. IL
.ight tLousa.d ak hundred and itty seven
dollars
An equal sum Ia benefits wss also assessed. (
The case Of Mr. Jennings is IL no respect +
better than a'y 81 the other parties whose i
iapd was proposed to be taken.
The city has no, taken any OF the land. nnd 7
i is er joined from cole citing any benefits for |
the reason that he proceedings wet@ Illegal.
Mr. Jennings bss had two opportunities to |
bs heaid Of which he has agaled himself
before The lega, ,r bunals Having twice iaii
ei IN he court-, he apph sd 70 the Cay Cuun
Gil IN July. 1861 for relief The matter ~as
referred 10 committee. who reported, recon-
meudiug reference 10 the then CRY Ator-
ney and on the 22d Of August. 1860, the
City Attorney reported adversely to NJ. Jsn-
nings' eiaia. Mr. Jsnniogs 0ss thea heard
by his attorney before the Counoil.
From careful examination Of ihe whole
.nl Jet. we have cone to the co"c.as,on that
Mr Jennings h,s no legal claim for damages n
this casa.
Feb II, 1868.
D l. SnoRET, City Aug.