Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-02
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
kHGu. Ar MEETING.

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HE Honor, the Mayor. John K. Henry H.
the chair. He'd the Council 10 order
Prssent-Aidsrmsn Cisusssp, CouIthart
Davenport. Huot. Mitchell. McCarn, Ocbs and
Wuodsrilch.
Minutes Of last meeting were read and ap
proved
Petition Of John n. Leggstt. praying per.
nission to build frame building ON the cor
ner OF Harrison and b,h street, ~ be used I, Z
= coal office. was prss nted and referred to
tue Fire aud Water Committee.
Rspor. OF the City Engineer. tog ether with
pr.fi es Of grades q, cert in sre.ts. Wa pre-
ssu,sd. aud 90 molten the -, ort and profile.
ss,s referred 70 Spscis, Comm tee, consist
Ing Of HE Honor. the Mayor. and slheruso
Davenport and Huoi. and that part which re-
fers to G4iaes street, with poser to act.
Aid. CuLLinghsm came in and took hi.
| seat.
Petition Of Peter Goldsmidt and Others IL
| rrts renoe to tbs alley IN block -, was press,
ted aid referred 70 The Sire I Committee, with
instruction TO report what il viii cost.
The Comni'tss 90 Clains. to y hom vss re-
fsrrsd the report u the late Whsrfmasisr, re-
ported that the Msrshsl b. instructed to col
lsct toe balance in the hands Of the lat.
Whsrfm ,ster. which report VAS adopted.
The Street Committee I, whom wns refer
red ,hs ps,ions Of A. G. Fulton. Paul D.u.scl.
and } Bur,is. reported to aloe the petit.
tioLers to Withdraw their petitions. which re.
port wss adopted.
The Street COMMITTEES. 10 whom vas refer
red he -titon OF Is. B Woodward and 9th
sr-. with reference to filling Main street tc
.rads bstwss" 9th aud 9th streets. and 7,h
street b-twesn Main and Brady. Reported 10
grant the prayers of the pstitionsrs, which re-.
port wss adopted
Aid Jones aud Noe came In ssd took their
sssts.
The Street Committee, 10 whom vas refer.
red the stition Of Dr. Olshassen and 9th.
srs. with reference to grade Of 9th street. be-
tween Western Avenue and Harrison street,
reported 10 appropriate 800 towards the grs
ding of ssid Oh suset, bslw@en Harrison snd
Sc"tt streets, which report wss adopted
The Street G. mmit,ss was granted further
time on the petitions OF j. w. Msans and 9th.
ere. and G. g. Blood and others.
The report Of the Street Commissioner. g
". Baker. for street work, for the amount o,
81 ,495 30. vac prsssnt.d, and on motion Of
Aid. WuDdsrich the report was rsosivsl and |
hlsd. and the amount Of the bill vas ordered !
paid
The Special Com mittes, to whom was re
terrsd the matter OF . hulkhssd 10 the Mis. |
s,ssippi river. IN front Of R-pwick' . saw mil,
presented the foiiowin' report. which On mn
Ion vas received and ordered pub .ish ed with |
The procsedipRs.
Extract 10 our Judgment the break. vat |
sr or bulk head c,nnot /, jiriouslv .ffec, tht |
cubic lsndi.Rs Of the city below Iows .trsst |
1t ~iIl however have the .fsct 10 render the
navigation Of the river 10 tho vicinity Of the |
bridge. and the psssine Of rsfts and stesm-
boats through the passages of the came much
more difficult ae in sffec, II will be like closing
up ons entire span Of the bridga-as It will
c.uss oil the water 1t high water to pass in
just thet much lees epscs occupied by the dead
water or eddy caused by the hnlk head.
B b BRAyroN,
II. LAM8AoH
Committes.
The committee to whom vas referred the
matter TO lease the Freight house on the pub
lio levee, wa on motion, Instructed to sdvrr
Iiss ami receive proposals, and rent the sam.
10 The hest bidder
The committee to whom vas referred tn.
petition Of Edward Jennings and others with
reference to nuisance OF slaughter houses. pre-.
.entsd q report. and
Mr. Edward J.nnines vas permitted to ad-
iress the Council on the matter, after which
he r-rort wns sdop'ed.
His Honor the Ma, or. read q communication
II a committee sprointsd by the Board of Su
,ervisors Of Scott g unity. addressed 10 the
; unity Jsil0r. with reference of ps ying for tn.
isepne OF convio's sent by the city authori
h. .. and on motion Z spsci i committee con-
" ting Of the Mayor and the City Attorney
rp Aid. Cl.usssn TO investigate tn matter
Aid. Meta rn Govsd to instruct the Cit,
,Isrk to issus order TO the committee Of
for the cslsbrat II the 4th OF
uly for $25. which motion ives Lost.
ks,a L.. 4 |
Ion IT. IN the committee on invitation far tie
slebrstion Of the coming 4th Of JuIv. which
% notion. ws- accepted.
Petition Of II Shssf and o,hsrs In ref
rence to g'sde Of Farnsm street bet w. cen s,b
nd 9 n streets. was presented spd referred 10
he special oom mmittes o grades.
Petition of Mary Il Hubb.il and Jo..nh
iotie and others. In reference To grsfs o,
!. C. ..ire s,rs.t b., wee 9Th an3 l0,h stree.
vAs presented and referred to the special oom.
pttss on grades
Tho sp.clsl committee appointed to pre..n,
srtsin resolutions to Arjntant General B.-
~ivsd and ordered pnblished With the pro
ssdiugs and placed upon record: r
Your cammit,s appointed /, present esr-
aia ss.oluti"ns to Adj. Gen B. .ker wou d re- '
ore that they discharged the duty imposed
q shem and we're assured by him that hS
'ould comply With the request contaioed IN
hs rssol.tons with % iitlis delay % rossibls
Adopted
Ad. Claus.sn offered the folio . ing:
Res0ivsd That the Ordinance Committee be
,struossd T. report 81 ths next meeting Of the n
ity Council suoh amend msnts 10 the ordinsp Y
- sov existing. which will make city orders
ssr interest at ok per cent. per snoum from
be time Of presentation to the Treasurer. and
~l&n Aea- L..
sot per snoum from . day hereafter TO be
-tsrminsd.
Adopted
AID Cou'thsrt offered the follovinR:
Rssolssd. That the City Clerk issus an .,
o. 90 the CITY Treasurer for one hundred
olisrs ou. Of the wharf proeasds Ia, : h...s,
n. Field 10 part pay 0sot for build.og th.
hsrf hooss.
Adopted.
% motion Of Aid. Hec.rn the question Of i
- exssbtion VI the CITY CsmstAry "a. refer A
a taA All IN 4 m l