Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-09


ably, The affairs oi the county are in a
good condition as could be expected
SmAwLs. Sn,wLs.- 4 splendid assort-
mcnt at Whi-ler's. Mozambique >hawls,
Challie Shawls, French Merino Shawls,
Cashmere Si.awls. SILK Shswl,. Brocha
shawls 3tavtf
NEW TrlrGeArn Goa Company has
been formed in Iowa City with a capital Of
| So 900, for the purpose Of constructing a
telegraph line from some point Oh the Mis-
sissippi river 70 some point on the Missouri
river The project may come to maturity,
but we doubt IT,
Do.I waste your time looking all over
! town for the best groceries. Every scnsi-
bic man know, that Parks & Hosmer keep
the genuine article anl sell a little cheaper
| than any other store in the city. Give them
4 call; vou will save tinc and money both
besides keeping peace in your families.
S1nAwarEgY FESTIVAL. The ladies' Of the
PRESBYTERIAN Church of this city coutcm-
plate giving Strawberry Festival and Pair
IN the course Of fcw days at Metropolitan
Hall. the proceeds Of which are to be applied
| to the inprov cement Of the Church edificc.
Strawberries. cream, ETC.. will not bc IN un-
popular subject TO Investigate fnll pariic-
ulars will be given Tn due season.
IIGlr I>FA.Ti.y. - Capt. Cannon : com
pany Of Cadets, composing about forty, ac-
tive. intelligent BOYS, have been provided
with fire-arln, through the Kindness of Gen.
Baker. They marched down tc the governs
rnent Store-roofn under oar Office last even
ing, ard received their rifles with great ap-
parent satisfaction. Good fo: the boys
they Will distinguish themselves some time.
Gas LcHr-Ihe streets Of our city are
10 be lighted once more This seems almost
too good to be true, bat aueli seems % be
the case At a special meeting ot thc City
Council last evening The report, As agreed
to bv the committee on the part of the city.
and the officers OF the Gas Company. WAS
agreed to, and now the entire matte: oi de-
ciding the disputes betwcrn the rontcnding
parties re sts with the rc!crees--.)u.ige Ben
nett, John G. Bills, ESD, ana james Arm
strong, Esq. 1t may be mont. yet before
the =, lamps are lighted, bat tina: VIC are 10
have light upon 4 dark subject i certain.
t,s.I P.lt,I tt-
all parties fair warning that l,c has prepared
his documents. and that on Saturday
morning he will commence killing all dogs
found in the streets that have not been
muzzlcd according to law, without regard
to ownership. breed. Or value. THIS Is no
pleasant lob. but the Marshal has no choice
but to ,lisc,larac his duty, as laid down i'll
the ordinances Of the city. He trusts that
dog owners will comply with the law and
save him the trouble Of executing these an
imais. Let no man blame him for doing
his duty in thi, or any other respect.
prKs,x..-Our respected fellow citizen.
Tx x-Ma, or Henry. returned home few day,
since from New York and Washington,
where he has been stopping FOR some weeks
looking after the interests OF fhc NJ. a NJ
and the Pacific Railroads Iic reports mat
tcvs progressing quite ia,crahli.
There are now about four .,;sidrod men
at work grading the NJ. & NJ. Road between
Crinneil and Newton, and probably three
hundred more engaged Oh the Pacific line
wrs: of Omaha Every ,Ncrtion !, made to
procure labor, and the only question OF
reaching Dcs Mcnes by the first of next
January is that Of procuring men 70 do the
grading. Everything else is amply provided
for
CirY BOARD OF EouAIlzArIoy.-Sin"c the
goth Of last month and until quite recently.
the Board appointed by the City Council
consisting of Samuel lIirschl. &. 5. c. Dow
and c. II. kent-to equalizc the assessment
rolls of the city, have been in session, and
the work has been most thoroughly prose
cuted Credit is due them for exercising
some Judgment in changing the figures
found upon the Assessor books. The
property about the business part of the city
has undergone thorough overhauling, and
in most instances has been materially raised.
The Board increased the assessment on
Real Estate xZbu.ouo
Personal property ty..........-...... l4"ooo
ACtiI f'v,v'v
They found assessed ........... IS, 6S5. 400
Assessment now stands. ......... - ,os5, 400
and upon this the taxes of the year are to
be raised. The Board has discharged its
duty faithfully, and deserves the thanks Of
the public for taking decisive stand and
assessing property at something near its
| real value.
| 1t is we'll to state here that the assess
ment upon which the tax Of the present
year is based is eight mills OH the dollar
three for road purposes, and five for all
other purposes-a gross amount of s32,-
GS3, 20, to be raised by taxation in our city
this year.
But, if we may judge Of the future course
of the present Council by its action during
the ten weeks of its existence, S32, 200
would hardly answer, for we are officially