Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-04


sna one mile below. oasshe niss'ssipps river
to the opposite shore. This license does not
confer upon this conpsuy any exclusive PRIV.
ilege Whatever. And - public grants are
ecnstrsed strictly aeslDss The graetee, -
privileges are conferred here BY inplication. !.
No right passes 70 this coopsny except what
| is ezprsssly ststed in The heeese. They have
then. simply, . ferry licsnse. And there is
reserved to the public the right 70 establish
other ferries at this poiat: the fi3he TO erec.
bridges the right 70 establish any mode Of
transportation o. Of psssege aeross The river,
that the convenience Of the pubic may re-.
! quire. D. I. SacRHY,
= miss III X, n City Attorney.
| Alderman Wuudetlich offered the following
Rssolsed, That this Council instruct the City
Clerk 10 issue an order Of seventy five dollars
to Thomas Hulceone' ~ Co., on account Of
quArrying rock in the city quarry.
| Adopted. v -. -.t -
Aid. Andersen offered the following:
| kesolred, That all street work which can not
be done by persons who choose to work out
| their poll tax, and the expense Of which will
| probably exceed the sum Of $3.50 shall be
! given out BY the street committee. alter proper
notice In been given, 70 the lowest aud BEST
bidder. -ss~ ~ prr~
Aid. Coulthart moved to lay the resolution
on the table. which motion received the follow
| ing vote: Yeas Aid. Coulthart, Cunning
ham, Huot, James. Mitchell and Wunderl.ch-6.
Nays: Aid. A dresen, Claussen, Davenport,
Hrschl, Acca n and Noe-6.
| Motion to adopt the resolution received the
following vote: Yeas: Aid. Andersen Claus-
scn, Davenport, Hrschl, McCarn and Noe
Nays: Aid Coulth, ,rt, Cunningham, Huot,
Jones, Mitchell end wunderich-6
hn nrdi ~ t..a taI fhn FOL.
lowifg ordinance.
| On motion the rules were suspended and the
ordinance read a second time, and was adopt.
ed by the following vote
| Yeas: Aid. Coulthart, Cunningham, Daven-
| port, Hirschl, IIuot, Mitchell, McCarn-7.
Nays: Aid. Andersen, Claussen, Jones, Noe
and Wunderch-5
AN O.DrsANc to amend an ordinance entitled
IAN ordinance to amend chapter twenty-four
of Revised Ordinances.''
Be IL enacted byG the City Council Of the City
| Of Ddrenport That the Ordinance which was
passed and approved, May 8, 1857, and which
is entitled IAN ordinance to amend chapter
twenty four Of Revised Ordinances" be and
the same is hereby amended by striking out OF
| said Ordinance the following East Of Iowa
| street, and in that portion lying W, st of Scott
street"
Passed and approved March 81, 1864.
| Attest: HEskY MIr1xLBuscgEs, Clerk.
| AID Coulthart offered the following:
Resolred, That the Street Commissioner is
hereby authorized to build culvert on Perry
street, between 10th and 18th streets, with
| plank or rock; and the street committee de-
tcrmine what material may be used for erect
ing sa culveft.
Adopted.
On motion of Aid. Noe, the Fire and Water
comniittee were instructed to ascertain and re.
port at the next meeting, what the least will be
to procure building near the Depot, for the
fire engine '"PiIot." p
Aid. Coulthsrs offered the following:
RESOLVED, Tha the City Clerk shall keep his
Office in the City Hall, in the same room with
the City Marshal, after the 6rst meeting OF the
Council Of April next.
Adopted s
Aid. Coulthart offered the following:
Rss0lred, That the Street Commissioner 10
hereby instructed to build q stone wall en- the
north side Of Main street, commencing at the
east line of Mound street, and carry the " II
east far enough to protect the street and make
it safe for travel Referred to Street commit ttce
Adopted. 3s,
Aid. McCarn offered the 70 lowing:
Resolred, That the Ordinance Committee be
instructed to report an ordinance at the next
regular meeting providing for compensation to
| be paid to the Aldermen and to the Mayor for
the next ensuing year.
Adopted.
Aid. Coulthart offered the following:
Kesolued, That this Council instruct the
Street Committee to report at the next meeting
what will be the cost to erect culyert on
| Perry street, between 10th aud 18th streets,
| a d receive bids for the same.
| Adopted.
AID. Claussen offered the following
Resolced, That the Gity Attorney is hereby
| aut orizcd to enter into a stipulation with A.
| C. Fulton to have matters in controversy be-
tween the city and said Fulton with reference
| to the vacation Of certain town lots be deter.
mined by an agreed case. Adopted.
| Aid. Claussen offered the following:
| Reso'red That at the ensuing annual city
election to be holden on the first Saturday in
| April next, to-wit: on the second day OF April
A. D., 1864. for the purpose Of electins a
| Mayor, a Marshal Treasurer, and Clerk
ana also one Alderman Tor each ward, polls
shall be opened 10 receive ballots in the place 3
hereinafter designated, and that the persons
hereinafter designated be appointed to act as
Judges and Clerks of said election in their re-
spective wards 1.-The polls to be opened at .
o'clock A. NJ, and kept open until o'clock
+. N. OF said day.
FIssr WAkD-Polls to be opened at the
| house of A. Lenglachner. Judges-Samuel
Hirschl, Enos Tichenor and Edward Jennings,
| the Latter also to act rs Clerk.
SEcoyp WAaD-fols to be opened at the
house Of j. voss. Judges 4. Geisler, D..
Higgins and Francis Ochs, the latter also TO
! act as Clerk.
THIsD WAsD-Polls to be opened a. the
Court House. Judges-John Wunderlich, II.
| v. G.ldea and Daniel Severance, Sr., the latter
also to act as Clerk.
| FoUs1H WAsp-Polls to be opened At the
| City Hall. Judges-C. w. Verder, j. J
Brown and Eliel Peck, the latter also to act as
| Clerk.
! FrrrH WARD Polls to be opened at the
! Pennsylva House. Judges Frank Watson,
| w. g. Robinson and E. Y. Lane, the latter also
to act as Clerk.
! sixth WARD-Polls to be opensd at the
School Houee in East Davenport. Judges-J.
n Frixzeli, l. d. Sears and Wellington Scott,
| the latter also to act as Clerk.
| Adopted. s.
| Aid Wunderlich moved that when the
| Council adjourn it be to meet on next Wed.
nesday evening at ! o'clock. Carried.
! On motion Council adjourned.
| Attest: HExRY MirrELBuscHsR, \, Clerk.