Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-26
Total road fund expenditure. :. s12 751 81 .,

Provided the estimate of 800 coNecfabe
pol 10 correct buIGnce u road fund u 200 81
Outsta di' g GAINS against the foaa fun
AID woik order d Septem uei 7tn will am ,un,
Ga ou' 5000; all Of wbich Is Respectfully
submitted. Che. KAUFMAN
Guy C.efk.
Report OF City Engineer, in regard 10 grade
If Fr Mt street, between H4riison ard Ripley
streets, was referred 10 the Comm tee On
Grades, with power TO aci, provid, d tie pro-
erty bolde,s give written consent 10 the
change of the grade.
Ali. Rupge repor.ed as to petitions Of NJ.
Mccullough.
Un m, ton Of AID. Jones, the prayer of the
petition was granted.
AID Parks, Chairman Of the Committee
on Sidewalks, iepor ed tha. the petition of
l. u. Easai aud othe,s was granted .aud r L
Parker hsve the privilege Of Ia, ing tour
ieet sidewalk, and have time to the tissI Uf
November to dui,h the same.
T.e si ms Con m,ttee ieiu,ned petition Of
Paul D Itr ck and Charles Hard a. no, grau.
ted, ana offered the foliuwii
I uo raniC ..,,.rfad hot . .Lo IA
walk Oh 8 i street may be eve Ieu. 49,
The Committee on grade offer cd the fol.
low ng report:
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council of the
Guy Of DatsmPort:
lhe co.nmiteee on grabs, to whom was re
er ed The pc itioG ot O.lo Cioupe. IN reoara
The grace Of the side Tx on the es,, ,ide
of Harrison street, between Fifth and six h
'Ueets, bess leave 10 repor. 70 your no, orabie
bndy that we have sxamined the said side.
aalk aud are ia favor Of leaving The eide.
Walk al the present grade and if .ae Cou..ou
change the grade q. any time TO tn q, io,na,
grad" chat Tie city be at TIE exuense of ,e
laying said walk.
We @"uiu .ur her state that the sidewalk
'" % DOT come IN con formity of The graae o
side aaIks on sixth street ald If brought to
he oIi.iaal grade It would make a hisn stet
md make i dangerous tor travel.
JANIS CoULTHART ! Committee
K. Lowry ! On Grades.
Adopted.
lie Committee on claims asked furthe,
inc; granted.
AID. Eornby was requested to bring III.
bill for SIDE walks. Layed before the mex
Council.
he ill Of II. D nahue for fire department,
S6.46 was ordered paid.
All. Hernby moved to order the ty Mar
hal TO repair the sid~aik at the Gil, Hol.
On notion of AID Noe the matter was refer.
red o he coNmit &c cn pubic grounds ann
Dui dines.
His Hunor, the Mayor, approved Jesse
Teagarden policeman, TO do the business al
h Po ice M4gietra - office.
Un m ,.,on Of AID Anderson the appoint.
ment Was coufi, med by The City Counc,L
Tn Or finance Com Dit.se asked tor iurth r.
time Granted.
All. A Dire en- offaci the following:
Res0lued, Tnat tue COmmit'ee on g adj *.
anime The grade on iId s,,c., oppos,t
block, Is aud II. In the city Of D venport,
ard report o. the same al text NEE iDg.
Adopted.
AID. Noe moved TO discharge the Special
Com mi tee, to whom the petition Of r. Troop
vas referred. Lost.
Al. Horribly of red the following:
Resolved, That the ordinance est4 blishins
dr- II IL IL the city Of Davenport i. here
~ rope lied, and that the Ordina ce Commit
tie be requested to aw a lev ord nance 10
.1e effect that two thirds ot the bona ida
roperty holders in any block, 10 any part Of
the cry, may establish fIe laws 10 same.
Laid on the table.
A d. Noe movsd % instruct the Ordinance
Com nittee to report an end fnent to the
ardinaLcs establishing fre limit SO . 70 81.
low property holders in places not 10 the Gre
Ii Dits 20 guard them elves against TIE q &c.
Il. q Of frame buildings ny a wo.thirds vote
and teition to the City Council. LAID On lh-
I ,ble ! mex m .eung.
Aid. KuDge offered The following:
Rssotved. Tha the City Clerk b. instructed
to issue order for the sum Of 6fsy d liars
TO lhe Chief +, giuerr, TO pay Tor the refresh.
meDt The dremeu received on parade day, the
balance, II aay, to be divided between The
differen. 6re companies.
Auop.ed.
On motion the Council adjourned.
AID. Can. KAUFMAN,
Ciay Clerk.