Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-04-13

.COUNOlL R0OC8eDlNsss
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sAaa Cvun Culpe Aps1 -. ~.
Ald. Dsvsseoss, Mayer pro -. - Ne
Chair, called Oeunsll - sedes.
PA1nm.-Aldeosa Asdesces. Ueeaese'
CeuIthast. Dsssspoet, Davis, hiseseL nessey'
Johsss, Nee. nAsihss, Parks And k.age:
IA Rssses Lowry, Mayor slsSs. cane see-
vasS ssd ssek bic ssss, end rad his lsesgs-
sal, - 1ellsvs:
0sss,smss ef ~ Oty CssseI:
The Mayer y required b ths cey Oh.stee'
= soanusissts - The City Coaasil. sach 70.
iesostion and seeoO0eod sosh msssosess -
in his spisios. nay tsnd 70 ths iop'evs.ens
Of The 6aaasss. The health. sssasity. sootess.
snd sssansat d ths city. Usdw eas e.sesse
the whole dssy asd rs.pessleility o. 'sels!ssss
Tor The city y vested In Ne Beard Of Alder
mea. and = yos. eenusmeu ef the Clsy Coss.
eli. and not 20 Ske Mayer. the sitissns et Dsvs
export must look sos Oh lsglslatloa. Il y esly
In eAse Of Tie vess tha4 Shs Mayer 80 iasss
| iere II lsaialaliso-lasthse thasA 0ss ~.
oausndalsas. wulaehs - psoolsss - 70
hev beosselv asd oaiehlslly I vill disohssgs
Ne dsslss s( Msyss bus yin leave that sef
ths sisissas q Dsvsnpost 70 dsssemtne astsf
the espirssisa q ~ o@sisl tern. Under ~
sirss9s.snsss vill ] b saSdidsts for r..
election.
Assordise % the pristsd reports Of ths ~.
sious Finance Commitlees ~ the past tsw
years. The bonded debt Of she city sppesss se
pressat TO BE- aboss t9sl 500. The reports Of
ths City Treasures daring shs period when
The interest vas paid On these bonds agree
with che statsasnts made BY the various n
nssee eo0nistess. an Informed that no
ssssvd Whatever has ever been kept Of any Of
The various issues Of our city bonds. All good
business men kssp eonstansy 10 view shs
amoust Of their isdsbssdnsss. % thst they
nav. rsder eli elreanstAssss. bs able - mset
theif epRseemeata. Il b 10 bs very mueh re-
xrettsd thai orr city lid net follow this ruls.
Il order to asssstain, II possible. the exact
smouat Of our sily Indebtedness. would re-.
ommend 10 the City Oouneil 70 appoint com
mittss to iavsstigass this matter thoroughly.
Duripe the past year the bonds known % the
G. / / l. RR. bonds have oil been taken up
eni cancelled, with the exception OF seven, /,
and there IL . fund Of 81, 600 in the hsnds Of
&. ". Dunham, Eaq., VI New York, 10 meet
these bonds, when found. The city levied
special tax to meet the payment Of interest on
The bonded debt down 70 and including the
year 1850. Under the dssision Of the Su.
creme Court sseh levy b declared illegal.
For Che purposs Of general revenue yen
are restrained 70 the levy Of tax Of i've
mills on dollar. The valuation will Be. sm
Informed. about %. $50 600. The levy will
produss . rsvsaue Of sbout SIC 900. A rev.
snus from licences, wharfage. market houses,
Ae., will add from four to i've thousand dol.
Lars 70 the general revenue.
| To the receipts and expenditures Of the past
year I would refer you 70 the report Of the
Finance committee. You will see. gentlemen.
By their report, that they hsve lett you
lsbt Of t4Oo.so Of the gsssrsl fond, e2,62l,7o
Of the road fand, and 4S3O.s2 ordered paid at
| their last mseting-msking total Of % $751;
ol. You will also zee BY their report, that il
b not In your power 10 provide means Of pay
ing oil the Interest on the bonded bsbt 80 It
aeeeues, but you will have done your duty II
The general expenditures are kept down 10
reasonable public aseeSsisiss; and whatever
balance remains Of the general fund be faith-
fally applied 70 the payment Of tho public
debt.
ROAD FUND.
The road fupd 10 . special fund under che
charter. You are limited 70 levy Of three
mins on the dollar Of the vslsatioo. The road
poll tax, II carefully eollsstsd, will add about
$l,0O0-msking . total Of about $lS. 500 for
road purposes. hope, gentlemen, that you
will not permit the Expenditure to exceed
the revenue.
AloHrlxo lHs s7aHsis WIFE GAS.
doubt very much II IL 10 srus economy to
forcs our sitissns 70 grops their way in dark.
nsss and mud night after night, year after
yssr, With no prospects Of ever having our
streets lighted. The incsndisry has fred the
dwsllings Of our citissns; the assassio has at.
tackled, insaltsd, anl knocked them down on
eur principal streets. This would mo-, l think,
have occurred II our streets had been lighted
streets. would. therefore. recommend 10
vait on the Csc Company and see what as-
1angsmsnt, IL any, eaa BE- msds wish them 70
light The city With gss. II they will not con.
seat to any just srrasgensnt Or sompromiss,
would then adviss you to make arrange.
meats to have oar strssls lighted with Ksso-
sane. WsSsxA hsss HgM.
Stnn pxpARsx.xf.
Chief Esgisssr q. Masilsr informs ne that
the sseinss belonging - The city Are 10 COED
order. The sngiue "Pilot" 10 at prssant With.
out . company, bot he thiDks ho will have .
company organised for II IN short tims.
h. LoWAY.
STANDING oolnl1xxDA
On Ordinaaess- -Olausssn, Parks, Jones.
On 6tsssts-Astthss, CoultharA Davis.
o. Pahlis Ruildings and 0founde-Henby,
o. Iirs ssi w.ssr-Rsse., Nee, Jones.
o. -CesltAast, Hes.6y, HirssAl,
M =. Ts..s-Ascs Es..s.n.,ss 1Sy. s.ssGs: sG,.,,
On Priatse-Nos, Andrssssn, ,Hiisehl,
| On Lesnses-PaRks, Clsusscn, Rusee.
On Ma,kets-Davis, ustthes, Ooultkast.
| On Rsposts u City ONsess -JsAss, Aadsesesa,
Pasks.
On Police HisssAl, Dsvsspess. Davis.
| His Honor. the Mayor, presented The fellow.
| iag appeialments:
| Wherfmasssr-FAok ". Watson;
Polleemeu b. Ssverapes, TO do he
buslnsss os ths Police Magistrate; Jssss G. Tsas
gardsa and b. Abel (who are Cssssablse)
and The following TOT the several Wasdss
let ward-O b Lsss ssd Johs 7 miller.
"a Ward-Hsasy essin aad Hsssy vses.
I'd Ward-C 8 Asklsy asd @ 6hcfsy.
ltA Ward Joseph n Parker, Henry Rehu
Iand Palmer Clark.
Sth wsrd-Fsits Krsi asd r 8 Craig.
sth Wssd-)ohn Sksllsy asd William
ISeuthWisk.
o. nosion he appointmspt Of Frank ".
Watson, Wharioastsr. Wss sopAsnsd.
O. motion The appointments for Polissusn
Of The several Wards, were een6rmsd b.
Waeda ~
O. nesion shs bssds q sbs Mayor. Trsa-