The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-22

o. V1fGonEDf 60 09l oD4s13 e0o0 &1Qt
lhssuss 81 said Ferry ContAst's s6
ars reqairsd q any tns of night fol he
purpese q. crossing nilroe1 passengsrs,
sid Ferry Company jA6ll sdee5 said pas-
pengan b. IN arraagenspt with tsdid
REIsssl Coapasy watch shlll b tdaA-
bic and Just, subject to the approval of
the City Council OF Esokak. 4
Third. Thst,no chsrge for teFriags shall
b. made foe the driver or the osntsuts Of |
any loaded wagon; thtl the citizens Of Lesl
oounty, Iowa, and Hancock coaAtyI ILL |
nois, shall havs The right to eros II said
Ferry Compeny's boas, b. paying one
way only, whore they pross over and 70.
turn the same day
Fourth. That said Ferry Company shall
keep copy Of this license printed 10 fair
and legibls type, ported up in some con-
spicuous place on each o. their ferry
boats, and to have sanding advertise
ment OF the rate Of ferliage of said Com
pany published in the daily newspaper Of
keokuk, having the lArgess circshtion
therein, and In : weekl5 Newspaper pub
lished in Warsaw and Carthage, Hanoock
county, Illinois, duringlthe season Of nav
igation, each and every. year, during the
continuance Of this license.
This license may be revoked by the
City Council Of said city whenever in
their opinion said Ferry Company, or any
person managingor controlling their ferry
boats. shall violate any of the provisions
of this license, or shall neglect to perform
any Of the terms either Of this license or
Of ordinance number two (a) entitled tan
Ordinance in relation to Ferries" and
which ordinance is hereby adopted and
made part Of this contrsct or license;
} and the said Ferry Company shall be ia
bic to the fines and penalties in said ord-
, nance set forth.
4 % motion of Alderman Davis the pc
tition and resolution were referred to q
special committee Of two.
:. Aldermen Ten Eyck and Montague
were appointed said com mittee.
. The Street COMMITTEE, to whom wal
!, referred the petition Of Guy Wells and
Q others for plank walk on Sixth and
johnson streets, reported the following
!, resolution, which was adopted
= Resolved, That the wner OF the YES,
half of lot s, block 65, be notified to lay .
i plank walk on Sixth street in front of said
y lot; also, that the owners OF lots 10, ii
and IL, and the east 90 feet Of lot g.
!, block 10, be notified to lay plank walk
on johnson street, in front of said lots-
said walks to be six feet wide. and to be
laid within twenty days; otherwise to be
done as provided BY ordinance.
The select committee to whom was re.
ferred the bill Of the u. 8. Hospital, eI
n $40 80. reported in favor Of the pay
: ment Of the sum of S277 SO Of the same
Report adopted.
: The special committee on the petition
of w. 7. Adair for the privilege O
e putting up dock for the repair of boats
on the wharf between Bank and Elk.
change streets, made verbal eport
o whereupon the subject was referred Il
b Aldermen Ten-Eyck and Seaton, to re-
+ port an agreement TO the Council in rela.
zion 10 the matter.
The select committee to inquire into tn,
= expedieney Of procuring other rooms fol
g the city Offices, made a report, which wal
# received and laid upon the table.
i The select committee on the city in
i debtedness reported the following pream
!. BILE and resolutions, to-wit:
Whereas. The citizens Of the city o
l. Keokuk have exhibited commendabi,
desire to have her city debt brought with
e in the ability of her citizens to pay th'
u interest noe, and whatever of p1iacipa
Q may be agreed upon in the future, there
j. fore,
d Resolved, That for the purpose of &C
Q comprising matter SO important to tn
:, future interests and prosperity of SAT-
% city, the City Council Of the city of Keo
# kuk do hereby appoint ]. N. Hiatt an,
" committee of said City Couu
B. Gil, with full power and authority to max
Of and receive proposals for the settlement Q
le the debts against said city and that sal
he committee be and they are hereby turtle
,r authorized to secure the services Of on
2, or more persons of known skill and abilit
Dr. to assist them in the discharge Of thi
y very important undertaking; and til.
l. said committee report their action to th
r. City Council from time 10 time, and /,
Sc abide their further instruction on thi
subject.
II Resolved, That for the purpose Of faci
E. itating the object Of the foregoing reso
b. luton, the sun of Eve hundred dollars
lie hereby appropriated out Of any moneys i
I'd the City Treasury not otherwise dispose
ID Of. for the purpose of paying the neces
ts sary expenses Of said committee, and thei
ID assistants, in the discharge of their dutie
id in this behalf.
Dr. On motion the blank in the first reso
To luton was filled with the names of Alder
Z. men TeI-Eyck and Davis, and repor
ii adopted
10 The resolutions presented at the las
ar meeting by Alderman Davis in referenc
i'd TO the macadamising, ourbing. &C., O.
n Concert street between I'd aud 4th, yer
d, tsken up and again laid upon the table.
vi Alderman Montague presented III
T. following, which was referred to the Stree
te Committee
r, Resolved that the owners of lots l an
III H. in block 1873 and lnts and 1o !;