Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-15
DAVENPORT, IOWA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1884


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Cseneal Rroess1angss
Adjom.sd oeetins, De-. 1lGh, 1oel.
His HoaoF, Mayer b Lowry, eallsd ths
Council - order. -
/ Alieensn Prooent-Andssseen, pas1s,
Hirschl, nE,sy, Me-. NaAAhn1 rnin end
Runge.
Minutes Of last Needing wsts rcd md ap-
proved.
HE Hsner, The Mayor, appsiaAsdJ J. O.
Teear1eu md palDr Clask Rolico0en ~
der the Ordinances pa1sed ~ approved
Dee. III, 1854
On notion q Alderman Hsrnby. ~ -.
pointmsnt was confirmed By The City Coun-
Alermen Rasss psssestsd petition d
John P. Meyer, asking 70 extend the tims
II laying sidewalk till next spring.
Alderman Nos, amended to instruct the
Street Commissioner to grade said sidewalk
SO q to enable Mr.. Meyer to lay - foot
side~alk.
On motion, the matter WAS referred to the
sidewalk Committee.
Alderman Hofnby presented . petition Of
Charles Eldridge aud others, in regard to
the Substitute Broker Ordinance.
On Notion, the same Was received and or
dered 6lcd.
Aldesman ANDERSEN presented bill Of
the Clerk Of the District Court $50. 15 cts,
which was referred to the City Attorney. .
Alderman Hornhy presented City Order
issued Oct. I'd, 1864, and signed by the
Mayor. It was referred to Committee on
Claims.
The Ordinance Committee reported on
petition Of A. P. Alexander, that it would
not be advisable ct the present to amend the
Ordinance in reference to Poll tax.
Report adopted.
The Committee to whom was referred the
communication Of Scott County Medical So
ciety in relation to Registration Law, re-
ported that they believe the City Council
has no authority under the City Charter to
pass the Ordinance petitioned for.
Report adopted.
The Committee on communication in re
gard to City Hospital, asked further time
granted.
On motion Of Alderman Parks, tho Ordi-
nance relating to dray, wagon and coach IL
cences, was taken up, read the second time,
and adopted.
AN ORDINANCE to amend an Ordinance
entitled an Ordinance relating to dray,
wagon and coach licences.
SEC. /. Be it enacted by the City Coun-
Gil of the City Of Davenport, that Sec. Of
the above entitled Ordinance passed and ap-
proved Feb. 1st, 1860, be and the same is
amended by striking out in the 9Th line
thereof the words twenty-five cents, and in
serting in the line thereof five dollars, and
BY striking out in the 7th line thereof the
words twenty five cents and inserting there
for fifty cents.
Passed and approved Dec. 14th, 1864.
r. LOWRY. Mayor.
Attest, CHn. KAurrxAxS, City Clerk.
The Ordinance in regard to Gift Enter
prises was taken up and read second time,
and on motion of Aid. Hornby, SO amended
as to read two hundred dollars per year in
place Of one hundred and fifty per year
The Ordinance as amended was adopted.
An ORDINANCE in regard to persons car
rying on the business commonly called
Gift Enterprises.
SECTION 1. Be Il enacted by tie City
Council Of tho City Of Darenport, That ali
persons, who hereafter carry on in said city
Of Davenport, the business which is COM
monty called Gift Enterprise, shall be re-
quired to pay into the City Treasury as
license therefor, the sum Of five dollars per
day, or fifteen dollars per week, or twenty
five dollars per month, or five hundred dol
lars per year, and in each case to the City
Clerk one dollar fee for issuing such II
cense.
Sec. 2. Any person violating any provis-
ion Of this Ordinance shall pay for each Of
fence fine Of not less than ten dollars and
of not mspe than one hundred dollars.
Passed and approved Dec. 18th, A. D.,
1864.
[Attest] LOWRY, Mayor.
CHR KAuFrxANS, City Clerk.
The Ordinance in regard to Substitute
Brokers, together with the petition on that
subject, was referred to Special Commit
tee Of Aids. Andressen, Parks and Runge.
The Ordipance to amend the road poll tax
Ordinance was taken up, and on notion Of
Aid. Hornby, ls,d on the table until the
Ordinance Committee can get up new Or
dinance in regaed to road and poll tax.
The resolution in relation to hawkers and
pedlars was taken up.
On motion of Aid. Andressen the amend
ment was adopted.
Rtsolced, That the City Marshal be and
hereby 10 instructed to enforce Chapter
xxx Of the revised Ordinances Of the City
Of Davenport in regard to licensing hawkers
and pcdlars.
Rtsolred, That questions arising upon
this license, ~ we'll q questions arising
upon licenses Of performances shall - and
are hereby referred TO the City Clerk and
the Committee on Licenses, and that thsy
shall have the power to reducs in cases
where they fiNd It advisable, the rate of Ii.
oense and performances and Of pedlars.
Resolssd, That it shall b ths duty q the
License Committee and City Clerk 70 report
to the City Council at the next regular
meeting each particular case il which they
have made such reduction, with the full
particulars and the reasons way.
Aid. Parks offered the following:
WnEnEAs, Az there was mistake IN ID
ding up the sidewalk bills Of tho City Mar
shal, passed It last meeting, d one hundred
dollars, the amount allowed being twe0ty.
four hun1red and flfty-one oO-lOO dollars.
Il should have bssa twenty-five hundred
and ATTY lone $1,000.
Resoiced, That the City Clerk il hereby
70 issue N eedef 70 the City Mar
shal for one hundred dollars to pay The bal
anca hia due ON said billa