Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-03
The following bills were ordered paid:

si,On motion OF Aid. Coulthart the Mar ha
was instructed to collect one halt OF the -
! blli ci Mr. Wallace
Bl'i OF 5. Acki.y, bonldi & prs oners, wa,
! referred ~ the tlnau~. committee, with power
to act.
biii OF W. ID. Clark, $l27SO, for ensineer
ing was referred to finance committee 10 re
port next meeting.
Bills VI oickles i Preston. 500 IS and ZIG 90
were referred to street Committee, with puwe,
to act
Oh mot.' II OF Alderman 9 ui.hlrt, the Civ
Attorney tead ard -x piaiucd ~ The C!iy Cuuu.
eli tn rep. r. e' sp CT !. coniuit.es appo n /.
ID % couisr with tie Gas Comp ay, aud ~
report was ordered puoiishcd.
Ia the CITY Counesl Of the CITY of Darenpoy,
IN Council assembled:
Yonr committee TO whom was referred the
peIdiD4 c5utro versies between tba civ ana
rs Company, VI, b instruciiun. 20 reuort
what settlement, II any can be made with The
G.s Company, respectfully report hat they
nave lad several interviews wi b the oftj ezra
cf tLe Z .s Company nd their Atlurn,,s, anG
have agreed upon settlement OF matters IL
cobtroversy. (suhjacl to the approval tf The
Conucil,) upon The following basis:
Is. All suits nsw y niing aaains. the CITY
10 be discussed; Costs 10 b. divided cuaaI,
ID. The City 70 pay for l46 lamps % bin
OF SEPT. 81, 1858; lSl lamps on t,li ~ Sep.
lst, 1862; l38 lamps on bill OF Oct. 1862 ana
fas wages .. lamp light, &C., accotdiog to
contract.
81. The Gas Company shall light IS lamps
TO. one year lexl elsuing, and from thence
100 lamps, a, such points y, All be designa.
ed by the City Council.
b. Any claims on the pert Of the Gas
Com pany against the Ci,y, f,r prodis duun.
the period whie the gas has been turned Cd
shsIi be submitted 70 the following IA ned
referees, to wit. A. H. Be- nett, John 9 Bills
aDd James Arms,ror 2, who shall be au hori.
2ed 10 hear evidence ard to determine The
whole question Of law aud Of fac, who's. de-.
cis'cn thereof shall be fual aud from which
decision both parties agree To take no appeal.
fbe costs Of tha reference shall bo borut
equally.
5in. That orders on he City Treasurer shall
be issued In accordance with The ahose 3 ipa.
latiobs, including tfe award Vt The above
named referees.
;::'s; ;::, ;::;: S,::;s''' .;::;s' Committee.
b. L. snnREy. Ciiy Attorney.
AID Davenport offered lie following:
Resolved, That the Clerk he authorized 10
draw au order Tor S4O0 in favor OF Francis
Ochs, tor his salAry rs assessor.
Adopted
Aid. Davenport fercd the folloAing:
Resolved, That the city marshal 10 hereby
directed to place CARTS, upon which shall De
printed in conspicous letters the words "Smali
Pox," upon the doois oi such d ellings as the
mayor OF the city and the board Of health may
direct.
Adopted.
Aid Andersen offered the following:
Resolved, That Robert Lowry, Mayor Of The
city ot Davenport b. aud hereby 10 appointed
the sorney and agent u this city at the an.
nual NEE ting of the stockholders Of the Me
sissippi and Misso ri Railroad Company aud
Rock Island Railroad Company for the ensu-
ing year.
Adopted.
Aid. Apdreeen offered the following
Resolved, That the city marshal be and
herebs 10 instructed to mark on his tax re-
ce,pts the number Of pa.e Of his collectors
book.
Adopted.
Aid. Andersen offered the following:
Resolved, That during the months Of July
and August of the present year, all street
works be suspended, except such which, BY the
council or the street c0mm ittee, may be deem
cd absolutely necessary, and except such work
as may be done By persoas working .out their
poll tax.
Adopted.
The amendment Of Aid. Davenport 70 insert
10 per cent on I'll poll taxes collected BY Tie
street comm saioner and 70 inerea. the salary
Of he sssuet couoioeoes one huhdsed dollafs
vas losA ~ ~ sesslstlsa = ptsssaeod