Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-05


the late fra, that the petitioner had no claim
against the city and that his prayer be re-
fused. Report adopted.
Same committee reported on the petition
of Henry Zimmerman, who asked liberty to
erect frame building in fire limits, that
prayer bs not granted. Report adopted.
Same committee, reported on the petition
Of J. e. Blrkel, that the prayer Of the peti-
TONER be not granted. Report adopted.
Same committee, report on petition Of Pi-
lot Engine Company No. 2. for . cupoIa.
that the same be granted, provided the cost
does not exceed *i25.O0. Report adopted.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Fire King Engine Company No. l..
rent &c. ~ %
{. Kruse, Fire department. 10 OO
Seeger & Hansen, do do. ......... IL 20
Albert Hunter, street work .... ! 80
George Il. Wood, lumber for street
work ............... ox
French d Davies, do do do 49,. 81 81
Mulcrone 4 Co., quarrying ....- " 20
do do do . SO 90
w. d. Clark, engineering. ....... "a 90
Street work for April ..... 474 90
Bill Of c. kruse for Fire department, Of
| $24. %, was referred to Fire and Water CON-
mttce, with power to act.
Bill of Pilot Engine Co. for s25 was re-
ferred ~ above.
Bill Of X. b. Hill, for removing dirt,
amounting to $5S.S0 was referred to street
committee.
Committee on Claims asked further time
to complete their report On claim Of DR..
Dreis Granted.
| AID. 1lornby moved that the Mayor be
added to the committee.
| The Mayor objected to being made = part
Of any committee-he considering it out OF
place for the presiding officer Of the Coun-
Gil
Aid. Andersen was Of the same opinion,
inasmuch as the Mayor could not properly
make reports to the Council, and frequently
had the casting vote that it was proper to
call upon the Mayor for his advice and coun-
sci upon questions Of Importance, but he
should serve on no committee.
Aid. Hornby amended his motion by sub
stituting the name Of Aid. McClelland IN
place Of that Of the Mayor. Carried.
The Mayor announced that for hari-
master for the ensuing year no would aP
point +. W. Watson.
AID Hornby called for the ayes and nays
on confirming the appointment.
| Ayes-Andresen Tegcler, Davis. Cranlp
ton, Lage, Jones, McClelland, Runge-S.
j Nays-llornhy
Whereupon f. w. Watson was declared
, Wharimaster for the year ensuing.
The Mayer announced that the police ap
pontments for the present year would be q
) follows:
For Police Nayistrate's ctfce-Jessc lea
1.rdou aud prlmor CLARK
: 1a Ward - Fritz Sieger, Peter Mul
5 hocier.
I'd Ward-Henry voege, Thies Herzog.
81 Ward-Wm. Soathwick, WIN. Niles
c. S. Ackey.
4M Richard Hood, Henry Rahm
18th Wdrd-Loftus Keating, K. s. Craig
9Th Ward-Stephen Rolley, John Skelly
All Of which were confirmed.
Council then went into an election {
e City Sealer of Weights and Measures b
ballot.
> The Mayor appointed Aids. Jones an
I.age as tellers.
IS j. II. Dumont H. H. Brown and ]. 4
II Crandall were nominated.
> Fret Iallot-Dumont, i votes Brow
q 4 votes; Crandall, vote-no choice.
u Second Ballot-Dumont, votes; Brow
= | 3 votes; Crandall l vote.
- james H. Du,nont having majority
'e all the votes cast was, by the Mayor, d
10 clared elected City Sealer Of Weights al
IN Measures for the year ensuing.
AID Tegeler, from the Ordinance Con
mittee. moved the second reading Of Il
following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE to amend An Ord
8 nance to regulate the FIRE Limits Of t.
City Of Davenport" passed and approve
November I'd, 1854.
Be it Enacted blythe City Council Of t
Citv Of Davenport, That Sec. Of the abo
Ordinance be and is hereby amended,
inserting after the word "placed' in theta
!, line the following: provided that the Ci
: Council shall have no right, to grant SUI
special permit in that portion Of the city
to Davenport, bounded and described as f
ne lows, to wit: commencing at the point abo
r. Ripley street ntersects the southern ci
he boundary, thence north along Ripley sire
5. up to Fourth st., thence east along Four
a. street to Perry street, thence south alol
= Perry street to the southern city boundar
nd thence west along the southern city bou
h. Diary to place Of beginning"
And on that motion Aid. McClelland ca
=. ed for q division Of the house. Ayes
nays 4-carried.
|. Aid. Tegeler moved that the Ordinan
be adopted.
n Aid. Hornby moved to amend Aid. Tel
<. ler's motion, BY laying it over until ne
ur meeting. Division called for: ayes 3, M
6. Amendment lost.
II Aid. Runse submitted the follow
}. amendment to the proposed amendment ;
n Provjled That the City Council 81.
e have the right to allow the erection q
to frame kitchen not to exceed twelve feet
nj heieht in the rear Of the main building,
=, |. Application in writing signed BY at least 4
thirds Of ths property owners Of said bio
in which said Kitchen shall be erected.
Aid. Davis was opposed to ell ordiuant
II restraining men from building houses
they might see fit. Such laws had act
oppressively upon the masses-aud h
been holding back and cramping the pr
perity Of the city for years. He would
pose all ordinance that would not let eve
man build according to his means. Az I
cty increases in population, il will inese1
~ IN wealth, and wealth will bring fine hous
the ne was for encouraging poor people to bu
and opposed to anything to the contrary.
q. AID. Hornby thought the fire ordisans
were inimicA to the welfare Of the poor
classes, and WAS in favor ofno further tinl
I. ing Win that kind Of city legislation.
, Aid iegeler thought that in some respe
tne ordinances regulating flre limits ",
nuisance. They should either be entir,
wiped out-giving every man the risht
p. build - he pleased, else pass 8 str;n..
one-eonfine it to marrow limits in The 9, :
tral portion Of the city, where = nco, ,,s = =
would not build on account os M n. :;
price Of lots, and make it absolute .nd -,
L out to the very letter.
Aid. Horribly stated that there m.
- h1.<ar II Hhn 6sn linska kwn. n.Ah,~a.