Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-17
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HI. Honor. MAYOR Davies, present.
Ah.,men ure. smt-Andresen, Tegeler.
Ooulthaet Davis, Champion. Lage, Hornby.
jones. Gatfhes. Smiley, Runge.
Hmates Of June 7th read and approved.
AH Tceeler presented the report Of the
Ordinance COMMITTEES on the pesiuon Of the
Scott County Medical Society IN relation to
vaccination, which was READ ana referred
to the City Attorney.
The Ordinance Committee reported an
ordinance, which was read ana laid on
the table.
Aid. Davis presented the renewal Of in.
surance on city warehouse, which Was ap-
proved. and bill Of $500 Of b. b. Wood.
ward was ordered paid.
The committee on the petition Of DR..
Dreis, report in favor Of not allowing any
claim for damages.
Notion to lay the report on the table
lost.
Motion to adopt the report.
Aid. Andersen moved to amend and to
refer back. Lost.
Aid. Tegeler moved to postpone till next
regular meeting. Carried.
The following bill was ordered paid
II. Butler, grading sidewalk 10 90
The following bills were referred to the
Finance Committee, with power TO act:
Il. L. Mack -. ....eol 10
r. B. Hill. ........... % ~
Bill Of Geo. n. Williams, Of $o.S5, was
ordered paid.
Report of the committee on the petition
Of w. Dunckhorst and others, recommend
that the city pave the gutter on the west
side of Scott street, commencing at the
north side Of the malt house to the south
line Of 2d street, and that the property
owners do the guttering and furnish the la
Dor TO do the same; and il the property
owners do not comply, that the Marshal is
ordered to abate the nuisance. Report
adopted.
Report Of the committee on grading 10th
street west of Harrison street, report in fa-
vor Of granting leave Of petitioner to with
draw said petition. Granted.
Committee on Fire aud Water report in
favor purchasing hose, hose cart and noz-
xles.
Report re-committed back to the commit
tee.
The Committee on Equalization reported.
Report received and the committee dis
charged.
Aid. Andersen moved to adopt the val
uatiop as reported BY the Committee on
Equalization.
Petition Of A. c. Fulton and others, to
reduce the valuation Of assessment twenty
five per cent, was read.
Aid. Hornby moved to amend the report
Of equalization by reducing tho valuation
twenty per cent.
Aid. Andersen moved to lay the amend
ment on the table, on which the ayes and
noes were called for.
Andersen, Tegeler, Coulthart,
Lage, Jones, Matthes.
Nays-Davis, Hornby, Smiley, Runge.
Laid on the table.
Report Of the Committee on Equalization
adopted.
Committee ON Finance offered the follow.
ing report:
To the Mayor and Aldermen Of the City q
Davenport in Council assembled
The undersigned committee ask leave to
lay before your Honorable body, the follow
ing:
The floating debt Of the city amounts tc
about $4,000. Our orders are not cash
which causes that ws have to pay for hall
Of al our expenditures about 20 per cent
more than by paying cash, by which ths
| city loses about $1,000 per annum. This
state Of things can be altered only II VIC lei
our expenditures not amount to more thar
the balance between our floating debt ant
income.
The assessment Of property on which w
can levy five mills amounts to 50. .95O, 900
The tax thereon will be $19,75O. II W
now make our Police department and Pub
lie Grounds and Buildings self-sustaining
and set the amount Of g, 900 as income or
licenses, our total income on this fund woult
amount to 321 ,760. Deduct from this tht
sum Of &6, ,O50, which is about our floating
debt OH this fund, we would have balance
Of $l3,700 for general purposes, which
would be about els 900 less than We hav,
used last year on this fund.
The assessment Of property on which VI
can levy mills for road purposes, amount:
to 81 ,OTO, 900, which would bring the sun
of Sl2,c1O. The income on road and pol
tax will amount to about $4,000. Total in
come on this fund 4l4,21O. Floating deb
on this fund $3.50. Balance for this yea
&C. 100. Of which We have used already tn,
sum of $4,000.
We therefore recommend the following
Rssolred, That city tax for general pur
poses Of five milh on the dollar shall be an
lheeeby u levied on al the real and persona
psoperty subject to taxation within the lin
its Of the city Of Davenport for the yea
1865; and
Rssolred, That city tax, for road pur
poses, Of three mills on the dollar, shall b
and hereby is levied on all the real and per
sonal property subject to taxation With
the limits Of The city Of Davenport for Ii
year 1865, and
Rssolred, That the collector Of taxes 70
the City Of Davenport, for the year 1865, bt
and hereby is, instructed to recsive in pay
ment Of ordinary or general revenue ou,
standing orders On GenAral fund, when d
fered BY tar payers in sums not exceedin
the amount Of their taxes respectively; an
! RSsolced, That the Collector Of taxes fo
the City of Davenport for the year 1865, b
and is hereby instructed to receive IN pc.
ihent Of ta1sa. fer rad purposes, out.nnt
ing city orders on Road fund, when offere
By tax payers in sums not exceeding th
amount Of their taxes rsspectively:
H. H. ANDRRsEN, Finance
r. Jas. CouLrBAlr. Committe,
AID. Hornby moved to amend BY levyin
cnly two ~ mills Tor road purposes.
The ysas end nays were called fer. Yea
It.-bavis and Hornby. Nays-Andresser
! Tegsler, Coulthart, Champion, Laee, Jonel
i Mkthss md Shi1ey. atf ask
Amendment lost.
i The resolutien ~ adepGed oy The. tote
Of AID Andersen, Tsgslsr, Couthast, p,
Wis, Crampton, Lag, Jones, Matthes, ,Shile
and Runge.
Ali. kndfessa offered ths follswinG rel
o1ution: ii. - 81. t.,. ,st.sa
R1selssd, That there - md is hersb
| | l1sessed upon seeh ef lhs lets q pesesls
i, land in the city q DASsnpost ~ The oWr
srs thersef. respectively the amount sst or
pssits each parcel respectively in tne q
pendsd schedule, q special tax for the ei
j psnses incurred By said city, ahsr the lev
q tsxes for The year 1874, for laying aide
walk, on which said 1ots and parcels oflan
lfonk 81 4F
Rsslsed. That The City Clssk b instruci
- 70 copy inte the tan book fos the yea
1895, immediAtsly Ahe the description q
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