Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-05

ADJOURNED MEETING

Andersen, Champion. COul,hart, DAVIS,
Hrnby. Jones, L,ge, Matthes, Noe, Kunge,
Smiley, Tegeler.
The reading Of the minutes Of July I'd
dispensed sith.
| The report Of the committee on designa-
ting the 30 lamp posts to be crerted, was
taken up, and Aid. Champion moved 10
adopt the report Agreed to. and the iol'
lowing were the locations designated:
One on Front street, north side, between
Rock Island and Perry streets; ore on
front street, north side, between Perry ana
Brady streets; one on Front street, north
side, between Brady and Main streets one
on Front street, north side, between Main
and Harrison streets one on Perry street,
west side, between Front and Second
| streets; one on Main street, east side, be
tween Front and Second streets; one on
Harrison street, west side, between Front
and Second streets; one on Second street,
southeast corner Of Harrison street; one on
Second street, northwest corner Of Ripley
| street; one on SecoLd street, south side,
between Ripley and Scott streets; one on
Second street, northeast corner Of Western
Avenue one on Second street, southeast
corner of Gaines street; one on Second
| street, north side. west Of Warren, opposite
Wehrlg's cigar store; one on Harrison
| street, east side, between Second and Third
streets; one on Third street. northwest
corner Of LeClaiTe street; one on Third
street, north side, between Perry and Brady
streets; one on Third street, north side,
between Brady and Main streets; one on
Third street, south side, between Main aud
Harrison streets; one one Third street,
southwest corner Of Scott street; one on
| Third street, north side, between Scott and
Western Avenue; one ON Harrison street,
] cast side, between Third ard Fourth streets;
| one on Iowa street, west side, between Third
| and Fourth streets; one OH Fourth street,
south side, between Rock Island aud Perry
| streets; one on Fourth street, north side,
between Perry and Brady streets one on
Fourth street, northeast corner of Main
street one on Fourth street. northwest
corner ot Harrison street; one on Fourth
street, north side between Scott and West
ern Avenue; one on Fifth street, south side
between LcClare and Iowa streets; ofYc on
Fifth street, northwest corner Of Harrison
street; one on Fifth street, southwest corn.
cr Of Ripley street, one on Fifth street,
northeast corner of Scott street; one on
sixth street, northwest corner Of Rock Is
land street; one on Brady street. southeast
corner Of Seventh street one on Brady
street, east side, between Seventh and
Eighth streets; one on Brady street, cast
side, between Tenth and Eleventh streets
Your Committec being told by the
Sc reiary Of the Gas Company that
the Gas Company will probably be
fore fall make an arrangement with the
creditors Of Macintosh, by which they al
enabled to let the city put in place Of some
on Harrison street. have agreed that the
temporarily located:
One on Perry street, west side, between
Front and Second streets; one on Iowa
street, west side, between Third and Fourth
streets one on Fourth street, south side,
between Rock Island and Perry streets !;
one on Fourth street, northeast CORNER Of
Main street one on Sixth street, northwest
corner Of Rock Island street.
G. NJ. MATTnEs, Gas
II II. ANDREsRN, { Com.
Aid. Andersen offered the following res.
olu'ion
Resotoed, That the Mayor and City At
to.ney be appointed q select committee on
the contracts with the Gas Company, and
also to report upon the lamps and pipes 10
Gated III Harrison street, above Fourth, with
power to act, and incur any necessary ex-
pense in the performances Of such duties.
Agreed to.
Aid. Hcrnby offered the following which
was laid on the table till the next meeting.
Hesofced. That the Ordinances Committee
be instructed to draft AL ordinance requiring
= tax to be levied on the property whs- :,
Gas is used to pay for the same.
On motion, the rules w.-. w..aoa ,,
"s .S. s.p"' ps.'''" " Il. Rowe to erect pair
! on Main street between Sd and 4th
was granted. and the work ordered done,
under the directions ofthe Street Commits
sioner the city rescrving the right 10 re
woke SAID privilege at any time a, d the Pc
titioner shan comply with all the ordinan
ces now or hereafter in force in reference
thereto f
The City Sexson's report for June and
July was ordered A.!
The rep,rt Of the CITY Marshal for July
was referred to the Finance Col nittec for
Examination and filing.
The report Of the City Clerk for July was
ordered filed.
The Clerk 3 report OF licenses issued for
July was ordered filed.
| The report Of the Treasurer for July was
1 ordered filed.
The report Of the CITY Clerk on examina-
iion Of Treasurer books and tags was or
dered filed
The report of the Police Magistrate for
July was ordered filed and the suggestions
| therein contained referred to Committee on
Police.
The Ordinance Committee on exemptinr
manufactures from taxes, report by the fol-
lowing resolution
Resofred, That the City Attorney be re-
quested to give his opinion about the lesal>
ity Of exempting any CLASS Of property fiom
taxes-agreed to and Committee discharged
from reporting an Ordinance.
| The Finance Committee reported that
they had instructed the Treasurer to pay
order No. 1877. Report adopted.
The Finance Committees Quarterly re-
port was ordered printed and filed.
IL The Mayor and 4lder,ass et tie Oisy Of
Ddrenport, IN Council assembled
According to ordinance, your committee
has examined the books Of the Collector.
Clerk and Treasurer Tor the first three
months and find the sare in good coudit,on
aud balancing each other.
We have alse taken the cancelled
and paid orders during these three months
from the Treasurer, delivered the same to
the Clerk, and compared the same with the
tags and marked the corresponding tags.
We have also taken the amount Of the
not so marked tags-and find the same
amounting to the sum Of four thousand fou
hundred and G5- 100 dollars beng the same
amount as shown BY the three months bal
ancs book kept by the Clerk. .f-
II. II. ANDERSEN, Finance
JAMES CoULrnARr, { Com.
heFinance Committe offered report by
the 70 lowing resolution:
10 the Mayor and Aldermen Of the City Of
Dduenportin in Councl assenNed:
The undersigned Committee, recommend
to your honorable body the adoption Of the
fullowlng: se' III - y
Rs..cc..ued, That OIL the income Of the City
Of Davenport for this year viz from April