Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-10

the services in your behalf. For reason
able price they will become responsible for
your exemption from military service. The
firm is known to be perfectly sound and re-
liable. Don't trust to luck, or worse still,
trust to irresponsible parties claiming to be
substitute brokers, but 60 to Swits & Co.,
put down your money and you need not
pay any further attention to the subject,
for they will furnish man for the service
even though it takes one Of the firm.
CITY COUNCIL.
ADJOURNED MEETING,
Council Chamber, Jan. Z, 1865.
His honor Mayor X. Lowry, called the
council TO order.
Aldermen present-Andrcsen, Tegelcr,
Davis, Davenport, Hornby, Jones, Noe,
Parks
Aid. Tegeler presented the bonds of Fran
els Oclls, city Assessor and deputy collector.
On motion, the bond as City Assessor,
$500, was approved.
On motion, the bond as Deputy Collector
$1,000 was approved.
On motion, Council adjourned
Attest: Cur KAUFMAN, City Clerk.
SPECIAL MEETING.
COUNCIL CHAMBER
January 9, 1865
His honor, Mayor r. Lowry, called the
Council to order.
Aldermen present = Andersen, Tcgelcr,
Davis, Davenport Hornby, Jones, Noe,
Parks and Runge.
The following call was read:
To the Aldermen and the City Clerk of
the City of Davenport
You and each of you are hereby noti-
titled that there will be held special
meeting at the Council Chamber ON Mon
day, January 9TH at 8 o'clock a. m, for the
purpose OF amending the substitute broker
ordinance.
Davenport, January I, 1865.
X. LOWRY, Mayor.
We accept service: NJ Noe, G. Tegcler,
NJ G. Davies, Davenport, Jones' Parks, An
drescn, Hornby, G. M. Matthes, Hirschl,
Rungc, Coulthart.
On motion the Council took q recess Of
fifteen minutes.
The Council was called to order again.
Aid. Parks moved to instruct the ordinance
committee TO amend sec. of the substitute
broker ordinance by striking out the words
ANY Wards of the city of Davenport and
inserting the word Iowa
AID. Coulthart took his seat.
The motion of AID. Parks was adopted
by the following vote:
Yoas-Andrescn, Tegclcr, Coul:llart, Dav-
export, ilornby Jones, Noe, Parks, Runge, 8.
Nays-Davis, 1.
Aid. Parks moved to instruct the ordinance
committee to amend sec of the substitute
broker ordinance by striking out give hun
drcd dollars" and insert in hcu thereof Two
hundred dollars"
Nd. Matthcs took his seat
AID. Davenport amended to one hundred
dollars.
AID Coulthart amended to three hundred
dollars.
The City Attorney was requested to give
his views on the subject.
AID. Jones asked to be excused and retired.
Motion to adjourn was lost by the casting
vote of the Mayor.
Ycas-Andresen, Tegeler, Davis NIatthes,
Parks. D.
Nays = Coulthart, Davenport, Hornby,
Noe. Runge, 3
Motion to lay the ematter on the table Lost.
Amendment of Aid; Coulthart, $500 was
lost by the following vote
leas--Tegeler Davis, Davenport, Hornby
Noe Runge, (6)
Nays-Andresen, Coulthart, Matthes,
PARKS, t4)
AID. Andersen moved to rescind the SUBJ
stitute broker ordinance. Lost by the cast
ing vote OF the Mayor.
Yeas-Andresen, Coulthart, Davis. Natthes
Parks 90
Nays-Tegcler, Davenport Hornby, Noe,
Rungc (5.)
AID Andersen moved to lay the amend
mcHt. rs amended on the table. Los; BY the
ca - mo vote of the MavOr
Yeas-Andresen, Coulthart, Matthes, Parks
Runge, 80
Nays-Tegeler, Davis, Davenport, Hornhy,
Noe, 90
On motion the amendment as amended by
Aid Davenport, was adopted by the follow
| ing vote:
Ycas-Tegcler, Davis Davenport, Hornby
Noe, Runge (6.)
Nays-Andreson, Coulhart, Matthes, Park,
4)
Aid. Matthes moved to adjourn Lost by
| the casting vote of the Mayor.
AID Parks and Andersen asked to be ex.
cused and retired.
AID. Hornbv moved to amend Sec. /, OF
the above Ordinance, by striking out after
| the word United States, in the 9th line, as
volunteer or otherwise" and in the 14th
| line thereof the word substitute "or 9TH
crwise en:isting them into the service of the
| United States Lost by the vote OF the
Mavor. On motion of Aid. Couthart the
! Ordinance Committee was entrusted to draw
a new Ordinance in accordance with the
amendments adopted and to report Thurs
day, january 18th, at O'Clock +. NJ.
On motion Council adjourned to meet
Thursday, January II, at clock p. M.
Attest: CHR. KAUFMAN.
City Clerk.