Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-09-07

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|. Prescnt.-His Honor Mayor Daviesv Aiu.
CHAMPION, Davis, Jones, Shirley, Noe, leg,
elcr, Andressen, Coulthart, hage' ."u
Mathes.
Minutes Of August -. 4th and sth' read
and approved. ,,u..
Petition Of d. F. Fuller and J. Middleton
to place box culverts in lot 109, in Mack
intosch's I'd addition was referred " '"e
Street Committee. sss..vk.
Petition II 5 A. Reid and others TO lay a
stone crossing on "a and Main Streets va
referred to the Street COMMITTEE -
Petition Of Geo. Batch, to build an adoi-7
tion to his ime house, was granted
Petition Of b. Claussen, to erect nsa1s
addition in block Z, vas referred, 20 Aee
COMMITTEES on Fire and water, with power
to act. = ~
Petition Of John Voss and others, to open
Division street between Cd and Sd WAS 70
lerreu 10 the Street COMMITTEE.
Petition Of |. w. Harrison and others, %
abate Nuisance On l8tli and Iowa was 70
| ferrca to the Street Committee.
Petition Of p. Wese and others, to erect
| . carpenters shop Oh lot one in block 7 was
referred to the Committee on Fire and va.
ter, with the instruction to grant petItioh y
the required nunber Of property noldsTs
have signed the petition.
Petition Off. B. Harding was referred to
Committee on Grades.
Petition Of Henry Smith for abatement Of
taxes was referred, 70 Committee ON Olaiins.
Petition Of Jos. End@les to haze grace
| Of 9Th aud Marquette established was REFER
red to Committee on Grades.
| Petition OF Caroline Dozer, to cancel, re
demption paper and refund money Oh the
same. was referred to the Finance CON-
mittee with power to oct.
Petition Of p. Foglebear to order pays
ment on order unsigned by the Mayor was
referred to committee on claims, with pow
! er to act.
Petition of G. Whitaker and others ask
| ing that an ordinances be passed to lay side
walk on Farnam street was referred to CON-
mittee on sidewalks.
Petition OF Henry Allng and others ask
ing for repair Of crossing on Perry ard ith
street, was referred to Street Committee.
Bill OF Markwaltcr Of 8 ,S4 was reterred
to Committee on Buildings and Grounds
| with power to act.
Bill Of j. c. Teagarden Of $32.15 was
referred to Committee Oh Police.
| Bill Of c. G. Plummer Of 81 was referred
10 Committee on Printing.
Bill Of VIM. Pool. for removing nuisance
Of $500 Was referred to Committee or
Grounds and Buildings
Bill Of VIM. Pool Of SO DC for incidentials
was referred to Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings with power TO act
Bill of n. Donahue Of S2203 was order
cd pad from the 9th street Fund.
| r fnr hot n
taxes was referred to Committee on Claims.
The resignation Of Aid. uornby was read
and accepted, d,-snd Aid. Champion offered
the following resolution which was adopt
cd. $50
WHEREAS, By the resignation of Aid
Horribly ofthe 4th Ward Of the City OF Dav-
export vacancy has occurred IN the Clty
Council. Therefore:
Resolred, That notice be given and IN
election held on Saturday, September 10th
in said 4th Ward Of said City to elect an
Alderman to fill vacancy occasioncd by the
resignation Of AID. llornby and that the
polls shall be opened at o'clock A. N. at
the City Hall and closed At o'clock =. NJ.
and that }. J. Brown, and j. II. Bowling be
Judges and A. c. Billion act as Clerk Of said
election.
Communication of the City Engineer in
relation to lines OF the Streets was referred
to the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds.
Bill Of Sickles & Preston Of $l3l.G G5 was
referred to the Street Committee and Com
mittcc on Fire and Water.
AID Cculthart offered the following res
olution:
Res0lctd, That the City Treasurer charge
the 9Th street fund with $7O.79 and credi
the street fund with the same.
Bill Of ]. Craig, Of 1929, was rci.roe
to the Street committee.
reports of the city Sexton, city Marshr
and city Clerk, on Licenses were ordered
filed.
} Bill Of G. G. Blood Of S25, was refe,e,
10 Committee on Claims.
claim of u. II. Wheeler, recommendin,
that an ordor Of $7,l0, be issued in iul
claim against the city. Agreed to.
The Street Commissioners Bill OF s 1913,
, l1O, was read and Aid. Tegler moved to la,
on the table till next meeting. On whicl
the yeas aud nays were called for.
Yeas-Anderson, Tegler-2.
Nays Champion Coulthart, Davis Jone
Q Lage, Mathes, Noe, Sheley-8-lost.
Al AID. Coulthart moved to pay, on whicl
the yeas and nays we're called for.
al Yeas-Crampton, Coulthart, Davis
Jones, Lage, Mathes, Noe, Shiley-S.
Nays-Anderson, Tcgler-9.
:. Bill was ordered to be paid.
J, Thos. Mulaone, Quarrying Rock, 81, 20
/. Was ordered paid.
Aid Tegler asked leave to withdraw
a Granted.
Bill Of C. H. Lage, Of $500, was rcfere,
7 back to Street Cornmittee, with power I
act.
+ The License Committee reported that Ii
+ censes to the amount Of el205, 90, had bcel
y issued since April, LIST.
2 Report ordered fled.
4 The report Of Select Committee o.
change Of Gas Posts, was ordered filed.
= Aid. Coul'hart offered the following
: which was adopted.
], Rtsolced, That Street Commissioner E. w
r Baker, be allowed for the present year tn
d same percentage on Poll Tax, as was allow
= him for the year 1864.
Aid. Coul;hart offered the following res
olution.
Rssolred, That the city Attorney, Mayo
Il and Commissioner is hereby instructed /
) take such steps - the may deem proper t
!. compel Mr. Dow to move ali the arth o.
sixth Street, between LeClaire and Farnau
street, that the said Dow deposited on sal
street. ~E
Adopted.
Aid Mathes offered the following resolu
ton.
= Rsso1ued. That the City Marshal is here
/ bv instructed to repair the sidewalk at th
al Lower Market House.
Adopted.
6 Aid. Jones offered the following resolu
n tion: ss
Resotrsd, That the Street Commissions
I Be and is hereby instructed to make ston
crossing on the west side Of Iowa street q
its intersection with Front street; also on
9 ON the west side Of Rock Island street, 1t it
e Intersection with Front street.
. Referred to the Street Committee.
AID. Andrasan 0ffared fnr thu frat rad