Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

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\. tyftesv94 ppo1s - regulate pub
nc wnesvoo md landings, 70 regulate the
/ ceposicn pair Of psivate whasves, and
me meoo 81 Wharfage thereat," and BY "a
ooosnt passed 10 1867 thsC City Coun.
cil - powsf "to by eut pubji6 squares Of
scue01s oeseots, alleys, Mo- - z0thwaye,
80 70 rake wharvss in ~ rive, md altss
vidsn, control, stsaighten and discontinus
sne same" In 1o60 the city declared By
ordln4Acs that ha3no 'suuitsbl6 stoaahost
landing" and provided for toisinx - .0Oo
for gSadisg. inproVine. nd havine or ma
cadamixine The Ievee 20 q to make L rood
nd 'omaln61a. e "a 49, tha vAnsfin Snes.
ton - bein. used ~ steem hoat. ~sner.
My, an1 was n the opinion u one Of the
Witnesses this best landing between st.
Louis and St Paul." During oil this time
= mr. - We en- see from the ordinances,
the city made no effort to interfere with The
r5ghtel0f theeo IL possession. Indeed there
b nothing 70 show that the corporation uu-
.dersook 20 regulate L in any manner. Bur.
t6&s ands pSsttvmau were Ia the iudisput.
able possession and control and doing iii
those tbinneMhtuht heswners o. en- pri-
vate vhnrf nieht = could Dc. Il y true
the public passed over and enjoyed tie use
Of this wharf and yet there were times when
their bwsjness deuandoa that Burrows and
Prettyman asserted the superiority of their
right. and this assertion was not controvert-
ed. Il was built for the purpose of adding
additional conveniences to their mills and
stores, to assist in bringing to them trade
and naking nscs probable, becauss less
expeosive. Asthcy had he wharf. they
psocured the ahore rdAdny the agency Of
0teaDer landing there, and thus without
charging wharfage specifically they obta in.
ed compensation for their expenditure
Now the question i shall the city BY an or
dinance passed in 1861, step in and take to
itself the bsnefats arising from this erecticn
30 far IS to demand and receive the wharf
age TOR boats landing thcreat. In other
words, can corporation without rendering
due compensation then interfere with the
rights ofthcse parties, rights acquired with
the knowledge Of said corporation and bas-
ed upon contract made with Its constituted
authorities! In thus stating the PROPOSE.
tons we do not forget that the proprietors
did not ask fur authority to srect the wharf,
or extend the landing. Neither did they o
erect any Of the buildings on this Reserved
Landing" other than the mills. Not only
- but the grant was to low water mark and
This work was commenced with the knowl
'dee OF the city soon alter obtaining the
same. Is ma iisst tnes the Proprietors
Is tney STATE, acted upon me suPpos'tion
nat tney nad TINS r'ght oy their deed ana
me orcers rom tne corporation ana county
ana they were a'ioweo 70 ac'
ipon tnls supposlt'on without oo)ec!'9n
rom the party tn"t now contests tne,r Tlgn'
pee "enueil van ns"sel'ae', JUN
a. oss' p lucas vs. 20 a1 W. IOWA osf o u..a m
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'Se; ,oa yaol ., ~ G.rd,.r iohn
40 soa Sam. ~ Van Cor,.sr II Il 1aa
IN tnus noidlng, II must DC borne IN mind
that tnis wharf does NOS Interrupt OF 'nser
lere v"n tno Iree navlea.lon ., Tue ,'verL