Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-10
CouNCrL PRoCRRDlNGs.
ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEETING.
Corxc,y. CuAwHER. Sent. "a. 1866

COUNCIL CHAMBER, Sept. "a, 1866.
Present. Aid. Davis, Frizzell, Jones,
Arndt. Mcneil. Seymour and Warnebold
His Honor the Mayor being absent, Aid.
Davis was called to the chair.
Aid. Mcneil moved that the Council re-
solve itself into committee OF the whole
to take into consideration oil matters and
things that may be brought before them.
Carried.
Af1er some discussion - to the peopsiety
of having oil hogs running at large taken
up by the Marshal, the Marshal was. upon
motion, instructed to take up oil hegs run
ming at large, upon giving four days noeice
thereof. and Judge Dillon was instructed
to rvport an ordinance prohibiting hogs
within certain limits.
His Honor the Mayor now being present.
took the chair, and the roll being again
called. there were present Aid. Andsesen,
Coulthart, Davis, Frisseii, Joaes, Arndt.
Mcneil. Seymour, and Warnebold.
The Council proceeded to regular busi-
ness
Judge Dillon offered IN Ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance relating to the meas.
urment of stone and brick masonry
which, upon motion Of Aid. Seymour, was
passed BY unanimous vote.
The Council then took into considers-
tion the ordinance prepared according to
instructions. relating 70 hogs.
On motion, each Alderman Was request
ed to suggest the boundaries Of his own
ward within which hogs should bs kept,
to he described in the ordinance.
Aid. Davis suggested Locust street =
the northern boundary line Of the Fifth
ward.
Aid. Jones contendcd that Seventh street
should be such boundary.
On motion OF Aid. Seymour, it was fixed
at Twelfth street.
The Aldermen of the Fourth ward fixed
Twelfth street as the northern boundary
Of that ward.
The Aldermen Of the Third ward con
seated to Twelfth street as such boundary
their ward.
The Aldermen Of the Second wardDcon.
scnted to Twelfth street being such boun'
Diary - tar ~ Ripley street
Aid. Arndt contended that the citizena
OF the First ward should bc allowed tO
keep limited number Of hogs in their
ward, a. the health of the city could not
he injured by 20 doing, the ward not be
| ing thickly settled.
Aid. Frizzell contended that the Sixth
Ward should be exempt from the opera.
ton of the ordinance, for the same rcaS0nl
- offered by Aid. Arndt.
Aid. Seymour moved that Judge Dillon
proceed to read the ordinance, section by
section for the action Of the Council.
After each section had been read by
Judge Dillon and revised and amended by
the Council, Aid. Seymour moved that the
whole ordinance, the same being IN Ordi-
nance entitled IAN Ordinance to prevent
swine from being kept in certain parts Of
the city, and to regulate the mode Of keep
ing the same in other parts Of the city and
for other purposes" be adopted. Carried
Yeas 8; Nays I.
Judge Dillon also agrecably to request
Of City Marshal reported an ordinance en-
titled IAN Ordinance to amend an Ordi-
nance to prevent hogs from running at
large, passed June 3rd, 1868, which on
motion of Aid. Andersen was adopted.
Judge Dillon also reported an ordinance
entitled An Ordinance to amend section
8 of chapter 81, on page l0l of Revised
Ordinances Of 1862, which on motion OF
Aid. Andersen was adopted.
Judge Dillon also reported an ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance in relation to the
repeal If ordinances" (Chap. 81, Art. p,
which ON motion Of Aid Jones was adopt
ed.
Judge Dillon also reported An ordinance
entitled IAN Ordinance to repeal chapter
68 of Revised Ordinances of 1862" which
on motion of Aid. Seymour was adopted.
On motion, it was ordered that chapter
SO of the Revised Ordinances, together
with notes prepared by Judge Dillon, be
printed with the revision
On motion the Council adjourned until
one o'clock, p. NJ.
d. B. NASH, Clerk.