Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-14

CssMs CaAns April II, 1oo4
(Cooeiu1ee.)
For Alnprman Of the First Ward, Gee
n. Mstthse; ior Adef0ee Of TIE 0ecoa(
Wesd. Sor Ste lcgg scsp. : HAndnesen
M Of ~ Thifd Ward, Nicholss Kuhnen
! ~ Aklefrna1i OF the Fourth Wesd. John b
6evsnonf: 1br AidernAa of the flnh ward
r. u. Davis for AldefmAa u ~ Sixth
No.. ]. 4. Frineil. Iech have pecsived
| . mAlofity Of votes IN ~ sevesal WasiA
A3 AsReis Hpss:ss: isssps:s ar. u. ss,lo~,.s no
sRs,i,,t. That ths oncial bopdI o. Ii,
peviv elcee6 ely oGncers - q J61loWs: foi
CIV Tfeaeurer. o16. 900; for CITY 0aeshaI
oi60oo for City Clerk. el0O.
Tbe 6ori OF tie Mayor wss spcssveu,.
Tho bond OF the City Treasurer vas %
proved. s9..
The bond of the City Manhal was sp.
proved and referred to City Attorney ior
inspection. - to its fofnsality, which being
done, the bond was approved.
The bond Of the City Clerk vas approved.
The newly elected City 0incers came fbr-
ward and took their seats
A. G. BILLox, City Clerk.
ALL Seymour moved to. pseeeed 70 the
eeeslDn of city OGDcers. ~ i43agtN
All. Kubpea novsd % asnend hv postpon
ing TIL the nrst meeting " nay.
Lost.
All. symosrs motlon carried.
The Mayor appointed Aldermen Seymour
and C0ulthart as tellers
On motion, Council proceeded to The cleo.
lion Of City Attorney for tho ensuiss year,
and john w. Thompson. Eeq., having Re.
ccived . naajority Of the votes cast. was de.
clared elected. ~
On motion, Council pseceeded 10 an elec
ton for Street C00misoiOner fof the cnauinr
year. E. w. Bakcs having received m.
jority Of the votes cast was declared elected
Street Commissioner for the ensuing wear
On motion, Council proceeded 10 elect Z
City Engineer for the ensuing year. u. ".
Clark having n majority Of votes, was d.
clarel duly elected City Enginee'.
On motion Fritz Kahn was elected City
Sexton. st
Ali. Andersen offered the following or.
dinance
An ORDiNARcE to amend Chapter Fortv
two Of Revised 0fdinances, entitled IAN
ordinance providing for the abatement
and removal Of nuisances, and to keep the
streets, lanes. alleys, commons, and land
ing Of the city 0t Davenport, open and In
repair. and 10 regulate the use of side.
walks"
BE It enacted By the City Council Of the Csx
g DIre1,yrt, SEC. l. That the worlds Of
by both such flDe and imprisonment" fol |
lowing the word days in section seventeen 0f |
chapter forsy two OF revised ordinances, he
and are Hereby repealed.
Pissed and app owed April 1tth, A. u. |
1850.
Attest:
JOHN L. DAVIES, Mayor.
D. B. NAsu. City Clerk.
Which was read the second tisnc and adopt. |
VI by the votes of Aids. Andersen, COul
hart, Seymour, Davis, Jones, Lagp Mntthes,
Noe, Kuhncn, Warnebold and Frizzeil.
Communication OF the Scott County Ned
cal Society. in relation 10 cholera, was lead
Ind ordered printed.
10 Tie Mayor ard Aldermen Of the CITY oil
DdrenpOrt
In consideration Of the probable visit of
:hOlera to the United States the coming sea
on. II is wise and humane 10 adopt at once
ctive sanitary measures 10 avert its preva
sncc In this city. It Is . we'll known and
ckn0w wledged TACT that cholera selects ~ the
,laces Of it, greatest prevalence and fatality
lithy streets and alleys and crowded and i'll
apartments Therefore NC, the
members Of the Scott County Medical Hoci
ty, respectfully recommend that the work
4 thoroughly cleaning The streets and
'lleys be 1t once entered upon; and that
be appointed, Of fpersons qualified
0 Judge of existing causes Of disease, whose
luty II shall be to make careful inspection
II the premises wherever family residei
md report TO the Common Council from
ime to time the result Of such invcstiga
iOns, and recommend such measures - in
heir judgment are best calculated 70 main
ain the health Of the city, and secure our
from the disease.
]. n. Witherwax, Thos. J. 1leA
&. D. Richardson, James Irwin,
J. W. II. Baker, L. FU0ch,
]. ]. TOmoOn, W.P. Peek,
9. B. Harrison, Thomas Byrnea
Aid. Matthes offered the following resolu
ion:
Resoloed, fs,at the Grade Committee and
he City Engineer be instructed to establish
he grade on Fifth street, from Scott to Di
'ision street. and report at The next meet.
ng.
Which was referred to the Committee on
)treets
On motion the Council sdjoirned TO the
9Th inst. 1t y o'clock. I'D