Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-07
DAVENPORT. IOWA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER ! 1866.


but adversely to the removal of rs scales
some Pl.cs on the levee. Report adopted
Inc co. nittee to whom vas referred tie
petition o. A. stefiin and others, asking tea
' roPe have the privilege Of erecting
nay sca'se On the levee, report adversely to
prsyeI Z. PssWones, - the levee 10 already
Report adopted.
Ioe cOnnittee 70 whom was referred the
petition o. Geo +. Carpenter, asking the
privilege OF constructing an inclined plane
on fer'y street, In front Of the Express CON-
psnys ofiiee. report in favor Of PRAYER Of
letiton. provided the owner Of the property
does not OBJECT and ,lso providing that i
does not project more than five feet.
Report adopted the work to be done
under the direction q. m. S;as~.Ik Corr
mittce and AID. Mcneil. Of The Fourth
Ward.
Ald. Andresen moved that the rules be
suspended. Carried.
oh mos'oh 0. Aid. Andersen. the Council
proceeded 70 the election Of CITY Assessor
and Deputy Collector The Mayor appoint
ed as te'iefs, Aids. kuhuen and Couithart.
Inc voses oe'ng counted, and Francis Oehs
having received eleven votes, be was declsr-
ed elected City Assessor and Deputy Col
lector.
AID. huhhen moved that The official bond
OF the Cny Assessor just elected DE approx
Cd, ANA fe'erred to the City Attorney a. to
formality carried.
AID. Mcneil moved that the Council ad-
journ. Lost
Aid. Andersen offered the minoritv renort
Of tho committee appointed to take into
cons'dersnon on the matter Of the Wooden
Image, which is as foil ws:
10 the mayor and Alderman Of the City OF
Davenpost, IN council assembled:
Inc undersigned members of the council,
to wnom was IefcIred Z communication Of
W. u. Sanders to o. s. Mcneil. Chairman.
or COMMITTEE OF Fire and Water. and by
hlm presented to this council. in which said
Sanders claims that there is due him for
firemens' Image balance Of <35. and
IN which he demands th,t said Image. for
HE said claims Of $35 90, shall be given TO
fme hsnS No. 1,-begs leave to report as
follows: "
LIST. Said claim Of 90 500, is out-lawed
by the statutes Of limitation.
II the city, perhaps in other cases whore
.eai wand clam is made, should not take
advantage Of the said statute Of limitation,
IN our opinion, the city is justified in this
casesto DO SO, where evidently an old claim
u hunted up, not for the sake of getting
the payment but only for the sake Uf get
ting hold Of the Image. We have, therefor,
not further investigl lted the validity Of said
claim.
I'd. Even if the claim Of So 500 was val.
I'd, this would certainly give the holder oI
said Claim no rightlto dispose Of said I'm
age.
Sd. We are of the opinion that said I'm
age belongs To the city. II was eithe,
bought by the city or presented to the CITY
BY Fire Company not now in existence
aud left by them in possession Of the cily
when their Company was dissolved, and
left in undisputed possession OF the city
over ten years.
Said Firetnans' Im'ge being lately BY an
order Of the Mayor delivered to Liberty Fire
Coz, who have placed the same on their new
built engine house, we would recommend
that the same be left on the engine h use Of
Liberty Fire Co.. where the same now is,
until further action Of this council, and
that the petition Of said Sanders be laid on
the table. H. II. ANDERSEN.
Special Committee.
| AID. Mcneil offered the report Of ,h- IN i.
jority Of the comnitte ss follows:
| We, the Undersigned, n committee appoin>
ed to enquire into the ownership Of the
wooden fireman lately taken down from the
cupalo Of the Council Chamber, beg leave
to report that they have examined into the
matter and believe it to be the property oi
the old Fire Co. No. l, and would recon-.
mend tho delivery Of said fireman over to
the company. .. S. McNErL,
NJ. {. DAVIS.
Aid. Matihes moved that the minority re-
port be substituted for the majority report
Lost, BY the fol'owin, vote:
Yeas-Andresen, Kuhnen, Arnds, Mat,hes
and Warnebold
Nays-Coul,hart, Davis, Frizzc'l, Mcneil,
Noe and Seymour.
Aid. Mcneil moved that the majority re
port he adopted.
Aid Anirescn moved that the whole mat
ter be reierred to the City Attorneys.
His honor the Mayor, John l. Davies, de
cided that the motion was out OF order.
Aid. Arndt appealed from the decision OF
the chair.
The vote being taken. the decision OF the
Mayor was sustained.
| The vote being taken on the motion "a
adopt the majority report, the result was q
follows:
Yeas-Dayis, Frizzell, Mcneil, Noe, Scy
mour.
Nays - Andersen, Coulthart, Kuhnen,
Arndt, Ma,thies and Warcbold.
| The motion was lost.
| Aid. Ma,thcs offered the following resolu
ton:
Rcsolred, That special committee offive
be appointed 20 see whether it will be ad-
visable to purchase lot No. - in Parker's s
addition for the purpose Of opening division
street. At price not exceeding $342 90, tc
b. paid for in city order, payable out Of next
years taxes. Adopted.
His honor the Mayor. appointed as such
committee Aids. hatthes, Mcneil, Davis,
rrizzell and Kuhnen.
Aid. Andresen Offered the following rec,
olution:
Resslred, That the Mayor is hereby re
ouestcd and authorized to cause notice q
be published in the daily papers Of this city
requesting the people to take notice Of all
oity lamps not lighted at all, or not At the
proper time, and report to the Mayor, Mar
shsi. or Chief Of Police; and also, that the
Mayor instruct The police Of this city 10 pay
particular attention to the lighting Of the
and mark down IN particular
0oois wherein they - any city lamp moi
lighted ct al or not at the right time; and
instrueting the Chief Of Police to make hia
monthly report sbcut this.
Adopted.
Aid. Mo- offered the following resolution:
Resolved. That the Gas Committc be in
structed 70 confer with the Gas Company
70 ascertsin as to what arrangements car
b made to light Harrison street from Fiftt
to Twelfth street.
Adopted
Aid. Seymour offered the following res
olution
Resolred, That the Street Commissioner
be and is hereby instructed to lay : ston,
crossing on the north side Of Brady street
At the intersection Of Fifteenth street, with
out delay.
D.C...l a. Ckronk Cornm,ffAo