Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-31

our readers ore psrhaps aware, . surveying
party is nov descending Rock River, under
the command Of Col. Wasrcil, in obedience
10 iastrucsions frsa ths War Dspsrsosst.
and at the Government expense. The object
10 view 10 The ssesrise u psssage Sos gun.
boats froo he great likes b The MIssisGip
p. Col. wssrel hes been Instructed 70
make bis survey With he ~ efehiaiaine
q isast ssvsa Ssss Of watss. 1hs canal from
foad d. Lee. sixteen ailss \ lsaoAh, CO.
nsseiag Lake winne6ago With Lake Huron,
u hsad waters Of Resk Rivss. win - ssns-
what ezpessivs foe country. .eoupsfativeiy
level, bst sosling assh lees shaa nany . :
sals slresdA Constructed in slhse par,s d
ths eosntsy. Ften The hsad u Lsks Herr
co.. village. . distancs sf eighteen miles,
thsss b alrsady six Ssesof wates. .ssd this en-
Be improved 70 the required depth q . very
tsifliag expssse. Froa Hesicsn b Water
town, distance Of sbsst swsety nilsa, the
river b quite crooked. % mssA % that ths
BED oe ths stream msasusas 20 miles, cd,
10 he jsdgment Of Col. Wasrsl, canal u
mssa ooss scoeooieal every vsy. Frsu
watsstovn TO Janssville, . 6isaanos q 50
miles. tho river will furnish slack water nv.
isatios. the balance requiring but vsry little
Improvement. Through JsnssvilIe. = distance
Of two miles, the work vill b quite expen.
sise. but from Monterey 70 The mouth Of the
river. about 100 miles, the nav
igation Of the stream will b easily and
cheaply made. Col. Wsfrsi, sho has the
survey in charge, is said to b ~ esly =
skiIliul sngioess. but has alss had . eonsid.
srsbls experience - surveys. He believes
the project is entirely praetisabls within
limited cost, and one that should be speed
lily completed. Should the Rsck River i'm
provsmsnts bs made - proposed. the bens-
fits which would acrus to Davenport and
the section Il represents. need not b here
enumerated. Our citizens have already b.
come sufficiently advised - 10 the results
which would follow succsssful execution
Of the task, to need no reminder from u.s.
The good work is certainly proprins.
PLANT SnADs Tnsss.-Evssy nan 10 the
city Of Davenport who owns lot, or half Of
one, should Be planting shade trsss On Il at
once. This 10 the proper season for such
improvements. Nothing adds 10 ~ sp.
pearanes ofs city 20 much - . gsasral in
vestment In shade and ornamental tresA-
The finest avenues we have sre thees bsau>
tilted by locusts and elms. Nsihisg - ~.
presses the circulation Of the dust, eesls he
atmosphere in the heats Of summse, q sdds
to the general comfort and happiness ~
eonely rows Of shade trees. Moasy iavsstsd
in this manner pays Afty per cent in genuine
pleasure and Improvement Property is
enh anced in value. health proooted, and
the general public immeasurably benefited
Very little sxertion is-sequirsd, and less
money. He who plants but one tree 10 .
public bensfacter. lie who plasts mere
TINA one, is greater benefactor in prcpor-
ton. Every property owner in our city
should devote few days in each year to
this matter. In one decade, Davenport
would become second edition of the Gar.
den Of Eden. We hope these lew sugges'
tions will not be thrown away.
IsroasAxr 70 CAaRiAes MAxuvAcruasss
AND orsEss.-Having addressed the ofies
oflnternal Revenue, Assistant Assessor H.
n. Smith hos received The f,llowing reply
in regard 10 the manufacturing Of carriages
TnsAsURy DsPAnruanf,
Office Of Internal Rsvenue,
Washington, October 25, &c.
Sis:-ln reply to your letter Of Oct. 22nd
in relation TO carriages, I have 70 say that
carriages, when manulaetussd and cold, or
used, arc liable TO tax Of I'VE per cent on
their entire rolue. No deduction can b a.
lowed for either exempted or taxed materials
used in their manufaetueU.
Very Respectfully yours,
TBoNAs HAvLAxD,
Dept. Commissioner.
Henry n. Smith, Esq. Assistant Assessor,
I'd Dist, Davenport, lswa.