Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-13

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Saturday evening last. st the City Hall. Q
he city csemisoss thsss wsss pssssas d
chairman. ::Nlyss DoaaAus. City Assssss,
McNsal, Ctav Bagissss O., Aldssns'
Asdsssssa, uss1ise. ,sulesa ana Dsrnsdy
| OF ~ s.slssaa seoaioese thas wer
prsssss Msssss. 4. Q. 4uless. Rsssidnt; J
l. swisa Secretary; B. ,. wssdwasd. .Thos
oeets md h. r. Clausssa. Dbsstsss.
This ceanitsss presented lhs lsllowip,
ordinance upon which they ssh action b.
The City Council Il was read and IN,
meeting adjourned.
AN ORDINANCE 10 authorize the Daven
port City Railway Company to use severn
streets in the city of Davenport for the pur
pose Of constructing railroads and Of usin!
the same for ruAning horse csrs thereon.
SIC. 1. In consideration Of the perform
ance OF the conditions hereinafter specified
permission is hereby granted to the Daven
port City Railway Company to lay down ,
single or double track OF railroad through
the city Of Davenport from the eastern I,
the western boundary line thereof by tn,
way OF Third street. and also another single
or double track thSeugh said city. from
| Front street to the n6fthern. boundary lin,
at the option OF said company, either on
Harrison, or Main. or Brady, or Perry street
Said company shall have the privilege TO rur
on said railroads, horse-cars, for the space
of fifty years from the date Of this ordinance
upon the following conditions TO be per
formed by said company:
SECTION 2 Said Company shall, at III
own costs, but under the direction Of the
city authorities. grade the track
upon which the road 10 to be con
structed. The road running sast and wesi
shall be In running order within three
years, and tho road running south and
north shall b completed within I'VE yesrl
sscrios ). Said Railroad may be freely
used By the public, but, In such . manner
q mot to intesfess With the ~ By said
Company. All The vehicles running on
said tracks have 70 tarn out when they
meet the cars of the Company.
SRCrIoN 4. The chsrRe tor each trip
shall not exceed ten cents for every person.
No scs;os bee ~ bssn taken u he City
Csusc,l upon this matter Other 1hAa y re.
csivs this proposition Of the company. BY
this special committee. This committee
will in oil pssbsbility report u the ssal
meeting sf the Council. whom The question
will be decided. There 10 no question 10
the minds Of business men and the public
generally in reference b the psacticability
and utility Of street railroad in Davenport;
neither is there the least question about the
certainty Of this project being successful
We are sure to have . street railroad on
some conditions. and now seems to be the
appointed time. Does the above proposition
Of the Davenport City Railway Company
suit the citizens Of Davenpost-suit The
property holders-suit those who daily wend
their way. through mud and dust, to and
from the limits Of the city to their places OF
business and work There 10 no need Of
arguing the question. Railsssds have been
built before, and 10 their turn have addsd
wealth to the city and TO the companies
have helped to build up cities. Does this
peodosition suit the psoples If %, IL will
suit the; Council, il will be favorsbly rscsived
It the next meeting. and in god tine W
shall boast Of Street Raisood. What say
ohe citixensl
J. A. DAvsxrear 10 now offering great
induosmsats 70 buyers Of Hardware. Of
which ho has the largest and best selected
stock in the city. He is selling II prices
defying competition.
MoRE IMPROVEMENTS ON SscoSp Sfa.sr.-
Peter Goldshmidt, furniture manufactusss
Of liz West Second street, and M. H. A.
Rungc have perfected arrangements to put
mp large brick building. 60 BY 60, two and
half stories high, on the north side Of Sec.
ond street, between Ripley and Scott It
will be divided into three stores, two be.
longing to Mr.. Goldshmidt and one to Mr..
Runge. These stores will be very large,
being each 90 by so, and one will be occu-
pied by Mr.. Goldschmidt As . furniture
mandatory while the others will be offered
for rent. The front will assemble the vse
Block-ihc castings to be from Donahue' 4
foundry. Frahm & lawrence. carpenters
Haas, stone mason; Delfs 4 Gsislss, brick
work. The entire building 10 to b finished d
BY the middle Of August. costing Mr. Gold.
sohmids $4,000 and Mr.. Runge $500.
Mr.. August Stsffen, the Harrison street
grain merchant, has contracted with II. L
Q. Smalltield for the erection Of two story
brick containing three stores. each 20 BY
60, adjoining, andDuniforn with Ksstes's
building on the soatheast corner Of Sseoad
and Scott streets. These ere 70 Be ready
for occupancy by the 18th Of August. and
will b ssntsd. Estimalsd cost, oe,60o.
Mr.. J. Krsbbsnhoft who u o. ed rssi>
dent. having kept grocery store stths cor
nse of Fourth street snd Western Avsnus,
has broken grssaA prssisss = pstties up .
three story tsisk. ~ by 80. - H. sssah.
east corner n Ssooad ssssss ~ Wsstssn
Avesus.s Ths eRsusA Asee vill b. divided
ints I've ssoess, cd ths uppss pass ssatsd
out - dwsllings. Dsllb, nssos r. Kr.b>
bsshoit, carpsaSss. Il Win b somplstsd
By Ssptsnbss, and win Get $4,000.
Mr.. wn. Hassliae. vasea aakss. % So
end stsssly bstwssa Dsswn ssa 0sinss
streets, has nsasiv fi1ashsd etaas rssi.
dsncs fos bic own oesupatien, q che rear Il
his shSp, 20 ~ -, go asd hals story
high, costing him 81 600.
On Brown street, near Second, NJ. Beuck.
man hes nearly completed frame dwelling
one aad a-half story high, which will b
ready in two weeks. Cost, $500.
National IKsuRANcs CoHrANY.-At the
annual meeting Of The stock holders Of this
Company held at their Office les. week the
following Board Of Director was chosen 10
sssvs fee the easuisg year:
Edwin Smith, W. ". Parker, James
Thompson, W. d. Decker, Thomas Scott,
T. K. Fluke and A. Wasnebeld.
At subsequent nsstiss, ths Beard
slseted The iellswiag o0ssss y serve sas
year:
President o-kdwia Smith.
Vice Prseident-Thee. Ssett.
0scrstasy-C. h. Ndsiags.
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