Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-17
CoUyCa1. PRoCEEDrNGs.
REGULAR MRErlsG.


CouxcIL CHAxBEa, May 11, 1867.
The following bills were allowed and Or
dsssd paid =. &, asa
Street Osumissionss sspost h ~ ~.
e.7 .6IIis ! d, ,isii1 j. Il 4i1its 20. si
7. ns1sA wssk ea si1swalee. 49,. $50
H. Dad. ~ Upaetasss.... 100
fsao4 Biis, = !" so. 4.O6
Dul Il Gssses ". nas I O.. ssassssd y
Coomittee oa Clains.
, Dill q flss Ensisos nssne NJ >, refer
rs1 y Coonittes On FIN and vaesr. -.
BIN Of b. Cahls, lof seal, rs6sMpd 70 Com
oittse % Iife sud Wessr. .st
. Bsli sf Eirs King 1neiue Go. No. I, rsfss.
red 70 Oomnittes % Bse asd Wasss. -.
Rspsst ef ". D.. ulask. City Engineer,
vae seselved and referred TO special Con,
mittse Of thsea, cooiethg Of Aldermen Ssy
oeur, Kuhnen and Frixzen to repest at N
sest meseiaS. .sHi
On motion of Aid. Andrcssen that the City
Clerk BE- authorized ID ssnd eopy Of ous
Revised City Ordinances to the City Coun'
ell Of Auscatins end request copy Of theirs
in return. Adopted.
Tho Finance Committss made the follow.
ing report
To His Honor, The Mayor, and Aldermen oi
the City Of Davenport. in Council asset
bled \ --
The undersigned committee beg leave Il
vepoet to yoef HusegAble body that they
have examinsd the books Of the City Col
Isetos, Clerk and Treasures, up 20 April l.
1857, and 6fd the same IN good condition
and kept according TO the ordinances.
They md however, that the late City
Clerk o.. B. Nssh) hes not rsptstsd about
the revised city ordinances given under hi
care, how many be had on hand, and hos
much money foe sais of ssns nor has b
paid over such money 70 the City Treasu
ree. i4s Aer es az
Said CLERK has also not turned over he
old and paid city orders under his care, I,
biz successor, and taken his receipt 70
same. ..r...s
w weuid tbeseSSfs. sscsmshsnd ne
yoos heaesable bsdy instruct the Finaae,
Oommittse 10 see that thiSiss done, md re
peet 20 this Couneii ct the nAxs meeting. =
We slso osssonoeaAe ehae ~ present Cit
Clerk b. iussruelsd . suarch the ssuops d
the city order took from April 1st, 1885
to April Ia. l065-snd sxAmins whether sl
poll cd 0ooosoloo O1egs ooW - dis car,
hsso been markod on mid stuops-ant
sake cut foil lss ef the aapaid aod %
| eaneolIeA ee6ses acceediDa = Ooia etumps-
| Giving the numbss, dats, and amount, end
stating y which l6ad general * beasl n,
sans 0Sloae. ahd giving their total sun
sad how musA 10 total d each fund, and -
eeive ler same . etsaeeda1eo e6npsnsasion
Your committee would eall the stteotios
Of your hsussabls body 70 the psliee fund
While said fond hes ID iormsr years bsoueh
N incons 70 the city Of about $4,000. il
shows this year, in gross receipts. only
e955. and an sxpsndituss fsi saiA fund o.
t3.52l-that is deficit Of about q, 400.
We would reconmend that the Commit
tee on Police look into the matter end SCI
whether there could not be something don,
to better the financial affairs Of this Depart
ms0t.
The total receipts for public weigher Ger
tiRcates for this year were only $1,301.2O
while the same for nine months for the pre-
ceding year amounted to $l,2l8.32. w
would recommend that the Committee o
License be appointed to look into this mat
ter. '
Your committee also most respectfully \
calls the attention Of your honorable bod!
TO the amount Of floating debt We think !
bad policy for the city 70 let their orders b
cold on the streets for from 10 70 20 pc
cent. discount, for reason Of having n
ready money . pay ths same. This cause
not only loss to the holder Of said order
but also to the city. o the city viii hsv
to pay ~ I'll they buy-About 80 pss cent
more than she wouid II her orders wer'
cash. By strict ssonomy ws have no deub
that the, city can pay out sf the regular in
come Ill necessary sxpsasss. We woul
receooond that the Mayor and Finane
Committee be empowered 70 borrow msns.
eseugh TO liz our floating city orders, an
to pay the running expenses until thi
yeAs'D ta1eo cone in.
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