Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-25

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nam street bridge. e............ 80
j. A. Davenport, nails, &C., fo7
street material sl.............. ~ ~
On motion, the Council adjourned to meet
on Tuesday evening, Sept 2Ath.a at q o'clock
P. NJ.
Attest JoHR LiLLIs.
City Clerk.
ADJOURNED xssrISG.
CouNciL CHAMBER, Sept. "a, 1867.
Present-His Honor, the Mayor, N. Don
ahue, Aldermen Andresen, Claussen, Guns
ningham, Davis, Dermody, Frixzell, Hard
ing, Littig, Mcneil and Sey mour.
Minutes Of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
Petition Of D. II. Kuehl, asking to be ap-
pointed Public Wsigher on motion the
petition WAS referred to the COMMITTEE On
Public Grounds and Buildings.
Petition Of E. Borsch, Offering to gutter
the east side of Ripley street, from Third
street 70 the alley south Of it, provided the
city will furnish the material petition re.
ferred to the Street Committee, to report at
the next meeting
Petition of II. Riley and others, asking
that stone crossing be laid on the corner
Of Sd and Harrison streets, referred to the
Stree. Committee, to report at the next
meeting.
Petition Of Geo. S. G. Dow, representing
that he is the owner Of cert ain described
number Of tax sale certificates, which was
wrongfully sold, and he now asks to be re
imbursed for the amount OF the same on
motion The petition was referred to the
Committee on Claims, TO report at the next
meeting Of the Council.
Petition Of Lindsay Phelps and others,
asking that stone crossing be laid at the
intersection Of 3rd and LeClairc streets.
Granted.
Aid. Claussen read an ordinance to re>
peal an ordinance, entitled "An Ordinance
70 prevent swine from being kept in certain
parts Of the city, and to regulate the mode
Of keeping the same in other parts OF the
city, and for other purposes" on motion the
ordinance was adopted by the following
vote
Yeas-Andresen, Ciaussen, Cummings
ham. Davis, Dermody, Frizzel. Harding and
Littig-S.
Nays-McNeil and Seymour
The ordinance is - follows:
AN ORDINANCE to repeal an ordinance
entitled IAN Ordinance TO prevent swine
from being kept in certain parts of the
city. and to regulate the mode Of keeping
the same in other parts Of the city, and
for other purposes."
BE it enacted by the City Council Of th, city
Of Davenport
SECTION l. Arti lie Of Chapter 40 Of the
Revised Ordinances Of the city Of Daven-
port is hereby repealed.
Passed and approved Sept. 24th. 1867.
Attest N. OoSAnux, Mayor.
JOHN L,LLis, City Clerk.
The Fire and Water Committee reported 4
on the petition Of Fire King Engine Com.
pany No l, and recommended that the sum
Of kl25 be appropriated for the purchase Of
! = Coal Tender for steam Fire King Engine
Company, No. /. Report adopted.
The Committee on Fire and Water, TO
! whom Wis referred the matter Of erecting
Hose Towers for the use of the Fire De>
partment, reported in favor of erecting a
Hose Tower on the grounds Of the Lower
Market House, and Aid. Mcneil moved that
the Fire and Water Committee be authors
lied to have said Hose Tower erected at the
Lower Market House, at an expense net exs
ceeding four hundred dollars. Adopted.
The Fire and Watc, Committee reported
in favor Of granting the petition Of Mary
A. Miner. Report adopted.
Aid. Andersen offered the following reso
luton:
Rssolrea, That the present bills fer print.
ing be paid. but that hereafter no printing
bills be paid unless the same are ordered
by person having authority thereto from
the city.
Adopted.
The following bills were allowed and or
dered paid:
}. 4 Elshort. lime for Health of'icer....s l.T5
John h auifman, removing nuisances, dur
ing month of August. $50
Quickenstedt h Melchart, tor carriage and
spring wagon removing sick persons out
to temporary hospital. al................. 500
John Kaufman. removing nuisances dur
lag month of Sept. to date. ......... 10. .55
Otto klug, (Cty Treasuier,l for premium
on notes Of city at Bank. k............... l1.s5
James Koran. Street labor .............. Is rs
Hook and Ladder Company. no !, Watch
mans fee! ..... ................... 4.25
Richardson Bros. printing. los so
II. fischer, printing --..-..............2 .2l9.4l
Gazette Company, printing .......... 1854
W. ". Brown, building steos st City Hall $50
Aid. Mcneil moved that the Committee
on Fire and Water see that the advertise
ments in relation 70 the sale Of the Hand
Fire Engines be taken out Of the newspa>
pcrs Adopted.
The bill Of w. T. Dittoc, Police Msgis
tra.c, was referred to the City Attorney ;
also the bills Of the Policemen, for police
fees, was referred to the City Attorney, to
report at next meeting.
Eill Of the Davenport Gas Company. for
broken lamp posts, was referred to the Com
mittec On Gas
Report Of the City Health Inspector. in
relation - some cases Of small pox, &C.,
and the means used in removing the same.
Report received and referred 70 the Com
mittee on Public Grounds and Buildinee.
AID. Andersen offered the following res.
olution:
Resolred, That the Mayor be requested 10
procure bedding for the use Of the family
which lately had the small pox, as much as
| may be deemed necessary for the comfort
and health Of the family. and not excseding
the value Of the articles destroyed; and
Rssolred, That the report Of the Health
Officer bs refsrrcd to tho Committee on
Public Grounds and Buildings, and that il
during the time before the Committee can
report, And that II there is IN occasion TO
have house for hospital the said Commits
tee be authorized to procure such house IN
til fultiss action Of the Council could be
had. Adopted.
AID. Dermody offered the following resos
luton:
Rssolred, That the City Marshal is hereby
authorized forthwith 10 have the side walk
on the north side OF Third street, between
Perry and LeClaire streets, repaired, ss they
are now dangerous end almost impossible,
at the expense Of the property holders.
Adop' ed.
Tbs Street Committee opened the bids
received for quarrying one thousand perch
Of rock for the city.
Mr.. David Aulcrone Was the lowest bid
| der, and on motion Of AID. Seymour the
Street Committee and City Engineer were
instructed to draw up contract with Mr..
David Mulcrcne for the quarrying Of 1000
porch of rock at fifty cents per perch; pros
vided that il Mr.. Mulcrone does not enter
into said contract the whole matter shall
10y over until the next meeting of the Couu.
Gil. Adopted BY The following vote:
Yeas - Claussen, Cunningham. Davis,