Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-21

9th. Said company shall charge no high
er rate Of fare on said road, for any distance,
than ten Io) cents per trip.
7th. Ssid company shall be liable for and
nav 20 the persons injured al damages which
NAV result from the carelessnsss, negli
eence Or misconduct Of any agent o. sesvsnt
Of said company, while in iss employment
In the construction or operation Of said
road. and shall hold said city harmless on
account Of any aud ell damages Or causes Of
action which may eccrue 20 any psrsen ~
reason Of the construction Of said road on
sny part Of Il o. the operation thereof.
sth. Said company shsll keep its books
for subscription Of stock open and free TO
the citizens Of Davenport q least thirty (30)
days Immediately after the same shall be
opened, and no person shall directly or in
directly ssbscribe for more than Ave hun
drsd $500 dollars OF said stock. till after
the expiration Of said thirty days.
9th. Said company shall accept. held and
use the franchise granted BY this ordinance
sul jccs TO the right OF said city TO grant
similar rights to other companies over other
streets with the necessary crossings OF said
Third street ; and subject further to the
ri ight Of said city to make such regulations
a. to the rate Of speed Of its cars a. the
public safety NAV require and subject
further to the right Of said city TO lay gas
pipes, make sewers and All other necessary
or expedient street improvements. such i'm
| provements not to delay the passage Of cars
longer than is absolutely necessary.
10th. TIE officers Of said city shall have
the tight to ride on the cars Of snid com
pany, free of charge, when on official busi
ness.
| SIC. .. At the expiration Of said twen.
ty-fye years, said city shall have the op-
,ion of extending the grant to said compa-
nv, for term Of twenty y-fve years longer,
or Of purchs sing the property Of said com
psny at its actual cash value, which shall
be asccrtained by three disinterested ap-
pra,sers, one Of whcm shall be appointed
fby the City Council of said city, another
by the Railway Company, and the two
thus appointed to choose the third.
SIC. 3. Ia the event Of said company
violating or failing TO conform to sny Of the
conditions and requirements contained in
the first section Of this ordinance, then il
shall forfeit to the city Of Davenport all the
rights and franshises acquired under this
ordinance.
HGltttOO V1 tu0 DuCvtVVo Va tuS Oo'No-
port City Railway Company received and
ordered filed.
Petition Of II. Lorsos, the contractors fos
the erection Of the Hose Tower, asking Of
the City Council to allow him for work done
loo said coetsact up to date, Vas rsferssd to
1.-The Committee on Fire and Water, to inves
tigate and report st rext meeting.
Report Of the Finance Committee rsceiv-
ed and esdesed nled.
The Fire end Wates Committee reported
that they bad purchased lot on the corneI
Of Fourth end Gaines streets, for the eree
ltion Of the Hose Tower thereon. Report
received ard adopted.
Aid. Claussen offered tho following feso
luton:
Rssolred, That his Honor the Mayor and
the Committee on Fire and Water, be EN-
powered to make the necessary arrange
ments for erecting Hose Tower, either IN
connection with an engine house or inde
pendently thereof.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yess-Andresen Claussen, Davis, Hard
ing, kuhnen, Seymour-6.
Nays-Cunningham, Dermody, Natthes
Mcneil.
AID. Andresen offered the following:
Pursuant to the previous action OF ths
City Council taking steps 10 arrange snt
settle the Indebtedness Of the city, which
action was approved by . meeting Of th'
citizens, and the Council instructed to pro
ceed accordingly; it is
Resolred, That John F. Dillon be and i
hereby appointed the Special Agent Of thu
: citv to draft the necessary bill, aud endeav
~. txv he q
ture TO procure. NJ the proper time lis
Of the creditors Of the city, and generally Z
take such ether steps as in the judgmsn
Of the Finance Committee, under whose di
ERECTION said agent shall act, will best eecur
compromise or settlement Of such indebt
edness but said agent shall report his act
from time 10 time to the City Council, unde
whose control he shall a. oil times be, an
without whose previous direction, or cub
sequent approval no act Of said agent sha
, conclude the city.
Adopted.
e The following bills were allowed and oil
derei paid
Street Commissioner Report in the ag-
gregate ...tzli
u Otto klug, for sundry artic es Of cloth
ing furnished BY order Of the Mayor
aud Health Officer TO small pox patients
in plaee of keddng, &c, destroyed by
the Health Officer Us per order OF the
= CITY Council. ........... 20 S
John NJ. Lyter, Jail bill. .5
Hook 4 Ladder Fire Company No. !.
messenger fees 20 Nov. lst, 1857 -..... rs
H. Lorenz, street work. 10
Mooney 4 MeGraudy, laying stone cross
ings.. Is
+. Biz. rope, &c.. for Rescue Engine
NO. q. .............
N. Donshue, repairs on steam FIRE en-
= gine. ~
|. Thos. Morrow, services as engineer Of
Fire King No. for the month Of Get 50
French / Davies. lumber for Fire En-
7 CINE House. Rescue No. 2............. ~
/ Richardson Bros, printing. ............. IS
, Fire King Engine Company No. !. Tor
u pumping out cistern at City IIoll. 49,. 12 0
Splnk l. Norton, gisss in City HAIL.. &c
Bill Of W. d Clark referred to the Fir
and Water Committee, to report at nez
meeting.
Bill Of K. Hood referred to the Commit
tee on Fire and Water.
Bills Of c. Glump and f. Boersch wes
I referred 70 the Street Committee, to repoi
At next meeting.
= Bill Of Hook 4 Ladder Company No.
referred TO the Committee on Fire On
Water, TO report at next meeting.
The Committee on Claims mako the fol
. lowing report: s
Your Committee to whom wss roferfe,
the claim Of Samuel Lane, report that th
y bill is correct, bat under the present exist
ing injunction against the city do not thin
they have the power 70 order the payms1
! Of the same.
Tnoe. DsnNoDY,
! 4. =. AsDnsss'. Coonisss'
J :. CkAUesgN,
On motion the claim and report was n
!. ferrsd back to tho committee with poWs
lto oct.
The Committee on Gas make the follow
I, ing report:
Il We the undersigned. . committee
. whom wss referred the resolution and pet
.tion asking for gas post to Be erected o
q the north east corner Of 4th and Perry SITS
. also, one on the south eide Of the alley, b.
u tween 4th and 9th streets on the ssss aid,
. also one on the south west corner Of PER-
and 9th streets. beg leave to report thi
:. they have had The msttsr under considers