Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-24
CosNClG. PEsOCEEDaNGs.
REGULAR MEETING.

nDgntD, DAsis, DesmCuy, IfiLL-H, IieIu
lng. Ma..hes. Mcneil and Seymour.
Minutes Of Last meeting read and ap.
proved
Aid Seymour moved that the rules be
suspended to allow Sheriff Lyt ter to address
lhe Council Granted. Whereupon the
sheriff, John NJ Lyter, read writ Of in-
junction from the Judge Of the Distric,
Court enjoiuing the Council from contracts
ing any additional indebtedness to be paid
ou; OF the general fund derived from the
mill tax, or other sources exclusive Of the
road fund, except the necessary expenses OF
he city government. until a Judgment in
favor OF John l. Coffin, ex.r, &c should be
paid or until further orde1s from the Court
On motion Of Aid Seymour the injunc>
ton was laid on the table by the following
vote:
Neas-Andres IN, claussen, Cunning
ham, DAVIS, Dermody Harding, Ms,thes
aud seymour.
Nnys-McNsil aud Frizzell.
Ala. Seymour offered the following reso
luton:
Resolred, Tha, His Honor the Mayor Of
the City Of Davenport be and is hereby au
thorized to employ the best legal counsel and
TO adopt such measures as he may deem ex>
pediens to dissolve an injunction issued
against the City Council
Referred to Ills Honor the Mayor and
Finance Committee. with power to act.
Petition of Otto Klug asking the City
Council to grant him the privilege to exca-
va.e under the sidewalk in front Of his store
for the purpose OF building Goa! vault
Referred to the Committee on Sidewalks
with power 10 act.
Petition of A. Warnebold asking that tho
grade NAV be established on Gainess street
between Eighth and Ninth streets, and also
on Eighth street between Games and Brown
atree,e Referred to Committee on Grades
end Str .ets with power to act.
Petition Of Thomas IIavcns and twenty
others, dealers in fruits. vegetables, &C., re.
, questng of the City Council not to grant
permission to boys and others 70 peddle
fruits, &c, without paying the rsgu ar City
License for the same was referred to the
COMMITTEES on Licenses TO report next
meeting.
Petition of Y. krambecl and others. &c :
monstrating against permission being given
to any party Of butchers or drovers TO keep
hogs within certain limits. The same wss
referred 70 the Committee on Ordinances.
Petition OF Charles French and others
requesting permission OF the city to im>
prove Front sud Perry streets so as TO make
The same passable Tor teams hauling on the
leves, WAS referred to the Street Committee
, 10 report at tho next meeting.
| Petition OF l.. W Baker, asking permis-
! sion Of the Council to allow hun TO remove
! fcg hundred yards Of dir, from Ripley St.
between 9th and 7,h streets. Referred to
! the COMMITTEE on Grades and the Alder man
Of the ihlri Ward, 10 report at next meets
lug.
Petition of Alfred c. Billion, and others
residents and property owners on Brady
stree. requesting PERMISSION Of the Coun
Gil . change the grade on Brady street, be.
tween / lth and Nth streets. Referred to
the Co,ninit,ee on Grades with power to
grant, provided all the property owners IN
teres,ed have signed the petition.
| Adopted.
Petition of Charles Scre5ner and others
ashiag that the grade may be established or
Mississippi Avenue from the school house
= Front sire - was referred to the Commit
tee on Grades and Ci'y Engineer with pow
er to act,
Ali. Aniresen offered the following reso
! luton:
.esofced, That the Market House OF
Western Avenue, after the lease TO +
Spring has expired shall 7 OF be any NOR,
ensed to eny party hut kept for the SOL
use of the Fire Department.
Adopted.
ALI l. ,rmody offered the following reso
luton:
! Resotred, That the City Clerk ascertain
from the books of the Marshal and Stree
Commissioner the number of road and pol
taxes worked and paid from April lst to dat
a;d issue to the Street Commissioner Cit
order for his percentage on the same, tn
percentage to be the same as was paid {
the Street Commissioner laet year.
! Adopted.
AID Claussen read an ordinance to amend
an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance to i'm
prove and preserve the navi CATION Of tn
Mississippi river within the limits of th
city, aud relating TO the pubiic landing II
said city and for other purposes" and OF
motion OF Aid 'laussen the iules were sus
pended, and Iii. ordinance vas adopted u
this meeting Dy c uuatimous vote of all th
members p-rsea:
The ordinance is as follows:
Az ORDINANCE TO amend an ordinance enti
He'd an Ordinance 10 improve and pr.
serve ehe navigation of the Mississippi
river aithin the limits of the city, and re
latlng to the public landing IN said city
and for other purposes:
BE Il enacted Jy the CITY Council of tie cit.
OF Darcnport /:
SEc.l Section . of cnap.er Lxxxlv Of III
revised ordinances i. hereby repealed.
Src. ,. The following amounts shall b
collected by the wharf ,nas,er for the land
ing Of boats and for wiia' sage. on the arli
cles designated on landing, or On any vehi
ele standing thereon, to vii:
/ For every steamboat. f0- - hours ur le,r q y
! FOR every Hat boat i:iag NJ whstf ~ hours
without discharge ol cargo. ...... -. -
Every additional ~ hours ,r less ........ 3
For every tlat boat using whir' or landiug
For every l0o0 feet lumaer drawn out at
| the landing g....................
| For every 1000 lath, shingles Or pickcts.
Sor each barrel of lime.... .......
| For each cord Of wood. rails az past>.....
! For other articles not sprciiied, per ton or
less, at the discretion OF ih. Committee
! on GROUNDS. ...........--. ,
!
due, and payable in advance. sad any per
son refusing to pay in advance, shall not b
permitted TO use said landing. Lumbe
shall be allowed to remain on the lsndin
ten days, aud other articles three days Al
ter which time, owner or consignees failinl
TO remove timber or other articles, on tn
request Of the wharf master. shall be con
sdcrcd ss violating this ordinance and sub
iect TO the penalties provided in section i
Of chapter L1xxIv Of the revised ordinances
Of 1866.
Passed and approved August 81, 1867.
! n. DoNAnuE, Mayor
Attest: JonS LiLLls, City Cleek
| Aid. Clauesen read an ordinance t
amend chapter 80 Of the revised ordinance
Of the city Of Davenport. and moved tha
The same be adopted.
| AID. Mcneil moved ~ An amendmen
that the ordinance be referred back to tn
Ordinance Committee. Amendment carried
by the following vot.:
Yeas Andersen, Cunningham, Dermo
dy, Frizzell, Hsrding. McNeii and Seymou
IL. Nays-claussen and Davis-2.
Aid. Matthcs offered the following reso
luton:
Resolred, That one thousand dollars ($1,
O0O) be appropriated by the Council out O
the Street Fund, which in connection wit
the private subscription Of $1,000 (sub
: - l.. n oxe