Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-19
COlNCsL PIIOCEEDlNE
REGULAR MEwrIS6
Couxc,L CgAxsxs. july 18th. lsG

CouxcIL CHAxBsR. July 18th, 1867.
Present, his Honor the Mayor, NJ Dona-
hue. Aldermen Andersen. Clsussen, Gun.
Dingham, Davis, Dermody, Frizzell, Hsr-
ding, Matthes and Seymour.
Minutes Of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
Petition OF r. Schnare, requesting that
he he granted the privilege to use his large
hay scales - public weigh scales. and that
he be appointed public weieher for the
same. Granted, on conditions that he be
subject to the ordinances in relation to the
Same. Adopted.
Petition Of Grant 4 Smith, requesting
that they may be allowed to apply the
amount OF their city taxes on the payment
Of y judgment against the city 10 favor of
James Grant On motion, the petition was
| laid on the table.
| retition of Ditzen 4 Koch and others in
relation to the abatement Of . nuisance on
Second street near Ripley. On motion, the
petition was laid on the table.
| Petition OF Adam Green, representing
that the culvert built by the city on the cor
nersof Thir,een.h b and Harrison streets is
Injurious to his property, and requesting
tuat the culvert may be removed. % mo-
| ton the petition was ordered laid on the
table. Adopted.
Petition of Henry Selby and others re-
questing that Locust street, east of ID. e..
kellys property, may be SO improved AS to
| make the same passable for teams across q
ravne on said street, aud. on motion of Al
derman Davis, that the Street Commission
er De ordered TO put in wooden cuivert in
said ravine, the cost of the same not TO ex-
cced $50. Granted by the following vo'e
Yess-Claussen, Cunningham, Davis, Friz
zell, Natthes and Seymour-6 Nays-An-
dresser, Dermody aud Narding-3.
Petition Of Robert Moore, Foreman OF
Fire King Engine Co. No. l, requesting the
city to appropriate the sum Of $l25 for the
purchase OF y coal tender for Fire King
Engine Co. NO. /.
On motion the petition was referred to
the committee on Fire and w later.
AID Clsussen read An ordinance. essab-
fishing the grade Of Farnam street, adopted
by the following vote: Aldermen Andreses.
Claussen. Cunningham. Davis. Dermody,
FrizzelI. Harding, Aatthes, Seymour-9.
The ordinance is ~ follows
FArnam street.
Beu enacted by the City Council Of the City
Of Davenport SEC. l. The grade OF Farnam
street is hereby established ss follows. viz
Commencing on the south side of Depot
street at an elevation of fiftyone and so l0O
(51 SO 1907 feet, as indicated by bench on
the door sill OF the stone church on corner
of Rock Island and Fifth street, which IL
fifty -three1 and $500 1886 100 feet, and
running north to the line of the curb stone
on the north line Of Seventh street. at an
elevation of one hundred and 1900 (lOO IL
100 feet; thence continuing north TO the curb
stone on the south line of Eighth street, at
an elevation OF one hundred thirty nine and
63.lOO u39 G3 1907 feet; thence across
Eighth street, to the line OF the curb
stone on the north line OF said
street, at an elevation of one hundred and
forty-two (142) feet thence north to the
south side Ot the alley, between Eightd and
Ninth street, at an elevation of ono hundred
fifty one and 6O-lOO 151 60-1OO) feet, and
At an elevation on the north side Of said
alley of one hundred and fifty-two 1862 II
| Thence to the curb stone on the south line
of Ninth street, at an elevation Of one hun.
dred and fifty seven and fifty hunJredths
157 5O-l0Ol II; thence level across Ninth
rect to the curb stone on the north side OF
said street thence to the south side of the
alley between Ninth and Tenth streets, al
An elevation of one hundred and fifty live
and fifty one hundfedths l55 50-1OOl feet
and on north side of alley one hundred and
fifty four and forty one hundredths Ia 40
| Icet t0tuCC III Tie CuIU eGpuC On tuo
south line OF Tenth street, at an elevation oi
one hundred and thirty eight and So-lOC
1873 80 1901 feet thence To the curb stone
On north line of Tenth sire I, at an eleva
tion of one hundred and thirty five aud 20
100 l35 20 100 feet thence north one hun
dred and fifty feet. at an elevation of one
hundred aud twenty seven l21 feet thence
level to the north side of the alley between
FL, verth and Twelfth streets thence TO the
curb stone on the south side of Twelfth st
at an elevation OF one hundred and thirty
eight and 40 100 1873 4O-1OO feet thence Ia
the curb stone on the north line Of Twelfth
at an elevation OF one hundred and forty
two feet thence to the center Of the alley
between Twelfth and Thirteenth cts, stree,
ut an elevation Of one hundred and fifty
six and seventy-five one 'hundredths (l5t
TJ-1OO) feet; thence to the curb stone on
the south side Of Thirteenth street, at m
ielevation of one hundred and sixty i've
;(165) feet thence to the curb stone on the
north line OF Thirteenth street. at an eleva
tion of one hundred and sixty-six and forty
one hundredths (166 40-1O0) ieet thence L.
the south side of the ::alley between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets. at an elevation
OF one hundred and seventy and forty six one
hun Iredtbs go SO 1G0) feet; thence to q
point one hundred and fifty tlj0) feet north
from the north line of NortherR Avenue
at an elevation Of one hundred and sixty
six and thirty one hundredths C60 30-1UU
feet thence north three hundred and TWEEN
ty eight (32S) feet. At an elevation of one
hundred and sixty three (l63) feet !; thence
two hundred and forty 24Ul feet, to the
south line of Locust street and at an elevn.
tion of one hundred and fifty eight [l5S1
feet
SEC. 9. The City Engineer is hereby di
rected to record said grade in the book OF
grades in his office to conform to the grade
AS described, and according to the profile
hereto attached, and forms a part of this
ordinance.
Passed and approved, July II. 1867.
n. DONAHUE,
Mayor.
| ATTEST JOHN LiLLls.
| City Clerk.
The Finance Committe reported on the
petition Of John L. Coffin, and on motion
the same was referred to .pecisl commit.
tee, and Aid. Seymour offered the foil ow,
ing resolution
Reselccd, That in connection with the pe>
tition Of John L. Coffin, the whole matter
pertaining to the indebtedness Of the CITY
Of Davenport be referred to q special com,
inite.e for investigation, and to report ,her>
on at their earliest convenience. Adopted
Said special committee are his his honor
the Mayor n. Donahue, Aldermen Dermo>
dv AndPeaan ClanasAu acA So.-.