Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-06
COUNCIL PnOCEEDlN0s.
REGULAR MEETING.
CoUScrL CHAMBER, July Sd, 1867

COUNCIL A'A8Ol fSE DA.V~Ss
REGULAR MEETING.
CouxcrL CuAMBER. July Sd, 1867.
Present: His Honor, the Mayor, N. Don.
ahue Aldermen, Ands en-, Clalssen. Gun
nngham, Davis, Dermody, Fs aell. H. ,ds
ing, Ltug, Matthes and Seymour.
l. nutes Of last meeting read and ap
proved.
retition Of A. Bell and others (sellers Of
producs), requesting Of the City Council
thst no change bs msde in the present sys-
tenn Of Public Weighing, and on motion. the
same was referred - the special Committee
which was appointed at . previous meeting
10 examine into the present system OF Put>
% Weighing ;n this city.
Pet ton Of Otto Klug, demonstrating
Against the city allowing any person the
privilege Of cutting ssay tho dirt Of West>
err Avenue between 9th and 7th streets
(for their own private purpose), tie same
would be INJURIOUS to the property owners
on SAID 9Th and 7th streets. On motion. the
sane was referred to the Aldermen from the
End and 3rd Wards.
Petition Of Henry Uchtorf and other',
ssking that the sidewalk ON Brown street
between 9Th and 9th streets, may be put
to -ade, was referred to the Committee on
Sidewalks.
Petition Of John N. Lyter in relation to
tis bill, against the city tor bos.dir prison
ers was receiv !, end on motion the bill was
ordered taken from the file 10 be acted On.
Petition Of Alling 4 Willisins an the
other lumber dealers Of this city protesting
A. II lDfn II, chav tarh n
OF the Revised Ordinances was REFERRED to
the Ordina ,ce Committee.
Petition Of Howard 4. StansSury request
ing the City Council to Offer reward for
the recovery Of the body Of one @ 'fge N.
Case, recruit Of the U. S. Army, who left
the barr ks in this city and 10 supposed to
be murdered, Alderman Seymour movs that
two hundred dollars be and is hereby offer.
ed as . reward for the apprehension snd
conviction OF the murderer, provided the
murder hiss taken place within the city lim>
It's. Lost by the following vote:
Ysas-'-lau en- and Seymour.
Nays-Andresen, Cunningham, Davis,
Dermody. Frissell, Earding, L!ttig and
,iatthes.
Psuticn Of Mrs. Bridget Casmod
ing the City Council to abate a.
which is caused BY the overflow OF VS.
from the street and alley, in block 81, Was
referred to the street committee with power
to act.
Petition Of John l.. Coffin, representing
that he has recovered judgments against the
city OF Davenport, in ths District Court OF
Scott County, and praying the city Counc
TO make some arrangements for the paying
Of the same, and on motion the Petition vas
referred TO the Finance Committ.s.
Petition Of Peter ElsiiFss and others ask
I z to have Oneida Avenue graded % - to
make the same psssable, WIS referred to the
Street Cormittee.
Petition Of ID. {. Kelly and others, re-
monstrating az inst the city granting privi>
legc to Samuel Greenwell, TO build boiler
factory in block SO, and on motion the peti-
ton vas laid on the table Adopted.
Monthly Report Of the City Marshal &c
ceiyed and ordered filed.
Monthly Report Of the City Clerk on Liz
censes, received and filed
Monthly Report Of the City Clerk on
general and Road Funds, received and filed.
Monthly RAPPORT Of the CITY Treasurer
received and tiled.
ceived and filed.
The City Clerk han led in the Assess
ment Books for 1867, he having copied the
same, and on motion the Books we're orr
dered to be handed over TO the City Collsc>
tor, and the City Collector cor nanded to
proceed to the collection Of the city taxes,
fortr with and ca motiun the Same was
adopted.
Aid. Clausssn read On ordinance to amend
chapter II Of the revised ordinances Of the
City Of Davenport.
The ordinance is - r ows:
An ORDINANCES to provide for paying the
City Engineer.
Be ii usasf ty the City Council Of the
Cayot Davsnport:
That section 2l7 Of Chapter IA Of the
revised ordinances Of the City Of Daven.
port be and the same is hereby repealed, and
that the following be substituted therefor:
SEC. !. The salary Of the City Engi
neer shall be seven dollars per day for every
day he is actually employed in work for
the City, provided the compensation shall
not exceed six hundred dollars per annum.
Passed and approved July Cd, 1867.
N. DoSAauE, Mayor.
Attest: JonS LrLLIs, City Clerk.
ALI. Claussen read ~ ordinance provid
ing for the abolishing Of the office Of Chief
Of Police and making the duties thereof in
cum oent upon the City Marshal.
The ordinance is - follows:
An ordinance making the Marshal Of the
City Cf Dave nport ex-Ohicio Chez Of I y ice
SEC. !. Be il enacted by the City Coun
Gil Of the City of Davenport, that from and
after the taking effect of this ordinance, the
Marshal. in addition to the duties now i'm
posed BY law uDoa him, shall be ey- officio
Chief of Police Of the City Of Davenport.
SEC. 2. That the Marshal shal, hereaf4
ter. possess the same powers, rights and
privileges and perform all the duties ind OBJ
ligas lions and be subject to the same pains
and penalties now conferred Or imposed by
law upon the Chic of Police, provided this
ordinance shall nos be 90 construed as "a
change existing ordinanco regulating the
election Of the Marshal and his term or ten
ure Of office.
SEC. 3. That oil ordinances or parts there
Of in conflict or inconsistent with the pro>
visions and objects Of this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Passed and approved July Sd, 1857.
N. D0NAaUs, Mayor.
Attest: JOHN L,I..rs, City Clerk.
Aid. Claussen read On ordinance regulat.
ing the sale Of lumber in the City OF Daven.
port BY transient dealers. and on motion thu
rules were suspended ard the ordinance wa
read the second time and adopted BY the
following vote:
Yees-Andresen, Clauseen, Cunningham
Dermody. Frizzell, Littig. Mstthes, Ssy-
| mour.-6.
Navs-Davis, Harding.-2.
The ordinance 10 as foll0ws:
An ordinance to amend an ordnance snti,
tied an ordinance regulating the sale o
lumber in the City Of Davenport by tran
silent dcslers:
SEC. /. Section Of Chapter 80 Of the re
vised ordinances Of the City Of Davenport il
hereby repealed.
| SEC. 2. Any person who shall lard o.
place upon the leves, within the limits O
the city, any sawed lumber, ehingles, board.
planks, joists. studd,ngs, or any other lum
Der manufactured or sawsd, viih the int nj
20 offer or sell the Aams at estail, shall with
in six hours Of the tine Of landing Or plsc,
ing such lumber on the lsvee, apply to th,
City Clerk Of this City ios license to eel
such lumber at retail, and shall pay th,
said Clerk the sun Of one dollar for ever,
thousand feet Of lumber 70 landed for sai
| N retail and tha fnpfhae ss,rr re -. AIN.