Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-23
DAVENPORT, IOWA. SATURDAY. MARCH 23 1867
COUNCIL rsROCEEDlN0s.
REGULAR nRur1NG.

COUNCIL PROCEEDlNGs.
aEouIAR nssrISG.
CeuScrL CaAxBsn, March 20, 1867.
The following bills were allowed
W. ID. Clark, engineering. ......e 30
Jamss Culvssw we'll, nails, etc.. %
james Psttersoo, work On stsesis.. 90
E. W. Baker. cash paid fos rspaiss
on street mates1olo. olo............. 20
John Craig. blasksmithios Ter ths
Samuel 0reowsll, ssoaisisg sasias. 9ss 81
J. Quins, shelves Ia engine soo0,
Bili Of D. b. Nash referred 70 ths Finanss
Ceonittes.
Bill Of Amesksag ManuiAstusing Com
pany, foe material ios Fire Department re-
fssssd y the Coomittss On Fire aad We.
~.
Aid. Coulthart offered ths following reso.
olutien
Resslsed, That this Council Instruct the
City Clerk 70 isaus IN order for enc huodssd
sad ffty dollars to Thos. Mulesoas 4 Co.,
on account Of qusrying rosk according to
contract.
Adopted.
Aid. Matthes offered tho following re-
port
The Comnittee to whom was referred the
resolution Of Alderman Andrssssn, to re-
fund to Mr.. Robert Henne the sum Of o25
the amount be has paid for two shares Of
the City Market House, - his receipts show,
report in favor to refund said soount Of 125
to said Robert Hsnns, the money 10 b.
paid out Of tho Gsnssal Fund.
N. Kssxsx,
g. N. MAf1Hss.
Davenport, March 90. 1857.
Adopted.
Aid. Seymour Drsse,tsd the following re-
To tAs Heyor end Ll1ermes Of tho City Of
Dassnport IN Couneil dssemtlsd:
Your Committee 10 whom was retired
the petition Of I. G. Doesine, askins to be
Reimbursed for rent ofiot (Ne. 81 on Public
Landing for one year frsm March 1st. 1866,
to Msrchel list, 1867 also claiming damagss
in consequences Of the City permitting the
lending Of RATS and legs in front Of said lot,
report that they have he'd the same undss
consideration; that they ore of the opinion
that the pstitionss has no legal Gains
against the city whatsoever. But II said
Desring, from any circumstances Was una
bic to use said lot - he may have expected
(thoueh the city gave no such exclusive
privilege % claimed, nse Is The city guilty oi
any OMISSION ef duty,) they wssld ssosn :
nend that the sun Of forty dollars II the
money paid BY Doering to the city b rs :
funded, provided he will bs satisfied there
with, other wise they are net in favor Of pays
isg him anything.
JonH 8. SsYnoua,
@. n. MArrsRs,
JANIS OouLrnAns,
Committee On Public Grounds and Build
ogs. Adopted.
Report Of the City Wharf Master rceeiv-
cd and filed.
Aid. Mcneil offered the following rssolu-
ton:
Resolved, That eight hours labor BE- con-
sidsrsd legal days work for oil persons
employed BY the city on the public streets
and Highways from this date.
Adopted.
Aid. Mcneil offered the following rssolu.
ton:
Resslre1, That the ordinance Committed
ing the ownsrs Of oil public halls and build
inss Of this city, to construct the doors
Of said buidings % - to open
outwasds, in order 10 protect the inmates Ia
case Of FIRE. Adopted.
Aid. Kuhnsn offered the following seso
lntion:
Rssolped, That the sum of SO b and i,
hereby appropriated to have the names d
the streets posted On such corners Of th,
streets ~ may b dssigsstsd by . spssia
eeuoittss; the work - b under he su'
pssvisien of said committee.
Adopted, and Aids. Kuhaen aud Dsvil
were appointed ouch committee to attoni
10 the matter.
Ala. Aodrsssn presented snd read sh,
following ordinance
An OaninAxcs TO amend section Eve Of o.
| dinanee called ian ordinance to provid
for the election By the people u Stree
Comoissionsr, City Attorney, Cit.
Wharf Master, City Ssxtsn, City Asses
or and Health Inspector"
BE II enacted By tho City Council ef II
City Of DsreHpors, That section i've Of .,
ordinssce to provide for the election BY th,
people Of Street Commissioner. etc., pass
I'd aad approved March 6th, 1865, be An,
hereby 10 repealed and the following in plac
thereof substituted:
SEC. 3. That on the Arst Saturday il
April, 1867, and in each year thereafter
there shall be elected by the legal voters 0
the City Of Davenport. one person to oil th
of3cs Of City Assessor for said city, VIII
shall hold his Office for one year from th
LIST day Of January next. and until his sue
sssssr is elected and qualified.
Aid. Seymour moved that the sans b
laid on the table.
Carried bv the following vote:
Yeas-Alds. OeukAart, Frixzssl, Jones
Mcneil, Noe and Seymour.
| Nays-Alds. Andersen, Davis, Kuhnsn
Aatthes and Warnebold.
Ala. Andrsssn offered che followine ss.o
lutien:
Be 4 Reselsed, That The ensuing annua
city election to BE- holden on the firss SatuI
day in April. 1897. to.wi!, On ths Oh do,
Of April, for The purpose of. electing Nay
or, . Marshal, . Treasurer. Clerk, . Polio
Magistrate, . Township Assesses fos u
Guy Of Davenport, . Street Ceomissisnes
. City Attorney, Wharf Master, . Ssxtsa
. City Assessor and . Health 1nspeetee
also one Aldcrmsn for each Ward alse 70
Of against the payment Of the chairman .
the Street COMMITTEE. The polls will
spsnsa to ssesivs balDees ct e'caOek A. N.
and kspt epsn until e'clssk p. u. of sai'
day, in tlss passs Asssinaftsr dssignated
and that the psrssas hsrsinaftes dssignats
b and hereby afo Appefnled = Joages IN
Clssko of eaid e1ectien:
/ Firss Ward-Polls q ths heup sf Hsiu
sish Seeds, fornssly LssGlachass's hsuss
jsdgss-k Tishsnes, a. Weigaa1, Jaoe
McKio, ~ latter alse - ~ y OlRk.
SeeeoA Ward-Polls q ths houos q B
9. MsilR, corner Of Fssrth ssrsst -
wsetsen Avsuue. Judeee-L. Banrese,
4sskintssh, Jsha Nilles, The latter alec I
act - Clerk.
! Third Ward-Polls q The Court Neuse.
Judgss-Chas. .. Acklsy, b. n. Lshfn,ans
and Geo. 8. Shaw, ~ latter also to Get I
Clerk.
Fourth ward-Polls Il ths City Hail.
Jsdgss-D. n. whsslss, J. 3. Ssymsul
and D. B. Naah, the latter also 70 acl {
Clerk.
FIN ward-Pslls q The Psansylvani
Hsuee. Judsss-Jshn Owsas, james Ms
Gosh, aud n. W. Bennett, ~ lsite also I
: ast - Clsrk.
Sixth ward-Pea1e u The Sehesl Hous
in East Davenport Jsdess-J. n. fsiszsl
J. Osulihsrt, aAd ". &. HAieAa, ~ iattl