Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-03

Inc Somuittea on Pubic UfocO0S ana
Buildings made the following report:
10 the Mayer and Aldermss ef the CHy cf
Dacenport in Council Assembled The
Committee on Public Grounds and Build.
tnRs = whom Vas referred the petition q
Ohar'se Frsoeh, 70 eesct Water Tank near
Ferry Boaa Laadiag, tt the purpose Of pre-.
eusine supply II purs water for waesrine
- ssssste u lAs city,-Rscennsnd thas
~ pseisioose - GlleWsa - seses said Tank
. the soutAsost eosnss d los fronting 1Aia
e1seeA ed he Niaeiaaippi sises; aaid Iene
ssd sppesstus = soespy - svsr 20 ~
eqsasss-hs pAyihg ints ihs City Treasury
eWeoty i've deaoaso = a1vanee fee The psivs
nsgs thereof S6r ens ysas. and - vsesss tes
sa0s alsse thses 0ealhs' oetics. - made
and pssvidsd by cfdinaaes.
JAAss CUnHnenAn, Com. % Public
q. \. MArrnss, Buildinss.
Bill Of John Dodd VAS referred to com>
0ittes on Fire and Water.
Aid. Davis offered the following rssols>
tien:
Resolred, That the adoption Of the report
Of the Committee on lighting Harrison ss.
with gas, passed At the last regular msst-
iog of the Council, be, and the same 10 here
By declared rescinded.
Aid. Kuhnen moved to amend By lsytos
the contract and resolution on TIE table ~
I'll next meeting, BY The following vote
Ysas-Andrssesn Claussen, Cunningham.
Davis, Frizzsll. Hssdine, Kuhnsn, Littig.
Aatthss, Mcneil and Seymour.
Aid. Mcneil offered tie following sesolu
ton:
Resolved, That the City Esginses be ins
structsd . take inosdiats action in -
moving oil buildiags, fences. Ia, that afe
q this tine upoa Perry Street; asoerding 4
section II. ehAps. IA, Of the revised city o.
dinaness
Adopted.
Aid. Seymour slseed the following:
WsRRRAs, Fer . sssiso Of yeers, tht
Street fond has been sxpsnded 0ess fos In
dividual bsnsiit than for The psblic goed
aad the main voods leading ont ef eur city
have bssa shansfslly neglected. - the sssi
Gus iajufy Of the trade and commerce o
eur city; thsrsfose,
Rss.lssd, Thai The City Council Of th'
city q Dsvssposs will sppropsiate The son
oe dollars, 70 b expendsd IN Ne
Adamixins or efavslling Brady and Hassi
- streets. frem the pTssent McAdamiEinl
on the south, % Loesst street on the north
peovided that the property owness on sait
sessses will pay - third Of The sxpens
tAwoof
Ala. Hasding uessd 70 lay On the table
Carried, By the following vote:
Ysas-kndfsoen Clanesen, Davis, Der
uody, Friassll, Hasding, ktsis.-7.
Nays-OssainehAm, Kahnsn, Aatthsa
MsNoi1. 0eyneuN6.
AN. Osymour ofFsssd the follswiog rsss
lutieo:
Rssolrsd, That che Finance Csmmittc
b and they are hereby instructed 70 rsPss
q next meeting Of City Council, whether
~ill bs expedient TO erect city hospital OF
the hospital grounds, the present season
under the present state Of the city finances
Referred TO the Finance Committee.
Aid Seymour offered the following:
WHsnEAs, Investigations having besl
made into the cause Of the FIRE on Sscon'
street, betwsea Main end Harrison streets
resulting in the destruction Of the old Penn
sylvania House aud adjoining buildings, an
the prssunptive evidence that said ere W
the act Of % incendiary; therefore,
Resslsed, rhas this Council are hersb,
authseised 70 effes che followisg reward, VII
Two hundred and atty dollars, for the ap
peshsnsion asd conviction Of said incsndi
~ bs6ese any court Of Law.
Laid On che table.
Aid. Davis offered the following sesolu
tioo:
Rssslssd, That the DAILY DsnocRA1
! uswspspsf published in this city, Be, IN
the same 10 hereby declared the official or
gan of this Council, and that all official but
mess b published in iaid paper for the en-
saing year.
Aid. Seymour moved 70 ansnd, 70 CIV
the printisg 70 the lowest bidder. Lost b
the following vote: Yeas-Frixzsll, AcNsi
Seymeue-3. Nays-Andresss Olaussss
CunninghaAh. Davis, Dsrmedy, Hardisl
Kuhnen, Littig. Matthss-9.
Aid. Andersen moved 20 pay the Dan.
DrHocRAr and Der Demokrat the same a
was paid tile Gazette and Der Demokrat "a
1866 and that the DAILY DEMocRAr il Dc
iclared the Official paper Of this city. Car
ried by the following vote Yeas, e-Andr'
sen, Clsussen, Cunningham Davis, Dsrmo
dy, Harding, Knhnen. Littig. Natthes; :
Nays, 8-Frizz-ll. Mcneil. Seymour
(7o b< continMed
FsNcE WIRE Over 5000 pounds Just 7,
ceived and for sale very low by
J. A. DAvKSroRr.