Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-05

Street Commissioner Report. vl2J,bO
John N. Lytes, Jail bill. ......... 5O.40
John Kaufman. removing nuisances. $50
II. H. Smith, for dirt put on street.. 1880
Chas. Stein, laying street crossing. =. 1900
W. D. Clark, work on Brady st.. .. 1850
W. D. Clark, work on FIRE department IA, 90
Liberty Steam Fire Co., rent Of engine
house. 49,. ............ 1osoO
Engineet's salary of Lib. Fire Co. Nov.ss.3
Fire King Co. No. l, reu. for Nov. $500
Thos. Morrow, Engineer of Fire King
Iot Nov... .ocsoo
Sickles / Preston, Emery Paper for
Fire King. ...s.. ....... l,3o
Jacob klump, cool for fire dep 1910
H. Lorenz, work on hose towes... $50
Peter Mulhoefer, Policeman for Nov. $500
Fritz Stisger, ..oo,6O
John Martens, $500
John Delany,. 1900
Louis Field. Police fees. es........... $50
N. Carstens, Police fees. ............ 40
Fritz Steigers, Police fees. ......... 900
John Martens, Police fees. ........ $40
John Kaufman, Police fees. ...... $50
w. L. Dittoe, fees - Police Msgissrste26,00
Library Association, rent Of Hall =. 7.50
Peru Coal Co. Coal for City Hall. -. 9,60
The Committee on Fire and Water report
in favor Of granting tho petition Of Fisher
L Smithers and +. A. Eckerman.
Report adopted.
The Committee on Fire and Water report
adverse 70 the petition Of Z. Boersch. Re
port adopted.
The Committee on Fire and Wster also
report adverse to allowing the bill Of Hook
and Ladder Co. No. /, which Was referred
to them at last meeting. Report adopted.
The Committee on Fire and Water report
- follows:
| Your Committee to whom was referred
the election Of hose tower, together with
| an engine house, or without, would respect
fully report that, in confederation Of the
late season your committee does not find il
advisable to put up the hose tower, together
with an engine house this fall and IS the
erection Of hose tower without an engine
house attached TO il, will create an extra
expense of about $35O.O0; therefore your
committee would recommend a postpone
ment Of said buildings, until early next
spring.
A. n. Llrrlc, Committee on build
g. DAVIS, and engine house.
Report received. aud Adopted.
Bill Of Chas. Stein, for repairs on Public
Cisterne, was referred to the Committe on
Fire and Water, to report at the next meet
ing.
Communication from the City Marshal
received and referred to the Committee on
Police.
Bills of Sickles L Preston and Robert
Munroe, for work and material for Fire De-
partmenr, were referred to he Committee on
Fire aud Water with power TO oct.
| AID Mcneil moved that the Mayor be re-
quested to sign the necessary contract with
che Davenport Gas Co. for the lighting Of
the three additional lamps on Perry street,
- per report of the Committee on Gas .,
last meeting. Adopted.
The Committee to whom WAS referred the
petition of John Garvey at tho last meeting
make the following report:
To the Mayor and Aldermen Of the CITY O
Davenport in Council assembled:
The Joint Committee on Claims and Side
walks 10 whom was referred the petition o.
John Garvey, asking that the City Council
make IN appropriation OF tive hundred dol
lars - indemnify him in damages for I
fractured limb, alleged to have been causet
by neglect on the part Of the city in moi
providing suitable sidewalk CT crossing or
the south side OF Third street st the inter
section of Davie street. report that they
nave made personal examination Of sale
sidewalk or crossing and find it composed
Of five plank laid lengthwise, making tn,
aggregate " idth from five to six feet; suf
fcient for the safe transit Of foot passen
gers. and in good repair.
Your Committee are OF the opinion tina
the city are not chdrgedbls Nth ne0ligene
and cuipability in this matter, IS is alleged
in said petition, and not liable in damages
and report adverse to the prayer Of peti
tioner.
Jons $. SEYMOUR, c'mmi'te
J. NJ. Fa,.ss.1, Sidewalk.
II. II. ASDREsEs,l Com. :cl
E. CLAussES, Claims.
: Report kdopted.
AID. Kuhnen offered the following reso
, luton
Resoleed, That the City Engineer be ant
T is hereby instructed to cause the partie
obstructing the alley in block 10 70 forth
with remove al obstructions to the lega
width Of esid alley, the time granted sait
parties to remove said obstruetions hsvin,
J expired.
Adopted.
AID. Claussen offered the following reso
luton
| Rssolred, That the Street Commissions
is hereby ordered immediately to cut dow
; the sidewsld on Front street, betwsel
Gaines and Brown streets sufficiently /
I prevent the water from ovcrfowing privat
! property. Also to do such work in the allie,
through block 8 in the original town Of Ds
v,nport, which may bs needed in the opin
r ion Of the Street Commissioner, 20 afford al
+, outlet to water which other wise there viii
concregate.
, Adopted.
The Committee on Claims report n fsvo
Of the payment Of p per cent. commission
to the collectors Of the private subscription
for the imI roveDsnt of Brady, Harrison an
E Marquette streets. Report adopted.
D Aid. Cunningham moved that the Stree
Fl Commissioner be instructed 70 improve th
8 bridge in East Davenport 50 % to protec
the same. Adopted.
On motion the Council adjourned.
al Attest Jonr LILLis,
Il City Clerk.