Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-05
cOsIyCaL PROCEEDlNGs.
REGULAR MEETING.

CoryCrL CHAMBER, Oct. z, 1857.
preeert-His Honor, tn. Mayor. IL. Don>
ahue. Aldermen Andersen, Clsusseo, Cum
nipcham, Davis, Dermody, Frizzell, Hard.
ing. Littie, Matthes, Mcneil and Seymour.
Minutes of last meeting reed, aud Aid
Harding moved that the proc .edings be Ger
rec,ed by inserting that the City Engineer
be added to the Committee on Fire and
Water in the matter Of erecting . hose
tower. Adopted.
The minutes were then approved.
Petition of Gostleib Maisak and others,
asking that Third street west OF Warren be
40 improved as to draw OIL the water which
LAYS in the cutters, and also asking for .
| grade between Warren and Green streets ;
On motion the petition Was referred to the
Special Committee on Sewerage and the
Committee on Grades.
Petition of Harvey Leonard, asking the
privilege 70 cut through Border street, be-
tween Leonard aud South streets on mo-
tion the petition was granted, the work to
be done under the direction Of the Stree.
| Commissioner.
Petition Of Ferdinand kBhn, asking to
be appointed q Public Weigher on motion
the petition was granted. under the same
! restrictions Is governed his predecessor
Adopted.
On motion Of Aid. Seymour, tho rules
were suspended, and the Committee oc
Public Grounds and Buildings reported or
the petition Of Kuehl 4 Werner, which VA
| referred 10 them ct the last meeting OF ths
| City Council, and reported in favor ofgrant
| ing the prayer Of the petitioners. subject te
the rules which govern oil the Public
Weighsrs on tho levce. Report adopted.
Bond of =. K1hn % Public Wsigher re
fe,red to the Mayor and CITY Attorney
with power to act.
| Aid. Harding presented the resignation
Of j. w. Moore as City Marshal, whereol
| AID. Andersen offered the following resolu
tons:
Resolred, That the resignation OF th'
City Marshal be accepted. and that the Fl
nance Committee be instructed TO make {
final settlement with him, and report at sh'
next meeting {; and ~
Resolved, That His Homer, tho Mayor
be requested to fill the vacancy temporarily
by appointment until election bs held, ant
his successor shall qualify and enter upor
tho discharge Of the duties Of his Office
and
Resolced, That the Mayor and City Al
tornsy be appointed . spesial committee Il
examine, and it found sufficient, 10 approv'
Of the bond OF the Marshal 20 appointed b
the Mayor. Adopted.
His Honor, the Mayor. appointed Mr.
John Kaufman - City Marshal 10 ill th,
vacancy occasionsd by the resignation o
Mr. J. w. Moore, and on motion the ap
pointment Of John Kaufman as City Mar
shall was duly confirmed BY tbs City Coun
| Gil.
Mr.. John Kaufman, on being appointed
and confirmed City Marshal, resigned hi
position as Health Inspector. Accepted.
Petition Of Henry HAupt and others, ask
ing that Front stseet between Main ant
Harrison streets be macadamized. Or
motion the petition was referred to tn
Committee on Public Grounds and Build
ings to report at the next meeting.
Petition Of ID. 7. Newcomb and others
asking that Seventh street, between MaiI
and BRADY streets may be graded, was re
ferred 10 the Committee on Grades, to re
port at the next meeting.
Petition Of b. B. Woodward, Cashier Q
the Davenport National Bank, requesting
that certain taxes paid by the Davenpor
National Bank for the years Of 1865 and G
be refunded. On motion. the petition wa
referred to the Committee on Claims sn
City Attorney.
Reports Of the City Attorney in relation
to the claims Of the Police Magistrate an
Policemen for fees was received and ordere
filed.
Month reports Of the City Clerk wsr
re. me repre.e.i..sred filed.
hesa,eived and oraIhen presently Collecto
Monthly report Of the u, .shc would
was received and filed.
Report Of the Deputy Collector as to II
amount Of City taxes collected to date, a.
, asking as to how he shall proceed to cole,
certain taxes remaining unpaid, report 7,
ceived and referred to the City Attol
nev.
The following bills were allowed and o,
dered paid
John N. Lyter. Jail acct boarding pris-