Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-03

COUNCIL CHAMBER, Apsil l, 1863.

The Special Report OF the City Marshal
In relation 20 the cases ~ small pox which
he had 10 attend was presented. Report re-
eosvei and referred tn the COMMITTEE on
Pualic DIS and Baildiars
Ald. Claussfn u, Chairman OF the Commit
toe 90 ctainanccs. reported en- tie or'li-
Na.r IN relation % the estAb'ishine oi Hos
iieis, &c. IA the cify OF Dayeaport. aos
Al- rta3 an OPP Di3n ~ i=s=rs. Dsv'son y
siee Ia rtittlln Is lli a96cr eahi. Ffet oa
IT, ST., Cnur' rs IS chtfier, "he
avn. t44n5 .rg. if.uF1,! tls- ~" rei'sTt ~ re-
a6rf n4 4ie4t rea Gufi's.4e3 Nst tAt
ar @.ts.it- t.lHN -.
ls.rt4lrs ftL. cts att"f.i IA rtii-
s...a s., ina or. inance referred 10 above,
80. r,c,iyed. ordered liied aud 10 BE- pub.
ishcJ Win he proceedings AZ ;tel.
The iolioaing is the r-p RS vi Aid.
Clsussen. he opinion of Dawson True,
and the reDor, OF the City Alt rDey
IT, ~. M,yor and Aldermen Q, ia. Cfy u Dar-n.
The undersigned + Caussen. chairman OF your
committee on Ordinances, 10 whom together with
our o,iy Attorney, wa, referred "rd nance r
ported nj the last sp cial meeting II this 60 neil
iiii'd An o Il nance 10 reg In the essblss mcnt
Hospital. IN the CIT, Of Davenport" respectful
t,fi- thai he ha- carefully inv stig,ici the ques-
riun at 4 sue has no hesi,atio 10 express hts
cpnlon that rad ordinance. IL your Honorable body
nj to pa H. IL In all respects legal. and -trciy
~ the art.r o. the tty Of Davenport The
j, rsigncd further por that he ha. taken adv ce
u Prominent counsel, particularly Of Me.sr. la
sison True. hose opinion IL attach hereto aud
pray ed 10 hc made art 81 this report.
Respectfully submitted
EsssI Claussss
Chairman u Committee on Ord nance
DAvnsronr Apr J. 1865
EeSsr CrArsarS ESQ - Dear SIR We received
your note inciosing printed copy Of mn ordinance
sceni, reported to the CITY Council ,nt / ell An
"a the rfa Of
II TO-. city Of Davenport, and requesting opins
"a whether the Guy C"uucl! has thr right un
lei IL chart 10 pas. such ord nance. We haveex
th.i,d the 4uy -tion with considerable care, and
ntr that the cy couaci! may rishiful enact such
ordinance.
we rarppsc IL VIII not be questioned that the Leg
stature the State has the right 10 pass general
.aN, " the same pnrpOri As this ordinance which
should apply to the Incorporated cities snd tow n.
MT state Tnir being assumed, It will follow that
The ,ity Council may right ully pass this ordinanc
Il the Acrs granted TO the Council tn the charter,
by the legi-la broad enough to embrace tie
provisions o. the ordinance
As to the n 81 section ~ the ordinance which pro.
hibits the establishment of horpta. and OF
buiid ~ for the rec lton If diseased persons tn
cat the p.rrni'sion of the CITY Council, it would
that there can be no serious question The pro
yi.ion- OF the hartcr which authori4e the Guy
Council TO make gulatiuns To prevent the intro
duction of con agour diseases into the city and
make quarantine laws for that purpose TO establish
" iuspi II and make regulations for the government
81 tue same, 10 nuke "a a. ms 10 secure me gen
.val h. aIlh ths tnhabitanf.n Thcre show ccs ly
enough that the tlty Council has power To ido
and determine what buildings ma. bc used and wha,
may nor he u-ed or hospital purposes
The second sec ion Of the ordinance declares a
build g. used without OF the City Coun-
cal u be nuisance aud provides for its abatement
Has the City Council the power Ia declare build
tug psis o.cei ltwi b. seen that among the legs
lat powers conferred upon the Council by the city
chart IL the po"er 10 declare rhat shai be
ssp 10 pr r-nf, r,as0rs db fe The same =
Now the J,oirsr here give to the Council IL fnold
hist 10 dee 1ha .hsI within the ely he dese
nuisance and second. To prevent, abaie or punish.
what shall have been pkcLARxn 10 % a nsssance
Ia declaring ~hst sha be deemed to be isance
the Council may rcise Its legislative Jurisdiction
| II may declare TO he nusaac. things which were
uoi such AT common law, aud which have not beer
declared .uch by tue laws of the sta IL ii could
not II IT could only declare 10 be nuissnces thos,
ngs VIII CHI mt by statute are al, adj,
declared To be such then this grant Of power ito de
clare " hat sha be nuisance. 10 lao grant of pow.
all, aud the City Counc can only punish o. abai
what some orHss Hibunoi had !ready de = red to b
| , nuisance. 4 Legislature OF the state ne ha
area been observed may declare lust such thing
| as this To be- rance. In comforting similar powe
| "n the ct Council 70 dec are La sha within HI
city Unity he deemed nuisance, there 10 no haiid
itp" he t'ty Council "lihin Its TERRITORIAL Jnria
diriton, has received f.om the Legislature ON thi
sar ct, power apparently as u limited as the Les
| Irlatu. ii--lf po-sess.s and could bestow. And /
| siNlng IL III unlimited power to the Council, " /
| declare what sha be nuisance and to abate
whsn ,I.clar. d. the e is left 10 argue tina
the Legislature III granting the charter did not II
tend to ccner un tie ca. Council any discretion
declare, IN its judgment aud option, what stall DE
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satrti,f The euaftcr ulhorized the Town Counc
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