Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-02

the 26th day Of March. A. d. 1868. During
the period above stated 355 arrests were
made for violations Of city ordinances, a.
follows, for
Disturbing the public quiet, l16
Tntoxication. 1913
Committing public nuisances. z
Keeping houses Of Ill fame, Z
Being inmates Of houses Of il-fame, IL
Nagrancy, y
Refusing to assist officer,
Refusing to work at fires, /
Hitchlng to lamp posts, l
Fast riding, !
Discharging firearms within city limits, 8
Psddl NC without license, 8
Teaming without license, 8
Leading an immoral life, .
Lswdnsss, Z
Assault and battery, 81
Permitting mu.ss and horses to run at
large,
Offensive conduct,
Offensive language,
Trespassing on City Cemetery, l
Resisting police, l
Keeping TOR hire or gain pen or encio-
sure tor swine,
Rescuing boys from custody of city cfii
Cer,
Bathing ia front Of the city, /
Permitting hogs 10 run at large.
Keeping pigeon hole tables without ii
cense,
II arrents issued and not returned, 8
The following cases have been taken up
TO the Distric. Court on appeal by the De-
PENDANTS, viz
CITY OF Davenport VS.. Nathaniel Allbee,
appealed Jan. 18th, 1867.
City Of Davenport VS.. Casper Foster, ap-
pealed October lst., 1867.
City of Davenport VS.. Mary Switb, ap
pealed Move 9th, 1867.
The fines in these cases amount to fifty
five 1850 dollars, and the costs s2l 55-
100.
Fines collected from persons arrested and
tried before the undersigned during the
above period amount to 'ons thousand and
forty -four 1S-lo0 (sl ,04 $4,000 dollars -
All OF which amount has been paid to the
City Marshal, whoss receipts were taken
therefor.
There has been visible improvement in
the morals Of our citiz,ns proper during the
past year. Although the number Of arrests
were nearly Us numerous as the preceding
year, yet it is highly crafty ing, whom W
conAider the increase OF our population, and
the fact tha. large majority Of those who
we're arrested were transient persons. There
is still room for improvement, and il our
citizens could be induced to lend the prop.
sr aid 10 the officers ofthe law, crime would
soon be driven from our midst, and eur cit '
become the pride Of our State.
have the honor, gentlemen, to be your
most obsdicnt ser vant.
WV. 7. DlrroE,
Police Magistrate.
STREET coxHIssIoSER's ssPoRT.
The annual report Of The Street Commits.
sionsr was received and ordered filed and
to De published with the proceedings which
10 - follows;
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen o
the City Of Davenport in Council Assem-
| bled +:
The undersigned Street Commissioner re
spsetfully submits the following annual rs
port:
The expenditures Of The financial yea,
commencing April 1st, 1867, and ending
March 3lst, 1868, the same showing th,
amounts expended on the streets, leyee
public grounds and city stone quarry.
The twenty different reports that hav,
presented, the same having been signed auf
approved by the Street Committee. show
ing tho kind Of labor, when and whore per
formed and by whom: Total, tl4.404 26
varions bills allowed for lumber. s745 8:
lime and
sand, as on
Various bills allowed for nails, tools
and repairs 2s9 Q,
Various bills allowed for Maeadam
rock, as per bills on tile 2ss o:
Bills paid for laying stone and
plank (strest crossings,) S70 n
Laying street gutters, repairias
ss.ers. &s, 52S 81
Carpenter work, bsildins aad espsir-
ing bridges % Brady strese, Far
nam stresk end East Davenport
road 270 II
Stone mason work on the came lie 81
Bills allowed for breaking rock and
doing other street work, net in
cludsd inymv reports o. 9,
Bills allowed the City Engineer, and
the same being charged to Road
| Fund 43 81
/ Percentage allowed BY the City Counci
for collecting the amounts Of private sub
serlptionc for tho Improvement of Brsdy
Harrison ard Marquette streets, the sam
being charged to the Road Fund, 10 as fol
| lows.
o. S. NcNie, for Brady ST., { 90 q
D. Ryan, for Harrison st., 90 o.
O. Kruss, for Marquette d ~