Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-03

For two maps Of Scott County. for use Of
City Assessor and for tho City Hall. :. 1900
Repairs on safe in the City Aarshais
office. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1,25
G. Bchnitger, Jail bill, boarding prisoners 81 so
John Kaufman. Lanterns and repsirs on
sane. sos
John Kaufman, removing nuisances. ...... 9,S5
Thomas Traverse for removing nuisauces 800
Bill Of Thomas Murray for services -
City Engineer amounting to. .......... s2.50
Referred to the street committee with
power TO act
On motion OF Aid. Dermody, the Mayor
was authorized to subscribe for map Of
the State for the use oil the city to be placed
in the City Hall
The special COMMITTEES appointed At ths
las. meeting Of the Council to investigate
the matter in regard to the right of way OF
the city to Perry street, maks ihs following
report:
We, tbs undersigned, a committee ap-
pointed to examine ,he righ, Of way of the
city TO Perry street, between Seventh and
Tenth streets, would report in favor Of ap-
plying tho appropriation Of $4,000 TO the
grading Of the same. a. the citizens have
presented bond holding tho city harmless
in event any suit may be decided against
her, in regard to tho right Of way between
said points, and would recommend tho City
Engineer be instructed 10 advertisVfor bids
for the grading Of the same the contract "a
bs given TO the lowest responsible bidder.
o. S. McErIL. Special
THos. Dsxxopv, Committee.
| Report adopted and the bond WAS order.
cd flied With the City Clerk.
The report Of the Fire and Water Com
mittes, which was laid over from last meet
ing, was, on motion Of Aid. Rungs, taken
up and read. The report 10 % follows:
To tho Hon. Mayer and Aliermes Of tn
City Of Dassnport in Council assembled
Your committee to whom was referred
the petition Of Liberty and Fire King En-
gins Companies, in regard to the salary O
the engineers, beg leave to report thereon
the following: Your committee is not in
favor Of increasing their salary TO $50 pei
month and aot be more benefited than Al
present. We weuld therefore recommend
that the salary be increased to $75 pei
month, and that it be made the duty Of tht
sngi nesrs to attend the said steam engine.
at all times Of fire, to keep the engines anc
eli other apparatus belonging thereto il
good order aud repair, to clean the hos'
and have the ssme we'll dded, without o.
tfs compensation.
Your committee further sseommsnd that
the city bs divided into tvo health die
tricts, and that it be made the duty Of thu
Engineer Of the Steamer N. Donahus to die
charge the duties now entrusted to thu
Health Inspector: in Ill that part Of tn
city vest Of Hsrrisoa Street; and that il b
made the duty Of the Engineer Of th'
Steamer Fire King, to discharge the dutis'
now estrustsd 70 the Health Inspector, II
oil that part Of the city east Of Harrison
street.
Said Enginssrs 70 b. elected BY the Git.
Council at the first regular meeting Of tn
City Oouncil in the month 81 --, ii
each year. and shall held their o@oe for tn
term Of one year. unless sooner renewed b.
the City Council, for neglect Of duty.
II. A. Rsn0s. v;rs and
0. s. McNsII, wster Con
]. O. CoxKLrH,
Report adopted and the Ordnance Com
niues we're instructed to draw up IN ordi
nance in rslstion . the same.
The apecial eemmittse appointed BY th
Cjtv Council July 18th 1868 in relation =
the pstitisn u the Western Union Tc's
grsph Company, make the to'lewin
To his Honor, the Mayer and Aldsrms'
of the CITY Of Dsvenpert in Council Assem-
bled.
The uudsrsignsd special Osomtses
Appointed hs your Honorable body 70 vho1
wes referred The petition ef the Wsctsf
lUeisu Telegraph c.. 10 regard 70 The losa
: tiou Of Telegraph pslss alos0 tth Strs'
with pewsr to oct, report that they nav
, sxaminsd the loostien Of said pelss IN
gave permission to said Co. 70 procee
With setting poles along side Of Railroa
track - already begun bY them.
J:C. CoskLls, Special
]. n. FarzzsLL, Comm;tts
Jas. CgHxlnHAA
The report Of sescisl committee vi
: adopted BY the casting vote Of the Mayo
Aid. Dsrmody offered the following 70
7 olution:
Resslred, That Patrick Lillis be Above
:. the sum Of three hundred dollars (S30'
on account Of work done on Bridge Avenu
a uer contract. Tho Clerk is hereby q
thorixed to issue IN order for the san,
Adopted.
. Aid. Kruse offered the following resol
o ltion:
Rssslssd, That the City Clerk il hsrsl