Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-10
the PERRY STREET BlRRlcA0E.
To the Executive Committee
on Perry Street Inn
provOmOnt.

01SrLBAuN .-lo ocooS0ooco Win your
request. through the DAILY DRxocKA1,
lay before ysu ths situation, and psospscts
Of fopsnins Perry street. with my individ.
ual views on the subject.
An investigator BY the City Attorney.
disclosss the fact, that Perry, between 7th
and 9Th streets, is legally laid out public
highway Of forty feet in width.
And upon further investigation Of titles
Of claimants 70 said highway, il appeared
that james McGuirs and Michssl Howard.
we're the only parties holdiog deeds through
original purchass, sncrsachiug On said
highway, and those deeds were not anter-
for to, but subjecs to ;hs::rights Of the pub
lie, through the original dedication.
But with . view to remove plea intro
duced.by the opponants Of this improve
msnt, the residents on the street have in
dsmnifsd Nc CURE, who has through
deeds now on record, dedicated to the pub
lie forever eli bis right and claim on the
linsef Perry Street. vest Of block No. 81.
Charles Kent. Henry Sinous, and Au-
gust Otesffn, are ths swnsfs Of the property
along the west lice sf the ballanoe Of ssid
block. @, Kent, and H. Simoos have vol
antarily and free Of charge dedicated - the
public oil their right 10 and to the property
On the line Of said street. A. Ssshsa 10
waiting The sdvissmsns Of his Attorney
Aldermen Z. Clausssu. Aiehal Howard,
having puschased portion Of said high
way from Antoine LeClair under warrant oi
title. and having 10 redress acoisst The
Dublie, % the authorities, did t6feogh bic
Attorney make demand for breach Of wer.
rant agaisst We estate 81 ssid 1. LsClair,
and the matter wss sdjustsd by said Rstate
ssfandisg . ssid Hevard, ~ pursAass
nsay sseslA0 with twsaty yssrs,intsr-
sss .Asnd ssins filty dellass damages,
Usdsr which pSesesdisg the psstiss have
bg des1s new On record. dedlm1ol y the
pu1lis lsssv0, I'll shss psrsies ef Perry
street lyine west sf eutlo6 Ne. 50.
The dss0s Of dedieatien Of Hiran Psiee
y the wet forty feet Of said stssst lyine
east Of sutlot No. II, have bssn rssurued
70 hin q Washington, 70 b amended and
fotovnsd for record.
Your Rsspendsnt would reeo0mend that
The eun ee money 70 b paid y ssid H.
Price - dspssitsd with the City Trsasu.
res, 90 - to rsmevs oil barriers to the sp-
prepriatien Of funds towards grading said
street, ssd permit the letting Of the con.
The heavy population and largo amount
oe inprovsasnt On this street, demand .
candid and liberal confederation. From
Official records Il apsaSs that the real sststs
On said street 10 assessed at the SUN Of
three hundred thousand dollars, paying
into the city treasury two thousand four
hundred dollars annually.
There 10 also An additional collection made
from residents on said street Of about Eve
hundred dollars from taxes on personal
property.
A portion OF the residents On the street
have recently subscribed the sum Of Two
thousand four hundred and thirty dollars.
And there 10 also ct this time, il the hands
Of the City Treasurer, the sum Of I've hun
dred and twenty. dollars. paid in BY N.
Fsjevary and J. E. Hsary. By order Of .
former City Council. for the purpose Of
purchasing the right Of way for said Perry
street, which said SUN Of msnsy cannot be
diverted or Used for any other purpose.
Those Donations. together With Z single
years tax that 10 levied sgainst ths proper.
~ and business on said street will purchase
u fair valuation all the tssritery On the
line Of said street, not already dedicated .
asd owned BY the public. and will also
bring 10 . proper grade the whole line Of
the street from curb to curb, On the surface,
with cut and fill at an angle Of forty Ave
degrees, and also pave the cutters across
the fill
Year respondent wsuld respectfully ask
leave 70 state, that he can ses no injustice
in the act OF tbs Council requiring the
rssidents on the street to purchase terrific
ry TO open the same ~ the same rule will
of course apply to the purchase Of proper
y for all streets in tho future, and would
have been beneficial TO the city treasury If
il had been adopted previous to the pur-
chase By the City Council Of Marqustts
and other streets in ths western portion Of
the city.
Your respondent does not presume 10 set
up his individual judgn ent against the de:
elsion Of the Council yet he would further
ask leave to say, that in his humble opinion,
the late rule adopted BY the Council rsquis-
ing claimants TO streets to Be compensated
after they have been thrice ordered by tbs
same Council TO vacate the premises which
they have for long time occupied and used
20 The public prejudice. will bs trouble
some precedent, baneful aud psrnieious in
its tendency, % many streets Of the city
are now occupied, In whole OF in part, BY
squattsrs and adjacent property holders,
sho, under this ruling Of the Council,
have to be bought o6 as such rates %
they may choose to dictate 10 the city or
ito citizens. Respectfully yeuss,
A. Q. FuLron.