Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-21
The City Father on Z Tour Of
Inspection.

The Cley Father on = To0r Of
Inspection.
The Mayor and City Council, together
With the Street Commissioner. City Asses.
sor, City Engineer, and City Marshsl, as-
sompanisd BY the representatives Of the
press Of this city, met this morning st .
A. NJ, at the Nifty Hall. and resolved them
solves into Committee Of the Whole. for
the purpose Of examining oil the prinsipal
streets in each ward, and 10 particular those
needing their special attention for the com
ing year. This step being deemed nscss-
ssry in consequence Of the numerous psti-
sioos which we're presented to the City
Council at its last meeting, asking for the
grading and improving Of the several
streets in each ward. To enable the Ceun-
ell to act undsrstandinsly, they deemed it
fer the interest Of the city at large, to visit
the different localities where the street i'm
provements are most needed, and whore the
same will be Of the most benefit to the ms
ori,y Of the property owners in each ward.
The company left the City Hall in carriages,
at 10 o'clock A. H., and proceeded to the
Sixth Ward, and examined College Avenue,
Bridge Avenue and Spring street, and the
river road, and from thence they proceeded
TO the Fifth Ward, and examined the i'm
provsments needed to make Iowa street
passabls from Sixth to Tenth street, and
from there to Perry street, to examine the
same from Sixth to Seventeenth streets.
It was thought that the expenses Of
opening this street could b very mater
tally reduced. a. the property owners sx-
prssss willingness to give the right Of
way, or,ifany were unwilling 90 70 do. the
others will contribute to purchase said
right. a most thorough examination Of oil
tho streets and allys, was made BY the in
dividual members Of the Council that saeh
might b. prepared to act understandingly
upon all petitions that may come up during
| the year.
| In passing Aid. Oonklin's rssidsnos in
the Fifth Ward, they received cordial in
vitation to call. which they acsspted, and
were there served With rsfrsshmects, much
to the surprise Of oil. They, however, wsrs
fully equal to the oecasiss.
From Perry street. The e.upany
made their way to The lower part sf
The city, stopping st the rssidssss II b.
Helms, CITY Wharf Masssr, VIE kisdly In
vitsd them - parsaks II . osst sxeslleat
dinner, which hs bed prepared Sss ~ -
casion, - compliment y the Distinguish
I'd gsssts. An hour was spsst mosa plsas.
satly in discussing the merits sf the many
good things, beth solid and 1uid, aad The
party arose mush refreshed and rested,
ready for another thorough sxaninasisn ef
the First, Second, and Third Wards. Pre-
vieus - adjeursosut, aad On ussios Of Hi
Rsnss, Tie Mayor, hearty vsts Of thanks
was eivsa to the genial Wharf Master for
his princsly rspast
Afsss some little time spent in discuss.
ing The merits Of the different streets u.
aminsd. and the route y pursue 10 the eth-
sr wards, the carriages arrived, and ths
party proceeded With the sxaminatieu u
the principal streets ser.h and west y tbs
western lin ito Of the city. People locked
upon the train With surprise, and osly ask-
sd-what fuusfal 10 shisi