Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-02
COUNCIL l,ROCEEDlN0s


Pssssnt-His Honor, Mayor Donahus.
Aldermen Bryant Clausssn, Cunninghan,
Conklin, Harding, Kruse. Aatthss. Mcneil.
Runge.
AID. Mcneil moved that the reading Of
the minutes Of last meeting DO dispensed
With.
AID. Runge moved that the minutes be
corrected by having the resolution OF Aid
Conklin, in relation to the appropriations
for Perry street, read. Laid on the table.
Lost.
The minutes of last meeting, 40 printed,
was approved by the following vote:
Yeas-Bsyant, Claussen, Conklin, Mat
thes, McNeiI-5.
Nays Cunningham, Harding. Kruse,
Rungs-4.
Petition OF Anton Braun, and other prep
erty owners in Bradshas's addition, com
planning ofa certain lot, the property Of
james Bradshaw, ~ nuisance, and asking
Of the City Council that they order said
Bradshaw 10 fill up said lot without delay.
Referred to the Health Inspector.
Petition OF +. Westphall and others, resi-.
dents of the northwestern part Of this city,
asking for the filling up Of isvins in Stur-
dsvant street at point where it intsrseets
Union street. Referred 10 the Street Com
mittee, to report at next meeting.
Petition Of O. A. Hsviland, asking leave
10 exhibit patent fsnce for short time on
the levee. Granted, the location 70 be ~
lscted BY The chairman Of the Street Com
mittss, and the permit v bs rsvocable at
the pleasure Of the Council.
Petition Of L. A. Oehs and others, asking
for the grading and gravsling Of the alley
in blsck 8, running east and west, between
Gaines and Brown streets. Referred to tho
Street Oommittse. to report Al the next
meeting.
Petition Of James Johnston and others,
residents aud property owners in bleck 4,
Ask that Front street, between Western
Avenue and Gaines street, may b brought
to grade, and that the hauling Of gravel
frem The lsvee in front Of said block may
DO prohibited. Referred to the Street Com
mittes, to report ct the next meeting.
Petition Of Henry Hass, asking Of The
City Council to grant him the privilege Of
erecting large platform scale in front Of
HE warshouss on 4th street, between Rip
10y and Scott strssts
Aid. Rusgs moved that the prayer Of
the petitioner b. granted under the same
conditions % owners Of scales granted here
tofors, the scales to be erected under the
direction ofths Street Committee. Granted.
Petition Of Dow, Gilman l. Hancock, for
permission to lay side track or switch
from the railroad on 9th street, near ito ip-
tsrssetion with LeClairs street, running in
. southeast direction across Depot street to
the east side of their new feur mill. Re.
fsrrsd to the Street Committee, to report at
the next meeting.
Monthly reports Of the City Clerk. City
Marshal and City Treasurer received and
ordered filed.
Aid. Clausssn read an ordinance estab.
fishing the grade Of Perry street, from 9Th
to 9th street.
Aid. Rungs moved TO lay the ordinance
on the table. Lost. BY the following vote
Yeas-Harding. Kruse, Runge-3.
Nays-Bryant, CIausssn, Cunningham,
Conklin. Astthss. McNeil-6.
Aid. Gun bingham moved that the ordi-
nance be referred to the Committee On
Grades to;rsport at the next meeting. Car.
r;sd.
Aid. Olausssn read the following ordi.
nance and moved its adoption. Adopted
BY the following vote:
Ysas-Bryant, Olausssp, CunAingham,
Csnklin, Harding. Kruss. Rungs-7.
Nsys-Nstthss, McNsii-2.
The ordinance 10 a. folleWs:
AN ORDINANCE amending IN ordinance
to amend An ordinance entitled, IAN Or
dinancs 10 authorize the Davenport City
Railway Company to Construct and Ope
rate Horse Railway on Third Street,
passed aud approved January I'd, 1868
SECTION l. Be It enacted By the Cts
Council Of tho City Of Doccn, ort: That sec
ton 5 Of an ordinance to amend an ordi
nance entitled, "An ordinance to authorize
the Davenport City Railway Company tc
construct and operate Horse Railway or
Third street" passed and approved January
Cd, 1868, be and is hereby repealed, and in
lieu thereof the following bs enacted to-
Wit:
SIC. 9. Said Company may regulate and
establish from time to time such rates o
fare lor the transportation Of persons ovsl
their road 40 they may see proper pro
vidsd that the charge from one extrcm,
to anothsr, or any less distance, shall no
exceed ten (10) cents, and after the expira
tion Of five yssrs, the fare shall not excssc
eight (s) cents for such charge.
Passed AMI approved July 1st, 1868.
Attest, II DosAHus, Mayor.
JOSH LlLLis. City Clerk.
Aid. Matthes offered the following reso
luton:
Rssolssd. That the City Clerk bs in
structsd to issue an order to J. O. Mstthss
for the sum Of twenty Ave dsllars, bsinl
part pay for work already done on the Tel
egraph Road Bridge.
Adopted.
Report Of the City Engineer, giving hl,
estimate Of the number Of yards Of sxcava
ton to be removed to bring Bridge Avenue
to grade between Front sud Third strssts
1861 yards. Report rsesivsd, aud Aid Nat
thss offered the following resolution:
Received, That The City Engineer :,
hereby authorised b edvestiss for bids ts
grade Dti1gs At1nuo. the Council 10 70
ssrv. the right p reject any Or all bids.
The Street Comnittss reported on th,
following petitions, which were rsferred h
them 1t last meeting:
% petition Of Henry TecAsntin and 9th
sse asking for gutter to bs laid On th,
Uoos ou0 WUot oioeo VI W ouIOu tGOVs OVVVuS
- Fourth strssts, the committs - report II
favor Of petitioner. Report adopted.
On the petition OF Mr.. Rose, the commit
tee rspsst that ahs Street Oommissionsr B,
ordered t. lay = box culvsrt asress ID,
street in front q sbe pstitiesee's pEotGety
end . gseds the street, The expense net {,
exceed Aftssa dollars (tl5). Rspof
adopted.
90 the pssitien Of Dr.. r. F. Baker, ask
ing that the eaty cause the street t-cernsr .
Seventh and lsWA sts. 20 b - Improved .
10 prevent the overflow Of water from sai.
street on to his property, the committee r.
port in fhsor Of granting the prayer Of ps
titiener, and recommend that the Stree
Conmissionsr be ordered to do the work
the s1psnSo not to exeesd twenty dollar
(te0). Report adopted.
On the bill q e. W. Baker for diss pu
on Perry street, bstwssu Tenth and Eisv
suth strsste, the Committee reports advsrs
to allevinS the bill, for said work was ne
ordered BY the Street Committee.
The fsllewing bills we're allowed sad q
dsssd paid.
John Kaunman, removing nut
sances, TO-. IL 81
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