Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-09
DAVENPORT IOWA. THURSDAY. APRIL 8. 1868

and was resisted therein by the employees
az tho Railroad Company. Upon our re-
mous,raucc to tho proceedings to Mr.. Aim
hall. the Superintendent Of the road, ne st
onee volunteered to comply with our proper
demands, viz To station dag man on the
railroad track directly under the bridge 70
v,rn teams and pedestrians Of the approach
Of The engine or train; and, also, 70 wlaen
The pasea9s-wsy On the obetsuessd part o.
eersst 70 not less than forty feet, aod tess
thu ban ecreos The street shoule nssss -
hest elsesd for . lsngss psriso has nvs
minutes Il . tine thses privileges 70 %
rsyocabls at any time at the pleasure o. the,
Council or Mayor. Your Committee reesm-
mend the adoption Of this report, with ehe
.rov;so. shat the nailssad Oo0pasy bs hs'd
rsspons;bls fer aay damages or suit that
NAV be brought seeinst the city BY reason Of
the within mentionsd sbstrustion.
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A. Limo.
Petition Of the Medical Faculty Of the
Iowa State lnfirmary, located on block 90,
city Of Davenport, asking permission Of the
Civ Council TO allow said Faculty to re-
ceiys persons for medical treatment, IN
the building. in said block, they having
received the consent Of over three-fsurths
Of the property owners on said block, con-
ssnting to tho same. =.
Ala. Mcneil moved 10 grant the permil
Aid. Clsusen moved to amend ~ ioi-
lows:
Provided that the permit is granted, sub
isct 70 such regulations or restr'ctions.
which the City Council from time to time
nav establish, or enact BY osdiusnoe. and
provided further. that this permit 10 rsvo-
ceb,s q asy time, as the pleasurs Of the
Council. Petition grsntcd - ameaded.
Petition Of +. A. Pisss asking Of the City
| Council, to cause the grade in block IL to
| 10 be established. Referred to Committee
On 0rsdee. 70 report at the nsxs Deseing.
The Cowmittes on Gas, to whe0 we r..
fsrred the petitions Of A. Staten and oth-
era, and, also, the petition Of W. Rnpe
and others. ios the erection Of street lamps
&C., report that the Gas Company decline to
erect posts at the places asked for, in sAid
psti,ious, on sceennt Of the expsnss Of the
same being TOO great. Report received and
adopted.
Aid. Matthes, chairman Of The Street
Committee. made ,hs iol owing report: A.
10 tie Honorable Nsysr end 0ssscU a.
ssmbled:
Yeor committee, 70 whom was referred
the petition Of r. r. Meyer and others, ask.
ing 10 establish % alley In outlet enc, in
block ~, in the city sf Davenport, rspess
in favsr thsrssu, provided Il b 10 expense
70 the city, offering thsrsess the Sslle~iol
resolution.
Reselred. That The Caey Esginssr bsing
hereby Instructed BY The Oity Cesael y
establish said alley, according 70 shs pesi.
tien, and have map drawn and rseords&
according to law.
g. n. 4Affass,
P. B. HARDING, Street Com.
J. CuNNrNoaAN,
i Report adopted.
Street Committee reported In favor y
granting the petition Of M. Riley and ether,
ior having stone crossing laid across Har
rison street ION Sd, north side.) Rspor
adopted.
Street Committee reported in favor o
having 4 wooden crossing laid on the south
esss cofner Of Brady and Pleasant streets
Report adopted.
i Street Comuittss reported On the psti
l tl0O VI Lt0COOIs WutOu VS. ISiOstV0 "
them st last meeting, and reports in favor .
allowing him TO ill up the alley in lot 2
block SO, up to grade, 20 - to enable hin
70 have . read into his lot. Rspor
adopted.
Aid. Mcneil msvsd that the Mayor ap
point committee Of Two - proceed 10 can
vass the votes east a the last city election
Of April 4th, 1868, Tor Aldermen and city
officers.
Whsrsupon his Hsnsr, the Mayer, ap
pointed % such committee, Aid. Dsrmod
and MoNsil.
Whersupon the somaittss having dis
charged the duty assigned them. offered th
following report:
i Your committee, to whom Was assignee
the duty Of eanvassing the vstss Of the lat'
election for city offiesrs aud Aldsrosn, 70
port that they have performed that duty
and find the following city officers and Al
dsrmep duly elected, viz:
NJ Donahue for Mayor.
John Kaufman for City Marshal.
John Lillis for City Clerk.
Otto Klug for City Treasurer.
Francis Ochs for City Assessor.
Francis Ochs for Township Assessor fc
the city.
Daniel Ryan fer Street Commissioner.
p. Whitcomb for City Attorney.
b. Hsirz for Wharfmastsr.
john wunderlich for Health Inspector.
F. Kann for City Sexton.
Geo. NJ. Matthes, Alderman for the II
Ward
Christopher Kruse, Alderman for the
Ward.
. n. A. Rungs, Alderman for the Sd Ware
I. s. Bryant, Aldermanlfor the 4,h Ware
5 J. G. Conklin, Alderman fos the bt
Ward.
JIM. Frixssll, Alderman for the 9th Ware
o THos. DxRxopy. I r.u...
o. 8. McNsiL, A'"'
a Report received and adopted.
Aid. Andrsssen offered the following roe,
i, luton:
RSsolced, That the thanks Of this Con,
eli are due to Mayor Douahue for the 90
and judicious manner in which he has pr
sided over the deliberations Of this boo
for the past year, and for the fidelity
which he he's discharged every duty yssdsvol,
;, inc ,non him 40 tho EvnNaaiva a0,np .