Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-08


Davenport 0ss Co, gas bill Tor July. ssl IS
Albert Nuckiss, whitening city hall. ! W
Scfubbiug and cleaning the same. %
q. NJ. Asithes. frees for city come
terry, ~
Aid. Matthes, chairman Of .he Street
Committee, rseonmsndsd, to issue city
order to Jehn G. Aasthss, for e3S7 o., on
account Of telegraph road bridge.
Whsrsupen, Aid. Rungs, offered the fol-
lowing resolution - IN amendment 10 the
report Of Mr.. Matthss.
Resoised. That the City Olsrk Be in
structsd to issue an order to Jshn U. Nat
thes, for the sum Of three hundred and
sixty seven dollars and 6ve cents. 1857 o5)
being the balance due him for building the
Telegraph road Bridge, the above amount
to be paid provided said J. c. Matthes, will
accept the same in full for all claims against
the city to date.
The amendment WAS adopted.
Bill Of Sicksls 4 Preston for sundfy srti-
cles to the FIRE department, amount $lS ~
WAS referred TO the Committee on Fire and
Water to report next meeting.
Bills Of H. fischer, amour: $63 90, and
bill Of Gazette Co. amount &67 10 Re
fsrred to the Committee on Printing
report next meeting.
Aid. Matthss presented profile Of Mar
quetts street - laid out BY the City Engi-
nser, whsreupon AID. Harding offered the
following resolution.
Rs.elred, That the City Engineer Be and
il hereby, ordered to record the change Of
Marquette street, according to the draft
presented here. Adopted.
The Street Csmmittes reported on the
petition of W. H. Decker, which vas re-
ferred to them, and the committee reported
in favor Of granting the prayer Of the Pc
tition, and recommend that the money b
taken out Of the 9Th street appropriation.
Report adopted.
The report Of the City Attorney in rsla-
ton TO the matter Of sidewalks vas rsceiv.
ed and ordered fled
Aid. FrriIzeli offered the following reso
luton
Rssolsed. That the City Clerk il hereby
instructed TO issue an order in favor OF Pat
rick Lille for the sum Of one hundred and
ninety 4o-lo0 dollars (Sl9o 4o-l0o) in part
payment for grading Bridge Avenue.
Adopted
Aid. Ffizzell offered he following resoiu
tion
Reselred, That the resolution Of Aid
Copklin for ore thousand dollars addition
appropriation for Perry street, and which
vas laid upon tho isbie, b now taken frenl
the table Adopted.
Aid Harding ofsrsd the following reso
luton:
x, so-ed. That one thousand dollars be
appropriated by this Council for repairing
1-.-
streets inclusive, under the supervision oi
the Street Committee Referred TO th,
Street Committee, to report at next meet
ing.
Aid. Kruse offered the following resolu
ton:
Resolced, That the City Clerk be 10
structed to issue an order to Henry vogs
for the sum Of seventy five dollars (o75l. ir
part payment for laying cutters on warrsr
street. Adopted
Adj. Runge offered the following:
Whereas, By the resignation Of Alder
man Harding from the Third Ward Gf sh,
city Of Davenport, . vacancy has oecurrs<
in this Council, therefore be it
Resolred. That psblie notice b given il
the daily newspapers Of this oity, that I
UpeCial eieCtlOH lot AlueJmou oI SoO xutIs
Ward will be held on Monday, Angus
18th, 1868, At the Court House, in the CIT,
Of Davenport, for the purpose Of filling th'
vacancy in the representation Of the Thirs
Ward in this Council.
Rssesssd. That John Behrsns, Clsu
Kshl and John W. Green b. judges; tn
latter also to act - clerk Of said election
and that the poll b opened at e'sl0cl
A. NJ, and close at clock p. n. Of seit
day. Adopted.
Aid. Dsrmody offered the following rsso
luton:
Rssslsel, That the City Clerk ascertai,
from the books Of the Street Commission
er and City Collector the number o
road poll taxss worked out, an,
also the number paid for in cash. fror
April Lot to date and issue 10 the Stree
Csmmissionsr . city order for his %
csntage on the same, the per ssntaee I
BE- the same - was paid 70 the Strss
Commissioner last year. Adopted.
Aid. Clausssn moved to adjourn. c.,
ried by The following vote:
Ysas-Clausssn, Dermody, Hasdina
Kruse, Aatthss, Runge-6.
Nrys-Brysnt, Cunningham, Conklir
Friz1ell, McNeil-5.
| Attest: JoHn LILLls, City Clsrk.