Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-03
ADJOURNED NESTING.


COUNCIL CnANBKR, Jan. I'd, 1868.
Present, His iionor, the Mayor, NJ. Don-
ahue.
Aldermen, Andersen. C.ausscn. Gun
ningham, Davis, Dcrmody. Frizzell, IIar-
ding. kuhlen, Ma.thes, Mcneil and Sey-
Eour.
Minutes Of last meeting read and ap
proved.
Petition of the Directors of the Davenport
City Rail Way Company, asking that Con-
ditions and & of Section one Q) of an Of
dinkncc passed and approved Dec. 4th 1867,
authorizing the Davenport City Rail Way
Company to construct and operate Horse
Rail Way upon Third street. be 50 altered
or amended as to conform to the following
amendment to the same.
Wherson Aid. Caussen read the fol-
lowing Ordinance. and moved the adop-
ton Of the same. Adopted by the follow
ing vote.
Yeas-Andresep, Claussen, Cunningham,
Davis, Dermody, Frizzell, Harding. kuh-
neu, Msthes, Mcneil, Seymour-ll.
The Ordinance as amended is As follows !.
AN ORDINANCE to amend an Ordinance
entitled IAN Ordinance to authorize the
Davenport City Railway Company to con-
s,ruct and operate Horse Railway upon
Third street.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted By the Cay
Council Of the CITY Of Davenport. That con-
ditions and Of section l Of the above
entitled Ordinance. passed and approved
December 4th, 1867. are hereby repealed
SEC 2. Tho carriages used upon said
road shall be Of such style and class % are
used on the best horse railways in the Uni
ted States, and the rails used shall be Of the
most improved anu modern style. and shall
not be elevated above the surface Of The
street or in any manner ebstruct or inter
fere With the free and easy passage Of vs-
hicles upon and across said street ct any
point Nor shall the cars Of said compan !
bs allowed to stand at intersections ol
streets at all, nor at other places on said
street longer than shall bs necessary foI
passengers to get into and out Of said cars,
precedence over other vehicles, and IL any
per- on shall unnecessarily obstruct or i'm.
psde the running Of cars on such track, be
shall, upon conviction thereof before tho
Police Magistrate. or any Justice Of the
Peace Of said city, pay finc Of five (5) dol
lars, and the costs Of such proceedings fol
each and every such offence. and shall
stand committed until the same is paid.
SEC. 8. Said company may regulate and
establish from tins 10 time such rates ol
fare for the transportation Of persons ovel
their road 90 they may Sc proper, provided
that the charge for carrying person from
one extreme to another, or any less dis
tancs, shall not exceed ten (10) cents. AZ
ter the expiration Of i've years the fare will
not exceed eve cents per trip.
Passed and approved January I'd. 1868.
rAttestl n DoxAurn, Mayer.
Jons LILLIs, City Clerk.
Petition Of ]. J. Humphsey askine Of tht
CITY Council 10 allow him te bai.d fran,
stable within the ere limits, on let s. bloct
| I, was referred to the Committee on Fir
and Water, with power 10 grant. provided
the requisite Number Of property owners OF
said block have signed The petition
Psti.ioa Of Geo. 8. O. Dow. sskiug tha
certain moneys be rsfuoded to him fer 10,
sale purchases, which il alleged 10 hav,
been ssro0eously ssId for city taxes, 70
lSesred to the Coomittee On Claims and City
Asaess0r.
Ala. Dssis offered che following:
WasasAs, Rs.bt. n. Littler having rs
usved from our city, end being Chief In
gmeer.of the Fire Department, therefore b
| Resolsod, That said Office is and hsreb]
10 declared vacant, and " weuld suggss
ito the nsnbers q ess Fire Dspertn1at u
Ineeessity of pfsosoline snieehle aone Y