Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-21
The following 10 the vote in the different
wards. together With the form Of ballot:

.Shall the City Of Davenport settle OF
compromise ito debts under and BY virtue
| Of the provisions Of IN act Of the 18th Gen.
| eral Assembly entitled An Act to enable
Municipal and Public Corporations, at their
| election, 10 settle. adjust and compound
their indebtedness, and to provide for the
| issue Of new bonds, and for the payment Of
such new bonds By the levy Of ofspscific taxes,
and for the purpose Of altering and amend.
ing existing Charters and Laws, approved
April I'd, ls6sv Yss-ne.
This .sjority although small, expresses
the wishes Of large majority who did not
vste, being under the impression that
there was no opposition to . compromise.
However, il is nov settled and the city 10
in fair way Of being again free from debt,
and the people need BE- no longer afraid to
invest their capital in Davenport, for homes,
in manufacturing, and improvements. II
10 the beginning Of the end and glad end
il will bs for US when the debt shall be
paid.
Tss GRAIN DRALsRs vs. Tns ELRvAroR.
The grain blockade:still continues in this
city. Tho practical effect 10 to send most
Of the grain to 81. Louis, and to points o.
the North western road. The grain dealers
confidently expected some answer testhsir
petition, but up to the present time have
heard nothing from it. knowing that it
has been received BY the directors, this
action conviness them that their requests
have been ignored. and that nothing 10 lef.
for them but to ship their grain through
the elevator or to close up their warehouses,
neither efwhich things they seem inclined
to do. To close up their warehouses and
retire from the business would bs . great
disadvantags 10 the city and the farming
community, az the trade extends all over
the county, and into adjoining counties.
To ship through the elevator is, - they cay,
impossible, its capacity not being sufficient.
to accommodate more than half Of them.
Looking at the matter in this light, it
seems but just and right that the Rail-
road company should do something to
remedy the matter, or at least give them
scns satisfactory answer to their petition.
We are not vet informed of what the
grain dealers propose further in the matter.
Some are, however, in favor Of calling .
public meeting Of the citizens Of The county
and all others interested in the matter, and
asking the cooperation OF commission men
in Chicago, to help then in the matter; or,
if necessary, to unite the interest Of dealers
and farmers. and, by material aid, hasten
ing the building of the Peoria Railroad.
which will make them Independent Of Chi \
cago and place them in direct communica.
tion with the New York market. With this
road to do the surplus business that can.
not now be done over the c., r. l. L P. road.
the immense grain trade Of the city can b
maintained and even augmented, ~ it would
then Be ~ much an object to get grain 10
this market as it nov is to get it to Chica- |
60. So. after oil, coed to the city may grow
oot Of this order. BY Fastening the building
OF another road to the Eastern market
Some are in favor Of building other sleva.
tors in this city, and ask for . resembling
Of the order to give them time to do 80.
This would seem no more than Justice to SO |
large business ~ the grain trade Of Da-
vennort.