Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-07

r Grounds building 5fs %
Salsaies Department, 1889 80
S9.5lS: :O5
Road Fund Street work. eo,s6s21
Material 2i5 50
Stous Quarry. 4I5 o.
o7.ss2.52
Total in full, ol6, ,sol 81
Amount received aud on hand from April lst
1853 to July lstlsss.
Gen. Fund on hand April lst, 1863, . SO
" Z" received in April. 6f.oe
" :" Nay. $500
g" =" June 3,21s 20
Ss,492 02
Road Fund on hand April LIST. el.o5i.e5
- received in Aprii 547.5l
" May. 2,s47 rs
" June. 2.e3lg7
s7,lssls
Amount received TO July lst 1863. slo.se 20
a. orders issued TO July lst 1858. A.yol.o7
Balance uspaia, ss,2s7.s7
Showing our indebtedness on July LIST
1865. Of the above sUount- e1.2s1.t7
| The Finance Committe would respectfully rs.
port, that upon examination Of the books OF
the Treasurer, Marshall and City Clerk. they
| ingly good order. and the same are correct.
The Committss would recommend An increase
| Of salary to the City CLERK, for the year 1865.
| His present salary being inadequate. All OF
which is respectfully submitted.
THos. DsRneDY,
| j: !. !. ssts:'::; S:.:::. Finance Con.
Aid. Dsrmedy offered the following reese
luton:
Reselssd, That the salary Of the City
Olsrk b aud the saDs 10 hereby increased
- the sum Of six hundred dellers.
Aid. Rungs moved - IN amendment y
the abevs that the Ordinance Committee
BE- Instructed to draw up an ordinance in
relation 70 the salary Of the City CIsrk |;
and that the amount to b paid ~ salary BE-
left blank, and TO report u the next meet
inc. The amendment was adopted.
Monthly reports sf the City Clerk, City
Marshal, City Treasurer. Wharf Master and
City Ssxtsa received and ordered died.
A communication from Cock 4 Drury,
| attorneys for the O., X. l. 4 r. X. X. Co.,
in relation 10 the assessment Of the railroad
property 10 the city Of Davenport, was re-
fsrrsd 10 ths City Attorney, with instruc-
items that he attend to the matter and have
the nsssssary steps taken to bring the mat
ter before our District Court.
Report Of the City Attorney in relation
10 certain tax claims Of Corbin 4 Dow, re-
| ssivsd and referred to the Committee on
Claims 10 report at next meeting.
The City Attorney made . report in re-
lation to the title Of the property on Perry
| street, from 7th to 10th street. for the pur-
pose Of showing whether the right belongs
to the city o. not to take said street fer the
pnblio use ~ . street in its full width
Report rscsivsd and ordered fled.
Aid. Dsrmody moved that the report b
published with the proceedings. Lost, BY
the following vote:
Ysas-Ounningham, Dermody, Harding.
kruss, Matthss-5.
Nsys-Bsyant, Classssn. Conklin, Fsix.
Sell, Mcneil, Rungs-6.
Report Of the City Attorney on the psti
ton Of Edward Buck received and ordered
6ied.
| Aid, Clausssn read On ordinance sstab
lishing the grade Of the alley In block 56,
aud moved the adoption Of the ordinance
The ordinance was adopted BY the follow
ing vote:
Ysas-Bryant, Clausssn. Cunningham,
Cenklin, Dsrnody, Friszsll, Harding,
Kruss, Mstthss, Mcneil and Rungs-l1.
Nays-nsns.
The ordinance is as follows
| An ordinance establishing . grade of the
alley in block ffty-six between Perry and Rock
Island streets:
Section 1. BE it enacted BY the City Council
the City Of Davenport, that grade for the
alley in block fifty six {5e), between Perry and
Rock Island streets be established a. follows. ia
| Wit Commencing at the intersection of SAID
alley with Perry street at an elevation OF As. 90
100 feet thence running east l32 feet 10 an ele
| vation OF a. .2eleo feet thence TO tho intersec.
ton Of Rock Island street TO an elevation Of ~
81 90 feet, IN accordance with the profile oi
| said grade mad. by the City Engineer.
Ssctien2. That the City Engineer is hereby
direcssd to record said profile in the book Ol
grades in his Office.
Passed and approved August s. 1865.
Attest N. DoSAHus, Mayor.
Joas Luis, City Clerk.
Aid Ciausseu read the following ordi
asnes In relation to the bonded indebted
ness Of the city aad moved the adoption o.
ths ordinance - read. Adopted ~ ths
following vote:
Ysas--Bryant, Claussen, Cunningham
Coaklin, Dssmody, FrizzsIl, Harding
kruss, Masthss, Mcneil and Runge-ll.
Nays-nons.
lho ordinance - ~ IolloWo.
An ordinance in relation to the Bonded In
debtedness of the city of Davenport.
| Wterels. the 0snersl Assem- DIV Of the State
Of Iowa passed an act which was approved Apri
ID. 1868, being chapter u Of the, laws Of tn,
18th General Assembly. entitled IAN oct to en-
able Municipal and Public Corporations, ct thsii
election to settle, adjust and compound thsil
ind ebssdness" dc and
1 Whsrsas, it 10 founded in said act that "ns
compromise shall be made hereunder until th,
City Council submit the queetton, whsthsr th,
powers given BY the act shall be exercised b
che city. TO the voters Of said city st some gen
sr,i or special eleesion,' sad
or TO pass oil ordinances and resolutions neess
oasy 20 carry into eject the bowers conferred
By The said sct Therefore,
BE Il mated ty the CITY Council OF the Csss
| Of Darenpcrt
Section i. That % provided bv section on.
I(i) and ten (lo) of the aforesaid act Of the Gen
eral Assembly, the question whether the power
given by the said act Of the General Assembl.
shal! De exercised BY the City Of Davenport
shall be submitted to the legal voters Of the sai,
city % hereinafter provided. The form Of tn.
question to be thus submitted, shall % as fol
llows:
shall tho City Of Davenport settle ito debt
under and BY virtue Of the provisions Of an &C
VI the General Assembly, entitled ..An Act 4
enable Municipal aud Public Corporations a
their election, 70 settle. adjust and compound
sner Indebtedness and TO provide for the issu
OF new bon d. spd for the payment Of such nes
ooads ~ the levy Of specihc taxes. and for thi
purpose altering and amending existing charter
aud laws. Approved AprilS. 1857
The snewer on the ballot containing the qass
tion shall be Yes or "No'' If shs ma)0rit,
Of votes cast are "Yes'' then The City Counsi
Of the City Of Davenport may (if it finds that eat
isfactory terms can be hadl exercise the power
given By the act in tbs manner thssein prsssrih