Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-09
DAVENPORT, IOWA, FRIDAY. OCT

Rssolrei, That the City Attorney Be au
thor rsd to sign the stipulation entered int
bet vesn him ond Grant 4 Smith, in rslsdoa
10 the Mark Howard case.
Adopted.
AID. Listig offered The following:
Reselsed, That the City Clerk be and Il
hereby authorized 70 issue an order to thu
Judec. and clerks Of the late city election
| in reI alton the city indebtedness for the sun
Of %. so each.
Aid. Rupge moved to amend by insert
iun the sum Of q saeh. 10 place OF IS 80.
The resolution % amended vas sdopted
The spscial committee. TO whom vas 70
ferred the petition Of j. G. Conklin. for a,
loving him part Of the expense he incurfet
10 grading Perry street, and the sidewalt
o., and near the corner Of 1lth and Perry
streets. reports % follows: Your commit
tee recommend the pay msnt Of 3l50, - ths
amount reported By the City Engineer. Re
port adopted.
T. 61s;. s. ass:', D;;:i''' s,..,., Co.
G. N. Masthss.
AID. Matthss offered the following:
WHsRsAs, An appropriation Of 5000
passed the City Council. for the improve
men, Of Third strset, and - the majority
OF the Street Committee are not IN faver s'
makisg any improvement on Third street.
Therefore. b it
Resolsed, That the above 5000. intended
for Third street, 10 and 10 hereby trsns.
fsrred 70 the Marquette street fund, and the
Street Commissionsrs shall st once COM
mence work on said Marquette street. uods'
the direction Of the Aldermen OF the FiS0t
Ward.
Aid. Dsrmody msvsd to amend BY hav-
ing the work done under the direction of
the Street Coumitsss.
TIE resolutisn % amended was carried
BY the following vote:
Ysas-Bryant, Cunningham, Cssklin.
Dsrmody, Littig, Natthes, McNsil-7.
Nays-Clsusssn, Kruss, Mueller, kunse
-.
Aid. Mstthes offered the following rsse-
luton:
Resslred BY this Council, That the salary
sf the City Marshal b increased $500 per
year additional, ssid increase Of his salary
shall csmmesce st The time that he entered
his Office prsviess of this ssselusieo, end
moved the adeptioa Of the resolution, Aid.
Dsrmody meved 70 increase the ealasy q
the City Attorney also.
The rssolutioa w. referred 70 the ordi.
nance cemoittee 70 rspeTt st ns1t meeting.
Aldsrman K1uss sifessd the following
resolution
Resolusd, That an order b dnwn and
issusd in favor sfH. @. Dries to pay the
judgement Of &250-with interest and
costs recovered BY him against the city Of
Davenport.
Referred to the committee on claims to
report next meeting.
Alderman McNisl msvsd that His Homo
the Mayor appoint committee Of three to
canvass the votes cast ct the late city slec-
ton in relation to the eisv debt, the Mayor
appointed Aids. Conklin, Bryant and 4usl-
leH A. said committee.
And after canvassing the votes the CON-
mi,tes reported that the vote stands -
follows:
For Compromising. So5 votes were cast
Against do 200 do do do
Leaving . msjority Of lo5 in favor Of the
city compromising its debtsdnsss.
On molten the report Was received and
ordered fled.
Alderman Clausssn offered the fellsw.
ing:
WzraEAs, The city Of Davenport has
elected to oct undsr chapter 81 Of the scts
passed st the regular session Of the Twelfth
General Assembly Of the State Of Iows
therefore be il
Resolsel, Thst this council now pseeeed
10 elect BY ballet and bv . majority Of oil
votss cast four citizens Of the city Of Dav-
export, board Of commissioners 70 execute
the powers and duties required by said act,
together with His Honor the Mayor Of the
city OF Davenport, who 10 hereby appointed
and who Is ex-officie . member Of said
board.
Alderman McNiel moved to amend By
striking out the word four and Inserting
three. The amendment was lost.
The original resolution was then adopted.
Aid. Claussen moved that the Mayor ap-
point two telers.
The Mayor appointed Aid. Cosklin and
Bryant rs said tellers.
Aid. Caussen moved that this Council
nov proceed to elect four Cemmisssionsrs.
Carried on the FIRST ballot
II. II. Andersen received II votes.
Charles Watkins "
Edwin Smith I" s
Ard on the third ballot, W. II. Decker re-
eeived 8 votes.
II. H. Andersen, Charles Watkins, Ed
win Smith and W. II. Decker, having re-
eeivsd = majority Of oil the votes cast, we're
declared elected - Commissioner By this
Council, and the City Clerk Vas instructed
to notify them Of the same.
On motion Of Aid. Mcneil, the Council
adjourned.
Attest Jozs LrIlls, City Clerk.