Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-08


0! the City Council, take their seats in due
form as precribed by law this evening. The
Board Of officers undergoes but few chang
ss-ths only difference being that, George
P. whitcomb, Esq, takes the place Of r.
T. McNsal, Esq, as city Attorney. DR..
Wundsrlich takes the Office Of city Sexton,
(illing a vacancy,) and B. Heinz takes the
Office Of Wharf Master. in place Of E. A.
Tillsbein. The outgoing officers have per
formed their duties Of the past year well,
and faithfully, and deserve the cempli-
ments Of the public they have 90 earnestly
served. The Same popular Mayor, tho
Hon. N. Donahue, the same Marshal,
trustworthy and reliable John Kaufman |;
the same Clerk, prompt and faithful John
LiIlis the same Assessor, worthy and in
defatigabls Francis Ochs; the same Treas
ursr, honest Otto klug the same Street
Commissioner, faithful Daniel Ryan; and
tho same Sexton. faithful Fritz Ksnn, all
hold over by reason OF the popular
1tIistJH LA tLeii AaNOts auOthSA yCai. hSib
labors during the past twelve months have
met with universal favor. Every kuown
duty has been met AMI performed honestly,
faithfully, and to the best interests Of the
public. To say this, may be seen matter
OF supersrrogation-lor the public are well
acquainted with the facts already. Davsn
port has never been blessed with moro &C.
tive, energetic, and accepted officials than
during the past year. Their salaries have
not been immense it is true--but salary or
or no salary they have performed the labors
Of their respective offices with answering
fidelity, all the same, and will continue to
d. so through the year to come.
In the Council there 10 no change in the
First ward-Ald. Mathes. being his own
successor, by an emphatic majority. His
seat will be we'll filed as long ~ he sits in
in the Council his par. Of the work
we'll done.
Ia the Second Ward Christopher Kruse
succeeds Aid. Andersen, who positively
declined to serve another term. Mr.. Kruso
is an excellent man for the plass. and hs
should bear in mind that upon taking his
est working, and most acceptable Aldermen
that the city has ever had. For fve or six
years Mr.. ANDERSEN has been in the Coun-
Gil, and has taken the part Of . leading
member. His duties huve been extensive,
and he has performed them with great abil-
ity. He has shown himself . careful.
shrewd business man, and his successor has
got big chair to fill Mr.. Kruse under
stands all this, and will spare no pains to
meet the emergency.
In tho Third Ward, Aid. Kuhnen retirss,
and Henry A. Runge takes his place. He
has hitherto served faithfully and accspta.
bly, in that body, and will do 90 again.
Aid. kuhnen has taken prominent part
in city legislation during the past year. and
his services have been Of great value to the
city. Nothing short Of positive refusal to
continue in service, causes the change
His extensive business relations would not
admit of his continuance in that responsible
position. Our best wishes 60 with him TO
his chosen station off private citizen.
In the Fourth Ward our worthy friend
Aid. Seymour, who has served the city
with untiring energy and zeal, for two years
past, retires and Seth p. Bryant takes his
place. The newly elected gentleman,
though . novice in aldermanic matters, il
one Of our most competent business men,
and will soon get run of affairs and make
his mark in the legislative branch Of the
city Government.
In the Fifth Ward, j. C. Conkin was
chosen to take the Chair vacated several
| months since by Aid. Davis. Mr.. Conk-
lin is young asa Councilman-this being
his first appearances in tha: quarter-yet
being a man OF ripe business attanments.
his success in the Aldsrmanic Board may
be now marked down as certainty.
In the Sixth Ward, Alderman Frzzsll is
his own successor-and hard working and
AtAiiiatufi Ic has iiole
his several years of service in that capacity.
Thus, the official organization Of the city
for The next year will BE-
Mayor, n. DoSAHus; Marshal, Jony
| KAurrxAS Clerk, JOSH LILLrs Treasurer;
OTro kLuG; Assessor. FRANCIS OcHs !;
Street Commissioner, DANIEL RYAN; City
Attorney, GEO. p. WHrcoMB Wharf Mas
ter, b. Heinz Health Inspector, JoHN
WuSDsRLIcH City Sexton, FsITz kASS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
First Ward-G. NJ. MArrHEs, john LIT
TIC.
Second Ward d-EaSLr CLAussEN, CnRrs
KsusE.
Third Ward--P. B. HARDING, II. A.
RUNGE.
Fourth Ward-O. s. McNrIL, S. p. Bay
ANT.
Fifth Ward-THos. DERaoDY, j. c..
CoxKLIN.
Sixth Ward-JAs. CuSxISonAx, J. NJ.
FRrzzKLL.
TuE RAILROAD EnBRoGLIo. The contest
for the supremacy between the New York
stockholders and John F. Tracy, President
Of the O.. R. /. 4 P. Railroad, still goes on.
There 10 heavy skirmishing all along the
lins-each party mansuvsring for the a.
tendency. A few days since Judge Love,
Of the U s. District Court, issued an order
requiring the appearance Of Mr.. Tracy b.
fore his court in Keokuk, to show cause for
| disregarding the injunction issued BY Judge
Drummond Of Chicago, enjoining the Tracy
party from accepting the bill passed BY the
Iowa Legislature in February last. For sew
eral days past deputy U. S. Marshall Lytsr
Of this city, has been watching at the
Burtis House, in this city, to serve the or
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