Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-12
DAVENPORT. IOWA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II 1869.

STAND " 70 rnR RACE Discretion Is
said to bs the better par, Of vaier. but wheth-
er it is better for aldermen TO elude tie sp.
prosch ofths Deputy United States Marshal
orte bravsly accept service Of mandanus, is
ths qusstisa that sgitatss THE osoaunity
st this particular tine. The creditors sfths
city are pressing their clAins ses several
ysars. b enc spscies u nasagsosss aad
smother, they hsvs been svsidsd bot new
that the end Of The rope hes bssn nearly
reached. they want their pay, and are de-
tsrmiasd to have il. This state 10 things
makes our aldermen little nervous shsn
IN Council assembled. Like others, they
ara human, and aware Of the fact that .
large share Of their constituency are oppos.
Cd to the payment Of the city's bonded
debt before some arrangement Or compro-
m Sc has been made. Hence they are not
oil anxious to make up quoram At partic.
ula. times.
The demsnstration that took place at the
City Hall last night substantiatss that
theory. Several Of the city fathers were
assembled in the Clerks Office preparatory
to assembling 10 special meeting in the
Council Chamber overhead, fer the pur-
pose Of taking action on the recent order
Of the Supreme Court, ssd the case Of
Csfha ". the City Of Davenport, which
10 briefly as follows: That tho city shall
pay the judgment, now amsunting to
sbest go 400. in four equal paymssss,- -
the first in 1869, now over doe. and the
sthsrs 10 1859. 1870. and 1871. The
District Court has ordered that the
payment Of 1868 shall b made on Mon
day asxs hanoi the nsstins THAI vas to
have como Of last night. asd the meeting
that i - come Of this sveaisg, provided
somebody dsst haatily open the door and
scare them ~.
What pity. they we're % snuglv -
ooased around the Clerks steve oonpiting
how they could pay $500, with hardly
that amount in the Trsasury. whom In
walked The Deputy U. 8. AaraAal. Back
dssrs are BIC institution. whsa The silua-
t,en 10 prsenAg. Il licked . little that
way Jest thee. and three ~ the msmbsss
we're siek and went Jer' Nee Ginnis. They
fergetts return during the evening aud The
meeting wasn't held. Ths Deputy Mar.
shal, hewsvss, wass's there - asrsss any.
bsdy. but only 70 serve - szssssien in
favsr Of J. Lindlsy for &3,oss, judgement
on coupons. and presuptsry msndamus
to csmpsl the lsvy Of tax 10 pay the
Wsbbsr Judgement u ee.bs5. and else enc
off. Aarquand's sf $500. Ne backing
dswn is anticipated At the meeting this
svsn'sg, at s e'closk. These matters
must be met squarely. We have dallled
With this matter too long. Every effort to
postpone the evil day has merely increased
the magnitude Of the debt. II w are not
in condition to put bold face upon this
matter now, W never shsll b., We ere
much 10 debtto bs surs. but the debt 10 an
hossat one. and mnst bs paid. We desire
70 make the best terms ~ can with our
creditors, but can We get better By trifing
with them, than We can by facing square
about and taking right hold Of the matter
% ws would Of . personal obligation II w
want to compromise, we must treat in the
spirit Of conpreniss. We may csy . BE-
lot alone, but they viu not let 10 alono-we
have no reason to expect il; hence ws say
lot us como right square up to the rack in
all cases do the very best We can. Who
doubts the result