Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-15

To tie ksyor. Aldsrmss asd Cltrk .f fAs
City Of Darsupori.
There will b . special meeting Of the
City Couscil Of the City Of Davenport, at
the Council Chamber. "a Saturday the 18th
day sf March, ~. at 4 o'clock ?. -, for
The puspeee d eessi6ssisg - eediaasco -
ssiisaacss rslatisg - Oily Asssssss and
Deputy CelIeeese.
Dsvsspest, ls~s, MAssh II, -.
o. .. MeNnL, Nayse vrv ts~.
AID. Deyost rod he rseiessaisa sf Ald.
Ceskiin ef The 6sh Ward.
o. ostlen he resiguatiee 90 aesspt.
81.
The rspset sf The City DsSt Csonis.
oieaese was then read - lelleWs:
10 tie Honorable ~ Nsyss ~ Aidwn@
eraas Csty # DsssePsrs, - Ossss3 A.
sembled
The Gem nissisnsrs Of The bssdsd debt
Of The city respectfully desire - eemnusi-
cate ts the Ceuncil that many Of osr 1el.
Low sitissns belisve that Ter The sake of
esst,ae The debt settled ,inew, ,twsnty ysassse
seven pes cent. bonds would BE- purchased
par BY the tax payers, each 10 take an
smesnt eqsa - his pre- rata Drepeseien 81
The present debt, 70 total a0osnt 0U@s
eisnt 70 enable the city % propose . cash
settlement With ths present boDdheldss0.
Az there 10 No doubt that settlement, even
on part eash besis, can Be made at rstse
much more advsotagsess than oeuld b
ebtsined by msssly giving nsw beeds fer
cid, direct, tho Comm!esiooeso therefore
submit the following plan for obtaining
=. ~ "a ~ Tina ann1,oA
The Plan being Substantially - follows:
That lisls bs prepared showing The names
and propostd valuatiea Of each tax payss
1853, % valuatien exceeding I've Hundred
dsllars, and that each Of said tax psysrs b
persenslly requested 70 sigs written ar
gumsnt to purchase ct par for cash new.
twesty yssss, seven pse, esDt bonds. e -
aussat equal - tsn per ssse. Of The valua.
tisn assessed to hin for 1868, and sgses.
nsst, being hswsvsr, eeadisienal - fol-
levs:
First, That ths cash thus sbtaissd shall
b Used only 10 The purchase Of old bsads
so1 ssspons ~ the city q Daveopere lsaAs
Of 1856 and 1857 st prize not exceeding
sixty cents on . dsllar.
Oeeood, That soeh suboesibee - 0ush
asresment shall bs required enly - pay
such proportion Of his subscription - nay
b pre- rate Of the total soeant ol eaaA
thus used.
Third, That ~ sutsssiptisas Ties oa6s
ehall ~ bindisg ualsss fetal a0ssns Il q
least sss hundred end nfsy thousand dol.
lass - sabsssibsd.
In esomuaicating this plas = The Coua-
ell the Comaissieners Wesld isvite espscisl
stseatiea . ~ faee thos u ohie plaa eon -
carried iate effect and . settls0sat 0ads -
this basis, seiy $4,000 Of new bouds
(drawiue oeven pr cent Win b required
70 settle The fetal elaine uodes the leans Of
1854 aed 1857. new a0suatisg . shess
three hssdssd asd sightssa thsssAnA
(sls .o0o) deilars. The anssal Interest 10
these new bssds vssld b 8 3. .3oo, or abest
u mills % the present total valuatie0,
and ether resources could easily b de.
vsloped 70 - amount suGieisut n oeet
The annual requirements 81 The sinking
fund.
A. the nsabsrs Of the Csuscil ass The
direct representatives Of The psepls, The
plan, II approved Of, cen bs bsss put 10
opsrstion By the Individual edsrte Of each
Aldssmsa amosg bic eve eeaatisuents. Or
by suitable pssoens e@plsysd ~ the Oess-
sil, aud the people thr0ughsus The city ssn
thus bs psrsanaily visited snd their CO.
epsratisn solicited.
AZ the people have lstsiy unaffected
much ineesess ID The Enlistment u the
dsbt, end have sxpsssssd desire e. its
speedy ssetlsosnt, hey bill sew hevs
fair shanss 70 give practical illussrstien
Of their Interest In he subject.
The Coauis sionses alss lake tbis eppse.
tuniiy Of m;niirg The Oouseil sha9 thay
have - yet received ~ 'ati0aaisa Of it,
,isws On either sr bssh d the sepsste rsa
dsrsd 10 The Csuaeil % The oh day ef Jan.
uary last, now I've months age. II The
Counsil Do net approve Of either Of thees
reports, Of ef the plan now subnittsd. The
Cemmis.ieusrs respectfully desire to ~
specifically Informed Of the objections die.
covered.
The Cemuissiouers further desire 70
state, that il The Council will suegsss any
new plan, the Commissioner will chssffsi-
" sedeaver to carry int effect any rscem.
nenda,ions Or instructions given them.
The necessity for imnedlate edert, 10 %
| evident that the Commissieners earnestly
hope that No unnecessary delay will occur
10 the action Of The Council! on this subject.
Al Of which 10 respectfully submittsd.
H. b. AspassEs,
W. II. DDcKss, Com'fs.
O. s. WArxIss,
Dated Davenport. March 9, 1869.
On motion The rspere was fsesived ssd
| filed and referred - co0mitsse eeosist.
ing sf Aid. Rupgs. Brvant. and Litsis, With
The City Atseesey. wish iasssueeiess - 70.
pert 10 6fseon minutes.
The Cennittse did net retire, bat gen.
eral canvass Of The plan presented b III
Coumissioness was entered into By the On
lire Council.
The Committss then reported - fsllews
The committee te whom was referred tb(
| sspsrt Of The City Debt Csmmlssisasrs. bsl
lesvs to recommend to the Couaeil - I'll
| lows:
/. That the Report Of the Csuniaaieasrl
b accepted.
2. That the City Clssk b. directed u pre-
pare st enes list Of oil tax payers 10 thl
city Of Dsvsoport. vhe were aeeesssd fol
$500 Or more il 1868, fer the Gee Of th,
eemuittes heesla nexs sefesYsd -.
3. That . committee Of three Be appeint,
"a to take euch aetaon - nay b neesooasJ
. aseertain wheshes TIE suggeesieso CON
taiusd 10 ths rspsss Of esid Oo0oississsf'
sste The msaass u selieitisg sub0uipsieo'
ftsm Gid ssx. payers - - sessisd sat .
oee cod thoe - eo00il1so - ou1Aeetoe(
= sopley sosh aeslsoneee - ~ ~ dssa
Isseasssy. q ~ s1psooo q eae slty, -
hat it 9ahe sepert e - es1jo0 - tAo0oe
W q ~ ss1t ssoslae 0sseia0 - -
Ceuoeil. .s-s.
i The rspers ~ aaspasi, - Aldse0s'
Ksuse, Rsege, ana Deyaae wess sppeiaee
q The cem1ittss eslls1 Seeia ~ sspsst.
On ossisa. he Mayer was ssqussssd :
J notify The nebt Cem0issiooese Of the u
tioa Of the Oeuacil.
II AID. Olausssn sssA the fsllewisg Ordi
oanes, and moved ths edsptiea u th
The Ordtnses ess adsptsd b tAs ID
: lswise vets:
Yeaa-Dryent. Clausson, Cunnipg6au