Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-05


Aid. Dermody offered the following res
olut,on:
Resoired, That the Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings be aud are here ~
authorised to lease the hospital grounds iol
ens year On the best terms possible.
Adopted.
The special committee appointed ats,h.
special meeting Of Jan. 20th, 1869, in rela
ten 70 the collection ef the special sax, DC.
make the following reports % the action o
said special committee
DAvMreaf. Jan. u. 1859.
To the semuittss Of The City Council IL re
lation to the Howard judgment
0sssLsuss In reply to yosr verbal confer.
lst. We offer, relative 10 your effort, to collect
that judgoent % the assessment Of 1865.
I'd. We shall take no steps - enforce tht
mandamus in that case If you will provide fol
the payment Of the judGosnt BY specific tai
On the valuation Of 1863, or set apart in advance
90 much Of your general revenue - will pay il
81. We Piace the mandsmus in the Weber
judgment in the same hx.
Ath. II you do not have Us the money, OF
make such efforts to procure il, ~ honest Oh
GERS ought to make. We shall endeavor 10 en-
Term, 1859. OF the Court
Your obedient servants,
0aAxr / SMIrR.
DAvsxpeRr, jar. %, 1859.
70 the SPECIAL Committee appointed by the City
Council OF Davenport, to confer with the ai
torneys representing the judgments Of Aarh
Howard and Hsrriet LIE Coute ~ said Citv In
the Uni'ed States Circuit Court
GRvpr AZ aNtnenava fre H. -
Conte. We make this proposition. viz: That il
the Council will issue 20 us IN order sa the
treasury. payable next August, or thereabOuts,
for the smsuas Of Mrs. L. Costes judgment
and the costs Of the mandsmus proceeding, with
the interest q six per cent, we will agree Il
stay oil proceedings on the judgment and man
damus until the October term, 1859. aud on pay
msnt OF the order, to satisfy the judgment Of
record.
This will leave the Council At liberty to do
~ they see # abo out collecting the special tsx
now levied. they seeing to the provision OF
IL becomes due.
Respectfully yours.
PuSNAM / RoGRRs.
10 tho CITY Couneil ofthe City Of Dages
port.
The undersignsd, Spssisl Committee,
to whom was referred, at the
last meeting Of tho Council, the mat.
ter Of the specific taxes levied 70 pay the
Judgements 0ef Mark Howard and II. Ls
Oonte, and Of the resignation Of the City
Marshal, beg leave to report. that they
have conferred with the Atty's Of said
Howard and LsCsnte, with the view Of
making some different arrangements rela-
tive to the payment or settlement Of said
judgments than that contemplated bv the
collection Of the special taxes already lev.
led, and, having communicated to said
Atty's many Of the difficulties apparently
in the way Of collecting said taxes, have
received the proportions hereto attached
exhibits. A. &B.
The Committee, having carefully consid-
cred the whole matter, wsuld recommend
to the Council, that, in their Judgement, it
will be for the City's interest to accept the
propositions Of the ssid Att'ys, with the
understanding that . specific iax, or . gen.
ersl tax over and above that required for
the ordinary general revenue fer the year
1869, be levied at the time Of the next
rsgular annual levy Of general taxes upon
the assessed valuation Of 1869, suficisnt to
pay said judgements % we'll ~ the Judge.
mest Of Jsha Weber. and that the eame
b cellsetsd with the ordinary taxes for
the current year, and that the same b ct
apart and kept - . separate fund account,
and be applied ~ last - collected to the
payment Of said judgments, unless some
other ssttlemens or cempromise Of said
judgment shall have been effected between
the parties, under chaptsr 81 Of the laws
Of 1863, in the mean time.
The Committee would also rccommen nd,
in case the above meets the approval Of the
Council. that the said two specific lsviss Of
taxes be regarded and treated 90 far % the
city and the property and persons taxed
are concerned, % caoesllsd and annulled,
and Of no effect whatever.
The Oo0mittee also recommend that
the several amounts collected BY the Mar
shall under said specific levies be refunded
to the persons praying the same, asd in
ease any portion thereof bs net called for,
that the same be credited to the respective
persons paying the same on their taxes fer
1859
The Committee also recommend that tho
signation Of the Marshal be not accept
ed, in case the viewsof the Committee as
above set forth be adopted. as in in such
case the reasons assigned By the Marshal
for resigning, no longer hold good
Respectfully submitted.
. = y pI1uss.s. na..s Special
g. P. WnlrsoxB.\ o''ss''
The report was adopted.
Alderman kruse, Chairman Of the Spe
cial Committee read the following report:
7ohn Honor Tie Mayor, and Aldermen Of
the CITY Of Dacenpo't. in Council as
sembied:
Your Special Committee whcih was %
pointed at the last meeting Of the Council
to eenfsr With the Beard Of Supervisrs oi
Scott County absut making prisoners work
out the amount Of their fines and costs .,
hard labor, respectfully report that the
County agrees - furnish an enclosure
joining The Jail yard without expense "a
the city. and the city can work the priso>
uers and haze oil the benefits. il aay, With
out expense to the county. And further,
Sheriff Schnitgsr agrees sot to charge any
fees for taking in and out the prisoners to
the werk yard, providing the city employ
. man to take charge Of the prisoners.
Your Committee recommend that the Coun
Gil will see that the plan will be carried out
O.. KausE, St.,
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The Report was adopted.
Alderman Dermody offered the following
resolution
Rssslsed, That the City Clerk Be and il
hereby authorizsd to issue to the Stree
Commissionsr, . city order for any balance
due him for his per centage on poll tax &C
count, for the sfilcial year Of 1868.
Adopted.
HE Hener. the Mayor pro. tenn, wss In
structsd to attend the meeting Of the stock
holders of the Davenport Gas, Light %,
Coke Go and to represent the stock bel,
By the City 10 said 0as %.
On motion, the Council adjourned I
meet % Wednesday evening the 18th inst
at ~ o'clock, p. n.
Attest. JOHN LILLlS.
City Clerk
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
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