Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-08
The report was adopted.


The report was adopted
Petition Of ?. u. Dowd and others ask.
ing Of the city council to remit to DR.. p.
Il. Randolph the amount Of the city license,
dns from him FOR lscturing in this city
where he he's charged an admission fee.
Referred to tie License Committee, with
ever 10 ect.
The Finance COMMITTEES, to whom was
referred the resignation Of Francis Ochs, rs
Assessor, &c, make the following iepor, :
The Committee report that they me in
favor # allowing the present Assessor tie
sum of 800 for the sar 1868, ms extra
compensation. and report ngains, accepting
his resignation.
THo d, paa""'' Finances
S.P. Bazaar, 's'h i'''e
The report was adopted.
Aid Dermody offered the following reso
lutsn
Resolped, Tint tho sum Of one hundred
and fifty dollars be allowed the City Mar
shall, John kaufman, as Extra services for
the official year 1868. Adopted
Aid. Frizzell offered tina following 1850
luton
Resolrs1. That the city furnish in the
quarry ono hundred and fifty perch Of
McAdam rock 10 Lindsay, Wsgonsr aud
e,h,rs, for tie purpose of improving the
llark read in East Davenport.
Referred to Tho Street Committee, to re-
port az the next meeting.
AID. kfus- ufiete, The fsisvng resell.
ton
N'Ssfrt,l. That there be COMMITTEES OF
.hr 9 apno,n'cd 10 ,anfer with tho Board
OF Supervisors OF Scot Caun'v in relstisn
to msAipg The city aud county prisoners
We k ont the fines aud cs;s at hard labor
tdor.sd, aud the Mavor appointed as
said Committee, Aid. kruss, Brysnt and
Mueller
Md Bryant offered the following rssslu.
ton
Hesoir,d, That the Unitarian church and
society OF Davenport may uss ard occupy
the City Hall for religious purposes on
Sundays, and a. such other times 40 will
10, interfere with tho use Of the same by
the City Council, by taking good care o.
ciety may state the sum, aud also paying
seventy five dollars for the use Of the same
for one year. including fuel end lights.
AID. Cunningham moved to lay the reses
luton on the table.
Loaf BY the following vote:
Yeas-Clausssp, Cunningham, Mueller
Rupgs-4.
Nsys-Bryant. Dsrmody, Frizx.ll. Littig
kruse-5.
Aid. Ciaussen moved to refer the rssslu
ton Of Al. Bryant 10 the Committee On
Public Grounds and Buildings, and to 70
port At the next meeting. Carried.
Aid. Runge offered the following rssolu
tisns
Resslred, That the City Clerk BE and is
hereby instructed to issue IN order to Pat
| rick Canavv, for one hundred aud fifty dol
lars (sl5o) on account Of quarryins rock
for the city.
Adopted.
Rnolvd. That the Committee on Fire
and Water be and is hereby authorized tc
receive applications and approve the sams
| from all tremsr who have s,rved ten year.
CITY, aud report the Same frem tims tc
time to the City Council.
Adopted.
R:solred, That the salary Of the snsi
neers Of the steam fire engines be in
creased 10 sixty-fvs dollsrs per month
commencing Nov. LIST, 1868, and that i,
be made the duty Of the engineers to at.
tend tho said engines at oil times and
keep the same in coed repairs and havs
the hsss we'll dried, without extra com.
psu.ntion.
Adopted.
On melton Of Aid Cunningham, the o.
din,nca committee was instructed 10 report
an ordinance aHollshng the office Of Health
Inspector, and to report at the next meet
ing Carried.
Ald Dcrmody offered tie following
reso ution:
Heselee,i, That specific tax Of ! Of ere
mill on the dollar be and tho same is here.
bv Levied upon the assessment roll of this
city far 1858, for The purpose Of p,, ing the
Judgment OF II. l.. Coute, in obedience 10
the psremp,ory mandamrs served upon the
Council, snd the Clerk is directed 10 make
out duplicate ell said assessment With the
tax hereby levied, ard deliver the same to
the Marshal for collection.
Adopted.
Aid. Cunningham moved that the City
Marshal nstify the builder Of the street
railway to remove seine obstruc,iens which
exist from said street railway company
piing dirt .. or near the city quarry. Car
risd.
On molten the Council adjourned 10 meet
On Friday evening, Jan. sth, At Z. o'clnek
Pm.
Attest JouN LILiIs.
fss, At.xL