Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-11
CITY DEBT.-clrlzeHS MEETIaC.
No REPOwT ACCEPrRD.
Committee Appolasea -Anosher
Mooelng - BE n1olA.

Meos1A9 - BE 11o10.
Pursuant to call By the Committee
spposstsd b the City Cssnsl q 10 lee,
meeting. . meeting vas hsld st the City
Hall. last evening. TO esnsiAes ths best
means Of settling eur city indsbtsdnsss.
Aid. Claassse called Tho osstisg 70 order;
and On motion Hon. A. Il Bsssstt VA
elected Chairman, and Mr. J. p. Dossh. Sec
rstary. The Chairman stated the object el
the meeting; that they had come together to
talk over and arrive At an understanding ir
relation to the vexsd question Of our bond
cd indebssdsess and the best means to settle
the same-that he would be happy to hsal
the expression Of those present on th'
subject.
Aid. Claussen suggested that the Com
missionsrs- appointed BY the City Council
had submitted two rsperts. to Wit: A
majority report and : majority report, snd
moved that the secretary be requested u
rssd the same. which Vas done.
Hon. J. N. Rogers, - ono Of the Attesp'
sys vho eentrslled large anesnt Of bssda
Was call upsn 10 sxpress his views. h
said hs controlled mono but Railroad bends,
and, ~ hs sndsrstssl tAsy were M ID The
cold BY the Oommissiensrs, he csnsid-
cred hinss there only % . cisisss aud q
taxpayer.
Mr.. L. y. Dsssaint moved that the citiz
ems there rsoomnssd The sdsptisn Of the
Majority Report BY the City Council.
3 4r. J. Gsllsg.: :er did net know that the
srsditsss we're ready Or willing 10 sccspt
our terms-that the adoption Of the report
now Vas premature.
Mr.. Geo. Il. Hubbel! suggested mstisa
weuld b in order to lay The report ovss
till another meeting. He IVES not nov pre-
pared 70 ssy which Rspsrt he WAS In favsr
Of. Itis On Important movement. this rs.
comosndins. the adoption Of the report,
and We should eeAsidsr u naetsr we'll b.
fore acting finally; that another mssti3s d
should - bed before sction b takss; tbat
we should talk the matter up to night tba,
the debt was stigaA upsa The good nsAe
Of the city and should BE- paid. but that the
interests ofths city should bs locked to in
the settlement. That the tax payers should
be here in large numbsrs-but they are
net; that deliberstion should bs had by the
citizens before they recommend the Council
to act; that the report ives not sufficiently
understood by the peopls-that he did not
sufficiently understand it himself. Where
upon Aid. Claussen moved that the mott on
be laid over till another meeting b
had BY tho citizsns-ths meeting to b
called BY committee Of three 70 Be Up.
pointed by the Chair to>night. and that The
meeting be called before the next meeting
Of the City Council; whsrsupon the Chair
appointed Messrs. Clausssn, Scstt and Des
saint.
Aid. Claussen stated he was . member ol
the City Council and osnld not act.
Mr.. HubLsll suggssts snd the chair ap.
pointed Geo. Woed E.q. in pace Of N.
Clauses. and committee then stoed-Thos
Scott. l.. Z. Dsssaint, and Geo. Wood.
On Motion. meeting adjourned without
taking any further action. The result
seems to be that taxpayers have come u
the conclusion net to spend any mere tim,
in discussing this vsxed question. II thsr'
ever was time when any reduction could
have been Affected upon the principal, j
has passed. The effort made 70 comprsm
Use, has shown the bsndholder that tn,
city can pay, and it 10 but natural to sup
pose that the only reduction they will b.
willing TO make may be on the accumulated
interest. All that new remains to be dom
10 for this committee to call sthsir mestinl
and if the taxpayers will como out an
discuss the matter, well and COED.
won't make any difference in the end, bu
| il they won't, then let the city council 6nis
the work. Delays may prolong disagres
able task that must BE- performed, and tn
sooner the bsttsr.