DAVENPORT. A city and comity-seat of Scott County, Ia., on the west bank of the Mis sissippi River, 330 miles above St. Louis, Mo., and opposite Rock Island, 111_ with which it is connected by two bridges: an iron railway and carriage bridge, built at a cost of $1,200,000. and an iron railway bridge, which cost (Map: Iowa, G 3). It is 183 wiles west by south of Chicago, and is on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific; the lineage, Milwaukee and Saint Paut; the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; the Burlington, Cedar Ilapids and Northern; and other railroads,. River packets from Saint Louis to Saint Paul afford transportation facilities. Davenport is situated on the slope of a steep bluff, and commands :in extensive view. On ]lock Island, which is crossed by the great bridge, are the I nitcd States -\r»cnaI and military headquarters, and other Govern ment buildings. The city has a public library, Academy of Natural Sciences, tilihit Luke's, Mercy, and other hospitals, numerous public and parochial schools, two opera houses, and ninny other notable buildings; and is the seat of the Academy of the bminaculate Conception, Saint Ambrose College, Saint Katherine's Hall, and the State Orphan llome. It is an episcopal see of the Protestant Episcopal Church and of the Roman Catholic Church. The city is in a rich agricul
tural and coal-mining region; it ships large amounts of farm produce, and has extensive manufactures of carriages, farming tools, ma chinery, lumber, flour, woolen goods, cordage, glucose and its products, pottery, cigars, beer, soap. etc. Founded in 1835 by a company hooded by Col. George Davenport, Davenport was incor porated as a town in 1838, and as a city in 1851. The Chicago and Rock Island Railroad was com pleted in 1854. The government is conducted by a mayor, elected every two years, and a city council, compo:ked of the executive and alder men, chosen by wards and on a general ticket. The city officials arc appointed as follows: By 'the mayor, all police ollicers; by the mayor and council, city electrician. library trustees, chief of fire department, and city scavenger; by the council, street commissioner. city engineer, at torney, and sexton; all others are elected by the people. The annual income of the city amounts to about $540,000; expenditure to $500,000; the principal items of expense being: Police depart ment, $24,000; fire department. $30,000; schools, $125,000. Population, in 1890, 26,872; in 1900, 35,254.