W Roll_05 Part 2November 19, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Issue of small notes or scrip
accomodations of persons taking large orders
City Treasury
proper blanks from engraved plates
one, two, three, five, and ten dollars
exchange
November 19, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Form of small note to be issued
Resolution
Resolved Mayor to set up the plates for small issue
Claim of A Hurley
Regulation of House of Refuge
Committee on Poor Relief
J J E Norman
November 19, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Purchase of the House of Refuge
Order drawn on the Interest Fund
Louise Lavalles
Petition from Goodhue and Tibbals exclusive right to omnibus line
M J Karrick paid on account of payment of purchase of school lot in West Dubuque
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Loan for Mayor's expenses to New York
Defray expenses
7th Street Co's Bond as Collateral Security
Interest on bonds for purchase of lot for Engine House
3rd Ward, corner of 13th St and Orange St
Resolution
Resolved Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry Company change the rate of wharfage for passengers whom crossed the Iowa side in Shiff
Mississippi River
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
John Miller, grade of Mineral Street
Dubuque Harbor Improvement Company
Dubuque Western Railroad Company
grade Lake Street
filling the levee
H A Wiltse steamboats in inner slough
Depot of the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad
Harbor Master
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Engineer estimate on 5th St from Bluff St westerly to the Bluffs
drainage for a large ravine
James Potter
Backing of 14th St sewer
8th St Sewer to the slough
sidewalks around Jackson Square
Return of Marshal on straightening of Mineral Street
verdict of jury
property Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 belonging to John Blake
J P Evans
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Straightening of Mineral St
Marshal on billiard table license
May 31, 1858
J P Evans
Claim of L L Wood, sidewalks on south side of public square
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of M Scott hanging a bell in the House of Refuge
Petition of James Reily planking on Julien Avenue
Main St to Alta Vista St
Property holders
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
James Reilly's sidewalk
planking
McDonough and Williams
macadamizing four or five blocks on White Street
take pay in city scrip
contractors willing to take work from the City
give employment to men who are heads of families
Assessment on individual property
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Report of Committee on providing work for laborers
Macadamizing Locust St from 1st to 11th St
Locust St to Iowa St
Iowa St from 1st to 2nd St
curbing, paving, and guttering
Central Market House, 14th St between Iowa St and Clay St
Bluff St to Walnut St
Pine St from 8th St to Hill St
Jones St
Dodge St
employment during the winter
To a freeman there is something revolting in the idea of depending upon public charity, especially when he is able and willing to support his family
give employment to 100 heads of families
Improvements are needed
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Unfinished business
Goodhue and Tibbals application for omnibus charter
City Attorney
Settlement with Abry and Guthrie on Iowa Market
lower Market House
Resolutions
Resolved salary of P Emerson as Assessor
School house lot in 4th Ward
Norton Loomis
Resolved special tax for planking sidewalks on Walnut Street
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Special tax on Walnut St
defray cost of improvements
M Mobley
McDaniel's Subdivision
George Samuels
C Miller
Farley's subdivision
P O'Conner
Resolved special tax planking sidewalks on Spruce St between Julien Avenue and 11th St
William Stratton
Conger
Mitton
Rowan
D A Mahony
R C Waples
A D Anderson
Special tax on Bluff St 10th St to 14th St
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Special tax on Bluff St 10th St to 14th St
W C Mace
M Beaubien
B F Davis
M Heinsheimer
W Rebman
J M Harrison
J D Jennings
Resolution
Resolved special tax on Locust St, 1st St to 8th St
planking sidewalks
John Blake
Mrs. Casey
L Malony
H Chadwick
Estate of J Burton
Resolved special tax on 1st St, Main St to Locust St
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolved special tax on 1st St, Main St to Locust St
Estate of Butterworth
Special tax on Julien Avenue between the Diamond House at the junction of 8th St and Alta Vista St levied on lots
defray cost of improvement
A Coad
P Gainer
Foster
F Mangold
M Mobley
Mrs. Fitzpatrcik
H Chadwick
F Weigel
George W Scott
Kelly's subdivision
Farley's subdivision
Special tax on 1st St between Main st and Locust St
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolution
Resolved special tax on Main St, 14th St to 15th St
15th St and 17th St
defray cost of improvements
Charlotte Coriell
Resolved John Hurley contract Main St sewer
Recorder
Bills
P Gainor Street Commissioner
P Mohan pavement of gutters
Johnson and Ryan filling on Locust and Main St
Clay St
3rd Ward
P Norton lumber
A Jaeger
J Boland Couler Avenue
Langworthy's Addition to Eagle Point Avenue
A McCann
John Hays
H Jordan pay of men Delhi Road
November 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
J H Thedinga
J P Evans
John Gleason
J Boland 14th St sewer
Andrew and Treadway hardware, House of Refuge
A McCann removing a safe
George Martin market square
A Jungk setting curbstone
John Beck
L Corcoran market master
November 30, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
Cook and Dillon on Hunneman and Co bond
Davenport
privilege of mine
Berry, Plater and Anderson contractors
loss on treasury orders
5th Ward School House
November 30, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Poor Relief association
T W Hopkins
reduce assessment Lot No. 283
Claims
D A Mahony
L L Wood
plank sidewalks
public square
Interest on Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company
American Exchange Bank, New York
banking houses of E W Clark, Dodge and Co
November 30, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Interest on Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Bonds
Central Improvement Company
City liabilities
Banking house of Riggs and Co, New York
Isaac Hitchcock, fire alarm bell
interest due on bonds
John Adam Koch, Auditor
Interest Fund
Recorder's report on Printing bill
H H Heath
November 30, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Printing Bill
publishing the proceedings of the City Council
Derry, book keeper of the Northwest
P W Crawford
City Attorney
An Ordinance regulating the sale of poisonous articles
grade of Mineral Street
Old County Road
November 30, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Grade of Mineral Street
James Potter
J L Langworthy and brothers
Resolved settlement with S M Langworthy
school lots in 4th Ward
Wm Karrick
Wall of 8th St sewer
Jackson Square on Iowa St
November 30, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Wall of 8th St sewer
Jackson Square
Dubuque Harbor Improvement Co
Dubuque Central Island Improvement Co
Dubuque Southwestern Railroad Co
take earth from Lake St
contract binding them to the grade and direction of the Engineer
Johnson and Ryan
3rd Ward
November 30, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
3rd Ward School House
Johnson and Ryan
Abry and Guthrie
Central Market House
Petition of McDonough and Williams
Resolutions
Resolved fill holes Eagle Point Avenue in Langworthy's Hollow
November 30, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolution
Resolved Street Commissioner repair Southern Avenue between the old brewery and warehouse
Claim of McDonough
Bills
A Anderson brick Engine House
Henry Kroll digging graves
John Hayes building protection fence Julien Avenue
A McCann Main St, Bluff St
P M Guthrie
Thomas Kavanaugh 8th St sewer Contract
Chislett and Buckley and E Linehan
Printing bills
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
P Kiene for loss on scrip
Eagle Point Avenue Sewer Contract
A McCann paving and macadamizing Locust St
1st St to 8th St
City bond payments
August Bechtel
city scrip
Jackson St
William McLean remission of fine hay weighed
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Reports of Officers
Grading Spruce St by Monahan and Ward
bills for planking sidewalks
J P Evans
City Sexton interments
Receipts and Expenditures
Auditor
Thomas W Hopkins reduce assessment of property
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Bill of Goodhue and Tibbals
jurors to assess damages
Claim of Berry and Plater and Anderson for loss on scrip
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of James Potter for Pay of assistants
Pius Emerson as Assessor
John Parker
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of John Hurley
Main St sewer
between 14th St and 17th St
City Scrip
Claims
D A Mahony
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claims
D A Mahony petition
plank sidewalks
Communications
Poor Relief Association
Charles Corkery
assisting the poor of the city through winter
30 cords of wood and 50 barrels of flour delivered to H S Hetherington, president of the relief association for purpose of poor relief
Resignation of policeman Wheeler
Beruartha Bechler reduce assessment
Mary Paul remit taxes, widow with small children
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
Resolved Poor relief committees
Resolved assessment of T Nairn property reduced
Contracts
Resolved Alteration of Southern Avenue
adoption of plat
public highway
Book of Records
Resolved Claim of P McDonough
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
Resolved sale of real estate for special taxes
Bills
John Hayes on Julien Avenue Contract
Timothy Fanning hay scales
Michael Dunn
Gas Company
gas for street lamps, engine houses
Thomas Ward Spruce St
Henry Koch boarding Phillipine Suthburgh
C Leckie lights and glass
Theodore Gelpcke
Bissell and Co candles
John F Rague Central Market House
L L Wood public square
John Cohen sidewalks
Herron, Tomlinson and Co lumber
A W Hackley printing
laborers and teams employed by the Street Commissioner
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
December 14, 1857
Petitions
D S Teeple remit fine hitching a team to a lamp post
Mathias Ham grade of Clay St and 17th St
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Jeremiah Boland, quarrying rock at the head of Main St
14th St sewer
Dubuque Harbor Company on Wharfage collected on Jones St levee
James W Marsh alley
T H Lewis' mao
Julien Avenue
Alpine St
Martha Ann St
John King
Couler Avenue between Eagle Point Avenue
north city limits
Patrick Mohan loss on city scrip
Berry, Playter and Co
furnaces in 5th Ward school House
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Desks and Seats for 5th Ward School House
Berry, Plater and Co loss on scrip
John Hayes proposing to grade Alpine St
5th St to 3rd St
City Engineer and City Attorney on Claim of P McDonough
take material from roadway from the brewery to the furnace
improvement
completion of the Locust St contract by Waddick and Lynch
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of P McDonough, Contractor
Waddick and Lynch
excavating material
James Potter
Marshal's notice of special taxes in Union Addition
I N Higbee, C C Hewit, R Bondon
Dubuque Water Company
Bonson and Levi, Lincoln Clark
E S Brownwell, jury of a special tax
Union Addition
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Special taxes on extension of Bluff St
J P Evans Marshal
sidewalks on Bluff St
1st Ward School House
planked
B Mohan, Street Commissioner
Abry and Guthrie
Central Market House
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
P M Guthrie city scrip
Ciy Attorney
Committee providing work for the poor through winter
Poor Relief
heads of families
Paving and macadamizing
A McCann, Bluff St from 4th St to 8th St , Locust St from 1st St to 8th St
John Hurley, 2nd St from Bluff St to Main St, 1st St from Main St to Iowa St
Gill, 13th St from Clay St to Main St
McDonough, White St from 7th to 4th St
White St from 14th St
Johnson and Ryan, 5th St from Main to Levee
Jerry Boland, 7th St from Main and Clay, 3rd St from Bluff St to Clay St
Iowa to Levee
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Contracts for work for the Poor
Grading
John Hurley
Main St and Jones St
lower market
T Cavanaugh backing sewer walls 8th St
Jackson Square
Dodge St from Bluff St to Locust St
Mr. Gregorie 14th St and Eagle Point Avenue
Hancock charge of gane of men to improve North Mineral St
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communications
Dubuque Western Rail Road Company for payment of claim
interest on city bonds
Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road
William Rebman special tax on lot no. 594
Captain of Police, resignation of Morrison Wheeler
Resolution
Resolved revising City Charter
meeting of legislature
Claims of James Rowan
corner of 13th and Iowa streets
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
James Rowan
city scrip
Bills
Joseph Ogilby and Wilson rent of Recorder's office
A A Swoop whitewashing police office
J Carpenter glass
J Gale repairing police office
T S and D S Wilson Board of Education rent
Patrick Reily Julien Avenue
P McGown
O Roras ploughs and sharpening ploughs
Forsyth and Funk plastering around doos and windows of House of Refuge
A McCann crossings on 8th St
M Dunn repairing paving 5th St
W J Morris lumber for city engineer
Street commissioner teams and men pay
December 16, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
J M Robinson assessment on Lot No. 3 in Bradstreet's addition
Bill of J B Howard
William Rebman filling 8th St
White St and Washington St
city taxes
Dubuque Western Railroad Company
city bonds
H A Wiltse
December 16, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of Dubuque Western Rail Road Company
interest due city bonds
City scrip
New York
City Engineer and City Attorney
Contracts for relief of the poor
Resolutions
Whereas the usual crisis in monetary affairs, citizens thrown out of employment without means of support
Means to at least afford them a living
Resolved as many as such persons as is practicable be under the direction of such officers
December 16, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Vacant lots
breaking of rock for macadamizing
paid for in city scrip
Resolution
Committee employ officers
Treasurer enforce an order held by Longhurst
fill vacancy caused by resignation of Morrison Wheeler
Anthony Meyer
Richard Corcoran
police
December 16, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
contract for cords of wood
7th St Harbor Company bonds
December 21, 1857
Petitions
J A Schaus extension in paving sidewalk
Bluff St near 1st Ward School House
J A Koch property holders on Alpine Street
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Abry and Guthrie, contractors on Central Market House
D A Walsh for hayscales at West Dubuque
4th Ward
Reports of Officers
Right of way on Windsor Avenue
J Geiger's property
Sheridan contractor
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Windsor Avenue right of way
James Potter
notices of special taxes
William Rebman
E C David
J P Evans Marshal
certified copy of the assessment to city collector
Arrangement for payment of interest on bonds
Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company
Gelpcke, Kentgen, Reichelt
New York
Dubuque Western Railroad Company
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Interest on Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company bonds
New York
Dubuque Central Improvement Company
Coupons
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Interest on bonds issued to Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company
Mayor and Recorder execute a contract with the Dubuque Central Improvement Company
City Charter revisions
General Assembly
adoption of a new Constitution
Creating any new corporation by a special law
Article 8 Section 1
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
amendments in General Assembly
Revision of City Charter
Similar to the charters of the smaller class of cities throughout the Union
Public streets
prohibition against erection of wood buildings
Fire department
Mayor veto power
two separate legislative bodies for city government
add more power and dignity to the mayor than
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Revisions of City Charter
Mayor veto power
two separate legislative bodies for city government
add more power and dignity to the mayor
greater accountability
not possess the power to thwart the clearly expressed will of the people
City Treasurer general tax
final passage by the Council
Establishment of a City Court
lawyer might consent to quit the practice and accept the office of judge
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
New city charter submision to a vote of the people
supervision of City Attorney
Guthrie and Jordan work on Julien Avenue
Bill of Johnson and Ryan
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Clay Street
3rd Ward School House
Claim of Johnson and Ryan
Claim of Herron Brothers
Louise Lovalle
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of Herron and Tomlinson and co
Claim of John Coan laying plank sidewalks
Assessment of Bernhartha Buechler
reduce assessment on property
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Mary Paul's taxes remitted
small helpless children, widow
Claim of Timothy Fanning work for Street Commissioner
Claim of Patrick Mohan loss on sale of city scrip
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Bill of Berry and Playter
security for payment
scrip at a large depreciation
legal principle
City Treasurer
entitles holder to sue and recover a judgement with lawful interest
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of Edward Linehan work done around market square
Improvement of Alpine Street
John Hayes
grading
Julien Avenue
city scrip
Thomas S Nairn
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petition of Jerry Boland
quarry rock at the head of Main Street
Petition of Mathias Ham
grade of Clay St and 17th St
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Vacation of alley
Petition of James Marsh and Thomas Levins
Ordinance on billiard tables and ten pin alleys
Sidewalk on Clay St between 17th St and 18th St paved or planked
Dubuque Western Railroad Company
December 22, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
Committee on providing work for the poor
William Rebman
Recorder to advertise for filling around lower Market
Main and Jones Streets, taking from the bluff on 3rd Street west of Locust St
Resolved grade of Southern Avenue as far as Summer Hill
buildings erected on said street
Repair Southern Avenue
December 22, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Taking of material from Southern Avenue
Committee with City Attorney
Conference of Poor Relief Committees
Poor Relief Association
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Revision of City Charter
Proclamation for election on revised charter
January 1858
superintendent of the Central Market House
Abry and Guthrie contractors
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Abry and Guthrie contractors
John F Rague
H L Stout order on Treasury issued to Berry and Playter
loss on scrip
Resolution
Resolved special tax for paving the sidewalks on Main St between 13th St and 14th St
defray the actual cost of improvement
Reinfried
J W Finley
B W Balch
Murray and Tracy
Charlotte Coriell
E Coriell
lots
curbing and macadamizing on Main St between 11th St and 12th St
Methodist Episcopal Church
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
Special tax for curbing on Locust St between 2nd and 3rd Streets
defray cost of improvement
L Molony lot
Mrs. Falvey
Special tax macadamizing 8th St between Main St and Bluff St
C H Booth
Mrs. M O'Sullivan
Trudell
Rt. Rev M Loras
Odd Fellows Hall
special tax on Main St, 8th St to 9th St
Congregational Church
Iowa St between 8th St and 9th St
A Keesecker
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
special tax on Clay St, 5th St to 6th St
A Keesecker
Charlotte Coriell
special tax on Main St, 10th St to 16th St
macadamizing curbing and paving sidewalk
Baptist Church
special tax on Iowa St, 4th St to 5th St
Timothy Fanning
special tax on Clay St, 8th St to 9th St
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
special tax on Clay St, 8th St to 9th St
Bradley and Brown
William Rebman
B Lutz
Dr. Asa Horr
special tax on Clay St, 9th St to 10th St
J A Chaplin
Dr. A Munsell
John Felton
H Welde
Silas Brown
William Kearsly
William Zumhoff
G Blocklinger
T Y Jones
Zollicoffer
Allowance to H L Stout
Town clock and bill
Mayor close the purchase for a city clock and bell, placed on the City Hall
Bills
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Bills
Thomas Cavanaugh 8th St sewer
G Failes police
S Foot Daguerrioty
F Smith, B Smith
John Gleason
D S Wilson
H Treanor
J Boland Couler Avenue
D V Wilson Engine House
John Coan Walnut Street
J Lang, M Mobley on Julien Avenue
Johnson and Ryan
A Jordan and H Jordan
S M Langworthy Central Island Bonds
Teachers fund
General fund
Central Improvement Company
M Allison
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
H Bollman Course of Couler Creek
culvert, river
A McCann city scrip
W J Kelly
Edward O'Hare contract grading 14th St, west of Bluff St
Joseph Roy
Committee on streets
Fred Weigel
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Fred Weigel assessment on lot No. 74
Mineral Lot No. 344
P McDonough taking earth from Locust St below the brewery
Julia Lewis remission of taxes
general taxes, poor woman in feeble health
B Sheridan claim loss on city scrip
Windsor Avenue contract
J King's assessment reduce
Margaret Hall for remission of taxes
W J Morris sidewalk 8th St
W Longhurst Board of Education
William Brucke
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
William Bruelhl
poor man unable to make a living
remission of taxes
Reports of Officers
Board of Education
Purchase of Wood from W Zumhoff
cords of wood
J P Evans
Ordinance to provide for licensing and regulating billard tables and nine or ten pin alleys
Harbor Master Report
Wharfage on Ferry Boat
Peosta ferry boat
Dubuque and Dunleith ferry company
transportation of freight between Prairie Du Chien
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Wharfage
John Fitzgerald
Harbor Master
Opening of Windsor Street through land of J J Geiger
plat
property holders along the avenue
Venire on Windsor Avenue
jury to assess damages
city scrip appropriated to poor relief association
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
5th Ward School House
desks and seats
Berry and Playter
May 1, 1858
Petition of D A Mahony
Price of laying sidewalks
liberal allowance
hay scales at West Dubuque
Petition of D A Walsh erection of hay scales
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Contract with Bissell and Co.
hay scales
New City Charter printed
Received bids from the North West Democrat
North West Democrat German
supervision of City Attorney
Communications
Joseph Roy on curbing on Locust St
3rd St to 4th St
Abry and Guthrie
Market House
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Market House at the corner of Main St and Jones St
lower market house
Resolutions
Resolved special tax on Lot No. 185
J Ogilby
curbing sidewalks on 5th St
defray actual cost
Widows' taxes remitted
Widows Hull, Edwards, Falvey, Lewis, McCollins, Cleveland
Claim of P McDonough
Locust St between the brewery and Wilde's furnace
Bids for filling grade of streets
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Bids for filling streets around lower market house
Main St and Jones St
Bid of Michael Burke proposing to do work
Filling Iowa St
Election of revised City Charter
postponed
January 9, 1858
paying of taxes in scrip
survey and plat of land of J J Geiger
Windsor Avenue
amending streets, alleys and highways
Bills
Quigley and Brothers Oil for Captain of Police
V Herancourt
J Boland contract on 14th St sewer
John Hayes Julien Avenue
Chislett and Buckley lead pipes, House of Refuge
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Edward Walsh building wall west side of Washington Square
N Trample sharpening tools
C McDonough resetting curbing
Andrew and Treadway picks and handles
Street commissioner
M Dunn
4th St from Bluff to Locust St
pay of laborers and teams
Chislett and Buckley
H Jordan
J Bittman printing
Gas Company
B Sheridan
T B Cleaver
House of Refuge
Joseph Herrod
Calaboose
John Chamberlain cleaning market square
January 4, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
John King, establish grade of the avenues in City Cemetery
Kyran Gorman employment on the City Improvements
Captain J W Stewart
Steamboat captains W S Johnson to construct a wharfboat for the use of the independent and St. Louis Steamboats
Steamboat landing
8th St and White St vicinity
8th St sewer wall
January 4, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
B Mohan
Street Commissioner
employment of more hands
Engineer on estimates for Iowa St and streets around lower market
1st St to 2nd St
Main St
Jones St
James Potter
Contract for filling around market house be given to John Hurley
Recorder to advertise for proposals on Iowa St
Windsor Avenue
property of J J Geiger
January 4, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
venire on Windsor Avenue
Resolutions
Resolved plat of portion of Windsor Avenue
land of J J Geiger
D A Mahony's resignation as member of Board of Education
C Childs appointed
Reports of Committees
Claims
Bill of T B Cleaver
House of Refuge
John Chamberlain
Monohan and Ward
Spruce Street
January 4, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
John King's assessment reduced
E O'Hare 14th St contract
Changing course of Couler Creek
Petition of H Ballman and others
Main sewer to the river
slough in a crude and unsettled state, eventual plan of drainage
January 4, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
James Potter Engineer
Final Estimate on Windsor Avenue
B Sheridan contractor
examination of records
Committee on Market Houses
Abry and Guthrie contractors on lower market house
Marshal to inspect cisterns
employment of poor in the city
January 4, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from Terrence Clark, assessment on lots 179 and 180 in West Dubuque
Jordan and Boland return of paving and macadamizing
assessment made on property holders
Unfinished business
H L Stout, Booth and Shine loss on scrip
Recorder advertise for proposals for grading Alpine Street from 3rd to 5th St
Claim of P McDonough excavation on Locust St
City Engineer and City Attorney
January 4, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
Marshal post notices of vacation of the alley between property if Captain Marsh and T Levens
Whereas editor of the Express and Herald evidence of incendiarism
increase of police force to four times its present number
saving the city from the torch of the incendiary
reports, whether true or not are calculated more or less to create alarm and mistrust at home
Resolved captain of police call upon editor to furnish them with the evidence
Special Meeting
January 9, 1858
Request of Board of Trade to postpone Charter Election
Committee of Revision of City Charter
licensing of merchants
discuss and fully understand the provisions
Proclaim at several polls, election is postponed
January 11, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
P W Crawford
Petitions
L Molony and others, Council to appoint a committee to investigate the assessment of special taxes levied on their property laying plank sidewalks
Curbing
Reduce assessment of Lot No. 453
January 11, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Pius Emerson
P Emerson
assessor for additional compensation
M Flanagen for remission of fine, breach of ordinance
Captain of Police
Michael Schunk, loss on scrip
5th Ward School House
Patrick O'Conner
filling sidewalks Lot No. 594
Berry and Playter bond
Joseph Roy
return of curbing set
Locust St
J P Farley remit taxes on property of Gulford and Carlton
January 11, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
J P Farley remit taxes on property of Gulford and Carlton
Y Lovell, president of Dubuque and Bellevue Railroad Company issue bonds
Report of Officers
Special tax on Lot No. 565 William Rebman
official paper of the city, the North West
J P Evans Marshal
Assessment to Collector
Madison Street assessments
R Cox, J P Porter, unknown owners
Lots
January 11, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Madison Street
J P Evans
Copy of assessment for collection
Report of Auditor
Expenditures and receipts
Central Island Improvement Company bonds
J L Langworthy sale
banking house
currency
Metropolitan Bank, New York
E W Clark, Dodge and Co
Jessup bonds
January 11, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claims
Terrence Clark's Assessment
July 14, 1856 Ordinance
H L Stout loss on city scrip
January 11, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of H L Stout
loss on city scrip
Examine lower market house
P M Guthrie contractor
cellar windows
trap stairs for cellars are too short
payment to contractor
James Potter
Michael O'Brien, keeper of lower market
January 11, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Report on work for street commissioner
employ laboring poor throughout the winter
Grading Pine Street from Hill Street to 8th Street
Grading 14th St from Bluff St
Filling Dodge Street from Locust St to Bluff St
James Potter
Printing bill
Resignation of City Engineer
James Potter
George Webb competent engineer
January 11, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
George Webb appointed engineer
Booth and Shine loss on scrip received for lumber
Bids for filling Iowa Street near first street
D McClain
January 12, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from mayor on parliamentary law
Special committee on printing decision
Cushing's Manual
Page 143, Section 276
majority necessary to constitute a quorum
January 12, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from mayor
parliamentary procedure
Cushing's Manual
presence of every member is essential
Report of committee consists in the conclusion of a majority of its members
rules to prevent disorder and confusion
January 12, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from mayor
parliamentary procedure
Cushing's Manual
public would decide when the proceedings were published
January 13, 1858
Appraisers appointed on Frederick Weigel case
George Connell, Silas Brown, John O'Brien
Julien Avenue
January 13, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from Mayor
good government of the city
localities
interest of the whole city at heart
mayor's view from time to time in a written statement
verbal statement of the mayor entirely forgotten
January 13, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from the Mayor
City Ordinances
difficult for any person to understand what ordinances are in force or what are not
Revised City Charter
printing all the ordinances now in force
contracts and agreements
Railroad and improvement companies
printed and published in pamphlet form
new code
financial interests
shape of bills
Illinois and Wisconsin banks
currency
January 13, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from the Mayor
Treat paper issue as money
indebtedness to the City
city scrip
Dubuque and Minnesota Packet company
wharfage
lessen our credit and impair our standing in the money markets
Currency
January 13, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from the Mayor
Treasury
Circulation of money
circulation of scrip
Central Improvement Company
value of our paper in the market
January 13, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
"Stand still" system
system of public improvement
Communication from the Mayor
financial troubles
passage of a resolution by the council
public buildings
Improvement of low lands in front of the City
sloughs
bull frogs and mosquitos
extend streets from the old city limits to the Mississippi
levee
"Key City" of the North West
Dubuque Harbor Company
January 13, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Dubuque Harbor Improvement Company
Central Improvement Company
Communication from the Mayor
dredging out of the cut
U. S. Government
plans of improvement
address proper department at Washington
John D Bush sue out information from the Supreme Court to restrain Central Improvement Company
Extending 3rd Street
Main river
January 13, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from the Mayor
John D Bush
Central Improvement Company
Warehouse on Lot No. 745
rights of either party
Magnificant system of improvement
subject of sloughs and low lands
wealth, capital, and labor
severe winter that visited us in 1856 and 1857
lecturns
January 13,1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from the Mayor
Card lately published by Alfred Thomas ability as a lecturer is unquestioned
Dubuque and Bellevue Railraod Company bonds
preliminary survey
indebtedness
Judge Lovell
authorize the issue of bonds
Railroad interests are of the greatest importance
fertile and rich slopes of the Missouri
Dubuque Western
January 13, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from the Mayor
Rich trade of the counties of Jones, Linn, Benton, Cedar, and counties south and west
Dubuque and Bellevue Road
enterprising citizens
interests of our constituents
Preamble and Resolution
Whereas United States Government has expended considerable sums of money in improving the harbor at Dubuque
Excavating inside the islands
impracticable
January 13, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Preamble and Resolution
Whereas United States Government has expended considerable sums of money in improving the harbor at Dubuque
Excavating inside the islands
impracticable
Good and permanent harbor and landing
embankments
sloughs and islands
main channel of the Mississippi River
Resolved Mayor correspond with the proper department of the United States Government
completion of the harbor
cease excavation
Bonds of the Dubuque and Bellevue Railroad
subscription to capital stock in the company
Alpine St bids opened
3rd St to 5th St
Michael Dorsey
January 13, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
Resolved City officers not to contract in the name of the City for any amount
Resolved Recorder purchase copies of Cushing's Manual
Bills
E Linehan cleaning Market House
Johnson and Ryan cost of paving and macadamizing on Clay st
P A Lorimer Bluff St
John Hayes grading Julien Avenue
Coal for the use of public schools
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
Resolution
Resolved Claims against property holders for curbing and planking
January 18, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
Martin Kiernan proposing to fill behind the walls of the 14th St sewer
Board of Trade, Flour Inspector
A A Edgerton
E C Peck, shaft on 5th St
J P Farley's residence
Bernard and Co.
City order in place of No. 5094
Claims
Johnson and Ryan provide funds, paving and macadamizing Clay St
A McClean reduce assessment Mineral Lot No. 62
Thomas Mullin and D Brennan
January 18, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
Thomas Mullin and D Brennan
ground lying between Julien Avenue and lots
Herron, Tomlinson and Co loss of city scrip for lumber
Reports of Officers
appraisement of ground on Julien Avenue
Frederick Weigel and Co
John O'Brien
George Connell
Silas Brown
Marshal's return of special tax
H K Rudolph
January 18, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Special tax on Lot No. 269
J P Evans Marshal
Recorder certified copy of the assessment
City collector for collection
Vacation of alley between J M Marsh and Thomas Levins property
George Webb, engineer bond approved
A McClure and I N Higbee
Bills
Daniel Sullivan, Peter Shea, Daniel Meara, Joseph Kee, and James Doherty
cleaning 5th St Market House
John Chamberlain market master
estimate of rock broken by different laborers
January 18, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Price for breaking rock
Committees
Booth and Shine
J J E Norman
loss in sale of the paid bonds
Shine to forfeit the whole claim
sold lumber for cash
January 18, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Appropriations for the purchase of fuel for the public schools
Gas Company
Communications
Printing investigation
Mayor to appoint suitable persons to examine printing bills
Revision of City Charter
January 18, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Amendments to City Charter
Section 7, first division of the act
Vacancies to be filled by special election of the people
unless occur within 30 days time of a regular election, in which latter case the City Council may appoint
18th Division of the Act
Limit power to tax and regulate auctioneers, peddlars, places of shows
Section 25 of the act
not to exempt public schools within the city from operation of rules and regulations
Board of Education
Section 29 limit term of City Judge
Section 31 authorize Sheriff
Draft an entire new charter
faithful and fair discharge of the duty
voters of the city
John W Taylor, Chairman
January 18, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Mayor issue proclamation calling for a vote of the citizens on the question of their approval
City Charter revisions
Resolutions
Resolved Abry and Guthrie contract on 1st Ward Market House
Resolved Alley between Marsh's and Thomas Levins land be vacated
Bill of John Bittman printing
Resolution
Resolved grade on Bluff St from 1st St to Dodge St
George Webb surveyed
Grade Book
Widow Mrs. Turner taxes remitted
January 21, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Dubuque Board of Trade
William S Couch
Resolved delaying election of proposed city charter revisions
licensing of merchants
Claim of H Chadwick referred to arbitration
opening of Julien Avenue
C H Booth, John Hodgden, J W Taylor
City Attorney and Chadwick as arbitrators
J C Halbrook
Public buildings
January 21,1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Platt Smith
Bonds to Dubuque and Bellevue Railroad Company
Resolutions
Resolved Engineer to establish the grade on Eagle Point Avenue
Langworthy Hollow
Resolved proprietor of the North West, Council will pay for printing at special rates
Tribune and National Democrat
Council proceedings
January 21, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Election on revised charter and City Court
Resolution
Resolved form of ballot prescribed in the proclamation of his honor the mayor, third ballot provided inscribed "for the revised charter without the city court"
Appointment of Emigration Agent
Heavy emigration from the Eastern states and the old countries to Northern Iowa
wealth of labor and capital
New York Tribune
lecturer, faithful canvass of the Eastern States
January 21, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Promoting the prosperity of the Northern and Western counties
Emigration Agent
Proceedings of the Board of Trade
Alfred Thomas
defraying expenses of travel
Resolution
Resolved filling up of the slough to the Main River
January 21, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolved Mayor securing city scrip
Central Island Bonds
Collection of Delinquent Taxes
finances of city are suffering in consequence of nonpayment of taxes
City scrip in circulation
Collector special collection of taxes
Resolution
Special tax on Clay St, 7th St to 8th St macadamizing
Benedict Mason
John Moser
Leonard Berg
Langworthy Brothers
O'Hagen Lot
January 21, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Special tax on Clay St, 7th St to 8th St macadamizing
Dubuque County Lots
Special tax on Clay Street, 11th St to 12th St
defray cost of improvement
Kent
Beachley
Charles Phipps
A McCann
Wood and Luke
Resolution
Resolved Committee to ascertain the earliest period at which the City Council and all the City Officers can occupy the new City Hall in the 3rd Ward
January 21, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Change rules of the council
Meet at 9:00 AM
S M Langworthy sale of 8 bonds of the Central Improvement Company
Johnson and Ryan filling on 1st St to the continuation of Iowa St with bluff filling
Engineer to survey piece of ground at intersection of Jones St, 1st St
Resolution
Resolved Engineer's office, Kent
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
Elizabeth Brunner, widow remit taxes
Patrick Mohan loss on city scrip
culvert
Martin Kiernan, walls 14th St sewer
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
Edward Keas, final settlement contract filling 1st St
Poor Relief Association, supply of flour for distribution among the poor
Reports of Officers
Engineer on ownership of ground at corner of Iowa St and 1st St
Dubuque Harbor Company
Central Improvement Company (Island)
plat
deed conveying it to them
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Ground at corner of Iowa and 1st St
plat
Front Street on the original map of the City
Right to occupy it for public use
George Webb, Engineer
Companies requested to relinquish title and rights to iowa St at 1st St
Verdict of Jury on Windsor Street
J J Geiger
damages
Edward Playter Platzer
C Stafford property
Levi's Addition
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Jury on Windsor Avenue
Charles Phipps
Nicholas C Ryan
John O'Brien
C E Hetherington
Silas Brown
John Fitzpatrick
Johnson and Ryan Claims
Clay Street
payments in cash
D S Wilson
P W Crawford
L Molony curbing
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
L Molony curbing
Reduction of L Molony's taxes
barn not finished at the time of assessment
Patrick O'Conner filling sidewalks
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Joseph Roy curbing claim
Locust St between 1st St and 2nd St
H Chadwick
filling sloughs
Mayor instructed to memorialize the legislature on filling of sloughs
main river
Petition the General Assembly
main channel
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
dredging or digging out of sloughs
detriment to the health, welfare, and prosperity of the city
Committee on City Hall
Building is perfect, safe, building ready February 15, 1958
iron grates on the widows at least in the basement
Abry and Guthrie allowed
January 25, 1859
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Appropriation to an emigration agent
Emigration agency in the East
financial situation cannot recommend appropriations
Communications
F Weigel ground laying between his property and Julien Avenue too high
Tribune newspaper
official proceedings of the Council
printing
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Johnson and Ryan claim
filling on 1st St, Iowa St
Flour Inspector
City Attorney ordinance in relation to flour
E C Rock sink a shaft on 5th St west of J P Farley's residence
mine
Resolutions
furnishing the city with plentiful supply of water
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolution
Resolved supply of water, water works, services of the Engineer
Resolved J Herod rent of Calaboose
Treasury
Cost of bringing Jones St to grade from Locust St to the Main bluff
North West Tribune
National Democrat reporter to take notes of proceedings
S M Langworthy sale of bonds
Central island Company
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Central Improvement Company sale of bonds
Communication from S M Langworthy
Watertown, New York
City Bonds Nos. 119, 120
Langworthy brothers
June 15, 1858
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication from S M Langworthy
negotiated a loan with Langworthy brothers
bonds
Sargent Bonds
Clark, Dodge and Co in New York
Dubuque Harbor Improvement Company allowed
Petition from John Hurley fill 3rd St
lower Market House
Charles Nees and others
6th St between Main St and Iowa improved and cleared
Procuring of vaccine matter
Health Officer prevention of small pox
Committee on loss on scrip
`January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Bills
M Wheeler, blacksmith
J Ogilby Engineer
Doolittle and Chamberlain, House of Refuge
J Boland and Co, rock for macadamizing
Dubuque Harbor Improvement Co for lumber
M Hogan, board of persons at City Hospital
P Gill curbing
P Dunphy, E Walsh building walls public square
L N Gibbs lumber for Street Commissioner
Johnson and Ryan alley between Locust St and Bluff St
John Gleason plank laying two bridges on 14th St
Joseph Roy curbing
J H Thedinga Council Room rent
George Zumhof 50 cords of wood
John Lange
F Kruse
Haran and Burden chimney tops
House of Refuge
J P Evans cleaning calaboose
John Hayes hauling off a dead horse
C Vanderlick repairing fire engine
Frank Beiler 3rd Ward Engine House
Carpenter Work
Beam and Garrett
A Munsell oil
Resolutions
Resolved lay a plank sidewalk in front of the 1st Ward School House
January 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolution
Resolved order drawn Louise Lavalle interest
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
C H Booth and others, sidewalks on Main and Jones St
new passenger depot
M Mobley alley in Kelly's addition
8th Street and Julien Avenue
Air Hill Street
Corporation line
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Keeper of House of Refuge
John Chamberlain
Central Improvement Company macadamize the extension of 3rd St
Eliza W Rogers salary as a teacher in public school in gold instead of harbor money
Board of Education
John Quail walls 14th St sewer
P Gill loss on city scrip
Washington Square
Carter, Piper and Cushing hauling without license
W L Johnson
E H Bostwich sink a shaft on 3rd St
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
P Gill fill 3rd St
Bluff St
John Coby
Captain of Police salaries
depreciation of city scrip
Charles Corkery, Emigration Agency
Christopher Newbaur as a suitable person for agent
Mathias Ham grade of Lake Street
property holders on Lake High and Division Streets
C Y Hawthorne and E Fingler
George Reidell and M Schlegel
out of employment 14th St west of Maple St
Reports of officers
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
J B Hays license for two billiard tables
request to pay license
J P Evans Marshal
Bill of M Ham for curbing
Main Street in front of Jackson Square
Sanford
Claim of E Linehan hauling cord of wood
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
E Linehan hauling
city paper and currency
J P Evans
Return of special taxes
Edwin Coriell, L Molony, A Munsell, William Rebman, A D Anderson
Baptist Church
special tax levied upon property
Grant license to teamsters engaged in filling the ice house of Carter, Piper and Co
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Reports of Officers
Engineer on Improvement of Jones Street
from Locust Street to the west side of west Main Street
Hurley contract for filling around the lower Market House
George Webb
Engineer on basement of lower market
presentation of meats and vegetables
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Lower market house
pond of water lying on that triangle
George Webb
filling with sand in the basement
Recorder advertise for proposals
Martin Kiernan filling on 14th St sewer walls
filling required to bring the 14th Street grade to the top of the sewer walls
East side of Washington Street
Alley east of Pine Street
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
John Hurley filling of 3rd St west of Bluff St
improvement
surplus of material
Sexton number of interments in the City Cemetery
Edward Keas
filling 1st Street
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Edward Keas allowed for damages
Claims for loss on scrip
Central Island bonds sale
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Central Island Improvement Company bonds
sold for cash or for city scrip
Release a large portion of citizens from loss on scrip
Whole indebtedness will have been paid
leaving city in better condition
extension of Iowa Street
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Central Island Improvement Company
relinquish right of way on Iowa Street, 1st St corner
Extend Iowa Street on a straight line
connect with the depot grounds
Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company
vacate the triangular piece of ground formed by the extension of Iowa Street
Government plat of Dubuque on the North West and Iowa Street
5th St
Board of Directors
Robert M Walumsley
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
City Attorney
Petition to erect lamp posts on Iowa St
Proposition from N Wierman lessee of Gas Works
Petitions
Thomas Wood and other residents of Alpine Street
plank sidewalk
receiving city scrip in payment of debt due the city
Corporation should be governed by same code of business honor and morality that all individuals in the civilized world recognize as correct
bad faith towards our creditors
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
City Scrip in payment of dues to the City
City Attorney
wharfage or in payment of measuring wood
weighing on the city scales, inspecting weights and measures
Inspecting flour, fines, stalls in Market Houses and in debts of every description
levies of taxes for school and special interest purposes
paid in gold and silver
Salaries of officers paid in City Scrip
Attorney draft an Ordinance providing that all contracts entered into be paid in City Scrip
Expenditures and improvements
Resolution
Resolved report an ordinance in conformity with report
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Returns of the Special Election on the revised City Charter
First Ward
Second Ward
third Ward
Fourth Ward
Fifth Ward
Total for Charter 65
total for Charter without City Court 71
Total against the Charter 662
Resolutions
Resolved Collection of assessment on Lot No. 37
Baptist Church for macadamizing, curbing, paving the sidewalk
time for payment extended
Grade of rising avenue from Dodge to Celebration Hill
Resolution
Resolved
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolution
Resolved Bonds issued for funding of small issue of scrip
Resolved Street Commissioner, Marshal, and City Collector report in regards to claims due the City
private property holders
macadamizing, paving, planking sidewalks
collection of special taxes
Committee on lamp posts
Fire ladders and fire hooks
ladder carriages
Engine house
curbing around City Hall Market
Special tax on Iowa St, 8th St to 9th St
defray cost of improvement
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Special tax on Iowa St, 8th St to 9th St
defray cost of improvement
William Rebman
Schaus on Bluff St
D Grafford to grade sidewalks
furnish new City council room
Bills
George Zumhoff cords of wood
1st Ward School House
Johnson and Ryan intersection of 1st St and Iowa St
John Hurley lower market
E Walsh Washington Square
J McEvoy Treasurer's Office
M McGovern rock in the sewer on Dodge Street
P Gill curbing on Bluff St between 8th St and 9th St
Dubuque Daily times advertising proclamation
James Philips
February 1, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
William Wierman gas
Pay of teams and men employed by street commissioner
City Collector receive all city issue in payment of all taxes due the City
city scrip
February 8, 1858
Petitions
John O'Meara planking sidewalks
Washington Street from 7th St to 16th St, 11th St to 12th St
Clay St
Iowa St
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
A McCann macadamizing various streets
property holders
city scrip
E Linehan holding Relief Committee
H H Heath, publisher of the North West newspaper
James Robinson, erection of frame buildings
William A Sawyer, thomas Delany, Samuel Ross
Jones St and Dodge St
Bluff St and Locust St
Jacob Hart, Central Market House for a saloon
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Market Houses and public grounds
Rohl and Snyder
Central Market House
Saloons in City Hall
Joseph Roy Auctioneer license
J Boland extension of time to Baptist Church, paying for paving of sidewalks
Main St
Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company
pamphlet descriptive of Northern Iowa
Emigrant Agency
Johnson and Ryan loss on scrip
Terrance Clark, quarry rock on 14th St
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Dubuque Central Improvement Company
Harbor Improvement Company
Dubuque Western Railraod Company
remonstrating against any change in the grade of Lake St
E A Gallaher, memorial of H H Heath
Evening Session
An Ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled An Ordinance regulating the paving of sidewalks
Reports of Officers
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Grading of 14th St west of Walnut Street
Construction of sewers and culverts
Public expense
George Webb
B Mohan
3rd St Extension
road bed
outer levee
new embankments
Oak Plank
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
George Webb
Marshal on claim of J Herod for rent of calaboose
releasing the city of its present contract
impossible to dispose of a lock up in this part of the City
Police would be obliged to drag drunken men from the levee to the City Hall
J P Evans
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Returns of Marshal, notices of special taxes
Willaim Rebman
A Munsell
L Molony
E Coriell
J A Chaplin
Mrs. Coriell
Bishop Loras
D A Horr
certified copy of the assessment
City Collector for collection
Board of Education
Pay of Eliza W Rogers, teacher in 1st Ward public school
gold or currency
Harbor Money
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Board of Education
can furnish nothing but Harbor Money to pay teachers
C Childs
Filling of old Waples Cut
Latimer Brothers, Seymour
Markets
Finance
Market Houses
superintendent of the Central Market
Abry and Guthrie contractors
Police increase of pay, value of city scrip
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Police allowed 20 percent additional pay
Petition of C H Booth
plank sidewalks on Main Street from 1st St to Jones St
Streets in the spring and fall are about a doot deep of mud and slush
main travel
depot, landing of ferry boats
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resignation of N Nadeau as Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
Special taxes
Reception of City Scrip for dues to City
Engineer filling of Jones Street from Locust to west Main st
Auditor's Report receipts and expenditures
Finances
Iron Gratings to Calaboose
station house in the Central market
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolution
Resolved
Gas for City Hall extend Clay St, main pipe
13th St
New City Hall
Resolved removal of furniture to New City Hall, placed in the Court room for the use of the Mayor's Court
Resolved plat of grade of 8th St from Hill St to the old corporation line
Grade of Air Hill St from Julien Avenue to 8th St
Resolved
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Securities from Bidders, fire wood for Engine House No. 1 and Engine House No. 2
2 cords of fire wood
Protection Company
Resolution
Resolved P MCDonough, Waddick and Lynch filling Southern Avenue
Resolved Fire Department occupy room Monday evening
Election of Chief and Assistant Engineers
Insurance of 5th Ward School House
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Special taxes macadamizing on Main St, 13th St to 14th St
defray cost of improvement
John W Finley
Balsh
Murray and Tracey
Charlotte Corriel
Edwin Corriel
Special tax on Locust St, 3rd St to 4th St
curbing sidewalk
Cooper and Mason
Lyman and Stout
Waples and Walmsley
Jerome Allison
Charlotte Corriel
Elizabeth Brenner
Estate of Campton
Resolution
Resolved superintend the moving of safes and furniture of the different offices
call Street Commissioner
February 8, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolution
Resolved auction license for one year be granted to John Roy
Resolved House of Refuge committee
Michael Conners appointed Janitor to the new City Hall
Lower Market
filling sand basement
Bills
Bissell and Co hay scale
Patrick Tibay rock for macadamizing
Bernard Flynn
J Boland
J P Evans filling cistern 8th St
M Wierman Engine House
George Samuals earth excavation
Walnut Street
N A McClure County Map
Rock broken by laborers under the supervision of the Relief Committee
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
Kyran Gorman employment on public improvement
James Murphy increase in compensation, lamplighter
Police Department
A McCann claim for loss on scrip
Anthony Jordan and Henry Jordan
Iowa St from 12th St to 14th St
Reports
plat for 8th St and Air Hill St
profile of Rising Avenue from Dodge St to the north side of Grandview Avenue
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Marshal on collections for sidewalks
planking sidewalks
special taxes
lumber used in front of each man's ground
amount of spikes
Foster and Miller
Julien Avenue
Gleason
price of labor
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Collections with sidewalks
J P Evans
Petitions
James Robinson
frame buildings on Bluff St, Dodge St
alley between Bluff and Locust
Section 14 of the City Charter
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Erection of frame buildings
triangular streets
Auditor on collections for planking, sidewalks
against private property holders
labor
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Tax
Auditor on collections for special taxes
labor
bills to the Council for payment
serve notices on property holders
City Collector
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Auditor on collection of special taxes
preventing probable loss and omissions
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Auditor on the collection of special taxes
Jno Adam Koch
Referred to Mayor and Auditor
devise a suitable method an system of making collections and keeping the accounts of monies due from property holders for paving and planking sidewalks
Filling on Jones Street
Bidders
John B Waddick
Carroll and Quinn
J O'Meara
J Boland
J Lucas
Jas O'Shea
Bids for filling in basement of lower market with sand
William Rebman
J B Waddick
John Quinn
D N Cooley
A Adams
J O'Meara
J Boland
John Lucas
James O'Shea
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
John Quinn
sand from Jackson Square
John B Waddick
Communication Gelpcke, Kentgen, and Reichelt
New York, January 29, 1858
Edward Langworthy, treasurer of the Dubuque Western Railroad Company
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communication Gelpcke, Kentgen, and Reichelt
New York, January 29, 1858
Edward Langworthy, treasurer of the Dubuque Western Railroad Company
Finance
Latimer Brothers and Seymour of New York for printing
Printing Central Improvement bonds
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Latimer brothers and Seymour
Claim of John Robinson
Sale of Central Improvement Company Bonds
paying all notes bearing high interest
W H Robbinson negotiate the sale of bonds
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of Madame L Lovallee
note against the city due her on December 22
no gold in the treasury
leaving for the east
Claims of Johnson and Ryan
macadamizing and paving on Clay St
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of Johnson and Ryan
Drawn orders for each block as they finished it
paid in cash
sold scrip, claiming the city for losses sustained
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Opening of an alley between Julien Avenue and 8th Street
Reilly's Addition
plat relinquishing right of way
House of Refuge
patients separate and apart from the keeper
City Physician
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
House of Refuge
patients treated very well
provisions beef, fresh and corned, por, mutton, hams, flour, beans, vegetables
Bill of the keeper of the House of Refuge
Claim of J Chamberlain
Charges for his services and those of his wife
Paid Dunham for cartage nails
John Carrgan
Charles Rose
Rose McClusky
Bridget Navely
S Sanderson
Boarding
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
John Chamberlain claims for House of Refuge
Boarding Ellen Duffee
Margaret Duffy
Mrs. Foley
Mary Foley
Express Wagon for carrying R McClostery
Brien
Owen McClure leg broken
Settled for by the County
Clarke
Communication from B Sheridan loss on scrip
Resolutions
planking sidewalks on Clay St between 7th St and 8th St
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Special tax levied on Clay Street, 7th St to 8th St
Langworthy and Brothers
lumber
Resolution
Resolved special tax on Main St, 14th St to 15th St
defray cost of improvement
Patrick Noughton
Hon S Hempstead
Special tax Clay St, 9th St to 10th St
planking sidewalks
John Felton lumber
February 15, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolution
Resolved special tax for grading the sidewalks on Spruce St
D A Mahony
R C Waples
William Stratton
Bowman
George Radford
P H Couger
Belcher
Farley's subdivision
Resolution
Resolved City Attorney, Barker, impossible for him to attend to business
Wilson, Atley and Doud appointed city Attorneys
until the return of Mr. Barker
Bills
W Morris lumber for City Engineer
McDonough and Williams curbing on White St, 7th St to 8th St
Jacob Brode
M Robbilliard
Main St between 14th St and 15th St
February 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Bills
N C Ryan
M McNear
Engine House lot in City Scrip
John Freiburg refreshments for firemen
Burning of St. Cloud
Wilson, Cutley, Doud
Petitions
Henry Weineka property holders on Washington, 12th st, 13th St, 14th St, and 15th St remonstrating against the enforcement of the order requiring planking of sidewalks
H Rouse
February 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
H Rouse defer planking on sidewalks
Denis Ganghan horse fell in 14th St sewer on the corner of Main Street
Berry, Playter and Anderson claim
John Stahlman lease from the City one of the saloons in the basement of the City Hall Market
George W Martin
Market Houses and Public Grounds
Owen Daly cutting down of 14th St west of Bluff St
James Murray horse killed on Julien Avenue
Thomas Kavanaugh loss on scrip
Secretary of the Fire Department
February 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
Chief and Assistant Engineers
J B Howard
C H Bowman
Jacob H Hecht
Dennis Ganghan
Alley in Kelly's Addition
Air Hill Street to old corporation line
dangerous condition of 14th St sewer
planked over
bills planking sidewalks
P McDonough excavating Locust St below the
February 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
P McDonough excavating Locust St below the grade
L Clark rock from 14th St
B Mohan Street Commissioner
quarry rock
Marshal
special taxes
T G Jones
Blocklinger
Barney and Dillon
Zumhof
J Ogliby
John Felton
J P Evans
Collector copy of assessment
February 25, 1858
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Fire Department
J B Howard, Chief Engineer
C H Bowman Assistant
Resolutions
Resolved R Mitton committee on collections for sidewalks
Resolved E M Rodgers late teacher in the public schools
balance of salary
An Ordinance on the boundary of wards and to define the qualification of Aldermen
Resolved Berry Playter and Co