1920 February Council Proceedingsat the Special Election to be held
Monday, January 26, 1920.
JAMES SAUL, Mayor.
JOHN STUBER, City Recorder.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
Unless a man has registered at the
last Preisdentidl Election, or at a
subsequent City or State Election,
other . than School Elction, he must
register not later than Saturday, Jan-
uary 24th, 1920, at his regular voting
Precicnt. JAMES SAUL, Mayor.
JOHN STUBER,
1 -21 -3t City Recorder.
Notice To Those From Whom a
City License Is Required.
Office of Chief of Police, Dubuque,
Iowa.
To All Whom It May Concern:
All auctioneers, pawnbrokers,
junk dealers, hotels and boarding
keepers, owners of bowling alleys
houses, restaurants and eating house -
and of billiard and pool tables, own-
ers of theater shows, peddlers, por-
ters, trainsient merchants, street
venders, varult celaners, scavengers,
teamsters, expressmen, and owners
of hacks, taxis, carriages, drays, and
owners or harborers of dogs, book
agents, powder magazines, fortune
tellers, billposters, shoe shiners,
dairies and milk peddlers, dance
halls, skating rinks ice cream par-
lors, soda fountains, soft drink dis-
pensarys, itinerant doctors, merry go
around, shooting galleries, second
hand dealers, all chauffeurs driving
licensed vehicles, ferry boats,
And all other parties requiring a
City license,
If any person, firm or corporation
fail to pay such fee within 30 days
from the time said license become
due and payable, there shall be add-
ed to the license fee as a penalty,
for the first month of delinquency 5
per cent of the license fee, for the
second month 3 per cent, and for the
third month 2 per cent, and for ev-
ery month thereafter 1 per cent, un-
til paid, and such license ,fee and
penalty shall be collected at the
same time.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that said license are now
past due and if not paid immediately
you will be prosecuted in accordance
with the ordinance of the City of
Dubuque.
J. W. GIELLIS.
Chief of Police.
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52 Official Notices Special Session, February 3rd, 1920 53
CITY COUNCIL
(Official)
Special session, February 3rd,
1920.
Council met at 8:00 p. in.
Mayor Saul in the chair.
Present —Alds. Andresen, Frith,
Leist, Plamondon, Strobel.
Absent —Alds. Burch, Hird.
Mayor stated that this meeting is
called for the purpose of ,adopting
resolutions to prevent the spread of
contagious disease, and acting on
any other business that might prop-
erly come before a regular meeting
of the City Council.
Dubuque, Iowa
February, 3rd, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council: —
Gentlemen: —
The Board of Health met in
Special Session January 30th. 1920
Chairman Saul in the chair.
Present: —Old. Leist, Citizens: —
M. M. Hoffmann, Adam Zillig, Asst.
Attorney Cooney, Dr. E. L. Reinecke.
Miss Gabriel, Miss Moore, Mrs.
James.
Chairman Saul stated that this
meeting is called for the purpose of
discussing the health conditions of
the City relative to contagious
diseases.
Miss Gabriel reported that the
Visiting Nurse Association had 110
cases of sickness this month. 12 of
them being Influenza cases.
OFFICIAL ORDER FROM STATE
IOWA BOARD OF HEALTH.
To the People, Mayors, Health
Officers, Embalmers or Undertaker
Nurses, Physicians, and the Public
in General in Iowa: —
You are hereby ordered and di-
rected to take notice of the following
orders issued by the State Board of
Health of Iowa, and to follow and
obey said orders until further notice
is received from the State Board of
Health. The orders herewith fol-
low:
FIRST, —Read Surgeon General
Blue's letter issued from Washing-
ton, D. C. The telegram Letter
herewith follows:
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH.
Washington, D. C.
January, 22, 1920.
Sumner,
State Health Commissioner, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Bureau desires daily telegram
from you showing cases influenza
and deaths influenza and pneumonia
in your state, especially large cen-
ters of population to obtain this
information local health officers
should be advised to wire you im-
mediately government rate collect
upon outbreak of influenza and daily
thereafter during epidemic.
Signed: Blue, Surgeon General.
The above means that a daily
telegram should be sent to the State
Board of Health, Des Moines, Iowa,
Collect, government rate, showing
the number of new cases, together
with the number of deaths from
influenza and pneumonia, especially
from the large centers of population
such as Des Moines, Davenport, Du-
buque, Clinton, Muscatin, Waterloo,
Sioux City, Council Bluff and all
other cities and towns where any
number of cases appear so as to
make an epidemic. This is an order
from the State Board of Health and
the United States Public Health
Service, 'hence all cases of influenza
and pneumonia must be promptly re-
ported to the local board of health
and quarantined and must be
promptly reported to the local
board of health and quarantined and
must be reported by telegram to the
State Board of Health, government
rate, collect, and undertakers must
report deaths from influenza or
pneumonia and in the same manner
as are the cases of influenza and
pneumonia, and these must be in-
cluded in the daily telegraphic re-
port. It should be remembered
that the telegrams are to be sent to
the State Board of Health, Des
Moines Iowa, by the health officer,
collect, government rate.
SECOND —A11 cases of influenza
must be quarantined and reported
promptly to the local board of
health which board shall im-
mediately put the premises under
quarantine. The utmost care must
be exercised in preventing the
spread of this disease. It is now a
state law that all cases of influenza
must be quarantine. It should be re-
membered that influenza is a crowd
disease, hence stay away from
crowds and avoid breathing into the
faces of people with whom you are
in conversation, and do not allow
people to breathe into your face.
THIRD — Undertakers shall not
hold public funerals over the remains
of any person dead from either in-
fluenza or pneumonia, and no such
remains shall be allowed to be ex-
posed in any Church public place,
residence or room. This order is
not to be lifted until notice shall
have been received from the State
Board of Health.
Send for special posters and
pocket folders concerning how to
manage influenza of "flu," — The
Iowa State hoard of health, by
54 Special Session, February 3rd, 1920
Guilford H. Sumner, Secretary.
Presented and read. On motion of
Ald. Leist the communication was
made a matter of record, and the
Recorder instructed to have a copy
of the same published in the daily
papers.
It was suggested that all newspap-
ers be asked to give publicity to the
fact that all churches, theaters and
places gatherings should be well
ventilated.
Mrs. James states that the schools
can be better regulated when they
are in session, than they can be
when closed for they can keep a bet-
ter record of all communicable dis-
ease.
Sanitary Officer Neuman reported
that the following resolution had
been offered to the State Housing
Commissioners at Des Moines, by
him while attending session there.
Be it resolved; By the state hous-
ing commissioners that we recom-
mend to the next Iowa legislature
that they pass appropriate legisla-
tion, giving the local boards of
health the power to compel water
companies to put in water mains,
and furnish city water to such por-
tions of cities as to the local board
of health shall seem for the best in-
terest of the people living in such
communities.
Ald. Leist moved that the resolu-
tion be made a matter of record.
Carried.
Dr. Palen suggested that the clerk
communicate with Dr. Sumner to as-
certain if ordinary cases of La
Grippe should be quarantined, and
in the mean time instruct physicians
to report all cases.
It was moved and carried that the
clerk be instructed to have notices
printed covering instructions re-
lative to holding public funerals
over the remains of any person dead
from either influenza or pneumonia,
also to report all cases 'to the board
of health, and mail a copy of the
same to every doctor, undertaker
and pastor in the city.
It was moved and carried that
parties having vaults cleaned be in-
structed not to pay for same until
they have been measured by the
sanitary officer, and measurements
found correct.
Ald. Leist moved to adjourn. Car-
ried.
JOHN STUBER,
Clerk of the board of health.
On motion of Ald. Leist the report
of the board of health was approv-
ed.
Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 3, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: The board of health
met in special session, February 3,
1920. Chairman Saul in the chair.
Present — Aids. Andresen, Leist.
Citizens —Adam Zillig, City Attorney
Czizek.
Chairman Saul stated that this
meeting is called for the purpose of
discussing health conditions on the
city, relative to contagious disease.
Feb. 2, 1 1920.
Hon. James Saul, Chairman Local
Board of Health, Dubuque, Iowa.
Dear sir: The law says that Span-
ish influenza shall be quarantined
and I am enclosing in this letter a
circular and you will note under the
heading '"How to recognize Influ-
enza and What to do" the symptoms
which should be used to diagnose
Spanish influenza are given under
the above heading.
Under the law you cannot quaran-
tine LaGrippe as, such, but the
physician may call the disease La-
Grippe when it is really Spanish in-
fluenza. Tell your physicians not
to call Spanish influenza anything
else than Spanish influenza, and I
have given the symptoms in a con-
cise manner on this poster, and you
can have a quantity of these posters
if you will write me for them.
I sent a quantity to the secretary
of your commercial club and also to
Senatoir Horschem some days ago.
Will be glad to help you further
if I can do so. I am enclosing the
law relating to quarantine.
Very truly yours,
Gilford H. Sumner,
Sec'y Executive Officer.
Presented and read.
City Attorney Czizek suggested
that the same restrictions be made
as were made last year, by closing
theaters, churches, dance halls, etc.,
Also large stores should be closed
evenings, churches limited to 45 min-
utes services. Passengers on eleva-
tors be limited to 6 persons. Street
cars carry only the seating capacity
of the car.
It was moved and carried that the
recommendations of the City Attor-
ney be approved, and a resolution be
offered, tonight at a special meeting
of the city council for their adoption.
Adam Zillig moved to adjourn,
Carried.
JOHN STUBER,
Clerk of the board of health.
On motion of Ald. Leist the report
of the board of health was approved.
Ald. Leist offered the following:
Whereas, the Board of Health of
the City of Dubuque in special ses-
sion held February 3rd, 1920, took up
for consideration the matter of pre-
venting the spread of influenza and
pneumonia, which has assumed epi-
demic form; and
Whereas, it is evident that the
danger of spreading said diseases
lies in the congregation of people,
Special Session, February 3rd, 1920
said diseases being declared to be
"Crowd Disease "; and
Whereas, said Boai;d feels that
during the prevalence of said dis-
eases in the city, congregation of
people should be eliminated as far
as possible; and
Whereas said Board has recom-
mended to the Council that all the
atres, moving picture shows, dance '
halls, (private or public) and skat-
ing rinks be closed; and further
recommends that services in church-
es be limited to forty -five (45) min-
utes each and only to be held on
Sunday; and further recommends
that all Department Stores be closed
after six (6) o'clock in the evening;
and further recommends that eleva-
tors used in buildings shall be lim-
ited to six (6) passengers for any
trip, and street cars or public con-
veyances to as many passengers as
car ride by being seated, and no
standing shall be permitted; and
further recommends that all health
and quarantine rules be strictly en-
forced and complied with; NOW
THEREFORE,
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque in special ses-
sion assembled;
That public health and necessity
demand that stringent measures be
adopted to combat the spread of in-
fluenza and pneumonia and the rec-
ommendations of the Board of
Health are, therefore, adopted.
Be it further resolved that, from
and after the publication of this res-
olution of proclamation of theatres.
moving picture shows, dance halls
(public or private) and skating rinks
shall be closed;
That churches shall be limited in
their services to forty -five (45) min-
utes for each service, which shall be
only held on Sunday.
That all department stores be
closed after six (6) o'clock in the
evening; that elevators used in
building shall be limited to six
passengers for each trip; and
Street cars, or other public con-
veyances, shall be limited to so
many passengers as can ride by be-
ing seated, and no standing shall be
permitted therein.
Be it further resolved that all
health and quarantine rules be strict-
ly enforced and complied with, and
no public gatherings of any charac-
ter shall be permitted, and any
violation of the rules relating to
health and quarantine shall be pun-
ished as prescribed by law and the
rules of the Board of Health.
Be it further resolved that these
rules shall remain in force and effect
until modified, enlarged or revoked
by the City Council, as public
necessity requires.
Be it further resolved, that the
mayor be and he is hereby au-
thorized to issue a proclamation
embodying this resolution, which
shall be published once in the official
papers in the city from and after
12 o'clock tonight these rules shall
become effective, and any violation
thereof shall be punished as provid-
ed by law and the rules of the
Board of Health.
Alcj. Leist moved the adoption of
the resolution. Caried by the follow-
ing vote.
Yeas— Aids.'Andresen, Frith, Leist
Plamondon, Strobel.
Nays —None.
Absent —Alds. Burch, Hird.
Ald. Leist moved to adjourn. Car-
ried.
JOHN STUBER,
City Recorder.
Adopted 1920
Approved
Attest
City Recorder.
Mayor.
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Regular Session, February 5th, 1920 57
be laid in Jackson street from 10th
street to a point about 100 feet north.
Claiming same would be a detriment
to his property. Presented and read.
On motion of Ald. Hird the petition
was referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Pet of W. J. Keller asking the
City Council to lower assessment on
lots 48 and the N. 1 /s of lot 58
Marsh's Add. for the improvement of
Leibnitz street. Presented and read.
On motion of Aid. Strobel the peti-
tion was referred to the Committee
of the Whole to view the grounds.
Petition of Clara M. Laugges ask-
ing the City Council to cancel the
tax against Lot 25, Trivoli Add., for
the year 1919, stating that she is a
widow with small children and not
able to pay same, presented and
read. On motion of Ald. Andresen
the prayer of the petition was grant-
ed as an act of charity,
Communication of M. H. McCarthy
relative to the petition of Morrison
Bros. for the vacation of certain
streets and alleys in the Dubuque
Harbor Improvement Company's Ad-
dition to the City of Dubuque, "I
want to state to your honorable
body that the council nor any other
legislative body has the right to
grant to private owners, the use of,
or in any way acquire title of the
property over which these petition-
ers are asking you to act," etc., pre-
sented and read. On motion of Ald.
Andresen the communication was
received and filed.
Petition of the Visiting Nurse As-
sociation, by Mrs. Herbert Adams,
asking the City Council to make
their annual appropriation of
$1,200.00 to be paid to the associa-
tion as heretofore, presented and
read. On motion of Ald. Strobel the
petition was referred to the appro-
priation committee.
Petition of A. L. Rhomberg asking
the City Council to cancel the taxes
for '1919 on Lots 640 and 641, East
Dubuque, and Block 24, Railroad
Add., the Detention Hospital prop-
erty, under terms of the lease for
the same, presented and read. On
motion of Ald. Frith the prayer of
the petition was granted.
Petition of J. M. Kenety & Son,
asking the City Council to extend
the time for the completion of their
contracts on Auburn and Rosedale
avenue to June 15th, 1920, present-
ed and read. On motion of Ald.
Hird the prayer of the petition was
granted, provided J. M. Kenety &
Son and assurety company file a
stipulation jointly agreeing to the
extension and the continuance of
the bond in effect.
Communication of Miss Emma
O'Connor stating she would like to
connect Nos. 36 and 38 Jones St.
with sanitary sewer but there is no
sewer in the alley between Bluff and
Locust, presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Strobel the communica-
tion was referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
Petition of property owners and
residents asking the City Council to
have a light placed between Twenty -
seventh and Twenty- eighth on Wash-
ington street, presented and read.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the
prayer of the petition was granted.
Petition of Geo. J. Schaffhauser
asking the City Council to allow him
a Spanish- American war veteran's
exemption on taxes for 1919 of
$1200.00 on Lot 29 in Deming and
Harris Sub. On motion of Ald. An-
dresen the prayer of the petition
was granted.
Petition of Henry Holtz asking the
City Council to allow him a Spanish -
American war veteran's exemption
on the 1919 tax of $1200.00 on the
southerly 125 feet of Lot 2 and right -
of -way over E. 10 feet of N. part
of same lot in Corriel's Add, stat-
ing he has a contract for the pur-
chase of the same, presented and
read. On motion of Ald. Strobel the
prayer of the petition was granted.
Petition of Dwight F. Curtis ask-
ing the City Council to allow him a
soldier's exenption on the 1919 tax
on Sub. of M. Lot 188, presented and
read, On motion of Ald. Andresen
the prayer of the petition was grant-
ed.
Petition of Mrs. Johanna Spren-
gelmeyer asking the City Council to
cancel the back penalty of $9.72 on
her taxes, presented and read. On
motion of Ald. Strobel the petition
was received and filed.
Petition of Anna K. Fuchs asking
the City Council to pass a resolu-
tion waiving all claims of the City
of Dubuque for taxes against the
S. 1 -5 of Out Lot 492 in the City of
Dubuque for the year 1913, claiming
that they were erroneously assess-
ed, presented and read. On motion
of Ald. Frith the petition was re-
ferred to the City Attorney.
Petition of James J. Diamond ask-
ing the City Council to exempt him
from paying a city license on con-
fectionary at 623 Main St. on the
grounds that he is a disabled soldier,
presented and read. On motion of
Ald. Frith the petition was referred
to the City Attorney.
Petition of James J. Diamond ask-
ing the City Council to allow hiln a
soldier's exemption on taxes, pre-
sented and read. On motion of Ald.
Frith the prayer of the petition was
granted.
Petition of James B. Harris asking
the City Council to appoint him as
driver of one of the trucks for this
year, presented and read. On mo-
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56 Regular Session, February 5th, 1920
CITY COUNCIL
(Official.)
Regular session February 5, 1920.
Council met at 8:10 p. m.
Mayor Saul in. the chair.
Present —Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, „Stro•
bel.
BIDS.
Bids for printing index and bind-
ing council proceedings for the year
1919. Bid of The Telegraph - Herald
"Complying to your request for seal-
ed bid for printing index and binding
council proceedings for 1919, we are
pleased to quote a price of $4.52 per
volume, for 25 or more volumes."
On motion of Ald. Frith the contract
was awarded to the Telegraph -Her-
ald.
Bills.
E. T. Frith, health $1080 00
J. Scharry, health 50 00
C. J. McCarthy, police 90
Otto C. Neuman, expense 25 05
M. O'Donnell, expense 25 05
F. McLaughlin, expense 5 00
Con Noonan, expense 5 00
Clarence M. Traut, expense
Mrs. Dan Sullivan, expense 5 00
Weitz Bros., expense 30 00
Rose Fengler Est., expense 25 00
Frank C. Oeth, expense 3 00
Geo. McDonnough, expense 5 00
T. Monadue, expense 11 00
R. Herrman, expense 2 50
Jos. L. Hird, expense 32 50
M. Schwagler, expense 30 00
C. T. Ahrendt, expense 25 00
F. Atkinson, expense 5 00
Pat. McDonald, expense 25 00
F. Beutin, expense 3 50
Even & Ulrich, reinforced
concrete culvert 7th and
Lincoln avenue, Emergency
Fund 2274
00
Petition of Morrison Bros. amend-
ing a prior petition, asking the City
council to vacate certain streets and
alleys for their use, for a period of
15 years, at a nominal rental, said
property borders on the alley in
block (13). That the city of Du-
buque is the owner of lot ,(16) in
said block (13) and this petitioner
desires the vacation of the alley com-
mencing from Commercial street to
the easterly line of lot 8 in block
13. Presented and read. On motion
of Ald. Andresen the prayer of the
petition was granted, and the City
Attorney instructed to draft a lease
for the consideration of $1.00 to be
signed by Morrison Bros.
Petition of A. F. Heeb asking the
city council to accept the sum of
$25.00 for payment in full of Special
Assessment for sewer in Jefferson
street on lot 34 Farley's sub. That
said lot lies lower than Jefferson
street and it is an impossibility to
connect same with sewer. Present-
ed and read. On motion of Ald.
Frith the prayer of the petition was
granted, the Treasurer to be instruc-
ted accordingly.
Ald. Andresen moved that the
rules be suspended for the purpose
of allowing Attorney Frantzen to ad-
dress the council. Carried by the
following vote.
Yeas; — Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
Nays —None.
Attorney Frantzen addressed the
council relative to the A. F. Heeb
petition.
Petition of Retail Confectioners
asking the City Council to reconsid-
er the ordinance just passed relative
to license for Ice Cream Parlors. Pre-
sented and read. On motion of Ald.
Andresen the petition was referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of residents asking the
city coucil to have a light placed
at the intersection of Mountain Lane
and Rush street. Presented and
read. On motion of Ald. Plamondon
the prayer of the petition was grant-
ed.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
council.
Gentlemen: We wish to call your
attention to the fact that your hon-
orable body has not audited the
quarterly statement of the city wat-
er department for the last four quar-
ters. We are desirous of having
these statements audited and would
ask that you give same your atten-
tion at your earliest convience.
Respectfully,
City Water Works,
J. M. McEVOY,
Supt.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the
prayer of the petition was granted
and the committee instructed to
audit the same.
Petition of Mrs. Connolly Guardian
asking the City Council to cancel the
taxes for the year 1919 against the
Seik Estate, stating that they are
small children and not able to pay
the same.
Presented and read. Oa motion
of Ald. Frith the prayer of the
petition was granted as an act of
charity.
Resignation of F. B. Ross as
trustee of the Dubuque City Water
Works, presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Andresen the resignation
was referred back to Mr. Ross with
the request for him to reconsider the
same.
Remonstrance of Louis A. Saner
and Fred Broell asking the City
council not to allow a sidetrack to
If
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1
f !;
I!
Regular Session, February 5th, 1920
instructed me to prepare an amend-
ment to the traffic ordinance pro-
hibiting heavy traffic on Main street.
I beg to advise you that there is
such a provision already contained
in our traffic ordinance the same be-
ing Section 19, which reads as fol-
lows:
"Section 19. No vehicle shall stop
or stand within street intersections
and no vehicle engaged in heavy
traffic, such as, hauling ice, coal,
wood and freight of all kinds, shall
we driven on Main street from First
street to Seventeenth street, :unless
necessary to load or unload in said
street."
From this you will see that ample
provision is made prohibiting heavy
traffic on Main street. This traffic
should be kept off of Main street it
the street is to be preserved, and I
would suggest that you call the at-
tention of the Police Department to
this provision and ask them to en
force it.
On motion of Ald. Andresen, the
report of the City Attorney was ap-
proved and the Chief of Police to
be instructed accordingly. -
Respectfully yours,
M. H. CZIZEK,
City Attorney.
February 5, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
cil of the City of Dubuque.
Gentlemen: The statements of the
Dubuque National Bank, The Citi-
zens State Bank and First National
Bank, relating to tax exemption on
account of United States securities
have been referred to me for a re-
port. I beg to advise you that I
have checked these statements over
carefully and make the following re-
port and recommendation thereon:
With reference to the Dubuque Na-
tional Bank I find that said bank on
January 1, 1919, had taxable prop-
erty to the extent of $76,800.00; this
is indicated by their return. Under
the law this bank is entitled to re-
duce its taxable property by the
amount of United States Government
securities which were issued during
the war with Germany and which
were held in good faith by the bank
more than sixty (60) days prior to
January 1, 1919. I find from the
statement of this bank that October
31, 1919, said bank had U. S. Liberty
bonds amounting to $112,550.00 and
cretificates of indebtedness to the
extent of $150,000.00. These two
items make a total of $262,550.00.
They are entitled to exemption upon
this amount. Since, however, this
amount is greater than their total
taxable property, this bank is re-
lieved entirely from the payment of
any taxes. However, this does not
include the tax upon their real estate
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and the assessor and treasurer
should be so advised. Their real
estate must pay its taxes the same as
any other real estate.
With reference to the First Na-
tional Bank I find that the total
value of the taxable property, in-
cluding capital, surplus and undivid-
ed earnings on January 1, 1919, was
401,818.10. It appears from the
statement furnished by this Bank
that it owns securities of the United
States Government during its war
with Germany amounting to $3i6;
987.50. This amount is exempt and
should be deducted from the amount
of the total assessed value and the
balance distributed among the stock-
holders as required by law. This,
too, does not include real estate
,which must be separately assessed.
With reference to the Citizens State
Bank I find. that its capital, surplus
and undivided earnings amount to
$201,105.09 and its exempt securities
amount to $114,558.08. The differ-
ence between these amounts should
be assessed as required by law and
the assessor an d treasurer instructed
accordingly.
For your information and reference
the statements which I based my
conclusions on are hereto attached
and made part of this report. As
the law stands today the exemptions
provided for herein must be grant-
ed so that nothing can be gained by
litigating the question.
Trusting you have the information
you requested of me and if this re-
port meets your approval you can -
instruct the assessor and treasurer
to figure the taxes upon the basis
herein pointed out.
Respectfully yours,
M. H. CZIZEK,
City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. Hird the rec-
ommendation of the City Attorney
was approved, the Treasurer and
Assessor to be instructed accord-
ingly.
February 5, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
Cil of the City of Dubuque.
Gentlemen: Hereto attached and
returned find the bond of Michael
O'Donnell, plumbing instructor,
which was referred to be for exam-
ination and report. I beg to advise
you that I find the bond regular in
form and it may be pleated on file.
Respectfully submitted,
M. H. CZIZEK,
City Attortney.
On motion of Ald. Hird the report
of the City Attorney was approved.
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
cil of the City of Dubuque.
Gentlemen: Mrs. Emma Heller of
81 Chestnut street fell on Chestnut
street in front of property owned
58 Regular Session, February 5th, 1920
tion of Ald. Strobel the petition was
referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Petition of Albert E. Klein asking
the City Council to allow him a sol-
dier's exemption on his Homestead
Lot 293, Ham's Add., for the year
1919, presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Andresen the prayer
of the petition was granted.
Petition of Wm. Shortie asking the
City Council to cancel the taxes on
$8,000.00 moneyed capital, claiming
he did not sign the assessment roll,
presented and read. On motion of
Ald. Frith the petition was referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of James H. McClain ask-
ing the City Council to allow him a
soldier's exemption on Lots 18 and
19, Wooten's Sub., and dwelling
thereon for the year 1919, present-
ed and read. On motion of Ald.
Frith the petition was referred to
the City Assessor to report to the
Council.
Petition of Voelker Realty Co., as
follows: On November 7th, 1919,
we paid the taxes for the year 1918
on the north 1 -2 of Lot 199, Glen-
dale Addition, $11.90, plus 92c in-
terest. This property was also as-
sessed to Mr. E. Koch and he had
paid the taxes as per receipt num-
ber 1081 on January 18, 1919. The
error occurred through a double as-
sessment of this lot and we would
respectfully ask you to instruct the
Recorder to draw a warrant on the
Treasurer to refund the amount of
$12.82 to us. Find below certificate
of the Treasurer and the Assessor
as to the above facts.
Yours very respectfully,
VOELKER REALTY CO.
By L. C. Kolfenback, V -Pres.
We certify that the facts in the
above case are as stated.
GEO. D. WYBRANT, Treasurer.
PETER KIES, Assessor.
On motion of Ald. Strobel the
prayer of the petition was granted.
Communication Charles Pilsbury
Co., engineers, Minneapolis, Minn.,
stating that they were engineer con-
sultants and would be glad to come
to Dubuque at any time to demon-
strate their abilities as such, pre-
sented and read. On motion of Ald.
Frith the communication was re-
ceived and filed.
Communication of the Enameled
Steel Sign Co. dated January 22,
1920, stating that they hoped to be
able to ship some of the street
signs "tomorrow or Saturday ". Pre-
sented and read. On motion of Ald.
Frith the communication was re-
ferred to the Committee of the
Whole Mr. Frick to be present.
Communication of the Iowa Mao
Co. stating that they had forwarded
a sample of their "Granette" street
sign explaining the qualities of the
same. Presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Frith the Communica-
tion was referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
Communication of Hennessey &
Co., Janesville, Wis., stating that
they heard the City was desirous of
having a map made and they were
in a position to make the same.
Presented and read. On motion of
Ald. Burch the communication was
referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Communication of the Automatic
Registering Machine Corporation
stating that they had shipped voting
machines ordered and two sets of
keys for each machine. Presented
and read. On motion of Ald. Frith
the communication was received and
filed.
Notice of claim of Lester J- Hahn
in the sum of $5,000.00 for injuries
sustained by falling on an icy side-
walk on the northwest corner of Elev-
enth and Iowa streets on January
4th, 1920. Presented and read. On
motion of Ald. Burch^ the notice was
referred to the City tAtorney.
Notice of claim of Ida Budde in
the sum of $3,000.00 for injuries sus-
tained by falling on sidewalk near
the corner of Stafford and Lincoln
Axes. Presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Frith the notice was re-
referred to the City Attorney.
Notice of claim of Elizabeth Mc-
Carthy in the sum of $500.00 for in-
juries sustained by fall on sidewalk
in front of No. 129 Julien Ave. Pre-
sented and read. On motion of Ald.
Leist the petition was referred to
the City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. Strobel the
Plumbers Excavation Bond of Relli-
han & Mullen was referred to the
City Attorney.
Honorable - Mayor and City Council.
Gentlemen: I would respectfully
report that I have issued licenses
as truck drivers to N. W. Gilman
of the Brunswick Balke - Collender Co.
and Earl Phelps or the Buettell Bros.
Co., license No. 26 and 27, and find
now that they are not required to
have a license and would request
that these licenses be revoked and
warrants drawn in favor of the
Brunswick- Balke- Collender Co. and
Buettell Bros. for $2.50 each.
Respectfully,
J. W. LAWLOR,
Clerk.
On motion of Ald. Leist the rec-
ommendation of the Clerk was ap-
proved and the Recorder instructed
Lc draw warrants covering the same.
February 5, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
cil of the City of Dubuque.
Gentlemen: Some time ago you
60 Regular Session, February 5th, 1920 Regular Session, February 5th, 1920 61
by one Mr. Provost and sustained a
fracture of her left arm in three dif-
ferent places. The injury occurred
on January 13th. I have investigat-
ed this case, and while no claim
has been filed I feel that a settle-
ment should be made at this time. 1
recommend that you allow Mrs. Hell-
er the sum of $50.00 in full of any
claim she might have growing out
of her injury and I shall secure her
release if this settlement is satis-
factory to you.
If you are satisfied to settle this
claim for that amount kindly have
a warrant drawn in favor of Emma
Heller in the sum of $50.00 and in-
struct the Treasurer accordingly.
Respectfully submitted,
M. H. CZIZEK,
City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. Hird the report
of the City Attorney was approved
and the Recorder instructed to draw
a warrant to cover the amount.
February 5, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
cil of the city of Dubuque.
Gentlemen: Hereto attached find
a certificate of the Clerk of the
United States District Court show-
ing the cost in the case of City of
Dubuque vs. Dubuque Electric Com-
pany in the sum of $143.55. Please
have a warrant drawn in favor ot
Lee McNeely, Clerk of the United
States District Court in the sum of
$143.55 and instruct the treasurer
accordingly.
Respectfully submitted,
M. H. CZIZEK,
City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. Leist the report
of the City Attorney was approved
and the Recorder instructed to draw
a warrant to cover the same.
February 5, 1920.
Gentlemen: Hereto attached and
submitted for your approval is an
amendment to our plumbing ordi-
nance and I ask that it be passed by
you. The amendment has to do
with the bond required of the plumb-
ers and is intended to cover the con-
nection with water pipes from the
main to the building. This amend-
ment is important in order that the
Water Company be protected by a
bond without requiring an extra bond
from the plumbers.
Respectfully yours,
M. H. CZIZEK,
City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. Burch the rec-
ommendation of the City Attorney
was approved.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my
report of defective lights for the
month of January, 1920. I find from
the report of the Police Department
that the total hours that 49 lamps
failed to burn would equal 1 lamp
burning for one month, or $5.41.
Also 1 Boulevard lamp for month, or
$4.58.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. HIPMAN,
City Electrician.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the re-
port of the City Electrician was ap-
proved, and the Treasurer instructed
to deduct the amount from the bill
of the Dubuque Electric Co.
On motion of Ald. Strobel the fol-
lowing Weighmaster's reports were
made a matter of record:
John Mahoney $26.75
C. J. McCarthy 16.40
Louisa Pitschner 1.35
Annual report of the Dubuque
Board of Library Trustees for 1919
presented and read. On motion ot
Ald. Frith, was made a matter of rec-
ord.
Dubuque, Ia., Feb. 5, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen: Relative to the at-
tached petition for W. J. Burns for
the special assessment levied
against City Lot 4 for the itnprove-
ment of Main street I beg to report
that in compiling the special assess -
ment against City Lot 4 all maps
and plats in the office of the City
Engineer show City Lot with a
frontage of 28 feet, same frontage
as used in compiling the Main
street special assessment. Upon the
receipt of this petition, which was
referred to me at the last meeting
of your Honorable Body, I find upon
investigation on the original plat at
the County Court House that this lot
has a frontage of only 24 feet. I re-
spectfully recommend that the City
Treasurer be instructed to alter the
special assessment against City Lot
4 owned by W. J. Burns from the
original amount of $161.29 to $138.27.
Very respectfully yours,
WALTER H. CULLEN,
City Engineer.
On motion of Ald. Frith the report
of the City Engineer was approved.
Dubuque, Ia., Feb. 5, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen: Lenehan & Molo,
plumbers, having completed their
excavation in the alley between Iowa
and Main streets and 2nd and 3d
streets the same being O. K.'d by the
Street Commissioner they are en-
titled to a refund of $7.65. I respect-
fully recommend that a warrant in
the sum of $7.65 be ordered on the
City Treasurer in favor of Lenehan
& Molo against the Excavation fund.
Very respectfully yours.
WALTER H. CULLEN,
City Engineer.
On motion of Ald. Frith the re-
port of the City Engineer was ap-
proved and the Recorder instructed
to draw a warrant to cover the
same.
Dubuque, Ia., Feb. 5, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen: Please have your City
Treasurer instructed to allow an Old
Soldier's exemption of $2,800 to Se-
lina E. Quade, on Lots 8 and 9
Westaby's Sub., and on S. 1 -2 E. 1 -1
of Lot 23a in L. H. Langworthy's
Add. She being the widow of an
Old Soldier, therefore is entitled to
the examination above asked for.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER. J. KIES.
On motion of Ald. Frith the re-
porpt o.f the City Assessor was ap-
proved.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen: In my report of No-
vember 6th, 1919, I reported cash re-
ceived for Master Plumber permits
$126.00 but attached no Treasurer's
receipt to my report for said money.
I have since issued one more Mas-
ter Plumber permit, making a total
of 15 permits, or $150.00, $15.00 of
which has been deducted for the
State fee, making a total paid into
the City Treasury of $135.00, for
which find his receipts attached.
M. O'DONNELL,
Plumbing Inspector.
On motion of Ald. Strobel the re-
port of the Plumbing Inspector was
approved.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen: The following is the
report of the Plumbing Inspector
for the month of January 1920:
Application for Master Plumb-
ers licenses 2
Application for Journeyman
Plumbers' licenses 1
Application for renewal of
Master Plumbers a
Application for information and
instructions 3b
Plans and specifications sub-
mitted and approved 14
Permits granted for installa-
tion of piping and fixtures. 14
Inspection visits tot buildings. 28
Inspection visits to buildings
and water test of piping 15
Paid to City Treasurer for in-
stallation fees and per-
mits as shown by attached
receipts . $82.56
Respectfully submitted,
M. O'DONNELL,
Plumbing Inspector.
On motion of Ald. Strobel the re-
port of the Plumbing Inspector was
approved.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: — Relevying of special
assessment for cutting weeds on the
following lots mentioned below dur-
ing the summer of 1919:
Lots 14 and 15, Union Ave. Add.,
assessed to Ben Klauer, should be
assessed to J. A. Rhomberg; amount
of assessment, $5.00.
Assessment of Irving School,
Woodlawn Park Add., Lots 281, 282,
283 and 284, should be cancelled and
assessed as follows:
Lot 253 to J. H. Chalmers, amount
of assessment $1.75.
Lot 254 to C. G. Howard, amount
of assessment $1.75.
Lot 255 to Amelia Heer, amount
of assessment $1.75.
Lot 256 to A. McIntosh, amount of
assessment $1.75.
Also cancel assessment on Lot 61,
Woodlawn Park Add., assessed
against A. J. Simpson in the amount
of $1.50, the same being an error.
Very Respectfully Yours,
• JOHN SCHROMEN,
Street Com'r.
On motion of Ald. Hird the report
of the Street Commissioner relevy-
ing special assessment was approved,
to be referred to the City Treasurer.
Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 20th.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem-
bers of the City Council.
Gentlemen: Please have your City
Treasurer instructed to cancel the
tax assessed against Lot 31, Oxford
Heights Add., valuation $850.00, as-
sessed to James Alderson, for the
1919 tax, as "this is a double assess-
ment, the above mentioned Lot, is
also assessed to G. M. Orvis for the
year 1919, where it rightfully be-
longs, therefore the tax on the above
mentioned Lot, assessed to James
Alderson for the year 1919, should
be cancelled, as this is a double as-
sessment.
Respectfully Submitted,
PETER J. KIES,
City Assessor.
On motion of Ald. Leist the report
of the City Assessor was approved.
Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 23rd.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem-
ers of the City Council:
Gentlemen: Your City Assessor
to whom was referred the petition
of A. R. Staufenbeil, relative to hav-
ing his taxes corrected for the 1919
tax, on the East 1 /2 of Lots 46, 47,
48 and 49 in Cox's Add.
Would respectfully report that I
have examined said petition, and
find that the valuation placed on the
above mentioned Lots in 1914 was
Regular Session, February 5th, 1920
and binding of the Revised Ordi-
nances of 1919 ready for acceptance
at the next regular meeting of the
city council to be held February 5,
1920. On motion of Ald. Plamondon
the return of service notice was
made a matter of record.
Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 5th, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen:
Herewith find my report for the
month of January 1920, showing the
receipts and disbursements for the
month.
Receipts.
Tax receipts 99,766.84
Miscella n e o u s
receipts 243.44
Del, tax pen-
alties 126.45
Special assess-
ments 33.95
Special bonded
assessme n t s 13,873.43
Interest on same 575.83
Cost on same .40 124,620.36
Cash balance,
Jan 1st, 1920
Disbursements.
Warrants re-
deemed ... 43,791.47
Reg. bonded
coupons r e d' 3,000.00
Imp' bonded
coupons r e d' 5,328.37
Imp' bonds re-
deemed 9,750.00
Library orders
paid ......... 680.16
Park orders
paid ......... 3,263.79
Police pen' or-
ders paid ... 192.50
Fire pen' o r-
ders paid ... 383.00. 66,389.29
Cash balance,
Jan. 31, 1920 278,742.62
345,131.91
The above cash balances include
the balances in the improvement
bond fund, the water works interest
and sinking fund, the library fund,
old water works debt fund, police
pension fund, fire pension fund and
the sinking fund (for amelioration of
the city regular bonded debt , also
excavation fund.
Water Works Account.
Cash balance,
Jan. 1, 1920 13,333.39
Deposits 9,241.11
Orders paid
220,511.55
$345,131.91
12,293.39
Cash balance,
Jan. 31, 1920 10,281.11
$22,574.50 $22,574.50
Excavation per-
mit (old) Bal- 150.00
Excavation fund
balance 323.26
Excavation permit (new) —
Cash on hand
Jan. 1, 1920 292.00
Permits issued 3.00
Cash Balance
Jan. 31, 1920. 295.00
Total 295.00 295.00
Excavation Account.
Balance Jan .
1920 .. . 56.26
Amount de-
posited .. 5.05
Balance Jan. 31,
1920 .... 61.31
Total 61.31 61.31
The following is a record of all in-
terest coupons and bonds redeemed
by the City Treasurer, and credited
to him.
Interest.
I m pro vement
Bond coupons 5,328.37
Registered bond
coupons .. .. 3,000.00 8,328.37
Bonds.
Improvement
bonds .. 9,750.00 9,750.00
Total .. 18,078.87
Respectively submitted,
CYRIL D. LAGEN,
Auditor.
By FRED GANTERT,
Deputy.
Also find my report of salaries due
city officials for the last half of
January, 1920: $1,833.47, and
Amanda Beyer (compensation law)
$17.54.
Respectfully submitted,
CYRIL D. LAGEN,
Auditor.
By FRED GANTERT, Deputy.
On motion of Ald. Frith the pay
roll was received and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay the various
amounts and the report referred
back to the Finance Committee.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the City of Dubuque:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit
my payroll for labor on streets in
the various road districts of the
City of Dubuque for the last half of
January, 1920:
Amount due laborers $1,420.19
Also submit payroll for labor
cleaning storm sewers of the City
of Dubuque for the last half of Janu-
ary, 1920. To be paid from the fund
created for that purpose:
First ward storm sewer,
amount due laborers $765 50
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$4,800.00 just as he states in his pe-
tition, also find that he paid his
taxes on a valuation of $4,800.00 for
the 1914, 1915 and 1916 taxes, in 1917
the above mentioned Lots were car-
ried for a valuation of $5,260.00
which taxes he paid, also find that
the East 1/2 of Lot 47, Cox's Add.,
was assessed to two parties in 1917,
it was assessed to A. R. Staufenbeil,
where it rightfully belonged, also as-
sessed to Jonah Scherer for a valua-
tion of $770.00 for the 1917 tax,
which was an error, the assessment
against Jonah Scherer for the above
mentioned Lot has since been can-
celled by the City Council, which
was correct, as A. R. Staufenbeil
paid the 1917 taxes on the above
mentioned Lot, in 1918 the valuation
carried against the above mentioned
Lots was $6,030.00, and I find that
the valuation carried against Scherer
in 1917, amount $770.00, was added
to the Staufenbeil assessment, which
valuation should not have beeen add-
ed to the Staufenbeil assessment, as
there was no valuation taken away
from the Staufenbeil assessment in
1 when the double assessment
was made in 1917, on the East % of
Lot 47, in Cox's Add., therefore the
1918 valuation on the above men-
tioned Lots was increased from $5,-
260.00 valuation in 1917 to- $6,030.00
valuation for the 1918 tax, which
valuation Mr. Staufenbeil paid his
1918 tax on. In 1919 the valuation
$6,030.00 was again carried against
the above mentioned lots which he
asks to have corrected, also find that
the only improvement made on the
above mentioned lots was eh painted
his house in 1917 which we do not
carry as improvement.
Respectfully Submitted,
PETER J. KIES,
City Asssessor.
On motion of Ald. Frith the report
of the City Assessor was approved.
Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 20th.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem-
bers of the City Council:
Gentlemen: Your City Assessor
to whom was referred the petition
of Carl G. Hille, relative to being
allowed a soldier's exemption on his
1919 taxes, would respectfully report
that I have examined the petition of
Carl G. Hille, and find that the facts
as stated in his petition are true and
correct, he being the owner of the
N. 34 feet of Lot 72, and Lot 2 of the
Sub. 71, L.. H. Langworthy's Add.
Therefore if the law so states that
a soldier or sailor is exempt from
taxes while in the service of the U.
S. Army, I would respectfully recom-
mend that the prayer of the petition-
er be granted.
Respectfully Submitted,
PETER J. KIES,
City Assessor.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the
report of the City Assessor was ap-
proved.
Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 20th.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem-
bers of the City Council.
Gentlemen: Please have your City
Treasurer instructed to allow an
Spanish- American Veteran Soldiers'
exemption of $1,200.00 to Jos. J.
Duscher, on the S. 13 feet of Lot 174
and the N. one -half of Lot 175, Glen-
dale Add., he being a veteran of the
Spanish- American war, therefore is
entitled to the exemption above
asked for on the above mentioned
property for the year 1919.
Respectfully Submitted,
PETER J. KIES,
City Assessor.
On motion of Ald. Leist the report
of the City Assessor was approved.
Return of service notices notify-
ing Chas. Pape & Son, Nesler &
Buechel, Mullen Bros., and Maurice
A. Hill notifying them to submit an
excavation bond in the sum of
$1,000.00 each to take the place of
those in the sum of $500.00 now
filed, to comply with the new pro-
visions of the state law. Presented
and read. On motion of Ald. Stro-
bel the return of service notices
were made a matter of record.
Return of service notice notifying
Otto Henker of his appointment as
one of the three auditors to audit
the books of the Key City Gas Co.
Presented and read. On motion of
Ald. Plamondon was made a matter
of record.
Return of service notice notifying
Corn Belt Packing Co. of the peti-
tion of residents of that vicinity
complaining of the stench from their
plant, stating that action would be
deferred sixty (60) days to enable
them to install proper machinery to
do away with the odors from the
tanks and fertilizing plant. Pre-
sented and read. On motion of Ald.
Leist the return of service notice
was made a matter of record.
Return of service notices notify-
ing the Key City Gas Co. and the
Dubuque Electric Co. to instruct
their meter readers to discontinue
the use of matches, and use flash
lights, also to. wear their badges on
their clothing in a conspicuous
place. Presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Burch the return of ser-
vice notices were made a matter of
record.
Return of service notice notifying
M. S. Hardie to have the printing
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tion 47 thereof and enacting a sub-
stitute therefor.
Section 2. That Section 47 shall
hereafter read as follows: "Section
47— Before any such certificate of
registry shall issue, the applicant
shall file with the Board of Health
a bond in the sum of $1000.00, run-
ning to the City of Dubuque, with
sureties to be approved by the Board
or Health, conditioned for the faith-
ful improvement of all duties re-
quired by the ordinances, rules or
regulations of the City and the
Board of Health, and to repay the
City all damages by reason of ne-
glect or incompetency in the per-
formance of work or arising out of
the careless guarding of excavations
made or to be made, or failure to
put all streets, alleys, avenues or
public places, opened for the pur-
pose of making connections or re-
pairs in sewer, water pipes, in as
good condition as before breaking
up or opening or damage by other
causes growing out of the negli-
gence or carelessness or neglect of
,duty of said registered plumber and
also .including the connections which
,tyre .made with water main in the
street, and covering the installation
of water service pipes from the main
to the building. The registered plum-
ber giving such a bond shall be ex-
empt from giving other bond to the
city, relative to excavating in a
street, alley or public place."
Section 3. This ordinance shall
be in force and effect from and
after its passage by the city council
and published as required by law.
Adopted Feb. 5, 1920.
Approved Feb. 6. 1920.
JAMES SAUL,
Mayor.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
Recorder.
Published officially in the Du-
buque Times - Journal and Telegraph -
Herald newspapers February 6th,
1920.
JOHN STUBER,
2 -6 -1t. City Recorder.
Ald. Burch moved that the reading
just had to be considered the first
reading of the ordinance. Carried.
Aid. Burch moved to suspend the
rules for the purpose of reading the
ordinance by its title. Carried by
the following vote.
Yeas: —Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
Nays : —None.
Ald. Burch moved thg adoption of
the ordinance as read.' Carried by
the following vote.
Yeas: Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
Nays: None.
Your Committee on Streets would
respectfully report that we have
examined the culvert built by Even
& Ulrich in Lincoln Avenue and
would recommend that the same be
accepted and that a warrant be
•drawn on the Emergency Fund for
the payment of the same.
E. E. Frith,
Chairman.
On motion of Ald. Frith the re-
port of the street Committee was
approved.
Ald. Hird moved that the Recorder
be instructed to advertise for bids
for taking care of the flown Clock
for the coining year, said bids to be
Your Committee of the Whole
would respectfully recommend that
all petitions for the use of tile Arm-
ory Hall be referred to Mr. Glenn
Brown with power, he having charge
•of the building for the National
Guard.
E. E. FRITH,
Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole
tq whom was referred the petition
of Fred Buddin asking that the
taxes against Sophia Buddin, lot 81
Cooks Add. be cancelled because
of old age and inability to pay the
same would -respectfully recommend
that the prayer of the petition be
granted as an act of charity.
E. E. FRITH,
Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole
to whom was referred the communi-
cation of the Water Works asking
that the bill against them for rolling
ditches be cancelled would respect- _
fully recommend that request be
granted.
E. E. FRITH,
Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole
to whom was referred the petition
of Dominic Fish remonstrating
against the assessment levied
against his property for the improve-
ment of Roselind Street would re-
spectfully recommend that said peti-
tion be received and filed, as the
assessment was levied according to
law.
E. E. FRITH,
Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole
to whom was referred the petition
of Morrison Bros. asking for the
vacation of parts of Cypress street,
Cedar Street and the alley between
Cedar Street and Pine Street for
the purpose of erecting a manufact-
uring plant would respectfully re-
commend that they be granted the
use of these streets and alley as
long as the property is used for
manufacturing purposes, and that
the proper resoultions be drawn cov-
ering the same.
E. E. FRITH,
Chairman.
64 Regular Session, February 5th, 1920
Third ward storm sewer,
amount due laborers 199 60
Fourth ward storm sewer,
amount due laborers 749 30
Bee Branch sewer, amount
due laborers 1988 20
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN SCHROMEN,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Ald. Frith the pay
rolls were received and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay the various
amounts and the report referred
back to the Finance Committee.
Also submit payroll for labor on
sewers in the City of Dubuque for
the last half of January, 1920.
Amount due laborers 011
sewers 558 96
Respectfully submitted
JOHN SCHROMEN
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Ald Plamondon the
payrolls were received and the re-
port referred back to the Committee
on Sewers.
Chief of Police Giellis reported as
follows;
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council;
Gentlemen; —
I herewith submit my Police report
for the month of January 1920.
Assault and battery ...., 1
Attempt fraud 1
Disturbing the peace 2
Intoxication 4
Larceny from person 3
Petit larceny 5
Violating traffic ordinance . 2
Total 18
Residents arrested 12
Doors found open 35
Detective lights 47
Lodgers harbored 85
Meals furnished prisoners 3
Cost of food 90
Sheriff dieting prisoners. for.
month of January $ 24 15
Police court costs and fines
collected 24 15
Patrol runs 76
Patrol runs for prisoners 12
Prisoners transferred 1
Miles traveled 376
Ambulance calls 221
Also beg to submit payroll for
Policemen for the last half of Janu-
ary 1920.
.Amount due Policemen ....$2,751.00
Amount retained in pension
fund 49 24
Respectfully submitted
J. W. GIELLIS,
Chief of Police.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the
payroll was received and warrants
ordered drawn to pay the various
amounts as far as the appropriation
allows and the report referred back
to the Police Committee.
Fire Chief Ahern reported as fol-
lows;
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council;
Gentlemen;
I herewith submit my payroll for
the Fire Department for the last
Half of January 1920.
Amount due Firemen $3265 75
Pension fund retained 56 20
Respectfully Submittea
DAVID AHERN, Chief.
On motion of Ald. Leist the pay-
roll was received, and the report re-
ferred back to the Fire Committee.
Dubuque, Iowa, Feb, 1st, 1920
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council; —
Gentlemen; —
The following is a statement of
monies advanced by me during the
month of January, 1920 for which
amount please order warrants drawn
in my favor.
Interest on warrants out-
standing $ 167 50
Miscellaneous 35 06
Respectfully submitted
GEO. D. WYBRANT,
City Treasurer.
On motion of Ald. Frith the report
was approved and warrants ordered
drawn to pay the various amounts
and the report referred back to the
Finance Committee.
Ald. Frith moved that the Record-
er be instructed to draw loan War-
rants in the sum of $2,300.00 in
favor of the First National Bank to
create an Emergency Fund, also
Loan Warrants in the sum of $3,-
800.00 in favor of the First National
Bank to create an Emergency Sewer
Fund, said funds to take care of the
bills and payrolls of the last half
of January 1920. Carried.
Ald. Frith moved that the City
Engineer be sent as a delegate to
the Engineer's Convention to be
held at Fort Dodge February 18, the
19 and 20th. at the expense of the
City of Dubuque. Carried.
Ald. Burch offered the following:
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN
ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN
ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO
PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE IN
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA," BY REPEALING SEC-
TION 47 THEREOF AND ENACT-
ING A SUBSTITUTE THEREOF. -
Be it ordained by the City Coun-
cil of the city of Dubuque
Section 1. That an ordinance en-
titled "An ordinance in relation to
plumbing and drainage in the City
of Dubuque, Iowa," be and the same
is hereby amended by repealing Sec-
66 Regular Session, February 19th, 1920
Your Committee of the Whole
to whom was referred the petition
of Pier Bros. asking that the city
vacate to them part of the alley
between Seventh Street and Eighth
Street and the C. M. & St, P. and
C. G. W. R. R. tracks for the pur-
pose of erecting buildings would
respectfully recommend that they
be granted the use of the part of the
alley asked for during the existence
of their business.
E. E. FRITH,
Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole
to whom was referred the petition
of Martin - Strelau Co. asking that
the city vacate that small strip of
Pine Street lying between their pro-
perty and the C. M. & St. P. rail-
road tracks would respectfully re-
commend that the prayer of their
petition be granted and the proper
resolution drawn.
E. E. FRITH,
Chairman.
On motion of Ald. Frith the var-
ious reports of the Committee of.the
Whole were approved.
Ald. Hird Moved to adjourn. Car-
ried.
JOHN STUBER,
City Recorder.
Adopted 1920.
Approved
Attest •
Mayor.
City Recorder.
CITY COUNCIL
(Official.)
Regular session February 19th,
1920.
Council met at 8:20 p. m.
Mayor Saul in the chair.
Present A1ds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
en motion of Ald. Andresen the
Council Proceedings for the month
of November were approved as
printed.
Bids.
Ald. Hird moved that all bids be
opened. Carried.
Bids for the care of the Town
Clock. Bid of F. A. Nesler & Son,
$250.00; bid of Jos. A. Keller, $194.50.
Ald Frith moved that the contract
be awarded to Jos. A. Keller, he be-
ing the lowest bidder. Carried.
Bills.
L. Daily, expense $ 28 00
L. Daily, health 37 60
J. Scharry, health 50 00
F. Roesner, expense 25 00
Ludescher Bros., expense 25 15
John. W. Flynn, expense 5 00
Couler Avenue Garage, ex-
pense 5 00
O'Brien Bros., expense 5 00
John Petry, expense 5 00
F. A. Burns, expense 4 20
R. Herrmann & Son, expense 35 00
Union Printing Co., expense. 78 50
Union Printing Co., expense. 68 00
C. F. Cody Co., expense 19 25
C. F. Cody Co., expense 83 55
C H. Davis Co., expense 7 90
W. Grode, expense 5 00
B. Gantert, expense , 5 00
F. A. Nesler & Son, expense 47 50
D. & J. Hoerner, expense 87
John Savage, expense 90 00
Western Union Telegraph
Co., expense 2 50
Curtis & Son, expense 9 00
Al. Curtis, expense 70 00
A. E. Gmehle, expense 48 23
Register Printing Co., print-
ing . 3 10
Union Prinitng Co., expense 22 00
Hoerrmen Press, expense 82 00
Gonner Bros., expense 53 00
N. Steiver, expense 16 50
S. Reuter, expense 78 00
Pauly Printing Co., expense. 10 25
J. M. Baule, expense 6 80
C. E. Fitzpatrick Co., expense 1 40
T. J. Mulgrjw Co., expense 7 75
Midland Chemical Co., ex-
pense 12 50
F. A. Burns, expense 32 50
Dubuque Paper & Supply Co ,
expense . - 7 00
Even - Ulrich Co., expense 62 35
G. F. Kleih & Son, expense 14 25
Regular Session, February 19th, 1920
Iowa Telephone Co., fire, po-
lice and expense 61 46
The Key City Gas Co., police,
fire, expense 117 70
The Key City Gas Co., ex-
pense, fire, police 4 75
Dubuque Electric Co., light-
ing . 4130 53
On motion of Ald. Leist all bills
propedly O.K. were ordered paid, all
others to be referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole.
Petition of chauffeurs of the city
of Dubuque asking the city council
to reconsider the ordinance just
passed relative to license for the
operator of an automobile. Present-
ed and read. On motion of Ald.
Leist the prayer of the petition was
granted.
Petition of John Philips asking
the city council to cancel the lien
and penalty of approximately $60.0G
on his taxes. Presented and read.
Ald. Leist moved that the rules be
suspended for the purpose of allow-
ing Mr. Philips to address the coun-
cil. Carried by the following vote.
Yeas — Ald. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
Nays —None.
Mr. Philips addressed the council
relative to his taxes.
Ald. Strobel moved that the peti-
tion of Mr. Philips be received and
filed. Carried.
Petition of Mrs. Helen Durbin ask-
ing the city council to cancel the
assessment against the S. 1 /z of lot
228 Glendale Add. for cleaning snow.
Claiming said work was not done by
the city. Presented and read. On
motion of Ald. Frith the petition
was referred to the sidewalk inspec-
tor.
Petition of Dorgan Ulrich & Co.,
asking the city council to allow them
an extension of time until August
1st, 1920 to complete their contracts
on Valeria street, also their contract
for sanitary sewer in Valeria street
and Cushing Place. Presented and
read. Ald. Frith moved that the
prayer of the petition be granted,
provided Dorgan Ulrich Co., and
Assurety company file a stipulation
jointly agreeing to the extention and
the continuance of the bond in ef-
fect. Carried.
Ald. Frith moved that the matter
of drawing a waiver and agreement
to be signed by Dorgan Ulrich Co.,
allowing them to construct the sani-
tary sewer in Valeria street, be-
tween the curb and the center of the
street, be referred to the city at-
torney. Carried.
Petition of the Dubugde Benevol-
ent and Humane society asking the
' city council to allow them the an-
nual appropriation of $300.00 the
same as in previous years. Present-
ed and read. On motion of Ald.
Strobel the petition was referred to
the appropriation committee.
Petition of W. J. Brown asking
the city council to refund him the
sum of $21.98 claiming that he was
overcharged in taxes on lot 128 for
the year 1918. Presented and read.
On motion of Ald. Leist the petition
was referred to the city assessor. .
Petition of Mrs. Sarra Werner
Baule asking the city council to
correct error in assessment of per-
sonal property of $2,000.00. Pre-
sented and read. On motion of Ald.
Strobel the petition was referred to
the city assessor.
Petition of Mrs. M. E. Briggs ask-
ing the city council to allow her to
operate a soda fountain without
paying a city license. Presented and
read. On motion of Ald. Frith the
petition was referred to the com-
mittee of the whole.
Communication of M. H. McCar-
thy stating that if the city council
attempt to lease lot 16 block 13 to
Morrison Bros. their action would
be wholly illegal and entirely be-
yond their power. Presented and
read. On motion of Ald. Andresen
the petition was received and filed.
Petition of Mrs. Delisle asking the
city council to allow her to operate
a boarding house without procuring
a city license. Stating that she is
an aged widow and has only five
boarders. Presented and read. On
motion of Ald. Frith the prayer of
the petition was granted as an act
of charity.
Petition of P. Meisenberg asking
the city council to allow him to op-
erate a second hand store at 1645
Clay street without a city license.
Presented and read. On motion of
Ald Frith the petition was referred
to the committee of the whole.
Petition of Mrs. Fisher asking the
city council to allow her to run a
dance hall at Eagle Point without
paying a city license. Presented and
read. On motion of Ald. Frith the
petition was referred to the com-
mittee of the whole.
Petition of Simon Vogt asking the
city council to re- imburse him to the
extent of $48.05 for plumbers ma-
terials and labor, claiming damage
was done to plumbing when the
storm water sewer was contructed
in Kaufman avenue. Presented and
read. On motion of Ald. Frith the
petition was referred to the com-
mittee of the whole.
Petition of E. C. Blake asking the
city council to have the curb and
gutter on Seminary street raised so
as to proect his property from wat-
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Regular Session, February 19th, 1920 69
tain amounts each year, covering a
number of years until the whole
amount was paid.
Before you took final action in this
matter I considered it my duty to
call your attention to what I con-
sider the law to be in cases of this
kind. In the first place, it is my
opinion that the City Council has no
authority to enter into any contract
to, purchase property to be used for
park purposes. This authority rests
solely and exclusively in the Board
of Park Commissioners, where such
board exists. A similar case was pre-
sented to our supreme court and it
laid down the rule as above stated.
It was the case of "In re- application
of Cedar Rapids, cited in the Eighty -
fifth Iowa, page 39." In this case
the court said:
"In cities acting under special
charters and cities and incorporated
towns may provide by ordinance for
the election of three park commis-
sioners, but it is left discretionary
with each city and town whether to
do so or not. It also provides that
"said park commissioners shall have
exclusive control of such parks, and
shall manage, improve and super-
vise the same," and that they may
use the fund derived from the tax
authorized by said chapter "for im-
proving such parks, or for purchas-
ing additional grounds or laying out
and improving avenues thereto, and
do all things necessary to preserve
such parks." It is clear that in
cities or towns having park commis-
sioners the exercise of these powers
belong to them exclusively, and
equally clear that when they have
not, the power to purchase or con-
demn lands for a public park and
to improve and care for the same is
to be exercised by the corporation
through its council. The city of
Cedar Rapids not having park com-
missioners, the exercise of these
powers remain in its city council."
The City of Dubuque has a Board
of Park Commissioners and, there-
fore, exclusive right to purchase
property for park purposes lies in
such board. The law as enacted di-
vests City Councils of the right to
exercise these powers, and places
them in the hands of the park com-
missioners only. From this it is evi-
dent that any attempt upon the part
of this council to purchase this
property for park purposes would
be wholly illegal and void.
With reference to the provision
of the contract relating to deferred
payments, I might advise you that
this presents another legal question,
and while it is not necessary to de-
termine that question at this tune,
I might suggest to you that I do not
believe that a contract with such
a provision would be valid. The law
seems to be that in order to buy
property for park purposes the same
must be paid for at one time and no
contract could be made which would
spread the payments over future pe-
riods. This position is supported by
the decision above referred to. But,
as I have said, this question need
not be definitely determined at this
time because it is clear the council
is without authority to purchase this
property for park purposes.
In view of what I have said, 1 trust
you will discontinue all negotiations
looking toward the purchase of this,
property from Mr. Olinger.
Respectfully submitted,
M. H. CZIZEK,
City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. Leist the re-
port of the City Attorney was re-
ferred to the Committee of the
Whole.
February 19, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
cil of the City of Dubuque.
Gentlemen: The plumber's excava-
tion bond of Rellihan & Mullen
in sum of one thousand ($1,000.00)
dollars has been referred to me for
examination and report. I beg to
advise you that I have examined
the said bond and find the same
properly executed in form, and the
same is herewith returned to be
placed on file in the Recorder's of-
fice.
Respectfully submitted,
M. H. CZIZEK,
City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. Leist the report
of the City Attorney was approved.
On motion of Ald. Strobel the f ol-
lowing weighmaster's report was
made a matter of record:
Key City Roofing Co. $2.48
Quarterly report of the City Water
Works from Oct. 1st to Dec. 1st, 1919.
Presented and read. On motion of
Ald. Leist the report was referred to
a special committee to audit said
committee to be appointed by the
Mayor. Mayor Saul appointed the
following committee: Alds. Burch,
Andresen and Plamondon.
Return of service notice to South-
ern Surety Co., M. J. McCullough,
Agt., notifying them that the exten-
sion of time would be granted to J.
M. Kenety & Son for the completion
of .heir contract on Auburn avenue
and Rosedale avenue provided they
and the Assurity Co. file a stipulation
jointly agreeing to the extension,
and the continuance of the bond in
effect. Presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Hird the notice was
made a matter of record.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen: I herewith submit
my payroll for labor on the streets
1
68 Regular Session, February 19th, 1920
er. Presented and read. On motion
of Ald. Hird the petition was re-
ferred to the committe of the whole
to view the grounds.
Petition of Nathan McClain ask-
ing the city council to allow him
a soldiers exemption on taxes. Pre-
sented and read. On motion of
Andresen the petition was referred
to the city assessor.
Petition of Rudolph Wagner ask-
ing the city council to allow him a
soldiers exemption on lot and
homestead, on lot 11 Hodges Sub.
Presented and read. On motion of
Ald. Leist the petition was referred
to the city assessor.
Petition of Stanley N. Meyers ask-
ing the •city council to allow him
'a soldiers exemption on taxes on his
homestead lot 24 Oxford Heights
Add. Presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Leist the petition was
referred to the city assessor.
Notice of claim of Daisy Martyr
for personal injuries in the sum of
$3,000.00 by falling on sidewalk on
the east side of Mt. Pleasant
,avenue on the 10th day of January
1920. Presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Hird the notice was re-
ferred to the city attorney.
Communication of Thomas Hird,
stating that on January 16th, he
fell on Davis avenue, and broke his
leg. Presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald Hird the .communication
was referred to the city attorney.
Notice of claim of Emma Elver
for personal injuries in the sum of
$1,000.00 by falling on sidewalk be-
tween Hodgen -avenue stairway and
West Locust street on January 14th
1920. Presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Hird the notice was re-
ferred to the city attorney.
Notice of claim of Mrs. Wallburga
Van Duehlman for personal injuries
in the sum of $10,000.00 by falling
on sidewalk on the north side of Al-
mond street January 14th, 1920, pre-
sented and read. On motion of Ald.
Andresen the notice was referred to,
the City Attorney.
Notice of claim of Mrs. Hanna Mc-
Guinness for personal injuries in the
sum of $100.00 by falling on side - ,
walk on Second street, between Lo-
cust street and the alley west of Lo-
cust, January 14th, 1920, presented
and read. On motion of Ald. Stro- '
bel the notice was referred to the
City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the
plumber's excavation bond of Maur-
ice A. Hill in the sum of $1,000.00
was referred to the City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. Leist the plumb-
er's excavation bond of Philip Breit -
haupt in the sum of $1,000.00 was re-
ferred to the City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the
plumber's excavation bond of Chas.
Pape & Son in the sum of $1,000.00
was referred to the City Attorney.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: Please have the City
Treasurer instructed to allow an old
soldier's exemption of $2,800.00 to
Cath. Schublin on Lot 3 of Sub. 2,
City Lot 667, she being a widow of
an old soldier, therefore is entitled
to the exemption above asked for
on the 1919 tax.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER J. 'KIES,
City Assessor.
On motion of Ald. Leist the report
of the City Assessor was approved.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: Your City Assessor,
to whom was referred the petition
of James McClain relative to being
allowed a soldier's exemption on
Lots 18 and 19, Wooten's Sub., on
his 1919 tax, would respectfully re-
port that I have examined said pe-
tition and find that the facts as
stated in his petition are true and
correct. He therefore is entitled to
the exemption as asked for in his
petition.
Respectfully submitted;
PETER J. KIES,
City Assessor.
On motion of Ald. Leist the report
of the City Assessor was approved.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: 'I return herewith the
petition of Anna K. Fuchs, which
was referred to our office. I find
that for the year 1913 that the North
1 -2 of the South 1 -5 of Outlot 492
was erroneously assessed as the
North 1 -5 of Outlot 492. I also find
that the City of Dubuque collected
the full taxes for the year of 1913,
upon the block in which said lot is
located, that is the taxes on the
North 1 -5 were paid twice. I there-
fore recommend that the city taxes
for the year of 1913 on the North
1 -2 of the South 1 -5 of Outlot 492
be cancelled.
Respectfully submitted,
M. D. COONEY,
Assistant City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. Hird the report
of the Asst. City Attorney was ap-
proved.
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
cil of the , City of Dubuque:
Gentlemen: At a meeting of your
honorable body acting as a commit-
tee of the whole, held on February
11th, you determined to purchase for
park purposes the property known
as "Olinger Park," and instructed
me to draw a contract for the pur-
chase of the same for .a ,considera-
tion of ,$32,000.00. It was ,intended
to have the payments made in cers
70 Regular Session, February 19th, 1920
in the various road districts of the
City of Dubuque for the first half of
February, 1920.
Amount due laborers $1,234.85
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN SCHROMEN,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Ald. Frith the pay-
rolls were received and warrants
ordered drawn to cover the various
amounts and the report referred
back to the Street Committee.
Also submit payroll for labor
cleaning storm sewers in the City of
Dubuque for the first half of Feb-
ruary, 1920.
Amount due laborers on sew-
ers . $2,631.40
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN SCHROMEN,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Ald. Frith the pay-
roll was received and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay the various
amounts out of the Sewer Emergency
fund and the report referred back to
the Street Committee.
Also submit payroll for labor on
sewers in the City of Dubuque for
the first hall of February, 1920.
Amount due laborers on sew-
ers $443.00
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN SCHROMEN,
STREET COMMISSIONER.
On motion of Ald. Plamondon the
payrolls were received and the re-
port referred back to the Committee
on Sewers.
Chief of Police Giellis reported as
follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my
payroll for the Police Department
for the first half of February, 1920:
Amount due policemen ....$2,444.95
Respectfully' submitted,
JOHN GIELLIS,
Chief of Police.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the
payroll was received and the re-
port referred back to the Police De-
partment.
Fire Chief Ahern reported as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my
payroll for the Fire Department for
the first half of February, 1920:
Amount due firemen $2,836.65
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID AHERN, Chief.
On motion of Ald. Leist the pay-
roll was received and the report re-
ferred back to the Fire Department.
City Auditor Lagen reported as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen: Herewith find my re-
port of salaries due City Officials for
the first half of February, $1,818.52,
and Amanda Beyer $17.54 (Compen-
sation Law) ; also L. Wemett $7.50
for care of Comfort Station at
Eighteenth street.
Respectfully submitted,
CYRIL D. LAGEN,
City Auditor.
By FRED GANTERT, Deputy.
On motion of Ald. Frith the pay-
roll was received and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay the various
amounts, and the report referred
back to the Finance Committee.
Alderman Frith offered the follow-
ing:
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque that in order
to pay for the cleaning of the storm
sewers in the City of Dubuque, the
Finance committee, together wfith
the Mayor, be and they are hereby
directed to affect a loan with banks
of the city in such amounts as they
deem necessary and advisable to pay
the expense of cleaning said sew-
ers, and that in order to secure said
loan they are hereby granted the
authority to pledge the credit of the
city, said loan to mature on March
1, 1920, at which time the new fiscal
year will commence.
Ald. Frith moved the adoption of
the resolution. Carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Burch(
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
Nays —None.
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance amending "an ordi-
nance amending an ordinance en-
titled an ordinance in - relation to the
licensing and regulating of— various
occupations and business, persons,
things, exhibitions, games and
amusements, an d being Chapter 26
of the revised ordinances of 1901,
said ordinance having been adopted
upon September 3, 1903.
Be it ordained by the City Coun-
ciy of the City of Dubuque: Sec. 1.
That an ordinance entitled "An Or-
dinance in relation to the licensing
and regulating of various occupa-
tions, and business, persons, things,
expositions, games, and amusements,
and being Chapter 26 of the revised
ordinances of 1901 ", the same hav-
ing been adopted on September 3,
1903, be and the same is hereby
amended by repealing Section 5
thereof, and enacting substitute
therefor.
Sec. II. That Section 5 shall here-
after read as follows:
"Sec. 5. —Each hackman, coach-
man, taxi driver, or person in charge
of any vehicle or conveyance for
the carriage of passengers for hire
shall cause the number of his li-
cense to be fastened on his cab,
Regular Session, February 19th, 1920
hack, taxi cab, coach or other ve-
hicle or conveyance, in some con-
spicuous place, and he shall wear a
shield or plate with an individual
number upon it, which shield or
plate shall be issued by the City Li-
cense Clerk upon the payment of a
fee of $1.50, and this shield or plate
shall be worn at all times by such
driver, and shall ,not be assigned or
worn by any other person than the
one to whom it is issued, and such
shield or plate shall be worn on the
hat or coat where it can be easily
seen by passengers. If any person
fails to procure said plate or shield
and attempt to operate a vehicle for
the carrying of passengers for hire
he shall be deemed guilty of violat-
ing this ordinance, and shall be fin-
ed not less than five ($5.00) dollars
or not more than twenty -five ($25.00)
or to be imprisoned for a term not
to exceed ten (10) days.
Sec. III. This ordinance shall be
in force and in effect from and after
its passage by the City Council
and publication as required by law.
Adopted February 19th, 1920.
Approved iebruary 20th, 1920.
JAMES SAUL,
Mayor.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
City Recorder.
Published officially in the Du-
buque Times - Journal and Telegraph -
Herald newspapers February 20th,
1920.
JOHN STUBER,
2- 20 -1t. City Recorder.
Ald. Burch moved that the read-
ing just had be considered the first
reading of the ordinance. Carried.
Ald. Burch moved to suspend the
rules for the purpose of reading the
ordinance by its title. Carried by
the following vote.
Yeas; — Alds;— Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist Plamondon.
Nays; —Ald. Strobel.
Ald. Burch moved the adoption of
the ordinance as read. Carried by
the following vote.
Yeas; —Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon.
Nays; —Ald. Strobel.
On motion of Ald. Leist the City
Recorder was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for 1000 feet of fire
hose.
Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 13th, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: —
Your Board of Health met in
Special Session February 13th, 1920.
Chairman Saul in the chair.
Present; —Alds. Andresen, Leist,
Citizens; —M. M. Hoffman, Adam
Zilling, City Attorney Czizek, Visit-
ing Nurse Miss Gabriel.
Chairman Saul stated that this
71
meeting is called for the purpose of
acting on recommendations of the
City Attorney relative to raising the
ban on account of the Influenza
epidemic, and acting on any other
business that might properly come
before a° regular meeting of the
Board of Health.
Attorney Czizek recommended that
as the epidemic had substntially
subsided, the ban be somewhat
modified.
It was moved and carried that the
ban be raised on everything ex-
cepting dance halls at once.
It was moved and carried that un-
less conditions get worse than they
are at the present time, the ban on
dance halls be raised 10:00 A. M.
Monday, February, 16th, 1920.
It was moved and carried that the
raising of the ban does not modify
the present restrictions on holding
public funerals, and that all public
places be thoroughly ventilated and
fumigated before being used.
It was moved and carried that the
partial raising of the ban go into
effect 6:00 A. M. Saturday, February,
14th, 1920.
Ald. Andresen moved to adjourn.
Carried.
JOHN STUBER
Clerk of the Board of Health.
Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 19th 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council: —
Gentlemen: —
The Board of Health met in
regular session February 19th, 1920.
Chairman Saul in the chair.
Present; —Alds. Andersen. Leist,
Citizens; —H. M. Hoffman, Adam
Zillig, Quarantine Officer Neuman,
Miss Gabriel, Mrs. Dolan.
Minutes of the meetings of Janu-
ary, 15th, 1920, January 30th. 1920,
February 3rd. 1920, and February
13th. 1920. Presented and read and
on Motion of Adani Zillig were ap-
proved as read.
On motion of Ald. Leist the fol-
lowing bills were sent to the County
for payment; —
Mike Kies 6 00
Adam Zillig 72 98
Frank A. Burns 4 85
Dr. E. L. Reinecke 64 00
Dubuque Electric Co. 4 31
Alice A. Grigg 50 00
Alice A. Grigg 50 00
Frank Hentrick 51 25
Mrs. H. M. Huber 100 00
Mike Kies 12 00
Dr. E. L. Reinecke 104 00
F. A. Burns 44 50
Dr. Chas Palen 100 00
Adam Zillig 3 20
Dr. E. L. Reinecke 146 00
F. D. Weland 57 91
Dubuque, Iowa, February 9th, 1920.
Regular Session, February 19th, 1920 73
the various reports of the Commit-
tee of the Whole with the exception
of the report relative to the purchase
of Olinger Park. Carried.
Ald. Burch offered the following.
Whereas; the City of Dubuque is
the owner of NI/2 of mineral Lot
203; and
Whereas, said property was ac-
quired by the said City when the
Water Works was purchased, and
was to be used in connection with
said Water Works and,
Whereas, said property is no long-
er necessary or useful for the pur-
pose for which it was acquired;
Now Therefore be it resolved by
the City Council of the City of Du-
buque, that the City Recorder be
and he is hereby instructed to adver-
tise for bids for the sale of the N
of Lot 203, said lands to be sold
either at public or private sale to
the highest bidder, and the Mayor
authorized to execute a deed to the
purchaser.
Ald. Burch moved the adoption of
the resolution. Carried by the fol-
lowing vote.
Yeas; —Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
Nays ; —None.
Ald. ,Frith moved that the City
Recorder be instructed to draw Loan
Warrants in the sum of $2,650.00 in
favor of the First National Bank . to
create a Storm Sewer Emergency
Fund to take care of the bills and
payrolls of the first half of February
1920 carried.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the
License Clerk was instructed to
furnish the City Recorder with a list
of the names and amounts of re-
bate due all Taxi Drivers that had
purchased City Licenses to operate
as such, to comply with the amend-
ment to the Ordinance relative to
the same. The City to retain $1.50
of such fee paid for the shield
furnished them.
Whereas, The Martin - Strealu Com-
pany have filed a petition asking for
the vacation of that part of Pine
street abutting their property, Lots
1 and 2 of Sub Lot 509a lying be-
tween the south property line of
Ninth street and the intersection of
the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railroad Company's right -of -way.
And represents that they are the
owners of all the property on the
west side of said street and that the
railroad right -of -way abutts it on the
east side of said street so asked to
be vacated.
Now Therefore, Resolved that the
City Engineer be and he is hereby
directed to make a survey and plat
of that part of Pine street above
mentioned proposed to be. vacated to
be filed in the said City Engineers
office subject to public inspection
and to give the notices required by
ordinance to all owners of property
abutting said ground proposed to be
vacated and to publish the notice
required by ordinance of said pro-
posed vacation.
Ald. Frith moved the adoption of
the resolution. Carried by the fol-
lowing vote.
Yeas; —Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
Nays ; —None.
Ald. Leist moved that a street
light be placed at Nineteenth street
and Couler Avenue. Carried.
Ald. Hird moved that a streetlight
be placed at .Ida street and Delhi
street. Carried.
Ald. Burch moved that a street
light be placed at Wilson Avenue
and West Fifth street. Carried.
Ald. Andresen moved that a street
light be placed at Twenty- second
street and Queen street. Carried.
Ald. Hird moved to adjourn. Car-
ried.
JOHN STUBER.
City Recorder.
Adopted 1920.
Approved
Attest •
Mayor.
City Recorder.
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To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my
report for the month of January,
1920:
Contagious Diseases Reported.
Chicken pox 5
Measles 8
Scarlet fever 5
Mumps 26
Smallpox 12
Influenza 63
Pneumonia 3
Total 122
Pneumonia deaths reported 2
Miscellaneous.
Garbage complaints ... 4
Vaults cleaned 24
Cesspools cleaned 3
Houses fumigated 23
Rooms fumigated 112
Signs put up relative to dump-
ing on vacant lots 1
Total 167
Building permits granted 3
Estimated cost of said build-
ings to be erected $6,000
Venereal diseases reported 13
Respectfully submitted,
OTTO C. NEUMAN,
Quarantine Officer.
Mrs. Dolan reported that the chil-
dren are getting back to school, and
the schools are getting back to nor-
mal.
Miss Gabriel reported that con-
ditions are improving and stated that
the Visiting Nurse association had
called on 125 influenza cases in the
last ten days.
On motion of Ald. Leist the Clerk
was instructed to notify all hospitals
to improve their facilities for load-
ing patients into and taking them
out of the ambulance.
Adam Zillig moved to adjourn.
Carried. JOHN STUBER,
Clerk of the Board of Health.
On motion of Ald. Leist the report
of the Board of Health was approved.
Your Committee of the Whole
would respectfully recommend that
Mrs. Evans be allowed $52.40 dam-
ages. This money being due her be-
cause of the faulty construction of
the storm sewer which damaged the
private connection to her property
to that extent, we would also recom-
mend that the City Recorder be in-
structed to draw a warrant in the
sum of $52.40 payable to said Mrs.
Evans. E. E. FRITH,
Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of
Mrs. Emma O'Connor relative to her
connecting with the sanitary sewer,
would respectfully recommend that
said petition be referred to the City
Engineer to investigate and report.
E. E. FRITH, Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of
Win. Shortel, asking that the assess-
ment against him for personal prop-
erty be cancelled, would respectfully
recommend that said petition be re-
ferred to the City Attorney and As=
sessor to report.
E. E. FRITH, Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the request of
the Hennessey Co., asking that the
specifications for the purposed new
city map be sent him, would recom-
mend that the Recorder be instruct-
ed to send him a copy of the same.
E. E. FRITH, Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of
the retail confectioners asking that
the city license relative to ice cream
parlors be amended, would respect-
fully recommend that said petition
be received and filed.
E. E. FRITH, Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole
would respectfully recommend that
the Ordinance Committee be in-
structed to draft an amendment to
the hotel license ordinance.
E. E. FRITH, Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of
the Dubuque Wisconsin Bridge Co. 1,
asking that the taxes for 1918 and
previous years .be cancelled, would
respectfully recommend that the
prayer of the petition be granted.
E. E. FRITH, Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole
would respectfully •ecommend that
the City Attorney be instructed to
draw up a contract for the purchase
of the Olinger property in Boulevard
Addition for the sum of $32,000.00,
payable in $5,000.00 installments
with interest at 5 per cent.
E. E. FRITH, Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of
the property owners asking for a
light on Marquette Place in Audubon
Addition, would respectfully recom-
mend that the prayer of their peti-
tion be granted.
E. E. FRITH, Chairman.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of
Frank N. Kurt asking that the spec-
ial assessments against his property
in March's Addition for the improve-
ment of abutting streets be reduced,
would respectfully recommend that
he be allowed a reduction of $200.00
on the special assessments levied
against him.
E. E. FRITH, Chairman.
On motion of Ald. Frith the part
of the report referring to the pur-
chase of Olinger Park was referred
back to the Committee of the Whole.
Ald. Frith moyed the approval of
74 Special Session, February 27th, 1920
CITY COUNCIL
(Official.)
Special Session, February "7th,
1920.
Council met at 3:50 p. m.
Mayor Saul in the chair.
Present —Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
Mayor Saul stated that this meet-
ing is called for the purpose of act-
ing on the report of the Committee
of the Whole, relative to the fixing
of the appropriations for the ensu-
ing year and acting on any other
business that might properly come
before a regular meeting of the City
Council.
Ald. Frith moved that the City
Recorder be instructed to draw war-
rants in favor of the Mayor for all
Special Appropriation funds that
have not been paid out. Carried.
Bills.
E. T. Frith, health $
J. Scharry, health
C. 0. D. Laundry, health
Upton Laundry, health
Pauly Printing Co., health
F. M. Jaeger Hdw. Co., health
Dubuque Auto Supply Co ,
health 4 85
Conlin & Kearns Co., health 5 61
National Refining Co., health 60 00
The White Co., health 14 22
Pier Bros., police 24 25
National Clothiers, police 40 50
Iowa Oil Co., police 44 90
G. F. Kleih & Son, police 12 75
Eichhorn & Bechtel, police 12 96
Eichhorn & Bechtel, police 11 71
Dubuque Rubber & Belting
Co., fire hose 125 00
T. J. Mulgrew Co., fire 112 84
Bott, Kampman & Earle Mo-
tor Co., fire 10 00
T. J. Mulgrew Co., fire 45 17
Pier Bros., fire 22 75
Schrup Motor Co., fire 60
G. F. Kleih & Son., fire 2 05
Dubuque Rubber & Belting
Co., fire 100 00
Fischer Co., fire 75
Geisler Bros., fire 30
Pier rBos., fire 22 75
F. G. Becker, fire 16 50
National Refining Co., fire 119 30
Dubuque Rubber & Belting
Co., fire 50
J. M. Baule, fire 8 65
Dubuque Nash Co., fire 20 40
Dubuque Electric Co., fire 45 62
Iowa Oil Co., fire 63 75
T. J. Magee, sewer and roads 14 90
C. Schloz, sewer 17 50
G. F. Kleih & Son, sewer 101 88
Dubuque Electric Co., sewer 12 80
Mettel Bros., roads and sewer 15 10
Cartigni, Dovi & Co., sewer 1 20
960
50
5
4
6
6
00
00
64
96
75
65
Wm. Marshall Steam Boiler
Wks., sewer 4 97
Geo. W. Healey & Son, sewer 4 96
F. A. Burns, sewer and 3d
road
T. J. Magee, sewer and roads
Key City Iron Wks., roads
Martin - Strelau Co., expense,
police, fire and roads
Felix G. Becker, fire and po-
lice
Labor Leader, printing
Times - Journal, printing
Times - Journal, printing
Pauly Printing\Co., expense
J. M. Kenety & Son, extra
grading on Cox street,
grading .fund
N. J. Staner, balance due ce-
ment curb 28th and Wash-
ington streets
Dubuqpe Rubber & Belting
Co., health
Resuscitation Service Co:,
health
Key City Iron Wks., fire
Aherns Fox Fire Engine Co ,
fire
Byrne Bros., fire
Kerper Electric Co., fire .
Dubuque Electric Co., police.
J. M. Baule, expense and po-
lice
Corrance Grocery, sewer
Eichhorn & Bechtel, expenses
and sewer
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co ,
sidewalks
F. A. Burns, 3d road
W. Meyer, 4th road
Clarence M. Traut, expense
Pier Bros., expense
Clarence M. Traut, expense
Curtis & Son, expense
C. Schloz, roads, 3d road and
4th .road
16 50
13 30
119 63
' 50 11
68 97
46 55
194 28
160 04
76 25
217 50
67 26
14 00
20 25
29 04
4 98
1 40
2 00
2 56
11 60
7 40
2 45
6 87
5 50
2 40
35 50
89 2 20 30
6 85
2 05
G. F. Kleih & Son, roads ... 65
Dubuque Nash Co., roads 1 50
On motion of Ald. Strobel all bills
properly 0. K. were ordered paid, all
others referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
Petition of Mrs. William Kings-
ley asking the City Council to cancel
the taxes against Lot 10 Quigley's
Sub. (306 W. Locust street) the
same as was done in 1916 -1917 -1918.
Presented and read. On motion of
Ald. Leist the prayer of the petition
was granted as an act of charity.
Petition of Mary & Josephine
Wolfie asking the City Council to
allow a reduction in assessment for
the year 1920 on City S. 32 ft. 4 in.
of the S. 66 ft. of S. 2 -5 of Lot 446
claiming it was assessed for $5950.00
and she only paid $4000.00 for the
same. Presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Frith the petition was
referred to the City Assessor.
Petition of Albert E. Jaeger ask-
ing the City Council to refund taxes
Special Session, February 27th, 1920 75
paid for the 1919 on Laity S. 22 ft.
10 in. N. 1 -2 E. 118 ft. Lot 608; Sub.
138- 140 -142 L. H. Langworthy W. 20
ft. Lot 6; Sub. 138 - 140 -142 L. H.
Langworthy W. 20 ft. Lot 7; Sub.
8 of 138 - 140 -142 L. H Langworthy
Lot 2, amounting to the sum of
$55.96 claiming that he was in the
service and is entitled to an exemp-
tion of taxes. Presented and read.
On motion of Ald. Hird the prayer
of the petition was granted and the
City Recorder instructed to draw a
warrant in the sum of $55.96 in
favor of Albert E. Jeager covering
the same.
Petition of Donald F. Huntoon
asking the City Council to allow
him a soldiers exemption on taxes
on the N. 40 ft. Lot 22 T. S. Nairn's
Add. now assessed to Genevieve
Beidlu. Presented and read. On
motion of Ald. Leist the petition was
referred to the City Assessor.
Petition of Mettal Land and Se-
curity company asking the City
Council to reduce the assessment
William Metz of Lot 12 in Schaff -
ners' Sub. claiming the lot pas pur-
chased in 1919 for $1800, and is now
assessed for $1740.00. Presented and
read. On motion of Ald. Strobel the
petition was received and filed.
Petition of Schleuter Motor Tire
Co., with itimized bill attached ask-
ing the City Council to allow them
the sum of $93.80 for damages sus-
tained to automobile by being run
into by the City Amnylance on
Rhomberg avenue on August 23,
1919. Presented and read. On mo-
tion of Ald. Frith the prayer of the
petition was granted, and the City
Recorder instructed to draw a war-
rant for $93.80 in favor of Schleuter
Motor Tire Co.
Notice of claim for personal in-
juries of Mrs. Mary Carter in the
sum of $2000.00 by falling on side-
walk in front of Lot 2 in Correll's
Sub. on the North side of W. 5th
street the 27th of January, 1920.
Presented and read. On motion of
Ald Hird the claim was referred to
the City Attorney.
Ald. Frith moved that the rules
be suspended for the purpose of al-
lowing any present to address the
Council. Carried by the following
vote.
Yeas —Ald. Andresen, Burch, Frith,
Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Strobel.
Nays —None.
A. Oiler addressed the Council
stating that he did not have money
enough to procure a City License to
run a junk wagon and asked the
City Council to allow him to oper-
ate without a license. Ald. Plam-
ondon moved that Mr. Oiler be re-
quired to procure a license to run
said junk wagon. Carried
Agreement by and between, the
City of Dubuque, J. M. Kenety &
Son and the Southern Surety Com-
pany of Des Moines, for the exten-
tion of time for the completion of
contracts of J. M. Kenety & Son for
the improvement of Auburn avenue
and Rosedale avenue. Presented and
read. On motion of Ald. Frith the
agreement was made a matter of
record.
Stipulation and agreement on two
certain contracts by London & Lan -
chashire Indemnity Company o f
America, and Even Ulrich Co., rela-
tive to extension of time in which
to complete the contracts of Val -
eria street and sanitary sewer in
Valeria street. Presented and read.
On motion of Ald. Hird the agree-
ments were referred back to the As-
surity Co to be properly filled out
so as to specify what contracts they
pertained to.
Petition of Dubuque Motor Ex-
press Co. asking the City Council
to allow them to operate cars or
trucks for transporting passengers
without a City License, in event of
a strike of the street car men, dur-
ing the period of the strike. Pre-
sented and read. On motion of
Ald. Leist the petition was referred
to the Committee of the Whole,
representatives of the Dubuque
Motor Express Co. to be notified to
be present.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the
Plumbers Excavation Bond of A.
Curtis and Son was referred to the
City Attorney.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council;
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my
report of defective lights for the
month of February 1920. I find
from the report of the Police De-
partment that the total hours that
19 lamps failed to burn would equal
1 -2 of a lamp burning for one month
or $2.70 also 1 Boulevard lamp for
one month of $4.5s.
Respectively Submitted,
WILLIAM HIPMAN,
City Electrician.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the
report of the City Electrician was
approved and the Recorder instruct-
ed to deduct the amount from the
bill of the Dubuque Electric Com-
pany.
March 1st, 1920.
To the Honorabl Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: The petition of Helen
Durbin in regard to assessment of
cleaning snow on Lot 228 Glendale
Add., I find that it was a mistake
in copying the assessment, instead
of 228 it should of been Lot 223
Special Session, February 27th, 1920
amounts and the report referred
back to the Finance Committee.
Dubuque, Ia., March 1, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: The following are
the amounts due various firms
against the various funds depleted
for the year ending February 28th,
1920. (Not including the last half
of February, 1920). Amount due
various firms $8,677.45
Respectively submitted,
JOHN STUBER,
City Recorder.
On motion of Ald. Frith the report
was approved and warrants ordered
drawn to pay the various amounts
and the report referred back to the
Finance Committee.
February 25th, 1920.
Honorable Mayor and City Council;
Gentlemen: Please- order warrants
drawn in my favor to pay for spe-
cial assessments levied against City
property, as follows: For sewer in
Grandview avenue and South Dodge
street $1,026.10 of which $1,000.00 to
be drawn against appropriations of
that amount and $26.10 against Spe-
ial bonded paying fund. For improve-
ment of Peru road, for alley $15.93,
onspecial bonded paving fund. For
improvement of Main street, for
street and Phoneix park $696.75 on
special bonded paving fund. For
sewer in Seminary street appropria-
tion for $325.00,
Respectively submitted,
GEO D. WYBRANT,
City Treasurer.
On motion of Ald. Hird the report
of the City Treasurer was approved
and warrants ordered drawn to pay
the various amounts.
On motion of Ald. Leist the res-
olution adopted February, 19th, 1920
instructing the City Recorder to ad-
vertise for sale the N. 1 -2 Lot 203
at public or private sale to the
highest bidder was referred to the
City Attorney.
Your Committee of the Whole
would respectively recommend the
adoption of the following resolution:
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, That the
appropriations for the ensuing year
for the different departments and
purposes of the city be fixed as fol-
lows :
For general expense and
contingent fund $50,000.00
For district road funds, for
cleaning, sprinkling and
repairing streets:
First district 10,692.32
Second district 18,061.10
Third district 13,823.24
FoUrth district 13,433.62
Fifth district' 12,316.36
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For expense of fire depart-
ment 68,326.64
For fire pension fund 2,135.20
For expense of police de-
partment 60,000.00
For police pension fund 2,135.21
For care, maintainence and
repair of sewers 25,622.49
For printing 2,800.00
For street lighting • 48,000.00
For interest on floating and
bonded debt, interest on
special bonded debt, and
for taking up improve-
ment bonds issued for
payment of special' as-
sesssments against city
property and for taking
up bonds issued to pay
for street and sewer im-
provements where the
assessments levied to pay
the same have been can-
celled by the city council 56,938.86
For expense of the Board
of Health 22,000.00
For grading streets and
alleys 4,270.42
For repair and rebuilding
sidewalks 1,000.00
For printing city ordinance
books 1,500.00
For library board by tax
levy 11,387.77
For library board special
appropriation .... 2,000.00
For purchase of fire hose 1,400.00
For bathing beach 450.00
For municipal athletic field 2,231.89
For visiting nurse associa-
tion 1,200.00
For Board of Health for
hire of visiting nurse for
parochial schools 1,200.00
For repair of fire engine
houses 187.58
For resurfacing South Lo-
cust street
For Grandview avenue
curbing
For Seventeenth street
gutters
For construction of storm
sewer from Curtis street
to Dodge street
For five per cent due on
Bee Branch sewer
For opening of White
street
For dry pipe line on An-
gella street
850.00
7,400.00
224.51
1,500.00
455.97
4,000.00
500.00
For repair of Wood street 400.00
For payment for appraisal
and audit of the Dubuque
Electric company 3,100.00
For street signs 1,200.00
For the emergency road
fund debt 74,839.68
For park board by tax levy 17,081.66
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Glendale Add. Voelker Realty Co.
The mistake was made by taking
the figure 3 for figure 8. Kindly
have Treasurer change same to
Voelker Realty Co. Lot 223 Glendale
Add.
Yours Respectively,
JAMES LYNCH,
Inspector.
On motion of Ald. Frith the re-
port of the Sidewalk Inspector was
approved and the Treasurer instruct-
ed accordingly.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my
payroll for labor cleaning storm
sewer in the City of Dubuque for
the last half of February, 1920:
Amount due laborers for
cleaning sewers $2,032.50
Also submit payroll for labor on
sewers in the City of Dubuque for
the last half of February, 1920:
Amount due laborers on sew-
ers $375.00
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN SCHROMEN,
Street Commissioner.
On 'motion of Ald. Plamondon the
payroll was received and warrants
ordered drawn to pay the various
amounts and the report referred
back to the committee on sewers.
Also submit payroll for labor on
streets in the various road districts
in the City of Dubuque for the last
half of February, 1920:
Amount due laborers $1,150.93
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN SCHROMEN,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Ald. Frith the pay-
roll was received and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay the various
amounts, and the report referred
back to the Street Committee.
Chief of Police Giellis reported as
follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit
the police report for the month of
February, 1920:
Breaking and entering 4
Disorderly conduct 4
Deserter from the U. S. Army 1
Incorrigible 2
Intoxication 1
Larceny from building 3
Obtaining goods by false pre-
tences 1
Obtaining money by false pre-
tences 1
Petit larceny 2
Vagrancy 3
Violating speed ordinances 1
Violating traffic ordinances 3
Total 26
- Residents arrested 15
Doors,found open 30
Defective lights 22
Lodgers harbored 48
1V1eals furnished prisoners ... 28
Cost of food $ 8.40
Sheriff dieting prisoners for
month of February .$ 4.50
Police court costs and fines col-
lected $30.15
Patrol runs .90
Patrol runs for prisoners 16
Prisoners transferred 4
Miles traveled 800
Ambulance calls 230
Also submit payroll for the Police
Department for the last half of Feb-
ruary, 1920:
Amount due policemen ....$2,449.22
Amount retained in pension,
fund 49.44
Respectfully submitted,
J. W. GIELLIS,
Chief of Police.
On motion of Ald. Andresen the
payroll was received and warrants
ordered drawn to pay the various
amounts and the report referred
back to the Police Committee.
Fire Chief Ahern reported as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit
my payroll for the Fire Department
for the last half of February, 1920:
Amount due firemen $2,896.60
Amount retained in pension
fund 55.00
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID AHERN,
Chief.
On motion of Ald. Leist the payroll
was received and warrants ordered
drawn to' pay the various amounts
and the report referred back to the
Fire Committee.
City Auditor Lagen reported as
follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: Herewith find report
of salaries due City Officials for the
last half of February, 1920: $1,818.99.
Also Amanda Beyer (compensation
law), $17.54, and L. Wemett, taking
care of Comfort Station, 18th street,
$7.50.
Respectfully submitted,
CYRIL D. LAGEN,
City Auditor.
By FRED GANTERT, Deputy.
Dubuque, Ia., March 1, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
• Council:
Gentlemen: The following are the
amounts clue Laborers and Teams
against the various funds depleted
for the year ending February, 28th,
1920, (,Not including the last half of
February 1920) Amount due labor-
ers and teams $13,435.52
Respectively Submitted.
JOHN STUBER.
City Recorder.
On motion of Ald. Frith the re-
port was approved and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay the various
78 Special Session, February 27th, 1920
For park board for general
park purposes, special ap-
propriation 2,000.00
To the park board for gen-
eral park purposes but
available only on condi-
tion that during the corn-
ing fiscal year it shall
acquire for park purposes
land in . the City of Du-
buque comprising the
square bounded by Jack-
son streets and Washing-
ton streets, and Twenty -
fifth and Twenty - fourth
or Sanford streets and
known as the Olinger
property 6,000.00
E. E. FRITH, Chairman.
Ald. Frith moved the adoption of
the resolution. Carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
Nays —None.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the jurors' award
for the widening of White street,
would respectfully recommend that
the award be accepted and warrants
be drawn in favor of the property
owners, and that the Mayor and City
Attorney be instructed to procure
the deed to said property.
E. E. FRITH,
Chairman.
Ald. Frith moved that the report
of the Committee of the Whole be
approved. Carried.
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO
MORRISON BROS. THE USE OF
' CERTAIN STREETS AND AL-
LEYS DURING THE TIME THAT
SAID COMPANY MAINTAIN
AND OPERATE THEIR PLANT
AT ITS PRESEIYT LOCATION,
Whereas, Morrison Bros. have
bought the property known as the
Flick- Ziepprecht Box Company prop-
erty, and more particularly described
as Lots 5 to 14, inclusive, Block 13;
Lots 1 to 5, inclusive, Block 16; Lots
1 to 17, inclusive, Block 17; Lot 3 of
28, 29, 30, 31, 32, Block 17; Lots 2
of 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27,
Block 17; All in Dubuque Harbor
Improvement Company's Addition to
the City of Dubuque, Iowa, said prop-
erty lying between Commercial and
Pine streets and between Seventh
and Market streets in the City of Du-
buque, Iowa, the eastern boundary
line thereof being between Lots 4
and 5 in Block 13, and between Lots
17 and 18 in Block 17, and between
Lots 32 and 33 in Block 17, in Du-
buque Harbor Improvement Com-
pany's Addition to the City of Du-
buque, Iowa, and
Whereas, said company are en-
gaged in a general iron manufactur-
ing and foundry business in the City
of Dubuque, Iowa, a -nd
Whereas, said company desires the
use of certain streets and alleys for
the purpose of carrying on their busi-
ness, namely; River street (describ-
ed in Anderson's Plat as "Cedar
street ", and described in the record-
ed plat of the Dubuque Harbor Im-
provement Company's Addition, re-
corded in Book "T" in the County
Recorder's office of Dubuque County,
Iowa, as "Clark street "), from Sev-
enth street easterly to the Division
Line between Lots 4 and 5 in Block
13; also the alley extending through
Blocks 16 and 17, easterly from Sev-
enth street, between River street
and Pine street, commencing at Sev-
enth street, and extending easterly
to the Division Line between Lots 13
and 14 in said Block 17; also Cypress
street from Cedar street, south
westerly to Pine street, and
Whereas, Morrison Bros. make
the statement that the use of said
streets and alleys is necessary for
the successful operation of their
business, and that buildings have
been upon said streets for a great
many years last past, and
Whereas, said streets and alleys
have not been opened up and are of
no practical use to any other firm or
corporation, and do not interfere
with the rights of any other person,
and
Whereas, said Morrison Bros. con-
template expending large sums of
money in the erection of buildings
and improvements upon said above
described lots, streets and alleys,
and
Whereas, the City Council feels
that the use of said streets and al-
leys is absolutely necessary to Mor-
rison Bros. for the successful promo-
tion of their business;. now therefore
Be It Ordained by the Clty Coun-
cil of the City of Dubuquq.
Sec. 1. —That Morrison Bros. their
successors and assigns be and are
hereby granted the ex usive use of
River street (describe Ander-
son's plat as "Cedar street," and
described in the recorded plat of
Dubuque Harbor Improvement Com-
pany's Addition, recorded in Book
.' T" in the county recorder's office
of Dubuque county, Iowa as "Clark
street ") from Seventh street easter-
ly to the division line between lots
4 and 5 in block 13, also the alley
extending through blocks 16 and 17,
easterly from Seventh street, be-
Special Session, February 27th, 1920 79
tween River street and Pine street, Yeas —Aids. .Andresen, Burch,
commencing at Seventh street, and Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
extending easterly to the division bel.
line between lots 13 and 14 in said Nays —None.
block 17, also Cypress street from Ald. Andresen moved to adjourn.
Cedar street southwesterly to Pine Carried.
street, all in Dubuque Harbor Im-
provement Company's Addition to
the city of Dubuque, Iowa, such use
to be enjoyed by said Morrison
Bros. as long as they continue to
operate their factory or plant at
said location, and such use shall be
exclusive to said company.
Sec. 2. —If the said company, their
successors and assigns should at
any time discontinue the operation
of their plant or factory at its
present location, they shall remove
any buildings or structures which
have been built upon the streets
and alleys above named within a
reasonable time after such discon-
tinuance, and after being ordered to
do . so by the city council of said
city of Dubuque, and said streets
and alleys shall then be opened for
public travel thereon, and no rights
other than those herein above
granted are intended to be given to
said company.
Sec. 3. —This ordinance shall be
in force and effect from and afte •
passage by the city council li ublica-
tion as provided by law, and when
the same has been duly accepted
by the proper officials of said Mos-
rison Bros. which acceptance shall
be made within ten days after said
ordinance is duly passed, and shall
be endorsed upon said ordinance
and become a part thereof.
Signed this 1st day of March, 1920.
MORRISON BROS.,
A. M. MORRISON, Pres.
Adopted February 27th, 1920.
Approved February 28th, 1920.
E. E. FRITH,
• Mayor Pro -tem.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
City Recorder.
Published officially in the Du-
buque Times - Journal and Telegraph -
Herald newspapers, February 28th,
1920.
JOHN STUBER,
2- 28 -1t. City Recorder.
Ald. Burch moved that the reading
just had be considered the first read-
ing of the ordinance. Carried.
Ald. Burch moved to suspend the
rules for the purpose of reading the
ordinance by its title. Carried by
the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
Nays —None.
Ald. Burch moved the adoption of
the ordinance as read. Carrie;' by
the following vote:
JOHN STUBER,
City Recorder.
Adopted , 1920.
Approved
Attest:
Mayor.
City Recorder.
List of Oily Warrants
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Dubuque:
Gentlemen: The following is a
complete list of all warrants issued
by me during the month of February
1920.
Salaries for the Last Half of
January, 1920.
James Saul, mayor $ 58 32
Geo. D. Wybrant, treasurer 73 32
Louis F. Kolfenback, asst 62 10
John Holland 52 50
Cyril D. Lagen, auditor 64 16
Fred Gantert, Deputy 55 00
John Stuber, Recorder 64 16
Chas. E. Bradbury, Deputy 55 00
Peter Kies, Assessor 68 75
Adolph Schmid, Deputy 57 50
Harry McCarthy, Deputy 57 50
M. H. Czizek, Attorney 82 50
M. Cooney, Asst. Attorney 62 75
Elsie Datisman, Stenographer 11 00
Walter Cullen, Engineer 91 66
J. J. Ryan, Asst, Engineer 68 75
J. J. Shea 62 50
John Fahey, Rodman 50 00
AT. Eitel, Rodman 50 00
J. W. Lawler, Committee
Clerk 70 00
Chas. J. McCarthy, Market
Master 42 50
---- -- Thos. Hackney, Poundmaster 37 50
Mrs. H. Koenig, Janitress 43 50
Dr. E. L. Reinecke, Health
Office 37 50
Dr. J. F. Graham, Meat and
Milk Inspector 50 00
John Schromen, Street Com-
missioner 11 50
M. O'Donnel, Plumbing In-
spector 87 50
James Lynch, Wharf Master 42 50
Jno. Mahoney, First Ward
scales 32 50
Louis J. Plamondon, Alder-
man First Ward 12 50
K. Burch, Alderman
Ward 12 50
Chas. J. Leist, Alderman
Third Ward 12 50
Jos. L. Hird, Alderman
Fourth Ward 12 50
E. E. Frith, Alderman
Ward 12 50
Wm. P. Andresen, Alderman -
at -Large 12 50
John Strobel, Alderman -at
Large 12 50
John Geilles, Chief of Police 90 00
Amanda Beyer Compensation
law 17 54
Second
Fifth
Police Payroll for Last H.alf of
,January, 1920.
Edward Brunskill $ 63 85
Max Bemeis 60 06
List of Warrants
81
James Corcoran 6 85
John Cody 63 85
Nicholas Campbell ... 63 85
William Carroll 63 85
Thomas Cain 63 85
Thomas Connolly 56 27
Philip Dunphy 68 75
Thomas Duggan 63 85
Edward Daily 63 85
Nicholas Ehlers 63 85
Patrick Fury 68 75
John Fox 63 8
Michael Fogarty 60 63
Theodore Ganahl .63 85
Benjamin Gray 67 64
Lee Golden 55 55
John Kopp 63 85
John Kilby 52 47
Barney Ludescher 68 80
John McGrath 56 50
Hugh Markey .......... 63 85
Otto Neuman' 77 50
Alfred Noel 63 85
John O'Brien 68 75
Michael O'Connor 68 27
Charles Peters 56 50
Michael Ryan 63 85
Gustave Raterman 56 27
Joseph Stoltz .63 86
Arthur Schroeder 63 40
Patrick Sullivan 68 75
John Spielman 63 85
Dennis Sheehan 63 85
Thomas Sweeney 68 75
Fred Spielman 66 30
George Stoltz 63 85
Charles Truher 63 85
Edward Vosberg 72 54
Frank Williams 63 85
Miss B. Brennan 63 85
Mrs. K. Hibbe 63 85
Pension Fund retained 49 24
Dubuque, Ia., February 5, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the City of Dubuque.
Gentlemen: I herewith submit
my payroll for labor on streets in
the various road districts of the City
of Dubuque for the last half January,
1920.
G. Hird, 4th 50 00
A. Hoag, 4th 8 10
J. H. Jackson, 4th 8 00
W. Frost, 4th '31 5.0
R. Birner, 4th 44 44
A. Zingl'e, 4th 55 10
Dubuque, Ia., February 5, 1920
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the City of Dubuque.
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my
payroll for labor cleaning storm sew-
ers of the City of Dubuque for the
last half January, 1920. To be paid
from the fund created for that pur-
pose.
First Ward Storm Sewer.
C. Van Wie, 1st $ 63 90
T. Sheehan, 1st ,61 ,00
'
80 Special Session, February 27th, 1920
CITY COUNCIL
(Official)
Special session, February 27th,
1920.
Meeting called at 7:50 p. m.
Mayor Saul in the chair.
Present Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist.
Absent Alds. Plamondon, Strobel.
Mayor Saul stated this meeting
is called for the purpose of discuss-
ing the proposed street car strike
and to ascertain if any method can
be adopted to avert it, and acting on
any other business that might pro-
perly come before a regular meeting
of the City Council.
Ald. Plamondon entered and took
his seat at 7:55 p. m.
Ald. Frith moved that the rules
be suspended for the purpose of al-
lowing any one present to address
the Council. Carried by the follow-
ing vote.
Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon.
Absent —Ald. Strobel.
Mr. Maynard of the Dubuque
Electric Co. addressed the Council
stating that there was no agreement
that the street car men should wait
until the appraisal was made before
they could expect a raise in wages,
also stated that they have no means
to pay an increase in wages as the
audit will show when it is complete.
Ald. Strobel entered and took his
seat at 8:00 p. m.
Mr. C. C. Mead representing the
Car Men addressed the Council
stating that it is impossible for the
men to meet expenses at the present
wage scale of 38c, 40e and 42c, also
stating that operators of cars in
Davenport are now getting 60c top
notch and are asking for 70e and
80c. Des Moines are getting 68c
and are asking for 70c and 80c.
Mr. Simonds of the Dubuque Elec-
tric Co. addressed the council stating
that the street car ;company are
charging 10c fares in Boston the
distance being so far the people are
compelled to ride but that he did
not think a high rate of fare would
solve the problem in a city this
size, and the only solution he could
suggest would be the one man safety
car which would cut operating ex-
penses and would give the public
better service than they are getting
now, also stating that an 8c fare
or 5 tickets for 35c would relieve the
situation to a certain extent for the
present.
Mr. C. C. Mead addressed the
Council stating that he did not
think the men would be satisfied
with a partial increase as they were
demanding 60c top notch scale.
A communication from Clayton B.
Stiver Co. dated February 26, 1920
stating that when the appraisal is
completed they will be glad to sub-
mit the audit. Presented and read.
A copy of a communication from
the Dubuque Electric Co. to C. C.
Mead president of the Electric Em-
ployes stating that owing to the
increased expenditures for street im-
provements previous increase in
wage scale etc, they were not in a
position to increase wages. Pre-
sented and read.
C. C. Mead addressed the Council
stating that if the Council did not
take any action to relieve the
threatened strike they were failing .
in their duty to the public. -
Mr. Quinlan addressed the Council
stating that the Council guaranteed
the Dubuque Electric Co. a return
when they increased the fares, but
they had not guaranteed the men
any returns, also that the increase
in wages of all employes should not
come out of the rail expense, and
suggested that the Dubuque Electric
Co. carry the expense of a wage in-
crease until such time as the Clay-
ton B. Stiver Co. submitted their
audit.
Ald. Andresen moved that a Com-
mittee of two consisting of City At-
torney Czizek and C. C. Mead be
appointed to check over the books
of the Dubuque Electric Co. to as-
certain the amount of increase in
earnings of said Company caused
by the increase in fares charged and
report their findings to the City
Council. Carried.
Ald. Andresen moved to adjourn.
Carried.
JOHN STUBER,
City Recorder.
Adopted ' 1920.
Approved
Mayor.
Attest •
City Recorder
82 List of Warrants List of Warrants 83
B. Burd, lst 63 00
T. Kennedy, lst 54 00
J. Brink, lst 63 00
W. Jeager, 1st 63 00
F. Kuntz, 1st 38 50
W. Clark, 1st 63 00
J. Cunningham, ] s0 56 50
J. Crowley, 1st 54 00
D. O'Meara, 1st 48 60
J. Van Wie, 1st 19 80
J. Fitzgibbons, 1st 40 50
N. Evert, 1st 48 60
J. Kellogg, 1st 18 00.
F. Balzer, 1st 11 00
Third Ward Storm Sewers.
F. Schubert 9 00
F. Dellinger 27 00
F. Duccini 9 00
C. Rooney 27 00
J. Mundt 18 00
P. Matche • 11 00
W. Flynn 10 50
R. Kriebs 9 00
G. Riebold 13 50
H. Sisson 4 50
J. Steffens 4 50
John McLaughlin 8 00
J. Linehan 48 60
Fourth Ward Storm Sewer.
C. Belling 31 50
D. Noonan 30 50
P. Bayle 58 50
J. Hoskin 22 50
H. Martin 58 50
Jno. McGrath 58 50
W. Frost 22 00
R. Fuhrman 51 50
F. McCune 58 50
M. Boyle 49 50
F. Spies 49 50
F. Mclnerny 2 50
M. Corbett 27 00
H. Oakleaf 15 50
G. Bishop 40 50
J. Spies 40 50
M. Ackels 100 80
F. Dellinger 31 50
Bee Branch Sewer.
P. Horch 63 00
P. Mihmm 58 50
A. Giesler 59 50
F. Becker 58 50
M. Markham 58 50
F. Herber 61 00
J. Sinderholt 58 50
J. Dolter 59 50
Ralph Engel 56 00
J. Komp 58 50
S. Vogt 58 50
Geo. Engle 56 50
Rob. Engle 58'50
W. Buddin 56 50
B. Jenne 54 00
C. Schultz 47 00
F. Piffer 68 50
M. Winter 58 50
A. Hartman 58 50
L. Smathers 54 00
L. Schneider 54 00
H. Buckhart 40 50
E. Finkenauer 49 50
J. Hibbe 31 50
J. Long 3 60
R. Long 77 40
A. Conrad 97 20
Even Ulrich Co 99 90
Jeff McGrath 105 30
M. Ackels 105 30
A. Greenfield 105 30
J. Heim 56 70
Bills.
J. Scharry, health $ 50 00
C. J. McCarthy, Police 90
Otto C. Neuman, expense 25 05
M. O'Donnell, expense 25 05
F. McLaughlin, expense . 5 00
Con Noonan, expense 5 00
Clarence M. Traut, expense 5 00
Mrs. Dan Sullivan, expense 5 00
Weitz Bros. expense 30 00
Rose Fengler Est., expense 25 00
Frank C. Oeth, expense 3 00
Geo. McDonnough, expense 5 00
T. Monadue, expense 11 00
R. Herrman, ,expense 2 50
Jos. L. Hird, expense 32 50
M. Schwagler, expense 30 00
C. T. Ahrendt, expense 25 00
F. Atkinson, expense 5 00
Pat McDonald, expense 25 00
F. Beutin, expense 3 50
Even & Ulrich, reinforced
concrete culvert 7th and
Lincoln Ave., Emergency
Fund 1000 00
Even & Ulrich, reinforced
concrete culvert 7th and
Lincoln Ave., Emergency
Fund 1000 00
Even & Ulrich, reinforced
concrete culvert 7th and
Lincoln Ave., Emergency
Fund 274 00
Geo. D. Wybrant, Treasurer,
interest on warrants out-
standing 167 50
Geo. D. Wybrant, Treasurer,
Miscellaneous .. 35 06
Visiting Nurse Association,
appropriation 100 00
Parochial School Nurse, ap-
propriation 100 00
First National Bank, Loan
Warrant No, 7887 1000 00
First National Bank, Loan
Warrant No. 7888 1000 00
First National Bank, Loan
Warrant No. 7889 300 00
First National Bank, Loan
Warrant No. 7890 1000 00
First National Bank, Loan
Warrant No, 7891 1000 00
First National Bank, Loan
Warrant No. 7892 800 00
First National Bank, Loan
Warrant No. 7979 1000 00
Butell Bros, expense 2 50
Brunswick Balke Collander
Co., expense 2 50
Lenehan & Molo, excavation
account 7 65
Voelker Realty Co., refund
taxes 1918 on N. 1 /2 Lot 199
Glendale Add., expense 12 82
Lee McNeely Clerk U. S. D.
Court, expense 143 55
Emma Heller, settlement per-
sonal inpury claim, ex-
pense 50 00
Salaries for the First Half of
February 1920.
James Saul, Mayor $ 58 33
Geo. D. Wybrant, Treasurer 73 33
Louis K. Kolfenback, Deputy 62 10
John Holland, Clerk 52 50
Cyril D. Lagen, Auditor 64 17
Fred Gantert, Deputy 55 00
John Stuber, Recorder 64 17
Chas. E. Bradbury, Deputy 55 00
Peter Kies, Assessor 68 75
Adolph Schmidt, Deputy 57 50
Harry McCarthy, Deputy 57 50
M. H. Czizek, Attorney 82 50
M. D. Cooney, Asst. Attorney 62 75
Elsie Datisman, Stenographer 11 00
Walter Cullen, Engineer 91 67
J. J. Ryan, ,Asst. Engineer 68 75
J. J. Shea, Clerk 62 50
John Fahey, Rodman 50 00
Al. Eitel, Rodman 50 00
J. W. Lawler, Committee
Clerk 70 00
C. J. McCarthy, Market
Master
Thomas Hackney, Pound
Master
Mrs. H. Koenig, Janitress
Dr. E. L. Reinecke, Health
Officer
Dr. J. F. Graham, Meat and
Milk Inspector
M. O'Donnell
James Lynch, Wharf Master
John Mahoney, 1st Ward
Scales
L. J. Plamondon, Alderman
1st Ward
K. Burch, Alderman Second
Chas. J. Leist, Alderman
Third Ward
Jos. L. Hird, Alderman
Fourth Ward
E. E. Frith, Alderman Fifth
Ward
Wm. Andresen, Alderman -at-
Large
John Strobel, Alderman at-
Large
Amanda Beyer, Iowa Work-
ing Men's Compensation..
L. Wemett, care of Comfort
Station 18th St.
42 50
37 50
43 50
37 50
50 00
87 50
42 50
32 50
12 50
12 50
12 50
12 50
12 50
12 60
12 50
17 54
7 50
Dubuque, Ia., February 19, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the City of Dubuque.
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my
payroll for labor cleaning storm
sewers in the City of Dubuque for
the first .half February, 1920.
C. Van Wie
T. Sheehan
W. Clark
T. Kennedy
W. Jeager
B. Burd
J. Brink
J. Connolly
J. Fitzgibbons
J. Kellogg
F. Baltzer
E. Atchison
J. Cunningham
J. Van Wie
D. O'Meara
P. Boyle
H. Martin
Jno. McGrath
R. Fuhrman
F. McCune
M. Boyle
F. Spies
J. Spies
F. Dellinger
D. Noonan
C. Belling
M. Corbett
M. Ackels 81 00
A. Zingle 7 00
Jno McLaughlin 2 00
J. Linehan 3 60
P. Horch 54 00
P. Mihmm 50 50
A. Geisler 50 50
F. Becker 50 50
M. Markham 46 00
F. Herber 9 00
H. Burkhart 59 50
J. Sinderholt 46 00
J. Dolter 50 50
L. Schneider 50 50
Ralph Engle 31 50
J. Kempt 44 00
S. Vogt 50 50
G. Engle 46 00
Rob. Engle 46 00
V. Winter 41 50
B. Jenni 52 50
C. Schultz 50 50
A. Hartman 50 50
L. Schmaters 18 00
E. Kinkenauer 50 50
J. Hilbe 50 50
J. Moore 34 50
W. Buddin 21 00
J. Long 93 60
A. Conrad 90 90
Even Uhlrich Co. 85 50
Jeff McGrath 6 30
M. Ackels 30 60
A. Greenfield 90 90
J. Heim 90 90
J. Lilly 5 50
$ 54
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54
54
32
54
54
22
54
11
27
54
16
49
27
45
45
29
29
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47
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29
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50
50
00
84
Bills.
L. Daily, expense $ 28.00
L. Daily, health 37 60
J. Scharry, health 50 00
F. Roesner, expense 25.00
Ludescher Bros., expense 25 15
John W. Flynn, expense 5 00
C Avenue Garage, ex-
pense 5 00
O'Brien Bros., expense 5 00
John Petry, expense 5 00
F. A. Burns, expense 4 20
R. Herrmann & Sons expense 35 00
Union Printing Co., expense. 36 25
Union Printing Co., expense. 78 50
;Union Printing Co., expense. 68 00
C. F. Cody Co., expense 19 25
C. F. Cody Co., expense 83 55
G. H. Davis Co., expense 7 90
W. Grode, expense 5 00
B. Gantert, expense 5 00
F. A. Nosier &. Son, expense 47 50
& J. Hoerner, expense
John Savage, expense 90 00
Western Union Telegraph
Co., expense 2 50
Curtis & Sons, expense 9 00
Al. Curti expense .... 70 00
A. Gmehle, expense 48 23
Register Printing Co., .print-
ing 310
Union Printing Co., expense. 22 00
Hoerman Press, expense 82 00
Gonner Bros., expense 53 00
N. Steiver, expense 16 50
S. Reuter, expense 78 00
Pauly Printing Co., expense. 10 25
J. M. Baule, expense 6 80
C.. Fitzpatrick Co., expense. 1 40
T. J. Mulgrew Co., expense 7 75
Midland Chemical Co., ex-
pense 12.50
F. A. Burns, expense 32 60
Dubuque, Paper & Supply Co.
expense 7 00
Even - Ulrich Co., expense 62 35
G. F. Klieh & Son., expense 14 25
Iowa Telephone Co., Fire and
expense 32 74
The Key City Gas Co., Police
fire and expense .. 117 70
The Key City Gas Co., ex-
pense, Fire Police 4 75
Dubuque Electric •Co., Street
lighting ...1000 00
Dubuque Electric Co., Street
lighting .1000 00
Dubuque Electric Co., Street
lighting .1000 00
Dubuque Electric Co., Street
lighting 586 35
First National Bank, Loan
Warrant No. 8052 1000 00
First National Bank, Loan
Warrant No. 8053 1000 00
First National Bank, Loan
Warrant No. 8054 650 00
F. Specht,,expense 3 50
Chas. Karn, expense 3 50
A. McAllister, expense 3 50
List of Warrants
J. F. Yab'erg, .expense
F. Massey, expense
L. R. Karn, expense
Geo. D. Vail, expense
Verne Shepard, expense
Clem Finn, expense
A. Thie)en, expense
H, Quinlan, expense
Geo. Woodward, expense
P. Woodson, expense
R. Leonard, expense
J. Hoftill, expense
E. Russell, expense
Mrs. Evans, expense, damage
to sewer connections
3 50
3 50
3 50
3 50
3 50
3 50
3 50
3 50
3 50
3 50
3 75
3 10
3 75
52 40
Official Publication.
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDI G AN
ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN
ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO
PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE IN
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA," BY REPEALING SEC-
TION 47 THEREOF AND ENACT-
ING A SUBSTITUTE THEREOF.
Be it ordained by the City Coun-
cil of the city of Dubuque.
Section 1. That an ordinance en-
titled "An ordinance in relation to
plumbing and drainage in the City
of Dubuque, Iowa," be and the same
is hereby amended by repealing Sec-
tion 47 thereof and enacting a sub-
stitute therefor.
Section 2. That Section 47 shall
hereafter read as follows: "Section
47— Before any such certificate of
registry shall issue, the applicant
shall file with the Board of Health
a bond in the sum of $1000.00, run-
ning to the City of Dubuque, with
sureties to be approved by the Board
or Health, conditioned for the faith-
ful improvement of all duties re-
quired by the ordinances, rules or
regulations of the City and the
Board of Health, and to repay the
City all damages by reason of ne-
glect or incompetency in the per-
formance of work or arising out of
the careless guarding of excavations
made or to be made, or failure to
put all streets, alleys, avenues or
public places, opened for the pur-
pose of making connections or re-
pairs in sewer, water pipes, in as
good condition as before breaking
up or opening or damage by other
causes growing out of the negli-
gence or carelessness or neglect of
duty of said registered plumber and
also including the connections which
are made with water main in the
street, and covering the installation
of water service pipes from the main
to the building. The registered plum-
ber giving such a bond shall be ex-
empt from giving other bond to the
city, relative to excavating in a
street, alley or public place."
Section 3. This ordinance shall
be in force and effect from and
after its passage by the city council
and published as required by law.
Adopted Feb. 5, 1920.
Approved Feb. 6. 1920.
JAMES SAUL,
Mayor.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
Recorder.
Published officially in the Du-
buque Times- Journal and Telegraph -
Herald newspapers February 6th,
1920.
JOHN STUBER,
2 -6 -1t. City Recorder.
Offici. Notices 85
NOTICE TO JEWELERS.
Sealed proposals will be received
at the City Recorder's Office up to
8:00 p. m. Thursday, February 19th,
1920, to clean, oil and wind the
Town Clock and make such neces-
sary repairs, and furnish such small
necessary materials as may be re-
quired to keep said clock in condi-
tion and running order for the term
of one year, from February 19th,
1920.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check of $25.00 on some
Dubuque bank as a guarantee that
a contract will be entered into if
awarded.
The City Council reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, February
9th, 1920.
JOHN STUBER,
2 -9 -3t City Recorder.
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION.
I, James Saul, Mayor of the City
of Dubuque, by virtue of the author-
ity vested in me by the laws of the
State of Iowa, and acting upon in-
structions from the City Council of
the City of Dubuque, Iowa, do here-
by issue a public proclamation de-
claring the necessity of restricting
the congregation of people to exist
to prevent the spreading of influ-
enza and pneumonia, diseases pro-
nounced contagious, and declaring
such preventive measures as will
best suit the occasion. I, therefore,
declare all rules contained in the
following resolution to be in force
and effect henceforth, and until mod-
ified, enlarged or revoked as the
Council may decide and public ne-
cessity require.
A RESOLUTION.
Whereas, the Board of Health of
the City of Dubuque in special ses-
sion held February 3rd, 1920, took up
for consideration the matter of pre-
venting the spread of influenza and
pneumonia which has assumed epi-
demic form; and
Whereas, it is evident that the
danger of spreading said diseases
lies in the congregation of people,
said diseases being declared to be
"Crowd Diseases "; and
Whereas, said Board feels that
during the prevalence of said dis-
eases in the city, congregation of
people should be eliminated as far
as possible; and
Whereas said Board has recom-
mended to the Council that all the-
atres, moving picture shows, dance
halls, (private or public) and skat-
ing rinks be closed; and furth-
er recommends that services in
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churches be limited to forty -five (45)
minutes each and only to be held on
Sunday; and further - recommends
that all Department Stores be closed
after six (6) o'clock in the evening;
and further recommends that eleva-
tors used in buildings shall be lim-
ited to six (6) passengers for any
trip, and street cars or public con-
veyances to as many passengers as
can ride by being seated, and no
standing shall be permitted; and
further recommends that all health
and quarantine rules be strictly en-
forced and complied with; now
therefore,
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque in special ses-
sion assembled;
That public health and necessity
demand that stringent measures be
adopted to combat the spread of in-
fluenza and pneumonia and the rec-
ommendations of the Board of
Health are, therefore, adopted.
Be it further resolved that, from
and after the publication of this res-
olution of proclamation of theatres, .
moving picture shows, dance halls
(public or private) and skating rinks
shall be closed;
That churches shall be limited in
their services to forty -five (45) min-
utes for each service, which shall be
only held on Sunday.
That all department stores be
closed after six (6) o'clock in the
evening; that elevators used in
buildings shall be limited to six
passengers for each trip; and
Street cars, or other public con-
veyances, shall be limited to so
many passengers as can ride by be-
ing seated, and no standing shall be
permitted therein.
Be it further resolved that all
health and quarantine rules be strict-
ly enforced and complied with and
no public gatherings of any charac-
ter shall be permitted, and any
violation of the rules relating to
health and quarantine shall be pun-
ished as prescribed by law and the
rules of the Board of Health.
Be it further resolved that these
rules shall remain in force and effect
until modified, enlarged or revoked
by the City Council, as public neces-
sity requires.
Be it further resolved, that the
mayor be and he shall hereby be
authorized to issue a proclamation
embodying this resolution, which
shall be published once in the of-
ficial papers in the city from and
after 12 o'clock tonight these rules
shallrbecome effective, and any viola-
tion thereof shall be punished as pro-
vided by law and the rules of the
Board of Health.
JAMES SAUL,
Mayor.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
2 -4 -1t City Recorder.
NOTICE TO THOSE FROM WHOM
A CITY LICENSE IS REQUIRED,
Office of Chief of Police,
Dubuque, Iowa.
To All Whom It May Concern:
All auctioneers, pawnbrokers, junk
dealers, hotels and boarding houses,
restaurants, and eating house keep-
ers, owners of bowling alleys and of
billard and pool tables, owners of
theatre shows, peddlers, porters,
transient merchants, street venders,
vault cleaners, scavengers, team-
sters expressmen and owners of
hacks, taxis, carriages, drays, and
owners or harborers of dogs, book
agents, powder magazines, fortune
tellers, billposters, shoe shiners,
dairies and milk peddlers, dance
halls, skating rinks, ice cream par-
lors; soda fountains, soft drink dis-
pensar.ys, itinerant, Doctors, Merry
go- round, shooting gallerys; second
hand dealers, all chauffeurs driving
licensed vehicles, ferry boats.
And All Other Parties Requiring
A City License.
If any person, firm or corporation
fail to pay such fee within 30 days
from the time said license become
due and payable, there shall be ad,
ded to the license fee as a penalty,
for the first month of delinquency 5.
per cent of the license fee, for the
second month 3 per cent, and for the
third month 2 per cent, and for every
month thereafter 1 per cent, until
paid, and such license fee and pen-
alty shall' be collected at the same -
time,
You and each of you are hereby
notified that said license are now
past due and if not paid immediately
you will be prosecuted in accordance
with the ordinance of the City of
Dubuque.
J. W. GIELLIS, '
2 -2 -7t. Chief of Police.
NOTICE TO HOSE DEALERS.
Sealed proposals will be received
at the City Recorder's, office, City
Hall, until 8:00 p. m. Thursday,
March 4th, 1920, to be acted on by
the City Council on said date, for
furnishing the Fire Department' of
the City of Dubuque with 1,000 feet
of fire hose.
Bidders must state price. per foot
foi hose, also submit a sample of
the hose they propose furnishing.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check for $250.00 on some
JOHN STUBER,
2- 21 -3t. City Recorde
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Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a
contract will be entered into if
awarded. Check and bid in separate
envelope.
The City Council reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Dubuque, Ioda, February
21st, 1920:
Official Publication,
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance amending "an ordi-
nance attending an ordinance en-
titled an ordinance in relation to the
licensing and regulating of various
occupations and business, persons,
things, exhibitions, games and
amusements,, and being Chapter 26
of the revised ordinances of 1901,
said ordinance baying been adopten
upon September 3, 1903.
Be it ordained by the City Coun-
ciy df the City of Dubuque: Sec. 1.
That an ordinance entitled "An Or-
dinance in relation to the licensing
and regulating of various occupa-
tions, and business, persons, things,
expositions, games, and amusements,
and being Chapter 26 of the revised
ordinances of 1901 ", the same hav-
ing been adopted on September 3,
1903, be and the same is hereby
amended by repealing Section 5
thereof, and enacting substitute
therefor.
Sec. II. That Section 5 shall here-
after read as follows:
"Sec. 5. —Each hackman, coach-
man, taxi driver, or person in charge
of any vehicle or conveyance for
the carriage of passengers for hire
shall cause the number of his li-
cense to be fastened on his cab,
hack, taxi cab, coach or other ve-
hicle or conveyance, in some con-
spicuous place, and he shall wear a
shield or plate with an individual
number upon it, which shield or
plate shall be issued by the City Li-
cense Clerk upon the payment of a
fee of $1.50, and this shield or plate
shall be worn at all times by such
driver, and shall not be assigned or
worn by any other person than the
one to whom it is issued, and such
Shield or plate shall be worn on the
hat or coat where it can be easily
seen by passengers. If any person
fails to procure said plate or shield
and attempt to operate a vehicle for
the carrying of passengers for hire
he shall be deemed guilty of violat-
ing this ordinance, and shall be fin-
ed not less than five ($5,00) dollars
or not more than twenty -five ($25.00)
or to be imprisoned for a term not
to exceed ten (10) days.
Sec. III. This ordinance shall be
in force and in effect from and after
its passage by the City Council
and publication as required by law.
Adopted February 19th, 1920.
Approved vebruary 20th, 1920.
JAMES SAUL,
Mayor.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
City Recorder.
Published officially in the Du-
buque Times - Journal and Telegraph -
Herald newspapers February 20th,
1920.
JOHN STUBER,
2- 20 -1t. City Recorder.
Ofial_P_ublication.
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO
MORRISON BROS. THE USE OF
CERTAIN STREETS AND AL-
LEYS DURING THE TIME THAT
SAID COMPANY MAINTAIN
AND OPERATE THEIR PLANT
AT ITS PRESENT LOCATION,
Whereas, Morrison Bros. have
bought the property known as the
Flick- Ziepprecht Box Company prop-
erty, and more particularly described
as Lots 5 to 14, inclusive, Block 13;
Lots 1 to 5; inclusive, Blodk 16; Lots
1 to 17, inclusive, Block 17; Lot 3 of
28, 29, 30, 31, 32, Block 17; Lots 2
of 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27,
Block 17; All in Dubuque Harbor
Improvement Company's Addition to
the City of Dubuque, Iowa, said prop-
erty lying between Commercial and
Pine streets and between Seventh
and Market streets in the City of Du-
buque, Iowa, the eastern boundary
line thereof being between Lots 4
and 5 in Block 13, and between Lots
17 and 18 in Block 17, and between
Lots 32 and 33 in Block 17, in Du-
buque Harbor Improvement Cons=
pany's Addition to the City of Du=
b&ique, Iowa, and
Whereas, said company are en-
gaged in a general iron manufactur-
ing and foundry business in the City
of Dubuque, Iowa, and
Whereas, said company desires the
use of certain streets and alleys for
the purpose of carrying on their busi-
ness, namely; River street (describ-
ed in Anderson's Plat as "Cedar
street ", and described in the record-
ed plat of the Dubuque Harbor Im-
provement Company's Addition, re-
corded in Book "T" in the County
Recorder's office of Dubuque County,
Iowa, as "Clark street "), from Sev-
enth street easterly to the Division
Line between Lots 4 and 5 in Block
13; also the alley extending through
Blocks 16 and 17, easterly from Sev-
enth street, between River street
and Pine street, commencing at Sev-
enth street, and extending easterly
to the Division Line between Lots 13
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and 14 in said Block 17; also Cypress
street from Cedar street, south
westerly to Pine street, and
Whereas, Morrison Bros. make
the statement that the use of said
streets and alleys is necessary for
the successful operation of their
business, and that buildings have
been upon said streets for a great
many years last past, and
Whereas, said streets and alleys
have not been opened up and are of
no practical use to any other firm or
corporation, and do not interfere
with the rights of any other person,
and
Whereas, said Morrison Bros. con-
template expending large sums of
money in the erection of buildings
and improvements upon said above
described lots, streets and alleys,
and
Whereas, the City Council feels
that the use of said streets and al-
leys is absolutely necessary to Mor-
rison Bros. for the successful promo-
tion of their business; now therefore
Be It Ordained by' the City Coun-
cil of the City of Dubuque.
Sec. 1. —That Morrison Bros. their
successors and assigns be and are
hereby granted the exclusive use of
River street (described in Ander-
son's plat as "Cedar street," and
described in the recorded plat of
Dubuque Harbor Improvement Com-
pany's Addition, recorded in Book
"T" in the county recorder's office
of Dubuque county, Iowa as "Clark
street ") from Seventh street easter-
ly to the division line between lots
4 and 5 in block 13, also the alley
extending through blocks 16 and 17,
easterly from Seventh street, be-
tween River street and Pine street,
commencing at Seventh street, and
extending easterly to the division
line between lots 13 and 14 in said
block 17, also Cypress street from
Cedar street southwesterly to Pine
street, all in Dubuque Harbor Im-
provement Company's Addition to
the city of Dubuque, Iowa, such use
to be enjoyed by said Morrison
Bros. as long as they continue to
operate their factory or plant at
said location, and such use shall be
exclusive to said company.
Sec. 2. —If the said company, their
successors and assigns should at
any time discontinue the operation
of their plant or factory at its
present location, they shall remove
any buildings or structures which
have been built upon the streets
and alleys above named within a
reasonable time after such discon-
tinuance, and after being ordered to
do so by the city council of said
city of Dubuque, and said streets
and alleys shall then be opened for
public travel thereon, and no rights
other than those herein above
granted are intended to be given to
said company.
Sec. 3. —This ordinance shall be
in force and effect from and after its
passage by the city council publica-
tion as provided by law, and when
the same has been duly accepted
by the proper officials of said Mos-
rison Bros., which acceptance shall
be made within ten days after said
ordinance is duly passed, and shall
be endorsed upon said ordinance
and become a part thereof.
Signed this 1st day of March, 1920.
MORRISON BROS.,
A. M. MORRISON, Pres.
Adopted February 27th, 1920.
Approved February 28th, 1920.
E. E. FRITH,
Mayor Pro -tem.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
City Recorder.
Published officially in the Du-
buque Times - Journal and Telegraph -
Herald newspapers, February 28th,
1920.
JOHN STUBER,
2- 28 -1t. City Recorder.
CITY COUNCIL
(Official)
Special Session, March, 1st, 1920.
Meeting called at 10:20 A. M.
Mayor Frith Pro -tem in the chair.
Present —Alds. Andresen, Burch,
Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Stro-
bel.
Mayor Frith pro -tem stated this
meeting is called for the purpose of
acting on the report of the special
committee composed of City At-
torney Czizek and C. C. Mead rela-
tive to their investigation of the
books of the Dubuque Electric
Company, and acting on any other
business that might properly come
before a regular meeting of the City
Council.
March, 1. 1920.
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE.
Gentlemen:
The undersigned, the Committee
appointed by your honorable body to
investigate the accounts of the Du-
buque Electric Company with the
view to ascertain, as far as possible,
the increased revenue acquired by
the increase in street car fares
granted on May 22, 1919, beg leave
to report as follows:
In assuming the responsibility
placed upon us we took it for grant-
ed that you did not expect us to
make a detailed investigation of the
company's books for any particular
period of operation, but all that you
intended us to do was to learn, as
far as we were able, what income
was derived by the company from the
increase in fares granted to it on
May 22, 1919. This we have done.
We have also made an investigation
of the company's income derived
from passenger fares and tickets
for the period commencing May 22,,
1918 and ending January 31, 1919,
and we have compared this income
with the income which the company
received from the same source from
May 22, 1919 up to January 31, 1920,
this being the period during which
the increase in fare has been in
effect By taking these two periods
we show what the increase in pas-
sengers for the latter period was as
compared with the former period.
We show the number of passengers
carried for the different fares and
how much revenue was. We make
these statements that in order that
the scope of our investigation may
be clear to you and also how our
results have been attained.
Number of passengers carried
Special Session, March 1st, 1920 89
from May 22. 1918 to January 31,
1919 at the different fares.
2888808 at five cents
(5c) $144,440.40
349963 at two and one
half cents (2 87,709.07%
3238771 $153,189.47
Number of passengers carried
from May 22, 1919 to January 31,
1920 at the different fares.
3,013,264 at six and a
quarter cents
(6%) $188,329.00
579,031 at seven cents
(7c) 40,532.17
207,491 (from May to
Oct. 1) at 2 5,187.27
3,799,786 $234,048.44
RECAPITULATION.
Passengers carried from May
22, 1918 to January 31,1919- 3,238,771
Passengers carried from May
22, 1919 to January 31,1920- 3,799,786
Passenger Gain in 1919 .... 561,015
Income from fares from
May 22, 1918 to Jan. 31,
1919 153,189.47
Income from fares from
May 22, 1919 to Jan 31,
1920 234,048.44
Revenue gain in 1919 ..$ 80,858.97
On May 22, 1919 the company was
permitted to increase its fares from
five cents to seven cents cash fare
or to six and one - quarter cents
ticket fare, and this action was
taken by council in order to avert a
threatened strike of the street car
inen and this method was adopted
to provide revenue sufficient to pay
wage increases and it seems that
have been the understanding that
the company was to pay the increase
out of the additional revenue thus
acquired. The increase received by
the company, based upon the above
figures would be as follows:
579,031 at two cents ...$11,580.62
3,013,264 at one and one
quarter cents 37,665.80
Amount secured by increase
in fares $49,246.42
This last amount represents what
the company made from the differ-
ence in fare allowed. But as is here-
in before shown the total gain from
the entire fare was $80,858.97.
The company claims that it paid
out in increased wages the sum of
$43,000.00 and reducing the net in-
come which was received from the
increase in fares alone, amounting
to $49,246.42 leaves a net balance
of $6,246.42.
This leaves in the hands of the
company unexpended the sum of
$6,246.42.