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1852 September Council ProceedingsSeptember 6, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Public landing Dredge Boat outer slough Bluff St. grade confluence 7th St. White St. repairs Main St. between 1st St. and 2nd St. cost of curbing and paving County Treasurer tax on Islands bonds and contracts 14th St. sewer docking wharf Ordinance to collect fines and regulate groceries September 6, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry City Engineer establish stones for permanent bench marks committees in charge of public works proposals election Street Commissioner special market master dispensed with, Marshall duties of that office tax remitted bills Abel Hawley harbor improvement McNair Waples and Smith hospital William Newman Hugh Trainor Treanor Hugh Lemon September 13, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry proposals improvement of streets north of 10th St. and west of Iowa St. B J O'Halloran City Treasurer sale of City Bonds Cook, Sargent, and Co. route of exchange between Dubuque and New York sections 4 and 19 of the city charter denies existance of power to supercede him in his official capacity September 13, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry petition George W Jones resurvey and relocation of Lorimer Hollow road plank road in a straight line from its confluence with Bluff St. to the city boundary power to levy a toll Night Police groceries kept on the islands threatened resistance at the risk of their lives Emmerson and Shields Bills F McCraney public landing Emmerson docking John Noel cisterns Patrick Walsh 8th St. Sewer Emmerson 14 cords of rock Special Meeting September 15, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Final location outer line public landing grading Bluff St. Special Meeting September 16, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry requisition of the citizens who desire a vote for and against subscribing $100,000 stock Southern Wisconsin Rail Road mayor proclamation Public Works September 20, 1852 Met informally without business Special Meeting September 22, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Loan Main St. work Bids proposed Godfrey Blocklinger September 22, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Proposed bids Patrick Noon John O'Meara John Boland Francis Gibbie John Blake lowest bid A McDaniel Leonard Harr dirt cellar excavation Main St. Special Meeting September 23, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry late loan Cook Sargeant and Co. draft be drawn for $3000 on loan Recorder, Treasurer, and Marshall be requested to furnish the Council statement of orders drawn, monies received and expended Owen Smith watchman September 27, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Judges and Clerks election on September 29, 1852 subscription of stock in the Southern Wisconsin Rail Road Hugh Treanor John Hartsock Hugh Lemon W P Wrightman Mathew McNair John McDonnell S G Fennimore Warner Lewis Absolaw Cain Opening bids for stone wall docking of Public Landing Godfrey Blocklinger Jeremiah Borland Ira A Emmerson September 27, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Opening bids stone wall docking public landing P Fanning and Co. opening bids improvement of streets (2nd St. 4th St. 6th St. between Main St. and Iowa St.) John O'Meara Bill Henry Crull as sexton of the public graveyard Abel Hawley outer slough Godfrey Blocklinger 14th St. sewer F McCraney wharf master J T Janett City Engineer B H Wilmott A P Wood William Ahern Edward Short Special Meeting September 30, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Revision Ordinance to collect fines and regulate groceries Lorimer Road George W Jones petition Leonard Horr cellar excavation Public landing bids P Fanning and Co lowest bidder contract loan City Treasury Cook Sargent and Co. wharf improvement repairs on Public graveyard fence September 30, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry contract John O'Meara improvement of streets 2nd St. 4th St. 6th St. 14th St. Sewer Blocklinger Ira A Emerson public landing Abel Hawley dredging outer slough Henry Crull sexton public graveyard market house Jones warden hospital Election Results for and against a subscription of stock in Southern Wisconsin Rail Road First Ward For - 87 Against - 3 Second Ward For - 210 Against - 2 Third Ward For - 130 Against - 4 September 30, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Directors Southern Wisconsin Rail Road subscribing to stock