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1852 November Council ProceedingsNovember 1, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry all committees and projects public landing streets at the south end of the city 14th St. Sewer cross streets Main St. Iowa St. North of 10th St. west of Iowa St. canal excavation Lorimer Hollow Road George Jones peition relocation graveyard fence petition Bishop Loras 8th St. Sewer temporary landing ferry boats willingness to pave sidewalks Treasurer's communication in Miners Express B H Wilmott increase salary watchman November 1, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry H C Pierce sovereigns from the Treasurer Cook, Sargent, and Co. draft Richard Plumbe keep dwelling house encumbered sidewalk Bids flagging crossings on Main St. P Fanning and Co. G Blocklinger petition Hon J J Dyer reduction of grade on Main St. November 1, 1852 Bills Morrison Wheeler wheelbarrows B H Wilmott salary watchman John Toole 14th St. Sewer John Vesterman P Fanning and Co. public landing J Blake November 3, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry deliquent tax list petitions indigent indignant widows remission of taxes Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Falvey, Mrs. Cleveland remitted Lawrence Hurley harbor tax Mrs. O'Connor County judge road fund Lorimer Hollow Road November 3, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry city road fund Lorimer Hollow Road Treasurer value of sovereigns and other financial opperations City bonds sold in New York on receive New York value treasurer vacant office South end bonds Michael Ahern and other contractors November 8, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Public Landing Dredge Boat interfering committees continued canal excavation John O'Meara bid Lorimer Hollow Road recommended relocation engineer November 8, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Bogy and Fanning landing steam ferry boat North of 10th St. West of Iowa St. error in survey reduce grade improvement of Main st. Road fund Hon Lincoln Clark counsel for treasurer charges in writing value of sovereigns specifications November 8, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Bills Ira A Emerson docking Almanson Eaton Orr and Easley H L Stout Farley and Christman Wm Ahern 10th St. John Blake Locust St. Globe Hall Globe Hall November 9, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry charges against the treasurer Judge Clark Council had no jurisdiction to entertain a legal investigation to pronounce judgement Testimony of H C Pierce and Alderman McHenry heard in support of the charges November 15, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry reports from committees south end of the city public landing Bluff St. 14th St. Sewer Cross streets North end of Main St. Canal Excavation Lorimer Hollow Road graveyard fence road fund Fanning and Co. paving public landing Revenue and taxable property from the assessment roll property in city harbor tax deliquent harbor tax city tax proper deliquent city tax road tax dog tax deliquent dog tax November 15, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Jennings present on behalf of the Treasurer Resolution Treasurer failed to show cause he should not be declared vacant Board declared B J O'Halloran removed from office of Treasurer Jennings appeal to not pass this resolution Mayor recommended compromise November 15, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Jennings Judge Clark Resolution to remove B J O'Halloran passed John H Thedinga Robert C Waples November 16, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry election of a Treasurer in place of B J O'Halloran Robert C Waples proposed Burt objections to Waples political only Mayor declined to vote Waples declared the Treasurer elect November 16, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry B J O'Halloran to give all monies, books, vouchers, and papers to Council Drafts ordered on the treasury P C Morhiser Bluff St. Fanning and Co. Public Landing James Campfield levee Thomas Ryan Wm Roach Thomas Roach John O'Neil Nicholas Glynn John Easley Anthony Jordan contractor 4th St. Bills H Chapman 14th St. John Smith lime H C Pierce market calaboose John Dawson cholera cases November 17, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Robert C Waples bond $15,000 Peter Waples, Allan Wilkie, P A Lorimier, L D Randall, John D Bush, James Huff, Dan Smith, John Kries, Timothy Mason, John M McDonald, John King, David S Wilson, Wm H Robbins, G W Burton securities draft Cook Sargent and Co. sale of city bonds blank drafts for the use of the city Blank Blank November 21, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Minutes corrected compromise with the treasurer minutes published in Express request to correct the minutes B J O'Halloran and Jennings November 21, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Minutes corrected Jennings declined to give any assurance B J O'Halloran would perform the duties of the office of Treasurer recommended compromise petition of some 200 citizens equal and exact justice to all portions of the city by paving Main St. from 1st St. to 8th St. roads becoming more and more impassable Council has not the means nor the power to compel individuals to do work cost of paving Main st. November 21, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Main St. Letter from Mobley interest city scrip Bills John Toole 14th St. Sewer Patrick O'Shea contractor 6th St. Owen Smith watchman Lawlor and Eagan digging ditch 1st St. Jones St. H Chapman balance E Mattox nursing Wm Pitt rejected November 29, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry true line graveyard enclosure fence graves improperly made notice in newspapers Lorimer Hollow work on cross streets south end Canal excavation Dorgan, Delay, Murphy cost paving Main St. $5000 seven squares 1st St. to 8th St. businesses responsible for paving November 29, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry property owners unite in doing the work amendment to the city charter legislature Dredge Boat operations 14th St. Sewer Godfrey Blocklinger John Blake contract Cook, Sargent, and Co. Drafts John Vestercimp B F Davis B H Wilmott Cornelius Collins Bly and Smith