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1853 April Council ProceedingsSpecial Meeting April 1, 1853 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry petition of 40 citizens of the 1st Ward against appointment of Herman Chadwick judges of elections Thomas Cook and William Newman H Treanor Garret Busenburg Wm A Adams printing bonds April 5, 1853 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Waples Cut summit Lorimer Hollow Road first class fire engine in the eastern cities Hunneman and Co. Boston furnish engine of 26 to 40 man power with all necessary apparatus Joe Swearinger watchman B H Wilmott April 7, 1853 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry recorder fiscal report H C Pierce report officially as Marshall and Collector Justice Thedinga and Justice Mathews deposit monies from fines jury assessing damages of running Lorimer Hollow Road through Cosgrove property summit west of General Jones house ferry privilege Charles Bogy Hunneman and Co. Resolved that mayor instructed to order an engine April 7, 1853 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Bluff St. contractor extend filling of streets and alleys south end of city Election Results Poll Books Mayor - Jesse P. Farley, B J O'Halloran Recorder - Wm H Robbins, Charles Corkery Marshall - P C Morhiser, Peter Brennan Treasurer - John G Shields, Waples Assessor - J W Markle, S G Fennimore Aldermen 1st Ward John Hartsock J D Bush M McNamara B M Samuels 2nd Ward M Mobley H L Stout John King Fred Weigle 3rd Ward James Burt Edward Langworthy Southern District George Wilde G O Karrick Edward O'Hare Northern District F McCraney J E Norton A Heib April 7, 1853 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry candidates having the largest number of votes were declared duly elected Bills H C Pierce sundries E Brown fence public square H Schroeder April 9, 1853 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry petition of 33 citizens recommending Martin Cannavan for appointment as watchman Collectors report collecting harbor tax Marshall salary recorder salary city attorney James Burt salary R C Waples Treasurer salary Doctor Finley Health Officer salary Squire Thedinga fines collected and deposited Charles Bogy ferry license public landing Bills John O'Meara Main st. April 9, 1853 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Bills J C Clark hauling water fire A Lingmaster watching fire at night Henry Fish Nicholas Spitts April 11, 1853 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry fire engine Hunneman and Co. of Boston named Washington jury assess damages on the line of the Lorimer Hollow Road collecting deliquent harbor tax final Collector's report Treasurer O'Halloran and Treasurer Waples reports examine reports and destroy scrip Bills Ryan Larkin fire buckets Warren and Paddock watchmen J Swearingen P O'Shea 6th St. contract Anthony Jordan water to fire Dorgan, Delay, and Murphy canal excavation H Chapman building fence cemetery April 11, 1853 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Bills Stephen Cardiff public landing John Kearnes Thomas Dolan John O'Neil H Brady Brown Lacey Patrick Doyle Blank April 11, 1853 New Council Election Results Aldermen B M Samuels, M McNamara, H L Stout, James Burt, E Langworthy, A Heib, F McCraney, E O'Hare, George Wilde, M Mobley Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heib, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde, Mobley Alderman Stout elected mayor pro tem Burt Marshall elect file bond Oath of office Ebenezer Cook as Notary Public of Scott County, Iowa John G Shields treasurer elect penal sum bond John H Thedinga Justice of the Peace of Dubuque County McCraney nominated John Rosseau McNamara nominated Martin Canaran watchmen John W Markle Assessor elect qualified by C Corkery Notary Public April 11, 1853 Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heib, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde, Mobley assessor bond John Rosseau declared watchman elect new Council Room committee another room P O'Shea 6th St. contract additional officers April 14, 1853 Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heib, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde, Mobley Marshall presented his bond for approval with Robert C Waples and Benjamin Samuels as securities contrary to the spirit of the city charter Charles Corkery Notary Public bond John G Shields with J H Emerson and Wm G Stewart as securities 6th St. contract appointment of officers April 14, 1853 Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heib, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde, Mobley improve Locust St. between 1st St. and Jones St. Grave Yard public auction advertize and sell all lots in the new cemetery minimum price of lots fixed at $5 cost of repairing road leading across the Cooley creek in the direction of Eagle Point examine road on the summit residence of General Jones jury to assess damages April 14, 1853 Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heib, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde, Mobley Oath of office John Rosseau watchman Charles Stafford stall in market James Hurley petition remove material 3rd St. 4th St. E W Nagle petition grade and improvement at corner of Iowa and 3rd St. Warren and Paddock bill night watch Ryan and Larkin fire buckets Maurice Flynn nuisances C Hall water for fire April 18, 1853 Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde, Mobley Council room - Globe Hall Lorimer Hollow Road summitt west of residence of General Jones 6th St. contract P O'Shea 1/4 of work on 6th St. April 18, 1853 Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde, Mobley Road to Eagle Point estimated cost repairs on 2 roads and bridges cemetery stalls in market house L H Langworthy proposition exchange 10 acres of land for a piece of land owned by the city at the head of Main St. Harbor improvement stopped high water Marshall select low land for the depositing of manure taken from streets petition John Fitzpatrick work on levee Bills P O'Shea 6th St. Wm Pool public square Fanning and Co. levee 11th St. 14th St. work April 25, 1853 Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde, Mobley Council rented Globe Hall for one year Lorimer Hollow Road General Jones damages between Cotter and the city road running through Cotter's land road as surveyed through Cotter's land be declared a public highway 6th St. committee Eagle Point Road new cemetery L H Langworthy exchange lands Levee April 25, 1853 Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde, Mobley Canal excavation Abel Hawley change the grade 1 foot on 11th St. and 14th St. bonds of John Markle as assessor wharf master floating dock removed to the opposite side of the slough and tied up 3rd St. and 5th St. map 50 ft of the landing Engineer establish the grade on 1st St. from Bluff St. to the levee May 2, 1853 Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde Bills C Collins work on levee W Pool market house P C Morhiser Bluff St. Paddock House from Platt Smith 6th St. Wilde Messrs Bush, Johnson, and Brenan damages on paving Road to Eagle Point Public sale of 250 lots no further sale until survey completed L H Langworthy