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1854 July Council ProceedingsJuly 3, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell Bids 1st St. work James McGovern Paving Main St. Patrick Noon Fire Engine Harbor construction contract with Abel Hawley bridge built over slough near Waples Cut Resolved that Gov Nelson Dewey next meeting of Southern Wisconsin Rail Road company at Janesville City entitled to a stockholder Petition of citizens to grade 14th St. rest of Bluff St. so as to render it passable for travel July 3, 1854 temporary loan of $4000 or $5000 Bills William Johnson Lorimer Hollow Road Abel Hawley harbor contract E Walsh 14th St. sewer P Waples fire engine Booth and Shine lumber M Flanagen O'Brien G Blocklinger L Horr levee July 10, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell Mayor and Recorder authorized to issue the bonds of the City Dredge Boat had worked Burning of the boat July 17, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell Patrick Noon 14th St. sewer Extension of Market House Hiram Willey Temporary loan obtained from M Mobley Mr. Bogy Harbor with the ferry boat through Barney Cut Government Dredge Boat Waples Cut Resolution for improving the harbor Accessible to Steamboats for the discharge of freight and to merchants receiving the same commercial interests of the city Resolved that affording a good steam boat landing selling portions of islands July 17, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell Resolved causeways Petition R M Brooke alley west of Main St. between 10th and 14th should be filled and raised to prevent stagnant water Silas Sebring alledged neglect of duty Ordinances passed An Ordinance to define the duties of Treasurer An Ordinance to organize and establish the companies An Ordinance to provide for the appointment of a City Engineer define the duties An Ordinance to regulate the manner of fixing grades An Ordinance to provide for opening, altering, streets and alleys and highways An Ordinance to define the duties of Recorder An Ordinance to regulate collecting of licenses An Ordinance to define the duties of Marshal An Ordinance to regulate the licensing of billiard tables and ball and ten pin alleys An Ordinance to license livery stables An Ordinance to regulate city market An Ordinance to prevent nuisances and for other purposes An Ordinance to organize the filling up and raising of lots to prevent stagnant water An Ordinance to provide for the prosecution of penalties An Ordinance to restrain gaming and punish rude behavior in the streets July 17, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell Henry Sidle watchamn Silas Sebring Mathew Flanagen levee Morris Flynn Peter Kane William Johnson Patrick Mack Michael Dignon Martin Flanagen J S Blatchley acknowledging deeds Patrick Noon 14th St. contract W J Barney and Co interest on bonds Special Meeting July 21, 1854 Devise some way for the ferry boats and steamboats to enter the harbor or have access to the landing without interrupting the work of the government Dredge Boat in the Waples Cut and inner slough July 24, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell In favor of reclocating 5th St. Langworthy, Nairn, Bradstreet and others center of the street Engineer Curb stones on Main St. to be set Street Commissioner Silas Sebring watchman Abel Hawley contract harbor improvement rebuild dredge boat and turn it over to the city gutter each side of Main St. Petition Owen Dunn removal of nuisance Paving Main St. between 6th and 7th July 24, 1854 Bluff St. 5th St. grading and repairing Dr. McMahan Bill McKinley Bills J W Dunn boarding hospital Joseph Place repairing bridge Locust St. John Thornton Whiskey Hill Road Hiram Brown E Linehan and Co. levee July 31, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell curb stone cross streets 5th St. 6th St. on Main St. paving Grading 5th St. at the Bluff plan of improvement extending 7th St. to the river and laying off the islands conditions to the causway July 31, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell Resolution Resolved that erecting contemplated causway proper measurments Building a causeway to the Main Slough below the Waples Cut Petition of property holders in the vicinity of the corners of Clay, White, 6th, and 7th streets grading, paving, gutters, curbstones Petition of property holders on Main St. between 4th and 5th Streets and 7th and 8th Streets paved and macadamized Bills Dr. McMahan Health Officer William Johnson Lorimer Hollow Contract Henry Sidle watchman G Busenburg making 13 coffins J B Kremer attending sick at hospital N Hoffman A Jordan Clay and 17th St. Patrick Noon 14th St. sewer