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1854 November Council ProceedingsOctober 30, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Street commissioner stop the through travel on the North part of Main St. between 4th and 5th for ten days pond on Division St. November 6, 1854 Hill St. Petition for the establishment of the street from the property holders on the line of the same P A Lorimier lay out and survey it together with the report of the committee declaring it to be a public highway November 6, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Marshal to advertise and selll the machinery and Dredge Boat Richard Plumbe right to use Hawley's patent for five years Petition George W Jones, Thomas Levans, George W Cummins, Richard Cox, and G Gray street 70 ft wide Lorimer Hollow Road City engineer to survey and plat the street Petition citizens and Mayor of Galena attend celebration Illinois Central Rail Road to Fever River Resolution Resolved City Council of Dubuque to attend the celebration November 8, 1854 survey street from some point of Dodge St. to the top of the Bluff between Madden Hollow and Wildes Furnace Estate of Alex Butterworth city assessment November 6, 1854 November 7, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Bills John Blake 14th St. Sewer contract F L Gelpcke city engineer V Yungstaat Rodman John Elsaser engineer William Schmidt William Krause W Safse Sasse Andrew Jacob William Gelpcke George Ernst Charles Hartman Arthur McCann Main St. contract Patrick Welch 5th St. Silas Sebring watchman J M Marsh engineering Pelan and Anderson lumber Alex and Anderson maps and mineral lots Simon Trainer for Rock for a sewer on Dodge St. Dr. Nelken for Medical Attendance Committee on grade Draft ordinances for the inspection of flour, measuring of wood, and regulating the rates of charges by Draymen November 7, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Improvement of 14th St. west of Bluff St. Silas Sebring neglect of duty watchman November 13, 1854 Main St. macadamizing on block between 5th St. and 6th St. was not as fine as the contract called for Contractor coat of gravel sufficient landing below the Waples Cut vote of the people on the question of a $50,000 loan as authorized by Resolution Construction of a causeway to the river Silas Sebring account of sickness excused November 13, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Additional watchman Purchase of the Plank Road Deed from the Plank Road Company and Daniel G Scott Simon Trainer Bills Pelan and Anderson lumber for bridge over slough A Jordan Cooley Avenue Main St. Paving Andrew and Treadway hardware P C Morhiser Old Dredge Boat flats G Blocklinger Street Commissioner and 5th and 6th st. P W Crawford Recorder T G Donahoe November 20, 1854 Paving and Macadamizing Main St. cost Recorder to assess the property holders November 20, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Main St. property holders Blocks between 3rd St. and 8th St. 5th Ward School House bids Contract with Schrum Proclamation calling for a vote of the citizens on the question of whether the Council shall be authorized to subscribe $300,000 in additional stock in the Mississippi Rail Road Company Iowa St. opened to the Seminary and the trees removed all bodies outside of the old graveyard fence removed to the New Cemetery Recorder to give notice through the papers to the friends Bridges on 13th St. and 14th St. at the crossing of Orange St. Edward O'Laughlin and Jno W Clark watchmen Bills A McCann Main St. John Blake 14th St. contract A Jordan J A Bartlett Bee Branch Road November 20, 1854 Bills Dufeit and Simons work on Calaboose F L Gelpcke engineer George Ernst chairman William Safse Sasse November 27, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Main St. paving and macadamizing on blocks between 3rd and 5th Streets Bill of Simon Trainer Mr. Trenor Dodge St. Sewer Petition Board of the Trade, numbering the business houses of the city draft an ordinance Bill of Sons of Temperance for use of Hall reduced Petition of J J E Norman, T S Nairn, and others November 27, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Petition of J J E Norman, T S Nairn, and others street surveyed and opened from Madden Hollow Road to 8th St. relinquishing the right of way for that purpose Open alley between Broadway in Kings addition and the Plank Road John D Bush interest P Kiene Esq. complained of building near the Court House used as a hospital as a nuisance money collected from property holders on Main St. for paving and macadamizing Main Street Fund Nymans Theatre license fixed Bills A Jordan paving and macadamizing on Main St. Simon Trainor rock for Dodge St. culvert John Flynn work on Levee Dennis Dorgan