1854 December Council ProceedingsDecember 4, 1854
Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
An Ordinance creating the Office of Flour Inspector and defining its duties
Draft ordinance providing for the measuring of wood
Wood Market and the Landing
Report building near the Court House used as a hospital complaint
Drs. McMahan and Matthews for a hospital
Cleanly and apparently careful manner
Hospital cannot be considered a nuisance unless it be kept in such a manner as to be injurious to health or indecent or offensive to the senses
December 4, 1854
Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Not to lease the Globe Hall for theatrical exhibitions
taxes of Mrs. Falvey and Mrs. McNamee remitted
Mayor withdraw proclamation for vote for $300,000 additional stock
Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Road Company
Reduced to $50,000
Bills
H L Stout lumber
A McCann Main St. contract
Silas Sebring watchman
Michael Flanagen Street Commissioner
Patrick Lang
Lawrence Ledy
Michael Ledy
John Ledy
Michael Sning
Jocum Leth
George Sieger
Martin Flanagen
Thomas Kane
December 11, 1854
No quorum present
December 18, 1854
Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
An Ordinance creating the office of Wood Measurers and defining their duties
Interest coming due in New York on the Bonds of the City for the $20,000 loan
Amendments to Charter of the City
forward to Iowa City, requesting their adoption by the legislature
Recorder keep a register of all bonds issued by the city
Bills
A McCann discount on orders
A Jordan Main St.
William Sasse City Engineer
George Ernst
December 18, 1854
Bills
J W Clark watchman
Henry Sidle
A McCann Street Commissioner
J Blake
Pierce, Hannum, and Company taking sick to hospital
Pelan and Anderson lumber
December 26, 1854
Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Macadamizing and paving of Main St. between blocks 3rs and 6th Streets not done to contract
Balance due A McCann
Market House committee
Raise money to pay interest
December 26, 1854
Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McCraney, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
City Engineer survey and plat of alley laid out between Plank Road and Broadway
Petition of Dr. G W Scott for the laying out of a street west side of Division St. in T M McCraney addition
License of merchants, shopkeepers, and other persons submit a statement of their business
City Treasurer and Collector be each of them instructed to report at the next meeting of the Council the amount of taxes collected
paid into the Treasury
Peter Keine and S Shomo judges of the election
Bills
Jno Flynn and William Flynn discount
F L Gelpcke engineer
A L Brown surveying