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1855 March Council ProceedingsFebruary 26, 1855 Taxes of Mrs. O'Conner remitted Bills J W Clark watchman H Sidle watchman F L Gelpcke engineer C Krause work F Wittgsoch N Schmidt James Potter making survey and map of sloughs and islands March 1, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Take into consideration an application of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company extension of Jones St. and Dodge St. of their present Depot Grounds land on the lower island below Dodge St. rail road purposes the ground reserved fro a levee on the outer island Harbor improvement change to the contract for the extension of 7th St. March 2, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company change of depot grounds Resolution Change of certain rights under the grant of the City of Dubuque Resolved that provided the D. P. R. R. Co. shall make an arrangement with H L Stout and other contractors Extension of Jones or Dodge St. procure from then a tract of land for depot and other railroad purposes Levee on the Mississippi River City of Dubuque will release and grant to Pacific Rail Road Company the right to occupy said levee for space of 500 ft. for depot and other purposes exlusively provided they leave immediately back of their building or buildings a street not less than 50 ft wide Surrender all the right title and interest March 2, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company change of depot grounds Resolution objection would have to carry the railroad facilities farther from the business of the city close connection with rail roads and towns upon the opposite side of run direct to Lorimer's furnace and build up a city there without coming in contact in the least with the business of the City of Dubuque depot ground to the Main river Harbor improvement contract committee March 2, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell L H Langworthy and others for the extension of 7th St. contract could not be construed to include the old levee on the Main Shore or the inner slough or basin Petition from James Potter map of the city, subscribe for a number of copies of the same March 5, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Petition of Dr. George W Scott for a street to be laid out running west from Division St. Hunneman and Company of Boston in relation to their claim on the City for the fire engine Cooperate with individuals in obtaining a suitable fire engine Horace Estes license claimed of him as a money loaner Cooley and Adam and Gelpcke, Schroeder and Co. James Potter map of the city of Dubuque City indebtedness to John D. Bush, willing to take the bond of the city for the amount due March 5, 1855 Committee on the 5th Ward School House Nicholas Hoffman boarding and attending a man sick with small pox Silas Sebring watchman March 12, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell An Ordinance creating the office of City Auditor and defining its duties Bill of A W Hackley for printing ordinances March 12, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Communication from Messrs Gelpcke, Schroeder and Co., William Rumpf, Silas Sawyer, and John Hodgden licenses Langworthy and Bros. for a license for a brokers and loan office Marshal instructed to commence suit against all persons without license Petition Archibald Graham and others improvement of 5th St. west of the intersection of of Hill Street Set the grade of 5th St. west of Bluff St. to the western limits of the City taxes on Schiller Lodge remitted Bills A Jordan for loss on scrip City Engineer for wages of hands Hoffman boarding sick McMahan Health Officer J Blatchley Peter Kiene Schiller Lodge A W Hackley March 19, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Profiles of all the streets of the City between 1st St. and 14th St. and between Bluff St. and Jackson St. City Engineer Resolution Resolved that the profiles of the following streets or such parts of the same be fixed as permanent grades of streets 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th Jackson, White, Clay, Iowa, Main, Locust, Bluff Resolved grades shall be established and recorded with the profiles of the same in the grade book Bill of A Jordan loss on scrip on Main St. contract bill of City Engineer for wages of assistants and hands March 19, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell A McCann contract paving and macadamizing Deed from P A Lorimer conveying the grounds taken for the Lorimer Hollow Road to the city Draft of a deed from the city to said Lorimer of the ground exchanged by the city for the grounds so taken Execute the deed Washington Fire Company No. 1 purchase a first class engine hose and hose carriage Resolution Resolved fire company use 500 ft of the hose and the hose carriage, Fire Engineer March 19, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Fire Co. use of the market house J Gillespie plat of a proposed addition to the city Thanks of the Council to Ald. Bissell Bills salaries of aldermen E O'Laughlin watchman T Krause rodman for Engineer A Hackbush chairman E Hannecke F Fleischman axeman A Jordan loss on scrip March 26, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Claim of Hunneman and Co of Boston fire engine purchase Survey and plat of proposed street petitioned for by Dr. George W. Scott running west from Division St. giving the amoung of ground taken from property holders Issue a venire to the City Marshal summon a jury for the purpose of assessing damages to private property for the ground taken Washington Fire Co. Profiles of the grades of the streets of the city, prepared by the city engineer City grade book March 26, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell grade for 3rd St. west from Bluff St. Alarming disease of hydrophobia is in imminent danger of prevailing in this city from its proximity in various places Resolution Resolved that the Mayor be directed to issue proclamation requiring all persons owning dogs more or less to confine the same from running at large within his or her house, store, or yard biting or being bitten by other animals Sections 6 and 7 of Ordinance providing for the levy and collection of a tax on dogs and to prevent hydrophobia Bill of Burton's estate for the rent of the basement of the old jail C P Hall occupying a portion of the levee for the depositing of coal for one year Judges and Clerks of the coming city election 1st Ward M M Hagden and M J King Thomas Harron and Hugh Lemmon 2nd Ward J M Harrison and G Blocklinger J T Cook and Charles Knechbaum 3rd Ward J H Emerson and Henry Grimm J T Jarrett and A Cain 4th Ward George Wilging and L L Wood C P Hall and R O Anderson 5th Ward Charles Rose and Alonzo McKee George W Barnes and R Clark March 26, 1855 Bill of Merritt, Mahony, and Dorr printing blank treasury orders April 3, 1855 Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell Granting the application of C P Hall use of levee for coal yard 60 ft south of the south line of 4th St. and 85 ft in depth for one year City engineer survey and plat of street to be laid out between 8th St. and the Madden Hollow Road by J J E Norman S Y Bradstreet, S M Langworthy, T S Nairn, and others September 4, 1854 lies between 8th and 3rd streets Resolution Resolved that a street called Brad Street running from the Lorimer Hollow Road to the extension of 3rd St. declared to be laid out as a public highway for public use Resolved that the recorder shall cause a record of the plat and description of said street