1856 August Council ProceedingsAugust 12, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Petitions
James Rowan and Henry Miller, agent of Ebenezer Miller
withdraw proceedings for the condemnation of certain ground belonging to them in the 3rd ward for market purposes
H W Sanford Market House, lots in 5th ward
E Linnehan E Lenihan depositing of earth on various streets and alleys
August 12, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Petitions
Fire Companies appropriate money for completing the Engine House
J B Dorr grade Alpine St
M Mobley appoint Adolph Keppehl to remove all carcasses of animals found about the city
G Reinfried extend White Street above Eagle Point Avenue
P M Guthrie, building Julien Avenue Sewer, take rock for the sewer from 8th st
August 12, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
P A Lorimer, defective construction of the sewer on Julien Avenue
Receipts and expenditures of the City for the month of July
7th Street Harbor Company paving of 7th St levee
Cost of filling up Sidewalk in front of Lot No. 81 on 1st St
Mr. Quinn agreement with H Shadwick, deduct out of the rent
August 12, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Order drawn in favor of Marshal Peter Kiene
cost of filling sidewalk
Captain John Parker, City Assessor
Drainage of Mineral Street on Main Street Sewer
present grade of 17th St, Main St from 14th to 17th streets
August 12, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Main Street Sewer
Cheapest route to dispose of the drainage of Mineral Street
14th ample capacity
alley between Main and Iowa St
drainage brought down the west side of Main St. by a suitable covered sewer leading into 14th St
blue lines accompanying profiles
Unnecessary to cut down the public park below these lines in the event of the water being carried down Main to 14th St instead of being carried down 17th
Marshal post notices
Gas lamp posts replaced on Main St. by new and larger lamps
August 12, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
contract to Gas company
Street Commissioner
Amount due by the City for teams and laborers
Bills James Potter, Thomas Sherman
removing dead bodies from street and Berry and Playter for depositing dirt on streets
C Perry painting fire engine
Pay of special police for elections
jurymen for Union Avenue, Kings Alley, and Diagonal St
Bills
James Potter Engineer
John Hurley Dodge St
Hurley and Sherman Main St.
P M Guthrie Julien Avenue Sewer
Michael Farral paving Market Square
Ryan and Larkin
Gas Company
William Howard lighting street lamps
August 12, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Peter Kiene hand cuffs
J P Evans salary as Marshal
H S Hetherington Auditor
August 18, 1856
Petitions
David G Scott locate and establish a street commencing at a point where Mineral Street crosses the East and West line through the center of Section 23 Township No. 89
North of range No. 2, east of 5th PM and running with said line west of the quarter post on the line between sections 22 and 24
Town and Range
Thomas Horn, ditch on Jackson Street and 13th filled up
August 18, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Petitions
Paul Simon to fill lot of P Brennan on Julien Avenue
Assessment of John Kesler and William Bathwell property
Charles Corkery, Postmaster, great crowd of persons and consequent disorder at the Post Office on Sundays and stating he was unable to procure a suitable building for the Post Office
Temporary Commodiers building on the public square until government building can be erected
Captain of Police to detail a sufficient number of policement at the Post Office on Sundays to reserve order
Resolution
Resolved City has no power to grant the use of the public square for the purposes asked in the communication of Charles Corkery
August 18, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
W J Barney and Co held city orders Nos. 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022
interest purchase of Plank Road
N A Meblure negotiation on $100,000 loan
Julien Avenue Sewer
bottom of the sewer be grouted
Market houses and public grounds
owners of the ground in the 3rd ward selected for a market were willing to sell
August 18, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Market houses and public grounds
H W Sanford in the 5th Ward
Plan and estimate of a market house
Committee on Poor Relief
Man who had been sick for some time and wished to go to his friends in New York but was out of money
Loaned a sum of $30
Woman entirely destitute who desired to go to Milwaukee
August 18, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Poor Relief Committee
Special Committee on the extension of White Street from 19th St to Eagle Point Avenue
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blue lines
August 18, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Assessment of merchants and bankers
Do not think such a duty should be imposed on them
Messrs Mitton, Cougor, and Cole
J A Linnell lease the room under the brick part of the market house for a refreshment saloon
Obstructions on 2nd St
August 18, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Damage sustained by H Bade during the rain on Sunday last from the street
Salaries of the different city officers
August 18, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Salaries of officers fixed at the following amounts
Auditor $8000
Treasurer $1000
City Attorney $500
Mayor's Clerk $50 per month
City Engineer $1500
Deputy Marshal $800
Resolution
Resolved Street Commissioner to notify the property holders on 1st St between Bluff St and the inner slough east of Main St.
curbstone set
Recorder to advertise for bids
Main St Sewer Lot to John Hurley
from 14th to 17th street
Resolved Street Commissioner to report the amount of public work now going on under his direction
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Street Commissioner Report on Public Work
not to contract for any more work
August 25, 1856
Petitions
S Hempstead grade of Bluff St.at the corner of 10th St. remain as orginally established
John Hartsock
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Petitions
John Hartsock Lot No. 86 much lower than the grade of the street
stagnant water endangering the health of the lower portion of the City
Resolution
Resolved Lot No. 86 raised according to grade established
Petition G R West erection of a Market House, lower end of Main St. in 2nd Ward
Petition from firemen of the City, cisterns capable of holding from 300 to 500 barrels
at each cross street
supplying water in case of fire
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Committee on pumps, wells, cisterns
Petition John Bittmann repeal Ordinance providing for the observance of the Sabbath
Sunday Ordinance
Petition Messrs Hough and Myers rate of license for their theatre about to be established
Petition R Senninger lower assessment of property
Petition accompanied by affidavit from J N
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Petition accompanied by affidavit from J N Heidel complaining of his assessment
Reports of Officers
Marshal report in reference to the grade of 17th, Main, and Iowa Streets
Notices of street projects
Iowa St from 16th to 17th
17th from Clay to Mineral
Main from 14th to 16th
J P Evans
Resolution
Resolved Grade established Iowa St from 16th to 17th, 17th from Clay to Mineral, Main from 14th to 16th
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Street Commissioner Report
Laborers and teams preparing Main and Iowa St paving and macadamizing
Cost of completing work
improvement of 3rd St west of Bluff
Lowering gutter on 10th street
hauling sands for the grouting of the sewer on Julien Avenue
Contract Clay and White Street between 6th and 7th streets
7th St between Clay and Jackson
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Report of Street Commissioner
Blocks on Clay and White St
7th to Clay and White St
Sidewalks on Iowa St from 1st to 14th be graded and paved
Main St from 8th to 14th
7th from Main to Clay
public street, hot weather in very bad condition
Bad condition of the plank road, necessity of repairing from Yagers to Bee Branch
Reduced number of men and teams employed by me on the City improvements
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Bernard Mohan Street Commissioner
South Dodge Street improvement plat
entirely shut out the property along the line of the street from communication with the avenue to which is ought to have access
Newman Cooper retain a stone on Locust St near his wagon shop, setting tire
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Recorder bids for the paving of the gutters on 1st St
Michael McKeon
Reports of Officers
H Baade fill up his lot to the grade on Jefferson Street or stop complaining to the officers of the City
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Thomas Horn fill ditch on Jackson and 13th Streets
street is passable on each side of the ditch
James Potter Engineer, pay of assistants
Berry and Plater bill
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Harbor improvements petition of Dubuque Harbor Company
Jones Street Harbor Company filling up of Main Street in a straight line to the Main River across the Main Slough
leaving an opening for the passage of water
Grade of Main St from 1st St, Main St extension
Result in the creation of stagnant water, disease
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Resolution
Resolved Extension of White st to Eagle Point Avenue
Engineer to survey and plat the extension
Fixing salaries of the City Officers
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Fixing salaries of the City Officers
Resolution
Resolved Recent act of Congress, appropriation for the erection of public buildings including a Post Office, U.S. District Court room, in the City of Dubuque
Erection of Public buildings, grounds to be exempt from taxation
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Resolutions
Resolved City relinquish all taxes upon public buildings erected
Resolved Pledge the faith of the U.S. government that the City will relinquish to it any and every right
City pay taxes that may be levied upon public grounds
Resolved fill hold containing stagnant water on Main St near 1st St
Resolved Grade and have the sidewalks in accordance with the Ordinance now in force
Iowa St from 1st to 14th St
Main St from 8th to 14th St
pave and curb the sidewalks on Clay St between 7th and 8th streets
August 25, 1856
Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum
Pave and curb the sidewalks on 7th St from Main St to Clay St
Repair and put in order without delay the Plank Road in thr 5th Ward
Resolution
Resolved order in favor of A McCann
Resolved prepare an Ordinance fixing the salaries of different City officers
Resolved compelling hucksters to pay license for the occupancy of their stands in the market
prevent teamsters and persons owning and controlling vehicles of every description from driving them through the market during market hours
Platz and Stulby contractors on the Eagle Point Avenue sewer contract