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1858 June Council ProceedingsMay 31, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Committee on Claims Bittman Dubuque Daily Times printing June 7, 1858 Petitions A McCann, Lot No. 610 filled Joseph Roy curbing stone Locust St L Molony Cummins and Matthews depositing filth on 10th St Bissell and Co fix the rates of ferriage of the Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry Co. I N Higbee, 5th St Market Bell placed at 1st St Market instead of Washington Square June 7, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Wesley, McKey and others, streets repaired W W Sweetser, occupying vacant space in the 3rd Ward Market House Market houses and public grounds Philip Schmidt asking the Council to have the City Physician visit a poor widow and her children City Hospital, collect bill from county Samuel Duncan, lot on Alpine Street filled to grade pond Reports of Officers City Sexton, number of interments Engineer excavation before permanent gutters Hill St profile and grade of South Avenue from the old corporation line sewer Martin Kiernan perches dry masonry receipts and expenditures June 7, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Auditor receipts and expenditures General Fund Wharfage Fund School House Fund Teachers Fund Special Interest Fund Treasury excess of expenditures city scrip entire debt of the city in the form of notes and bonds railroad bonds H Jordan and A Jordan City Attorney case of the contract of Johnson and Ryan iron sewers ordered from Pemock and Hart June 7, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham bond belonging to Abry and Guthrie Increasing the pay of Jacob Swivell Market Rules Market Ordinance Section 1 - from April 15 to October 1 of each year, Sundays excepted, the markets shall be open from 4:00 to 10:00 and Saturdays from 4:00 to 11:00 Rail market shall be open from 5:00 to 11:00 Section 2 - no person shall sell any meats, provisions, or vegetables in violation of ordinance Section 3 - No butcher shall kill or dress any animals about the market, provisions or other substances, heads, hides, horns, bones, wings, legs, feet, entrails, offal slops or filth Section 4 - No sale of fresh meat, calf libinf or otherwise less than 4 weeks old Section 5 - No sale of carcass of any domestic, wild fowl, poultry Section 6 - Every stall in the market kept neat and orderly by occupant June 7, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Market Rules Market Ordinance Market Master cause the stall to be properly cleanrd lessee or occupant Section 7 - teams, waggons, carts, and other vehicles brought to market to be arranged and placed on grounds in arrangement sale of several articles offered for sale at market Reports of Committees Bill of A Gillespie and N A McClure city scrip John Hurley O Roras bill Abry and Guthrie contract Rules suspended to hear the petition of F Bourgeoise in relation to sidewalks Lot Nos. 78 and 78A notify property owners June 7, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Bill of Barnard Shutie Communications T McCay and B Wheating work referred to Marshal John Bittman, proprietor of Volkstribune City Attorney opening of Madison St and Mineral St schools Ferry company Resolutions Regulation of the Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry fixing rates of ferriage Meet with the supervisors of Jo Daviess County building dry wall in front of property of M Mahegan Unfinished Business Button and Blake late heavy rains, repairs Eagle Point Evenue Draining pond on Washington St and 11th St Dubuque Western Railroad Company June 7, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Dubuque Western Railroad Company petition Passenger depot of the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad to old levee Resolutions ground around 1st Ward Market House paved and macadamized old market house Mayor advertise for the sale of the bell in Washington Square Michael Hardy, police officer returned to West Dubuque P Byrne, late City Collector, hand over all books and papers no bids entertained from any person June 7, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Resolutions Marshal notify property owners to pave plank, or fill with gravel, sidewalks from 10th St to 18th St on Clay St Marshal report of complaints City Attorney give written opinion in regard to the power of the City Council to grant license for retailing spirits and liquors, ale and beer Recorder advertise for filling up with bluff filling Iowa St between Iowa Street between 1st St and 2nd St Petition of Margaret Maloney preferring charges against the Marshall Money collected for wharfage at Jones St levee paid monthly to the Dubuque Harbor Company Wharf Master Central Island Bonds Notify property owners on Clay St between 10th St and 18th St pave plank or fill with gravel sidewalks June 7, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Bills John Chamberlain sundry bills Market House John D Abry bill M McNear Engineer bill for hands Bill of J Bittman Bill of Times Co due different officers C C Corkery Pay roll of Marshal C M Osborn Lime D O'Connor Sigman Kiernan Marin Freeburg B F Smith W O Diboll George Martin P Welsh Gas W O Diboll Blake and Button bond given Ira Hitchcock C M Osborn William L Brawleis Borland and Welsh, White St work W O Diboll J C Gavin McDonough and Williams J A Phillips June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Petitions Ambrose Geed and others prevent water being taken from the well in front of the 3rd Ward Market watering horses and making mortar Jno Hale Deputy Street Commissioner Grimm Trustees of 1st Presbyterian Church, corner of 11th St and Locust St new edifise erected for the use of the paid church D Wolf, Street Commissioner to employ Germans as well as Irishmen H Hempstead, Clay St between 4th St and 6th St, impassable for vehicles of any kind H Grimm Reports of Committees June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Reports of Committees Profile and grade line of Union Street George Webb Lot Nos. 78 and 78A sidewalks put down J B Dorr 4th St and Bluff St cellars of houses Clay St from 10th to 18th St 5th St occupied by the old market house curb stone M McNair waste pipes from ice boxes in Central Market House E R Shankland Marshal Petition of I N Higbee paying bills of Diboll and C M Osborn for painting dray numbers I C Gaines Joseph Roy furnishing flags for the crossing June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Joseph Roy furnishing flags for the crossing the post office Eagle Point Avenue and Alpine Street repaired by City Engineer market houses and public grounds 5th St Market House, dispose of building, remove it down to the 1st Ward market house relieve Chamberlain from contract lumber platform Obstructions in 5th St between Main St and Locust St removed and old market is no more June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Building a water closet on the grounds of the Central Market House as recommended two story house built on the south line of the grounds with a bridge running from the main building butchers, persons occupying saloons and persons attending market Diboll furnish materials Public grounds and market houses, finishing the belfry in the Central Ward Market House preserve timbers from decay contract to Abry contract to Aubrey Rules suspended to read communication from laborers June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham scrip to any one who would lead to the detection of theif taking sand and gravel from Jackson Square Communications Act of putting on wire screens to the basement window of the 5th Ward school house H J Playter claim of Abry and Guthrie contract erection of 1st Ward Market City Attorney final settlement Petition Wm Wilds taxes paid on Lot No. 321 by mistake contract building 5th Ward Market House Berry and Playter June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Auditor pay of salaries of officers M Fitzgerald, Harbor Master scrip Special Ordinances, payable in cash E James M Mobley, negotiating the sale of Central Island Bonds Communications A Meneely and Sons ringing of the bell on Central Market Johnson and Ryan contract Petition of N A McClure, extension of time on Horse Railroad P Byrne late City Collector June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham P Byrne late City Collector settle up books, papers and accounts M Mobley temporary sidewalk Main St and Jones St Gregoire rates of ferriage tariff of prices proposed by the Ferry Company Supervisor of Jo Daviess County Foot passenger Man and horse wagon loaded dray loaded buggy hack gig or sulkey stage driver mule and ox team cattle over 20 head sheep or hogs barrell of flour freight June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Committee to visit Galena to confer with the supervisor of Jo Daviess County on ferries Rates of Ferriage Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry citizens rates of ferriage uniform and lower ferry facilities equal if not superior to any ferry now running upon the river growth of the city and county build an additional boat, wharfage facilities June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Boat Peosta Rates of Ferriage not allowed Board of Supervisors of Jo Daviees County Dunleith and Dubuque Charles S Stephens, Joseph Moore, N Dowling, John L Parks, Samuel Hulett citizens petitioned for reduction of ferry rates Ferry Company protected by rates sought feeling of rivalry and prejudice on the part of the citizens of Galena against Dubuque An Ordinance for the regulation of the Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry City Charter, Section 15 duty of Council to license and establish ferries Mississippi River June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham An Ordinance for the regulation of the Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry City Charter, Section 15 duty of Council to license and establish ferries Mississippi River November 10, 1856 contract Charles Gregoire ferry to run from Dubuque to the Illinois Shore at Dunleith Section 1, boats leave regular landing passengers and freight not required to leave more than once within the hour sunrise until one hour after sunset each day Rates of ferriage Foot passenger Man and horse wagon loaded dray loaded buggy hack gig or sulkey stage driver mule and ox team cattle over 20 head sheep or hogs barrell of flour freight June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham An Ordinance for the regulation of the Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry City Charter, Section 15 duty of Council to license and establish ferries Foot passenger Man and horse wagon loaded dray loaded buggy hack gig or sulkey stage driver mule and ox team cattle over 20 head sheep or hogs barrell of flour freight Section 3, steamboat used for the conveyance of passengers and freight ferriage painted in letters and figures not less than one inch on a sign near enterance of wharf boat Section 5, An act to incorporate the City of Dubuque February 24, 1847 Ordinances on market house Nor shall any dog or other offensive anumal be permitted June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Ordinances on Market Houses were ordered to be printed in English and German Resolutions Committee on streets, plank sidewalks made on Main St from the Duffles block to the Goff and Hoey block Assessment subscribe stock to Dubuque Emmigrant Association Investigate all city matters Street Commissioner to repair forthwith that portion of Jones Street between Locust St and Bluff St June 14, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham bill for making a sidewalk in front of the Baptist Church Collector for Collection M Morgan Neil Teams and Carts under City Engineer John Malady P Mohan Thomas Kavanagh William O Diboll James McCabe P Gill Payroll Marshal Illinois Central Railroad W S Bradley Johnson and Ryan John Chamberlain St. Cloud Livery Stable James Glenville I Dorbery John Bohlig June 21, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Petitions E Mobley, 14th St improvement John O'Brien and others, nuisances about the gas works abated H T Cooper work done in September and October J Barney, water closet erected Hugo Miller have lattice work in stalls committee on market houses and public grounds Bastator and Ham, privilege of landing stone on the levee 5th St Boslater Harbor Improvements C G Hawthorne, grade of Lake and High Streets be changed Michael Hagan, keeper of the City Hospital conductor placed June 21, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham G R West and others improvement of street leading from the gas works to Union Addition C F Hatchlet pressure gas burner C C Lieben gas fitting put on the Central Market Michael Miller, a minor, remit taxes poll tax Reports of Officers Bonds given to P M Guthrie for building the 1st Ward Market House Bill of Johnson and Ryan filling Iowa St between 1st St and 2nd St Fitzgerald, Harbor Master for scrip paying Abry bill Central Market House E H Johnson sending a person to the House of Refuge Paying the bill of Joseph Roy b Schultz curbing James Granville dog bill, dog park labor expended in removing dead dogs June 21, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Bill of John Hall, John Kale work done in May 1857 Bill of John Hurley loss on scrip Committee on schools, transferring school property to the District Township of Dubuque new school law Officers of the school district exclusive power over the property surrender by the City of school property educational interests temporary necessity for raising funds to carry on the schools management and control of school property June 21, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham School property Board of Education public schools the property, if not controlled by the district, would be of little use school interest payments of debts that now exist School funds amount appropriated and taxes received for school purposes has been suspended tax levied by the district separation of the educational interest from other municipal affairs title to the school property 5th Ward School House, not ready according to contract Amsdens warehouse contractor W O Dibol plank sidewalks on Main St between 1st St and Jones St June 21, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham City Attorney report on the contract between the City and P M Guthrie for building 1st Ward Market House bonds were to bear interest nothing to the contrary appearing in the proceedings John Doud June 21, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Planking sidewalks between 1st St and Jones Streets S Newbury Riley currency or city scrip N O Dibol Clay St between 3rd St and 6th St paved and macadamized notice to property holders on 4th St between Clay st and Iowa St, sidewalks paved to grade with gravel 5th St formerly occupied by market house sell the curb stone McNear's lot James P Hawley appoint his improved gas burner Macadamizing on Clay St June 21, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham doubt whether the work was accepted by the City Engineer or the Street Commissioner Macadamizing on Clay St Johnson and Ryan executed paving James Potter R Webb B Mohan condition of books and papers of the city officers June 21, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Office of the Recorder has been greatly neglected, want of system and order which would be discreditable to any public office increase in labor enable the office to keep records and make arrangements of papers Separate book containing copies of all resolutions of the Council books for full and complete acts of Council special assessments, contracts, deeds of cemetery lots Exists no record which connects the payments with the purchaser Accounts of City Hay Weigher loss on scrip currency June 21, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Wharfage collected by the Harbor Master 30 steamboats paid wharfage 80 arrivals reported in the newspaper boats of the Packet Company return trip free of charge-not consistent with the ordinance Communications destitute condition of the inmates of the House of Refuge female portion are destitute of clothing as money when they are sent John Chamberlain, Keeper City Council have power to grant license for retailing of ale, porter, lager, beer, beer cider, and wines manufactured from grapes, currants, or other fruits grown in the State no other intoxicating liquors John Doud City Attorney R: June 21, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Auditor Communication George Zumhof and John Lange to pay bond of Dubuque Harbor Improvement Co Jaeger and Heeb contract for 50 cords of wood, 7th St Company bonds E James filling Iowa St to grade Johnson and Ryan Bills H H Heath printing Michael Hogan James Fitzgerald John D Abry W O Diboll E H Johnson Joseph Roy June 21, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Bernard Shultz James Granville Street Commissioner bill for hands and teams John W Markle June 28, 1858 Petitions William Longhurst loss on city scrip, 1st Ward School House contract K D Lorimier nuisance abated at Lorimier Avenue and Brad Street pools of stagnant water John King alley from Couler Avenue to Broadway repaired Cornelius McDonough curbstone Fanning and McEvoy 5th St between Iowa St and Main St, curbing property Joseph Ogilby Jordan and Guthrie pay percentage June 28, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham J Borland brick paving done on Main St between 10th St and 11th St Reports of Officers Claim of H J Cooper bills for collection Market Master wall at the bottom of the well at the Central Market had caved in, quick sand filled well up Committees freights and charges on school furniture N C Amsden Emigration Association statements of conditions Paying the bill of Henry Grimme Bills John Bohling H H Heath printing, scrip James Wilde, Mineral Lot No. 324 tax of Michael Miller June 28, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Union Street Lorimer Avenue Engineer record plat in record book paving and macadamizing Clay from 3rd St to 6th St property holders for portion of expense 3rd St between Main St and Locust St cost of repairing the street from the gas works bluff in Union Addition culvert 14th St to Locust St or Bluff St John Harley culvert on Main St between 14th St and 17th St Keeper of the House of Refuge destitute inmates Trial of the Walsh and Wheelock Burners special committee gas burners gas works June 28, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Special Committee on gas burners 3 burners of different capacities for consumption Walsh's bruners Wheelocks consuming more gas gave a superior light, had no means of determining with accuracy the proportionate quantity saving of gas by adopting the new burners Investigating Committee Claims petition of John Hurley loss sustained for work on Main St sewer, 14th St to 17th St cash June 28, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Communications bridge constructed most convenient point on 7th St to the island owned by the city deposit manure, filfth, and dirt from stables, yards, streets, and alleys Latimer Brothers and Seymour, printing treasury drafts J D Aubrey, hanging and adjusting Central Market bell Abry public grounds Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company April 22, 1858 Resolutions stock subscription interest cash, sufficient fundd to meet other liabilities certificates of stock Limited the number of construction bonds Cedar Falls June 28, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company April 22, 1858 Resolutions stock subscription interest Conditional stock (stock issued with options) C H Booth, treasurer H S Hetherington, stockholder Communications Button and Blake, note of ex-mayor Wilson had been protested Committe on investigation of officers Wharfage to Committee on Finance Ann Pamela Cunningham, regent of the Mount Vernon Association (Mount Vernon Ladies' Association) July 4 Washington Monument Resolutions Clay St Johnson and Ryan palpable violation of contract written opinion to the Council Ordinance empowering the Council to grant license June 28, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Resolutions contractors of 5th Ward School House send balance of seats and furniture Auditor examine all books and papers in regard to the debts between the City and School Board final settlement Resolutions Janitor ring bell in new Market House at 1:00 PM city workmen attend to respective works Street commissioner stones on Southern Avenue broken smaller too large for wagons or carriages to travel over them sum in city scrip paid to C C Hewitt service as Marshal Resolved the Council meet only once every two weeks during the summer months June 28, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Resolutions new bonds shall be issued in lein of scrip Petition of Horse Rail Road Company extension of time Communications Margaret Malony large pile of wood in front of the door Claims A Greenwald torch light procession William J Lovell, agent for gas works make up to the gas company for loss on scrip Captain of Police report Persons arrested by the police Drunkenness disturbing the peace Vagrancy, stealing and CO Violation of city ordinances total lumber P C Morhiser June 28, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Resolutions special tax for planking sidewalks on Main St between Jones St and 1st St defray cost of improvement S Newbury Riley lots Occupants of stalls in the Central Market allowed to place gas fixtures of uniform size and style Propriety of reducing the price of gas cost of flagging around Central Market House Collector make no payments to contractors on the account of money collected of property owners for work and materials on sidewalks contract for a leaden pipe June 28, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Resolutions Ordinance regard to discharging fire arms suspended July petition of butchers lattice work doors Bills N O Diboll contract cash John Chamberlain boarding at House of Refuge M Ham city scrip Poor Relief B Mohan M Mahegrin M Ham for repairing bridge Joseph Carroll 5th Ward School House Lawrence Clark masonry Y Lovell receiver of Gas Company R F McMillen casting and lumber Thomas L Meredith P C Morhiser E Linehan hauling James Murphy printing lamps Knapp, Stout and Co Couch and Gilbert P Welsh Engineer and Street Commissioner hands and teams employed John Herod Charles O'Conner J D Abry market house and public grounds J M Robinson July 7, 1858 Hetherington, McNamara, Treanor, Lane, Virden, McHenry, Nadeau, Karrick, Mitton, Jaeger, Ham Proceedings of the City Council Petitions N Descelles filling street property John O'Brien remit a fine Patrick Mohan work done, city scrip Cobley and McDonough rock from 14th St, finish Lorimer Avenue contract L D Randall painting signs on curtains suspended from awnings Patrick Gill curbing