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1859 October Council ProceedingsOctober 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Petitions and Communications McDonough and Williams bill in scrip L K Bowdish wood teams Henry Heeb reduction of rent of saloon in basement of city hall public buildings Jackson Guards use of City Hall for military exercises October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Young Ladies of Dubuque City Hall John Ruhl lease of saloon Charles Kunkle judgement against John Crome Teacher's Fund P Sage resignation as Chief Engineer Fire Department T C Pyke election of J B Howard Gas Company light street lamps M Allison cancellation of policy of insurance Philadelphia October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King City Finances Auditor new desk Janitor back pay Reports of Officers Ordinance duties of the Auditor liabilities and asset Wharfage Account E R Shankland W K DeLorimier House of Refuge Cemetery Lot License Account Showmen teams, billiard saloons Hey weigher central market Street Department Street Commissioner cleaning streets October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King City Finances Receipts Gelpcke, Winslow and Co Kentgen Fund 3rd Ward Market F M Freund and H Heeb for Saloon rent Central Market account Market stalls City Court Benjamin Rupert City, Road, Poll, and Dog tax school tax teachers interest delinquent special tax for curbing Expenditures Salary City Officers Policemen Street Department A Jordan curbing Welsh and Jordan paving and macadamizing Couler Avenue 18th St to Eagle Point Avenue Boland and Welsh White St Rouse and Williams iron work Tools, teaming and cleaning October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King City Finances Expenditures Printing Account Election Expenses judges and clerks Fire Department Chief Engineer Police Department police for services Fuel Account School Account Wittmer W J Christy for school lot Dubuque Mutual Insurance Company Dubuque Harbor Company contract levee, Addition Gas Account St Lamps Gelpcke, Winslow and Co Kentgen Contract Expense Account general incidental expenses David Dillon October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King City Finances Expenditures P O'Conner August Junk M Robilliard James Rowan Central Market C J Leist W K DeLorimier wharfage City Court Account Bills Payable debt Council interest Gelpcke, Winslow and Co City Government Orders on scrip October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Recapitulation Receipts, Expenditures, excess of receipts Assets C J Leist Taxes due special taxes bonds Dubuque Central Improvement Company Estate of P Byrne F M Freund property appraisment of H W Sanford and J H Thedinga House of Refuge Dubuque Harbor Company Addition 3rd Ward Market House public squares, cemetery grounds October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Assets Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company stock Dubuque Western Railroad Company stock interest paid on bonds R M Walmsley Liabilities E W Clark, Dodge and Co Bonds issued to M Ahern and others F S Jesup W W Corcoran Semi-annual funding city scrip October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Bonds issued for various purposes interest on bonds city scrip General Fund S House City Court Kentgen Currency Scrip Gelpcke, Kentgen and Reichelt contract James Rowan Central Market Dubuque Harbor Company Recapitulation October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Auditor due City Officers as salary C J Leist George Webb Sam Duncan Thomas Felming A DeMowbray E Spottswood E Young Engineer expenditures on streets oak wood for city hall J L McMahan Martin Hanagan Michael Donough Patrick Mealy John Stearn August Meuriel John Hayes M McGrath B Mohan M Brown hauling F Agnair J Flynn George Webb October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King City Engineer Air Hill Street George Webb 12th St, 13th St, Locust St Claim of Michael G Karrick receive and cancel City Obligation Title bonds Clerk of City Court October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Cash City Treasury Benjamin Rupert Clerk Clerk of City Court City Attorney City Sexton number of burials Wharfmaster W K DeLorimier Jury fees Boundary Street N C Amsden Silas Brown F Weigle James Rowan P Morgan M J King October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King City Recorder List of persons entitled to jury fees in the City Court jury orders City Attorney blank form of a bond for city officers Dubuque Western Railroad Company blank, sureties F M Freund taxes collected October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Delinquent tax list Ordinance Collector remain in office until the tax sale is concluded and returns made property sold for taxes labors P Byrne former Collector October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Bonds of the City unable to pay any portion of indebtedness Resolution Resolved coupon bonds payable in 25 years Special interest or general tax blank bonds at the expense of the city Wharfage on lumber shingles, lath picketts October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Harbors Petition of C J McDonough compensation for 10 ring stones Central Island Engineer report, contract expired inner levee be removed Public Grounds enclosing and laying out the remainder of the City Cemetery 1541 lots Sexton's map October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King No money in the Cemetery fund suspend the rules to hear a petition Fire Department Bill of A Rheiner, two ladders furnished by him oiling hose October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Report of Clerk of City Court Funds Sun Company Motions and Resolutions Engineer, Southern Avenue, Couler Avenue, Lorimier Avenue Julien Avenue October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Repairs on White St City Council appoint 50 policemen preserve peace and good order arrest and imprison any person found disturbing the peace M Hoffman M Forman R Corcoran M Oswald H Sidles J Brown B Plaster J Gleason B Flinn A Waggner vacant lot October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Resolution Resolved Ferry License Tim Fanning and James L Langworthy Recorder give notice that the tax list for the present year can be inspected by tax payers Hours of city offices delinquent school taxes Board of School Directors of the District of Dubuque Engineer remove large pile of rock in the centre of 5th St between Main st and Locust St October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Engineer examine the vicinity of Locust St and 1st St accurate survey conveying water off said streets Kentgen Fund Tax levy for the present year Special interest tax Ordinance to levy taxes for roads and highways as requires a poll road tax to be levied collection of a tax on dogs license to be obtained for keeping dogs October 6, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Presentation of Bills City Court Fund Sun Company, printing Benjamin Rupert Bills M Hoffman Knapp, Stout, and Co B F Davis A Weintzbach Palmer, Gilmore and Co A Rheiner W K DeLorimier F M Freund P Sage C Perry J Conant W J Gilbert J H Thompson J Noel Westphal and Hinds N C Amsden S Brown F Weigle James Rowan P Morgan M J King E Young J B Dorr and Co J Langton tax list claims October 27, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Petitions and Communications John Gleason White St The Sewing Society of 2nd Presbyterian Church, use of City Hall light streets with gas Reports of Officers Engineer drainage at the intersection of Locust St and 1st St carry water down Locust St to Jones St October 27, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King drainage Locust St 1st St Jones St channel George Webb City Officers salary Marshall hay weighed at hay scales October 27, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Engineer carts, teams, laborers Southern Avenue, Air Hill St, Bridge on Couler Avenue, 8th St sewer, bridges on Dodge St L More Maurice Flynn Tim Hines Dan Devlin Michael Donough Martin Flannigan Tim Flannigan Tom Shannon Stephen Cardiff Joseph Brady Michael Kelly William Londergon James Canfield Tom Donogho Jerry Pickoldy Pat O'Neal Pat Welch Florence McCarty Michael Dunn Dennis Dunn E P Farwell Carts Pat O'Hern Team J M Hannan Lorimier Avenue October 27, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King City Sexton burials in the City Cemetery Reports of Standing Committees Wood Teams should stand on the street Public Buildings Henry Heeb rent of saloon, basement of City Hall Police petition of the Marshall for assistance in the police October 27, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Tax List Bill of James A Langton, City Assessor Lot Book Special Committee on Gas Julien Gas Company light to the street lamps October 27, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Gas Company light and extinguish the lamps Main St, Iowa St, Clay St, Locust St, Bluff St, 1st St, 7th St, White St, Lorimier Avenue Debt of the city is upwards of one million dollars financial ability to meet obligations reputation of the city at home and abroad There is probably no other City in the Union, if we except Milwaukee and Keokuk, where the people are so oppressed with taxation as the tax payers of Dubuuqe Times Newspapers list of lots same situation the boy was in who purchased an elephant October 27, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Gas Company light and extinguish street lamps Debt of the city is upwards of one million dollars financial ability to meet obligations reputation of the city at home and abroad There is probably no other City in the Union, if we except Milwaukee and Keokuk, where the people are so oppressed with taxation as the tax payers of Dubuuqe Times Newspapers list of lots same situation the boy was in who purchased an elephant of large dimensions Greatest revulsion of money matters the U.S. has ever witnessed Citizens opposed Main St pockets are but slightly effected by an increase in taxation burning gas lessen taxation so oppressive repair a broken bridge October 27, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King reports on gas postponed License of Campbell's Minstrells be fixed Motions and Resolutions Coupon bonds ordered to be procured by the Auditor Dubuque Western Railroad Company Windsor Street changed to Davis Street October 27, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King Bills presented for payment Articles City Attorney for the Supreme Court Fix salaries of mayor and aldermen Presentation of Bills W G Gilbert, stationary Barker, Chapline and Dillon legal services McNear rent of lot J H Thompson H Honack fire engines Connolly and Roberts E Linehan cleaning round Melhop and Meyer E Young R G Herron M Hoffman Westphall and Hinds D S Cumings E Linehan J M Robinson G Zumhof Knapp, Stout and Co James A Langton October 27, 1859 Hodgdon, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Melhop, Chapline, Mitton, Matthews, Ham, King A DeMowbray Bill of Policemen at Election M Wheeles November 3, 1859 Petition from Schiller Committee use of City Hall