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1860 October Council ProceedingsOctober 3, 1860 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King take action on certain ordinances revised by committee Rule 39 suspended to read ordinances Ordinances meeting of city council regulate official bonds making of deeds and releases regulating the use of public scales appointment of City Engineer for the City and to define his duties regulate the manner of fixing grades opening, altering, or annulling streets, alleys, and highways define duties of Recorder define duties and powers of the Marshal regulating paving of sidewalks define the duties of City Auditor tax and regulate Auction sales Establish hay, wood, and grain markets October 3, 1860 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Ordinances define the boundaries of wards Regulate elections and provide for the qualification and payment of City Officers license, tax, and regulate the keeping of dogs Regulating licenses establish markets October 4, 1860 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Petitions and Communications citizens of the 5th Ward gutters between Sandford and 22nd St, east of Couler James Cushing balance of tax on lots L Kniest improve inner harbor Felix Agnew suit against him by E R Shankland R Edwards, McDaniel's Addition October 4, 1860 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King C J McDonough and Co macadamizing Main St between 1st St and Jones St John Kalp city bond Fire Company No. 3 engine house Robert M McKinley taxes in installments E Weigel, water at corner of Walnut and High Streets Charles Corkery material taken from his lot A McCann take bonds, exchange bonds for lesser amounts "One of the Public" Reports of Officers street repairs and cleaning of gutters October 4, 1860 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Marshal commenced a suit against Felix Agnew, summoned jury, opening 5th St Grain Exchange 1st Ward Market House weatherboarded City Attorney, case of Isaac Hitchcock, settled the claim as per order of Council Plantiff bond cancelled on his books Hay weigher on Central Market loads of hay Kentgen Fund, Wharfage Fund City Attorney City Clerk, fees in certain Butcher cases advanced to F J Cromer City Court Fund October 4, 1860 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Clerk of City Court expenses for jury fees salaries of city officers, General Fund Wharfmaster amounts collected from boats Jones St levee Inner levee, 3rd St Wharfage Fund Hay Weigher West Dubuque City Sexton interments in City Cemetery Auditor Semi-Annual report Abel Hawley judgement held by the City against him October 4, 1860 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Standing Committees Receipt from Benjamin Rupert, Clerk of City Court redeeming the lot on Dodge St, House of Refuge lot Ordinances Petition of a large number of citizens of Dubuque Auctioneer Ordinance Constitution or laws of the State Streets planking 8th St sewer from White St to the alley plank walk on 11th St between Bluff St and Olive St Assessment book returned by L Kniest, City Assessor Appeals October 4, 1860 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King M McNear Wharfage Fund on account of Engine house rent Pennock and Hart claim by taking scrip at its face Motions and Resolutions Assessor's Book open for inspection of tax payers Special Committee on taxes Central Market Fund in favor of James Rowan purchase 20 cords of wood for use in the City Hall wharfmaster Marshal repair bridge on Madden Hollow Road over the Catfish Creek Railroad bridge on Dodge St gutters and streets cleaned October 4, 1860 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King 1st Ward Market House repairing gutters Public Grounds Collector, taxes on stocks of goods of new firms Revised Ordinance No. 13 scrip Kentgen Fund, Inner Wharfage Fund, General Fund George Zumhof Charles Corkery Denis Linehan M Brommenschenkel R G Herron Cummings, Rennington F A Gniffke Palmer, Gilmore and Co Andrew Treadway A Hoerner Westphal and Hinds H W Armington S Schmith