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1861 January Council ProceedingsJanuary 3, 1861 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Petitions J L Dickinson and others well at the corner of the alley on 10th St between Washingon and Jackson St Fire Department in the extinguishment of fires Judge Clark taxes, apply bonds Injunction from U.S. District Court Welsh and Boland work on White St Treasurer's office books, papers, unsafe condition John Fitzgerald, South Dodge St work January 3, 1861 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King James Cushing slide on 3rd St, conveying ice John H O'Neill salary city attorney Treasurer of Fire Department Company interest on City bond Auditor blank bonds, printing John O'Brien fine, selling meat without a license James McCormick abolishion of Grain Markets Reports of Officers Map of the Langworthy property Langworthy vs. City of Dubuque plats Marshal Central Market Scales butter seized and sold January 3, 1861 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Marshal City Expense fund, work on streets Clerk of City Court juror expenses Auditor salaries of officers receipts and expenditures of city cemetery City Sexton, number of interments case of P McDonogh vs City of Dubuque Plaintiff title of the Island Property January 3, 1861 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Treasurer and Collector R Herron, taxes for Dubuque Harbor Company contract Jones St Levee Richard Bonsan H L Stout Agents of Harbor Co Standing Committees T Davis bond pay for new cemetery ground B B Provost, information concerning bonds counted and destroyed by burning evidences of city debt cancelled General Fund Special Interest City Court Wharfage Kentgen City Currency School House orders Cemetery fund, Central Market fund short bonds January 3, 1861 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Treasurer cancelled bonds total amount cancelled school township Revised Ordinances William Rebman work done on 10th St alley between White St and Jackson St, old corporation line to Eagle Point Avenue Gill, McDonough collect as per contract from property holders George Burden, 5th Ward January 3, 1861 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Committee on Markets repeal of the ordinance establishing the Grain Market Committee on Printing D A Mahony and F A Gniffke General Fund Salaries of city officers Receive salary in scrip Bissell and Co paid protest fees, short bonds Motions and Resolutions examine various order books Uncalled for orders in Auditor's Office January 3, 1861 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Resolutions Resolved salaries of city officers Petition of George L Dickinson, well on 10th St A Jungk, Special Assessment Fund policies of insurance on City Property City Council direct advertisements in newspaper Bills Daily Times, printing E R Shankland, claims City Expense Fund William McLenan Andrew Hoerner Mahoney and Co P Conner M Beawer J H Thimpson James McGovern Westphal and Hinds January 10, 1861 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Revised Ordinances 19-54 An Ordinance streets and sidewalks provide for paving and macadamizing streets establish and dedicate a public square Protection of harbor improvement bridges vacate a portion of the Eagle Point Road, Orange St and Jackson St regulating the sale of poisonous articles Prevent the erection of wooden buildings in block bounded by 2nd St, 3rd St, Main St, and Locust St license omnibuses and regulate the charges for conveyance City cemetery, define duties of City Sexton duties of Treasurer regulating weights and measures Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry Paying the expenses of the City Court regulate the Fire Department January 10, 1861 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Revised Ordinances 19-54 An Ordinance to provide for the prosecution for penalties appointment of a street commissioner and to define his duties prevent the erection of dangerous walls provide for summoning juries duties of City Attorney filling up and raising of lots, prevent stagnant water restrain gaming prevent hogs from running at large secure the health of the city establishing a city seal prevent fires prevent nuisances protection of the public peace establishment of a city police Resolution Resolved draft an Ordinance prohibiting persons from riding down hill upon a slad horses have sleigh bells attached to them Petitions O Rothlander, Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry Company, claims January 24, 1861 Stout, Treanor, Quigley, Lane, Kauffman, Connell, Wood, Weigel, Matthews, Bittman, King Committee on Revision of Ordinances and to perfect the ordinances Enforce the observance of the Sabbath Julien Avenue Lorimier 500 copies of revised ordinances printed