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1863 March Council ProceedingsMarch 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Petitions
Dr. Mason taxes on lot remitted
Jones St raised above high water mark
Main St levee
L Molony planking sidewalks
J Sigerson abatement of license charges
E Blake, alley in Kelly's Addition
P A Lorimier postpone sale and confer with petitioner
Florence McCarty against closing of alley between Air Hill St and old corporation line
Henry Grimm, taxes and receipts
Claims
G B Gromer, Board of Education
3rd Ward School House
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Reports of Officers
City Sexton number of interments in the City Cemetery
hay scales at central market
George Staper hay scales at West Dubuque
Insurance policies on city buildings in Liverpool and London, Hartford
Financial condition of the city
pamphlet form distributed among the citizens
Fire Department
A McCann and A L Molony
Petition of Mary A Hartsock
suspension of taxes
Westphal and Hinds
T Faherty
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Report on the Financial Condition of the City
Finance Committee
current indebtedness
E W Clark, Dodge and Co
Jessup and Company
Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Bonds
Scrip
Spirit of wild extravagance took possession of the Council, unparalled in the history of City Government
Railroad bonds
City debt
Interest
deduct the principal
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Report on the Financial Condition of the City
Railroad bonds
debt
Dubuque and Pacific Railroad
Western Railroad
Revenue
Indebtedness
City Cemetery and scrip
couponds
interest
short bonds
James Rowan Central Market lot
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Report on the Financial Condition of the City
Harbor Company wharf
debts and judgements
Redeemed and cancelled short bonds and city scrip and currency
sink under load of debt
Railroad bonds
Exhibition of city debt
E W Clark, Dodge and Co
M Ahern
F S Jessup
W W Corcoran
Loan of 1857
short bonds
city currency
scip
James Rowan
Harbor Company
interest due
Yearly receipt and disbursments
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Report on the Financial Condition of the City
Receipts and disbursments
excess of receipts
Statement showing city indebtedness
Railroad bonds
interest
city debt
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Report on the Financial Condition of the City
Railroad bonds
City indebtedness
Recapitulation
increase of debt
Taxes showing the assessment value of real and personal property
tax levy
delinquent tax
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Report on the Financial Condition of the City
Tax levied
Ordinance, reduction on all taxes paid
interest rate
delinquent taxes
tax payers
State and County government
large delinquent tax sales
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Report on the Financial Condition of the City
State and County matters
economical administration of the finance of the County and State
State of Iowa with a white population about equal to that of Iowa
surplus in treasury
Railroad bonds
coupons
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Report on the Financial Condition of the City
interest upon the railroad debts
United States District Court
Supreme Court of the U.S.
lower court
Collection of delinquent taxes
proper economy, jurisdiction, taxation
Babbage Bunker
R G Herron, John Blake
Claim against the city
special interest tax
entitled to full amount of coupons
different funds of the city
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Report on the Financial Condition of the City
Scrip, General Fund
Orders on special interest fund
endorsements on bonds
Jones St wharfage fund
Central market gund
City Expense fund
School fund
Kentgen fund
City Court fund
Exchange for short bonds
Island property
Dubuque Harbor Improvement Co
Central Island
Central Market ground
1st Ward market
1st Ward school house
House of Refuge
Washington Square
Jackson Square
Public Cemetery
Salaries of city officers
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Report on the Financial Condition of the City
repairs of streets
Estimate of resources
tax for the year
Delinquent taxes
Special assessment
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Petition of Patrick O'Conner, charges for planking and curbing
Resolution
Resolved Mayor and Finance Com confer with judgement creditors
claims may be cancelled
Extending limits of City Cemetery
Bills
P Lang
J J Jarrett
P Donaha
Frith and Riddle
March 4, 1863
Thedinga, Quigley, Treanor, Mason, Mulkern, Connell, Cummings, Mathews, Christman, Kiene, Ruegamer
Bills
S Smith
P Kline
A Sams
J O'Hearn
Judges and Clerks of Election
1st Ward
Polls M Hennebury's
William Ahern, L D Randall, Thomas Harron and William Coates
2nd Ward
Court House
Dr. Scott, John Russ, John Deery, M Bluemenauer????
3rd Ward
Central Market
F Hinds, Lambert Kniest, W O'hare, Bertain and C Rogers
4th Ward
Bluff St and 8th St
H S Hetherington, Thomas Hardie, S D Dixon, S M Lorimier
5th Ward
School House
Titus Schmidt, Allen Leathers, John Kestler and M Breun