1864 September Council ProceedingsSeptember 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
Petitions and Communications
Jane Knap, taxes on Mineral Lot
Claims
J D Bush
property outside of the old corporation line
R A Babbage
street adjoining Lee Seminary grounds
boundary lines of lots, stone monuments, convienant point in the city
B W Poor, W L Oswell
delinquent taxes
publication
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
Marshal salary
Hugo Miller, An Ordinance to establish and regulate markets
sell meat on White St between 9th St and 10th St
Edward Hockett, injury from falling into the 8th St sewer
Reports of Officers
P M Guthrie, lots in Linwood Cemetery
G W Connell, market master
C Gilliam, Harbor Master
A E Skinner, amounts due City Officers
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
amounts due city officers
Henry Kroll, City Sexton
interments, City Cemetery
C J Richards
streets, sewers, bridges
Westphal and Hinds, Daniels and Garrett, W Huff, John Pasmontier and J McGrath
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
J H Shields, City Attorney
rights of the City and County in levying, collecting, and spending the road and bridge tax within the corporate limits
County Board of Supervisors has no control or supervision over the highways and bridges within corporate limits
Exclusive control and management of highways and bridges given by the municipal charter to the City government, no act of our state legislature can amend
vested rights under the charter
State of Iowa
fundamental principles of taxation
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
Validity of road tax and bridge tax
County Board of Supervisors, Attorneys for the City
J H Shields
Petition of Horace Smead
suit now pending in District Court
County taxes
lien on property
Petition of citizens, removal of obstructions in front of the harbor
remove sandbars on the harbor, build wingdam on Wisconsin side of the river
current with greater force
raise an embankment or levee from high land below Eagle Point
high water
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
state of City Finances and the great scarcety of labor
build temporary wharfs, extreme low water boats could land
inner slough, old harbor, restore old landing to original condition
steamboat landing
harbor for barges in the winter and low water
Public mind may settle down on some adequate plan as well on the means of carrying it out
Boats for the packet company
slough above 7th St
excavation, trivial expense
boats and barges
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
Proposition of the Marshall, suppressing crimes and vagrancy in the City
Petition of Margaret Barry, leniency will only encourage violations of city ordinances
Petition of Henry Kroll, City Sexton paid yearly salary for services
outer levee filled up on condition that the City pay 1/3, Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad Co pay 1/3, and Charles Merry pay 1/3
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
John Everett for surveying grounds
Claims
John McClay stove pipe
Pest House
House of Refuge
Bounce and Wilcox, damage sustained by Julien Avenue sewer
Theopoint and Muller, overflowing Julien Avenue sewer
claim of William Rebman, excavating the sewer White St and 7th St
Bill for lumber of E C Clark
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
Committee on City Debt
Providing fort the settlement of indebtedness of the City
Herman Gelpcke, holders of bonds issued by the City
Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company
total bonds
City held stock
outstanding bonds
interest due
Proportion of stock
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
interest stock
Herman Gelpcke
C H Booth, Trustee
old bonds
stock in Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company
S D Randle Times Office, printing of bonds
bonds pro rata
settlement with bond holders
Railroad purposes
indebtedness
coupons
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
coupons
bonds
liquidation of all coupons
T W Schmid and Co
Herman Gelpcke
C H Booth, Trustee Agent of the City of Dubuque
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
Resolutions
Resolved notice to property owners on lot on Locust St
sidewalk graded
Bluff St, Kelly's subdivision
improvements above 7th St
Agents of the Packet Company, business on the levee
auction sales and auctioneers, annual license
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
Resolution, Main St and 17th St, prevent stagnant water
Ordinance providing for the improvement of streets and thoroughfares
Levy and collection of taxes
Chaplin Burton
Mayor employ deputy City Marshall
repair hay scales at West Dubuque
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
Bills
George W Connell cleaning Market House
James Brophy, Walnut St, Lorimier Avenue to 11th St
Times Company, printing
John Thompson, revenue stamps
F J Cromer, calaboose
Fred Lebe, railing on stairs
John Smith
Patrick Sargy
Peter Karney
September 5, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
Bills
A E Schafle, printing and book binding
F A Gniffke, printing
Staats Zeitung publishing
Times Company
R Rob and Co
September 9, 1864
Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid
Harbor Committee, channel through 3rd St
slough leading into inner harbor, build a bridge to allow steamboats to pass
convenient place for laying up steamboats and barges in winter
3rd St
excavate the slough above 7th St
parties owning property near the levee, pay part of the expense
R E Bishop