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1867 April Council ProceedingsApril 4, 1867 Thompson, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Mulkern, Lembeck, Cummings, Hetherington, Bush, Jaeger, King Reports Market Master Pal receipts from Central Market Scales Auditor salaries due City Officers Sexton's Report of interments Lamplighter Proposition of John H O'Neill, guarantee success of the City in the Middletown Savings Bank case refund taxes to Horace Poole Petition of F Kempf for building sewer on Southern Avenue April 4, 1867 Thompson, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Mulkern, Lembeck, Cummings, Hetherington, Bush, Jaeger, King Petition of Jerry Boland payment of macadamizing Patrick Ahern privilege of filling Locust St, lots and City property Repairing foundation walls and floor of the Central Market House sale of Sexton's old house grading in Linwood Cemetery 1st Ward hay scales of Thomas Allen Thomas O'Donald weigher Bill of Ham and Carver printing city order books P M Guthrie, cancellation of old City Debt street railroads April 4, 1867 Thompson, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Mulkern, Lembeck, Cummings, Hetherington, Bush, Jaeger, King Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Election Results, Election Returns Mayor J K Graves W W Woodworth Treasurer G L Matthews J P Quigley Recorder E A Klingenberg William Ashley Jones Auditor O Hulweber A E Skinner City Attorney D C Cram E McCeney Assessor C Pitchner H Stecker Special Assessor - 5th Ward C Pitchner Marshal P C Morhiser A Leather Aldermen 1st Ward John Lucas T C Roberts 2nd Ward T C Fassitt R P Minshell 3rd Ward H Pleins H Lembeck 4th Ward M Kingman John Nagle 5th Ward M Weining John King For Horse Railroad April 4, 1867 Thompson, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Mulkern, Lembeck, Cummings, Hetherington, Bush, Jaeger, King Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Thanks of City Council to Mayor John Thompson indebted for the retirement of a large portion of the public debt, zeal for public welfare preservation of order by a rigid and faithful execution of the Ordinances Validictory Speech, Mayor Thompson Executive officer of our noble and beautiful city Some of you will leave this chamber who will probably never again meet in any legislative capacity April 4, 1867 Thompson, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Mulkern, Lembeck, Cummings, Hetherington, Bush, Jaeger, King Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Executive officer of our noble and beautiful city Some of you will leave this chamber who will probably never again meet in any legislative capacity happy memories of the past friendship which will never be forgotten but always cherished strict impartiality service and welfare of our people and city sense of kindness and justice municipal affairs Oath of office to successors April 4, 1867 Thompson, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Mulkern, Lembeck, Cummings, Hetherington, Bush, Jaeger, King Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining J K Graves inaugural address distrust of my ability to meet the expectations of the community devotion to the welfare and prosperity of Dubuque faithfully administer laws pertaining to municipal government debt of the City settlement with local and foreign creditors adjustment and liquidation of the indebtedness now outstanding Dubuque, synonym for growth and progress state now is for true bravery and steadfast devotion to the Union Sarah Lee Porter suit against the City several very important legal points improvements and repairs upon our throughfares and public buildings a stitch in time saves nine benefits of construction of horse railway April 4, 1867 Thompson, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Mulkern, Lembeck, Cummings, Hetherington, Bush, Jaeger, King Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining application for a charter for a horse railway extend through Main St, thoroughfare sufficiently wide benefit the entire community appointment of officers, competent faithful and honest men enforce all ordinances now in our record Let us bear and forbear with one another and in all our counsels may the Divine teachings of the golden rule form the corner stone of our every thought, let wisdom govern us in all our deliberations and justice crown our action Resolution pay from City Expense fund, the judges and clerks of election and the officers who qualified them and also the persons in whose houses elections were held April 4, 1867 Thompson, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Mulkern, Lembeck, Cummings, Hetherington, Bush, Jaeger, King Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining D S Cummings of 3rd Ward resignation Mr. O P Shiras to fill vacancy Standing Committees Ordinance Claims Street Harbor Market Public Grounds and Buildings Printing Fire Department Police William Tamlin reduction of taxes repair sidewalks and crossings about the Custom House Petitions of John Kitzinger and Nicholas Power, office of Wharf master Petition of John Menkle, policeman of 5th Ward Ernst Amberg, market master April 4, 1867 Thompson, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Mulkern, Lembeck, Cummings, Hetherington, Bush, Jaeger, King Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Street Railroad horse railway, vote of the people Draft an Ordinance granting the right to construct improvement Messrs Hodgdon, Stout, Graves, Stewart, Randall, Griffith, Switzer, Young J McGrath work on streets burying hogs C G Hargus sidewalks on 14th St W A Jones for W W Smith Daniel McLean Claim return of money paid for sidewalk April 4, 1867 Thompson, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Mulkern, Lembeck, Cummings, Hetherington, Bush, Jaeger, King Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Compliments Thanks of the board tendered to P M Guthrie courteous and faithful public officer Official Papers Dubuque Times and the Iowa Staats Zeitung Dubuque Herald and National Demokrat Selected Rules rules of late council adopted for this council Bills referred Pay fire companies Fire Department, Engine Company No. 1 Committee on bonds and salaries fix the amount of bonds and salaries of officers April 4, 1867 Thompson, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Mulkern, Lembeck, Cummings, Hetherington, Bush, Jaeger, King Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Deputy Marshal appointed Samuel Elmer as deputy grading in front of lots bills referred Pelan and Randall and J M Robison for lumber used in covering Eagle Point Avenue sewer Fire Company Rolls Washington Fire Company No. 1, Protection Engine Company No 2 Election of Street Commissioner C J Richards Jaeger, Hugo Miller Deputy Marshal sworn Sexton elected Henry Kroll sexton of Linwood Cemetery Blank April 9, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petitions George D Wood, Main St north of 17th St filled to grade W L Bradley crossings at 8th St and Main St, turn water into sewers Patrick Gill, opening and improving 17th St S F Osborne, grading and macadamizing Hill St from Julien Avenue to 5th St Nevada St to Hughes' Shot Tower E Langworthy, improvement of Hill St from the Diamond House to 3rd St John Pickley reduction on wagon and dray licenses C Tengel sidewalks on Jackson St, cost of property owners J Christman, appointment of George Strasser as Market Master John Hayes contract with property owners, Main St between 6th St and 7th St for macadamizing George W Jones John King, sale of Jackson Square, purchase of large park W C Mace, mineral hole April 9, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining W C Mace, mineral hole dug by the Boston Mining Co Petitions Catharine Welhofer for remission of taxes for 1866 A McDaniel, reducing 14th St grade W Weigley A Heeb, continuation of Iowa St through Marsh's Addition John Thompson, proper grade Jackson Square John Mandersheid, value of a horse that ran away and broken his leg Market Master Pals Central Market Hay Scales petition of John Menkle appointed night policeman in 5th Ward Bonds and salaries of officers April 9, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Bonds and salaries of city officers Petitions J S Williams, Wood Ordinance Fill all offices to be chosen by the Council Wharf master Nicholas Power Philip Pier Market Master George Strasser Ernst Amberg Night Watch at City Hall C Oswald M Oswald Election of City Engineer April 9, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining City Engineer election M M Hayden nominated John T Everett oath of office sidewalk 5th St to 4th Ward school house John King, Jackson Square and purchase of larger Public Park N W Union Packet Company Petition of John Hayes City Attorney examine the law in regard to proper mode of enforcing the collection of delinquent taxes Eagle Point Avenue, main gate leading up to the City Sexton's House at the cemetery Special interest fund, P M Guthrie, cancel old city debt April 9, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Dodge St, City Engineer make a survey of the frontage of the several lots on Southern Avenue from Seiger's Brewery top of Summer Hill, plank sidewalk Mineral St defray expense of sidewalk Contract for the lighting of lamps T C Roberts address the Council, suit between the City and the Middletown Savings Bank Honorable H J Barker assist City Attorney in defending the suit