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1867 June Council ProceedingsJune 6, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petitions citizens and property owners, asking 7th St from White St to bridge John Pier, filling 7th St bridge to outer levee J H Rhomberg Hugh Trainor and John McCoy, sidewalk on 8th St from Hill St to Air Hill St John Moser, bad condition of gutters on Clay St between 7th St and 8th St J Boland, enforcement of taxes for improvement of Locust St Alpine St improvement Hill St from Lorimer Avenue to 5th St, 5th St to 3rd St macadamized June 6, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Ordinance regulating the paving and macadamizing of streets No expenses for gutters or sewerage above 5th St shall be chargeable to the City except the culvert at the junction of Hill St and 3rd St Hill St opened as a street 3rd St, Alpine St City Engineer Road Fund, defraying expense of constructing sewerage on Hill St from Lorimer Avenue Petition of Platt Smith, W B Allison, and H L Stout Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company June 6, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petition of Platt Smith, W B Allison, and H L Stout Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company right of way across and along all such streets and alleys and public grounds in the City of Dubuque as they may find necessary to connect the westerly end of their bridge across the Mississippi River located between 6th St and 7th St track of Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad Company 18th St, westerly end of the bridge at the outer levee Resolution Resolved City Council of Dubuque fully recognize the importance to the business interest of Dubuque and the County west of Dubuque of securing the speedy erection of a railroad bridge across the Mississippi River pledge our hearty cooperation in the carrying out of this work Improving Hill St from 8th St to 3rd St sewerage purposes consider the bills of Pelan and Randall, O'Connor and Co, Robb and Day An Ordinance regulating the paving of sidewalks June 6, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Ordinance on repairing sidewalks John King, sheep running at large Fire Department, H Crosswell, agent of Island Works, Seneca Falls New York furnishing the city with a steam fire engine visit Chicago to witness the contest between different engines H Lowrey, grading and macadamizing Locust St from 13th St to 14th St J Wittmer, refunding of paid on sidewalks J Mitchell, George Young grade of 5th St from bridge at bottom of 5th St hill June 6, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining J Mitchell, George Young grade of 5th St from bridge at bottom of 5th St hill Petitions end of 11th St is fenced up and used as a cattle yard, opened and used as a street Jones St in bad condition A Trieb, abatement of taxes Ann Tierney abatement of taxes James Cushing, extension of Glen Oak Avenue to Julien Avenue William McGregor, repair of street from Jones st to Railroad Depot sidewalks on Mineral St from 17th St Resolution levying special tax macadamizing Main St ffrom 7th St to 8th St sale of cemetery lots petition of the churches on Locust St churches are not exempt from the payment of any portion June 6, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining churches are not exempt from the payment of any portion of the assessments for improving of streets Marshall arrest report jail, fined, discharged Property stolen and recovered Bone House of Frith, cleaning alleys salaries of officers number of policemen to be employed Weigh master McDonald, 1st Ward scales for May wharfage receipts Steamboats, wood, lumber City Sexton, interments digging graves Market master, weighing J Rhomberg's cattle huckster stands confiscated butter Street Commissioner, expenditures on streets, bridges, gutters Eagle Point Avenue, grading Locust St and Dodge St Bridges on 7th St June 6, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining alley running from Air Hill St between Lorumer Avenue in Kelly's Addition Eagle Point Avenue, Couler Avenue hunting up ordinances, impossible to find a complete file ordinances Lamp lighter, street lamps Petition of H Miller, S Brown, erection of a wooden building on Clay St and 10th St Ordinance regulating the erection of wooden buildings Ordinance to prevent sheep and hogs from running at large Assessment of William Tamlin sidewalk on 9th St and 10th St Jackson St sidewalks, 17th St to Eagle Point Avenue June 6, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petition of Platt Smith street on old Corporation line to Well's brickyard opened Resolution, special tax for the purpose of defraying the expense of grading the sidewalk paving and macadamizing Locust St, 8th St to 9th St to 10th St Petition of J T Hancock Engineer's plat Allow Mr. Burden to address the Council purchase of Guthrie, a certain book containing a list of all real estate in the city taxes paid and unpaid Market Master rented stalls in the market house June 6, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Acceptance of Mr. Weis's proposition to repair House of Refuge property for rents due for the remainder of the year lumber for Central Market floor Printing bills for books for advertising Petition of J H Thedinga, deduction of assessment of the German Savings Bank amount held in U.S. Securities Fire Department oiling hose Police, erection of street lamps on Jones St and outer levee Howard and McArthur, lighting the street lamps with gas lots in cemetery contract with M Levi June 6, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Macadamizing the Military and Sageville roads public interests for the Council to cooperate with the Board of Supervisors two roads in good condition to the outer limits of the City petition in reference to 14th St sewer Petition of Barnes, Tompkins and Newcomb, printing of proceedings of City Council Ordinance providing for the appointment of an Inspector of wood and regulating the sale of wood for fuel Ordinance prescribing the mode in which charges may be against any officer under the City government Resolutions construction of sidewalks Locust st, 8th St, 9th St, 10th St June 6, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining failure on part of the property owners Ordinance Eagle Point Avenue, Couler Avenue Bridge over Bee Branch property holders expense of covering sewer furnish up any repairing Eagle Point Avenue leading to cemetery City Market House white washed and painted change in the 14th St sewer at crossing of Locust St sewer on 8th St and Main St Eagle Point Avenue leading to City Cemetery Cemetery deeds June 7, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Chief object of this meeting Platt Smith, W B Allison, H L Stout railroad bridge from Dubuque to Dunleith drafts of proposed agreement with Dubuque and Dunleith Bridge Company 9th St from Main St to Locust St City Ordinances for macadamizing and paving streets Extension of Iowa St through Marsh's Addition Theo Grozinger survey, plat venire summoning a jury, assess damages J Rhomberg, continuation of 7th St in Corriell's addition June 7, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Recorder issue a venire for a jury to assess damages, continuation of 7th St Resolution Resolved 4th St from Iowa St to Main St be graded and macadamized City ordinances expenses paid by property holders lamps be placed at the corners of 5th St, Iowa St, 4th St, Locust St Clay St, 13th St Resolution Published in the Times and the Herald daily one week and in the German papers two weeks Dubuque and Dunleith Bridge Company June 7, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Ordinances granting the right of way to the Dubuque and Dunleith Bridge Company railroad across certain streets, alleys, levees, and public property Mayor and Recorder be instructed to properly sign and execute the agreement June 26, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining T C Roberts, Jones St from Main St to the river grading and macadamizing Jones St Bluff filling Resolution An Ordinance for the protection of the public peace suspended as related to the fourth of July Petitions G Becker, George D Wood Main St, 17th St, to the Bluff William Morgan, James Hughes 3rd St to Clay St Market houses, lightning rods repair grading of 9th St in front of the Post Office June 26, 1867 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Hetherington, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Election of Wood Inspector William Johnson and Dennis Langton, nominated no person shall be allowed to establish any market stands nor place any wagons or other vehicles for the purpose of selling any meat, vegetables, or market produce on Iowa St south of 12th St lot upon which to erect a house for the steam and fire engines