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1868 February Council ProceedingsFebruary 6, 1868 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Ward, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petitions M Heinsheimer, relative to alleged mistake in assessment Communication from J B Howard, resigning office of Chief Engineer of the Fire Department W H Rumpf, preventing teams from running away Schiller Lodge I.O.O.F. William Rebman and other property holders on Bluff St from 14th St to the intersection of Locust St filling 15th St from Bluff St to Locust St J Boland, owners of property along 3rd St refused to pay him for improving Keohler Brothers propose to remove from Galena to Dubuque to erect a packing and slaughterhouse assurance of protection Eagle Point H A Rooney, owner of Mineral Lot on Air Hill St and 5th St February 6, 1868 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Ward, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petitions S M Pollock, interests for services as City Judge George Hosgrave, remission of taxes William Meyer, J P T Murphy, assessment of personal property Jackson County F Beyer, owners of property along Bluff St between 4th St and 5th St culvert Reports and Bills of William Meyer lamplighter salaries of city officers Central Market Hay Scales February 6, 1868 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Ward, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining City Sexton, interments in Linwood Cemetery digging graves Weighmaster R McGivern, receipts from West Dubuque scales Ordinance regulating the wharfage to be collected on lumber rates of wharfage to transient dealers Communication of A A Cooper, building assessed to him since destroyed by fire Jacob Kurtz, tax sales of lots in Dreibelbis Addition, illegal Bills and Claims Howard and McArthur John Bell Shiras, Ballon, Vandazee Pelan and Randall P C Morhiser H F Rice A Rinehart John McMahon Perry and Pitschner Martin Frank George Strasser Henry Jordan H Maner A Schill Rouse and Dean A Roberts and Co McDermott and Mann J S Williams Williams and Potter February 6, 1868 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Ward, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining price for team for hauling steam fire engine to and from fires Platt Smith, proposed Dunleith and Dubuque railroad bridge, plat Street crossings, waterways Pay Ex-Mayor, John Thompson Martin Delany, city scrip John Blake, city scrip, obtained a judgement againt the City Assessor, relative to the taxes of Mrs. M Cavanaugh Communication of E Langworthy, relating to the tax of 1858 lots in East Dubuque February 6, 1868 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Ward, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petition of W L Bradley, changing width of Grove St Renting the lower market house Fire Department, Fire Companies Washington Engine Co Hawkeye Hose Co Protection Engine Co Mechanics Co A J Cook for chief engineer Mr. Sage, Engineer of Steam Fire Engine would resign An Ordinance amending the ordinance establishing the amount of license to be charged upon Billiard tables A McKee Charges against Rev H B Holmes Ald Shiras, attended session of the legislature at Des Moines special assessment February 6, 1868 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Ward, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining special assessment against property 3rd St, defraying expense of grading lots on street, alley J Boland, contractor extra clerk hire during C C Coakley additional for collection of delinquent taxes F Kempf's bill for work on Southern Avenue D A Mahony, boarding City prisoners Joseph Schuchart repairs about City Hall Howard and McArthur, bill of M Mohr, foreman of Fire Company C Collins claim upon the City attention of the legislature to several of legislation important to our city February 6, 1868 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Ward, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved Ordinance regulating the wharfage on lumber be published Iowa Staats Zeitung and National Democrat Ordinance prohibiting the further erection of buildings in which steam boilers are used in such localities or streets thickly settled with private residences or storehouses to prevent the destruction of property and life Keep competent engineer in employment steam engines February 17, 1868 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Ward, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Communication from Committee appointed by public meeting of citizens together with some resolutions Proposed Railroad and wagon road bridge between Dubuque and Dunleith Special message relating to the bridge question urging the Council not to grant any further rights or privileges to the Dubuque and Dunleith Bridge Company guarantee the construction of a public highway for wagons, teams, and foot passengers Dubuque Harbor Company Addition February 17, 1868 Graves, Ryan, Lucas, Smith, Fassitt, Pleins, Shiras, Ward, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining City Attorney in connection with the committee appointed by the citizens exclude anyone that is directly interested in the bridge