1868 August Council ProceedingsAugust 6, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Resolution
Resolved
5th St from Hill St to Nevada St and Alpine St from 3rd St to Lorimer Avenue
Ordinance to provide for paving and macadamizing streets
17th St specifications
August 6, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
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August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Petitions
Hugh Treanor, change of location of St. Mary's St in St. Raphael's addition
George D Wood, resurvey of Walnut St from High St. to Prairie St
J P Herkes and John Brochl
sundry favors done to the police
saloon license remitted
Neal McGowan, reference to turning water on his lot in Southern Avenue
Hugh Talty taxes against city lot
Schoolfund property
delinquent taxes
Hawkeye hose company
J and J Mulligan, additional watchman needed
Jones St to 2nd St on Iowa St
Fire Department and Police
T C Roberts, establishment of Summit St from 5th st to Fenelon St
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Petitions
Peter Carney, replace sidewalks on Mineral St, destroyed by late flood
J H Thedinga against grading of 5th St between Locust St and Bluff St
Richard Morriell, removing dirt on Walnut St
John Hancock, procure another steam fire engine
John Hayes, rock put on Bluff St
J K Graves, Dubuque Water Works Company
sales of cemetery lots
Mrs. Levi
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Communication
Major General Warren, survey of the harbor
removal of sandbars
Bill for the survey of N Western and western rivers passed to remove obstructions
A M Spier of New York
amounts due City Officers
lamplighter P O'Halloran
Robert McGivern, weighmaster of West Dubuque
City Sexton, interments in Linwood Cemetery
digging graves
W E Robinson
William E Wellington
Josiah H Goodrich
L P Truesdail
Wharfmaster
wharfage collected
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Street improvements
teams and labor
Bill of John McGrath
Market Master Strasser, market house
Petitions
William Hintrager, reference to certain claims, city tax titles
R O Anderson, City Assessor
Dubuque and Dunleith Bridge Company
railway track along the streets of the city
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Citizens Committee on the subject of the bridge
obtained without grade trouble and delay
power of the Council to pass the ordinance
An Ordinance granting the right of way to the Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company
public property of the city
outer levee
bridge route
repealing ordinance
rights of the bridge company
right of way ordinance
purposes in law
incorporation law
Mayor's office, not at Council Chambers
appropriate property for the construction of a railway track
wagon bridge
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Bridge Company cannot legally proceed with its railway bridge
right of the people to a wagon bridge
incorporation law
company can be questioned only by a warrant
state authorities
City Attorney
Company organized solely for bridge purposes
Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company
Articles of incorporation
building railroad from depot of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad to Dunleith in the State of Illinois
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Objections against the validity of the ordinance
Bridge Company
General right of way act of 1853, company would have a right to run its road through the city
discussion of the Supreme Court of Iowa
City of Clinton and the CJNRR
power of the City to regulate the work, protect and preserve
proper police regulations
regulate the mode in which the track is laid
unnecessarily interfere with the company
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Bridge Company
Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge
obstruct streets and public places
speediest and easiest way to settle matters
agree on grades and crossings
Griffith and Knight
E McCeney
Ross McMahon, work on street crossings
Marshal report on stolen property
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Petition of P Stammeyer, remission of teamsters license
Petition of H Smyth, remission of taxes
J O'Hea Cantillon
Claims paid
P C Morhiser
Michael Dunn
Lafflin Powder Co
Weber and Hoffman
John McCoy
Peter Mihm
Warner Lewis
John Lucas for O'Brien
J T Everett
Melichor Mohr
Walter Burke
Asa Roberts
C J Corkery
Conrad Schmidt
Jerry Boland
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Howard and McArthur
James Crawford
John Nagle
Knapp, Stout and Co
Petition of Michael Hardy
Nicholas Pals, Deputy Marshal
Petition of A Cain, Alpine St improvement
safeguard property
City Engineer survey streets
1st St, 2nd St, 3rd St, 4th St
inner slough to outer levee
Mississippi River
Resolution
Resolved extension of streets to the inner slough
Dubuque Central Improvement Co
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Improvement of 3rd St
Mayor and City Engineer
cisterns
thoroughfare for the public
Potter Grade
steep grade destroys the usefullness as a principal thoroughfare
point west and adjoining Captain Harrison's house
summit of the hill
public improvement
Resolution
Resolved City Engineer survey 3rd St from Harrison's house
plat and profile of grade
plan on 3rd St
Committee on printing
L Sigrist
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Selling fire engine
Fire Department
Ferry Company willing to lease
contract entered into with the JCRR Company
Dubuque and Dunleith Bridge question
Petition of M Morgan, removal of the wood inspector
parties settled difficulties
change of grade of 3rd St
plat and profile
Resolution
filling up the water course or inner slough which connects Lake Peosta has exploded and would if carried out, detrimental to the interest of Dubuque
closing levee territory
lumber trade of Dubuque vast commercial importance
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Resolution
Resolved opening a water communication with Lake Peosta along the sloughs or inner levee for lumber
harbor
obstructions under 3rd St bridge
7th St bridge
Mississippi River
17th St improvement
An Ordinance to amend an ordinance to prevent the erection of wooden buildings
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Petition of John T Hancock
Resolution
Resolved purchase suitabe steam fire engine hose, hose carriages
extinguishment of fires
Remonstrances of E Langworthy and others against the improvement of Hill St, Alpine St, and Nevada St
5th St
curbed and gutted
Potter Grade
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Preamble and Resolution
widen Couler Avenue, 8th St
survey and plat
names of owners
suit conveniences of public travel
Ordinance to prevent hogs from running at large
W W Smith, Justice of the Peace
City Justice
all cases arising under the ordinances of the city
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
W W Smith, Justice
complaint, arrest
High St ordered to be worked to grade
assessed to the property abutting
Repairing Mineral St
Resolution
Resolved
Temporary bridges be immediately built across the 14th St sewer
crossing of alleys between White St and Jackson St
Washington St
Bridge on 22nd St and Elm St
Main St from 14th St to 17th St
Potter Grade
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Resolution
Resolved 13th St from Locust St to Bluff St
graded, guttered, curbed and macadamized
assessed on property abutting
Work of F Beyer, macadamizing on Bluff St between 10th St and 13th St
assessment levied on Bluff St
11th St
Charles C Eighmey coupons against the city
bonds
fires up the steam engine, J K Graves, salary
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Resolution
Resolved the Mayor or any Aldermen shall have the power to discharge any laboring hand who may be in the employ of the City
Abolish the office of Street Commissioner
Fire Department repair cisterns by the Julien Theater
R O Anderson, City Assessor
1st St between Main St and Locust St
Alderman Fassitt resignation 2nd Ward
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Nominated
Aldermen 2nd Ward
G W Scott
Theo Stimmey
Market Master Strasser
Market House
cisterns in 3rd Ward, 5th Ward
Bills in Recorder's hands
Petition of William Ashley Jones for back pay
City Engineer's Office
August 10, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
Frank Glab
September 3, 1868
Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining
no quorum