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1868 December Council ProceedingsDecember 3, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petitions J A Rhomberg grade on alley between 3rd St and 4th St Bishop Hennessey, width of St. Raphael Street Thomas Roach, widen sewer on Southern Avenue expense applied on taxes Brewers of the City asking for a Deputy weigher in their respective breweries Osborn and Richmond, relief from certain peddlars City Attorney John King, lots in Langworthy's addition wrongfully assessed special taxes F Beyer, special taxes Bluff St between 10th St and 13th St improvement of 5th St December 3, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Communication from City Recorder, extension of time for preparing tax book Poor Relief Attorney David Rorer? special tax to pay judgment of Elisha Riggs U.S. Court levy of a special tax, Henry Young, New York Petitions L M Pollock, sidewalk on Hill St 8th St, 5th St Salaries of City Officers complaints made about the lamplighter declare office vacant Auditor Jennings, report on indebtedness of the City F S Jessup and Com bonds on account of public improvements, schools Clark, Dodge and Co F S Jessup and Co Dubuque and Pacific Railroad December 3, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining W W Corcoran, bonds public improvement Ed Langworthy, bonds Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company Bonds, Steamer J K Graves Isaac Bronson Judgments in City Court, District Court outstanding since 1855 Resolution Resolved, Auditor attend daily at his office in City Hall Street Commissioner Leathers, cleaning streets, giving the time of the different laborers Wharfmaster Powers, wharfage collected Marshal report, number of arrests made during the month December 3, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Reports Justice A Maak, fine collected during the month 1st Ward Scales Market Master Strasser Lamplighter O'Halloran, 75 lamps Sexton Gmehle, interments Linwood Cemetery W W Sweetzer Pater Stecklein William Johnson R McGivern, West Dubuque Communication of Treasurer Quigley, order for M Levi, percentage from sale of cemetery lots Knapp, Stout and Co petition, appropriations made in Treasurer's hands South Dodge St December 5, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Police report of W W Smith, collect fines from sureties named in the report Petition of Brewers weighmaster authorize to appoint deputy weighers for each brewery, nobody should be appointed who was interested in such breweries Poor Relief Committee Returned petition of M Cosgrove, receipt in full for claim December 5, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petition of Hugh Morgan and recommended no money be paid widening 5th St and Locust St sewer Hayden and Conners Proclamation suspending the special election exact indebtedness of the City December 5, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved Mayor issue proclamation submitting to a vote of the citizens whether the City should settle its debts under and by virtue of the provisions Chapter 67 of the laws of Iowa vote taken as soon as the City authorities shall ascertain the amount of the City's indebtedness power to appoint a clerk to do the correspondences under the direction of the Mayor December 5, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining An Ordinance to amend an ordinance to provide for the collection of all taxes, rates and special assessments levied on property Ordinance book page 253 An Ordinance to regulate the weighing of grain An Ordinance regulating the weighing of coal Order for Eagle Point Ferry Co E R Shankman December 5, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petitions Thomas Burton, verbal contract for repairs of the culvert on Southern Avenue Contract made by the City with J Hayes and Michael Hardie, grading 5th St from Hill St to Alpine St Resolution Resolved Frank Beyer, contractor for sundry improvements to be done on 17th St from Main St to Jackson St, fulfill contract Bill Joseph Ryder, order for bridge warrants lumber Bills of Ed McLain, work on Hill St Dodge St excavation and lumber E Pitschner, investigate the premise of M Liddy December 5, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved special tax levied upon the abutting property holders, improvements made on Alpine St 3rd St, 5th St Captain Harris S M Pollock Thomas Nairn Charles Gregoire Ed Langworthy E Livermoore, right to put down a conductor in the ditch on Eagle Point Avenue to carry water to a skating park Street Railway depot conductor shall in no way interfere with the levee or the use of it lamp post erected and supplied with gas on the corner of Locust St and Dodge St taxes of W B Allison, delinquent taxes deliver tax book to the City Treasurer tax matters of A Considine, Mrs. Navionh, C Clare, Luck December 8, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petitions H Brinkman, scales designated as public scales deputy weigher appointed weigh pork at packing houses Resolution Resolved City weigher of hogs appoint a deputy weigher 8th st, Packing house Bill of S M Langworthy, widening of Hill St Engineer survey and plat of Hill st, 8th St to 5th St Rhomberg An Ordinance to provide for opening, altering, or enulling streets, highways an Ordinance to repeal an ordinance entitled an ordinance to regulate the weighing of grain December 8, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining An Ordinance to repeal an ordinance to regulate the weighing of coal Claim of William Rebman Testimony of the Engineer Opinion of the City Attorney Marshal instructed to notify the Attorney printing bills Bills paid Dubuque Herald Douse and Dean W H Morhiser F Glab DeGraw and Co W Rebman Knapp, Stout and Co F Beyer E A Lumbert and Co Peter Caudent Ingram, Kennedy, and Day John McCoy Conrad Schmidt John Bale Board of Registration George Garrett O H Crusius W A Jones Luke and Wilkerson Sam Elmer H Kavanough John McCoy Joseph Geiger Waller and Christman Cushing and Fisher John Nagle Bale and Co December 8, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Bills Claims Knapp, Stout and Co Mitchel and Scott G Tiffenbrum E Klingenberg James Kelly F Kempf Fire John Freiburg John Allgeier A Gehrig N Bromenshenkel S Elmer Police Howard and McArthur Printing W Meyer Herald Gniffke indebtedness to the city Committee on Fire Departments, necessary repairs and improvements about the engine houses fires in the city are frequent occurrence and as passing events are soon lost sight of and forgotten, except by the sufferers Book for Chief Engineer, entries December 8, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Committee on Fire Departments, necessary repairs and improvements about the engine houses fires in the city are frequent occurrence and as passing events are soon lost sight of and forgotten, except by the sufferers Book for Chief Engineer, entries for each fire date, locality, streets owners of property destroyed, damage, cause of fire Preamble and Resolution butchers license pork-packing meats, salt or pack what they can't sell fresh collect from packing houses license, equal to license paid by butchers Frequent complaints are made in regard to the gas lights of the city lamps do not give proper light burners lamplighter Gas Company official bond of Otto H Crusius December 8, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining official bond of Otto H Crusius as City Engineer Peter Kiene and Nicholas Wagner as sureties street in St. Raphael's addition Resolution Resolved repair Lake St from Jackson St to the bridge over Bee Branch City Property advertised for sale for city taxes, taxes have been paid on property returned as delinquent City has had due credit for all taxes thanks of the City Council tendered to the Council of Louisville December 8, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining thanks of the City Council tendered to the Council of Louisville for a copy of their city charter Resolution Resolved Recorder draw an order in favor of each alderman licensing meat markets outside of market house Ordinances with power to act