1869 November Council ProceedingsNovember 4, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
Petitions
Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad Company
Dubuque Bridge Co
P C Morhiser, pay taxes with simple interest
Nancy C Shomo
Resignation of Deputy Marshal Stecher
Henry Tode, exempt from paying any more taxes on account of old age
W H Clark, resolution ordering a sidewalk to be laid on 13th St from Washington St to Maple St
November 4, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
Petitions
H W Sanford assessment too high
Thomas Yates, estate of Robert Yates
remission of interest on delinquent taxes
Nick Hanson permission to erect kitchen on the rear of his house
Clay St between 12th st and 13th St
Auditor Jennings
Road fund, payable to Henderson and Wilber
Forwarded the City Ordinances
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November 4, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
List of uncancelled orders
Wharfmaster Powers, wharfage collected
Sexton Gmehle, interments
digging graves
Cemetery lots sold
C Schmidt
Williamson
Charles G Simon
A M Deggendorg
Police Justice H Tuttle
Deputy Marshal Stecher
teams and laborers
Report of Justice Maak, police justice
City Attorney investigation
Engineer Crusius, filling done on 17th St
William Rebman
Robert McGivern, weighmaster at West Dubuque
November 4, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
Report of Market Master Strasser
Market House
Treasurer Griswold, dollars due M Levi percentage due sale of Linwood Cemetery lots
lamp lighter O'Halloran
G H Lenehan, tax sales
Claims, Bills
Poor Relief
Philip Derr, wood
A J Jaeger, groceries
Wilke and Brothers
Charles Klingenberg
Peter Kiene
P J Dunn and Brothers, provisions
Henry Schuler
Dunn and Brothers
Dubuque City Mills
F W Loeffler
B Pettibone
Keller and Moser, dry goods
Andrew and Treadway, hardware
Eichman and Co, brooms
John Nagle, lumber and works, Julien Avenue
M B Mulkern, swearing judges
P McMahon, bridges
November 4, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
census takers for different wards
Petitions
Nagle, crossing on Jackson St and 16th St
Madison St repairs
Bridge constructed by Knapp, Stout and Co
Washington St
Improvements of Locust St from 15th St to 17th St
3rd St grade
Valeria St, J Thomas
Main St repair
J Christman build his frame stable
Petition of N Weber, frame building to his house
November 4, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
Joseph Ryder, completed cistern contracted by him
Engine Companies
quarterly salary
Steam Companies
financial conditions of the treasury
balance in treasury
orders outstanding
expense fund
road fund
police and gas fund
calculated interest on the Blake order
Howard and McArthur
E Ratcliff for horse hire
Receipts and Disbursments
excess
A F Jaeger
November 4, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
Opinion of City Attorney
Philip Derr
Ed Smyth
Increasing wharfage on steamboats and wood
navigation will close
injurious to the interest of the city
Building a new Pest House
Resolution
Resolved abutters on the alley between 7th St and 8th St and Clay St and Iowa St
macadamized
Arrangements with the Gas Company
all gas except on Main St shut off
November 4, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
Bill of M Morgan for cords of wood
Bills paid
John S Williams, wood for poor
Howard and McArthur, gas fixtures
Cushing and Fischer, ice
S Korman, coffins for the poor
N A Mills, stationary
G Gmehle, loads of sand
John McCoy, crossing on 13th St
John Nagle, bridge on Air Hill St
Duane and Roy, hauling
O H Crusius, engineering help
Ham and Carver, printing
Barnes and Ryan
Steamer Bill, Henderson, refunding wharfage
John McCoy, carpenter work
N Eichman and Co, brooms
J M Robison, lumber
E Rattcliff, horse hire for July 4
William Rebman
portable gas bill
rent for City Hall, sale of Pest House
November 4, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
Marshal Hardy
number of police force
state cases, city cases
fine
jail
costs
M Flannagan breaking a lamp post
Petitions of George W Burton, H T McNulty, assessments
delinquent taxes
F Schreiner, establishment of Eagle Point Ferry
Engineer Crusius, filling 17th St
Resolution
Resolved, concave gutter constructed on 17th St from Main St to Clay St
expenses charged to abutting property
inspection of the bonds, coupons, and other redeemed city indebtedness
L D Randall, collateral in trust
bonds due 1874
November 4, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
Catalogue describing the character, number and amount of each bond with the coupons attached
Auditor bond book
High St profile
E Woodworth
Resolution
Resolved orders on Treasury for Joseph Kaufman, Cemetery fund, contract on Linwood Cemetery
Catharine Ragatz remission of taxes
3rd St improvement
profile and grade of streets
City Recorder advertise the grade of Walnut St from Grove St to Prairie St
November 4, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
Elect a public weigher of hogs
Joseph Wittmer
J Lenehan
H F Flemming
Resolution
Resolved duties of hog weigher
portable gas machines
November 19, 1869
Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene
Communication
Richard Cox, George W Jones, Anton Heeb, C H Gregoire, M B Mulkern, John King
City of Dubuque liquidation of indebtedness
due by John P Quigley
railroad bonds
suit of M Pollock
P Kiene
J D Bush
Resolution
Resolved settlement with Dr. Quigley's bondmen