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1870 January Council ProceedingsJanuary 1, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Resolution Resolved draw an order on the City Treasurer for the sum of $15,000 extend time to pay taxes notice in papers January 6, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Recorder advertize for bids for white oak wood to be delivered to any part of the city for poor relief during the winter season January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Petitions Howard and McArthur, furnish gas, post lighted all night Contract in force 5 years A Treadway, relation to erroneous assessment on property J K Duncan, agent for Mrs. Ogilby Butchers in City Hall, instruct market master to close the market house B O'Neill, pay damages for his horse which fell into the Hill St sewer City Attorney Henry Recker, personal property D N Cooley Florence McCarthy, tax sales January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Petitions Hugh Treanor relation to the proposed improvement of St. Mary's St in St. Raphael's addition abutters, complaining of obstructions made by Arthur and McCann John C Schmitt, remit interest on tax on homestead, pay principal tax L C Fuller, Innkeeper, Council refund money Joseph Zangmeister, assessment on personal property Langworthy, Meehan and Co reduction of their assessment on real and personal property Mrs. F A Stewart reduction William Helm, Fire Company anvil exploding while firing salutes George Bennett, refund January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Petitions Mrs. Bertiger, property assessed twice M Allison, ensure the Engine house W Hintrager, reduce assessment G L Mathews, D K Cornwell, personal property D W Lenehan John Simpson W W Smith, citizens on Julien Avenue were much disturbed by unruly boys and asking the Council to appoint a watchman to keep the peace George W Scott, tax remitted on coal yard John Deery, property owners on Mineral St protect property against freshets and inroads of Mat Cullen John Flynn, allow Hugh Martin to remove a frame stable from 14th St January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Petitions William Rebman bills for street work Richard Morrill, taxes on lots in McDaniels subdivision Committee on delinquent taxes John D Bush monies and credits required oath William Dyer, exempt paying taxes on his personal property taxes paid in Dyersville Howard and McArthur Lange and Apfell, deducted from claim for coffin for poor John D Bush, bondsmen of late Treasurer Quigley Communication of H Peterman, work done on Langworthy Hollow Road January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Communications D Moriarty, collecting delinquent taxes Letter from E W Colburn of Dayton, Ohio, offering the City a new patent gas post $15,000 appropriated, New York City, purchase a portion of the indebtedness of the City Dubuque Western Railroad Bonds City Bonds issued to that company legal and close computation of the interest cancelled the bonds January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene citizens desiring to purchase on private accounts market for bonds and necessarily tends to increase their value in the eyes of foreign holders competent judge of resources foreign creditors New York show faith in the correctness of our representatives W J Knight, Mayor receipt of auditor for bonds attached Page 140, Book 9 for 1870 January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Mayor Right to mine under the tract known as the old Catholic Cemetery on 3rd St right to property should be asserted benefit of minerals lease authorizing Michael White and Patrick McCoy Graveyard is not designated by any number on any of the maps of the city government surveyors when they laid off this city on the map designated this tract by simply writing across it the words graveyard Catholic Bishop of this diocese took possession without any legal right selling cemetery lots Administration of Solomon Turck, improvement of 3rd St expense of abutting property January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Mayor Right to mine under the tract known as the old Catholic Cemetery on 3rd St abandonment of tract for graveyard Bishop refusing to pay for 3rd St improvements disclaimed any title to it expense of general tax payers by virtue of the acts of Congress general fund General Land Office at Washington Public purposes City as the custodian of the public interest within the municipality track never patented to any one by the United States January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene rights of general tax payers proper respect for the dead buried there City Government should assume control over the property Christian sense of community may not be outraged by the spectacle of a graveyard in our midst abandon to desecration, no one having the right to interfere protect it while the bodies remain buried prominent real estate dealer of this city right to enter it General fund general public good right to sink shafts or to mine no excavation in the graveyard assert City's right to property January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Mayor Right to mine under the tract known as the old Catholic Cemetery on 3rd St removal of remains public park remove them to some more suitable place for their interment solicit legislation from Congress Fire Department, 2 steam and 2 hand engines January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Reports Deputy Marshal, street purposes Auditor, due city officers Marshal number of police force overcoat, music box Police Justice Smith City Sexton, 11 interments digging graves cemetery lots sold John S Williams William Hopkins Benjamin McClure Y Dutle Adam Doerr Robert McGivern, weighmaster at West Dubuque Market Master, George Strasser Lamplighter O'Halloran John D Lenehan, dressed hogs weighed January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Wharfmaster Davis report for wharfage collected Estimate of O H Crusius, City Engineer on 7th St bridge Work done by Thomas Finn Special session of the Council certain parties in New York had offered a large amount of City bonds secure indebtedness at the price above named letter of credit on New York in favor of Mayor Knight purchase and cancellation of city bonds J D Jennings, Auditor January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Communication from A E Skinner, poor man by the name of Joseph Atkinson had been kept by him 4 weeks on the ground that he was poor and destitute Poor Relief James Doyle, wood F E Moser, groceries B Pettibone John Pier Philip Pier (Derr) A J Jaeger Woodworth and Herancourt, Pest House Collier and Langworthy George Zumhof John Nagle J Zangmeister Christman and Brothers, dry goods F Reed M Morgan L O'Mara, provisions James Doyle M Brown January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene G Flemming, house rent F W Loeffler G Reinfried M Morgan C Klingenberg A E Skinner, wood Philip Pier groceries Deggendorf and Co repairing lamps Pat McMahon, fence Palmer, Wenall and Co books for Sexton A Y McDonald, gas fixtures Dubuque Manufacturing Co, covers for cisterns F A Gniffke, printing A Schaefer Dubuque Times Dubuque Herald Bills of Howard and McArthur, gas South Dodge St repaired by W Alexander insuring the Engine buildings alone and not the fire engines Allison and Kingman stove for 5th Ward engine house improvements building chimney stove pipes January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Bill of Henry Sellars repairing cisterns Found gasoline stored in 5th Ward Engine House Petition of Nancy Shomo Cancel taxes on lots in Marsh's Addition Petition of John Schubert, Treasurer correct assessment mineral lots Petition of G W Burton Ordinance granting the right of way to the Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad Company Resolution Resolved Recorder draw an order on Cemetery fund in favor of Joseph Kaufman Cemetery contract January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Resolution Resolved request honorable William B Allison, our representative in Congress to use his influence to get a special act through congress granting to this city the track of land situate on 3rd St Catholic Cemetery title to which is now in the United States Resolution under the seal of the city issue license to the brockers Petition of H W Sanford Bills paid John Lagen Mrs. Neylon John Hoy John O'Neill Conrad Schmitt J K Duncan E Ratcliff Andrew Treadway John Maclay N A Mills M Morgan O H Crusius M Frank Perry and Pitschner John Nagle Claims Asa Horr Lumbert and Scofield J W Parker Howard and McArthur J G Menkel Remmington F Jaeger and Co January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene H A Dean assessment Resolution Resolved right to mine in the tract known as Old Catholic Cemetery on 3rd St granted by the Mayor to Michael White and Patrick McEvoy pay to the City one sixth of all minerals discovered promise that no excavation shall be made or work done under the authority disturb any of the graves now in the tract Bids to deliver wood for poor James Doyle, lowest bidder Printing claim register for the Recorder's office, book for calaboose cheapest rates Assessment of John D Bush Claims of Ex Marshal Elmer Rule now in force requiring the verification of claims be so modified as not to require verification of any claim January 13, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Settling Quigley matter Philip Sage and F Strauskey elected Engineers of Steamers A T Cook, elected Chief Engineer of Fire Department proper name for the office of Assistant Engineer Salary of mayor and aldermen January 18, 1870 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene . Preamble and Resolution Best interest of the state of Iowa, demand change in Railroad policy freight charges reasonable tariff over all the different lines of road in the state Resolved suitable person appointed to visit Des Moines with a view informing our representatives and senators in the General Assembly of the wishes of our people securing passage of a law enforcing reasonable tariffs defray expenses of any person appointed B B Richards appointed delegate