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1870 April Council ProceedingsApril 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene . Public Weigher J D Lenehan, number of dressed hogs City Sexton Linwood Cemetery interments and digging graves Engineer filling for 7th St extension Deputy Marshal amount due for labor sale of Cemetery lots, Mrs. M Levi Wharfage collected lumber, steamboats Market Master Strasser April 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Market Master Strasser Central Market Scales Robert McGivern, West Dubuque scales Auditor Jennings, salaries of city officers Lamplighter O'Halloran, lamps lighted bills for poor relief General Bills N A Mills O H Crusius E Ratcliff A T Cook Scott and Co James Kiernan? Ham and Carver Gniffke D Moriarty A Palmer N A Mills N Petiman? James Doyle Thomas Murray Poor Relief Nagle A J Jaeger Langenmeister James Doyle B Pettibone J Treiner S W Loeflin J Unfell J E Moser April 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Bill of E Ratcliff leasing the West Dubuque to Cunningham R A Babbage, grading macadamizing curbing 11th St from Main St to Bluff St Petition of Patrick Gainor W H Peabody, 10th St from Main St to Iowa St, 15th St to 17th St S M Langworthy Alonzo Cragin plank sidewalk Petition of Ms. Eggleston? reduction of taxes P McQuillan F A Stuart April 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Assessment on merchandise Sadler, Hamlin and Wagner Council served a writ to appear before the United States Circuit Court at Des Moines levied special tax to pay Eliza Riggs judgement list of taxable property County of Dubuque legal warrant Count of votes cast last election April 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Official Count of Votes Election Results Election Returns Mayor W J Knight M Kingman Treasurer H W Griswold H P Ward Recorder Charles G Hargus Theo Gotzinger? Auditor John D Jennings Robert M McKinley April 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Election Results Election Returns City Attorney Edward McCeney C H Eighmey Assessor Joseph Lochner George L Fischer Marshal Owen Hardy Samuel Elmer Aldermen 1st Ward N C Ryan Langworthy 2nd Ward Joseph Gehrig Benj Smith 3rd Ward J M Robinson Ernst Young April 7, 1870 Election Results Election Returns City Attorney Edward McCeney C H Eighmey Assessor Joseph Lochner George L Fischer Marshal Owen Hardy Samuel Elmer Aldermen 1st Ward N C Ryan Langworthy 2nd Ward Joseph Gehrig Benj Smith 3rd Ward J M Robinson Ernst Young 4th Ward Thomas Coates Sweeney 5th Ward A F Jaeger Herman Aline? Resolution Resolved sincere regret at the severence of our official connection with James Rowan and Ernest Young April 7, 1870 Election Results Election Returns John D Jennings, oath of office to W J Knight salary and bonds fixed in the case of each officer Election of Officers George Salot B Lagen C S Gilliam Nick Powers Wharfmaster Wood measurer N F Hanning Michael Ahern Oscar Gilliam Charles Brose William Johnson April 7, 1870 Election Results Election Returns Wood Measurer, H F Haning George Strasser, Market Master G Gmehle, City Sexton Otto H Crusius, Engineer Marshal Hardy, Patrick Ryder as deputy A F Jaeger, Mayor Pro Tem Fixing salaries of officers bonds April 7, 1870 Salaries and bonds of city officers Remonstrance of George Stahele against macadamizing 11th St Marshal file official bond William Beck petition April 7, 1870 William Beck petition erect a frame house Petitions Florance McCarthy reduction in assessment E A Gelert and Co, suffered damage from water running basement Scott and Co, permission to erect a shed in their yard Dubuque Manufacturing Company J H Dunne James Reddin, sidewalk Langworthy, 7th St bridge Frank Beyer, macadamizing Bluff St John Clark, plank sidewalk Mineral St to 17th St Patrick Gainer, committee on streets Albert Lente, culvert between Washington and Waples on 14th St April 7, 1870 Petitions Michael Scott, embankment along the old levee be removed John Clark, other residents on Clark and Mineral St Clark and Conlon, 3rd St bridge G Wullweber, attention to the impassable condition of the sidewalk on White St 7th St and old levee Petition of James Hughes Auctioneers license H B Glover, Fenelon St grade Residents on Julien Avenue for cisterns Amanda Fox, desolate condition Treasurer Griswold, Linwood Cemetery fund S L Dairyumple? auctioneering license April 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Communication from J M Robinson, holder of bonds Standing Committees Ordinances Claims Streets Harbors Markets Public Grounds and Buildings Printing Fire Police Delinquent tax property owners on Couler Avenue to repair sidewalks 18th St to Durango St Dubuque Herald and National Democrat official papers of the city City printing, including publication of proceeding notices, notices, advertisements awarded to lowest bidder April 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene contract with lowest bidder for stationary bond of Owen Hardy, appointment of Deputy Marshal Patrick Ryder sworn into office April 9, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene official bonds of officers approved City Treasurer, City Attorney, City Auditor, City Recorder, Wood Measurer, Harbor Master Engineer office at City Hall grading of Jackson Square, sidewalks Petition of George Hogwarth, assessment on Mineral Lot Abel E Skinner, remission of taxes April 19, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Wood measurement Construction of the wood ordinance and the powers and duties of wood measurer Marshal summon absentees and require their attendance warrant issued for absentees Kiene and Lenehan Attorney prepare necessary documents An Ordinance for the appointment of an inspector of wood and regulating the sale of wood April 19, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene An Ordinance for the appointment of an inspector of wood and regulating the sale of wood sold by the cord levee or banks of the Mississippi River channel city limits kind and quality of wood No person shall sell or offer to sell any wood for fuel without the limits of the City of Dubuque Wood Inspector April 19, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene An Ordinance for the appointment of an inspector of wood and regulating the sale of wood cord buyer and seller sales, purchases wood inspector fees April 19, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene An Ordinance for the appointment of an inspector of wood and regulating the sale of wood license Bluff St Jones St 7th St between inspect all wood April 19, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene An Ordinance for the appointment of an inspector of wood and regulating the sale of wood Revised Ordinances Dubuque Herald, Dubuque Times, National Democrat, Staats Zeitung publications Petition of D V Wilson, permission to remove frame porch to his brick house corner of 3rd St and Bluff St, frame kitchen Resolution Resolved no petition April 19, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Resolved no petition or communication, abatement or remission of taxes inability to pay through sickness or old age