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1870 June Council ProceedingsJune 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Petitions Edward Scott, Wick's Addition George Salot, compensation for registry books Dennis Shahan, wagon license Ann Stately, erect a frame house M Reed protesting against narrowing St. Mary's St S M Langworthy transfer of cemetery lot to August Hammel R Waller for lamp post on Locust St and 2nd St Henry Barr, lamp post Iowa St and 1st St Police and Gas John McClay, permission to erect a frame building June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Petitions 14th St, West Dubuque B F Davis, settlement of claim for removing pest house fixtures R Waller Sol Turck, grade on 3rd St Garet Flemming, sidewalk on 2nd St from Main St to Iowa St expense of property owners M W Briggs, grade of Locust St between 14th St and 16th St, carry water from 14th St to 11th St Main St sewer 17th St to 16th St A F Cook H M Kingman, Prairie St from 11th St to 14th St grade abutting property owners Street Commissioner Ryder June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Street Commissioner Ryder Laborers teams masons William Rebman M Martin Lamplighter O'Halloran Wharfmaster Salot, wharfage steamboats, wood, lumber Auditor Jennings, salaries of officers City Sexton, interments and digging graves Linwood Cemetery lots R C Waite H A Jordan Fred Schriener Henry Miller Woodmeasurer, cords of wood Treasurer Griswold, Mrs. M Levi percentage of lots June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Several funds Road fund Police Wharfage Expense Cemetery Special Interest Weighmaster McGivern, drafts weighed at West Dubuque Hay Scales Ordinance regulating licenses Michell Scott, embankment on old levee teams to come directly up the levee June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Wharfage collection Petition of Mary Roth settlement of her rent of cellar Dr. Scott, removal of frame building H C Fuller Steam Engine Company work at fires Delinquent taxes Henry Kroll Julia Lewis abatement of taxes county orders Stewart County Treasurer June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Petition of Martha A Nightingale, special assessment on lots Committee on Claims General Bills Tim McCoy Ingram, Kennedy and Day Newburg, Rand and Co James Kelly Staats Zeitung Lumbert, Scofield and Co Charles Klinkenberg J W Coy O H Crusius H Funke Thos Murray Howard and McArthur Andrew and Treadway Ham and Carver Fire Department E Ratcliff Steam Engine Co H Genard M Ludisher S M Langworthy Poor Relief James Mulligan S Korman John Nagle Neiche and South M Wemkee B Petibone F W Soffler Hardy and Turner, damages by travel on 7th St Location of lamp posts June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser location of lamp posts 1st St and Jones St on Main St Main St, Jones St Railroad Depot Levee Northern Line Wharfboat Corner of 3rd St and Locust St 11th St and Clay St 12th St 11th St at head of steps 5th St and Alpine St 14th St and Clay St West of Layis? 16th St 17th St 18th St 19th St Couler Avenue 18th St and Heeb St Heeb's Brewery Eagle Point Avenue Howard and McArthur lanterns water works at Peoria, Illinois June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Peoria, Illinois Holly System Water Works Mayor Barker J J Stiger, Superintendent of the water works obligation for his kindness Thanks to Bush and H H Forsyth, facts and figures situated one mile and a half from the center of the city highest building in Dubuque machinery rotary engine June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser lighting boiler on the boiler steam raised from cold water emergency engine pressure used on thin pipes Holly Water Works hydrants fire alarm telegraph attach hose dispense with steam and hand engines pipe with two inch nozzle fire department indispensable necessity new engine house June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Holly Water Works System hired horses hose engines to a fire quick enough noble firemen hydrants Economy to our citizens in insurance reduced rates of insurance as soon as the water works were finished Make fire department effective build a large number of public cisterns pipe private company could be raised in a few hours control franchise June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Holly Water Works System Peoria, Illinois J M Robison, F Weigle, A F Jaeger, Peter Kiene, J D Howard, A Y McDonald, M S Robison, W J Knight improvement and protection of the west side of Linwood Cemetery balance due J Kaufman Resolution Resolved Frank Beyer filling Jackson St between 19th St and Lake St Marshal have curbstone and sidewalk removed June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser City Engineer, lot bought by the City from Peter Holtz Resolution Resolved repair bridge on Sanford and Elm St sinkhole filling with loose rock 3rd St near cemetery Resolution to advertise for bids for building a sewer on 17th St National Democrat be declared the official German paper of the City Dubuque Herald and Staats Zeitung City Attorney report, St. Mary's St June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Petition asking for the reduction of the width of St. Mary's St in St. Raphael's Addition Engineer survey and plat of St. Raphael's St St. Mary's St plat venire directing the Marshal to summon a jury to assess the damages Bishop protested against the action of Council March 1869 H T McNulty, attorney for Bishop Hennessy Petition of Rev John Hennessy June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser St. Mary's St W McCann property holders E McCeney, City Attorney specifications for grading, paving, and macadamizing 4th St, 5th St, White St, Clay St Grade of St. Mary's St established annexed profile empound hogs June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Marshal instructed and ordered to take up and sell all hogs found running at large within the city limits Resolution Resolved Watchman at the City Hall or Market House extended and enlarged so as to embrace ground Blocks bounded by Iowa St and Clay St, 13th St and 15th St Delhi St, near West Dubuque Deputy Marshal examine and make necessary repairs cause proper drainage and prevent water from standing June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Advertise and receive bids for the grading of street Assessment on property abutting Chapter 26 of Revised Ordinances Resolution Resolved Marshal notify the property holders on St. Mary's St to make and grade street Lowest and best bidder City Attorney Police Justice Tuttle clean alleys collect from property holders Mayor issue proclamation to confine or muzzle dogs to December 1, 1870 Mayor draw orders on Treasurer for funds to send poor old lady out of the state June 2, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Standing Committees June 23, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Calling Council together to take some action in regard to Water works Resolution Resolved issuing bonds for the purpose of building or erecting water works for the City examining various systems of water works invite private corporations to construct and build water works Petitions V J Williams, erect a denick for handling thushing machines William B Yates, Hyde Clark remission of wharfage Hannah Londujan and Mary A Boland for remission of taxes Delinquent taxes E A Lull, lamp posts at 11th St and Bluff St Committee on Police and Gas June 23, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Petition of J W Parker, permission to erect a wooden shed on Iowa between 1st St and 2nd St T Byron, dray license Andrew Oeth, reduction of butcher's license widow of Jacob Weber County Auditor, transmitting resolutions of the Board of Supervisors in relation to military and northern road William Yates, buy old bridge at 6th St