Loading...
1870 October Council ProceedingsOctober 6, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Committee on equalization Petitions John O'Halloran, extra compensation for work done in September E Busch against macadamizing 15th St between Iowa St and White St M Allison, taxes on lot in Neurburg and Hales Addition T Oetley, saloon license D F Darcy Clark and Scott, abatement of assessment John Watters macadamizing 2nd St from Main St to Locust St October 6, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Authority to make deeds for cemetery lots W E Robison, H J Playter, J D Schlueter, N Hopkins and W McMullan error in cemetery deed of James Armstrong Petitions R Clarke, Main St and Seminary St on Seminary Hill J VanderHeyden in relation to the delivery of orders Board of Education, donate the drop curtain and other scenery in the High School Building same set up in City Hall John Powers, saloon license Lumbert, Scoffield and Co wharfage October 6, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Petitions Mrs. Turner, remission of taxes William Luther, abatement of assessment Siller and Co Mary Molony, Mineral Lot Laura Knowlton, taxes on homestead Wood measurer Waring, inspection and measurment of cords of wood October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Petitions Charles Street, remit taxes on C Humbolt's Addition G R Buckley, taxes on Kelley's Addition Dr. Rischtasch (Richtatch) against improvement of White St between 8th St and 10th St Set up drop curtains donated by Board of Education Wharfmaster wood, lumber, steamboats wharfage City Sexton number of interments and digging graves Linwood Cemetery lots George Rand, William Borngesser R McGivern October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser R McGivern weighing at West Dubuque hay scales Treasurer Griswold, Linwood Cemetery Fund Order in favor of Mrs. M Levi Jennings, salaries Market Master Strasser, weighing Central Market Scales Huckster stands paid out for market expenses Lamplighter O'Halloran Street Commissioner Ryder laborers and teams John Moloney William Balding John Kelley P Bamont M Consadine Jerry Griffin John McGraw John Eagen M Corbit P Markey D Lenehan Jerry Pickeldy N Kerns John McMahon J Weber P Fitzgerald John Breene R Bennett M Hardy N McJouant Widow Sullivan Michael Donnolly John Sage Perch of stone October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Treasuer Griswold collected delinquent tax Police Justice W W Smith City Attorney Jennings, semi-annual report Balance Receipts Expenditures October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Auditor's books City indebtedness prepare tabular statement patient labor and critical attention acquisition to the public record J D Jennings, auditor Engineer specifications of various streets Petitions Malinda Levens pay taxes, less penalty, interest Bonds of the Dubuque Western Railroad Company coupons October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser city indebtedness coupons and bonds borrow from German Savings Bank interest due bank Petitions F Kempf, saloon license D DeLorimier livery license James Tobin pay, tax sale O Adams October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ordinance granting right of way to the Dubuque and Mississippi Railroad Sectional Dock Ordinance Resolution Resolved profile of grade of the alley beween Walnut and 14th St in McDaniels Addition City Engineer, sewer on Jefferson St G Reinfreid assessment, moneys, and credits cancelled Petition of B B Richards Joseph Herod of the Street Railway Company, taxes on personal property not enumerated John Pier, Dubuque Joint Stock Beer Brewing Company October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Petitions Josephine S Dorr, assessment of lots in Bradstreet's Addition George Wenimont, tax interest already accrued on Mineral Lot be cancelled James Cushing, personal property Resolution Resolved grade of Pearl Street Red line on the profile Bluff St to Walnut St Committee on Police, erect lamp post at Iowa St and 1st St Howard and McArthur lamp posts October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Howard and McArthur for lamp posts South Dodge St Acceptance of bridge lahely constructed across the slough near Southern Avenue Bridge very defective, poorly constructed weight sank in middle dangerous to transport heavy weights Railroad Avenue Bridge strict conformity with plans and contract October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Resolution Resolved 7th St between Locust St and Bluff St macadamized abutting Washington Square Communication from Klingenburg and Specht, filling and macadamizing Eagle Point Avenue repairing extension of Main St Company person or persons who break up the macadamized streets in the City, put back to its proper grade big rocks below or break them up October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Marshal notify the superintendant of the Dubuque Street Railway Company track filled up its proper grade in order to prevent great inconvenience private conveyance U.S. Circuit Court at Des Moines against the City Employ Council to attend to the suits now pending against the City in connection with the City Attorney Attorney salary Mr. Mills assist in suits pending October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Claims against the City by Mr. Rorer Regg's Claims Mayor have general supervision of the police of the city, full power to remove and appoint D H Rischatch George Mehl Lumbards M Morgan John Nagle M Dumphrey Mrs. Flannery Welsh Eichman and Co B Pettibone Lauge and Apfel F Rafferty Mrs. Uffel N Holnagel L C Fuller F N Loeffler N C Ryan Sam Kennedy August Wenekie General Bills Andrew and Treadway James Clancy A Y McDonald Washington Engine Co L B Tuttle Kundt and Neubauer N Jurgens J M Robison Rouse and Dean Kleine and K Steam Engine Co P Donnolly Pelan and Randall Barnes and Ryan Palmer and Brothers A J Davis O H Crusius Lumbert and Co Cushing and Fisher John Nagle Howard and McArthur John McCoy Nick Doyle October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Claims Neuburg and Rund P Motch J Fuhman A Schaffhouser Fire E Ratcliff D and J Lenehan A T Cook Police and Gas Howard and McArthur A Y McDonald T Henney Streets H C Pierce P Kiene Petitions Platt Smith, lay side track on the levee postpone election of public weigher Hugh Doner, H Flemming, F Jaeger put in nomination ballot October 7, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Hugh Doner, elected public weigher Bills pertaining to fire department Street Commissioner purchase supplies October 10, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Basement of the market house cleaned blankets and mattresses for the calaboose Harbor Company fill sidewalk on Jones St railing placed on Bridge on Jones St Bills of Lenehan for horses for fire engine E Ratcliff, coal An Ordinance granting to D W Hewitt the use of a cerain slough and its bank within the city of Dubuque for the purpose of constructing and operating Movable Sectional Docks October 10, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Committee on Right of Way Petition of the Dubuque and Minnesota Rail Road Company road over certain streets grant every privilege in our power that will facilitate the construction of the road interfere as little as possible with the rights of the citizens cheaply constructed part of the city which is unoccupied by buildings single track from old levee at 5th St to Pine St Peosta St, north boundary Mississippi River passage of locomotives, car, and trains October 10, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser right of way, necessary provisions for grading of streets Street railroad right of way Railroad Avenue Bridge Resolution in relation to employing Council to assist City Attorney Mr. Mills James Brophy, right to erect a platform scale in front of houses on Julien Avenue weighing October 10, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser salary of the City Attorney reinstated Tax book ready for inspection October 14, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Preamble and Resolution E Riggs holds a judgement in the United States Circuit Court for the District of Iowa writ of mandamus, levy of a special tax to pay judgement D Rorer, attorney of record controls bonds W W Corcoran, overdue coupons both inclusive punctual payment Rorer fund bonds October 14, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser bonds payable in New York principal and interest to bearer annual coupons, extingquish the bonds revenue stamps Riggs and Corcoran bonds proposition authenticated copy delivered to Rorer Circuit Court October 17, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Committee on Equalization of taxes Engineer Crusius on railroad avenue bridge Joseph Stoltz work J M Monroe, delegate from the City to the Southern Commercial Convention held in Cincinnati Resolution Resolved tender thanks to T M Monroe pamphlet form October 28, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Committee on equalization Charles Klingenberg, establishment of grade on Eagle Point Avenue between Couler Avenue and White St New bonds to be issued, Mr. Rorer Finance committee write a number of the prominent property owners and businessmen for consultation in relation to the city debt October 31, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Resolution Resolved committee of citizens consisting of James Burt, D N Cooley, J H Thedinga, R A Babbage, W L Bradley settle all outstanding indebtedness facilitate surrender into settlement of indebtedness Ordinance, Right of Way Ordinance granting to the Dubuque an Minnesota Railway Company the right of way through the City of Dubuque making a wagon October 31, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ordinance, Right of Way Ordinance granting to the Dubuque an Minnesota Railway Company the right of way through the City of Dubuque making a wagon road north of Eagle Point Water Works Company, damages sustained by the City in the abandonment of the enterprise City Attorney St. Mary's St right of citizens living and owning property on St. Mary's St Evidence of H Trainor, fill up the street to make it passable October 31, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Resolution Resolved Recorder give public notice in the official paper assessmnent list of personal and commercial property Daily Herald Street Commissioner employ laborers and repair streets broken up by the Gas Company Jones St sidewalk City Attorney Harbor Company October 31, 1870 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robinson, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser 1st St from Main St to Bluff St