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1872 May Council ProceedingsMay 2, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth May 3, 1872 Minutes of April sessions Petitions in relation to tax matters Joseph Trainor William Stottlebehn William Lawther Sarah J Mihigan Fanny A Stuart Charles P Betz Rosanna Quinn E S Pitschner Julia Bank G H McDonald J K Graves, hydrants near railroad depot C H Peck May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth C H Peck, permission of the Council to erect a frame addition to his carpenter shop on Iowa St between 5th St, 6th St Petition of William Schumm, saloon license Louis Frapp, Henry Groppe, William Schumm, William Kaden Petitions J Hancock, grading, guttering, and macadamizing of High St from Walnut St to 11th St J K Graves, sidewalk on Fenelon St Hooper and Robison address the Council in relation to the proposed change of grade William Hintrager, old tax certificates H W Sanford building a sewer to protect his property known as the old Fairgrounds May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Petitions B A Griffin, change of grade on Chesnut St Joseph Gehrig, H C Palmer placed in the regular police force D G Scott, grading 3rd St from Summitt St to Hill St J E Fairbanks, condition of crossing at Main st and 2nd St Patrick Gill, sidewalk on Clark St John Deery, conducting water on Clark St N Schroeder, grade of 16th St Dubuque Water Company, water rates Michael McGrath, no grade established on St. Mary's St Owen Hardy, permission to remove a frame building Locust St between 1st St and Jones St F Mertz, remove small frame shop to lot on Iowa St 7th St, 8th St May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Condition of building, shop purposes forges and fines used for more than 90 days County Physician in relation to care of city hospital Petitions H Chadwick, pave the alley between Main St and Locust St, 1st St and 2nd St Michael Enright, damages on account of the opening of Grandview Avenue Board of Supervisors Wharfmaster Reed, refusal of Knapp, Stout and Co wharfage on lumber Harbors Weston Burch, reducting on wharfage on lumber Market Master in relation to Fish Stands May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Petition of W H Robison, change in width of sidewalk on Fenelon St Lamplighter O'Halloran Auditor Jennings, salaries due city officers Police cases before Justice Leckie Woodmeasurer Warring, cords of wood Market master Frith, weighing at Central Market scales board of prisoners Wharfmaster Reed, snubbing posts placed on the outer Islands Rocks at Eagle Point, accomodation of rafts desiring to land May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Wharfmaster Smith, receipts for wharfage grading, curbing and macadamizing of 4th St from Main St to Bluff St Treasurer Griswold, sale of cemetery lots, sum due Mrs. M Levi Linwood Cemetery City Sexton Gmehle, interments Eliza E Roberts Elizabeth Vogt R E Bishop R Morrill J Zangmeister F A Daylor F Burns Edward Butler Coupons in the Gelpcke judgment Anton Heeb, Mrs. M M Cooney, John Pier May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Street Commissioner Alexander, sums due parties named for work on streets John Moloney Christ Freeman Maurice O'Hern Edward Dwyre Michael Corbit Terrance O'Toole Peter Burns Martin Gleason Fred Hepner John Crowley William Gorday Nathaniel Kairns Thomas O'Hern James Buckley John Dubrocks Daniel Harrington Henry Miller George Trosser John Timmerty Martin Farrell Martin Canovan Anthony Brick Theo Beoke Phil Minneaugh Andrew Gunn Casper Herbst Pat McCoy James McCormack Michael Finnegan Mathias Keopp John Kelly William Baldwin John Landsier Nick Lulling Dennis Sullivan Thomas Horn Pat McNamara Jerry Pickley Mathias Liblack Stephen Barry Timothy Hynes Lawrence Moore Thomas Page Anthony McGowan Nick Pensch John Lynch Peter Melchior John Kahoe Frank Adams John McMahon Edward Russell Thomas Murphy Pat McCane Dennis Dorgan Peter Wassman Pat Mahan J E Steifenback Jacob Bueseluick Pat Rooney Teams Martin Demphrey James Tobin B F Monehan Charles Case John Fitzpatrick Richard BEnnett James Robinson Michael Hardy Michael Reynolds John Quail John Sage Peter Huss D Southerland Martin and Feniston Stephen Hug May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Street Commissioner's report Nicholas Willet Pat Clancy Philip Derr George Martin Michael Steiffelback Dennis Lenehan William Jones William McLaughlin James McCracken Alex McIlvain Fred Pegel James Cahill streets and alleys cleaned Engineer Littrell, profile of the alteration in the connection of Clay St and Couler Avenue Grandview Avenue case of Southwick vs. the City City Attorney cash for Poor Relief, telegraphing to Milwaukee May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Treasurer Griswold, sums paid by him Mayor Turck on Elliot Judgment stamps for cemetery deeds Express charges on transcripts repairing stamp An Ordinance to provide for the appointment of a Board of Assessors Ordinance in relation to the collection of a poll tax Claim of Griffith and Knight, professional services J W Newburg, L B Tuttle, painting and putting numbers on street corners William Warring, William Rebman, services on Board of Health May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Claims Dr. H Rischatsch, services as medical member of the Board of Health Dr. George W Scott Asa Roberts, ringbolts for levee Petitions John Morrison, fill 15th St east of railroad W P Large, widening of Pearl St, Marshal and Attorney have obstructions removed D A Mahoney, opening of Seminary St, survey and plat F Schreiner May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Petitions F Schreiner, Engineer to make a survey and plat of a street commencing at west end of North 2nd St in L H Langworthy's addition Potter's map Bluff St to the Lime Kiln H S Hetherington, Engineer plans of a sewer laid in mortar down Windsor Avenue down Sanford St, intersect the Couler Creek George W Burton, survey and plat of extension of 8th St to Alpine St Austin Adams repairing Spurce St and Jefferson St J K Graves, improvement of Fenelon St Street Commissioner repair Eagle Point Avenue between White St and Jackson St May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Mrs. O'Day, repairing sewer in Union Addition J S McCeeny, A J Parker, C J Richards grade of Seminary St Condition of principal thoroughfare of the City Petitions Eichman, market privy cleaning hand engine No. 2, City of Bellevue Printing of City Ordinances purchasing horses for the Fire Department D J Lenehan, horses for use of Fire Department May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Petition of B A Griffin, erection of a lamp post at High St and Walnut St Schmidt's Brewery and Horse Railway station Petition of Ernst Hoock, assessment for sidewalk in Finley's Addition Michael Martin, reducing assessment East Dubuque W W Pyne, assessment on furniture Finley's Addition John Doud Jr. pay all back taxes Quigley's subdivision May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Langworthy Hollow Road work Cemetery map Resolution Resolved employ attorneys, defending the suit against the city in the Circuit Court of the United States at Des Moines Owners of Lot No. 154 construct a sidewalk Special tax levied on properties Mrs. E Maloney Mrs. S T Everett F Beyer May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Resolution Resolved Engineer make profile and grade of streets Couler Avenue, 23rd St to northern boundary White St, 19th St to Sanford St, Jackson St and Washington St 3rd St Bridge, Committee on Harbors sidewalk, Locust St from Jones St to Dodge St established grade William H Murphy, St. Mary's Street City Ordinance May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Resolution Resolved Marshal have Section 22 and 23 of Chapter 29 of Ordinance relating to obstructions of streets and alleys and sidewalks enforced fill lots in Hooper's Addition McCraney's 2nd Addition prevent stagnant water Engineer plans and specifications for grading, curbing 10th St between Locust St and Bluff St 14th St from Main St to White St Main st from 1st St to 11th St May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Resolution Resolved plans and specifications for grading and macadamizing Jones St between Bluff St and Locust St Paving and macadamizing alley between Locust St and Bluff St, 3rd St and 4th St sidewalk 3rd St St. Mary's St to Summit St General Fund 8th St from Bluff St to White St May 3, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Engineer Resolution Resolved plans and specifications for 3rd St, Bluff St, Main St Fenelon St from J K Graves property to old corporation line Waller House, privilege of excavating alley excursion on 8th St to Lansing to celebrate opening of Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota Railway to that city hospitalities channel and tributaries of railroad extension May 6, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Sidewalk, market house Resolution Resolved that the City Engineer prepare plans and specifications for making a sewer on 3rd St from Bluff St to Locust St carry off the water from 3rd St hill condition of 17th St, Bluff St to West Dubuque Ordinance prohibiting farmers, butchers and others from tying the legs of calves and sheep and other animals, chickens May 6, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Meetings of City Council Petitions Terrance Boyle taxes paid on lots, city limits filling on Jackson Square by Street Commissioner declared public nuisance Bridge and Ferry General Jones, petition of John D Bush Special Committee from each ward T M Moore, fees as a referee, Middleton Savings Bank M Kingman, Pearl Street May 6, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Petitions H Kingman, remission of special assessment delinquent taxes Mr. J W Taylor in relation to Grove St H L Stout, improving 8th St A H Peaslee, blasting rock fronting his residence An Ordinance to prohibit blasting rock within city limits Resolution Resolved Harbors and harbormaster, parts along the outer island and rings on Eagle Point for fastening rafts and boats put in Election of 2 assessors R O Anderson, P F Guthrie, H S Hetherington, R M McKinley May 6, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Election of Assessors Bills paid Arthur Turner Jacob Brode Mrs. Ogilby David Burns John Moloney Thomas Horn Rouse and Dean P Donnolly John Schwink D C Tyler J S Littrell Wilde, McMaster and Co Rebman and Bell Michael Coyle Rob Stevenson John Green C G Hargus Moses Lippman S Korman Gantenbein and Co J Pfiffner D and J Lenehan Daily Telegraph Charles Robinson Lumbert and Co Michael McGrath Howard and McArthur J N Foye John D Jennings Phil Den Phil Pier Lange and Apfel B Pettibone John Eichhorn F Rafferty James Mulligan P Specht T E Moser George Zumhof Edward McClean W H Robison William Johnson F W Loeffler Mrs. J Flannery Lumbardo and Co? S Korman Rob Jess Simplot Brothers John Eichhorn George Mehl John Mulligan John Pier Charles Klingenberg Peter Roth N C Ryan M J Halpin Nick Bur John Nagle William Holnagal Hugh Martin James Doyle May 6, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Bills H Nortung, Dubuque Water Company Scenery loaned, Dramatic ? 1st Ward Scales, Committee on Markets Settlement of judgments owned by H L Stout, L D Randall and others purchased from Jessup old judgments cancelled Solomon Turck, Frank M Robinson, J Chapman May 13, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Mayor and Finance Committee settle with home creditors Resolution Resolved Street Commissioner have cisterns on 5th St between Main St and Locust St Central Improvement Bonds, Central Island Bonds Main St filled to grade expense of property owners Ordinance in regard to nuisances May 17, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Petitions E M Woodworth, opening of Grove St John W Clinton, agent of Cornell College, pay taxes on lots in Farley's Subdivision William Beck, rescing order to prohibit billiard playing on Sunday A Cain, assessment on lot in Harbor Improvement Company's Addition D S Wilson, delinquent taxes on Mineral Lots Mrs. Julia Lewis, remission of taxes Pleines and Beach in relation to filling Locust St from Jones St to Seeger's Brewery W H Murphy, lots on St. Mary's St Knapp, Stout and Co, 9th St condition between Washington St and Jackson St May 17, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Petitions George W Jones, widen stairway to basement corner of 6th St and Main St N Eichman remove to the Market House privy Thomas Hardie, Board of Education, Mayor swear in the janitors of the public schools as special policemen for the protection of school property Extension of 8th St to Alpine St Knapp, Stout and Co Weston, Burch and Co 8th St from Washington St to Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad be macadamized sewer from Main St to east side of track Bonds of the assessors, R O Anderson and H S Hetherington H Nortung May 17, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Claim of the Dubuque Water Company H Nortung Petitions John W Taylor, 11th St from Bluff St to High St be vacated, reserving a passageway in the centre of culvert Southward through Ellen Corkery's subdivision Mineral lots 1st St, east of Spruce St Schroeder, grade of 16th St Patrick Gill, sidewalk on Clark St at expense of abutters 17th St M Kingman, Grove St, Pearl St May 17, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Pearl St intersection with Grove St Petitions D G Scott, grading 3rd St from Summit St to Hill St H W Sanford, sewer near fairgrounds B A Griffin, change of grade of Chesnut St May 25, 1872 Turck, Quigley, Lucas, Pier, Chapman, Howard, Pleins, McMaster, Robinson, Jaeger, Oeth Resolution Resolved Council approve the settlement agreed upon between the Finance Committee and Grant and Smith of Davenport on the part of Thomas Duncan and other creditors