1873 July Council ProceedingsJuly 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions
Julia Lewis, remission of taxes
A McDaniel, strip of land on south line of Chesnut St
Michael Hardy, team license refund
Mary Blake, sidewalks on Mineral St
J K Graves, permit J G Peterson to continue the use of the building used by him for a blacksmith shop on White St between 5th St and 6th St
Postmaster George L Torbert, numbering houses
B Coffin
T S Nairn, opening of streets in Nairns Addition
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
J K Graves, extending Fenelon St
Magdalina Miller, condition of the street in front of her property on White St
Petitions
C C Coakley, compensation for extra work
John Graff, street commissioner employ team
William Hollnagel, saloon license
Mrs. Casper Spahn, saloon license
John Guillis, sidewalks
G Gmehle, building addition to Sexton's house
T E Frith, West Dubuque Scales
Fred Conrad and others, sidewalk laid down on Washington St
20th St to 24th St
G Blocklinger
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petition of H Trainor, establishment of grade on St. Mary's St
Petitions
M Enright, taxes on Mineral Lot
A Chapin, changing name of Walnut St
Jacob Michel, Council to order the alley between 5th St and 6th St on west side of Main St paved
J K Graves, permission of council for Massey and Langworthy to erect a coal
White St, 6th St
Treasurer Griswold, sum due Mrs. M Levi for Linwood Sales
Market Master Frith, weighing at Market Scales
Huckster Stands
meals for prisoners
Woodmeasurer Warring, measured and inspected cords of wood
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Wharfmaster Bruening, receipts for wharfage
Steamboats
Lumber
Wood
Auditor Jennings
Salaries for city officers and police
H Buchet, receipts at West Dubuque Scales
Lamplighter O'Halloran
T O'Donald, 1st Ward Scales
Chief of Fire Department A T Cook
loss and insurance and also condition of department
Report of Health officer Ryder
cleaning alleys
William McLenan's claim for costs on police cases
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Street Commissioner Blocklinger following sums for work on streets
John Maloney
Jerry Howard
Anthony McGowan
John McMahon
Michael Corbit
F Mertz
Thomas McCue
M O'Laughlin
P Melchior
M Ambrosia
Tom Connell
Pat Bannon
Mat Hoffman
John Dunnenbach
Pat Donnolly
William Kruse
Vincent Levan
Robert Woodward
John Berker
J Busling
Nick Piech
Nat Kerins
Nat Ryan
Daniel Sullivan
Larry Moore
John Joyce
S Barry
Conrad Greiner
Christ Freeman
Math Keopp
Cyrus Burkill
Greg Gaetner
Phil Brost
Pat Mulvin
M Cannoran
John Lonorgan
Jerry Griffin
August Buhl
Daniel Harrington
James Buckley
Fred Brecht
Pat McNamara
Michael Grozinger
Michael Hill
Ed Whalen
N Wise
Frank Weber
Franz Gengler
Tim Hynes
Daniel crowley
Mat Gantenbein
John O'Hern
Thomas Harran
Martin Gleason
Fred Brown
Miles Hayden
John Schmidt
Jacob Brode
John Brode
Felix Oswald
Henry Grote
Thomas Murphy
Michael Shannon
Henry Leik
George Seige
Val Flutsch
Joseph Bitmore
C J Richards
Peter Wagner
Chris Bohn
M Jaquinot
Christ Lick
John Gessler
Mike Lenan
J G Menkel
Teams
Nick Willot
Mike Reynolds
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Street Commissioner Report
M G Roberts
Ed Whalen
Thomas Lane
Daniel Breen
Richard Bennett
A Turner
Peter Meyer
Peter Carney
John Sage
D W Lenehan
Pat McMahan
George Thompson, steel hammers
Almira Cummins, rock
Michael Dunn
William Rebman, 14th St sewer
Tom Murray
Samuel Elmer
Mat Morgan
Peter Jarden
Ned O'Hare
James Cahill
C J Richards
Michael McCarten
Jacob Strain
Long
City Sexton, interments
sale of Linwood lots
Conrad Knacksteal
John Foltzer
M A Culver
digging graves
William E Wellington
Engineer Knowlton, survey of grade of Prairie St
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
McAdam broken by following parties
M Hoffman
M Kaeopp
John Guillis
B Gaertner
S Kaliska
John Kelly
Hayden Williams
A Bick
T O'Toole
J Bennett
T Murphy
profile of grade for 1st St
John McCoy, contractor on Washington St, Julien Avenue and Broad Street
Bluff St and Mineral St
Treasurer's receipts of city orders disposed of
checked off Auditor's book
embracing labor of that officer
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Finance Committee Report
old indebtedness, assist Committee in all its labors in that direction
pleasant duty to report that the people made a wise choice in that officer
Complete schedule of old city indebtedness
debt bonds and coupons
Petition of Mary Richards
house and lot belonging to Thomas Hind's estate
John Deery, compromise for sidewalk
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Clark st
Petition of H K Lore in favor of reducing the assessment of the People's Savings Bank
Richard Cox, allowing him to pay for sidewalk, Cox's Addition
John Pier
Richmond and Jackson, deduction
Claims
John Dreyhouse, work on Market Steeple
M Dunn, grading on 5th St
Charles Pitschner, clerk of election
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
J Fulmer for repairing sidewalks
Claims
W H Torbert
Fire Department
Street Commissioner
Petitions
P Morgan, sidewalks
John Wunderlich, White St ordered gutters, curbed, and macadamized from 7th St to 18th St
7th St to 13th St
Peter Frey, remonstrating against the improvement of White St
14th st to 18th St
Printing
F A Gniffke
Telegraph
Ham and Carver
Rich and Ryan
Palmer and Winall
Petition of A E Sullivan and E A Frenzel
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petition of Tim Conley, granted privilege
Committee on Harbors, removing wharfboats
Dubuque Merchants and teamsters
Wharfboats of the regular lines allow all the transient boats at any time to load and unload their freight
Petitions
Richard Scott
P Morgan
Mrs. Cleveland
Borhouser
P Carney
M M Trumbull
Timothy Hynes
D A Mahoney, reducing assessment on lots owned by jointly with R Bonson
Mary Bade, remitting tax
Langworthy's addition
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions
R Cox, C S D Jones, improvement of 14th St west of Prairie St
Grade on Grove St
An Ordinance authorizing the sale of lands and town lots for taxes in certain cases for amount less than taxes, interest, and cost
An Ordinance to change the name of Walnut St from Grove St west to Prairie St
Resolved grade of St. Mary's Street
Survey and prepare plans and specifications for the purpose of grading, guttering, and macadamizing White st
7th St to 13th St
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved Engineer survey and prepare plans and specifications for macadamizing and guttering of 14th St from Bluff St to Prairie St
Jones St from Locust St to alley
5th St, 6th St, Main St
brick, stone, plank sidewalk
14th St between Main St and Iowa St
grade on the alley back of Cosgrove's south of 14th St
Guttering and curbing on 11th St
W P Large's property south side of 11th St
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved Recorder advertise change of grade, Seminary St
Main St, Wullweber's House
sidewalk laid on 2nd St
bridge on Dodge St, covered with plank
Ordinance in relation to using firearms suspended, 4th of July
Filled to grade of White St, abate nuisance
Sidewalk of brick or wood, 9th St between Iowa St and Main St
St. Cloud property
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Marshal notify owners of St. Cloud lots
protection railing
Sidewalks on 12th St between Main St and Locust St
Sidewalk of plank or brick, 8th St between Clay St and White St
Main St from park to 17th St
Iowa St
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved Ordinance to restrain horses and geese from running at large
Sidewalk specifications
Plank sidewalks
good, sound pine
stones
crossties
Finance Committee hire upon city orders bearing interest
Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company
raise the grade of old levee between low water mark
Railroad Track
4th St on old levee
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
5th St between points above mentioned company
plank their track
Railroad track
Dunleith Dubuque Bridge Company
Resolution
Resolved collect tax on dogs
Water from water works
Sol Turck Engine House
Improvement of 7th St extension
improvement of Southern Avenue and repairing Main St from 1st St and 2nd St
5th Ward superintend and expenditures of the appropriation made, improvement of Cemetery road
J B Howard, repairs on Main St, 7th St, 9th St
Chesnut St
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Bids for coal
1st St profile
Claims paid
Dubuque Water Co
James Woolnough
Warner Lewis
M Hanson
H W Griswold
Mrs. E M Ogilby
Dickinson and Co
O Smith
D W Lenehan
Key City Gas Co
William Jergens
George B Woodworth
G A Knowlton
Klauer and Brothers
H Nortung
J M Robison
O S Wullweber
Robinson
Claims Referred
Lafflin and Rand
Grosvenor and Harger
Waller and Christman
Westphal and Hinds
Hanson and Co
John McCoy
sidewalks, harbors
lumber
Burn cancelled coupons
evidence of indebtedness
July 3, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
July 10, 1873
Numbering houses
George L Torbert, privilege to attach 25 letter boxes to City lamp posts
Numbering the city
July 10, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Street Numbering
Numbering the City
Bluff St, 1st St
Seminary St
Contract awarded J Wiseman
white paint numbers on Japan tin
Captain Parker
July 17, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Coal for fire department, Charles W Ware, Pittsburg
Illinois Coal
Street Work bids opened
M Morgan, informal leave
Joseph Ernst and Co
Chesnut St
White St, 14th St, 9th St, 10th St
A McDaniel, strip of land between Chesnut St and McDaniels subdivision
July 17, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
grade of 14th St
West Dubuque Scales
Resolution
Resolved profile of Walnut St returned
official grade
Chesnut St
Rock St, 14th St sidewalk
July 17, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Krayer, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
14th St sidewalk, Main St to Iowa St
John McCoy, Washington St
G W Work, unused team license