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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