1873 December Council ProceedingsDecember 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions in relation to taxes and assessments
Delinquent Taxes
Dennis Lenehan
Mrs. B Buechler
W P Large
Mrs. J Gilliam
James Levi
E J Scott
Mrs. E Kennedy
George L Dickinson
Mrs. M Levi
George D Wood
A Levi
Maria Bruckner
James Doyle
John T Hancock
Catherine Howard
Mrs. E S Norris
George Young
Robinson and Harriman
Richards and Burden
Charles Schreiber
Col George McHenry
Charles Gregoire
W H Torbert
Bridget Roach
Mrs. Ann O'Hare
Dubuque Savings Institution
Bernard Becke
Merchants National Bank
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions in relation to taxes and assessments
Delinquent Taxes
Peter Holz
Hanson and Lenehan
L D Randall
John Thompson
A W Sears
John Simplot
Hugh Talty
B R Powell, J D Powell
R H Collier
Mrs. R R Jackson
George Wilging
G W Raymond
Mrs. M B Pattridge
Richard Waller
Barbara Meyer
A W Kemler
Thomas Kavanaugh
D William Watson
J N Hill
John Lore
W G Watters
John Water's Estate
John Strayler
Samuel C Kueter
James Nichols
Thomas S Wilson
Peter Sahm
Joseph Herod
A O'Maley
Mrs. H C Briggs
Petitions
W P Allen, lamp post corner of Iowa St and 2nd St
C S D Jones, privilege to mine under 14th St, Cox St
V J Williams
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions
Transfer Linwood lots
John V Rider
Charles Keesecker, payment
Assistant Engineer of Fire Department
W P Allen, Liquor Dealers, license
M Hardy, refunding team license
F Kempf, coal lost by fire
George W Jones, Richard Cox
donate right of way for Cox St
A Hablutzel, North Street in Quigley's Addition
Eliza M Dixon, sidewalk on Rock St
D E Lyon, lighting Hill St, Peerleese Street Lamp
John Hayes, settlement for filling lots in East Dubuque
Fenelon St grading
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions
W J Woods, extension of Bluff St
Mrs. M Levi, percentage of Linwood Lots
Auditor Jennings, salaries due city officers and police
Woodmeasurer Waring, cords of wood
Alex Buchet, weighed drafts at West Dubuque Scales
T O'Donald, weighing at 1st Ward Scales
M Parker, Public Weigher, dressed hogs
city scales
Lamplighter O'Halloran
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Street Commissioner Lenehan, sums due for work on streets
John Moloney
John O'Dea
A McGowan
Jerry Howard
M Ambrosia
P Theilen
William McLaughlin
M McCune
Pat Mack
Ed Whelan
S Barry
J W French
Nat Karins
James Moloney
John Doyle
Larry Moore
Daniel Harrington
M Finnegan
Tim Hynes
Mike Shannon
John Barry
Thomas Mulqueeny
D Lenehan
S Kaliska
Pat Bannon
Charles Stroke
John Kelly
W C Alexander
Mason's Time
Joseph Collins
Fred Holz
Teams
Ed Whelan
D W Lenehan
Nick Willet
Pat McMahon
Thomas Lane
M Breide
W C Alexander
C J Richards
James Moloney
John McMahon
Anthony McGowan
Tom Lane
John O'Dea
John Joyce
Joseph Collins
D W Lenehan
Marketmaster Frith
drafts on market scales
board of prisoners
Market Master Frith, weighed frafts on market scales
Board of prisoners
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
City Sexton Gmehle, interments in Linwood Cemetery
sale of Linwood lots to William Muntz
digging graves
Board of Health, Mayor's Proclamation
Profile of grade on Seminary St in Littleton and Sawyer's Addition
Petitions
A H Stuart, damages by flood
O P Shiras, double payment of taxes
Duncan and Waller, agents, cancel the tax certificate
F T Walker refund
Freight bull on hose
Postal Cards and Stamps
Felix Agnew
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Claim of Andrew and Treadway
P McMahon, claim not allowed
Rebman and Blocklinger, extra pay for crossings on White St
Petition of General Hodgdon, extension of Grove St
procure right of way without of expense
Examined work done on Chesnut St from High St to near Prairie St, 15th St from Iowa St to White St, 7th St to 13th St
Contractors Earnst and C Ross, McMahon, William Rebman, G Blocklinger
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Delinquent taxes, petition of Lucia Gruber, remitting taxes
L H Langworthy's addition
Walty and Scherrer
Petitions
Daniel Riordan, sidewalk on White St
J W Newburgh, west side of Walnut St
11th St to 14th St
Catherine Morrissey, exempted from paying
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Catherine Morrisey
Special Assessment for sidewalk in front of lot in Dorgan's Subdivision
Purchase of Gutta Pucha Manufacturing Co of New York
Carbalized Hose
Sale of old hose to R J Gibbs
old brass to Hodge and Whitelaw
Petitions
N Brand, raise a frame building, corner of Clay St and 14th St
B Jestel remonstrating against
General George W Jones, opening and improving 14th St
Levying special assessment for sidewalks and other street improvements
Seminary St
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved profile of Seminary St, official grade
William Rebman, contractor on 17th St
crossings of streets and alleys passable for travel
Sidewalk on White St,
Salaries of Aldermen and Mayor
Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company, flagman stationed at corner of 4th St and White St
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Dodge St, legal width of street
survey and profile of change of grade from Wullwebers property to the west line of Littleton and Sawyers Addition
Resolution
Resolved official grade of the alley between Prairie St and Dell St
Large and unusual number of petitions for reduction of taxes
Committee on delinquent taxes
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Wagon Bridge, memorializing of Congress for donation of the Peru Town site
Payment of Claims
Asa Roberts
John Neubauer
Weston Burch and Co
John McCoy
Schulte and Wagner
J N Foye
Spear and Lee
P Connors
Sillsby Manufacturing Co
John Eichhorn
L B Tuttle
H Nortung
George B Woodward
E C Aldrich
James Kelly
C W Ware
John Redington
John Maclay
J Wiseman
J D Jennings
C J Richards
J T Hancock
John Kaep
George B Burch
George Borgmeier
T O'Sullivan
G H Candee
A Tuegel
D W Lenehan
Dubuque Water Co
James Beach
Rich Ryan
L S Bennett
James Crawford
William Jergens
Rebman and Bell
Key City Gas Light Co
Parker and Son
John Maclay
JCRR
Thomas Finn
Jerry Driscoll
John Schwenk
John Gilmore
December 4, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Claims
W H Torbert
Decker and Jaeger
Smith and Plaister
Waller and Christman
Pelan and Randall
William Thompson
Klauer and brothers
Cushing, Wheeler and Co
December 12, 1873
Petitions
B Becke
December 12, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Delinquent taxes
Reduce assessment of Peter Sahn
L H Langworthy Addition's
Reduce Catherin Howards Assessment
George McHenry
John Fuhrmann
John King's Estate
Homestead of Mrs. T J Leran
Mrs. H C Briggs, 16th St and Locust St
Lyon and Rand
Mineral lots
John O'Reagan
Reduce assessment of N W Sears on merchandise
Mrs. E J Scott, homestead
George D Wood
A Soldner
December 12, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions on assessments
B R Powell, J D Powell on merchandise
John Watter's Estate on city lot
Jennette Coates on moneys and credits
Cancel assessment of amount employed in manufactures to Robinson and Harrinan
William G Watters, mineral lot
James Doyle
Reduce assessment of Hugh Talty
Against W H Knowlton for unenumerated property
J N Hill, Kelly's Subdivision
Hanson and Linehan on Merchandise
Dr. William Watson, Fortune's subdivision
George Wilgnig
John Strayler
December 12, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions on assessments
cancelled assessments
Joseph Herod on Furniture
horse and wagon
William Andrew on the Babbage property
vehicles
stocks
Charles H Gregoire to pay the taxes of city lot without interest
Joseph Lugenbuhler
Burton's Addition
William Krackow, East Dubuque
Peter Holz
Mrs. B Buechler, T S Wilson
R Waller
Richards and Burden
Samuel C Karter
Dennis Lenehan
M B Pattridge
T M Monroe
Ann O'Hare
Bridget Roach
Mrs. Shouse
Alex Levi
G W Raymond
William Radford
M W Smith
Pelan and Randall
Martin Scherrer
Ephiram Curter
Mrs.E S Norris
W H Torbert
John T Hancock
Mrs. M Levi
Janice Levi
Merchant National Bank
George Young
December 12, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Claims
L D Randall
A W Kemler
W P Large
Dubuque Savings Instn
James Nichols
George L Dickinson
R H Collier
Mrs. R R Jackson
John W Love
John Simplot
Barabara Meyer
Maria Bruckner
Petitions
D E Lyon
lamp posts
5th St, Hill St
McLaughlin's property
Waller and Christman
Smith and Plaister for insurance on Pest House
Bridge Co, filling the slough
2nd St to 3rd St bridge
sidewalk ordinance
December 12, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Streets, Alleys and Sidewalks
Constructing a Wagon Bridge
M S Robison, W H Peabody, W L Bradley, Peter Kiene, J K Graves, William Andrew, John Bell, Ed Langworthy, William Coates, E M Woodworth, T S Wilson
donate Ferry Boat and franchise to the City
maintaining a free Ferry
Bridge Co
Men to break macadam
Peerless Street lamp
December 12, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
December 22, 1873
Vacating the present police headquarters
Petitions in relation to assessments and taxes
without giving the petitioners a hearing
Committee on equalization be added to the Committee on delinquent tax
Bernard Becke, pay in full for taxes
December 22, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions
John D Bush, open a meat market at the corner of 8th st and Bluff St
Dubuque Harbor Company, use of streets
Ross McMahon, compensation for extra grading on streets
W H Evans, selling plats of subdivisions and outlots
B D Lenehan, tax certificate for special assessment
E W Duncan, cancel assessment, grading done on Fenelon St
Anna M Schmid, reduction on her taxes
Petition of Arthur O'Malley, cancelling assessments on moneys and credits
Petition of Henry Wheeler
December 22, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions
Henry Wheeler, assessment on Fortune's Subdivision for grading done on Fenelon St
Special Committee on Ferry Matter
Visit the Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry Company, any truth in the report that they were willing to donate that property to the City
Ferry Comapny, donate ferry boat, docks, tools, machinery
Books of the Ferry Co
transport all passengers and mails free of charge to the Bridge Co
Contingent expenses
Special Committe, petition of the Dubuque Lumbermen
Visited the public wharves and the sloughs commonly used for pulling lumber, construction of the River Railroad, Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Tracks, skirts of our sloughs materially interfered with the conveinences of pulling lumber
December 22, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Additional grounds and better facilities are justly demanded by the lumber interests of our city
Abolishing of the wharfage tax
lumbermen
additional ground and better facilities
abolishing of wharfage tax
City in present embarrassed condition
General fund appropriation for improvement
additional levee
bank of old canal
maps of the city
Pelan and Randall, lumber bills
Klauer and Brothers, Tinsmith
William Thompson, blacksmith
Fisher, Wheeler and Co
December 22, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Claims
John Swenk
John Gilmore
Jerry Driscol
Extra work done by Ross McMahon, sundry streets
City Engineer prepare two maps, location of Fire Hydrants
Engine House
Merchants National Bank of Dubuque
Dubuque Savings Institution
Examine assessment of Bishop Hennessey
Committee of the whole on 3rd St
December 22, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Guttering and macadamizing of Walnut St by Ross McMahon, contractor
Special tax be levied on lots
parcels of real estate
McDaniel's subdivision
H P Leech
Guttering and macadamizing, Chesnut St by Joseph Earnst and Co
McDaniel's Subdivision
J G Peterson
H B Noyce
F R Bissell
December 22, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Special Assessment
Chestnut St
H A Dean
Mary Ann
McDaniel's Subdivision
B A Griffin
repairing sidewalks by Louis Scherrer, Contractor
Special tax levied on parcels of real estate
2nd Presbyterian Church
McDaniels subdivision
F M Robinson
December 22, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Assessment for sidewalks
M Brown
P A Lorimer Estate
William Bothwell
J H Kroessen
R Bonson
William Rebman
sidewalks constructed by G Blocklinger
December 22, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
sidewalk assessments
parcels of real estate
Mobley's Dubuque
D A Mahoney
Rev John Hennessey
James Kelly's Addition
John McCoy, Washington St and 2nd St
Wood Dealers Ordinance
propriety of appealing the ordinance in relation to licensing wood dealers
December 29, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions in reference to reduction of assessments
L D Randall
George Young
Walter Manson
George L Dickinson
Mrs. M Levi
A Levi
James Levi
Mrs. E H Prentiss
A W Kemler
Mrs. Julia Gilliam
Martin Scherrer
Mrs. E L Norris
George B Hamilton
Dennis Linehan
H W Sanford
James Nichols
William Stoltebum
A Graham
James Downey
Josephine Foltzer
Bridget Roach
William Radford
Francis Rafferty
Patrick Hayden
Ferguson and Baule
Ephraim Cutter
George W Raymond
Joseph Kabat
Joseph Lauerwein
Mrs. M B Partridge
Samuel C Kutter
Mrs. Ellen Blake
Thomas M Monroe
December 29, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Delinquent taxes
George Horgaff, assessment on Mineral lot
F H Daylor
Fred Henke
John Simplot
Martin Scherrer
Sadler Goff and Co
Mrs. Harriett Wells
Charles H Mattox
H Fockler
Michael Milligan
John Thompson
Mrs. Margaret Roberts
T L Wilson
John Finnerty
John T Hancock
Alexander Simplot
Bernard Kistler
John D Bush
William H Torbert
Charles Schreiber
Archibald H Stuart
William Doran
Richard Waller
James Nichols
George Mollart
John W Love
Henry Mueller
G T Stewart
Mrs. E P West
J Enright
Stephen Loughire
Ira Hanson
Henry Rooney
December 29, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions on assessments
Fred Liebe, assessment on Mineral lot
Mrs. Maria Thorman, monies and credits
Mrs. J Duertscher
P A Burt, James Burt
Block 1, Dubuque Harbor Company's Addition
J Christman, H Christman, merchandize
Mrs. Catherine Luck, monies and credits
Mrs. F Felz
W B Bonce, homestead
Mrs. Ihman
Mrs. R R Jackson, monies and credits
Mrs. Emerine Kennedy
Estate of John King
David Stiefboldt, monies and credits
December 29, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions on assessments
Mrs. J D Grafford reduction
R W Lange, horse and waggon, cow
Louis G Hurd, homestead in McDaniels Division
Anna Wacha
Richards and Burden, monies and credits
John Lucas
St. Raphael's Addition
Josephine Eberhart
M W Smith, merchandize
Peter Ellwanger
L H Lanworthy's Addition
Charles E Dow, assessment on household furniture
John P Farley, homestead
Buggy
Paul Kiene, assessment on homestead
December 29, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Michael Mullins, assessment on lots in Dorgan's subdivision
Chalres Gehrke, assessment reduced
Mary Schaus, reduction
Nicholas Eichman
Barbara Bittsberger, merchandize
Mrs. J Uffel, monies and credits
W P Large, homestead
Mrs. B Buechler
Kalhew, Maber
Union Addition
John R Waller
Charles Stafford
December 29, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Peitions on assessments
John D Bush
Block 1, Dubuque Harbor Company's Addition
G Kusche
Pelan and Randall
John Clark
Mrs. Mary Smith
H M Kingman, household furniture
Herman Tischer
Ann O'Hare
Mrs. Sarah Gill
Mrs. Mary Boyle
Mrs. Mary Sullivan
Mrs. S Shomo
R H Collier, Sol Turck on lots in Fortune's Addition
December 29, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions on assessments
Maria Bruckner
Becker and Keckevoet?
Maurice O'Regan, tax without penalty
George W Martin
L J Dufit
Henry Patterson, Davis Farm Addition
A M Hoerner
N W Kimball
A J Pease, merchandize
Mrs. Barbara Meyer, Mrs. Alicia Cantillon, Reymond Brothers
Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry Company
December 29, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
John Hay's Claim
Resolution
Resolved Riggs and Co judgement against the City
Where Marshal was on December 29
Mayor requested a public meeting of the citizens of Dubuque
Court House
State Fair held here for the next three years
December 29, 1873
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Contract existing between the Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company
Clark and Cowles claim
January 1, 1874
Present, Mayor and Recorder
none of the members present