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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