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1874 January Council ProceedingsJanuary 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Petitions on Delinquent Taxes J H Tode John Allen M A Ashcroft Felix Agnew Elizabeth Bauer Mrs. B Buechler Mrs. John Broderick John Beil Charles Consar John Collins D H Conyngham Mrs. Mary Donohoe Michael Dunn G J Edwards Mrs. Teresa Eitel J H Emerson Mrs. J B Foltzer O E Guernsey W H Harmsley Mrs. C Herancourt Miss Huntley Anton Heintzman H W Houghton John Harper H S Hetherington James Johnston John Jannie Catherine Knight B Kistler Johannah Koehn William Zinn Mrs. B Keogh J D Langworthy M J Luke Dr. J C Lay John B Myers Thomas Melchior D A McKinlay R M McKinlay Mrs. Norman Carson McElrath R Nolte Mary M O'Brien A J Pease H L Stout Ann Sullivan T Spahn R Spaulding Magdalena Schumacher Arch H Stuart D J Smith Charles Street John Talty Mrs. E P West John Wagner H Wunderlich Anna Webster Mrs. Mary Wiltse J N Waggonner George Zumhoff January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Petitions Bernhard Baumgartner, Butcher's license of John Paulsen William G Stewart, licensing the Athenaeum Theater Dubuque Harbor Company H W Griswold, Delinquent tax book Joseph Watry, sidewalk Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad Chicago, Clinton, and Dubuque Railroad W H Peabody grade of 14th St William Rebman, building sewer on 17th St Congress for the grant of the Peru Town site Honorable William B Allison John Fitzpatrick Road Scraper Woodmeasurer Warring, inspected cords of wood January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Market master Frith, weighed drafts on market house scales Board of Prisoners John Moloney, sums due for work on streets A McGowan John McMahon James Moloney Patt Bannon Jerry Griffin Nat Kairns M Ambrosia D H Linehan Thomas Lane Nicholas Willet Pat McMahon Wharfmaster Bruening, wharfage steamboats lumber wood Thomas O'Donald, 1st Ward Scale Draughts in December Michael Parker, public weigher dressed hogs January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Alex Buchet, weighed draughts on the West Dubuque Scale Auditor Jennings, salaries due City Officers and police for December West Dubuque Scales Lamplighter O'Halloran Chief of Fire Department, insurance number of fires City Sexton Gmehle, interments in Linwood Cemetery Hemietta Heck, Philip Schuster, digging graves A T Cook, Henry Schunk in relation to fire matters Police Reports of Justice Leckie and McLenan January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler City Attorney costs State of Iowa vs John Fall Police Justice entitled to fees State of Iowa vs. John O'Brien Taxation of Barbara Meyer First National Bank double assessment Taxation of Raymond Brothers and Hill January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler City Attorney, costs Raymond Brothers and Hill Firm of Sadler, Goff, and Co Oath, average stock Taxation of John Hennessey assessment irregularly placed D J Hennessey Bishop of the Diocese of Dubuque for religious and benevolent purposes only secular business for private profit Alicia Cantillon, tax assessed on personal property of George W Brown January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler City Attorney costs Petition for cancellation of sale of Mineral lot for Municipal taxes Mrs. Welsh and Miss Mary Cunningham no clear case of illegal taxation Petitions W H Torbert W H Evans Tudor Jones, macadamizing on Iowa St Ross McMahon Police Headquarters, Central Market House January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Petitions of Hamlin, Wagner, I Wunderlich G Becker lighting certain streets with the Peerless Street lamps Filling sloughs Releasing the Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company from contract opening of 3rd St at the Big Slough, canal from 6th st to the levee on 1st St City Attorney Contract between Dubuque and Dunleith Bridge Company plans and specifications, City Engineer H L Stout, President January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler General George W Jones and R Cox, donating a street to the City W J Woods, extension of Bluff St Ross McMahon Work on Bluff St extension Claim against Ingram, Kennedy and Day Clark and Cowles Ordinance to provide for the assessment and collection of taxes in the City of Dubuque 14th St Waggon Bridge across Mississippi River Memorial to Congress January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Resolution Resolved guttering and macadamizing of Chesnut St by Joseph Ernst and Co, contractors Parcels of Real Estate H A Dean, McDaniel's Subdivision William Dyer J O Goddard, Kingman's Subdivision A E Aldrich Pay for guttering and macadamizing of White St Special tax levied Dubuque City, John Brown January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Special taxes levied to pay for White St improvements John Brown B W Jones Mrs. C Payen H Becker Mrs. H Miller, Hugo Miller Henry Wetter John McCoy, contractor on sidewalks, Washington St January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Special tax to pay for sidewalks, Washington St Rev John Hennessey L H Langworthy's Addition John McCoy order curbing, guttering and macadamizing 15th St between Iowa St and White St William Rebman, Contractor Real Estate parcels January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler special tax levied curbing, guttering and macadamizing 15th St between Iowa St and White St William Rebman, Contractor Real Estate parcels L Korman John Broadhurst M Buchmann Earnest Buesch Jones St Real estate Edward Welsh January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Guttering and macadamizing of Walnut St by Ross McMahon, Contractor Special tax levied on lots and parcels of real estate Walnut St D J Langworthy Special Assessment, White St Joseph Ernest and Co, Contractors B H Campbell Resolution Resolved, Memorial to Congress asking for the town site of Peru as a Public Park Seal of the City Senator in Congress, William B Allison January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Shiras, Vanduzee, Henderson Cash settlement, City indebtedness City Recorder publish for five days in the papers of the City for the receiving bids, canal through 3rd St to the levee on 1st St Dignity maintained by prohibiting smoking City Attorney contract with Bridge Company Wharfmaster, compensation for services January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Council congratulate Governor Carpenter on the selection of ironsman toronsman Thomas M Monroe Communication to the General Assembly of Iowa T M Monroe, General Assembly of Iowa President of the Gas Company, reducing piece of gas used by the City Resolution Resolved Fire Department investigate the necessity of the City owning their own horses for the use of the Fire Department No member of the Council shall be allowed to chew tobacco, gum, chips, or any other substitute during regular or special session January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Resolution Resolved property owners on Union's Addition, make road passable for waggons Bluff St to Forrest St John Flynn replace road order Decker and Jaeger Rent police headquarters Ham and Carver, contract for city printing January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Claims ordered paid George Wilde and Co Charle W Ware Dr. M H Waples Weston Burch and Co H Nortung T O'Sullivan J W Coy Philip Pier Thomas Henney G B Woodworth E C Aldrich John Fitzpatrick Peter Hansen George H Fry S Korman Thomas Henney J W Parker and Son A Y McDonald Charles Thoman Peter Ellwanger N W Kimball M J Waller Theo Tice Key City Gas Light Co George B Corkhill Jerry Driscoll Dubuque Water Co Pleins and Beach Dubuque Lumber co John W Coy H L Clark Laflin and Rand Powder Co S Van Loan James Crawford E Reh G B Rand D W Linehan C Herancourt John Pier Waller and Christman G Perry John King's Estate A H Peaslee Mrs. E M Ogleby Mathew Maher John Stralan William Watson Louis G Hurd W B Bonce H W Griswold January 8, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Claims John Mullany, Town Clock Dubuque Water Company, water furnished to the Engine Houses Dubuque Telegraph Company Ham and Carver, Printing G B Rand Asa Horr, work on Town Clock Martin Shields, cleaning sidewalks Captain P Ryder Gutta Percha and Rubber Company, hose purchased for Fire departments January 15, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler Bridge Company obligation of original contract Resolution Waggon Bridge Proceed to New York City, Director of the Illinois Central Railroad Company construction of a Waggon Bridge Mississippi River William Rebman, constructing a sewer on 17th St and Main St Engineer plans and specifications January 15, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler 3rd St slough Petitions Zumhoff, Joseph and Co sidewalk use at 14th St and Maple St Verbal report on trip to New York in company with M L Robison Illinois Central Railroad Company Waggon Bridge Dunleith Authorities January 15, 1874 Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler William B Allison and M L Robison, vigilance and ability on the progress in performing the valuable services negotiation for a waggon bridge