1874 March Council ProceedingsMarch 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions in relation to taxes and assessments
James M McKinlay
M A Hubert
Mrs. H Bank
William Proctor
C W Ware
W E Robinson
James Hird
James Reddan
F G Hennings
Ann Morris
Joseph Kabat
John Noeth
Mary Clark
John W Lore
Richard Bonson
Felix McBride
W W Luke
Thomas O'Donald
John Harper
Petitions
S Van Loan, Hoseman
cases of false alarms of fire
F Mangold
Mueller and Lang, frame building in the Block between 6th St and 7th St, Clay St and White St
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petitions
Charles Klingenberg, liquor dealers license
Communications
H W Griswold, purchase of plats of subdivisions
Mary Wilson and Mary Burton, claiming damages by reason of opening Grandview Avenue
Michael Parker, assessment
Joseph McKern, tax certificate
John Kelly
P B Martin, remission of taxes
John W Cox, 14th St near Alta Vista St
Henry Murller, damages to his property
Ross McMahon, filling done in front of General Jones Property on 14th St
Massey, Langworthy and others
Refunding wood licenses
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petition of S M Langworthy, F Rhomberg
W H Moore, use of the levee for a shingle mill
Dubuque Social Turnverein
Dubuque Harbor company
Petitions
Green Watson, privilege of peddling within city limits
Vestry of St. John's Church, remission of taxes
G Blocklinger, amounts due for work on Chestnut St
A C Aldrich, McDaniels subdivision
William Dyer
H H Dean
J O Goddard, Kingman Subdivision
William Rebman
T T Walker, Ira Hanson
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Communications
City Attorney Graham resignation
John Moloney
John McMahon
James Moloney
Michael Shannon
Tom Connell
Patrick Ramon
Patrick McMahon
Lamplighter O'Halloran
Auditor Jennings, salaries due city officers and police
Alex Buchet, West Dubuque Scales
Thomas O'Donnell, 1st Ward scales
Market Master Frith, weighed drafts at the Market Scales
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Michael Parker, public weigher of dressed hogs
Woodmeasurer Waring, cords of wood
City Sexton Gmehle, interments in Linwood Cemetery
R E Bishop
H B Curtis, digging graves
Delinquent tax
Petitions
George Wharton
I W Porter
John O'Brien
Ann Curtis
Michael Cain
James Nichols
Ellen Sullivan
M O'Regan
e Chamberlain
John Moran
Mrs. Baxter
J G Peterson
N Jaeger
P Moloney
Margaret Brady
Mrs. M Schumacher
Richard Scott
Margaret Carr
Henry Wagner
H S Hetherington
Mary Fitzpatrick
Mary Clark
Anna Webster
Dubuque and Dunleith Ferry Go
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petition of Nicholas Brandt, damages for injury to his horse and sleigh
Petition of City Attorney William Graham
Delinquent Tax
Petitions of Catherine Junck
Mary Mullins
Mary Fey
Thomas Yates
Mary Nagel
Reuben Walker
Mary Richards, Thomas Hinds
Solon Hough, assessment on S M Langworthy's Addition
Petition of Dennis Lenehan
John Harris, homestead
Collins Subdivision
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Petition of Josephine Yates, assessment on monies and credits
Petition of Alexander Levi, reduction of assessment
Claim of Dr. Asa Horr, Town Clock
William A Judd, keeping glandered horses
John W Taylor for insurance on Town Clock and Tower
J Christman, A Christman
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Dubuque Water Company
Water Furnished to the Engine Houses
Mr. Gibbs, superintendent
price of water fixed, Each Engine House
R E Bishop, duties of the City Treasurer
Confer with owners of land over which Grandview Avenue passes
L D Randall, George Wilde, Michael Enright, Thomas Finn
Miss Burton, Mrs. Wilson
Engineer Knowlton
L D Randall
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
George Wilde, Thomas Finn, Michael Enright
change route of the width of the Avenue from South Dodge St to Summer Hill
Loraine or Smyth Lot to South Dodge St
right-of-way
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
An Ordinance to repeal the license required of wood dealers
City Attorney Graham, abstract of cases before the Courts
Bills
Decker and Jaeger, livery to Board of Health
Certificate of tax sale
William Hintrager
John D Bush, City Council to establish a vegetable market on Bluff St south of 8th St
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Treasurer Griswold
First National Bank, Commerical National Bank for express charges and exchange
Claim of Clark and Cowles
Grandview Avenue, Summer Hill to Dodge St
Survey and plat, office of the Engineer
personal notice in writing to resident owners of the property through proposed avenue
Official papers of the City
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved survey and plat of Grandview Avenue made by W H Knowlton, City Engineer
Recorder issue a venire to the marshal, names of owners of property
summon a jury of freeholder citizens
City Hall
land of L D Randall, Summer Hill
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Renewed litigation
Resolution
Whereas no reason to believe that a street 64 feet wide can be obtained from the point indicated to Summer Hill
with the consent of the property owners and without expense to the City
Highway
public money to run a street
Survey of Grandview Avenue
Randall's land to Summer Hill
Highway be surveyed and platted
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Quigley's Resolution
Customary for Aldermen to employ Clerks in different offices of the City without warrant from the Council and in direct violation of the City Ordinances
Resolved Discount of five per cent made on all Saloon or Liquor Licenses if paid before first day of April
Gas Contract
City Recorder issue liquor dealers license
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Dr. J C Lay, assessment
County authorities, constructing a morgue
Edward McCeney, appointed City Attorney for the remainder of the municipal year to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of City Attorney Graham
3rd St
names of owners of the land on the route of proposed extension of Grandview Avenue
examine condition of hydrants
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Bills paid
Key City Gas Company, lamps
City Hall
Dubuque Water Company, hydrants
J W Parker and Sons
Rich and Ryan, advertising
Sol Turck Engine Co
J K Graves Engine Co
5th Ward Hose
George B Woodworth, Engineer
Weston Burch and Co, lumber on streets
W W Wormood, Town Clock
Levi L Bennett, varnish offices
T O' Sullivan
M Hanson, carting away
D W Lenehan, hoses for Fire Department
Charles W Ware
Mrs. C Herancourt
H Nortung
John Pier
F Kempf
Charles Consar
F Mertz
John McCoy
Claim of Rouse and Dean, weights to Town Clock
March 5, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Bills of Key City Gas Company
Peter Kiene, Insurance on Engine House
Dubuque Water Company, water supplied to clean out gutters
March 10, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
An Ordinance to provide for the assessment and collection of taxes in the City
M M Moore, privilege for certain parties to buy Reid Lumber Machine
Shingle Mill
use of the Dubuque City Landing
Keep and maintain Shingle Mill
March 10, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
Payment of judgments
W Hardacre
John Elliot bonds and coupons
Miss Huntley, reduction of taxes by Equalization Committee
W P Large, cancellation of a tax sale
March 19, 1874
sale of Linwood lots
Mrs. M Levi
T O'Donald, 1st Ward Scales
City Sexton, interments in Linwood for March
March 19, 1874
Peaslee, Quigley, Cooper, Pier, Lenehan, Howard, Hune, Beach, Parker, Kaiser, Fengler
City Sexton Report
sale of Cemetery lots to R V Shirley, John F Turner, digging graves
Woodmeasurer Waring, cords of wood
Market Master Frith, weighed drafts on Central Market Scales
Board of Prisoners
Weighed drafts at West Dubuque Scales
Lamplighter O'Halloran, lighted lamps
Committee of citizens to attend the cheap Transportation Convention at Rock Island
John Maclay, James Beach, T M Monroe, George W Jones, W H Robison, F M Robinson, D N Cooley, C J Rogers, George B Burch, J A Rhomberg, D A Mahoney, F A Gniffke, J B Howard, A A Cooperm William H Morse
W H Peabody, Phil Pier, G B Hamilton, N C Ryder, W P Large, M M Ham, I Rich
Macadamizing of 2nd St between Locust St and Bluff St