1875 May Council ProceedingsMay 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petitions in relation to taxes and assessments
Delinquent Taxes
W L Bradley
J H Dunn
William Allen
C H Eighmey
Agnes Langworthy
John Lucas
George Zumhoff
W K De Lorimier
C W Ware
D N Cooley
Margaret Barry
Amsden and West
Mrs. Samuel Young
A Allen
Mary Bruckner
Henry Wirth
C S Bently
Mary Fallon
Rachel Davis
Mrs. S J Lovewell
Margaret Glennan
Mary Cardiff
Mrs. B De Lorimier
C H Belden
Marie Frommelt
Ann Dreyhouse
Annie E Conlan
E A Gilliam
Hannah Lonegran
Michael Flynn
George E Beyer
Thomas Davis
George B Hamilton, Mrs. V A Langworthy
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petitions
F Hinds, appointment of John O'Meara as tax collector
Ira Hanson, tax sale of Mineral lot
Employing a boy to assist the City Engineer
H H Smyth, T F Koepfle, refund liquor dealers license
Richard Cox, grading and macadamizing Alta Vista St
M Ham, against improvement of High St, Ham's Addition
Knapp, Stout and Co
Appointment of a policeman
Mrs. Annie Faherty
Pecuniary compensation for the death of her husband caused by defective sidewalk
Rev H Ficke, wall to protect Church building, corner of Clay St and Couler Avenue
T E Augustine, strip of land lying between Julien Avenue and the Delhi Road be opened as a public highway
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
General George W Jones, improvement of 14th St
Hedley and Smith, A A Cooper
change of police force
corner of Main St and 5th St
Lagan and Sons, Council to protect them in their rights granted by Ordinance
H T McNulty, improvement of Julien Avenue to West Dubuque
M Downey, improving Gilliam Street in West Dubuque
Treasurer Riordan, sidewalk assessments
Petitions
George Zumhoff, improvement of Clay st
J N Newburgh, grade of Centre Street
Adam Glab, improvement of Couler Avenue
J A Rhomberg
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Improvement of Broadway in King's Addition
J Hooper, sale of lot in Prospect Hill addition
special assessment for the improvement of 3rd St
Petition of the vestry of St. John's Episcopal Church, using a portion of the alley
Frank Pauer, lamp post past corner of 13th St and Clay St
Committee on Police and Gas
George B Burch, lamp post on 3rd St
Augustus Lange, relation to wagon license
William Kaden, saloon license
J G Peterson, privilege to pile lumber on a lot near the Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota Depo
Conrad Schmid, sprinkling the streets around market building
Engineer Knowlton, observations prepared by Dr. Asa Horr
John J Larry, employment on police force
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petition of Joseph Traut, privilege to curb and gutter White St
14th St, 15th St
Recess, petition of Lagen and Sons
Auditor Jennings, monthly report of salaries due the city officers
Woodmeasurer Waring, cords of wood
Engineer Knowlton, visited Galena and examined a road roller for sale at that place
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
City Sexton Gmehle, interments in Linwood Cemetery
lots
Andre Kopp
Alex Reichmann
William Weber
digging graves, treasurer receipts
Auditor Jennings, police cases before Justice Leckie
balance
P Ryder, report of expense for cleaning alleys, amount due teams
N C Ryan, weighed drafts in 1st Ward Scales
Alex Buchet, weighed drafts on West Dubuque Scales
Lamplighter O'Halloran, lighted lamps month of April
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
E B Whelan, acting under direction and authority of the Committee on Public grounds and buildings
Laborers and teams
Market master Frith, market scales
Board of Prisoners
Recorder Hargus, abstracts of court costs in all cases
erroneous payment
P F Guthrie, assistance
John Moloney, street work
laborers
teams
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Masons
carpenters
City Attorney Lyon
Petition of John G Menkel, garnishment of City Treasurer not a valid proceeding
plantiff
Dan Wold, erroneous tax sale
A Mueller
Postal cards for treasurer office
postage stamps
E V Hayden
E Langworthy's Addition
McDaniel's Park Hill
Michael Hoey, John Short, privilege to sink a shaft on an alley in West Dubuque
granting prayer of petitioners
Michael Crearer, Couler Avenue between 23rd St and 25th st
J A Rhomberg, improvement of High St in Ham's Addition
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Repairing Market Building
Petitions
Henry Kroll, deed to cemetery lot
B Sheridan, withdrawn
John O'Neil, abate the nuisance
Chairman of the Ordinance Committee
majority report
Ordinance regulating the police
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
An Ordinance to amend Chapter 31 of the Revised Ordinance of the City of Dubuque
Ordinance to license runners for hotels and Boarding Houses
Proprietors of the Dubuque Times and Herald, National Democrat, terms for printing as specified
City tax book for the year
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petitions
Richard Waller, taxes on Cemetery Church property
Harbors
J G Peterson
Claims
Bartholomew Lenehan, damages by falling of the Jefferson St wall
Duncan and Waller, Patrick Smith
Delinquent tax, Conrad, Napp and James Reddan
Conrad Steicher
E Langworthy's addition
D G Scott, Mrs. Agnes Langworthy
assessment of out lot
William Hintrager, Mineral lot
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Johanna Broderick, remitting the taxes for homestead
Becker and Kerkevot? assessment
Catherine Morrissey, exempting homestead
Thomas Borland, Oak Grove Addition
Margaret Flynn, remitting taxes, city lot
J P Powell, personalty assessment
Catherine M Avoy, Union Addition
Margaret Lear, East Dubuque Lot
Mrs. G A Karrick, West Dubuque homestead
George W Burton, Bradstreet's Addition
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
William Hintrager, Burton's taxes
Resolution
Resolved, City Engineer measure sidewalks, record of sidewalks
Saloon keeper fails to pay license, close up delinquent saloon
Notify abutters, make repairs
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved salary of the City Marshal, ordinance on police uniform
Visit slaughter houses within city limits
City Engineer notify messrs Rebman and Blocklinger, contractors
Chesnut St repairs
Plans and specifications for the curbing, guttering, and macadamizing of White St between 14th St and 15th St
grading and macadamizing of the alley
Clay St, White St, Main St and Iowa St
6th St, 7th St, 12th St, 13th St, 10th St, 11th St
John Moloney repair Division St near the 5th Ward School House
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved Main St between 1st St and Jones St, permit water to flow off in a proper manner
Mrs. Sweeney's house on Grandview Avenue, removed at the expense of the City
Repairing the Engine House on the corner of 4th St and Locust St
Engine House on the corner of 4th St and Locust St
City Sexton's House
investigate the cost and feasability of erecting a public fountain at City Hall
Engine House and Police Headquarters
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved, printing and job work of every description
Publishers of official papers
claims slips of all advertisements
Engineer, survey and plat of proposed street
Julien Avenue to 8th St, passing over lot in Mobley's Dubuque
Sufficient sum of money to defray all expenses
plank sidewalk laid down on White St, 10th St to Eagle Point Avenue
F E Moser, refund taxes erroneously paid
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Order in favor of J P Powell, refund taxes
Resolution
Resolved due diligence in enforcing the City ordinances against injury to shade trees, fences, houses and other private property
Persons indebted to the City for taxes, licenses, claims
partial payment
notifying creditors
Whitehead Brothers of Trenton, New Jersey
maintain the office of the City Recorder
satisfactory warranty on the hose
Bartholomew Lenehan
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Bartholomew Lenehan orders
Claims paid
Parker and Son
Pat Mulvin
P O'Connors
Weston, Burch and Co
Arthur Turner
John McCoy
John Maclay
Dubuque Times
Dubuque Water Co
George B Woodworth
John O'Halloran
W H Knowlton
Key City Gas Light Co
A Y McDonald
5th Ward Hose Co
Solomon Turck Engine Co
J K Graves
J L Vaughan
T O'Sullivan
Pat McMahon
James Woolnough
Henry Stecher
J Christman
Hanson and Lenehan
Asa Roberts
D W Linehan
Frank Ray
Klauer and Brothers
T O'Sullivan
Louis Meisch
F Mertz
John Wunderlich
A Christman
H G Wulweber
C J Rogers
C M Mills
William Jergens
N Frith
S Fanning
C G Hargus
Tom McCoy
J S Burwell
Smith, Plaister Insurance
May 6, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
T S wilson
Ordinance in conformity with the proposition of M Sherrard, relation to lighting the city with gas
5th St, Main St
May 11, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petition of H T McNulty, improvement of Julien Avenue to West Dubuque
owners of abutting property
embankment extend on their grounds
profile of a grade for the street
J A Rhomberg, improvement of High St in Ham's Addition
cost to complete the street to a proper grade
advertise for bids for repairing the City Hall building
May 11, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
T E Augustine
White St from 14th St to 15th St
graded, guttered, curbed
specifications for improvement
Resolution
Resolved alleys graded and macadamized
5th St to 6th St, between Clay St and White St
6th St to 7th St, Main St and Iowa St
10th St to 11th St
survey and profile of Bluff St
Regulating the sale of meats
14th St to 15th St
renting portion of market building
use of Hucksters
May 19, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Regulation of wall on Mr. Bush's property
examination of south walls of John D Bush's building situated on the south line of lot
Junkermann and Haas, druggists
Chapter 38, Section 1 of City Ordinances
walls in dangerous condition
W H Knowlton, City Engineer
George W Finn
May 19, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
June 3, 1875
No quorum