1875 September Council ProceedingsSeptember 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petitions in relation to taxes and assessments
Delinquent taxes
Henry Corwith
Fred Burdt
Vestry St. John's Church
Sarah J Mehigan
Agnes Turner
Ann Morris
Mrs. M Mix
John Hodgdon
Bluff St between 14th St and 15th St
Timothy Cane, assistance to remove house from street
Mrs. Neumeister claiming damages to her person, obstructed streets
Dubuque Harbor Company
Main St between 1st St and Jones St
C J McDonough, claiming extra compensation for grading
W L Bradley and Co, opening street from Julien Avenue to 8th St
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petitions
Mangold, damages to property
Julien Avenue to 8th St
E Mattox and Co, priviledge to mine under certain streets
S M Langworthy and M M Trumbell
Broad Street be continued to Dodge St
Board of Education, street in front of 4th Ward School House be graded
C W Skemp, sidewalk on Arlington St
C S D Jones, mine under 14th St
W H Peabody, water plug at 14th St and Dell St
W H Peadbordy, lamp posts on 14th St
D N Cooley, policeman placed from 10th St
A Schaffhouser, lamp post corner of 8th St and White St
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petitions
D N Cooley, Council to place Captain Ryder in charge of the police during the coming exposition
Grant prayer of petitioners
Marshal sent for absent aldermen
C E Klies, F Doerner, C S Buntly, Conrad Lange, A Lugen, L Quinn, Charles Anderson, Mrs. H Heeb, R M McKinlay,
Ordinance recently passed requiring butchers to sell meat at the Central Market
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved enforcement of Ordinance, removal of butcher shops
Ruegamer and Ade, other butchers
Mathew Hansen, arrest by officer Farrall
W W Pyne, license on billiard table
Weber and Schroeder
Police case before Justice Leckie
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Engineer Knowlton, eave spouts
Jury assessment of damages caused by proposed opening of a street from Julien Avenue to 8th St
Wharfmaster Waring, harbors
salaries due police force and city officers
Policeman Palmer
sum due parties, work on streets
City Sexton, Gmehle interments in Linwood Cemetery
John Jacquette, David Beaubien, sale of Cemetery lot
Mrs. F Henke, digging graves
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Alex Buchet, weighed drafts at West Dubuque Scales
200 drafts at 1st Ward Scales
Weighed drafts on Market Scales
Board of Prisoners
Engineer Knowlton
Extra compensation, Ross McMahon
Lamplighter O'Halloran
Woodmeasurer Waring
Profile of Cox St
3rd St to 5th St
Messrs Stecher and O'Sullivan
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Ordinance to establish and regulate markets
Claims
John Kaep
John McCoy
Anton Heeb
S Harughty
Mary Mullin and Bridget Bird
work on 14th St
General George W Jones
D Schuler, Park Hill Avenue
John McCoy, use of part of Julien Avenue, advertising boards
D E Lyon, gutter raised
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
W H Peabody, grade on alley north of 14th St
James O Brasher, Pearl St in West Dubuque
Arlington St macadamized, allowing abutters to do the work
Agnes Langworthy
Bridget McQuillan
Repairing 1st Ward Market House
John Looby, permission for J R Foster to erect a frame stable on City lot
property belonging to fire department
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Rules and Regulations, Fire Department
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Rules and Regulations, Fire Department
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Rules and Regulations, Fire Department
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Rules and Regulations, Fire Department
Petitions
Patrick Smith
Mary Donahue, mineral lot
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Union Addition
remit taxes of Felix Oswald, lots in Burton's Addition
John Kelly, Bissell's Subdivision
Bridget Bogue, homestead
Margaret Fanning, pay taxes due on acres of Mineral lot
Mrs. J W Reese
Mrs. Sarah Young
remit taxes of Mary Nagle, lot in East Dubuque
taxes of Mary Enright
Hannah O'Connor, Langworthy's Addition
R S Gee
J S Hooper
Prospect Hill Addition
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Finance Committee, John Doud Jr
City lot
John Pfiffer, City Marshal notify the owner of the slaughterhouse
Having examined slaughterhouse, condition and creating no nuisance
alleys in petition
J K Graves, president of street railway, remission of taxes
J S Ganigan, granting lamp post on Hill St
Supervision of Committee on Police and gas
fill lots in Harbor Company's Addition
J W Parker, lamp post corner of 1st St and Iowa St
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
John E Hurley
Petitions
B Bassler
A Heeb, survey and estimate of extension of Eagle Point Avenue
Mrs. Cecil Payen
Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad Company
Clinton, Chicago and Dubuque Railroad Company
Ordinances
City Attorney, City Engineer
T P Cleaver
Asa Roberts, sidewalk on Couler Avenue
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petitions
W S Wright, special committee
Abstract books and procedures
Kisller and Lugen
City Attorney, investigate the question of law connected
John Flynn, allowed to pay taxes due, claimed for City Collector
Treasurer, Auditor, Recorder, Engineer, inventory of city property
lamp posts belonging to the City
bids for improving the alley from 6th St to 7th St between Clay St and White St
J N Foye, lowest bidder and the contract awarded
Collection of the taxes due and delinquent against the parties
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved Recorder advertise for bids for building a sidewalk
Air Hill St
Old Corporation line
Ordinance in relation to sidewalks
temporary grade on Couler Avenue from Sanford St to Peru Road, abutting property owners
M Milligan Addition, right of way over and through
City Marshal enforce ordinance in regard to butchers
Yates and Pickets and Henion and Bairds Additions
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved Committee on Streets, repair the Bee Branch Bridge, expense
special tax levied, lots and parcels of real estate
Clay St between 3rd St and 4th St by Daniel Sheehan, contractor
Francis Guerin
Mrs. C Payen
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Mrs. C Payen
order drawn in favor of Mrs. M Levi, Linwood lot sales
Resolution
Resolved assessment book returned by city assessors
assessment roll
General expenses
Special interest
Water limits
First National Bank, loan to meet current expenses
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Order of the Treasury drawn in favor of the German Bank
loan to meet the current expenses of the City
Opinion of the Council that the City Marshal should not be absent from the business part of the City during Fair week
Captain P Ryder, charge of Special Police at the Fair
Resolution
resolved plank sidewalk, Blocklinger Alley from Boundary St to Plank Road
Repair sidewalks from Gleed's Brewery to Summer Hill
Salary of Henry Schunk
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Grade of Bluff St
Claims Paid
John Maclay
T C Foley
Henry Stecher
T O'Sullivan
E Reh
Pat McMahon
S Fanning
Tom Murray
John Pals
William Keough
McElrath and Linehan
John Finnerty
Cabinet Makers Association
Hanson and Linehan
Morrison Brothers
Solomon Turck, Engine Co
William Rebman
Cooper and Smith
G Wunderlich
Peter Oeth
J D Jennings
G A Knowlton
Charles McMaster
John Kaep
Fengler and Krite
Westphal, Hinds and Co
Howard and McArthur
John O'Halloran
Graves Engine Co
Phil Pier
T F Koepfle
T Hartig
Christman
B Sheridan
F Mertz
A A Cooper
James Cushing
D W Linehan
5th Ward Hose Company
Daniel Cox
C J McDonough
James Doyle
Peter Oeth
George B Woodworth
L F Wakefield
Dubuque Water Co
James N Foye, grading alley
T E Frith, J D Jennings, C W Ware
Patch and Haite
September 2, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Claims
Water Company
Andrew Merz, Committee on Streets and City Engineer
Ham and Carver, Printing
September 15, 1875
P Mulvin, breaking cubic yards macadam
City Engineer, excavation of a sewer
Dodge St from Bluff St, opposite MRs. Roddy's residence
Arched bridge over the mouth of the Dodge St sewer
Southern Avenue
September 15, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved gas and water companies remove all water and gas pipes out of all sewers
Necessary repairs to all the streets damaged by the lake flood
September 21, 1875
consider cemetery matters
City Attorney Lyon, Ordinance to submit to the legal voters of the city whether the city shall sell the Linwood Cemetery and Sexton house
September 28, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Object of meeting to consider bids on street work
Bridge on Locust St and Dodge St, excavation on Dodge St
Contract for excavating the sewer on Dodge St to D W Linehan, contract for the stone arched bridge at the intersection of Jones St and Dodge St to William Rebman
Resolution
Resolved that the City Engineer prepare plans and specifications for 14th St from Walnut St to Prairie St
City Engineer notify Mr. Ross McMahon to proceed with work on 14th St
September 28, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
City Engineer, Street Railway Company, grade on Main St from Jones St to 1st St
Resolution
Resolved sidewalk on east side of Spruce St between Julien Avenue and the alley
abutting property owners
President U S Grant and suite to return through our City from their trip through Colorado
Sidewalks cleared of the boxes, barrels, and other materials obstructing or piled upon
Sidewalk of good plank constructed and laid to a temporary grade
3rd St
September 28, 1875
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Corporation Line East
Resolution
Resolved sidewalk of plank constructed, Blue Barn corner of Main St and 1st St
expense of abutters
John Hays allowed to address the Council in relation to the rejection of his bid
William Rebman, contract on Chesnut St
Claim of Thomas Roach, work done on sewer on Southern Avenue