1876 January Council ProceedingsJanuary 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petitions in relation to taxes and assessments
Delinquent taxes
Lydia M Vibber
Bridget Roach
George Edwards
Henry Grimm
Maria Reeler
T F Koepple
Pat Smith
Agnes Bradach
Elizabeth Spahn
Mary Nagle
Michael Brown
John McGrath
Margaret Gehrens
William Rebman
D S Wilson
Mathias Plockley
R Cox
Catherine Schuter
C H Eighmey
John Lucas
Sophia Rund
W J Woods
General G W Jones
T W Place
William Faust
J W Parker
John Bell
Johanna Flynn
Thompson and Jones
Mary Richards, Mrs. Hugo Miller
Henry Ford, George W Scott
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petitions
Michael Dunn, macadamizing done
City Attorney
George Koch, remission of saloon license
N W Boyes
Henry Corwith, reduction of assessment
M A Patch, equalization
John Lucas, filling street in Saint Raphael's Addition
M Reynolds, ditch on Dodge St
William Rebman, 3rd St
Catherine Morrisey, George Backert
damages caused by opening 17th St
M Ham, settlement of claim for work done
W H Torbert, assessment
R S Gee, establishing a remedial institute
C A Smith
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petition
closing of barber shops on Sundays
Patrick Hanlon, grading 14th St
Bridget McQuillan, damages to buggy
Ross McMahon
Spear and Lee, assistance to repair sewer
John Finzel, north 7th St
James Reynolds, mine under 17th St
C J McDonough
Thomas Kavanaugh, Dodge St sewer
Ingram, Kennedy and Day, filling 7th St
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Auditor Jennings, monthly report of salaries due the several city officers and the police force
police cases before Justice Leckie
City Engineer, change of grade on 11th St
Engineer Knowlton, laid by John McCoy
Woodmeasurer Waring, cords of wood
T S Nairn, Linwood Cemetery Association, interments
Street Commissioner Ryder, work done on streets
Lamplighter O'Halloran
N C Ryan, weigher of dressed hogs
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
N C Ryan, weighed drafts on the 1st Ward Scales
Alex Buchet, West Dubuque Scales
Market Master Pier, market scales in December
meals to prisoners
A T Cook, Chief of the Fire Department
Insurance
Engineer Knowlton, grades on Avon
alley west of J T Hancock, Delhi Road
Anton Stines
An Ordinance giving to Ingram, Kennedy and Fay
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Ingram, Kennedy and Day
throw a floating boom on the river at the foot of a bull slide in front of a mill they propose to erect on Commercial St
outer levee
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance passed March 26, 1870
An Ordinance in relation to public landing, regulate wharfage
Chapter 15 of the Revised Ordinances
Lumbert and Co
Claim of Westphal and Hinds
A Merz
Petition of Ellen Blake
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Petition of John Haltz
Petition C S D Jones, permission to mine on 14th St
Petitioner secure schafts
mineral taken from street
R W Rogers, mine under 11th St, Prairie St, Walnut St
A Graham
Owen Conway
Committee on Equalization, B B Richards, cancelling assessment for moneys and credits
Claims of John McCoy
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Claims
John McCoy
Wharfmaster Waring
Petition to the Congress of the United States
Senators at Washington
Michael Kean
W G Stewart, price charged for exhibitions on the Athenaeum building
A H Peaslee, manufacturers
Assessors
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Communication of Mr. J K Graves, Ordinance granting W B Sherward priviledge to lay gas pipes in the streets
Bond to hold city harmless from all suits brought against the city
Gas Ordinance
Key City Gas Light Company
W B Sherward, failed to comply with any of the above conditions
official papers of the City
contract with companies that furnish gas at the lowest prices
gas franchise open to competition to all parties
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved Dan Riordan, redeeming lot in Davis Farm
West Dubuque, William Hintrager
East Dubuque
J Boland judgement obtained in Circuit Court
work on Locust St
William Rebman, 15th St and 16th St
Health Officer
Judgement on the docket of C Leckie
Report of the jury, assess damages sustained by the property owners
3rd St to 5th St
Old Corporation Line
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved property owners of the lots over which street passes
deeds of relinquishment
George B Burch
street from 3rd St to 5th St
surveyed and platted by the City Engineer
Copy of order delaring the street a public highway
plank sidewalk, Eagle Point Avenue, John McCoy Contractor
special tax levied
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
special tax levied on lots and parcels of real estate
Casper Spahn, L H Langworthy Addition
R Bonson, Mechanic's Addition
plank sidewalks
Henry Hune, Burton's Addition
William Manning
plank sidewalk on Washington and Mineral St, John McCoy contractor
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
special tax levied on lots and parcels of real estate
Mrs. Charles Thoman, plank sidewalk
James Downey
Jeff McGrath, Blake's Addition
pay for laying a plank sidewalk on Locust St by John McCoy, Contractor
Michael Brown
T Byron
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Resolution
Resolved special tax levied on lots and parcels of real estate
Michael Dunn, Contractor
alley
Mrs. Eliza M Smith
alley by J C Doyle, Contractor
Daniel O'Connell
John O'Brien
N C Ryan
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
A T Cook, Henry Schunk
Treasury Orders
Fire Department
Centennial Year
Greatest national demonstrations known to any and all ages
Patriotic Sentiment
observance of the great national jubilee
states and territories
mass meeting of citizens
ground work
display under our own vine and fig tree
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Order in favor of D A Mahoney, Mobley's Dubuque
Collins Addition
M Mahoney
Resolution
resolved resolution passed February 18, 1874 abolishing wharfage be rescinded
Dubuque Harbor Co
City assessment for the year
11th St
District No. 1
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Districts
T O'Sullivan
An Ordinance to provide for the assessment and collection of taxes
Revised Ordinances
Election of Board of Assessors
Henry Stecher
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Claims paid
January 6, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Claims
G B Rand, John McCoy
Committee on Printing
Daily News
Ham and Carver
Perkins and Woodruff
N Kauffman
James Murphy
C N Clark
Ratcliff, Jaeger and Co
Streets
Ingram, Kennedy and Day
J Christman
Thomas Kavanaugh
B Kistler
P Klauer
January 18, 1876
Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler
Proposed action of Congress
giving Washington Square grounds to the county for the purpose of building a Court House thereon
Messrs Pier, Peabody, and Peaslee