1877 December Council ProceedingsDecember 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Petitions in relation to assessment
Thomas Hinds Estate
M M Trumbull
George Salot
H W Sanford
A W Kemler
Kemler and Waller
Mrs. J Wasser
Pat Flynn
Wood, Coates and Co
H L Stout
W U Telegraph Co
Western Union
Delinquent taxes
Bridget Considine
John Kelly
Carl V Burdt
Agnes Turner
Petitions
J P Farley and Sons, locating building for storing oil
Globe Gas Light Co, increase number of lamps used
Waller and Eighmey, license for public exhibitions
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Petitions
Henry Goppe, saloon license
Dewitt C Cram, attorney for Adams and Robinson
James Harrigan, administrator in relation to taxes in lots in Ham's Addition
Morrill Brothers, School District
Park Hill Union refund taxes on church lot
T O'Sullivan, making city lot book
A Leathers, John McCoy's claim for work on Hill St
J A Rhomberg, improvement of 7th St Extension
Otto Klein, city scales
5th Ward
G Perry, sidewalks
H T McNulty, pay for stationary
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
M S Robinson, salary of Chief of Fire Department
W W Woodworth, granting right of way on railroad on Iowa St
Street Commissioner Leathers
work done on streets
laborers, teams, masons, materials
Auditor Brandt
salaries due city officers
Fire Department
Marshal Deckert, salaries due police force
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
.cleaning alleys
City Treasury
Licenses issued
James O'Halloran, lamplighter
Market Master Pier, drafts weighed on market scales
Boarding prisoners
Woodmeasurer Waring, inspected cords of wood
N C Ryan, 1st Ward Scales
dressed hogs weighed on city scales
Charles Pitschner
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
West Dubuque Scales
Mayor Burch, incidental legal expenses
City Attorney
Treasurer
vouchers attached to statements made
Auditor Brandt, Justice Hoerner's report
Justice Cantillon, cases, showing fines
Deed from the Independent District of the City of Dubuque
Certificate of J B Satterlee, Clerk of Circuit Court of Delaware County
Costs in Neumeister case
Mrs. S L Kinsley
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Petitions referred to Delinquent Tax Committee
Claim against Samuel Elmer, hauling done with City Teams
E Ratcliff, cancellation of special assessment against respective property for grading done by John Hayes
G W Raymond, W H Robison, Julia A Hooper
M H McArthur, F W Pleins, H B Glover
William Hintrager, receipt from Clerk of Court
Claim of McCormick and McCarton
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
balance due for work on Pine st
abutting property owners
McCormick and McCarton
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance passed December 5, 1870
Ordinance in relation to Petroleum and other dangerous liquids
Claim of O'Connor, Barry and Coffer
Claim of John Ganahl
J M Emerson, Burch St
Claim of E Reh, repairing Council Chambers
J C McDonald, Fire Department
John Terry, abate nuisance
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Petitions
Anna Botzen and Maria Driscoll
F R Nitsche, Treasurer cancel special assessment
W L Bradley
D W Parker
Richmond and Blake
Committee on Equalization
William Hintrager
C Herancourt
W U Telegraph Co
Philip Pfersch
Michael Dunn
J M McKinlay
Mrs. Hanke
John Maclay
Allan Curr
G B Grossvenor
Lawther and Sturgeons merchandise
W E Wellington
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Patrick Flynn, taxes on personalty
John Thompson's furniture and unenumerated property
Mrs. A H Wellington
C E Klies merchandise, manufacturers
Second Baptist Church
W H Peabody
Sol Turck assessment on lot in Fortune's Addition
E Buesch's Assessment, L H Langworthy Addition
Novelty Iron Works
J G Shattuck, moneys and credits
Francis Jaeger
Mrs. H A Littleton
D H Conyngham
H S Hetherington Assessment
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Assessments
German Evangelical Lutheran Church
Dan Breens
Bill Gold Mining Company
merchandise of John H Carroll, Charles J Carroll
collect tax
Special Committee on lamps
John Raehl
MRs. W B Hunt
Henry Schueler
Peabody
Martin Wagner
P Moloney
A Palmer
C Safler
R Cox
R W Lange
T Doerrer
Michael MArtin
1st Ward
Kempf's Brewery
Wests Hill
Hill St and 3rd St
Pelan's Mill and Dodge St
South Dodge St
Coal Gas Lamp, 2nd St and Bluff St
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Location of street lamps
3rd Ward
lamps on 13th st and washington St
15th St and Washington St
14th St and Pine St
17th St and Washington St
12th St and Elm St
15th St and Maple St
4th st
lamp at West Dubuque
Tschirgi and Schwind
14th St and Alta Vista St
Hill st and 8th St
Pine St between Hill St and 8th St
Prairie St and Arlington St
5th St
18th St and Jackson St
Eagle Point Ave and Jackson St
Valeria St and Eagle Point Avenue
Johnston Avenue and Division St
Corkery's house, Seminary St
Main St
Ficke's Church, Seminary St
22nd St, Jackson St
Mineral St
N Couler Ave, School House
Head of Broadway
Gas lamp, locust st and 15th St
Lake St and Washington St
Johnston Avenue
13th St and White St
Sam Elmer
J E Blakemore, August Miller
Caroline Weihe
E R Shepley
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Petitions
Samuel Elmer, Street Committee
Liquors seized for nonpayment of license
Marshal
L K Bowdish, remain on the lot until April 1878
City Attorney execute writ of possession
John Seanlan deed
lots in George W Rogers subdivision
J H Shields
L A Rhomberg
Flannery's Orchestra, instrument in saloon
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Messrs Griffith and Knight, Attorneys for the Illinois Central Railroad Co
delinquent taxes on the Dubuque Elevator
Resolution
Resolved City Treasurer employ assistant
Gantenbein
Owen Hardy, delinquent taxes
Daniel Riordan, City Treasurer
freight on hose
paid for oil polish
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Resolution
Resolved orders drawn on Treasury
B F Goodrich
plank sidewalks, Jones St
Main St, Locust St
St. Mary's St in Saint Raphael's Addition
advertise and sell the brick building
Board of Education
macadamizing 5th St from Hill St to Nevada St
J N Foye, Contractor
special tax levied on lots
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
special tax on parcels of real estate
Sarah Wilson, lot in Wilson's Subdivision
W H Wilson
W L Bradley
William Kelly
George Ellis
George B Rand
O P Chandler
MAry C Dempsey
Larry Smith
Ed Langworthy
A Graham
J M Emerson
E W Duncan
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Owners of real estate
George Wooten, mineral lots
George W Martin, Martin's Dubuque
H S Hetherington
Eliza H Wilson
Rosa Carlin
W L Bradley
H A Rooney
W A Harkett
Resolution
Resolved pay for curbing, guttering, and macadamizing Bluff St from Jones St to Dodge St by James Doyle, Contractor
special tax levied on several lots
Bluff St special assessment
Key City Gas Co
John Allen's Estate
Margaret Roberts
James Robison
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Bluff St Special Assessment
Robert Wallers
1st Ward School
M O'Connor
Sarah Mehigan
Pat Clancy
pay for guttering and macadamizing 3rd St from Summit St
corporation line
M Martin, Contractor
special tax
George B Hamilton
George B Burch
Agnes Langworthy
E R Waite
M Brady, Fortune's Subdivision
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Joseph G Moore, Fortune's Subdivision
Sol Turck
Kate Brown
Teresa Byrne
M J King
John Hurley
Rev Hennessey
George B Hamilton, subdivision outlot
Charles Hathaway
pay for curbing, guttering, macadamizing Eagle Point Avenue from Valeria St
special tax levied on lots
Peter Specht, L H Langworthy Addition
Martin Scheidecker
J Langes
Jos Oser
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Eagle Point Avenue Special Assessment
A Kemp, L H Langworthy Addition
William Hollnagel
John Grote
Peter Oeth
Amelia Frith
Carl Busfeld
Resolution
Resolved pay for curbing and paving 17th St from alley, Main St
D R Brophy, Contractor
special tax levied on parcels of real estate
Joseph Herod
Margaret Flynn
W W Parker, Rebman's Subdivision
Richard Cox, Dorgan's Subdivision
City locate and put in use new street lamps
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Claims paid
Lagan and Sons
Key City Hook and Ladder Co
Charles Krentz
John Swenk
Peter Vogel
E V Hayden
John Waker
Mrs. Hansen
P Hansen
F H Turke
Mrs. Driscoll
M O'Laughlin
M Ahern
Wacker and Rhomberg
John McCoy
Dr. Asa Horr
Harvey and O'Connor
J K Graves, Hose Co
Sol Turck, Hose Co
Dubuque Water Co
Rouse and Dean
Charles W McMaster
Pelan and Randall
Phil Pier
Spear and Lee
George Reynolds
Daniel Breen
Peter Kiene
Pickeep and Rath
Klauer and Henney
Howard and McArthur
John Brown
B Pettibone
Westphal and Hinds and Co
J Maclay
T O'Sullivan
G Perry
Globe Gas Light Co
5th Ward Hose Co
T F Koepfle
Phil Sage
Weston Burch and Co
James Crawford
Lumbert and Co
Henry Young
J Ganahl
Jos Mulligan
D W Linehan
Ingram Kennedy and Day
M Pfiffner
John Kaep
Spear and Lee
J N Foye
John Tegan, George May
jury fees before Justice Hoerner
P J Quigley, court costs, City Attorney
Farley, Loetscher and Co
Asa Roberts
December 3, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Claims
Samuel Elmer, John Pier
J H Freeb
William Warring
John O'Halloran
Spear and Lee
Ham and Carver for printing
T E Moser, Street Committee
J H Lull
Public Grounds and Building
December 14, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Hamburg Addition
December 26, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Committee on Equalization
Petitions
Richmond and Blake
John Maclay
Frick and Ackerman
A W Kemler
Wood, Coates and Co
John T Hancock
Ursula Van Wald
W U Telegraph Co (Western Union)
H W Sanford
Josephine Wassers
Mrs. P Ryan
Alonzo McKee
John Harper
Assessment of Key City Gas Light Company
Fischer, Wheeler and Co, merchandise
Adam Vogel
December 14, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Petitions
Thomas Harrington, erect a stable within the fire limits
J P Farley and Sons, build oil house between 3rd St and 4th St
east side of Railroad Track
George Schon, work on alley near Street Railway Depot
Elmer Accounts
Chicago, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad
John Pier, boating stone
Samuel Elmer, saloon license
H M Jordan, Windsor Avenue, Hamburg
December 26, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Assessments for moneys and credits
M M Trumbull
Thomas P Coates
James Watters
George Salot
H L Stout
Michael Buschman
Mathias Blocklie's assessment, East Dubuque
Mrs. Winters, L H Langworthy's Addition
Thomas Hinds estate
C H Booth, furniture
B Richards, moneys and credits
Jos McKinley, property corner of 11th St and Locust St
Union Addition
A W Kemler, Richard Waller
H Zieprecht's merchandise
H Lembke and Co
Oeth and Trexler
Michael Enright's gross assessment
Grandview Avenue
December 26, 1877
Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig
Jacob Plapp, moneys and credits assessment
J H Rhomberg, improvement of Commercial St
Order in favor of Samuel Elmer, contract for furnishing stone
Delhi Road and Center St in West Dubuque
prepare plans and specifications
F A Gniffke, printing
W K DeLorimier, livery for Street Committee