1921 January Council ProceedingsRegular Session, January 3rd, 1921 1
CITY GOUNOIL
(Official.)
Regular Session, January 3, 1921.
Council met at 4:40 P. M.
Mayor Alderson in the chair.
Pr e s "e ra t —City Manager Carr,
Mayor Alderson, •Councilmen Brede,
Gabriel, Melchior and Rooney.
Councilman "Brede moved that the
Council Proceedings for the month
of October be approved as printed.
Seconded • by Councilman Rooney.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas -Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Report City Manager Carr, rela-
tive to the petition, of G. L. Hax-
'maier 'recommending accepting
$50.00 in full for assessment for the
improveriment of Rosedale Avenue,
Lot 21, Rosedale Add., presented.
Councilman Brede moved that the
prayer of the •petition be granted
and the Treasurer so instructed.
Seconded by Councilman Gabiel.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor • Alderson, •Council -.
men Brede, Gabriel,- Mechlior and
Rooney.
Nays -None.
Report ` City Manager Carr, rela-
tive to the petition of W. H. Meuser,
recommending the acceptance of
$250.00 for assessment against Lot
6, Brewery Add., for the construction
of a sanitary sewer in Valeria
Street, as assessment was excessive
for the valuation of the property,
presented. Councilman Brede mov-
ed that the recommendation ot the
Manager be approved and the Treas-
urer 'so instructed. Seconded by
Councilman Gabriel. Carried by the
following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men, Brede Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Petition Mrs. John Vitzthum, ask-
ing for a reduction in assessment
on Lots 119 and 120, Mechanic's
Add., for the construction of Leib-
nitz Street sewer, presented. Coun-
cilman Brede moved that the assess-
ment be reduced to $35.00 on each '
lot. Seconded by Councilman Mel-
chior. Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council -'
inen Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and,
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Petition • Rellihan & Mullen, of-
fering $40.00 in full for all back'
taxes on stock, providing the suit
for the same 'is withdrawn, present-
ed. Councilman Brede moved that
$40.00 plus the court costs be ac
cepted as payment for taxes in full
for the taxes of Rellihan & Mullen.
Seconded by •Councilman Melchior.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council -
mein Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
A Resolution Authorizing the Is-
suance of Loan Warrant
Redemption Bonds,
Whereas, there are outstanding
Loan Warrants of the City of Du-
bUque, a Municipal Corporation of
Iowa, in a 'sum aggregating One
Hundred and Eighty Thousand Dol-
lars - ($180,000.00), Which warrants
had been issued and reissued var-
ious times and 'for diverse purposes;
and,
Whereas, it is deemed advisable
- that the indebtedness 'represented by
said Loan Warrants be evidenced by
a form of security more satisfactory
to the holders of said warrants and,
at the same time, furnish a system
of redemption and payment more ad-
vantageous to the - City of Dubuque;
and,
Whereas, the issuance of bonds
will bring about satisfactory results,
both to the holders of the warrants
and to the City, which bonds are to
be known and called "Loan War-
rant Redemption Bonds," and the
same to be •- issued in separate ser-
ies, up to an amount aggregating
One' Hundred -and Eighty Thousand
Dollars $180,00000), • each bond
bearing interest at the rate of Five
Per Cent (5 %) Per Annum, payable
semi - annually at the Office of the
City Treasurer of the City of Du-
buque, and maturing in certain fixed
amounts each year for a period of
nine (9) years; now,' therefore,
Be it Resolved' by the City' Coun-
cil of the City of Dubuque:
That to redeem outstanding Loan
Warrants of the City of Dubuque,
amounting to One Hundred and
Eighty Thousand Dollars ($180,-
000.00), there be issued by the City
of Dubuque bonds to be known as
"Loan Warrant Redemption Bonds,"
said bonds to bear interest at • the
rate of Five Per Cent' (5 %) Per
Annum, payable semi - monthly at the
Office of the `City 'Treasurer of the
City of Dubuque, said bonds shall
be separated into Nine (9) Series
each maturing` at a certain fixed
date, the last of which to be not
later than February' 21, '1930, said
bonds being divided', into',denomina-
tions as follows: '
There shall be issued' Two Hun-
dred (200) Bonds" of Five Hundred
Dollars each '($500.00); Two'Hun-
dred (200) Bonds of Two' Hundred
and Fifty Dollars '($250:J0) - each;
Two Hundred (200) Bends 'of One
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Hundred Dollars ($100.00) each, and
Two Hundred (200) Bonds of Fifty
Dollars ($50.00) each.
Said bonds shall be divided serial-
ly and mature as follows:
Series Denomination Maturity
No. 1 to 40 $500.00 Feb. 21, 1922
No. 41 to 80 $500.00 Feb. 21, 1923
No. 81 to 120 $500.00 Feb. 21, 1924
No. 121 to 160 $500.00 Feb. 21, 1925
No. 161 to 200 $500.00 Feb. 21, 1926
No. 201 to 280 $250.00 Feb. 21, 1927
No. 281 to 360 $250.00 Feb. 21, 1928
No. 361 to 400 $250.00 Feb. 21, 1929
No. 401 to 600 $ 50.00 Feb. 21, 1929
No. 601 to 800 $100.00 Feb. 21, 1930
The principal and interest of these
bonds shall be payable out of the
proceeds derived from a tax levy to
be made by the City Council of the
City of Dubuque each year until the
total amount of said bonds are paid,
as hereinafter stated.
Said bonds shall be substantially
in the following form, each of a sep-
arate series maturing at the same
date, and the printed bond to vary
from this form only as to number,
amount, series and date of maturity.
LOAN WARRANT REDEMPTION
BOND
Number 1; Series 1.
Amount $500.00.
The City of Dubuque, a Municipal
Corporation of the State of Iowa,
promises to pay to the bearer here-
of, on the 21st day of February,
1922, or at and time before that
date, at the option of said city, the
sum of •
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
With interest thereon at the rate
Five Per Cent (5 %) Per Annum,
payable semi- annually, upon presen-
tation and surrender of the interest
coupon hereto attached. Both prin-
cipal are payable at the Office of the
City Treasurer, City Hall Building,
Dubuque, Iowa. This bond is is-
sued by the City of Dubuque pur-
suant to a resolution of the City
Council of said City, duly passed on
the 3rd day of January, 1921, the
terms and condition of said Resolu-
tion are made a part of this Bond
by reference thereto.
This Bond is one of a series of
Forty (40) Bonds of Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) each, numbered
from One (1) to Forty (40), both
inclusive, and maturing upon the
same date, to -wit, February 21,
1922, and the same is issued as a
part of the authorized bond issue of
One Hundred and Eighty Thousand
Dollars ($180,000.00), for the pur-
pose of redeeming outstanding Loan
Warrants of said City of Dubuque
corresponding to said amounts, and
as stated in the resolution of the
City Council of said City, passed
January 3rd, 1921
January 3, 1921, heretofore referred
to and made a part hereof by ref-
erence thereto.
The principal and interest of this
series of bonds shall be paid out of
a sinking fund to be created by the
levy of a tax each year upon the tax-
able property of said City.
In order to establish and maintain
said fund so that said bonds and in-
terest will be paid when due and at
maturity, the said City hereby irre-
vocably pledges itself to levy a tax
each year upon taxable property of
said City in an amount sufficient to
affect such redemption and the
money derived from said tax shall be
used for no other puruose than to
redeem outstanding bonds, including
the bonds of this issue.
It is hereby certified and recited
that all the acts, conditions and
things required to be done, prece-
dent to and in the issuing of this
series of bonds, have been done,
haupened and performed in regular
and due form, as required by said
resolution.
In witness wherefore, the City of
Dubuque, by its City Council, has
caused this bond to be signed by its
Mayor and counter - signed by its
Clerk, with the seal of said city af-
fixed this — day of , 1921.
Countersigned:
(Seal)
Countersigned:
Mayor.
City Clerk.
FORM OF COUPON
On the — day of , A. D.
1921, the City of Dubuque, Iowa,
promises to pay to the bearer, as
provided in the bond the sum of
Twelve Dollars and Fifty Cents
($12.50) at the Office of the City
Treasurer in the City of Dubuque,
the same being Six (6) Months In-
terest, due that day on its Loan
Warrant Redemption Bond, Num-
ber —.
Dated — day of , 1921.
Mayor.
City Clerk.
Be it further resolved that all
bonds and interest issued hereunder
shall be payable out of a sinking
fund created by a tax levied each
year upon the taxable property of
said City and said City hereby irre-
vocably pledges itself to levy a tax
each year upon the taxable property
of said City in an amount sufficient
to affect such payment and redemp-
tion, and the money derived from
said tax shall be used for no other
purpose than to redeem outstanding
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bonds, including the bonds of this
issue.
Be it further resolved that the
Mayor and City Clerk be, and they
are hereby instructed to cause said
bonds to be prepared and when so
prepared to execute the same; and
that the City Clerk be and he is
hereby instructed to register said
bonds in a book to be kept by him
for that purpose, and to then deliver
them to the City Treasurer, who will
also register them in a book to be
kept by him for that purpose.
Be is further resolved that the
City Treasurer be and he is hereby
instructed to . redeem outstonding
Loan Warrants to the amount of
this issue of bonds, and to exchange
said bonds for said Loan Warrants
and as Loan Warrants are redeem-
ed and exchanged, as herein provid-
ed, said Loan Warrants be can-
celled.
Adopted, Jan. 3, 1921.
Approved, Jan. 3, 1921.
JAMES ALDERSON,
Mayor.
L. H. BREDE,
(Seal) THEO. GABRIEL,
M. B. ROONEY,
HARLAN G. MELCHIOR,
Councilmen.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
City Clerk.
Councilman Brede moved that the
resolution be adouted. Seconded by
Councilman Melchior. Carried by
the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Petition of Chas. J. Boyer, asking
for a reduction of 50 per cent in his
assessment for the improvement of
Southern Avenue in the year 1894,
on Lots 3 and 4, Brenkey's Add.,
presented. Councilman Brede mov-
ed that the prayer or the petition
be granted and the Treasurer be in-
structed to accept one -half of the
taxes as payment in full. Seconded
by Councilman Gabriel. Carried by
the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Petition of John F. Noonan, asking
for a soldier's exemption of taxes
on Lots 3 and 4, Buseman's No. 2,
presented. Councilman Brede mov-
ed that the prayer of the petition be
referred to the City Solicitor for in-
vestigation. Seconded by Council-
man Gabriel. Carried by the follow-
ing vote: '
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Petition of Frank L. Quade, ask-
ing for soldier's exemption of taxes
on E. of S. % of Lot 23, Lang -
worthy's Add., presented. Council-
man Brede moved that the petition
be referred to the city Solicitor for
investigation. Seconded by Council-
man Gabriel. Carried by the follow-
ing vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Agreement.
Articles of agreement are hereby
mutually entered into by and be-
tween the City of Dubuque, a Mu-
nicipal • Corporation, and the Du-
buque Electric Company, of Du-
buque, Iowa, a corporation, with and
under the following terms and con-
ditions, to -wit:
Whereas, the City of Dubuque, in
the exercise of its governmental
functions, at various times, ordered
the Dubuque Electric Company, and
its predecessor, the Union Electric
Company, to make and construct
public improvements upon streets
occupied by its tracks and right of
way; and,
Whereas, special assessments
were levied by the City Council of
said City to pay the cost of said im-
provements, and said assessments
became a proper charge against said
Company and from the time of levy
became and constituted a lien up-
on the real estate and ptrsonal
property of said Company; and,
Whereas, at the present time sev-
eral of said assessments are unpaid
and delinquent together with the in-
terest accrued thereon, and the
principal and interest remaining
wholly unpaid, although due and
owing, such assessments having
been levied upon the street or parts
of streets herein stated and in the
amounts shown herein as follows:
Amount Interest to
Imp. Due. Jan. 1921. Total
Couler Ave....$14,169:07 $5,943.93 $20,113.00
Tulien Ave.... 919.29 246.06 1,165,35
Locust and
S. Locust... 2,019.80 540.63 2,560.43
Rhomberg
Ave. 16,646.22 5,892.75 22,538.97
22nd St. 1,294.62 346.52 1,641.14
Where, said Company admits the
indebtedness above stated and here-
by expresly waives its right to ob-
ject to the same or any part thereof,
for any reason whatsoever, and ex-
pressly waives its right, if any it
have, to avail itself of the bar of the
Statute of Limitations as applied to
any one of the assessments- delin-
quent or to any part thereof, it be-
ing the desire of both parties hereto
to arrange a settlement of said taxes
in a manner satisfactory to them
and which will impose a minimum of
hardship and inconvenience upon
said company; and,
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Whereas, said City of Dubuque is
abopt to certify all delinquent spec-
ial assessments to the County Treas-
urer for collection, whose duty it is
to advertise the same and sell the
property of said Company upon fail-
ure to pay the amount due; and,
Whereas, said Company has for -
merly and through its proper officers
requested the City Council to with-
hold its property from sale and the
certification of delinquent taxes, the
following agreement is entered into,
and its terms and conditions shall be
binding upon them, their successors
and assigns:
The City of Dubuque, through its
Council, hereby agrees in considera-
tion of the matters and things here-
in contained and the payments to be
made as herein provided for to can-
cel upon the books of said City all
delinquent special assessments of
said Company, together with the in-
terest thereon and to take in lieu'
thereof this agreement and promise
of the Company to pay the whole
amount due from said Company on
account of delinquent special assess-
ment at the times and in the
amounts as herein provided for, this
agreement to be taken and con-
strued as evidence of the total in-
debtedness owing by said Company
to said City and shall take the place
of the prior indebtedness existing on
account of , the special assessments
which had been levied against said
Company aid, were delinquent.
The Dubuque Electric Company,
through its proper officers and
agents, hereby agrees and admits,
in consideration of the matters and
things herein stated and because of
the action of the Council of said City
in cancelling all prior delinquent
special . assessments, as herein stat-
ed, that it is indebted to said City
of Dubuque on account of delinquent
special assessments and interest in
the amount herein stated and fur-
ther promises and agrees to pay said
amount in the manner herein provid-
ed for, this agreement being consid-
ered and is to be taken as evidence
of its indebtedness to said City for
which said Company is liable and
agrees to pay.
The City of Dubuque hereby
agrees to accept 'an'd the said Com-
pany hereby agrees to pay the full
amount herein shown to be due in
the following manner:
Schedule of Payments.
During the year 1921, $500.00 per
month and accumulated interest to-
date.
During the year '1922, $600.00 per
month and accumulated interest to-
date.
During the year 1923, $700.00 per
month and accumulated interest to-
date.
During the year 1924, $800.00 per
month and accumulated interest to-
date.
During the year 1925, $900.00 per
month and accumulated interest to-
date.
During the year 1926, and up to
the time that the entire indebtedness
and ,interest is fully discharged,
$1,000.00 per montli.
The parties ,hereto further agree,
that should the City Council of the
City of Dubuque at any time before
the entire indebtedness is paid, de-
mand in writing of the Company
that it furnish to said City its _ nego-
tiable promissody notes 'with ''satis-
factory security, for the ainount of
the indebtedness-,remaining unpaid,
and "bearing Six Per Cent, (6 %) In-
terest, said Company, agrees to pro-
vide said notes in the amounts re-
quired within Ten (10) Day's from
the time the notice of demand 'is re-
ceived by the Loc Office of said
Company.,, Provided, however, that
should said Company fail or refuse
to deliver its 'notes as herein provid-
ed, within the time stated, 'then 'and
in that event, 'it is agreed that said
City, shall have the right to declare
the whole amount of the unpaid in-
debtedness, due,' and said Company
hereby agrees, that should said City
make such declaration said Company
shall confess its liability therefor
and this "agreement may be, entered
in any court of rec as a confes-
sion 'of judgment in siich an' amount
as may be due and .'.owing by said
Company and the Company agrees
that _upon the presentation' of this
'agreement 'alone and a showing of
th@g amount due, a court 1 may 'enter
judgnieiit for said amount against
said Company.
It is further agreed that all of ,the
terms and conditions 'of this agree-
ment shall be binding upon'the par-
ties hereto and their " successors, and
assigns, and shall continue in effect
until its provisions are fully per-
formed, and the indebtedness fully
discharged.
Dated this 3rd day of January,
1921.
CITY OF DUBUQUE,
By JAMES ALDERSON,
(Seal) Mayor.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
City Clerk.
DUBUQUE ELECTRIC CO.
By I. C. ELVERSON, JR.,
President.
H. B.' MAYNARD,
Vice President.
Secretary.
Approved by the City Council of
the City of Dubuque this 3rd' day of
January, 1921,
Regular Session,
Councilman Brede moved that the
contract between the City and the
Dubuque Electric Company, rela-
tive to the payment of delinquent
assessments, be approved, and the
Mayor be instructed to execute the
same in behalf of the City. Second-
ed by Councilman Gabriel. Carried
by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, .Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None,
Report City Manager Carr, recom-
mending that a committee be ap-
pointed to go over the proposition of
renaming some of the streets of the
City and report their recommenda-
tions to the Council, presented.
Councilman Brede moved that the
recommendations of the City Man-
ager be approved and a committee
og seven be appointed to recommend
and report to the Council on renam-
ing the streets of the City. Second-
ed by Councilman Melchior. Carried
by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Report of Sanitary Officer Neu-
mann for the month of December,
also annual report, presented. Coun-
cilman Brede moved that the reports
be received and filed. Seconded by
Councilman Gabriel. Carried by the
following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
City Solicitor Czizek stated that
the bond of Kerper Electric Co. for
operating and maintaining an elec-
tric sign at No. 16 Eighth Street was
drawn in proper form. Councilman
Brede moved that the bond be re-
ceived and filed. Seconded by Coun-
cilman Gabriel. Carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchiar and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Councilman Brede moved that the
following bills be sent to the County
for payment:'
Burke Grocery $'14 49
Alois M. Hoffman 34 50
Pier Bros. 12 75
Pier Bros. 12 75
Pier Bros. 12 75
Frank Beutin '12 00
Frank Beutin 6 50
Frank Beutin 6 50
John S•teffin ' 33 27
Peter B. Hoffman 6 75
Peter Nicks . 8 58
Peter Nicks 8 06
H. P. Lemper 7 64
Weitz Bros. 16 06
'S. W. Krieman 17 47
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Kaufman & Graf 119 72
John L. Kies 31 10
Dubuque Electric Co. 3 00
Mrs. M. H. Huber 100 00
Seconded by Councilman Melchior.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Councilman Melchior moved to
adjourn. ,Carried.
JOHN STUBER,
City Clerk.
Adopted , 1921.
Approved ,' 1921.
Councilmen
Attest: ,
City Clerk.
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Special Session, January 15th, 1921
CITY COUNCIL
,(Official.)
Special Session January 15, 1921.
Meeting called by order of Mayor
Alderson and Councilman Brede.
Council met at 4:20 P. M.
Mayor Alderson in the chair.
Pr e s en t —City Manager Carr,
Mayor Alderson, Councilmen Brede
and Gabriel.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Mayor Alderson read the call and
stated that the service thereof had
been duly made and this meeting is
called for the purpose of acting on
tax matters and any other business
that might properly come before a
regular meting of the City Council.
Councilman Brede moved that the
Council Proceedings for the month
of November be approved as print-
ed. Seconded by Councilman Gab-
riel. Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent— Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Petition of Sisters of the Visita-
tion, asking for cancellation of taxes
on S. E. 1/2 of Lot 58, N. W. 31 ft. of
Lot 59, Leven's Add., Lot 3 of Sub.
of Lot 4 of Sub. of Mineral Lots 87
and 88, presented. Councilman Brede
moved that the petition be referred
to the City Solicitor for investiga-
tion. Seconded by Councilman Gab-
riel. Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Petition of Mary J. Doyle, asking
for reduction in assessment for the
construction of sewer and improve-
ment of street in Delaware Avenue
on T of 306, presented. Councilman
Brede moved that the petition be re-
ferred to the City Manager with
power, to report back to the Council
of his actions. Seconded by Council-
man Gabriel. Carried by the follow-
ing vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Erode and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Report City Manager Carr as fol-
lows: "Some time ago I was re-
quested to secure plans for a con-
crete top on the Third Street Reser-
voir. I beg to advise that the plans
have been completed, both for an or-
dinary concrete top and for a
stronger top sufficient for the reser-
voir to be used for roller skating,
etc. I would ecommend that auth-
ority be given to receive bids for
the performance of this work in ac-
cordance with both designs, the de-
termination of the designs to be left
until after the bids have been re-
ceived. I would also recommend
that the City purchase directly from
the manufacturer the necessary re-
inforced steel for the top of this
reservoir and supports for the same.
I have already protected the City on
the cement. I believe it would be to
the advantage of the City to secure
cement and steel and supply them to
the contractor," presented. Council-
man Brede moved that the recom-
mendation of the Manager be car-
ried out and the bids be asked for on
the different materials. Seconded
by Councilman Gabried. Carried by
the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Report City Manager Carr as fol-
lows: "During the last week an in-
spection of all, principal storm sew-
ers was made. Briefly, the condition
found was as follows: The Dodge
Street Sewer had between two and
three feet of dirt between Main
Street and Locust Street, approxi-
mately five hundred yards. Other-
wise in good condition. Eighth
Street Sewer contains a couple feet
of dirt from Pine Street to White
Street. Otherwise in fair condi-
tion. Eleventh Street Sewer in very
good condition except a couple feet
of dirt from White Street to Elm
Street. The outlet of the Fourteenth
Street Sewer is filled up to a- depth
of three feet and requires to be
cleaned out for three or four hun-
dret feet in order to permit the
sewer to clean itself. Otherwise in
good condition. The outlet of the
Kniest Street Sewer needs to be
cleaned out to the Bee Branch Sew-
er in order to permit the sewer to
clean itself of three feet of debris.
The Kaufmann Avenue Sewer has
some loose brick and debris in the
further end of Washington Street.
Otherwise is in fair condition to
Kleine Street. From Kleine Street
to the beginning of the sewer it con-
tains two to three feet of dirt, brick
and other debris. The outlet of the
Bee Branch Sewer needs to be clean-
ed out to permit the sewer to clean
itself. At the various open places
along the Bee Branch the water -way
needs to be cleaned in order to pre-
vent the closed parts of the sewer
from choking up, east of Couler
Avenue to the beginning of the sew-
er. It is a ten foot circular concrete
sewer and is entirely full of debris.
A very bad water leak was found on
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inspection of the Bee Branch Sewer
at Rhomberg Avenue. A number of
sanitary connections were found to
have been made directly into the
storm sewer.- Property owners were
told to correct them. Water and
gas mains were foung to be laid
close to the bottom of the storm
sewers in many places which effect-
ually dam the sewer at these points,
causing the sewer itself to be filled
up back of these dams. These ob-
stacles were located and the worst
conditions will be remedied during
the coming season. These obstruc-
tions are particularly common along
the Kaufmann Avenue Sewer, where
every service connection to the
houses on the south side of Kauf-
mann Avenue, whether they be for
sanitary sewers, water or gas, run
directly through the storm sewer
about a foot and ' a half from the
bottom. These connections are
largely responsible for the condition
of this Kaufmann Avenue Sewer,
and as soon as equipment can be se-
cured, work will be commenced on
cleaning the outlets of those sewers
where the outlet is filled and the
work will be extended on the Bee
Branch Sewer in the open places
and at the upper end of the sewer,
after which the other sewers that
are partly filled should be thorough-
ly cleaned. If a bad storm came of
this time the Kaufmann Avenue
Sewer and the Bee Branch Sewer
above Couler Avenue would be prac-
tically useless," presented. Coun-
cilman Brede moved that the report
be received and filed and the recom-
mendations be carried out. Second-
ed by Councilman Gabriel. Carried
by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Petition Mrs. Ida M. Higgins, ask-
ing the Council to accept the prin-
cipal without interest for the im-
provement of Fifth Avenue in 1914
on Lots 1 and 2, Barry's Sub., pre-
sented. Upon verbal recommenda-
tion of the Manager, Councilman
Brede moved that the recommenda-
tion be approved and the Treasurer
be instructed to accept $262.65 for
the principal in full and cancel the
interest. Seconded by Councilman
Gabriel. Carried by the following
vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Lease and Agreement between the
City of Dubuque, Iowa, and the Gov-
ernor's Greys, leasing them the third
and fourth floors of the Central En-
gine House Building, for the sum of
$300.00 per year rent, presented.
Councilman Brede moved that the
Lease and Agreement be approved
and the Mayor authorized to execute
the contract in behalf of the City.
Seconded by Councilman Gabriel.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Petition Northwestern Bell Tele-
phone Company, asking permission
to set three poles on Jackson Street
along the Standard Lumber Co.
sheds, presented. Councilman Brede
moved that the prayer of the peti-
tion be granted. Seconded by Coun-
cilman Gabriel. Carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent— Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Report City Manager Carr, stating
that Christina Wasser had asked for
a reduction in taxes on the N. 1/2 of
M. 1/5 of City Lot 482, presented.
Councilman Brede moved that the
matted be referred to the City Man-
ager for investigation. Seconded by
Councilman Gabriel. Carried by the
following vote: -
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
January 15, 1921.
City Council, Dubuque, Iowa.
Gentlemen: I wish to advise you
of the following appointments: Mr.
Joe Fisher, as Chief of the Fire De-
partment, appointment effective Jan-
uary 15th, salary $250.00 per month.
Mr. Otto Puls as City Treasurer, in
place of George Wybrant. Appoint-
ment effective January 17th; salary,
$175.00 per month. Miss Lydia
Cooley as Stenographer in the City
Manager's Office. Appointment ef-
fective January 5th; salary, $75.00
per month.
Respectfully submitted,
O. E. CARR,
City Manager.
Councilman Brede moved that the
appointments of the City Manager
be approved and the same be made
a matter of record. Seconded by
Councilman Gabriel. Carried by
the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Petition Thos. J. Scollard and
Henry Scollard, asking for a refund
of taxes paid on Stuart's Sub., M.
8
Special Session, January 15th, 1921
L. 53, Lot 2, for the years 1918 and
1919, claiming part ownership and a
soldier's exemption, presented. Coun-
cilman Gabriel moved that the peti-
tion be referred to the City Solicitor
for investigation. Seconded by Coun-
cilman Brede. Carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None. -
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
City Auditor's report for the
month of December presented.
Councilman Gabriel moved that the
report be approved and received and
filed. Seconded by Councilman
Brede. Carried by the following
vote: •
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Report of City Manager Carr, sub-
mitting list of parties that had ex-
pressed their willingness to serve
on a Committee on changing some
of the street names, presented.
Councilman Brede moved that the
following be appointed as a Com-
mittee to rename Streets: Charles
Hoermann, Frank Coates, L. G.
Hurd, John Maclay, C. H. Wunder -
lich, George McLean, F. J. Pieken-
brock, said Committee to report
back to the Council. Seconded by
Councilman Gabriel. Carried by the
following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent—Councilmen Melchior and
Roo
Councilman Brede moved that the
City Clerk be instructed to have the
following deeds given to the City of
Dubuque for land used for street
purposes, recorded at the County
Court House and filed in the office of
the City Clerk: Mary Beitzel and
Tnton J. Beitzel, for the considera-
tion of $14.20, east Ten (10) Feet off
the north Thirty -Three (33) Feet,'
Eight (8) Inches off of Lot 311, Dav-
is Farm Addition, in the City of Du-
buque, Iowa; Walter Genzig mud
Anna Genzig, for the consideration
of $46.70, east Ten (10) Feet off
of the north One -Half (1/2) of Lot
302, Davis Farm Addition, east Ten
(10) Feet off of Lot 293. Davis Farm
Addition, all of the City of Dubuque,
Iowa; Charles Thimmesch and Mary
Thimmesch, in consideration of
$13.00, the west Ten (10) Feet off
of Lot 328, Davis Farm Addition, in'
the City of Dubuque, Iowa; Christ
Becke and Florence Becke, in con-
sideration of $24.20, the west Ten
(10) Feet off of Lot 362, Davis Farm
Addition, in the City of Dubuque,
Iowa; Fred Jenni and Augusta Jen-
ni, in consideration of $44.20, the
west Ten (10) Feet off of Lot 361,
Davis Farm Addition; Herman C.
Knoernschield and Lucy Knorn-
schild, in consideration of $52.80, the
west Ten (40) Feet off of Lots 356
and 366, Davis Farm Addition. Sec-
onded by Councilman Gabriel. Car-
ried by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Councilman Melchior entered and
took his seat at 5:30 P. M.
Councilmen Brede moved that
City Manager Carr and City Engi-
neer Cullen be authorized to attend
the Engineers' Convention at Des
Moines, Iowa, January 18th and
1.9th, 1921. Seconded by Councilman
Melchior. Carried by the following
vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson. Council-
men Brede, Gabriel and Melchior.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilman Rooney. ,
Councilman Brede moved to ad-
journ. Carried.
JOHN STUBER,
City Clerk.
Adopted , 1921.
Approved , 1921.
Councilmen
Attest:
• City Clerk.
Special Session, January 26th, 1921 9
CITY GOUNOIL
(Official.)
Special Session, January 26, 1921.
Meeting called by order of Mayor
Alderson and Councilman Brede.
Council met at 4:30 P. M.
Mayor Alderson in the chair.
Pre s e n t —City Manager Carr,
Mayor Alderson, Councilmen Brede
and Gabriel.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Mayor Alderson read the call and
stated that service thereof had been
duly made and this meeting is called
for the purpose of acting on matters
pertaining to the Board of Health,
and acting on any other business
that might properly come before a
reeular meeting of the City Council.
The following Board of Health
hills were presented:
Roshek Bros. $ 29 88
Adam Zillig 7 49
Dubuque Electric Co. 10 24
L. Werner 24 41
Frank Boutin 6 00
A. Radloff 15 00
W. B Baumgartner 4 65
Geo. Dagatz. Jr. 52 50
L. 1--I. Whelan 27 15
13. C. Scherr 12 59
G. F. Meth & Son 18 65
Pier Bros. 6 50
Wm. Warner 10 74
Sydney Haudenshield 88 00
S'ydnev Haudenshield 32 00
Thompson & Hogan 12 58
Swift & Co. 6 10
Thompson & Hogan 8 00
Frank Hentrich 5 51
Pier Bros. 6 25
Pier Bros. 6 75
Councilman Brede moved that all
bills properly 0. K. be referred to
the County for payment. Seconded
by Councilman Gabriel. Carried by
the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede and Gabriel.
Nays —None.
Absent — Councilmen Melchior and
Rooney.
Councilmen Melchior and Rooney
entered and took their seats at 4:35
P. M.
Petition of property owners, ask-
ing that High Bluff Street, between
Middle Avenue and Fengler Ave-
nue, be improved by macadamizing
and curbing, presented. Councilman
Brede moved that the petition be re-
ferred to the City Manager for in-
vestigation. Seconded by Council-
man Gabriel. Carried by the follow-
ing: vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Petition and plat of St. John's
Evangelical Lutheran Church, ask-
ing permission to extend the build-
ing two feet six inches over the al-
ley and seven and one -half feet
from the ground, presented. Coun-
cilman Brede moved that the rules
be suspended for the purpose of al-
lowing any one present to address
the council. Seconded by Council-
man Gabriel. Carried by the follow-
ing vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Mr. F. L. Egelhof addressed the
Council relative to the petition of
the Lutheran Church. Councilman
Brede moved that the prayer of the
petition be granted and the proper
stipulation and agreement be drawn
by the City Solicitor. Seconded by
Councilman Rooney. Carried by the
following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Petition of Mrs. Wilhelmina
Kremer, . asking for interest to be
cancelled upon payment of principal
for assessment for the improvement
of Couler Avenue in the year 1913,
presented. Councilman Gabriel mov-
ed that upon payment of the prin-
cipal the interest be remitted on the
N. 1/2 of the W. 1/2 of Lot 272,
Davis Farm Add. Seconded by Coun-
cilman Melchior. Carried by the
following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Petition of the Illinois Central R.
R. Co., asking permission to place a
bell at the Cascade Crossing and re-
move the Watchman that is now sta-
tioned there, presented. Council-
man Brede moved that the petition
be referred to the City Solicitor to
report back. Seconded by Council-
man Rooney. Carried by the follow-
ing vote:
Yeas - -Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Verbal report City Manager Carr
to assessment on the S'chulte Estate,
recommending a settlement on a
basis of one - fourth valuation plus
interest and costs, which amounts to
$295.00, on Lots 409 and 410, plus in-
terest and costs and $135.00 on Lots
312 and 313, plus interest and costs
for the mpirovement of Rhomberg
Avenue in the year 1917. Council-
man Melchior moved that the recom-
mendation of the City Manager be
accepted and the City Treasurer so
10 Special Session, January 26th, 1921
instructed. Seconded by Councilman
Gabriel. Carried by the following
vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
A Resolution,.
A resolution to provide for the
signing by facsimile signature of the
signatures of the Mayor of the City
of Dubuque, Iowa, and attested by
the City Clerk of said City, and the
omitting of said City's Seal, on the
semi - annual Five Per Cent (5 %)
Bonds issued by the City of Du-
buque under a resolution bearing
date of January 3, 1921, said Bonds
amount to One Hundred and Eighty
Thousand Dollars ($180,000.00),' and
being known as "LOAN WARRANT
REDEMPTION BONDS," said bonds
maturing in series on February 21,
1922, to February 21, 1930, both in-
clusive.
Whereas, the City Council of the
City of Dubuque has, by proper reso-
lution, dated January 3, 1921, caused
to be issued bonds in the sum of
One Hundred and Eighty Thousand
Dollars ($180,000.00) to take up out-
standing loan warrants, said bonds
being known as "LOAN WARRANT
REDEMPTION BONDS," which
bonds have been issued serially and
come due in series beginning with
February 21, 1922, and ending with
February 21, 1930, part of such
bonds coming due each year, said
bonds bearing interest at the rate of
Five Per Cent (5 %) Per Annum,
payable semi - annually; and,
Whereas, the interest coupons at-
tached to said bonds are numerous
and, under the law are required to
_hear the signature of a facsimile
thereof, of the Mayor and be attest-
ed by such signature of the City
Clerk; now, therefore,
Be it Resolved by the City Coun-
cil of the City of Dubuque, that the
interest coupons attached to said
Five Per Cent (5%) Loan Warrant
Redemption Bonds be signed by the
facsimile signature of the Mayor of
the City of Dubuque and attested by
the facsimile signature of the City
Clerk of said City, and that from
thr-. said coupons there may be omit-
ted the placing of the City Seal of
said City of Dubuque.
Adopted January 26, 1921.
Approved January 26, 1921.
JAMES ALDERSON,
Mayor.
M. B. ROONEY,
HARLAN G. MELCHIOR,
THEO. GABRIEL,
L. H. BREDE,
Councilmen.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
City Clerk.
Councilman Brede moved that the
resolution be adopted. Seconded by
Councilman Melchior. Carried by
the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Verbal report of City Solicitor
Czizek, stating that he had examin-
ed the bonds of Otto F. Pule, City
Treasurer, the Second National
Bank and the Hood Rubber CQ., and
recommended their approval. Coun-
cilman Brede moved that the bonds
be approved and properly filed. Sec-
onded by Councilman Gabriel. Car-
ried by the following vote:
Yeas—Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None
Verbal report of City Solicitor
Czizek, relative to the petition of the
Sisters of the Visitation, asking for
cancellation of taxes, recommending
that the taxes be cancelled on S. E.
1/2 of Lot 58 and the N. W. 35 feet
of Leven's Add., Lot of the Sub. of
Lot 4 of the Sub. of Mineral Lot 87
and 88 for the year 1920, as this
property is used for school purposes
only. Councilman Brede moved that
the prayer of the petition be granted
and the Treasurer so instructed, and
the Clerk also notify the Assessor.
Seconded by Councilman Gabriel.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
On verbal recommendation of
City Solicitor Czizek, Councilman
Brede moved that the City Auditor
be instructed to draw a warrant in
the sum of $59.50, payable to George
Ragatz, Jr., for damages done to the
top of a Reo Car by running under
the limb of a tree extending over
the street. Seconded by Councilman
Melchior. Carried by the following
vote:
Yeas —Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Official Notice.
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
THE LOCAL BOARD OF
HEALTH OF THE CITY OF DU-
BUQUE, RELATING TO QUAR-
ANTINE DISEASES, PROVIDING
FOR QUARANTINE AND RE-
QUIRING THAT SUCH DIS-
EASES BE REPORTED BY THE
ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR BY
THE HOUSEHOLDER TO THE
CITY CLERK.
Be it resolved by the local Board
of Health of the City of Dubuque,
Iowa, that the following Rules and
(Signed)
Special Session, January 26th, 1921
Regulations relating to quarantin-
able disease and quarantine, be and
the same are hereby adopted:
Rule I. Section I. Quarantinable
diseases. The following diseases
are subject to quarantine: Scarlet
Fever (including Scarletina and
Scarlet Rash), Diphtheria (including
Membraneous Croup), Smallpox, Epi-
demic Cerebrospinal Meningitis,
Anterior Poliomeyelitis (Infantile
Paralysis), Cholera, Leprosy and
Bubonic Plague, Influenza, Croup,
Erysipelas, Glanders, Spotted Ty-
phoid, Typhus, or Yellow Fevers.
Section II. Placard Diseases. The
following diseases are subject to
placard: Whooping Cough, Measles,
Mumps, Chickenpox and Pneumonia.
Rule II. Section 1. How quaran-
tine shall be established by serving
a written notice signed by the
Mayor of the City upon the head of
the family, owner, tenant or other
person in possession or control of
the premises, and by posting in a
conspicuous place upon each build-
ing, hall, lodging room, or place
wherein exists or is suspected to ex-
ist a communicable disease, named
in Section One of Rule One, the fol-
lowing described sign:
A yellow card not less than twelve
(12) inches square, having printed
tnereon, in large letters, the word
"Quarantine," followed by the name
of the disease and the words: "No-
tice. No person shall be permitted
to enter or leave these premises ex-
cept as provided for by the rules
and regulations of the State Board
of Health."
Mayor.
Section II. How placarding shall
be established. Placarding of dis-
eases named in Section Two of Rule
One shall be established by posting
in a conspicuous place upon each
building, hall, lodging room, or place
wherein exists or is suspected to ex-
ist any of the diseases named in
Section Two, Rule One, the follow-
ing described sign: A yellow card
not less than twelve (12) inches
square, having printed thereon in
large letters the name of the disease
together with the word "Warning."
Rule III. Section I. Diseases
listed in Rule One to be immediate-
ly reported. All cases of diseases
listed in Rule One shall be immedi-
ately reported to the Mayor or Clerk
of the Board of Health by the at-
tending physician, if any there be,
otherwise by the householder of the
premises wherein such disease xist.
Such rports shall be made in writ-
ing within twenty -four (24) hours
from the time trat such disease is
discovered.
11
Section II. In all cases of doubt
as to the nature of ' the disease
where the symptoms are similar, the
diagnosis should recognize the quar-
antinable disease and quarantine
shall be immediately established
and maintained until the diagnosis
shall have been definitely establish-
ed, when it shall be subject to quar-
antine or placard, as required here-
in, and the local Board of Health
advised thereof.
Rule IV. Section I. Duty of Mayor
and Clerk in establishing quaran-
tine. It shall be the duty of the
Mayor or City Clerk, upon receiv-
ing notice of the existence within
the City of Dubuque of any case of
quarantinable disease, as listed in
Rule One, Section One, hereof, to
forthwith quarantine the premises
in Rule Two hereof, and to take
such other measures as would be
necessary and proper for the restric-
tion and suppression of such disease.
Section H. Health Physician or
Quarantine Officer to visit premises.
The Health Physician or Quarantine
Officer shall visit all quarantined
premises at least once in every
twenty -four (24) hours to see that
quarantine is properly observed, and
shall make report thereof to the
Mayor or City Clerk.
Rule V. Unlawful removal of
quarantine signs.' If any person
shall wilfully and maliciously, or
without written authority, remove or
deface or cause to be removed or
defaced any quarantine sign, or
placard, or signal of danger, he shall
be deemed to have violated these
regulations and shall be prosecuted
accordingly.
Rule VI. Termination of quaran-
tinable diseases. Upon the termina-
tion of any of the quarantinable dis-
eases named in Rule One hereof. the
attending physician or health officer
shall report the fact in writing to
the Mayor or City Clerk, who shall
order the infected persons and pre-
mises, together with all persons,
furniture, bedding, clothing and all
other articles therein contained to
be disinfected, which disinfection
shall be done under the direction of
the local Board of Health and the
attending physician shall be re-
quested to superintend or perform
the work. In case there be no at-
tending physician or in case the
attending physician refuses to per-
form the work or fails to perform
it according to the regulations of the
State Board of Health, it shall be
the duty of the local Board of Health
to authorize some other suitable per-
son to perform such work and the
expenses thereof shall be paid for
by the person disinfected or in the
manner hereinafter provided.
12 Special Session, January 26th, 1921
Rule VII. , How quarantine ex-
penses are paid. All bills and ex-
penses incurred in carrying out the
rules and regulations of the local
Board of Health and the State
Board of Health relating to quaran-
tine, and for fumigation and disin-
fecting persons and premises, shall
be paid and handled as provided by
Section 2771 -A, Supplement to the
Code of Iowa, 1913, and no expenses
or bills shall be paid by the local
board or Dubuque county unless the
same are ordered and authorized as
provided in said statute.
Rule VIII. Animals excluded from
quarantined premises. Whenever
any premises are quarantined, spec-
ial attention must be given to all
pet animals therein. Cats and dogs
shall be excluded from the house
and prevented from running at
large. Before the quarantine is
raised all such animals shall be thor-
oughly washed in a disinfecting so-
lution. Special precautions must be
taken to destroy all mice and rats.
When flies are present, all doors and
windows shall be securely screened
and fresh fly paper placed in each
room daily.
Rule IX. 1Iow quarantine is re-
leased. Quarantine shall be released
upon the order of the Mayor and
City Clerk after receipt of a written
report from the attending physician
or Health Officer stating that the
disease has terminated and that the
premises and all infected persons
have been properly disinfected. This
report shall state the number of per-
sons on the premises, and the num-
ber who have suffered from the dis-
ease, their names, ages, when the
disease appeared in each case and
how it terminated. When all regu-
lations pertaining to quarantine and
disinfection have been complied
with, the quarantine shall be re-
leased.
Rule X. Letters or other articles
coming from quarantine premises.
No letters or other articles, coming
from quarantined premises, shall un-
der any circumstances be placed in
any post office letter box or mail
box, If, on account of carelessness
or neglect, any such infected articles
shall have been placed in, a post of-
fice letter box or mail box, all such
letters or articles, together with
such other articles as have come in
contact therewith shall be detained
and immediately disinfected by the
Health Officer, without unnecessary
delay or removal from the custody
of the postmaster. No articles of
clothing, laundry or wash shall leave
any premises which are under quar-
antine and any person, company or
corporation who accepts clothing,
laundry or wash from a place which
is under quarantine shall be guilty
of violating these rules and be
punished accordingly.
Rule XI. Persons who may enter
quarantined premises. No person
except the attending physician, or
health officer shall be permitted to
enter or leave any premises while
the same are under quarantine, ex-
cept as specifically provided for by
the regulations of the State Board
of Health and in strict accordance
therewith. The Secretary, Officers
or Members of the State Board of
Health may enter any premises un-
der quarantine whenever, in their
opinion, it is necessary for the pur-
pose of investigation or to enforce
the regulation of the State Board of
Health.
Rule XII. All of the rules of the
State Board of Heolth relating to
maintenance and duration of quar-
antine shall be strictly complied
with.
Rule XIII. The local Board of
Health may, from time to time as
it becomes necessary, adopt rules
and regulations additional to these
herein set forth.
Rule XIV. Any person who vio-
lates any of the provisions hereof
shall be punished as provided for by
Ordinance Number Seventy -Four
(74) of the Revised Ordinances of
the City of Dubuque of 1919.
Rule XV. Only such fumigating
materials and disinfectants shall be
used in fumigating and disinfecting
persons and premises as have been
approved by the local Board of
Health.
Rule XVI. These rules and regu-
lations when adopted shall be pub-
lished one (1) time in the official
newspapers of the City of Dubuque
and thereafter they shall be in full
force and effect.
Adopted January 26, 1921.
Approved January 26, 1921.
' JAMES' ALDERSON,
Mayor and ex- Officio Chairman of
the Local Board of Health.
HARLAN G. MELCHIOR,
THEO. GABRIEL,
M. B. ROONEY,
L. H. BREDE,
Members of the Local Board of
Health.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
City Clerk.
Published officially in the Dubuque
Daily News, the Telegraph - Herald
and Times - Journal newspapers, Jan.
uary 28, 1921.
JOHN STUBER,
1- 28 -1t. City Clerk.
Councilman Melchior moved that
the resolution be adopted. Seconded
by Councilman Gabriel. Carried by
the following vote:
Yeas — Mayor Alderson, Council-
men Brede, Gabriel, Melchior and
Rooney.
Nays —None.
Mayor Alderson stated that he
would appoint Mr. Ed. Schrempf as
a member of the Library Board.
Councilman Brede moved that the
selection of Mr. Ed. Schrempf as a
member of the Library Board be ap-
proved. Seconded by Councilman
Melchior. Carried by the following
vote:
Yeas — Councilmen Brede, Gabriel,
Melchior and Rooney.
Not Voting —Mayor Alderson.
Councilman Melchior moved to
adjourn. Carried.
JOHN STUBER,
City Clerk.
Adopted , 1921.
Approved , 1921.
Councilmen
r
Attest:
City Clerk.
Official Notices 13
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Notice of Special Assessment.
Notice is hereby given to all con-
cerned that a special assessment as
provided by law will be levied at a
session of the City Council of the
City of Dubuque, Iowa, to be held
Monday, February 7th, 1921, to pay
for cutting weeds on lots and parts
of lots, and parcels of real estate
in the City of Dubuque during the
year 1920.
Amount of Special Assessment,
$43.00, same to be assessed against
the property legally subject to as-
sessment upon said lots and parts
of lots and parcels of real estate.
And that there is a plat and sched-
ule ,on file in the office of the City
Clerk of said City of Dubuque,
showing the lots and parts of lots
and parcels of real estate on. which
said work was done and the sepa-
rate lots and parcels of ground or
specified portions thereof, subject
to assessment for such work, the
name of the owner thereof, as far
as practicable, and the amount to
be assessed against each lot or par-
cel of ground, which plat and sched-
ule are subject to public inspection.
And that any and all persons ob-
jectin to aid segpcial assessment or
to said plat must file his or their
objection in writing with the City
Clerk of said City of Dubuque, on
or before said session of the City
Council to be held Monday, Febru-
ary 7th, 1921.
Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, January
5th, 1921. JOHN STUBER,
15 -2t. City Clerk.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
THE LOCAL BOARD OF
HEALTH OF THE CITY OF DU-
BUQUE, RELATING TO QUAR-
ANTINE DISEASES, PROVIDING
FOR - QUARANTINE AND RE-
QUIRING THAT SUCH DIS-
EASES BE REPORTED BY THE
ATTENDING PHYSICAL OR BY
THE HOUSEHOLDER TO THE
CITY CLERK.
Be it resolved by the local Board
of Health of the City of Dubuque,
Iowa, that the following Rules and
Regulations relating to quarantin-
able disease and quarantine, be and
the same are hereby adopted:
Rule 1. Section 1. Quarantinable
diseases. The following diseases
are subject to quarantine: Scarlet
Fever (including Scarletina and
Scarlet Rash), Diphtheria (including
Membraneous Croup), Smallpox, Ep-
idemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis,
Anterior Poliomeyelitis (Infantile
Paralysis), Cholera, Leprosy and
Bubonic Plague, Influenza, Croup,
Erysipelas, , Glanders, Spotted Ty-
phoid, Typhus, or Yellow Fevers.
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Section .II Placard Diseases. The
following diseases are subject to
placard: Whooping Cough, Measles,
Mumps, Chickenpox and Pneumonia.
Rule II. Section 1. How quaran-
tine shall be established. Quaran-
tine. shall be established by serving
a written notice signed by the
Mayor of the City upon the head of
the family, owner, tenant or other
person in possession or control of
the premises, and by posting in a
conspicuous place upon each build-
ing, hall, lodging room, or place
wherein exists or is suspected to ex-
ist a communicable disease, named
in Section One of Rule One, the fol-
lowing described sign:
A yellow card not less than twelve
(12) inches square, having printed
thereon, in large, letters, the word,
"Quarantine," followed by the name
of the disease and the words: "No-
tice. No person shall be permitted
to enter or leave these premises ex-
cept as provided for by the rules
and regulations of the State Board
of Health."
(Signed)
Mayor.
Section II. How placarding shall
be established. Placarding of dis-
eases named in Section Two of Rule
One shall be established by posting
in a conspicuous place upon each
building, hall, lodging room, or place
wherein exists or is suspected to ex-
ist any of the diseases named in
Section Two, Rule One, the follow-
ing described sign: A yellow card
not less than twelve (12) inches
square, having printed thereon in
large letters the name of the disease
together with the word, "Warning."
Rule III. Section I. Diseases
listed in Rule One to be immediately
reported. All cases of diseases
listed in Rule One shall be immedi-
ately reported to the Mayor or Clerk
of the Board of Health by the at-
tending physician, if any there be,
otherwise by the householder of the
premises wherein such diseases ex-
ist. Such reports shall. be made in
writing within twenty -four (24)
hours from the time that such dis-
ease is discovered.
Section II. In all cases of doubt
as to the nature of the disease where
the symptoms are similar, the diag-
nosis should recognize the quaran-
tinable disease and quarantine shall
be immediately established and
maintained until the diagnosis shall
have been definitely established,
when it shall be subject to quaran-
tine or placard, as required herein,
and the local Board of Health ad-
vised thereof.
Rule IV. Section I. Duty of
Mayor and Clerk in establishing
•
quarantine. It shall be the duty of
the Mayor or City Clerk, upon re-
ceiving notice of the existence
within the City of Dubuque of any
case of quarantinable disease, as
listed in Rule One, Section One,
hereof, to forthwith quarantine the
premises as provided in Rule Two
hereof, and to take such other meas-
ures as would be necessary, and
proper for the restriction and sup-
pression of such disease.
Section II. Health Physician or
Quarantine Officer to visit premises.
The Health Physician or Quarantine
Officer shall visit all quarantined
premises at least once in every
twenty -four (24) hours to see that
quarantine is properly observed, and
shall make report thereof to the
Mayor or City Clerk.
Rule V. Unlawful removal of
quarantine signs. If any person
shall, wilfully and maliciously, or
without written authority, remove
or deface or cause to be removed or
defaced any quarantine sign, or
placard, or signal of danger, he shall
be deemed to have violated these
regulations and shall be prosecuted
accordingly.
Rule VI. Termination of quaran-
tinable diseases. Upon the termina-
tion of any of the quarantinable dis-
eases named in Rule One hereof,
the attending physician or health of-
ficer shall report the fact in writing
to the Mayor or City Clerk, who
shall order the infected persons and
premises, together with all persons,
furniture, bedding, clothing and all
other articles therein contained to
be disinfected, which disinfection
shall be done under the direction of
the local Board of Health and the
attending physician shal be re-
quested to superintend or perform
the work. In case there be no at-
tending physician or in case the at-
tending physician refuses to per-
form the work or fails to perform it
according to the regulations of the
State Board of Health, ft shall be
the duty of the local Board of
Health to authorize some other suit-
able person to •perform such work
and the expenses thereof shall be
paid for by the person disinfected or
in the manner hereinafter provided.
Rule VII. How quarantine ex-
penses are paid. All bills and ex-
penses incurred in carrying out the
rules and regulations of the local
Board of Health and the State
Board of Health relating to quaran-
tine, and for fumigation and disin-
fecting persons and premises, shall
be paid and handled as provided by
Section 2571 -A, Supplement to the
Code of Iowa, 1913, and no expenses
or bills shall be paid by the local
beard or Dubuque county unless the
same are ordered and authorized as
provided in said statute.
Rule VIII. Animals excluded from
quarantine premises. Whenever
any premises are quarantined, spec-
ial attention must be given, to all
pet animals therein. Cats and dogs
shall be excluded from the house
and prevented from running at large.
Before the quarantine is raised, all
such animals shall be thoroughly
washed in a disinfecting solution.
Special precautions must be taken
to destroy all mice and rats. When
flies are present, all doors and win-
dows shall be securely screened and
fresh fly paper placed in each room
daily.
Rule IX. How quarantine is re-
leased. Quarantine shall be re-
leased upon the order of the Mayor
and City Clerk after receipt of a
written report from the attending
physician or Health Officer stating
that the disease has terminated and
that the premises and all infected
persons have been properly disin-
fected. This report shall state the
number of persons on the premises,
and the number who have suffered
from the disease, their names, ages,
when the disease appeared in each
case and how it terminated. When
all regulations pertaining to quaran-
tine and disinfection have been com-
plied with the quarantine shall be
released.
Rule X. Letters or other articles
coming from quarantine premises.
No letters or other articles, coming
from quarantined premises, shall un-
der any circumstances be placed in
any post office letter box or mail
box. If, on account of carelessness
Or neglect, any such infected articles
shall have been placed in a post of-
fice letter box or mail box, all such
letters or articles, together with
such other articles as have come in
contact therewith shall be detained
and immediately disinfected by the
Health Officer, without unnecessary
delay or removal from the custody
of the postmaster. No articles of
clothing, laundry or wash shall leave
any premises which are under quar-
antine and any person, company or
corporation who accepts clothing,
laundry or wash from a place which
is under quarantine shall be guilty
of violating these rules and be pun-
ished accordingly.
Rule XI. Persons who may enter
quarantined premises. No person,
except the attending physician or
health officer, shall be permitted to
enter or leave any premises while
the same are under quarantine, ex-
cept as specifically provided for by
the regulations of the State Board
of Health and in strict accordance
therewith. The Secretary, Officers
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or Members of the State Board of
Health may enter any premises un-
der quarantine whenever, in their
opinion, it is necessary for the pur-
pose of investigation or to enforce
the regulation of the State Board
of Health.
Rule XII. All of the rules of the
Sate Board of Health relating to
maintenance and duration of quar-
antine shall be strictly complied
with.
Rule XIII. The local Board of
Health may, from time to time as it
becomes necessary,• adopt rules and
regulations additional to those here-
in set forth.
Rule XIV. Any person who vio-
lates any of the provisions hereof
shall be punished as provided for by
Ordinance Number Seventy -Four
(74) of the Revised Ordinances of
the City of Dubuque of 1919.
Rule XV. Only such fumigating
materials and disinfectants shall be
used in fumigating and disinfecting
persons and premises as have been
approved by the local Board of
Health.
Rule XVI. These rules and regu-
lations when adopted shall be pub-
lished one (1) time in the official
newspapers of the City of Dubuque
and thereafter they shall be in full
force and effect.
Adopted January 26, 1921.
Approved January 26, 1921.
JAMES ALDERSON,
Mayor and ex -Officio Chairman of
the Local Board of Health.
HARLAN G. MELCHIOR,
THEO. GABRIEL,
M. B. ROONEY,
L. H. BREDE,
Members of the Local Board of
Health.
Attest: JOHN STUBER,
City Clerk.
Published officially in the Dubuque
Daily News, the Telegraph- Herald
and Times - Journal newspapers, Jan-
uary 28, 1921. JOHN STUBER,
1- 28 -1t. City Clerk.