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1918 May Council ProceedingsCITY COUNCIL. (Official.) Regular session May 2nd, 1918. Council met at 8:05 p. m. Mayor Saul in the chair. Present —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon and Strobel. BILLS. E. P. Smith Electric Co., bath- ing beach $ 83 62 John L. Kies, fire, roads, ex- pense 43 20 H. Martin, 4th ward 24 57 John Kane, 4th ward 7 38 Tom Kenneally, inspector 23 75 Tom Kenneally, inspector, Cora street 23 75 Wm. Singrin, excavation 42 26 Wm. Singrin, excavation 5 01 Wm. Singrin, excavation 31 22 Ike Beekman, inspector, cleaning Klingenberg Ter- race 20 00 On motion of Ald. Leist, all bills properly O. K. were ordered paid. Petition of Elizabeth Keller, claim- ing that her property was damaged by the blasting done in Mr. Welsh's stone quarry adjoining her property. On motion of Ald. Frith, to suspend the rules to give Elizabeth Keller an op- portunity to address the Council. Car- ried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays —None. On motion of Ald. Strobel, her pe- tition was referred to the committee of the whole. Petition of Walter Eichman, asking for a permit to install a gasoline sta- tion at 2197 Rhomberg avenue, pre- sented and read. Ald. Frith moved to grant the petition, provided the ap- plicant sign the proper waiver. Car- ried. The report of N. J. Staner was pre- sented and read. Mr. Staner states that he will not he able to complete his contract on Heeb street in the specified time as the company fur- nishing the brick cannot guarantee the delivery of enough to complete the work. On motion of Ald. Frith, the report was referred to the com- mittee of the whole. Petition of C. J. W. Saunders, C. H. Keller and other tenants, between Tenth and Eleventh streets on Main street, stating that they had paid for the maintenance of the boulevard lights as per contract until May 1st, 1918, now ask the City of Dubuque to relieve them from any further re- sponsibility for their maintenance. On motion of Ald. Frith, the petition Regular Session, May 2, 1918. 1 15 was referred to the committee of the whole. Petition of Anna A. Hermansader, relative to injury sustained by her on February 15, 1918, resulting from a defective sidewalk on and in front of Lot 6 of City Lot 684, in the City of Dubuque, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Andresen, the petition was referred to the city attorney. Petition of Miss K. C. Bissell, ask- ing the City Council to grant her a reduction on her taxes on City Lot 466, South 86.4 feet, located on the east side of Main street, corner of Eleventh street, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the peti- tion was referred to the committee of the whole to view the grounds. Petition of Sisters of St. Francis, asking the City Council to refund to them amount paid for 1917 taxes on Lot 14 and part Lot 13, in Corriell's Dubuque, City of Dubuque, Iowa, stating same was exempted by the City Council and paid through an er— ror, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the petition was re- ferred to the city treasurer and city assessor. Petition of M. H. Martin and oth- 1 -s, asking the City Council, to have est Fourteenth street, between Dell a. d Bluff streets oiled, stating that sprinkling is of no service for it dries up too fast, the grade is not percepti- ble and would work no hardship on horses, presented and read. On mo- tion of Ald. Hird, the prayer of the petitioners was granted. Petition of Mary C. Schmitt, ask- ing for reduction of assessment for the year 1918 on the north 1 -2 of the north 1 -5 of Outlot 479, in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, to $2,250.00, the same property now assessed at $3,- 650.00, presented and read. On mo- tion of Ald. Plamondon, the petition was referred to the committee of the whole to view the grounds. Petition of Dr. A. M. Pond, by John G. Chalmers, his attorney, asking the City Council to cancel his taxes for the year 1917, on Lot 160 and the north 13 feet, 7 inches of Lot 159, city lots in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, known as the old H. B. Glover residence. Dr. A. M. Pond states he received his captain's commission in the military service of the United States on Sept- ember 25, 1917, and entered into the active service on December 15, 1917, and is still in the service, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Andre- sen, the prayer of the petition was granted. Petition of Ed. E. Milligan, asking for reduction of assessment on Lot 9, in Yates Sub., presented and read. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the peti- 116 Regular Session, May 2, 1918. tion was referred to the committee of the whole. Petition of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, by D. W. Rand, clerk for the board of trustees, asking the City Council to reduce the taxes on Lot 633, known as the Odd Fellows building, presented and read. on mo- tion of Ald. Frith, the petition was referred to the committee of the whole. Petition of August Rupp, asking the City Council to allow him the sum of $35.00 (the amount of his doctor bill) in full satisfaction for any claim he may hajve against the City of Du- buque. Mr. Rupp states that he fell on the icy sidewalk in front of the court house on or about Jan. 5, 1918, and broke his wrist, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Leist, the petition was referred to the commit- tee of the whole. Petition of C. A. Roshon, asking the City Council to reduce his taxes on Lots 262 265 and 266, in East Du- buque Add., presented and read. On motion of Ald. Leist, the petition was referred to the committee of the whole to view the grounds. Petition of Chris. Gantenbein, ask- ing the City Council to grant him the amount provided by the law under the workmen's compensation act for injury sustained by him in falling on the sidewalk in front of 1012 Lincoln avenue, while attending to his duties as ward foreman, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Leist, the petition was referred to the city attorney. Petition of Henry A. George, ask- ing the City Council to allow him the sum of $100.00 damages because of the inconvenience and destruction caused by the overflowing of sanitary sewer at 465 Delhi street on March 31, 1918, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Plamondon, the peti- tion was referred to the city attorney and sewer inspector. Petition of City Recorder Stuber, asking the City Council to approve of his appointing Charles E. Bradbury, as deputy city recorder, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the appointment of City Recorder Stuber was approved. Bonds of John Stuber, city recorder; George D. Wybrant, city treasurer; F. J. McNulty, city engineer; Wm. Hip - man, city electrician; Frank J. Piek- enbrock, park commissioner; John Schromen, street commissioner, pre- sented and read. On motion of Ald. Frith all bonds were referred to the city attorney excepting John Schro- men's, said bond to be placed on file until the City Council took further action on Mr. Schromen's appoint- ment. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my payroll for labor on streets in the various road districts in the City of Dubuque for the last half of April, 1918: Amount due laborers $2589.95 Also my payroll for grading West Third street for the last half of April, 1918: Amount due laborers $71.50 Also my payroll for sprinkling and sweeping for the last half of April, 1918: Amount due laborers $509.97 Respectfully submitted, JOHN SCHROMEN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. Frith, the payroll was received, warrants ordered drawn for the various amounts and the re- port referred hack to the committee on streets. Also submit the payroll for labor on sewers during the last half of April, 1918: Amount due laborers on sew- ers $267.27 Respectfully submitted, JOHN SCHROMEN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. Plamondon, the payroll was received, warrants order- ed drawn for the various amounts and the report referred back to the committee on sewers. Chief of Police Giellis reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: I herewith submit the police report for the month of Feb- ruary, 1918: Assault to murder 1 Disorderly conduct 2 Disturbing the peace 18 Illegal transportation of liquor in- to state 1 Intoxication 43 Larceny 1 Operating auto without number 1 Vagrancy 5 Violating speed ordinance 8 Violating traffic ordinance 5 Total 85 Residents arrested 48 Doors found open 18 Defective lights 28 Lodgers harbored 117 Meals furnished prisoners 17 Cost of food 3.40 Sheriff dieting prisoners for month of April $15.20 Police court costs and fines collected $94.55 Patrol runs 113 Prisoners transferred 4 Committee calls 2 Miles traveled 196 Regular Session, May 2, 1918. Ambulance calls 110 JOHN GIELLIS, Chief of Police. On motion of Ald. Callahan, the re- port of the chief of police was ap- proved. Also beg to submit the payroll for policemen for last half of April, 1918: Amount due policemen $1780.82 Amount retained in pension fund $39.93 Gentlemen: I herewith submit my payroll for the fire department for the last half of April, 1918: Amount due firemen $2,325.50 Pension fund retained 46.67 Respectfully submitted,. J. R. REINFRIED, Chief. On motion of Ald. Leist, the payroll was received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the various amounts and the report referred back to the fire committee. Dubuuqe, Iowa, May 2, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, City of Dubuque, Iowa: Gentlemen: Herewith find my re- port for the month of April, 1918, showing the receipts and disburse- ments for the month: RECEIPTS. Receipts during the month of April, 1918 $ 47,094.38 City's cash balance April 1, 1918 318,749.73 Total $365,844.11 DISBURSEMENTS. Warrants redeemed during the month $ 36,789.71 Improvement bond cou- pons redeemed 1,726.25 Regular bond coupons re- deemed 2,020.00 Library orders redeemed 1,362.68 Park orders redeemed 1,268.36 Police pension fund orders redeemed 147.50 Fire pension orders re- deemed 285.50 43,599.99 City's cash balance April 30th, 1918 322,244.12 Total $365,844.11 The above cash balances include the balances in the improvement bond fund, the water works interest and sinking fund, the library fund, old water works debt fund, police pension fund, fire pension fund, and the sinking fund (for amelioration or the city regular bonded debt), also excavation fund. WATER WORKS ACCOUNT. Cash balance April 1, 1918..$19,677.31 Deposits with city treasurer during month by trustees 6,258.17 Total $25,935.28 117 Orders drawn on city treas- urer during month by trustees 8,549.56 Cash balance April 30, 1918 17,385.92 Total $25,935.28 EXCAVATION ACCOUNT. Cash balance April 1 1918 $150.00 Cash balance April 30, 1918 150.00 EXCAVATION FUND Cash balance April 1, 1918 $ 92.14 Deposits with treasurer 141.28 Total $233.42 Warrants issued against fund $136.14 Cash balance April 30, 1918 97.28 Total $233.42 The following is a record of all in- terest coupons and bonds redeemed by the city treasurer and credited to him: Improvement bond coupons..$ 1,726.25 Regular bond coupons 2,020.00 Total $3,746.25 Also report there is due the city officers for the month of April, 1918, salaries amounting to $2,876.50 and Amanda Beyer (Compensation Law) $35.08. Ald. Frith moved that the report be received and warrants ordered drawn for the various amounts and the report referred back to the finance committee. Carried. The following list shows the appro- priations and the amount of warrants drawn on each fund since the begin- ning of the fiscal year beginning March 1st, 1918, to May 1st, 1918: Appropriation Expended For general ex- pense and con- tingent fund ..$47,000.00 $10,950.24 For District Road funds: First district 9,761.26 Second district 17,474.32 Third district 12,493.52 Fourth district 14,066.09 Fifth district 12,031.96 For expense of fire department 66,000.00 30,015.17 For expense of police depart- ment 60,000.00 10,092.68 For care, mainte- nance and re- pair of sewers 7,500.00 3,579.55 For printing 2,500.00 497.86 For street lighting 46,000.00 7,300.92 For interest on floating a n d bonded debt _._. 41,250.00 400.50 For expense of board of health 17,000.00 5,536.72 For grading streets and al. leys 3,000.00 1,443.60 Special bonded paving 9,000.00 3,574.10 6,455.57 8,929.49 5,747.71 5,744.32 5,217.41 118 Regular Session, May 2, 1918. rcr interest on special bonded debt 8,000.00 For repairing and rebuilding side- walks 1,000.00 47.28 For library fund 2,500.00 For building of wharf 2,500.00 2,332.23 For street flusher 6,925.00 For fire apparatus 12,500.00 For bathing beach 2,500.00 2,154.08 For municipal athletic field 1,500.00 For Visiting Nurse Association .. 1,200.00 For park hoard : 2,500.00 F o r opening Louisa street 800.00 For cement steps on North Main street 1,250.00 For improvement of Dodge street from Bluff St. t o Grandview avenue .___ 1,000.00 For improvement of Grandview avenue .... 1,000.00 For cement steps from Dodge St. to Burns St. 700.00 For grading south side of West Third street .___ 500.00 For opening from Riker street to Rush street 500.00 For sewer in Sev- enteenth street 800.00 For Bee Branch sewer 4,500.00 Respectfully submitted, C. D. LAGEN, City Auditor. May 1, 1918. To the Honoralle Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: The following is a statement of amounts advanced by me during the month of April, 1918, for which please order warrants drawn in my favor: Interest on warrants outstand- ing $183.95 Miscellaneous 27.55 Respectfully submitted, GEO. D. WYBRANT, City Treasurer. On motion of Ald. Frith, the report of the city treasurer was approved and warrants ordered drawn to cover the various amounts and the report re- ferred back to the finance committee. May 1st, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: I hereby report that I weighed 38 loads on the West Du- buque scales during the month of March, 1918, the total receipt there- for being $5.70. The treasurer's receipt is attached for 85c, which is 15 per cent of the total receipts. Respectfully submitted, Louisa Pitschner. On motion of Ald. Frith, the report of Louisa Pitschner was approved and made a matter of record. May 2, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: The petition of the McFadden Coffee and Spice Co., ask- ing for the cancellation of the tag upon Lot 1 of the Subdivision of Lots 529 and 530, located at the corner of First and Iowa streets, has been re- ferred to me investigation and report. I find that in 1909 the city agreed, by an ordinance which was enacted on June 18, 1909, to remit and cancel all taxes against this lot for a period of ten years. This was done in consid- eration of the deeding to the city by said company of a part of these lots for street purposes. In view of these circumstances I recommend that the prayer of this petition be granted and the treasurer instructed accordingly. Respectfully submitted, M. H. CZIZEK, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. McLaughlin, the report of the city attorney was ap- proved. May 2, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: The claim, of William H. Bishop for damages which were sustained by his wife, Gertrude Bish- op, on January 12, 1918, when it is claimed that she fell on an icy side- walk, was referred to me by your honorable body. I beg to report that I find from an investigation of this claim that the same does not comply with the statute in such cases made and provided and for that reason the claim cannot be consideerd by this office. I might suggest, however, that if the claim is worthy of any consid- eration upon the part of the council that the same might be referred to the committee of the whole and there consisdered. Respectfully submitted, M. H. CZIZEK, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Leist, the report of the city attorney was referred to the committee of the whole. May 2, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: You will find herewith returned renewal certificates of the bonds of the following parties which were referred to me for investigation and approval: Plumbers bond of A. Curtis and Son in the sum of Five Hundred Dol- lars. Plumbers bonds of Nesler & Ham- mel and Mullen Bros., in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars each. Bond of Frank B. Ross as Water Works Trustee, in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars. I find that these bonds are in force and effect and the attached certificates may be filed. Respectfully submitted, M. H. CZIZEK, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the re- newal of certificates were made a matter of record. May 1, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and Mem- bers of the City Council: Gentlemen: Attached plat shows a plan for widening the corner at West Third street and Alpine street. It will be necessary to buy a small strip of ground off Lot 4, Pauline Lang - worthy's Addition, to make this cor- ner safe. Respectfully submitted, F. J. McNULTY, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. Frith, the report of the city engineer was referred to the committee of the whole and in- terested parties notified to be present. May 1, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and Mem- bers of the City Council: Gentlemen: Per instructions from the committee of the whole, April 22, I have prepared a plat showing forty foot street through Lot 5, Jansen's Sub. No. 2, as viewed by the commit- tee on that date. This plat is now on file in the city engineer's office for condemnation purposes. Respectfully submitted, F. J. McNULTY, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. Frith, the report of the city engineer was made a mat- ter of record. May 1, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and Mem- bers of the City Council: Gentlemen: Attached plat shows the location of street car tracks and the curb at the southwest corner of Julien and Alpine, also the distance this curb can be set back to widen street at this corner without buying a corner of the building located on this lot. It would be advisable to have this proposed new curb line marked on sidewalk and viewed by the committee of the whole before any work is ordered done. Regular Session, May 2, 1918. 119 Respectfully submitted, F. J. McNULTY, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the re- port of the city engineer was referred to the committee of the whole to view the grounds. May 1, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and Mem- bers of the City Council: Gentlemen: Attached hereto find two plats showing two different meth- ods for the widening of the corner at West Fifth and Alpine street, per your instructions Feb. 23, 1916. Respectfully submitted, F. J. McNULTY, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the re- port of the city engineer was referred to the committee of the whole to view the grounds. May 1, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report of defective lights for the month of April, 1918: I find from the reports of the police department that the total hours that 53 lamps failed to burn would equal two lamps burning for one month, or $11.25. Respectfully submitted, WM. HIPMAN, City Electrician. On motion of Ald. Frith, the report of the city electrician was approved and the city auditor was instructed to deduct the amount. Dubuque, Iowa, May 2, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and Mem- bers of the City Council: Gentlemen: Please have the city treasurer instructed to cancel the per- sonal taxes of Barbara Scharle, of $100.00 on the 1916 taxes, as she had no personal property, in the year 1916 and should not have been car- ried against the above named Bar- bara Scharle. Respectfully yours, FRED J. HELLER, City Assessor. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the re- port of the city assessor was approved and the city treasurer was instructed to cancel the taxes. Dubuque, Iowa, May 2, 1918. Gentlemen of the City Council: I take pleasure in announcing that I have appointed Mr. John Giellis to the position of chief of police. JAMES SAUL, Mayor. On motion of Ald. McLaughlin, the appointment was approved. Dubuque, Iowa, May 2, 1918. Gentlemen of the City Council: I have the honor to announce that I have appointed the following named n I,T 11; I 120 Regular Session, May 2, 1918. gentlemen to serve on the board of health: Aldermen Leist and Andre- sen and M. M. Hoffman and A. Zillig and trust that the appointment will meet with your approval. JAMES SAUL, Mayor. On motion of Ald. McLaughlin, the appointment was approved. Your committee on streets would respectfully report that we have ex- amined the sidewalks abutting lots 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, Kringle's Sub., J. Lee, contractor, and would respectfully recommend that they be accepted. We would further recommend that the city engineer be and he is hereby instructed to prepare a special assess- ment against the lots or parcels of real estate subject to assessment for the construction of said sidewalks and file the same in the office of the city recorder who will thereupon publish the notice of said assessment as re- quired by ordinance. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. On motion of Ald. Frith,' the report of the street committee was adopted. May 2, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: The undersigned com- mittee on claims and the city attor- ney having had before us the claim for damages of Mrs. Lily M. Calvert, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars and after careful investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding the case, including the expense inci- dent to the injury which was a frac- ture of the left arm in two places, recommend to your Honorable Body a settlement of said claim in the sum If One Hundred and Eighty Dollars, and we request your approval of our action and order a warrant drawn in her favor for said amount. Respectfully submitted, JOS. HIRD, E. E. FRITH, J.J.nMcLAUGHLIN, Committee on Claims. M. H. CZIZEK, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Hird, the report of the city attorney was approved. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the matter of im- Frank Beutin, asking the City Council to grant him the exclusive use of River street from Tower street to Bell street, would respectfully recommend that he be granted permission to use the street as requested providing he Vacate at the pleasure of the City Council. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the re- port of the committee of the whole on the petition of Frank Beutin was ap- proved by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Strobel. Nays —Ald. McLaughlin. Your committee of the whole to who mesas referred the matter of im- proving Pear street, from the north' line of Cleireland avenue to the south line of Oak street, also the remon- strance against said improvement would respectfully recommend that they both be received and filed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of the property owners, asking that the private alley in the rear of Third and Bluff streets be extended to Hayden's Lane, would respectfully recommend that said petition be received and filed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the following peti- tions, asking for a reduction in the special assessments levied against their property for the improvement of various streets, would respectfully recommend that they be received and filed:. Anna Mary Trueb and Mrs. Jose- phine Trueb Knoernschield, for the improvement of West Locust street. Ella E. Keatly, for the improve- ment of West Locust street. Jeff McGrath, for the improvement of West Locust street. ,Chas. A. Bergener, for the improve- ment of Julien avenue. H. L. Bennett, for the Rosedale avenue improvement. J. P. Rider, for the Rosedale ave- nue improvement. Property owners on Ungs and Pfohl streets, for the improvement of said streets. J. F. Jess, et al, for the improve- ment of Bluff street. Katie Enzler, Mary Geisheker, Val- entine Berg, for the improvement of Rhomberg avenue. E. Macher, N. Voltz and Geo. Gant - enbein, for the improvement of Rhomberg avenue. Nick Penning, for the improvement of Angella street. V. Kutsch, for the construction of a sanitary sewer in Kniest Street. Emma Alden, for the improvement of West Twelfth street. James Brunskill, for the improve- ment of South Dodge street. Anton Schmidt, for, the construction of a sanitary sewer in O'Neill street. Mrs. C. Minges, for the improve- ment of Hill street. Edward Muntz, for the improve- ment of West Seventeenth street. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to. whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Anton Peters, asking that her assessment for the improvement of Atlantic avenue be reduced because of the damage done her property by the improving of said street, would respectfully recommend that the city treasurer be instructed to accept 50 per cent as payment in full of her as- sessment. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. A. Fischer, asking for a reduc- tion in the special assessment levied against her property for the improve- ment of Rhomberg avenue, would re- spectfully recommend that because of her financial condition the city treas- urer be instructed to accept 50 per cent as payment in full of the assess- ment. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of L. Eberhart, asking that the interest on his special assessment for the im- provement of Rhomberg avenue be cancelled because of the condition of the street, would respectfully recom- mend that the prayer of his petition be granted. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of Maud Hogan, asking for a reduction in her taxes for the year 1916, would respectfully recommend that the city treasurer be instructed to accept $8.00 as payment in full of said taxes. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole would respectfully recommend that the Du- buque Lumber and Coal Co. be in- structed to move their lumber and also their fence off Rhomberg avenue and Tenth avenue at once. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole would respectfully recommend that the C. M. & St. P. Ry. Co. be instructed to open up Rhomberg avenue where it crosses their tracks at Eagle Point and to plank said crossing the full width of the street. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of Mettle Bros., asking permission. to construct a flight of steps on the out- side of a building on Fourteenth and White streets, would respectfully rec- ommend that said petition be received and filed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of the property owners remonstrating against the paving of Julien avenue from Alta Vista street to Alpine street, would . respectfully recommend that said re- monstrance be received and filed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Regular Session, May 2, 1918. 121 Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of the Dubuque Automobile club, asking that certain street corners be widen- ed, would respectfully recommend that said petition be made a matter of record. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole would respectfully report that we have ex- amined the street flusher and sprink- ler purchased by the city and would recommend that it be accepted and a warrant in the suns of $7,095.25 be drawn in favor of Peter Even & Son for the payment of the same. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of P. Briethaupt, asking permission to ex- cavate on Hill street along with the verbal report of the city engineer rec- ommending that permission be grant- ed him, would respectfully recommend that the report of the engineer be ap- proved of and the permission granted Mr. Briethaupt. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of Wm. Hughes, asking for a reduction in the taxes on the M. J. Hughes Est., would respectfully recommend that the assessment be reduced from $2,- 120.00 to $1,400.00 for the years 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917 and the city treasurer and city assessor instructed accordingly. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Mary Lippert, asking that her taxes be remitted, would respectfully recommend that because of her pov- erty the prayer of her petition be granted and the treasurer instructed accordingly. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the. whole to whom was referred the petition of Anna Dietl, asking for a remittance: of her taxes for the years 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917, would respectfully rec- ommend that the prayer of her peti- tion be granted and the treasurer in- structed accordingly. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of Leo F. Kohlman, asking for a reduc- tion in his assessment for the years 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917, would re- spectfully recommend that his build- ing be reduced from $1,180.00 to $1,- 000.00 for those years. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of the property owners on White street from 13th to 17th streets, asking that the land assessment on their property be 122 Regular Session, May 2, 1918. reduced, would respectfully recom- mend that said petition be received and filed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of G. Beier, asking that the special assess- ment levied against his property for the construction of a sanitary sewer in Windsor avenue be reduced, would respectfully recommend that said pe- titon be received and filed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of L. and A. Pitschner and also the peti- tion of F. W. Russo, asking that the personal property tax levied against them be cancelled, would respectfully recommend that said petitions be re- ceived and filed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the proof of pub- lication and also the remonstrance against the improvement of West Lo- cust street from Seventeenth street to Hodgdon avenue, would respectfully recommend that they be received and filed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of the Dubuque Moose club, asking that the assessment on the building on the south 2 -3 of Lot 67 be cancelled, would respectfully recommend that said pe- tition be received and filed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of the Jansen avenue property owners re- monstrating 'against the purposed change of Jansen avenue, would re- spectfully recommend that said re- monstrance be received and filed and that a resolution condemning the property for road purposes as out- lined by the hospital board be adopt- ed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Y our committee of the whole to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. L. H. Waples, asking that the special assessment levied against her property for the cleaning and repair- ing of her sidewalks be cancelled, would respectfully recommend that said petition be received and filed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. On motion of Ald. Frith, the various reports of the committee of the whole were adopted. Ald. Frith offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to change the course of Jansen avenue, taking in a strip of land in Lot 5, Jansen's Subdivision, and be it further resolved that the city engineer be and he is hereby instructed to make a plat and survey of such purposed improve- ments, showing the most feasible route for such purposed change the land or lots through or over which the same is purposed to be made, the amount of land purposed to be taken and file such plat in his office for public inspection. That after such plat is prepared and filed said city engineer shall give the owners of the property through or over which such improvement is pur- posed to be made, notice as prescrib- ed by Section 2 of Chapter 31 of the revised ordinance of the City of Du-. buque. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Ald. Frith offered the following: Whereas, the Voelker Realty Co. has filed a petition, asking for the vacation of the following named streets, parts of streets and alleys in Bellevue Addition, namely: Morn- ing Sun avenue, north of the southeast corner of Lot 37 and southwest cor- ner of Lot 22, all of short street and the alley running from the south lino of Short street to the north line of Lots 20 and 21, and the alley between Lots 13 and 22, as shown on the plat in said Bellevue Addition. Whereas, said petitioner represents that he is the owner of all property abutting on said streets and alleys, and that his object in asking said va- cation is that he desires to replat said addition and lay out streets and alleys more in conformity with the topogra- phy of the land, therefore Be it Resolved, That the city engi- nerr be and he is hereby directed to make a survey and plat of said streets and alleys or parts thereof purposed to be vacated and file the same in his office subject to public inspection, and to give the notice required by ordi- nance to all owners of property abut- ting said ground purposed to be va- cated and to publish the notice re- quired by ordinance of said purposed vacation. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays —None. Ald. McLaughlin offered the follow- ing: Whereas, L. J. Desmond and Nelly E. O'Connor has filed a petition for the vacation of the alley which ap- pears on the plats of Lots A and B of Bell's Subdivision of Lot 2 and 5, and of Lot '2 of Lot 3, Lot 2 of 4, Lot 3 of Lot 9, Lot 1 of 3, Lot 1 of 4, and whereas, said petition was referred to the committee of the whole, which committee, on April 3, 1918, took favorable action thereon and recom- mended the vacation as prayed for, and Whereas, It is now deemed advis- able to complete the proceedings nec- essary for such vacation; therefore Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the city engineer be and he is hereby instruct- ed to make a survey and plat of the alley so purposed to be vacated, to he filed in his office subject to inspection, and give the notice required by ordi- nance to all owners of property abut- ting said ground purposed to be va- cated and to publish the notice as re- quired by ordinance of said purposed vacation. Ald. McLaughlin moved the adop- tion of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays —None. Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary to construct perma- nent sidewalks in front of the follow- ing named lots or parts of lots and abutting on the following named streets: Four feet wide in front of Lot 25, Linehan Park Add., abutting on the east side of Couler avenue, owned by Mrs. Amy Shortel, said side- walks to be built of cement (artificial stone) and to be completed not later than the fifteenth day of May, 1918. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays —None. Ald. Hird addressed the Council and informed them that the flat over the patrol house at 13th and Wash- ington streets needed paper and paint. Ald. Andresen moved to refer the matter to the committee on public grounds and buildings with power. Carried. On motion of Ald. Plamondon, the appointment of John Schromen for street commissioner was taken from the committee of the whole. On motion of Ald. Strobel, to sus- pend the rules to give the members of the different labor unions an oppor- tunity to address the Council. Car- ried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays —None. Regular Session, May 2, 1918. 123 J. M. Conley and others stated Mr. Schromen had met all requirements and they withdrew their objections to his appointment. Ald. Frith moved to have the com- mittee of the whole view the grounds and report what street lights were needed. Lost by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird. Nays - -Aids. Leist, McLaughlin, Pla- mondon, Strobel. Ald. Strobel moved to have a light placed at the corner of Sixth and Clay streets. Carried by the follow- ing vote: Yeas —Alds. Leist, McLaughlin, Pla- mondon, Strobel. Nays —Aids. Andresen, Frith, Hird. Ald. Plamondon moved to have a light placed at the corner of First and Bluff streets. Carried by the follow- ing vote: Yeas —Alds. Leist, McLaughlin, Pla- mondon, Strobel. Nays —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird. Ald. Frith moved that the city re- corder be instructed to draw a war- rant for the sum of $750.00 from the general expense fund in favor of Mr. Al. Rhomberg in payment for balance due him on the purchase of the prop- erty at the bathing beach. Carried. Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: That to pay for cleaning snow and repairing sidewalks in front of and adjoining the same, a special tax be and is hereby levied on the several lots and pq,.cels of real estate hereinafter named. situate and owned, and for the several amounts set opposite each lot or parcel of real estate, as follows: Owner. Description. Amt. Jan. 7, 1918 —S. P. Rider, City Lot 128; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total $1 50 Jan. 7, 1918 —A. A. Cooper, City Lot, S. 1 -2 Lot 118; cleaning snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 7, 1918 —J. A. McMahon, City Lot 85; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 75c; total 75 Jan. 7, 1918 —Jas. M. Burch, City Lot 52; cleaning snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 7, 1918 —A. A. Cooper, City Lot 84; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 75c; total 75 Jan. 7, 1918 — Lightcap & Burns, City Lot 83; cleaning snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 38c; total 38 Jan. 7, 1918 —Emil W. Rich, City Lot, W. 20 ft. Lot 533; cleaning snow, 20 lin. ft. cost 40c; total 40 Jan. 7, 1918 —Wm. Lawther, Sr , City Lot N. 30.2 ft. Lot 77; cleaning snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $2.40; total 2 40 Jan. 7, 1918 —Geo. Marshall, Du- buque Harbor Co. Add., Blk. 124 Regular Session, May 2, 1918. 1, Lot 7; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 7, 1918 -Ed. Muntz, Oxford Heights, lot 46; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.63; total 1 63 Jan. 7, 1918 -E. H. Schepply, Corriells' Sub., lots 49 and 50; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.25; total 1 25 Jan. 8, 1918 -John Kelsin, Co- lumbia Add., Lot 1; cleaning snow, 100 lin, ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 8, 1918 -R. E. Butler, Union Add., Lot 189; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 8, 1918 -A. W. Kemier, Union Add., Lot 182; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 8, 1918 -T. Kenneally, Union Add., lots 171 and 172; cleaning snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 8, 1918 -E. M. Dickinson, Finley Add., lot 39; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 8, 1918 -James Carr, Dor- gan's Sub., Lot 8; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 8, 1918 - Hughes & Blake's Est., Blake's Add., Lots 20, 21, 22, 26, 26, 27; cleaning snow, 300 lin. ft., cost $3.00; total 3 00 Jan. 8, 1918 -John Blake Est., Ellen Blake's Sub., Lot 1 of 7; cleaning sr low, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 8, 1918 -Kath. E. Sullive,n, Gilliam's Sub., Lot 1; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 75c; total 75 Jan. 8, 1918 -Frank R. Lacy, City Lots 569, 570; cleaning snow, 240 lin. ft., cost $3.60; total 3 60 Jan. 8, 1918 -11. Barden, 2 of 229, Union Add., Lot 229; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 8, 1 918 A. L. Rhomberg, Stout's Dubuque, lots 3 and 4; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 8, 1918 - -David Wall, Ran - dal's Sub., 2 of 3 of Lot 1; cleaning snow, 100 lin ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 8, 1918- Richard Burns, Levi's Add., Lot 14; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 60 Jan. 8, 1918 - Celina Levi, Und. 2 -3 of Lot 15; Und. 2 -3 of 16, Levi's Add.; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft., cost 40c; total 40 Jan. 8, 1918- -John Hill, Bon - son's Sub., S. 1 -2 Lot 1; clean- ing snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 38c; total 38 Jan. 8, 1918 -Agnes Scollard Est., Stout's Dubuuqe, Lot 1; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 8, 1918 -Eliz, and M. Pier, City Lots 579A, 579, Lot 1; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 50 Jan. 8, 1918 -M. H. Connley, Connley's Sub., Lots 1,. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; cleaning snow, 160 lin. ft., cost $1.60; total 1 60 Jan. 9, 1918 -C. H. Bradley, Quinlivan Sub., 1 of 1, Lot 2; cleaning snow, 330 lin. ft., cost $3.30; total 3 30 Tan. 9, 1918 -Wm. J. Dillon, Linheim's Sub., lot 2; cleaning snow, 125 lin. ft., cost $1.25; total 1 26 Jan. 9, 1918 -J. F. Johnnsen, Grandview Heights Add., Lots 30, 31; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 9, 1918 -Wm. Wimmer, Grandview Heights Add., lots 54, 55; cleaning snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 9, 1918 -John Carter, Sum- mer Hill Add., Lot 1 of 16; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft , cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 9, 1918 -Mary Barrett, Lot 1 of 1 of M. L. 24; cleaning snow, 230 lin. ft., cost $2.30; total 2 30 Jan. 9, 1918 -Ellen Robinson, Robinson Sub., Lot 1 of 2; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 9, 1918 -Ed. Terby, Sister's Sub., Lots 5, 6, 7; cleaning snow, 180 lin. ft., cost $1.80; total 1 80 Jan. 9, 1918 - Albert Glasser, Sister's Sub., Lot 1; cleaning snow, 250 lin. ft., cost $2.50; total 2 50 Jan. 9, 1918 - Bradley & McClay, Nevada Park Add., Lots 3, 5; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 9, 1918 - Bradley & McClay, Nevada Park Add., Lots 7, 25; cleaning snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $2.00; total 2 00 Jan. 9, 1918 -Nick Gonner, Grandview Heights Add., Lot 1; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft , cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 9, 1918- Stephen Bunting, Julia Langworthy's Add., Lot 4; cleaning snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $2.00; total 2 00 Jan. 9, 1918 -A. L. Rhomberg, Lot 2 of Min. Lot 68; cleaning snow, 100 lin, ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 9, 1918 -Mary Miller, E 1 -2 of Lot 3 of M. L. 149; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 9, 1918 -Wm. Ballard, W 1 -2 of Lot 3 of M. L. 149; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 9, 1918- -Mary E. Cleveland, Lot 2 of M. L. 149; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 9, 1918 -Julia Lang Est., Loes' Add., Lot 8; clean- ing snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 9, 1918 -A. P. McClay, Phillip's Sub., Lot 6; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 9, 1918- Country Club, Grandview Park Add., Lot 32; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 9, 1918 -Wm. Dillon, Dil- lon Sub., Lot 2; cleaning snow, 180 lin. ft., cost $1.95; total 1 95 Jan. 9, 1918 -Ellen Lavery, Grandview Ave. Add., Lot 13; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 9, 1918 -J. Allen Waller, Grandview Ave. Add., Lot 5; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 75c; total 75 Jan. 9, 1918 -C. J. Pitschner, Woodlawn Park Add., lots 207, 208; cleaning snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 9, 1918 -Jno. Kopp, Wood - lawn Park Add., Lots 209, 210, 211; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 50 Jan. 9, 1918 -Eug. & H. Adams, Lois Add., Lot 12; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 9, 1918 -L. J. LaBrigg, Lois Add., Lots 13, 14; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 9, 1918 -J. J. Keane, Le- van's Add., Lot 18; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 9, 1918 -John Kopp, Wood - lawn Park Add., Lot 196; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 9, 1918 -B. J. Schwind, Woodlawn Park Add., lot 197; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 9, 1918 -Home Bldg. Co , Woodlawn Park Add., lot 198; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 9, 1918 -John Trexler, Woodlawn Park Add., lot 200; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 60 Jan. 9, 1918 -Geo. Volenwarder, Woodlawn Park Add., lot 199; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 50 Jan. 9, 1918 -C. J. Pitschner, Woodlawn Park Add., Lots 192, 193, 194; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 60 Jan. 9, 1918 -Thos. H. Dolson, Regular Session, May 2, 1918. 125 Levan's Add., Lots 24, 25; cleaning snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 9, 1918 -D. J. Linehan, Horne Add., lots 15, 16; clean- ing snow, 120 lin, ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 9, 1918 -W. G. Cox, lot 1 of M. L. 91; cleaning snow, 420 lin. ft., cost $4.20; total 4 20 Jan. 9, 1918 -B. F. Blocklinger and F. W. Altman, Woodlawn Park Add., Lot 50; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; to- tal 60 Jan. 9, 1918-F. J. and F. C. Ellwell, Woodlawn Park Add., lots 50, 51; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 9, 1918 -C. H. Haggi, Oak- land Park Add., lot 19; clean- ing snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 10, 1918 -F. W. Altman and B. F. Blocklinger, Oak- land Park Add., Lot 20; clean- ing snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 10, 1918- Security Bldg. Co., City Lot, Lot 29; clean- ing snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 10, 1918 -Wm. L. Bradley Est., City Lot, lot 34; cleaning snow, 25 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 10, 1918 -C. 11. Eighmey, Und. 1 -2, 41.6 ft. of City Lot 34; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft , cost 80c; total 80 Jan. 10, 1918 - Woodward and Spensley, Und. 3 -4, 41.6 ft. of City Lot 34; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft., cost 80c; total 80 Jan. 10, 1918 -Geo. W. Kiesel, N. 1 -2 City Lot 36; cleaning snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 10, 1918 -B. W. Lacy, City Lot 40A; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 10, 1918 -G. A. Staples Est , A. McDaniel's Sub., Lots 7 and 8 of 824; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 60 Jan. 10, 1918 -Mary and Tom Lyons, Bennett's Sub., lots 6, 7, 8; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft , cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 10, 1918 -Anton Ferring, Michel's Dubuque, lot 7; clean- ing snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 10, 1918 -Geo. Robinson, Lot 2 of 1 of M. L. 24; clean- ing snow, 210 lin. ft., cost $2.10; total 2 10 Jan. 13, 1918 -Joe C. Longue - ville, Bradstreets' Sub., Lot 2 ,of 5, Lot 2 of 1 of A; cleaning snow, 80 lin. ft., cost 80c; total 80 Jan. 13, 1918 -Harry Kassler, S. M. Langworthy Sub., Lot 1; 126 Regular Session, May 2, 1918. cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 13, 1918 -Ed. Muntz, Ox- ford Heights, Lot 46; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.75; total 1 75 Jan. 13, 1918 -Fred A. Henker, City Lot, N. 1 -5 lot 431; clean- ing snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.60; total 1 60 Jan. 13, 1918 -A. H. Smith, Mat - tox Sub., lot 1; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 50 Jan. 13, 1918 -A. W. Kemler, Kelly's Sub., 1 of 15, 1 of 1 of 16; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 50 Jan. 14, 1918 -Geo. Marshall, Union Add., lot 234; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 75c; total 76 Jan. 14, 1918 -Joe Straney, Cooper Sub., lot 5; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan.- 14, 1918 -Mary O'Hearn, Union Add., lot 101; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 14, 1918 -Mamie Foley, Julian Lang Add., lot ' 11; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 60 Jan. 14, 1918 -A. C. Baumhover, Julia Lang Add., Lot 10; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft , cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 14, 1918 -Henry Gehrig, 1 of 2 of 2 of 9 M. L. 73; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 14, 1918- Berdina Happy, Langworthy Ave. Sub., lot 1; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 14, 1918 -Mary L. Bunt- ing, Julia Lang Sub., 1, 2 and 3 of Lot 1; cleaning snow, 400 lin. ft., cost $4.00; total 4 00 Jan. 15, 1918 - Margt. Riggs, Union Add., lots 154, 155, 156; cleaning snow, 180 lin. ft., cost $1.80; total 1 80 Jan. 15, 1915 -Julia Langwor- thy Est., Lois Add., lot 8; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 15, 1918 -A. W. Kemler, Union Add., Lots 214, 216; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft. cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 15, 1918 -John Tibey, Union Add., lot 203; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 15, 1918 -Frank Lacy, City Lot, lots 569, 570; clean- ing snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $4.00; total 4 00 Jan. 15, 1918 - Carrie E. Cox Est., City Lot, S. 62.4 ft., lot 483; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.25; total 1 25 Jan. 15, 1918- Amelia Schnei- der, City Lot, S. 1 -5, N. 1 -4 S. 3 -4 lot 498; cleaning snow, 125 lin. ft., cost $1.57; total 1 57 Jan. 16, 1918 - Herman Jungk, City Lot, N. 1 -2 Lot 452; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft., cost 80c; total 80 Jan. 16, 1918 - -Eliza Cole, City Lot, N. M. 1 -5 lot 452; clean- ing snow, 60 11n. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 16, 1918- Agatha Heim, City Lot, N. 1 -5 lot 452; clean- ing snow, 40 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 16, 1918- Agatha Heim, City Lot, N. 1 -5 lot 452; clean- ing snow, 110 lin. ft., cost $1.10; total 1 10 Jan. 16, 1918 -Henry L. Schrup, City Lot, S. 1 -5 lot 495; clean- ing snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.62; total 1 62 Jan. 16, 1918- Bradley & Mc- Clay, 3 of M. L. 158; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 16, 1918 -Jno. M. McEvoy, 4 of M. L. 158; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 16, 1918 -Carry Mink, Box - litier Sub., 2 of 1 of 1, 3 of 1 of 1; cleaning snow, 120 lin. . ft., cost $1.20; 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 2 70 Jan. 16, 1918 - Grundy & Hird, Sidana Hosford Add., lots 6 and 7; cleaning snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 2 20 Jan. 16, 1918- Realty Imp. Co., Grant Park Add., lot 17; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 75c; total 75 Jan. 16, 1918 -Nick Gonner, Grandview Heights Add., lot 1; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 75c; total 75 Jan. 16, 1918- Bertha Bradley, Grandview Heights Add., lot 56, 57; cleaning snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 16, 1918 -Wm. Weimmer, Grandview Heights Add., lots 54, 55; cleaning snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 16, 1918 -C. B. Trewin, Block 7, Grandview Park Add., lot 1; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 75c; total 75 Jan. 16, 1918 - Country Club, Block 14 -8, B. 14 -12, Grand- view Park Add., lots 1, 32, 18, 13; cleaning snow 240 lin. ft., cost $2.40; total 2 40 Jan. 16, 1918 Wm. Dillon, Dil- lon Sub., lot 2; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 600; total 60 Jan. 16, 1918 -Wm. Dillon, M. L. 12; cloaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 16, 19.18 -Wm. Nesler, Dil- lon Sub., lot 1; cleaning snow, 50 lin, ft., cost 62c; total 62 Jan. 16, 1918 -Mary Barrett, lot 1 of 18.21 of M. L. 24; clean- ing snow, 320 lin. ft., cost $3.20; total 3 20 Jan. 16, 1918 -F. A. Nesler, Robinson's Sub., lot 1; clean- ' ing snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Tan. 16, 1918 -Ellen Robinson, Robinson's Sub., lot 1 of 2; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 16, 1918 -John Carter, Summer Hill Add., lot 1 of 16; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 16, 1918 - Emilie Hlntrag- er, Sumer Hill Add., lot 2 of 16 and 13.; cleaning snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 16, 1918 -Wm. Dillon, Lini- helm Add., lot 2; cleaning snow, 125 lin. ft. cost $1.25; total 1 25 Jan, 16, 1918 -Al. Gasser, Sis- ter's Add., lot 1; cleaning snow, 1,00 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 16 1918 -Ed. Tibey, Sister's Add., lots 5, 6, 7; cleaning snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 16, 1918 -J. H. Shields Est., Dubuque Harbor Co. Add., Blk. 1, lot 16; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $2.00; total.... 2 00 Jan. 16, 1918 -Mary Blockling- er, Dubuque Harbor Co. Add., 1 -2 lot 17; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 17, 1918 -A. A. Cooper, S 1 -2 City Lot 118; cleaning snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 60c; to- tal 60 Jan. 17, 1918 -A. H. Smith, City Lot 119; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 17, 1918 -Chas. Bradley, Quinlivan Sub., lot 1 of 2 of 1 of 1; cleaning snow, 500 lin. ft., cost $5.00; total 5 00 Jan. 17, 1918 -W. F. Roehl, Lot 2, W. 200 ft.; cleaning snow, 200 lin. ft. 2 00 Jan. 18, 1918 -Emily Hintrager, of 200 City Lot 2; cleaning snow, 25 lin, ft , cost 50c; total 60 Jan. 18, 1918 -J. J. Nagle, of 200 City Lot 3; cleaning snow, 25 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 18, 1918 J. J. Ogelby Est., City Lot, lots 201, 202, N. 11.2; cleaning snow 60 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Regular Session, May 2, 1918. 127 Jan. 18, 1918 -Eliz. Bray, City S. 40 ft. lot 202; cleaning snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60' Jan. 18, 1918- Christina Brade, City Lot 203; cleaning snow, 170 lin. ft., cost $2.20; total.... 2 20 Jan. 18, 1918 -Wesly W. Wil- loughby, City, S. 1 -5 of lot 459; cleaning snow, 140 lin. ft., cost $2.80; total 2 80 Jan. 18, 1918 -J. H. Rhomberg, City Lot 283; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 18, 1918 -A. W. Kemler, City, 1 -3 lot 281, 2 -3 lot 282; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 18, 1918 - Standard Oil Co , City, N. 41.4 of lot 268; clean- ing snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $2.17; total 2 17 Jan. 18, 1918 -Mabel Brown, City, S. 1 -2 of lot 206; clean- ing snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 45c; total 46 Jan. 18, 1918 -Chas. E. Pahl, City Lot 333; cleaning snow, 125 lin. ft., cost $1.87; total 1 87 Jan. 19, 1918 -F. W. Wieland, N. 1 -2 of 1 of 439, with pt. 676 Sub.; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft., cost 800; total 80 Jan. 19, 1918 - German Trust & Savings Bank, City, S. 1 -2 of 1 lot 439,; cleaning snow 25 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 19, 1918 - Rosaland Hol- land, City Lot, 3 of 439 with pt. of 676; cleaning snow, 25 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 19, 1918 -C. B. Kesecker, L. H. Langworthy Add., N. 1 -3 lot 1; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 60 Jan. 19, 1918 -J. H. Rhomberg, N. 34 ft. of E. 1 -2 of 7 of 439 and pt. of 676; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft., cost 80c; total 80 Jan. 19, 1918- German- Ameri- can Savings Bank, N. 2 -5 of City Lot 436; cleaning snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 19, 1918 - Joseph Foliger, N. 1 -5, N. 1 -2 of City Lot 476; cleaning snow, 125 lin. ft., cost $1.87; total 1 87 Jan. 19 1918- Dubuque Benev- olent and Humane Society, S. 1 -2, N. M. 1 -5 of N. 1 -2 City Lot 479; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 19, 1918 -Eliz. M. Meis, City Lot 161; cleaning snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $4.00; total ._._ 4 00 Jan. 19, 1918 -J. V. Rider, N. 32.6 ft. of 87.6 ft., S. 55 ft. of N. 1 -2 City Lot 458; cleaning snow, 125 lin. ft., cost $1.87; total 1 87 Jan. 19, 1918 -Louis Trexler, 128 Regular Session, May 2, 1918. N. 49 ft. City Lot 274; clean- ing snow, 25 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 19, 1918 -Peter Huess, S, 40 ft., City Lot 267; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 19, 1918 -Anna Klauer, S. 2 -5 City Lot 447; cleaning snow, 90 lin. ft., cost $1.80; total 1 80 Jan. 19, 1918 -R. W. Quinlan, City Lot 339; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total._ 1 50 Jan. 21, 1918 - Realty Imp. Co., Jackson Sub., lots 3 and 4; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.60; total 1 60 Jan. 21, 1918 -Geo. Marshall, Dub. Harbor Co. Add., Blk. 1, lot 7; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft., cost 80c; total 80 Jan. 21, 1918 - Dubuque Hotel Co., City Lot, lots 196, 196A; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $3.00; total 3 00 Jan. 21, 1918 - Berdina E. Bush, N. 2 -3 City Lot 195; cleaning snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 21, 1918 -W. S. Dennis, S. 2 -3 City Lot 194; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft., cost 80c; total 80 N. 2 -3 City Lot 193; cleaning Jan. 21, 1918 -Frank A. Burns, snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $3.00; total 3 00 Jan. 21, 1918- Dubuque Realty Co., City Lot 338; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft , cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 21, 1918 -C. A. Waller, City Lot 263; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 90c; total 90 Jan. 21, 1918 -Sib. and Ruth Young, S. 1 -5 City Lot 480; cleaning snow, 125 lin. ft., cost $1.88; total 1 88 Jan. 21, 1918 - Klauer Mfg. Co., City Lot 506A; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.25; total 1 25 Jan. 21, 1918 -Otto Frenzel, John Kings' 1st Add., S. 1 -2 lot 8; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 21, 1918 -Theo, Altman Est., Dunn's Sub., lot 14; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 21, 1918 -E. H. and R. Hol- land, Dunn's Sub., lot 15; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 22 1918 -Mary Thompson, N. M. 1 -4 City Lot 443; clean- ing snow, 60 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 22, 1918 -Peter Holsinger, S. 1 -4 of N. 19.2 ft. City Lot 443; cleaning snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 22, 1918 -Wm. Reche Est , S. 31.5 ft, City Lot 443; clean- ing snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 22, 1918- Joseph Pilmaier, S. M. 1 -5 City Lot 450; clean- ing snow, 30 lin. ft., cost 45c; total 46 Jan. 22, 1918 -Emily Hintrager, East Dubuque Add., lot 67; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.87; total 1 87 Jan. 22 1918 -Nick Kaufman Est., East Dubuque Add., lot 126; cleaning snow, 125 lin. ft., cost $1.56; total 1 56 Jan. 22, 1918 -N Benadi, East Dubuque Add., lot 142; clean- ing snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.25; total 1 25 Jan. 22, 1918 -Dub. Realty Co., N. 1 -5 City Lot 495; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.25; total 1 25 Jan. 22, 1918 -Mrs. A. Pape, S 2 -5 City Lot 482; cleaning snow, 75 lin. ft., cost $1.12; total 1 12 Jan. 29, 1918 -First German Pres. Church, N. 3 -10 City Lot 452; cleaning snow, 110 lin. ft., cost $1.37; total 1 37 Jan. 29, 1918 - Agatha Heim, N 1 -5 City Lot 452; cleaning snow, 110 lin. ft., cost $1.37; total 1 S7 Jan. 30, 1918- Barbara Mohr, N. 1 -5 City Lot 498; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.25; total 1 25 Jan. 30, 1918 -Fred A. Henker, N. 1 -5 City Lot 431; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.87; total 1 87 Jan. 30, 1918 -Nick Kaufman Est., Lot 1 City Lot 500; clean-. ing snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.25; total 1 25 Jan. 30, 1918 -D. Nickels Est., S. 22.4 ft. of N. M. 1 -5 and N. 29.3 ft.. M. 1 -5 City Lot 499; cleaning snow. 50 lin. ft.; cost 62c; total 62 Jan. 30, 1918 -J. H. Rhomberg, N. 2 -5 of W. M. 1 -4 City Lot ' 500; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.87; total 1 87 Jan. 30, 1918- Dubuque Realty Co., S. 84.1 ft. City Lot 499; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.25; total 1 25 Jan. 7, 1918 -J. H. Rhomberg, Davis Farm Add., lot 225; cleaning snow, 180 lin. ft., cost $1.80; total 1 80 Jan. 7, 1918 -J. H. Rhomberg, McCraney's Add., lot 112; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 75c; total 45 Jan. 7, 1918 -M. E. Church, Olinger's Sub., lot 1; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 60 ,Tan. 7, 1918 -F. W. Altman and B. F. Blocklinger, Kiene and Altman's Sub., lots 1, 2, 3, 4; cleaning snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $2.50; total 2 50 Jan. 7, 1918 -Emma Richter, Glendale Add., N. 60 ft. lot 223; cleaning snow, 150 lin, ft., cost $1.50; total 1 60 Jan. 7, 1918 -Dub. Baseball and Am. Co., Glendale Add., loth 247, 270; cleaning snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $2.00; total 2 00 Jan. 7, 1918 -Mary A. Walsh, Ham's Add., lot 447; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 62c; total 62 Jan. 7, 1918 -Mary A. Walsh, McCraney's 1st Add., lot 71; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 62c; total 62 Jan. 7, 1918- Bernard Ruegnitz, McCraney's 1st Add. lot 46; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 62c; total 62 Jan. 7, 1918 -Nick Glab, Ham's Add., lot 261; cleaning snow, 50 lin, ft., cost 62c; total 62 Jan. 7, 1918 -Mrs. B. Scharle, Scharle's Sub., lot 1; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 50 Jan. 14, 1918- Katherine Gross, Drlibilbies' Add., lot 172; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 14, 1918 -D. C. Huntington, Drlibilbies' Add., lot 3; clean- ing snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 14, 1918 -C. H. Kuttler, Drlibilbies' Add., lot 4; clean- ing snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 14, 1918 -Chas. Neumaster, Drlibilbies' Add., N. 11.9 ft. S. 33 ft. lot 7; cleaning snow, total 60 Jan. 14, 1918 -John E. Grace, 11.9 ft. lot 7; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft., cost 40c; total 40 Jan. 14, 1918 -Matt. Czizek, Drlibilbies' Add., lot 8; clean- ing snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total Jan. 14, 1918 -First National Bank, Cook's Add., lot 1; cleaning snow, 50 lin, ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 14, 1918- Martha Hansen, Cook's Add., lot 2; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; to- tal Jan. 14, 1918 -G. J. Tschirgi, Cook's Add., lot 3; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 60 Jan. 14, 1918 -John Berry, Regular Session, May 2, 1918. 129 60 50 Cook's Add., lot 6; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 14, 1918 -Emma Kirmse, Cook's Add., lot 4; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 14, 1918 -Anna M. Ring, Cook's Add., S. 1 -2 lot 5; cleaning snow, 25 lin. ft , cost 25c; total 25 Jan. 14, 1918 -Sophi Gritzmach- er, Cook's Add., N. 1 -2 lot 5; cleaning snow, 25 lin. ft., cost 25c; total 25 Jan. 14, 1918- Smedley Steam Pump Co. Smedley's Sub. lot 22; cleaning snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $3.00; total 3 00 Jan. 14, 1918 -J. H. and Otto Detrich, Fengler's Sub., lots 22, 24; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 16, 1918 -J. A. Rhomberg, Ham's Add., lot 485; cleaning snow, 110 lin. ft., cost $1.10; total 1 10 Jan. 16, 1918 -Dub. Baseball and Ams. Co., Glendale Add., lots 247," 270; cleaning snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $2.00; total 2 00 Jan. 16, 1918 -Aug. Schneider, Gieger's Sub., 1 of lot 5; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 16, 1918 -John Stuber, Davis Farm Add., N. 1 -2 lot 320; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 16, 1918 -Fuchs and Heim, Davis Farm Add., Und. 1 -3 lot 322; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 16, 1918 -Emma Brose, L H. Lang Add., E. 1 -2 lot 35; cleaning snow, 160 lin. ft., cost $1.60; total 1 60 Jan. 16, 1918 -Louis Reinecke, L. H. Langworthy's Add., W. 1 -2 lots 182, 183, 184, 185; cleaning snow, 250 lin. ft., cost $2.50; total 2 50 Jan. 16, 1918 -J. H. Rhomberg, Davis Farm Add., lot 225; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 50 Jan. 16, 1918 -F. W. Altman & B. F. Blocklinger, Kiene & Altman's Sub., lots 1, 2, 3, 4; cleaning snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $2.50; total 2 50 Jan. 16, 1918- -Peter Roth, Davis Farm Add., 1 of 1 of lot 241, 1 of lot 242; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.25; total 1 25 Jan. 16, 1918 -E. Hemmi, Glen- dale Add., lots 1 and 2; clean- ing snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $2.00; total 2 00 Dec. 30, 1917 -Peter Nicks Est , Lots 4 and 5 of M. L. 322; cleaning snow, 175 lin. ft., 130 Regular Session, May 2, 1918. cost $1.75; total 1 76 Dec. 30, 1917 -J. K. Deming, J. W. Kiesel, Und. 1 -2 of M. L. 466; cleaning snow, 600 lin. ft., cost $6.00; total 6 00 Dec. 30, 1917 -J. H. Wunder - lich, Jungk's Add., lot 4; clean- ing snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 60.c; total 60 Dec. 30, 1917 -Leo Schmidt, Fengler Add., lot 1; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Dec. 30, 1917 -Geo. Kissler, Fengler Add., lot 2; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Dec. 30, 1917 -Dan Sauer, Mc- Craney's Add., lot 45; cleaning snow, 160 lin. ft., cost $1.60; total 1 60 Dec. 30, 1917 - Christina Kusch, Ham's Add., lot 443; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Dec. 30, 1917 -Frank Ulrich, Ham's Add., N. 25 ft. lot 568; cleaning snow, 25 lin. ft., cost 25c; total 25 Dec. 30, 1917 -C. M, Grobe, Ham's Add., S. 1 -2 lot 568; cleaning snow, 25 lin, ft., cost 25c; total 25 Dec. 30, 1917 - Christ Ohde Est., Ham's Add., lot 569; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Dec. 30, 1917 -Anna Miller, Drlibilbies' Add., lot 48; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Dec. 30, 1917 -J. A. Rhomberg, Ham's Add., lot 485; cleaning' snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Dec. 30, 1917 -J. A. Rhomberg, Ham's Add., lot 411; cleaning snow, 50 lin, ft., cost 50c; total 50 Dec. 30, 1917 -J. A. Rhomberg, Ham's Add., lot 424; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Dec. 30, 1917 -K. M. and V. :gchmelter, Ham's Add., lot 410; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Dec. 30, 1917 -Holy Trinity Church, Ham's Add., lots 427, 428, 429, 430; cleaning snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $2.50; total 2 50 Feb. 5, 1918 -Mary A. Pickley, East Dubuque Add., lot 121; cleaning snow, 125 lin. ft., cost $1.56; total 1 56 Feb. 5, 1918 -Joe Chaloripka, East Dubuque Add., lot 107; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.87; total 1 87 Feb. 5, 1918 -Adam Schu- macher, East Dubuque Add., N. 29.2 ft. lot 156; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.87; total 1 87 Feb. 5, 1918 - Pierce Powers, East Dubuque Add., lot 92; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft , cost 90c; total 90 Feb. 5, 1918 -Metz Mfg. Co., East Dubuque Add., lot 227; cleaning snow, 75 lin. ft , cost 75c; total 75 Feb. 5, 1918 -Otto Schmidt, East Dubuque Add., lot 101; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft , cost 62c; total 62 Feb. 5, 1918 -Joe & John My- ers, City Lot 489; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.85; total 1 85 Jan. 29, 1918 - Berdena Happy, Langworthy Ave. Sub., lot 1; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 50 Jan. 29, 1918 -A. Kruse, M Lot 2 of 1 of 2, lot 73; clean- ing snow, 50 linr ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 29, 1918 -J. J. Nagle, Julia ' Langworthy's Sub., lot 10; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 60 Jan. 29, 1918 - Stevens & Bunt- ing, Julia Langworthy's Sub., lot 4, Sub. of lots 1, 2 and 3; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft , cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 29, 1918 -C. H. Flanders, M. Lot 158, lot 1 of 6; clean- ing snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 60 Jan. 29, 1918 - Bradley & Mc- Clay, Nevada Park Add., lots 3, 5; cleaning snow, 100 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 29, 1918 -R. P. Marshall, Guerneys & Longran Sub., lot 8; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 29, 1918- Harris & Co., City Lot, 40 ft. and S. 1 -2 lot 82; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft , cost 80c; total 80 Jan. 29, 1918 - George Marshall, Dubuque Harbor Co. Add., Block 1, lot 7; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost $1.00; total 1 00 Jan. 29, 1918 - Dubuque Hotel Co., City Lot 196 -196A; clean- ' ing snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $3.00; total 3 00 Jan. 29, 1918 -A. H. Smith, E 90 ft. City Lot 119; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan, 3, 1918 -M. M. McCarten, Bonson & Steward's Sub., lots 7, 8; cleaning snow, 175 lin, ft., cost $1.75; total 1 75 Jan. 3, 1918 -John Mahoney, Union Add., lot 204; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50e; to-. tal 50 Jan. 3, 1918 -A. W. Kemler, Union Add., lot 182; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; to- tal 60 Jan. 30, 1918 -Emily Hintraeg- ' er, Union Add., lot 190; clean- ing snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 30, 1918 - Richard Waller Est., E. 90 ft. City Lot 120; cleaning snow, 40 lin. ft , cost 80c; total 80 Jai. 30, 1918 -Ellen Robinson, Robinson's Sub., lot 1 of 2; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 30, 1918 -Mary Barrett, lot 1, 11I. L. 24; cleaning snow, 300, lin. ft., cost $3.00; total 3 00 Jan. 30, 1918 -Al. Gasser, Sis- ter's Add., lot 1; cleaning snow, 260 lin. ft., cost $2.60; total 2 f Jan. 30, 1918 - Margt. Riggs, Union Add., lots 154, 155, 156; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 50 Jan. 30, 1918 -T. & L. Paisley, Blake's Add., lots 13, 14; cleaning snow, 120 lin, ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 30, 1918- County Club Co , Grandview Ave. Add., Block 14 and Block 7, lot 32; clean- ing snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 30. 1918 -C. B. Trewin, Grandview Ave. Add., block 7, lot 1; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft., cost 60c; total 60 Jan. 30, 1918 -M. C. Connly, M L. 3 of lot 21; cleaning snorer, 200 lin. ft., cost $2.00; total 2 00 Jan. 30, 1918 -W. Whalen, Whalen's Sub., lot 8; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; to- tal 50 Jan. 30, 1918 -T. J. & L. Pais- ley, Whalen's Sub., lots 4, 5, 6; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 S( Jan. 30, 1918 -Harry Kassler, S. M. Langworthy's Sub., lot 1; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft., cost 50c; total 50 Jan. 30, 1918 -Wm. Dillon, Dil- lon's Sub., lot 2; cleaning snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 20 Jan. 30, 1918 -Wm. Lawther, N. 30.2 ft. and N. 1 -2 City Lot 77; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $3.00; total 3 00 Feb. 2, 1918- Hattie B. Peabody, N. 23 ft. City Lot 8; clean - igg snow, 110 lin. ft., cost $2.20; total 2 20 Feb. 2, 1918 -W. L. Bradley & Geo. McLean, Und. 19 -5 of City Lot 223; W. L. Bradley & Geo. McLean, Und. 14 -33 of City Lot 223; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.87; total 1 87 Regular Session, May 16, 1918. 131 Feb. 2, 1918 -S. J. Goldtkorp, N. 38.2 ft. City Lot 219; clean- ing snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $3.00; total 3 00 Feb. 2, 1918 -Eliza and M. Pier, City Lots 578A, 578 and 1 of 579, cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft. cost $1.50; total 1 50 Feb. 2, 1918 -Emily Hintraeg- er, Summer Hill Add., lots 13, 14, 15; cleaning snow, 180 lin. ft., cost $1.80; total 1 80 Feb. 2, 1918 -Wales Hotel Co , Lorimier's Sub., lot 1 of 1 of 5 and lot 1 of 1 of City Lot 654; cleaning snow, 200 lin. ft., cost $4.00; total 4 00 Feb. 2, 1918 -Wm. Lawther, Sr , Cox's Add., lot 2 of 91; clean- ing snow, 120 lin. ft., cost $1.20; total 1 2e Feb. 2, 1918 -J. Allen Wallis, Grandview Ave. Add., lot 5; cleaning snow, 50 lin. ft , cost 62c; total 62 Feb. 2, 1918 - Bradley & Mc- Clay, Lineheim's Add., lots 10, 11, 12; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 50 Feb. 2, 1918- Gotlop Blockling- er, John King's 2nd Add., lot 21; cleaning snow, 60 lin. ft , cost 60c; total 60 Feb. 2, 1918 -B. F. Blocklinger, King's Grove Add., lots 1, 2, 3; cleaning snow, 225 lin. ft., cost $2.25; total 2 25 Feb. 2, 1918 -First Baptist Church, lots 1 and 2, City Lot 756; cleaning snow, 150 lin. ft., cost $1.50; total 1 50 Adopted May 2, 1918. Approved May 3, 1918. JAMES SAUL, Mayor. Attest: JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas -Aids. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays -None. JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Adopted , 1918. Approved Mayor. Attest: City Recorder. 132 Regular Session, May 16, 1918. CITY COUNCIL. (Official.) Regular session May 16th, 1918. Council met at 8:25 p. m. Mayor Saul in the chair. Present —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon and Strobel. Absent —Ald. McLaughlin. Ald. Andresen moved to defer ac- tion on approving the Council Pro- ceedings for the months of March and April and that City Recorder Stuber be instructed to check them over. Carried. BILLS. C. E. Fitzpatrick Co., expense, police $ 53 95 Hawkeye Steam Vulcanizing Co., expense 6 65 Geo. Davis & Co., expense 3 90 Pier Bros., expense 22 00 Gonner Bros., expense 152 00 Dubuque Altar Mfg. Co., ex- pense 3 Leader Oil Co., expense 3 Kassler Motor Co., expense _ 18 Geo. J. Mayer Co., expense .___ 34 Standard Supply Co., expense 6 G. F. Kleih & Son, expense, roads, health 13 80 Dubuque Rubber and Belting Co., police J. VV. Geillis, police Eichorn & Bechtel, police G. F. Kleih & Son, police Hawkeye Steam Vulcanizing Co., police Griner's, police Standard Lumber Yard Co., police Dubuque Electric Co., police.. 1 Iowa Oil Co., police 20 C. J. McCarthy, police 3 Karl Staufenbeil, police 2 Detective Publishing Co., po- lice 12 Times - Journal, printing 128 National Demokrat, printing __ 25 Times - Journal, printing 74 Labor Leader, printing 12 Union Printing Co., expense 5 Hoerman Press, police 2 Telegraph - Herald, printing ..__ 179 T. J. Magee, fire 5 R. J. Burke, fire 16 Torbert Drug Co., fire 12 Peter Hanson,, fire 3 Geisler Bros., fire 1 August Reis, fire 8 F. G. Becker, fire, roads 5 Standard Lumber Yard Co , fire 7 Geo. W. Healey & Son, fire Dubuque Rubber and Belting Co., fire H. G. Scheer, fire T. J. Magee, fire 7 Deyoe - Avenarius, fire 12 Dubuque Boat and Boiler 80 50 75 74 00 5 00 5 62 6 60 8 20 1 50 1 50 2 1 50 58 71 40 70 12 85 00 75 50 00 75 22 70 90 05 00 00 00 20 42 50 00 50 20 00 Works, fire 1 16 Scheppele Motor Co., fire 50 Fluckinger Motor Co., fire 2 00 L. J. Schmitt, fire 8 50 Dr. Charles Palen, fire 16 00 American -La France Fire En- gine Co. 27 95 T. J. Mulgrew & Co., fire 43 36 Molo Sand & Gravel Co., fire, sewer 1 85 Midland Chemical Co., fire 6 00 Iowa Oil Co., fire 14 50 Dubuque Electric Co., fire 21 59 Ike Beekman, inspector 17 50 John Stuber, expense 10 00 Tom Kenneally, inspector 28 75 Geo. Mauer, 5th ward maca- dam 66 00 Even - Ulrich Co., grading 250 00 J. Lee, grading '7 50 Key City Roofing Co., sewer, 2nd road, 5th road, 3rd road, 1st road, fire 28 76 Wm. Singrin, excavation 24 17 G. F. Kleih & Son, roads 8 70 Dubuque Powder Co., 1st road 1 80 F. M. Jaeger Hdw. Co., 2nd road 9 00 Geo. Bock, roads 104 00 H. B. McCarten, expense 26 05 Geo. W. Healey & Son, 2nd road 75 Mettel Bros., 3rd, 4th, 5th roads 6 80 Standard Lumber Yard Co., roads 36 96 F. Schloz & Son, 3rd road, 2nd road, road 7 85 Cota, Byrne & Cota, 1st road 6 75 Mullen Bros., expense 7 35 Nick Martin, 4th ward maca- dam 55 00 F. Schloz & Son, roads 124 00 Geo. Masters, excavation 5 70 T. J. Mulgrew Co., 1st road, 5th road, 30 36 Leader Oil Co., roads 89 80 W. D. Deckert Co., fire, roads 30 25 L. J. Schmitt, 2nd road 5 60 Peter Even & Co., 5t hroad 104 65 Dubuque Rubber and Belting Co., roads 141 50 Midland Chemical Co., roads _ 43 20 A. W. Drake & Son, roads, 1st road 8 50 R. J. Burke, expense 24 04 Dubuque Welding Wks., roads 6 00 Peter Even & Son, roads 25 65 Chas.,Matz, roads 9 51 A. W. Drake & Son, roads 144 75 Key City Iron Works, roads.._ 4 59 The Key City Gas Co., 3rd road 10 75 R. Herrman & Son, expense 52 50 Rellihan & Mullen, expense ..._ 4 30 Wm. Grode, expense 1 50 Schepple Motor Co., expense 25 M. Hall, expense 10 00 F. A. Nesler & Son, expense 52 50 John Dehing, expense 14 00 Upton's Laundry, expense 2 09 Mrs. E. Schuller, expense 35 00 L. Faye, expense 20 00 Fred Wenzel, expense 169 48 Key City Gas Co., expense, fire, police 79 95 Key City Gas Co., police, fire, expense 4 25 Dubuque Electric Co., lighting 206 01 Iowa Telephone Co., police, fire, expense 47 74 A. E. Gmehle, expense 107 19 Ernest C. Puls, expense 5 00 C. B. Scheer, expense 4 00 T. J. Magee, sewer 9 00 Peed, Berwanger & Pfiffner, sewer 6 60 F. Schloz & Son, sewer 17 45 Peryon's Pharmacy, sewer 1 25 G. P. Kleih & Son, sewer 75 45 Jno. Daniels, 5% retained As- bury street sanitary sewer 18 70 F. M. Jaeger Hdw. Co., health 8 95 John Dehing, health 60 00 Standard Lumber Yard Co , health 2 32 Byrne Bros. Co., fire 1 00 E. T. Frith, health 818 74 Peryon's Pharmacy, health _ _ 10 55 Hawkeye Battery Co., health_ 2 75 Lorenz Laundry, health 10 88 National Refining Co., health 26 00 Upton's Laundry, health 5 07 Carney & Jackman, health 12 00 On motion of Ald. Frith, all bills properly O. K. were ordered paid. Petition of Dubuque Park Board, asking the City Council to make avail- able for their use the sum of $2,500 appropriated to them, presented and read. Ald. Frith moved the city re- c6rder be instructed to draw warrants for same. Petition of Country Club Co., by A. W. Trethvay, secretary, asking the City Council to reduce the taxes on the Golf club property, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Frith, the petition was referred to the commit- tee of the whole and the interested parties notified to be present. Petition of Helen Mehan and oth- ers, relative to enlarging the inlet to the sewer at South Dodge and Bluff streets, presented and read. Ald. Plamondon moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of allowing Mrs. Helen Meehan to address the Council. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Strobel. Nays —None. Helen Meehan addressed the Coun- cil. Petition of West Third street prop- erty owners, relative to widening the corner of Third and Hill streets, pre- sented and read. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the petition was referred to the committee of the whole to view the grounds. Petition of J. H. Rhomberg, asking the City Council to accept $25.00 in full payment of special assessment of Regular Session, May 16, 1918. 133 $59.93, levied on Lot 225 in Davis Farni Addition, on January 17, 1895, claiming said assessment is now out- lawed but remains a cloud on the title, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the petition was re- ferred to the city attorney. Petition of Mary Harper, asking the City Council to construct a sanitary sewer on Pickett street, from Cornell street to Henion street, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Hird, the petition was referred to the commit- tee of the whole to view the grounds. Petition of Dubuque Commercial club, asking the City Council to re- duce their taxes for the years 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917, presented and read. On motion of Alcl. Andresen, the petition was referred to the com- mittee of the whole. Petition of State street property owners, claiming that State street, commencing at Grandview avenue, has not been made and placed ac- cording to the original survey, and that the curb and gutter is from 40 to 42 ft. in on some of the lots, and they ask the City Council to have same changed, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Leist, the petition was referred to the committee of the whole to view the grounds and the city engineer to be present. Petition of Chas. E. Karn, asking the City Council to grant him per- mission to install a Bowser gasoline station in front of his place of busi- ness at 445 Iowa street, presented and read. On motion of ,Ald. Strobel, the prayer of the petition was granted and the city attorney instructed to draw a waiver and agreement covering the same. Petition of C. H. Berg, et al, com- mittee of the several patriotic socie- ties of the city, asking the City Coun- cil to donate the sum of $200 to de- fray the expenses of observing Mem- orial Day, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the prayer of the petition was granted and a war- rant in the sum of $200 was ordered drawn on the city treasurer. Petition of Dubuque Lodge No. 355, Loyal Order of Moose, asking the City Council to grant them a permit to hold an open -air carnival during the week beginning May 27th, 1918, on the property known as Olinger Park. Ald. Leist moved to suspend the rules - for the purpose of allowing the repre- sentative of the Moose club to address the council. Carried by the following vote; Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Strobel. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. McLaughlin. Mr. Alex Gratz addressed the Coun- cil relative to the petition of the Loyal Order of Moose. Ald. Leist moved to grant the prayer of the petition with 134 Regular Session, May 16, 1918. the exception of the rights and privi- leges over the half of the streets ad- jacent to said Olinger park, said rights and privileges to be under full control of the City of Dubuque. Car- ried. Mr. Alex Gratz addressed the Coun- cil again thanking them in behalf of the Loyal Order of Moose. Petition of R. J. Kenneally, relative to salary for a substitute during his illness of 54 days, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Leist, the petition was referred to the committee of the whole. Petition of Carnegie -Stout Public Library, asking the City Council to deposit to their account the suns of $2,500 appropriated to then, present- ed and read. On motion of Ald. Leist, the prayer of the petition was granted and a warrant in the sum of $2,500 was ordered drawn on the city treas- urer. Petition of Voelker Realty Co., ask- ing the City Council to grant them permission to connect with the gas main at 770 Rhomberg avenue, pre- sented and read. Ald. Frith moved to grant the prayer of the petitioner to connect with the gas main under the supervision of the city engineer. Car- ried. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my payroll for labor on streets in the var- ious road districts in the city of Du- buque for the first half of May, 1918: Amount due laborers $3,071.56 Also submit my payroll for sprink- ling and sweeping during the first half of May, 1918: Amount due laborers $496.30 Respectfully submitted, JOHN SCHROMEN, Street Commissiondr, On motion of Ald. Frith, the pay- rolls were received and warrants or- dered drawn to pay the various amounts and the report referred back to the committee on streets. Also submit the payroll for labor for the grading of West Third street to be paid from the appropriation created therefore for the first half of May, 1918: Amount due laborers $175.98 Respectfully submitted, JOHN SCHROMEN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. Frith, the pay- roll was received and warrants or- dered drawn to pay the various amounts and the report referred back to the committee on streets. Also submit my payroll for labor on sewers in the city of Dubuque for the first half of May, 1918: Amount due laborers $327.52 Respectfully submitted, JOHN SCHROMEN, Street Commissioner, On motion of Ald. Plamondon, the payroll was received and warrants or- dered drawn to pay the various amounts and the report referred back to the committee on sewers. Chief of Police Giellis reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my payroll for the police department for the first half of May, 1918: Amount due policemen $1,913.75 Respectfully submitted, JOHN W. GIELLIS, Chief of Police. On motion of AId. Andresen, the • payroll was received and warrants or- dered drawn to pay the various amounts and the report referred back to the police committee. Fire Chief Reinfried reported as follows: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my payroll for the fire department for the first half of May, 1918: Amount due firemen $2,311.50 Respectfully submitted, J. R, REINFRIED, Chief. On motion of Ald. Leist, the payroll was received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the various amounts and the report referred back to the fire committee. May 6, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and Mem- bers of the City Council: Gentlemen: Attached plat shows the alley from West Eighth street to Wilson avenue through Lots A and B, Bell's Sub. Final action is to be tak- en on the vacation of this alley May 20, 1918. Respectfully submitted, F. J. McNULTY, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the re- port of the city engineer was made a matter of record. May 6, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and Mem- bers of the City Council: Gentlemen: Attached plat shows the streets and alleys proposed to be vacated in Bellevue Add. to the City of Dubuque. Said vacation is to be acted upon May 20, 1918. Respectfully submitted, F. J. McNULTY, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the re- port of the city engineer was made a matter of record. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: Hereto attached you will find the following deeds executed in favor of the City of Dubuque of the following described real estate: Warranty Deed from Catharina Rhomberg, widow, of lots 344 to 348, both inclusive, in Eagle Point, or Ham's Addition, to the City of Du- buque. Warranty Deed of T. E. Rhomberg and Mamie E. Rhomberg, his wife. of lots 1 to 21, both inclusive, lots 23 to 33, both inclusive, southerly part of lots 34 and 45, being that part of lots 34 and 45 not already owned by the City, all in Ham's Addition, to the City of Dubuque. Quit Claim Deed of A. L. Rhom- berg of lot 22 in Ham's Addition, to the City of Dubuque. Also the abstract of title to said lots. These are the lots which the city bought last year for the use of the Bathing Beach. I have examined these deeds and find them correctly execut- ed in form and the same may now be filed for record and the abstract of title preserved by the city recorder. Respectfully submitted, M. H. CZIZEK, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Frith, the report of the city attorney was approved and the city recorder instructed to file the above deeds with the county recorder. Stipulation and Agreement. Know All Men By These Presents, Whereas Walter Eichnian, of the City of Dubuque, has petitioned the City Council of said City for permission to install a gasoline filling station, with tank underground beneath sidewalk, having pump on curb, the same to be in front of the building known as 2197 Rhomberg avenue. Now, therefore, inconsideration of the permission granted by the City Council to place said gasoline tank under the sidewalk at No. 2197 Rhom berg avenue, and also the curb pump as above specified. Walter Eichman agrees, and by these presents does agree, to maintain said gasoline tank and curb pump in a safe and careful manner, and It is further stipulated and agreed that Walter Eichman shall alone be liable and responsible, as well as his successors and assigns, for any and all damage that may arise from any injury which may be sustained by any person by reason of the existence and maintenance of said gasoline tank and curb puinp, and there shall be no lia- bility on the part of the City of Du- buque whatsoever. Signed at the City of Dubuque this 14th day of May, 1918, WALTER EICHMAN. Stipulation and Agreement. Know All Men By These Presents, Whereas the Star Taxi Company of the City of Dubuque, has petitioned the City Council of said city for per- mission to install a gasoline filling sta- tion, with tank underground beneath sidewalk, having pump on curb, the same to be in front of the building Regular Session, May 16, 1918. 135 known as 750 -752 Iowa street and 651 Clay street. Now, therefore, in consideration of the permission granted by the City Council to place said gasoline tank under the sidewalk at 750 -752 Iowa street and 651 Clay street, and also the curb pump as above specified. The Star Taxi Company agrees, and by these presents does agree, to maintain said gasoline tank and curb pump in a safe and careful mariner, and It is further stipulated and agreed that the Star Taxi Company shall alone be liable and responsible, as well as his successors and assigns, for any and all damage that may arise from any injury which may be sus- tained by any person by reason of the existence and maintenance of said gasoline tank and curb pump, and there shall be no liability on the part of the City of, Dubuque whatsoever. Signed at the City of Dubuque this 13th day of May, 1918. STAR TAXI CO. By D. D. Myers, Jr., Secretary. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: Hereto attached find the stipulation and agreement of the Star Taxi Company, by D. D. Myers, secretary, and also the stipulation and agreement of Walter Eichman, both of which refer to the installation of gasoline pumping stations at their re- spective places of business, the per- mission to install the same having been previously granted by the Coun- cil. These agreements have been sign- ed by the proper parties and may now be made a matter of record. Respectfully submitted, M. H. CZIZEK, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Leist, the report of the city attorney was approved and made a matter of record. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: The following bonds were referred to pie at the last meet- ing of your Honorable Body for ex- amination and report: Bond of Frank J. Piekenbrock, as park commissioner, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars. Bond of John Stuber, city recorder, in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars. Bond of F. J. McNulty, city engi- neer, in the sum of Five Thousand, Dollars. Bond of William Hipman, city elec- trician, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars. Bond of George Wybrant, city treasurer, in the sum of Seventy -five Thousand Dollars. I beg to report that I have examin- ed these bonds and find them proper- ly executed in form and the same may 136 Regular Session, May 16, 1918. be approved. Respectfully submitted, M. H. CZIZEK, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Andresen, the report of the city attorney was ap- proved. Annual report of Chief of Police Giellis for the fiscal year beginning March lst, 1917, and ending Febru- ary 28th, 1918, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Andresen, the re- port was made a matter of record. Annual report of the Dubuque Park Board by Herbert Adams, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Pla- mondon, the report was referred to a special committee appointed by the mayor as follows: City Attorney M. H. Czizek, Alds. Plamondon, Andre- sen and Strobel. Following weighmaster's report on receipts were presented and read. On motion of Ald. Strobel, were made a matter of record. C. J. McCarthy $16.25 J. C. Burke 2.36 City Recorder Stuber presented and read the following report of the Du- buque Electric Co. Honorable Mayor and Board of Al- dermen, Dubuque, Iowa: Gentlemen: On April 23rd, the U. S. Fuel Administration issued an or- der to the effect that there would be no more "Lightless nights" until Sept. 1st, 1918. Therefore, we are now operating the boulevard lights, Booster sign and park clusters every night in the week and beginning May 1st, the rate will be as follows, which is the same as was in effect prior to the "lightless nights ": Boulevard posts, $3.00 per month, per light. Booster sign, $12.60 per month. Park clusters, $2.35 per month, per post. Yours very truly, H. G. GORR, Superintendent. On motion of Ald. Leist, the report was referred to the police and light 'committee to report to the committee of the whole. Ald. Frith offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the res- olutions heretofore adopted providing for the issuance of bonds to pay for the improving of Eagle street, from Althauser avenue to Viola street, and also for the improving of Viola street, from Eagle street to the end of said street, be and they are hereby re- scinded. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas— Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Strobel. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. McLaughlin. Ald. Andresen offered the follow- ing: AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE GRADE OF CORA STREET AND ESTABLISHING A NEW GRADE ON SAID STREET, FROM THE EAST PROPERTY LINE OF GRANDVIEW AVENUE TO THE SOTJTH PROPERTY LINE OF CURTIS STREET. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That the grade hereto- fore established by the City Council on Cora Street, from the east prop- erty line of Grandview Avenue to the south property line of Curtis Street, be and the same is hereby changed and established as shown by the pro- file of said street and grade prepared by the City Engineer, being profile No. 962, B. M. door sill of house No. 661 Grandview Avenue, elevation 281.06. Said grade begins at the east property line of Grandview Avenue, which is station 0, north curb eleva- tion 271.30, south curb elevation 271.00, no change; thence to station 2, south curb elevation 261.00, north curb elevation 260.60, no change; thence to station 4 +08, old elevation, west curb, 252.80, east curb, 253.20, new elevation, west curb, 252.70, east curb 253.00; thence to station 4+36, old elevation, west curb elevation 261.76, east curb elevation, 252.15, new elevation, west curb elevation 251.65 east curb elevation 252.00: thence to station 4+65, old elevation, west curb elevation 250.67, east curb elevation 251.06, new elevation, west curb elevation 260.47, east curb ele- vation 250.86; thence to station 44-96, old elevation, west curb elevation 249.41, east curb elevation 250.00, new elevation, east curb elevation 249.80, west curb elevation 24 thence to station 5 +60, south curb line of York Street, old elevation, west curb elevation 247.00, east curb elevation 247.50, new elevation, west curb elevation 247.10, east curb elevation 247.50; thence to station 5 +86, north curb line of York Street, east curb elevation 247.50; west curb elevation 247.00, no change; thence to station 8, south property' line of Curtis Street, west curb elevation 238.00, east curb elevation 238.90, no change. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and af- ter its passage by the City Council and publication in the Telegraph - Herald and Times - Journal newspap- ers. Adopted May 16, 1918. Approved May 17, 1918. JAMES SAUT., Mayo Attest: JOHN STUBER, 6- 21 -1t. City Records:. Regular Session, May 16, 1918. 137 Published officially in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Telegraph- Herald newspapers May 21st, 1918. JOHN STUBER, 5- 22 -1t. City Recorder. Ald. Andresen moved that the read- ing just had be considered the first reading of the ordinance. Carried. Ald. Andresen moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of reading the ordinance by its title. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Strobel. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. McLaughlin, Ald. Andresen moved the adoption of the ordinance as read. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Strobel. Nays —None. On motion of Ald. Frith, the bond of John Schromen, street commission- er, was referred to the city attorney. Dubuque, Ia., May 3rd, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: The Board of Health met in regular session May 3rd, 1918. Chairman Saul in the chair. Present —Alds. Andresen, Leist, Citizens M. M. Hoffman and Adam Zillig. Mayor Saul administered the oath of office to the new members of the Board of Health. Mayor Saul recommended the fol- lowing named parties be appointed: Dr. Reinecke, city health physician. Dr. Palen, contagious disease phys- ician. Thos. Cahill, caretaker of the dump. Ald. Leist moved that the report of the mayor be approved. Ald. Leist moved the new members of the board be instructed as to their duties at the next meeting. Carried. Ald. Leist moved to adjourn. Car- ried. JOHN STUBER, Clerk of the Board of Health. On motion of Ald. Leist, the report of the Board of Health was approved. Your committee of the whole, to whom was referred the petition of the Sisters of St. Francis, asking that a refund be made to them for taxes they paid on Lot 14 and part of Lot 13, Corriell's Dubuque, for 1917, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the petition be granted and a warrant be drawn covering the same. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole, to whom was referred the report of tha city attorney, relative to damages for Mrs. Wm. Bishop for injuries receiv- ed from a fall on an icy walk, would respectfully recommend that the re- port be approved and a warrant in the su m of 50.00 be drawn in favor of Wm. Bishop covering the same. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole, to whom was referred the petition of D. W. Rand, relative to a reduction in the taxes on the Odd Fellows' build- ing because part of said building is used for charitable purposes, would respectfully recommend that the city treasurer be instructed to accept 2 -3 of the assessment as payment in full. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole, to whom was referred the petition of Jno. L. Heim, asking for a reduction in the special assessment against his property for the improvement of Couler avenue, would respectfully recommend that the city treasurer be instructed to accept $600.00 as pay- ment in full of said street assessment provided Mr. Heim withdraws the suit now ,pending in court relative to this assessment. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole, to whom was referred the petition of Miss Elizabeth Keller, relative to damage done her property by blast- ing by Mr. T. Welsh, would respect- fully recommend that said petition be received and filed and Mr. Welsh's bond held until further instructed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole, to whom was referred the petition of Bridget Budd, asking for a substan- tial reduction in the special assess- ment levied against her property for the construction of a sanitary sewer in Foye street, would respectfully recommend that said petition be re- ceived and filed. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole, to whom was referred the following pe- titions, asking for a reduction in their taxes, would respectfully recommend that they be received and filed. Mary and Katherine Enright, Lot 41, East Dubuque Addition. F. Luther, Lot 2 of Sub. 1 of Lot 4 -d, L. H. Langworthy's Addition. Wm. Graf, Lot 2 of Sub. 6f, and Lot 2 of Sub. 2 of 4d, L. H. Langworthy's. Fred Hollnagel Est., Lots 67 and 68, L. H. Langworthy's Addition. Barbara Scharle, Lot 1, Scharle's Sub. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Your committee of the whole, to whom was referred the petition of J. Rabat, asking for a reduction in the special assessment levied against his property for the improvement of Pine street, would respectfully recommend that the city treasurer be instructed to accept 25% of the assessed value of the property as payment in full of the special assessment. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. 138 Regular Session, May 16, 1918. Your committee of the whole, to whom was referred the recommenda- tion of the city engineer appointing Walter Cullen, J. J. Ryan, Adolph Schmidt and John Fahey as deputies in his office, wood respectfully rec- ommend that the recommendation of the engineer be approved. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. On motion of Ald. Frith, the vari- ous reports of the committee of the whole were adopted with the excep- tion of the recommendation of the appointments of the city engineer's deputies. Ald. Strobel moved the adoption of the recommendation of the commit- tee of the whole as to the appoint- ment of the city engineer's deputies. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Strobel. Nays — Andresen, Frith. Absent Ald. McLaughlin. City Recorder Stuber presented and read the notice, certified to by the publishers, of the City Council's in- tention to levy special assessments to pay for constructing cement side- walks abutting the following named lots: 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, Krin- gle's Sub., J. Lee, contractor. On motion of Ald. Frith, the notices were received and filed. Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: That to pay for cement sidewalks, by J. Lee, contract- or, in front of and • adjoining the saute, a special tax be and is hereby levied on the several lots and parts of lots and parcels of real estate herein- after named, situate and owned, and for the several amounts set opposite each lot or parcel of real estate, as follows: Owner. Description. Amt. Madg. Lewis, Kringle's Sub., Lot 15; cement walks, 6.4 sq. ft. at 13 c, 85c; extra expense at 1 per cent, lc; total $ 86 Eliz. Teal, Kringle's Sub., Lot 16; cement walks, 200 sq. ft..at 13 $26.50; extra expense at 1 per cent, 26c; total 26 76 J. Teal, Kringle's Sub., Lot 17; cement walks, 200 sq. ft. at 13 $26.50; extra expense at 1 per cent, 26c; total 26 76 J. Teal, Kringle's Sub., Lot 18; cement walks, 56.8 sq. ft. at 13 $7.53; extra ex- pense at 1 per cent, 8c; to- tal Madg. Lewis, Kringle's Sub., Lot 19; cement walks, 200 sq. ft. at 134c; extra ex- pense at 1 per cent, 26c; total 26 76 Chris. Kuehnle, Kringle's 7 61 Sub., Lot 20; cement walks, 200 sq. ft. at 13 /rc, $26.50; extra expense at 1 per cent, 26c; total 26 76 Total $115 51 All of which is assessed in propor- tion to the special benefits conferred. Adopted May 16th, 1918. Approved May 17th, 1918. JAMES SAUL, Mayor. Attest: JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas — Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Strobel. Absent —Ald. McLaughlin. Ald. Frith moved to receive and file the petitions of the Dubuque Trades and Labor Congress, et al, protesting against the appointment of John Schromen as street commission- er. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, Plamondon, Strobel. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. McLaughlin. Ald. Andresen moved to grant the police the privilege to wear their light weight uniforms. Carried. On notion of Ald. Andresen, the committee of the whole was instruct- ed to view the grounds to ascertain what street lights were needed. Car- ried. On motion of Ald. Frith, the claim of Henry Smith, for injuries sustain- ed in a fall upon an icy sidewalk on the 19th day of February, 1918, the claim wa srefcrr�c; t the committee on claims and the city attorney. Your committee of the whole, to whom was referred the claim of Aug- ust Rupp for damages, for injuries received from a fall on an icy walk, would respectfully recommend that said claim be received and filed. On motion of Ald. Frith, the claim was referred to the committee on claims and the city attorney. Ald. Strobel moved that the city recorder be instructed to advertise for bids for cleaning around the market house and hauling cleanings away. Bids to be received until June 6th, 1918; at 8:00 p. m. Carried. Ald. Andresen moved that the pub- lic grounds and buildings committee be instructed to find a suitable place to use as a garage for the new flush- er and sprinkler. Carried. Ald. Frith moved that the sewer men and city carpenters be instructed to assist in getting the floats in posi- tion and other necessary repairs and alterations at the municipal bathing beach. Carried. Ald. Leist moved that the Dubuque Electric Co. and C. B. McNamara Co. be instructed to repair the streets (between and one foot each side) of the street car tracks, on Clay street and Couler avenue. Carried. Ald. Frith moved that the city en- gineer be instructed to notify C. B. McNamara & Co. to fill up the ditch on Fifth avenue, that they made by excavating for the purpose of obtain- ing sand. Carried. Ald. Frith moved that the chief of police he instructed to notify the C. M. & St. P. R. R. Co. to open Rhom- berg avenue where it crosses their tracks at Eagle Point and to plank said crossing the full width of the street at once. Carried. Ald. Frith moved to adjourn. Car- ried. JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Adopted , 1918. Approved Attest: Special Session May 20, 1918. City Recorder. 139 CITY COUNCIL. (Official.) Special session May 20th, 1918. Council niet at 8:50 p. m. Mayor Saul in the chair. Present —Aids. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Strobel. Mayor Saul stated that this meet- ing was called for the purpose of act- ing on resolutions for the condemn- ing of the property on Jansen avenue and acting on any other business that might properly come before a regu- lar meeting of the City Council. Ald. Frith moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of allowing any one present to address the Council. Ca nied by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, 1\'lcLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays —None. r,lrs. Minnie Zogg, Mrs. Ida Wohl- ert, Mr, Groppe, et al, addressed the Council relative to condemning Jan- sen avenue. City Recorder Stuber presented and read the remonstrance of Mrs. Annie 13afner, et al, objecting to opening of Jansen avenue through Lot 5, Jan - sen's Sub., No. 2. On motion of Ald. Frith, the city engineer was instructed to get differ- ent grades of approach to Jansen avenue and report to the committee of the whole. On motion of Ald. Frith, the re- monstrance against Jansen avenue was referred to the committee of the whole and interested parties instruct- ed to be present. Ald. Frith moved to take the fol- lowing bills from the committee of the whole. Carried. Fluckiger Motor Co., on Jumbo fire truck to bal- ance, for labor repairing same $ 98.40 C. B. McNamara & Co., 5% retained Pickett street 48.99 C. B. McNamara & Co., 5% retained Atlantic avenue 438.03 Dubuque Electric Co., light- ing 3453.10 On motion of Ald, Frith, warrants were ordered drawn covering the var- ious amounts. Your committee of the whole, to whom' was referred the bill of the Muntz • Motor Co., for repairs on the Robinson fire engine, amounting to $2,504.60, would respectfully recom- mend that they be allowed $2,400.00 as payment in full, of the bill and the recorder instructed to draw warrants covering the same Ec E. ^FRITH, Chairman. 140 Special Session May 20, 1918. On motion of Ald. Frith, the report of the committee of the whole was adopted. Petition of Visiting Nurse associa- tion, asking the City Council to in- struct the city recorder to draw a warrant monthly in the sum of $100 in favor of this association until the • amount of their appropriation is ex- hausted, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the prayer of the petition was granted. Petitio not Joseph Welu, asking the City Council to open Pleasant street and grade it from Viola street to the end of said Pleasant street, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the petition was referred to the com- mittee of the whole to view the grounds. Original notice of suit of Hedwig Katz vs. City of Dubuque, in the sum of $500.00 for damages sustained by her through a fall upon a defective sidewalk in front of the premises known as 1537 Clay street in the said City of Dubuque, Iowa, presented and read. On motion of Ald. Leist, the notice was referred to the city attor- ney. Notice of claim for damages of W. J. Burns Grocer and Commission Co., in the sum of $170.00 for damage to merchandise and labor for cleaning out mud and dirt in their cellar, pre- sented and read. On motion of Ald. McLaughlin, the notice was referred to the city attorney, city engineer and street commissioner to report hack to the committee of the whole. Petition of Jos. C. Schneider with certified check for $500.00 attached, asking the City Council for permis- sion to excavate in Broadway for sewer connections, guaranteeing to hold the City of Dubuque harmless and free from all damage occasioned by such excavation, shall remove all surplus earth and other material af- ter filling excavation and properly guard and light same. On motion of Ald. Frith, the prayer of the petition was granted and the city recorder in- structed to hold the check until the job is O. K. by the city. City Recorder Stuber presented and read the notice, certified to by the publishers, for the vacation of the following parts of the alleys in the City of Dubuque, viz: West Eighth street to Wilson ave- nue included in Lots A and B of Bell's Sub. of Lot 2 and 5, and of Lot 2 of Lot 3, Lot 2 of 4, Lot 3 of 9, Lot 1 of 3, and Lot 1 of 4, Collin's Sub., all in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. On motion of Ald. McLaughlin, the notice was received and filed. Returns of service of right of way notice of L. J. Desmond, Anna M. Kimball and Nellie O'Conner, for the vacation of the following parts of the alleys in the City of Dubuque, viz: West Eighth street to Wilson ave- nue included in Lots A and B of Bell's Sub. of Lot 2 and 5, and of Lot 2 of 3, Lot 2 of 4, Lot 3 of 9, Lot 1 of 3, and Lot 1 of 4, Collins' Sub., all in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. On mo- tion of Ald. McLaughlin, the returns of service were made a matter of record. City Recorder Stuber presented and read the notice, certified to by the publishers, for the vacation of the following parts of streets and alleys in the City of Dubuque, viz: Morning Sun avenue, north of the southeast corner of Lot 37 and south- west corner of Lot 22, all of Short street and the alley running from the south line of Short street to the north line of Lots 20 and 21, and the alley between Lots 13 and 22, all in Belle- vue Addition, to the City of Dubuque, Iowa. On motion of Ald. Frith, the notice was received and filed. Returns of service of right of way notice of the Voelker Realty Co., for the vacation of the following parts of streets and alleys in the City of Du- buque, viz: Morning Sun avenue, north of the southeast corner of Lot 37, and south- west corner of Lot 22, all of Short street and the alley running from the south line of Short street to the north line of Lots 20 and 21, and the alley between Lots 13 and 22, all in Belle- vue Addition, to the City of Dubuque. On motion of Ald. Frith, the return of service were made a matter of rec- ord. Dubuque, Iowa, May 10th, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, City of Dubuque, Iowa: Gentlemen: Through an error the property of the Chas. Ohde Estate, Ham's Add., Lot 569, was assessed the sum of 50c for the cleaning of snow from the sidewalk December 30th, 1918, and 50c for the cleaning of snow on January 16th, 1918. Kindly instruct the city auditor and city treasurer to cancel same from their books. Very respectfully, JAS. LYNCH, Sidewalk Inspector. On motion of Ald. Plamondon, the report of the sidewalk inspector was approved. - Dubuque, Iowa, May 10th, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, City of Dubuque, Iowa: Gentlemen: Through an error the property of Peter Guenther, Mc- Craney's 1st Add., Lot 62, was assess- ed 63c for the cleaning of snow from the sidewalk January 16th, 1918. Kindly instruct the city auditor and treasurer to cancel same from their books. Very respectfully. JAS. LYNCH, Sidewalk Inspector. On motion of Ald. Leist, the report of the sidewalk inspector was approv- ed. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: The undersigned com- mittee on claims and city attorney hereby recommend that Henry Smith be paid the sum of One Hundred Dollars in full settlement of his claim against the City of Dubuque for dam-. ages because of injuries which he re- ceived by falling upon an icy side- walk on the 19th day of February, 1918. Respectfully submitted, JOS. L. HIRD, E. E. FRITH, Committee on Claims. M. H. CZIZEK, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Hird, the report of the city attorney was approved. Ald. Frith offered the following: Whereas, The contract heretofore entered into by the City of Dubuque for the construction of a cement side- walk hereinafter described has been completed and the city engineer has computed that the cost and expense of said improvement amount to 86c. Therefore, Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That to provide for the cost of con- structing a sidewalk abutting Lot 15, Kringle's Sub., the mayor be and he is hereby required to execute and de- liver to the city recorder, to be by him registered and countersigned, one sidewalk certificate for eighty -six cents, numbered 175, dated June 15, 1918, payable on or before seven years after the date thereof, and bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable semi -annu- ally. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the follow- ing vote: Yeas -Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays -None. Ald. Frith offered the following: Whereas, The contract heretofore entered into by the City of Dubuque for the construction of a sidewalk hereinafter described has been com- pleted and the city engineer has com- puted that the cost and expense of said improvement amount to $26.76. Therefore, Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That to provide for the cost of con. strutting a cement sidewalk abutting Lot 16, Kringle's Sub., the mayor be and he is hereby required to execute. Special Session May 20, 1918. 1 and deliver to the city recorder, to be by him registered and countersign- ed, one sidewalk certificate for Twen- ty -six and 76 -100 Dollars, numbered 176, dated June 15, 1918, payable on or before seven years after the date thereof, and bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, pay- able semi-annually. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas -Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays -None. Ald. Frith offered the following: Whereas, The contract heretofore entered into by the City of Dubuque for the construction of a cement side- walk hereinafter described has been completed, and the city engineer has computed that the cost and expense of said improvement amount to $ 26.76. Therefore, Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That to provide for the cost of con- structing a cement sidewalk abutting Lot 17, Kringle's Sub., the mayor be and he is hereby required to execute and deliver to the city recorder, to he by him registered and countersigned, one sidewalk certificate for Twenty - six and 76 -100 Dollars, numbered 177, dated June 15, 1918, payable on or before seven years after the date thereof, and bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, pay- able semi - annually. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas -Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays -None. Ald. Frith offered the following: • Whereas, The contract heretofore entered into by the City of Dubuque for the construction of a cement side- walk hereinafter described has been completed and the city engineer has computed that the cost and expense of said improvement amount to $7.61. Therefore, Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That to provide for the cost of con- structing a cement sidewalk abutting Lot 18, Kringle's Sub., the mayor be and he is hereby required to execute and deliver to the city recorder, to be by him registered and countersign- ed, one sidewalk certificate for Seven and 61 -100 Dollars, numbered 178, dated June 15, 1918, payable on or before seven years after the date thereof, and bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, pay- able semi- annually. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of 142 Special Session May 20, 1918. the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel, Nays —None. Ald. Frith offered the following: Whereas, The contract heretofore entered into by the City of Dubuque for the construction of a cement side- walk hereinafter described has been completed and the city engineer has computed that the cost and expense of said improvement amount to $26.76. Therefore, Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That to provide for the cost of con- structing a cement' sidewalk abutting Lot 19, Kringle's Sub., the mayor be and he is hereby required to execute and deliver to the city recorder, to be by hint registered and countersign- ed, one sidewalk certificate for Twen- ty -six_ and 76 -100 Dollars, numbered 179, dated June 15, 1918, payable on or before seven years after the date thereof, and hearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, pay- able semi - annually. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays —None. Ald. Frith offered the following: Whereas, The contract heretofore entered into by the City of Dubuque for the construction of a cement side- walk hereinafter described has been completed and the city engineer has computed that the cost and expense of said improvement amount to $26.76. Therefore, Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That to provide for the cost of con- structing a cement sidewalk abutting Lot 20, Kringle's Snb., the mayor be and he is hereby required to execute and deliver to the city recorder, to be by him registered and countersign- ed, one sidewalk certificate for Twen- ty -six and 76 -100 Dollars, numbered 180, dated June 16, 1918, payable on or before seven years. after the date thereof, and bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, pay- able semi - annually. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays —None. Ald. McLaughlin offered the follow - ing: AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE VACATING ANT) ANNULLING MORNINGSUN AVE- NUE, NORTH C)F THE SOUTH- EAST CORNER OF LOT NO. 37 AND SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 22. ALL OF SHORT STREET, AND THE AT.LEY RUNNING FROM THE SOUTH LINE OF SHORT STREET TO THE NORTH LINE OF LOTS 20 AND 21, AND THE ALLEY BETWEEN LOTS 13 AND 22, ALL IN BELLEVUE AD- DITION. Whereas, The owners of the prop - erty abutting Morningsun Avenue, north of the southeast corner of Lot 37 and southwest corner of Lot 22, all of Short street, the alley runing from the south line of Short street to the north line of Lots 20 and 21, and the alley between Lots 13 and 22, all in Bellevue Addition did petition the City Council of the City of Dubuque for the vacation of said streets and alleys, and Whereas, It appears that no valid objections have been made to such proposed vacation and annullment, that said streets and alleys are not re- quired for public purposes; therefore Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That Morningsun Ave- nue, north of the southeast corner of Lot 37 and southwest of the corner of Lot 22, all of Short street, the alley running from the south line of Short street to the north line of Lots 20 and 21, and the alley between Lots 13 and 22, all in Bellevue A ddition, be and they are hereby vacated and an- nulled, and the use thereof granted the owners of the property abutting thereon. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and af- ter its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Tele- graph- Herald newspapers. Adopted May 20th, 1918. Approved May 21st 1918. JAMES SAUL, Mayor. Attest: JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Published officially in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald newspapers May 21, 1918, JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Ald. McLaughlin moved that the reading just had be considered the first reading of the ordinance. Car- ried. Ald. McLaughlin. moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of reading the ordinance by its title. Carried by the following. vote: Yeas —A1ds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays —None. Ald. McLaughlin moved the adop- tion of the ordinance as read. Car- ried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel, Nays —None. Add. McLaughlin offered the fol- lowing: AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ANNULLING THE ALLEY IN BELL'S SUBDIVISION FROM WEST EIGHTH STREET TO WIL- SON AVENUE. Whereas, The owners of the prop- erty abutting the alley in Bell's Sub- division running' from West Eighth Street to Wilson Avenue did petition the City Council of the City of Du- buque for the vacation of said alley, and Whereas, Notice of such purposed vacation has been served on all abut- ting property owners and also pub- lished in the official papers of the city, and Whereas, It appears that no valid objections have been made of such purposed vacation and annullment that said alley is not required for public purposes; therefore Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That the alley in Bell's Subdivision, running from West Eighth Street to Wilson Avenue be and the same is hereby vacated and annulled and the use thereof granted to the owners of the property abut- ting thereon. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Tele- graph- Herald newspapers. Adopted May 20, 1918. Approved May 21, 1918. JAMES SAUL, Mayor. Attest: JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Published officially in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Telegraph- Herald newspapers May 21, 1918. JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Ald. McLaughlin moved that the reading just had be considered the first reading of the ordinance. Car- ried. Ald. McLaughlin moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of reading the ordinance by its title. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays —None. Ald. McLaughlin moved the adop- tion of the ordinance as read. Car- ried by the following vote: Special Session May 20, 1918. 143 Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Piamond,on, Stro- bel. Nays- -None. On motion of Ald. Frith, the return of service and condemnation pro- ceedings of Jansen avenue were re- ferred to the committee of the whole. Ald. Strobel moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of allowing Mr. Green, representing American -La France Fire Engine Co., to address the Council. Carried by the follow - ing vote: Yeas —Aids. Andresen, Frith, Hird, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Nays —None. Mr. .Green addressed the Council 'advising .them to purchase a tractor to attach to the aerial .truck, making it a motor drawn vehicle, stating there would be an advance in the price in the near future. Ald. Andresen mov- ed to refer the proposition of pur- chasing a tractor to the appropriation committee. Ald. Leist amended Add. Andresen's motion ,to refer the pur, chasing ,pf the tractor to the commit- tee of the whole. Carried by the fol- ,l.owing vote; Yeas –Alds. Hird, Leist, McLaugh- ljn, Plamondon. Nays —Alds. A,pdresen, Frith, Stro- bel. Ald. Strobel moved to adjourn. Carried. JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Adopted , 1918. Approved Mayor. Attest: City Recorder. 144 Special Sesion May 27, 1918. CITY COUNCIL. (Official.) Special session May 27, 1918. Council met at 9:10 p. m. Mayor Saul in the chair. Present —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, McLaughlin, Plamondon and Strobel. Absent —Ald. Leist. Mayor Saul stated this meeting was called for the purpose of adopting the report of the committee of the whole requesting the citizens of Dubuque to destroy the barberry bush and any other matter that might come before a regular session of the City Council. Ald. Andresen moved that Clerk Lawlor be appointed recorder pro - tem. Carried. Your committee' of the whole, hav- ing taken up the matter of the de- struction of the barberry bush, would respectfully recommend that the fol- lowing resolution be adopted: A.ld. Frith offered the following: Whereas, It has been scientifically established through experiments made by the agricultural department of the United States government that a cer- tain shrub known as the common or tall barberry (Berberat Vulgaris) is injurious to the growth of wheat be- cause it is the breeding place for black stem rust, which rust causes the destruction of wheat crops, and said species of barberry is declared to be a noxious growth; and Whereas, This variety of shrub is very common within the City of Du- buque; and Whereas, It is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to aid and assist in the raising of wheat crops especially at this time when there is a shortage of wheat in the world; now therefore Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque that it recom- mend and urge upon the citizens of Dubuque, as a patriotic duty, to im- mediately remove all barberry, Japa- nese barberry excepted, growing upon their property and thereby show that they are willing to co- operate with the government in raising wheat in abundance so that our armies and the armies of our allies may be sup- plied with food. E. E. FRITH, Chairman. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution as recommended by the committee of the whole. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Hird, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Strobel.. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Leist. Ald. Strol,el moved to adjourn. Carried. Adopted , 1918. Approved Mayor. Attest: Recorder Pro -tem. List of City Warrants Dubuque, Iowa. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Dubuque. Gentlemen: The following is a com- plete list of all warrants issued by me during the month of April: Warrants Drawn April 3, 1918. James Saul, mayor $116 85 Geo. D. Wybrant, treasurer 133 30 Otto F. Puls, deputy 119 20 Louis F. Kolfenbach, clerk 88 00 Cyril D. Lagen, auditor 116 65 Carl O. Weglau, deputy 97 20 J. J. Shea, recorder 116 65 Thomas Ryder, deputy 102 70 Fred J. Heller, assessor 126 00 Peter Kies, deputy 110 00 Harry McCarthy, deputy 110 00 Matthew Czizek, attorney 150 00 Matthew Cooney, asst. attorney 116 60 Susan Graham, stenographer 22 00 Frank J. McNulty, engineer 166 85 Walter Cullen, deputy 137 60 J. J. Ryan, rodman 88 00 John W. Lawler, committee clerk 110 00 Chas. J. McCarthy, market master 71 50 Thomas Hackney, pound mas- ter 65 00 Mrs. H. Koenig, janitress 77 00 Dr. E. L. Reinecke, health physician 55 00 Dr. J. F. Graham, milk, meat inspector 93 50 James Lynch, wharf master 66 00 Louis J. Plamondon, alderman First ward 25 00 J. J. McLaughlin, alderman Second ward 25 00 Chas. Leist, alderman Third ward 25 00 J. H. Wallis, alderman Fourth ward 25 00 E. E. Frith, alderman Fifth ward 25 00 Thomas H. Callahan, alder - man -at -large 25 00 John Strobel, alderman -at- large 25 00 John Giellis, chief of police 135 00 John Burke, scale master 10 00 John Mahoney, street commis- sioner 110 00 Amanda Beyer, Compensation law 35 08 Police Payroll Last Half of March, 1918. Edward Brunskill $ 44 10 James Corcoran 44 10 Michael Connolly 44 10 John Cody 44 10 Nicholas Campbell 44 10 Thomas Cain 44 10 Thomas Connolly 44 10 James Conlon 39 20 Philip Dunphy 49 00 I ,ist of Warrants. 145 Thomas Duggan 44 10 Edward Daily 41 65 Patrick Fury 46 55 John Fox 44 10 Michael Fogarty 41 13 Theo. Ganahl 44 10 Ben Gray 44 10 John Kopp 44 28 John Kilby 39 20 Barney Ludescher 44 10 Henry Mueller 44 10 Hugh Markey 44 10 Otto Neuman 41 25 Alfred Noel 41 65 John O'Brien 46 55 Michael O'Connor 46 55 Michael Ryan 44 10 Gus. Ratermann 44 10 Thomas Reilly 44 10 Joseph Stoltz 44 10 Patrick Sullivan 46 55 John Spielman 44 10 Dennis Sheehan 44 10 Thomas Sweeney 46 55 Fred Spielman 44 10 Geo. Stoltz 36 75 Charles Truher 44 10 Edward Vosberg 44 10 Frank Williams 44 10 Miss B. Brennan 44 10 Mrs. K. Hibbe 44 10 Pension fund retained 34 79 Fire Payroll for Last Half March, 1918. J. Reinfried $ 66 65 D. Ahern 53 90 Wm. Hipman 53 90 M. Eitel 51 96 A. Heer 44 10 A. McDonald 48 53 H. Woodward 43 00 J. Noonan 44 10 F. Motsch 44 10 L. 'tVemett 39 20 J. Flynn 47 05 F. Murphy 44 10 H. Cain 48 53 N. Wagner 44 10 J. Rooney 44 10 W. Smith 44 10 J. Stafford 39 20 G. Gerke 47 05 J. Keppler 44 10 J. Smith 48 53 J. Dougherty 44 10 Wm. McClain 44 10 F. Lonergan 39 20 M. Sweeney 44 10 J. Benzer 44 10 J. McGloughlin 44 10 J. Allen 44 10 P. Apel 44 10 E. Farrel 44 10 A. Brewer 42 15 D. Harker 42 15 W. Ryan 42 15 P. McManus 42 15 M. Liest 39 20 R. Tierney 46 63 R. Weston 47 05 Harry Rawson 42 15 146 List of Warrants. R. Kenneally T. Kennedy J. Connolly J. Walsh W. Meyer W. Ducey M. Kelly F. Kenneally T. O'Brien J. Roshin W. Kannolt F. Baumgartner P. Kirsch 48 53 44 10 44 10 44 10 42 15 47 15 44 10 44 10 44 10 47 15 44 10 44 10 44 10 Fire pension fund retained ..__ 44 90 BILLS. M. C. Van Valkenberg, expense$ 42 50 W. Thill, expense 42 50 J. T. Enright, expense 42 50 W. L. Gifford, expense 42 50 Geo. Miller, expense 42 50 Fred Bade, expense 42 50 J. J. McDonnell, expense 42 50 Jno. F. Stemm, expense 42 50 H. R. Thill, expense 42 50 Andrew Voelker, expense 42 50 U. O'Connell, expense 42 50 B. C. Scherr, expense 42 50 N. H. Heukels, expense 42 50 H . Boesen, expense . 42 50 Ed. Ruff, expense 42 50 11. A. Maher, expense 42 50 E. T. Graham, expense 42 50 W. T. Gill, expense 42 50 J. M. Kenety, expense 42 50 A. Pfiffner, expense 42 50 J. A. Welu, expense 42 50 August Prange, expense 42 60 'Geo. Scherer, •expense 42 60 E. C. Puls, expense 42 50 C. A. Steuck, Jr., expense 42 50 J . P. Miller, expense 42 50 H .0. Milligan, expense 42 50 C. F. Arendt, expense 42 60 C. L. Anderson, expense 10 00 H. J. Schiltz, expense 10 00 J. F. McGloughlin, expense .._ 11 00 Edward Lee, expense 10 00 Adam Wombacher, expense 10 00 John Grimm, expense 10 00 Erwin Miller, expense 10 00 Albert Conrad, expense 11 00 Walter Eichman, expense 10 00 Frank Taylor, expense 10 00 Herman Knoernschild, expense 11 00 Edward Stoltz, expense 10 00 Wm. Teugel, expense 10 00 Frank Brant, expense 10 00 Al. Schwind, expense 10 00 Charles Stevenson, expense 10 00 P. H. Halpin, expense 11 00 Albert Hird, expense 10 00 Albert Smith, expense 10 00 Leander Halpin, expense 10 00 W. 'F. Moofat, expense 10 00 James Hannon, - expense 10 00 Wm. Kretschmer, expense 10 00 J. C. Gregoire, expense 10 00 "M. W. Daly, "expense 11 00 B. P. Hier, expense 11 00 B. M. Cormisoh, expense 10 00 .5. E. Strobel, expense '10 00 John Appel, expense 10 00 P. J. Norton, expense 10 00 Chas. Snyder, expense 11 00 Eugene Anderson, expense 10 00 Alex Gratz, expense 4.0 00 A. C. Bassler, expense 10 00 A. P. Abeln, expense ... 10 00 J. S. Roberts, expense . 10 00 Peter Bradley, expense 11 00 John Steimetz, expense 1.0 00 J. Ulrich, expense 10 0,0 A. Smith, expense 10 00 J. K. Kaufmann, expense 1.0 90 Chas, T. Thomas, expense 11 00 A. G. Reed, expense 10 OQ C. P. Mettel, expense .__ 10 00 C. K. Mathis, expenm 10 00 Theo. Kemps, exper,oe 11 0,0 ,J. T. Gambles, expense 10 00 Herman Grobe, expense 10 00 Herman Zernecke,, expense 10 00 G,eo. Wunder, expense 10 OQ .James Lee, ,expense 10 00 W. R. Reilly, expense 11 00 Jos. Trieb, expense 10 00 11. Corpstein, expense 10 00 U, Scherr, expense 10 00 P. B. Hoffman, ,expense 11 00 J. T. LaBarge, expense 10 00 Tudor Jones, expense 10 00 H. .Kleis, expense 10 00 G. N. Klauer, ,expense 1,0 00 John Westercamp, expense 11 00 Clarence Trexler, expense 10 00 Anton Beuchele, expense 10 00 Matt Demuth, expense 10 00 John Schetgen, expense 10 00 H. 0. Krakow, expense 10 00 Wm. Singrin, expense 11 00 A. B. Wymer, expense 10 00 Justus Bechtel, expense 10 00 Alois Hoffmann, expense 10 00 Roehl Furniture Co., expense 27 78 A. Bitzberger & Co., expense 20 00 Henry Kelly, expense 5 00 L. Faye, expense 19 50 Schmidts Hall, expense 25 00 Dubuque Realty Co., expense 25 00 Palmetto Hall, expense 25 00 Ludescher Bros., expense 25 00 A. Vogel, expense 25 00 Clancy Transfer Co., expense 16 76 Rose Fengler, expense 26 00 Weitz Bros., expense 25 00 F. Roesner, expense 25 00 Standard Sup,ply Co., expense 25 05 Jno. Flynn, expense 5 00 F. Kenny, expense 26 00 Mrs. D. Sullivan, expense 5 00 F. Atkinson, expense 5 00 John Kane, macadam 4th ward 6 12 Jno. McGrath, macadam 4th ward 3 66 Wm. Singrin, excavation fund 46 20 Wm. Singrin, excavation fund 45 .68 'John Roggensock, macadam 5.th ward 53 ,12 :John Parker, macadam 4th ward 1.2 69 Geo. D. Wybrant, treasurer, interest on warrants out- standing 143 91 Geo. D. Wybrant, treasurer, miscellaneous 39 38 Dubuque, Ia., April 4th, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my payroll for labor on streets in the var- ious road districts in the City of Dubuque for the last hall of March, 1918: E. Atchison, 1st $ 10 00 G. Adams, 1st 23 60 7I, Ackerer, 3rd 26 40 P. Ahern, 4th 30 00 J. Atkinson, 5th 10 00 J. Batzen, 5th 22 50 A. Blackburn, 1st 24 74 L. Beck, 2nd 32 50 W. Breen, 2nd 12 50 J. Barrington, 2nd 5 28 G. Beck, 2nd 18 06 G. Blanchard, 2nd 31 10 F. Bitzberger, 3rd 31 12 H. Brasher, 3rd 18 06 G. Burnett, 3rd 26 40 R. Birner, 4th 32 50 T. Brown, 1st 25 00 W. Borden, 2nd 20 00 J. Busch, 2nd 27 50 H. Burnett, 3rd 6 40 G. Benjamin, 3rd 26 40 J. Broderick, 3rd 12 78 G. Barum, 3rd 5 00 M. Boyle, 3rd 5 00 Broderick, 3rd 3 90 2 50 E. Block, 3rd Jerry Cahill, 1st J. Cunningham, 2nd F. Church, 2nd J. Cahill, 3rd M. Corbett, 4th A. Cornwell, 5th J. Cashman, 5th T. Cahill, health B. Cain, 1 -5 each W. Clark, 1st J. Connolly, 1st J. Curley, 2nd P. Curran, 3rd Tom Cahill, 3rd Tom Cahill, 1 -5 each J. Cunning, 3rd J. Cooney, 4th G. Cornwell, 6th P. Dunn, 1st E. Desmond, 2nd G. Dean, 2nd W. Doye, 2nd L. Dempsey, 4th 'C. Duccini, 3rd G, Demmig, 3rd 'J. Duccini, 3rd W. Doty, 4th F. Frost, 4th L. Dempsey, Jr., 4th S. Eustace, 4th J. Eherhart, 5th H. Engle, 1 -5 each F. Engle, 1 -5 each 'J. Fannon, 2nd List of Warrants. 147 22 50 30 28 32 50 32 50 30 00 10 00 24 46 32 50 32 50 21 12 10 00 25 00 26 12 3 90 14 80 16 40 27 50 21 12 1 12 32 50 31 40 17 50 15 00 17 50 20 28 5 28 27 50 25 00 12 24 20 00 32 50 41 26 41 25 32 60 O R J G A J E W W C J B, N J 1 A C J J ➢ J G J J 'G L P P T P J C P T J 1 T P J 1\ . Fannon, 2nd Fuhrman, 4th . Farro, 1st Frost, 2nd Fuller, 3rd . Fichter, 3rd . ,Fuller, 3rd . Flynn, 3rd . Frost, 4th . Frohs, 5th . Gribbens, 1st Glass, 2nd . Gerens, 2nd . Graham, 2nd I. Gantinbein, 5th . Geisler, 5th . Gantenhein, 5th . Gregory, 2nd . Grogan, 2nd I. Gierst, 3rd . Hillary, 2nd . Hird, 4th . Hutcheron, 2nd . Haigh, 3rd Hargrave, 3rd . Horrig, 3rd . Horch, 5th . Horch, 5th Jess, 2nd . Jacobs, 3rd . Jellison, 1 -5 each W. Jellison, 1 -5 each . Jellison, 1 -5 each . Kearney, 1st obe Kennedy, 2nd . Kane, 3rd I. Kistler, 3rd M. Kearney, 1st M. Kiefer, 1st om Kennedy, 1st . Kremar, 2nd . Klang, 2nd I. Kelley, 3rd H. Kemps, 3rd F. Kemps, 3rd W. King, 3rd E. King, 3rd F. Kriegel, 4th F. Krug, 5th R. Lewis, 3rd F. Lawson, 4th F. La Point, 5th F. Lampman, 1st V. Lopes, 1st J. Linehan, 1st J. Leidinger, 3rd A. Lorens, 4th H. Lang, 5th A. L. Litz, 6th J. McCarron, 1st M. McKeown, 2nd C. McCollins, 2nd Jno. McLaughlin, 3rd Jno. McGrath, 4th S. McNabb, 5th Jas. McLaughlin, 3rd P. Mclnnerney, 4th W. Minges, 3rd F. Maroney, 3rd C. Maroney, 3rd H. Marten, 4th J. Maus, 4th 30 00 36 00 13 60 37 50 24 74 21 40 22 50 84 30 00 1 12 32 50 30 00 30 00 31 40 30 84 13 90 37 50 16 12 10 00 21 40 28 34 37 50 25 00 13 90 17 50 12 50 5 00 17 30 ' 2 50 9 74 73 00 61 50 9 60 32 50 30 00 29 74 32 50 20 00 '8 60 10 00 55 28 30 00 25 28 23 90 8 90 6 40 7 50 15 00 30 00 15 00 10 00 32 50 21 96 21 12 7 60 26 40 8 90, 25 00 25 00 30 00 25 84 31 40 21 40 32 50 30 56 26 40 25 00 29 74 31 40 26 68 30 00 30 00 148 List of Warrants. K. Murray, 1st 13 60 T. Morgan, 2nd 16 40 M. Markham, 3rd 16 12 M. Morrissey, 3rd 7 60 J. Meloy, 3rd 6 40 H. Murray, 4th 2 50 E. Merrett, 4th 23 62 D. Noonan, 2nd 17 60 J. Noonan, 2nd 31 96 Incl. Noonan, 5th 16 00 P. O'Hearn, 2nd 32 50 W. O'Brien, 1st 37 50 J. O'Meara, 1st 2 60 G. O'Rourke, 1st 8 62 T. O'Connell, 3rd 7 50 J. Parks, 1st 33 90 J. Peck, 2nd 32 50 F. Parr, 3rd 19 74 M. Oppinghouse, 3rd 13 90 M. Quinlan, 2nd 26 12 J. Reilley, 1st 26 00 F. Rowe, 2nd 31 40 D. Rosemyer, 2nd 32 50 W. Rowe, 2nd 32 50 T. Ryan, 2nd 23 90 P. Royce, 4th 30 00 P. Reilley, 4th 22 50 J. Ryan, 2nd 32 50 F. Reinker, 1st 25 00 A. Rebold, 2nd 26 12 P. Rosenthal, 3rd 6 40 J. Reddin, 3rd 8 90 J. Hougshek, 5th 12 50 M. Rohr, 5th 3 62 F. Sheedy, 2nd 30 28 P. Schwartz, 3rd 31 12 H. Sisson, 3rd 32 50 N. Spies, 3rd 31 40 G. Schultz, 3rd 26 40 F. Schubert, 3rd 30 00 L. Schneider, 5th 32 50 P. Schetgan, 3rd 37 50 N. Streeter, 1st 8 90 J. Sullivan, 2nd 3 62 C. Singrin, 3rd 28 62 J. Sassman, 3rd 22 50 F. Sendt, 3rd 20 28 P. Steiken, 3rd 17 78 J. Sheldon, 3rd 3 90 J. Steffes, 5th 20 00 J. Thompson, 1st 32 50 A. Turner, 1 -5 each 32 50 O. Townsend, 1st 18 90 J. Townsend, 1st 21 40. E. Vance, 4th 7 50 W. H. Williams, 1st 30 00 W. Williams, 2nd 32 50 P. Wells, 2nd 1 40 P. Wertin, 2nd 32 50 J. Wickham, 1st 17 50 H. Williams, 5th 10 00 C. Waltz, 5th 7 50 J. Yockum, 3rd 23 90 G. Young, 5th 28 90 A. Zingle, 4th 30 00 W. Zink, 2nd 30 00 M. Ackels, 4th 81 90 J. Breitbach, 1st 12 60 F. A. Burns, 3rd 139 50 F. G. Becker, 3rd 114 80 P. Bradley, 4th, cinders 1 50 Board of Education, 4th, pav- ing brick 18 00 J. Bradley, 4th 50 4b B. Baldwin, 5th 74 20 J. Berwanger, 5th 69 30 J. Clow, 2nd 39 90 A. Conrad, 5th 75 60 N. Evert, 1st 72 10 P. Evens & Co., 5th 107 10 1V* Hannon, 2nd 81 90 C. Hoffman, 3rd 27 30 J. Heim, 5th 50 40 J. Linehan, 1st 44 10 R. Lagen, 2nd 81 90 R. Lagen, 2nd, 1st, sweeping 69 30 J. Linehan, 3rd 151 90 J. Lee, 1st, cinders 14 00 J. Lee, 2nd, cinders 18 00 J. Lee, 4th, cinders 13 50 J. Long, 5th 81 90 J. Lonergan, 4th, rock 1 50 J. McCollins, 2nd 151 20 J. McCollins, 2nd, sprinkling 31 50 Jeff McGrath, 4th 81 90 D. McGrath, 4th, rock 6 00 Martin - Strelau Co., 2nd 100 10 F. Odell, 4th 59 50 J. Sullivan, 1st 81 90 S. Shley, 5th 4 90 C. Van Wie, 1st 53 90 T. Watters, 1st 11 20 C. Van Wie, 1st, 2nd, sweep- ing 28 00 Jessie Chambers, 5th 3 90 Dubuque, Ia., April 4th, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my payroll for labor on sewers in the City of Dubuque for the last half of March, 1918: H. Carney $ 25 00 W. Burke 36 40 J. Tobin 32 50 T. Bannig 32 50 T. Hird 32 50 E. Schaller 22 50 D. Gantenbein 30 00 W. Hennessey 32 50 Con Sullivan 42 60 Fire Payroll First Half April, 1918. J. Reinfried $ 67 00 D. Ahearn 55 00 W. Hipman 55 00 M. Eitel 52 00 A. Heer 45 00 A. McDonnell 48 00 N. Wagner 45 00 T. Kennedy 45 00 F. Motsch 45 00 J. Noonan 45 00 L. Wemett 40 00 W. Lehman 37 00 J. Flynn 47 00 H. Cain 48 00 Wm. Smith 45 00 M. Kelly 45 00 F. Murphy 45 0.0 R. Tierney 42 00 J. Rooney 45 00 J. Walsh 45 00 G. Gehrke T. Keppler J. Smith J. Daugherty _. W. McClain M. Sweeney J. Benzer J. McGloughlin P. Apel W. Ryan A. Brewer P. McManus W. Ducey F. Kenneally T. O'Brien R. Weston R. Kenneally J. Allen J. Connolly W. Meyers H. Rawson J. Roshin W. Kannolt F. Baumgartner P. Kirch M. Leist J. Stafford F, Lonergan D. Harker Ed. Farrell 1,ist of Warrants. 149 47 46 48 45 45 45 45 45 45 42 42 42 47 45 45 47 48 45 45 42 42 47 45 45 45 40 40 40 42 45 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Police Payroll First Half April, 1918. Edward Brunskill $ 45 00 James Corcoran 45 00 Michael Connolly 48 00 John Cody 48 45 00 00 Thom Campbell as Cain 48 00 Thomas Connolly 44445888 8 00 James Conlon 42 65 Philip Dunphy 50 00 Thomas Duggan 45 00 Edward Daily 42 50 Patrick Fury 44 48 35 00 John Fox Michael Fogarty 48 00 Theo. Ganahl 48 00 Ben Gray 48 00 John • Kopp 48 00 John Kilby 42 66 Barney Ludescher 48 00 Henry Mueller 45 00 Hugh Markey 48 00 Alfred Noel 46 35 John O'Brien 50 65 Michael O'Connor 50 65 Michael Ryan 45 00 Gus Raterman 48 00 Thomas Reilly 48 00 Joseph Stoltz 45 00 Patrick Sullivan 50 65 John Spielman 45 00 Dennis Sheehan 48 00 Thomas Sweeney 47 50 Fred Spielman 48 00 George Stoltz 40 00 Charles Truher 48 00 Edward Vosberg 48 00 Frank Williams 45 00 Miss B. Brennan 45 45 00 00 Mrs. K. Hibbe Otto Neuman 41 25 Dubuque, Ia., April 18th, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my . payroll for labor on streets in the var- ious road • districts in the City of Dubuque for the first half of April, 1918: G. Adams, 1st $ 28 M. Ackerer, 3rd 20 P. Ahern, 4th 26 T. Brown, 1st 23 A. Blackburn, 1st 7 L, Beck, 2nd ' 7 G Blanchard, 2nd 18 F. Bitzberger, 3M 30 G. Burnett, 3rd -- 13 G. Burrows, 3rd 10 G. Barum, 3rd 8 R. Birner, 4th 30 G .Benjamin, 3rd 9 E. Block, 3rd J. Basten, 5th 30 A. Bohr, 5th 7 J. Bohn, 5th 2 J. Connolly, 1st 28 M. Clark, 1st 26 Jerry Cahill, 1st 6 F. Church, 2nd 5 J. Cunningham, 2nd .. 17 J. Cahill, 3rd 28 J. Cunning, 3rd 20 J. Cooney, 4th 26 J. Cashman, 5th 28 A. Cornwell, 5th 1 T. Cahill, health 32 B. Cain, 1 -5 each 32 J. Donahue, 1st 8 G. Dean, 2nd 21 G. Dremmig, 3rd 23 F. Drost, 4th 25 W. Doty, 4th 25 L. Dempsey, Sr., 4th 11 L. Dempsey, Jr., 4th 8 S. Eustace, 4th 3 J, Eberhart, 5th 30 H. Engle, 1 -5 each 41 F. Engle, 1 -5 each 41 J. Farro, 1st 6 O. Fannon, 2nd 9 A. Fuller, 3rd 30 E. Fuller, 3rd 30 J. Fichter, 3rd 13 W. Flynn, 3rd 1 R. Fuhrman, 4th 27 W. Frost, 4th 30 F. Faber, 4th 15 G. Frost, 2nd 37 J. Gribbens, 1st 30 B. Glass, 2nd 8 M. Gierst, 3rd 17 M. Gantinbien, 5th 28 J. Graham, 2nd 17 J. Hutcher, 2nd 2 L. Horrig, 3rd 17 G.,Hird, 4th 37 P. Horch, 5th 37 J. Johnson, 1st 3 P. Jacobs, 3rd 1 J. Jackson, 4th 2 P. Kearney, 1st 30 M. Kiefer, 1st 26 34 28 12 62 50 50" 34 56 06 56 06 66 74 28 84 50 50 90 12 12 00 50 62 28 12 90 68 50 50 34 68 06 00 00 40 62 06 84 25 25 12 74 56 56 06 40 50 56 00 50 00 06 78 34 50 50 78 50 50 06 12 50 00 40 150 List of Warrants. M. Kearney, 1st T. Kennedy, 2nd H. Kunkle, 2nd J. Kane, 3rd M. Kelley, 3rd H. Kamps, 3rd F. Kriegel, 4th F. Krug, 5th M. Kistler, 3rd F. Lampman, 1st V. Lopes, lst R. Lewis, 3rd J. Leidinger, 3rd - F. LaPoint, 5th H. Lang, 5th A. Litz, 5th V. Leik, 5th 21 12 22 50 15 00 26 40 20 28 19 74 25 00 30 84 32 50 22 50 5 00 15 00 19 74 30 84 24 32 30 84 12 50 J. McCarron, 1st 25 00 C. McDonald, 2nd 31 40 Jno. McLaughlin, 3rd 17 24 Jas. McLaughlin, 3rd 16 40 P. Mclnerny, 4th 20 56 Jno. McGrath, 4th 30 00 S. McNabb, 5th 30 84 J. Murray, 1st 15 00 W. Minges, 3rd 30 84 F. Maroney, 3rd 29 46 C. Maroney, 3rd 30 56 J. Meloy, 3rd 15 28 J. Maus, 4th 15 00 E. Merritt, 4th 26 12 H. Marten, 4th, rock 3 75 H. Marten, 4th 30 28 Jas. Noonan, 2nd 13 06 Jno. Noonan, 5th 12 '50 J. O'Brien, 3rd 24 18 W. O'Brien, 1st 37 50 P. O'Hearn, 2nd 32 50 R. Petty, 3rd 20 28 B. Panier, 5th 2 50 M. Quinlan, 2nd 9 74 J. Reilly, 1st 23 62 F. Reinker, 1st 22 50 G. Reynolds, 1st 13 62 D. Rosemyer, 2nd 25 84 F. Rowe, 2nd 25 56 A. Rebold, 3rd 30 56 J. Reddin, 3rd 8 06 P. Royce, 4th 25 00 J. Roggenshek, 5th 30 84 M. Rohe, 5th 18 34 G. Ragatz, 6th 2 50 J. Ryan, 2nd 32 50 C. Smith, 1st 17 50 N. Streeter, 1st 15 00 F. Sheedy, 2nd 25 56 P. Schwartz, 3rd 12 24 N. Spies, 3rd 30 84 F. Schubert, 3rd 30 56 H. Sisson, 3rd 28 62 G. Schultz, 3M 28 06 C. Singrin, 3rd 1 12 P. Steichen, 3rd 2 50 W. Spensley, 4th 2 50 L. Schneider, 5th 30 84 J. Steffes, 5th 30 84 P. Schetgan, 3rd 37 50 J. Thompson, 1st 30 28 O. Townsend, 1st 16 12 J. Townsend, 1st 5 00 T. Taylor, 5th 20 84 A. Turner, 1 -5 each 32 50 E. Vance, 4th 27 50 J. Wickham, 1st 23 62 W. Williams, 2nd 25 28 P. Wertin, 2nd 26 40 P. Waltz, 5th 30 42 H. Williams, 5th 21 40 J. Yockum, 3rd 19 46 G. Young, 5th 25 00 A. Zingle, 4th 25 00 C. Zimmerman, 2nd 2 50 M. Ackels, 4th 75 60 J. Breitbach, 1st 41 30 F. A. Burns, 3rd 151 20 F. G. Becker, 3rd 98 00 P. Bradley, 4th, cinders 50 J. Bradley, 4th 44 10 B. Baldwin, 5th 61 60 J. Berwanger, 5th 77 70 A. Conrad, 5th 71 40 J. Dorgan, 4th, macadam 77 00 J. Dorgan, 4th, covering 10 00 N. Ebert, 1st 66 50 P. Evens & Co. , 5th 71 40 M. Hannon, 2nd 64 05 J. Heim, 5th 46 20 J. Linehan, 1st 9 10 R. Lagen, 2nd 63 70 Jno. Linehan, 3rd 127 40 Jno. Lee, 4th, cinders 1 00 J. Long, 5th 71 40 J. McCollins, 2nd 63 70 Jeff McGrath, 4th 75 60 D. McGrath, 4th, rock 1 50 F. Odell, 4th 41 30 J. Sullivan, 1st 66 50 C. Singrin, 3rd 45 50 T. -Waters, 1st 66 50 Dubuque, Ia., April 17th, 1918. To the Honorable . Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my payroll for sprinkling and sweeping in the City of Dubuque foi the first half of April, 1918: J. Linehan $ 72 80 J. McCollins, 2nd 73 50 Jno. Linehan, 3rd 31 50 B. Molo, 2nd, 4th 30 80 F. G. Becker, 3rd 3 50 R. Love, 1 -5 each 2 50 R. Lagen, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 81 90 C. Van Wie, 1st, 2nd 81 90 Dubuque, Ia., April 17th, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my payroll for labor on sewers in the City of Dubuque for the first half of April, 1918: W. Burke $ 33 62 J. Tobin 32 50 T. Bannig 32 50 D. Gantinbien 32 50 W. Barrett 32 60 W. Hennessey 32 50 E. Schaller 27 50 T. Hird 17 50 H. Carney 15 00 C. Sullivan 42 50 BILLS. ' Dubuque, Ia., April 18th, 1918. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: At your session on April 3, 1918, you granted a twenty per cent reduction in the special as- sessment levied against property own- ers abutting the improvements of West Locust street, levied on Novem- ber 16, 1916, and of Windsor avenue, levied on January 22, 1917. The fol- lowing is a list of abutters who had paid their original assessments in full prior to your action of April 3, 1918, and the amount of the twenty per cent rebate to which they are entitl- ed, and I would recommend that you order warrants drawn in favor of these abutters for their respective amounts on the Special Bonded Pav- ing fund: For West Locust Street - Wm. Nelson, Lot 2 of 1 of 1 of 2 of Outlot 670, etc. a 23 77 John Doud, Lot 2 of 1 of 1 of 1 of 2 of Outlot 670, etc. 18 16 Agnes Ahearn, Lot 5 of Outlot 682 1 56 Dubuque Realty Co., Lot 2 of 1 and Lot 3 of Bowen's Sub 51 93 Edward Milligan, Lot 24 of Quigley's Outlot 710 3 04 Albert and Elizabeth Parma - lee, Lot 1 of 1 of Quigley's Outlot 710 29 19 Mary A. Flynn, Lot 6 of Quig- ley's Outlot 40 83 Margaret Norton, E. 40 ft. of L'ot 7, Quigley's Outlot 710 32 67 E. P. Callahan Est., Lot 14 and 16, Quigley's Outlot 710 42 91 Emma L. Buettell, Lot 2, Marshe's Sub., and Lots 1, 2 and 4 of Union Ave. Sub. No. 2 John Mc'Grath, Lots 8 and 10, McGrath's Sub. 76 Catherine McGrath, Lot 7 and W. 1 -2 of Lot 9, McGrath's Sub. Alice aIcKeown, E. 1 -2 Lot 9, McGrath's Sub. M. B. Cassidy, Lot 1 of Sub City 672a F. A. Uhlrich, E. 42 ft. Lot 1 of Dorgan's Sub. E. H. Sheppley, Lot 3, Cox's Add. W. G. Cox, Lot 5 and E. 1 -2 Lot 6, Cox's Add. James Lee, Lot 7 and W. 1 -2 Lot 6, Cox's Add. Ernest Eisert, Lot 1 of Cox's Add. S. C. Lundbeck, Lot 11, Cox's Add. Jacob Traut, Lot 15, Cox's Add. Ellen Sullivan, E 1 -2 Lot 17, Cox's Add. List of Warrants. 15 1 21 30 28 36 35 7 67 37 05 31 91 42 27 64 25 63 59 29 33 39 50 39 50 19 76 W. A. Buettell, Lots 19 and 20, Cox's Add., and Lot 3, Union Ave. Sub. No. 2 82 82 Emily Allen, Lot 21, Cox's Add. 39 50 Joseph A. Klauer, Lot 2 of Ellen Blake's Sub. 49 09 L. C. Lubck, Lot 1 of Ellen Blake's Sub. 49 09 Thomas Keatley, W. 1 -2 Lot 10, Cox's Add. 19 76 For Windsor Avenue - Jacob Schwietering, Lot 2 of 1 of 3 and 4, Stafford's Add. 42 68 Josephine Ries, Lot 1 of 1 of Gieger's Sub. 115 09 Josephine Schmitz, et al, W 1 -2 of Lot 1 of 2, Gieger's Sub. 43 58 Frank Baumhover, Lot 21, Stafford's Add., and W. 1 -2 of Lot 3 of 2 of Gieger's Sub. 63 21 E. Voggenthaler, Lot 3 of 3, Gieger's Sub. 41 61 Mary Sandry, Lot 4 of 3, Ciie- ger's Sub. 41 61 Wm. Mehrl, Lot 6 of 3, Gie- ger's Sub. 7 74 Mary Flynn, N. 25 ft. of Lot 2 of Sub. 8 and 9 of 4, Gie- ger's Sub. 18 91 John Kenefick, Lot 1 of 8 and 9 of 4, Gieger's Sub. 18 91 Catherine Biehl, Lot 1, Brecht's Sub. 41 61 L. Kupferschmidt, Lot 3 of Brecht's Sub. 41 61 Frank Schwietering, Lot 4 Klein & Klingenberg's Sub. 9 86 Linwood Cemetery Associa- tion 500 00 Linwood Cemetery Associa- tion 500 00 Linwood Cemetery Associa- tion 435 55 Mary Baal 85 23 Wm. Duessing, Lot 12, Staf- ford's Add. 71 58 Henry Stafford, Lot 14 and N 10 ft. Lot 15, Stafford's Add. 50 02 Josephine Herber, Lot 17, Stafford's Add. 41 62 Frank Stafford, Lot 18, Staf- ford's Add. 41 62 Mrs. F. L. Luchterhand, Lots 19, 25 and 26, Stafford's Add. 124 85 Fred Luchterhand, Lot 23, Stafford's Add. 41 62 Catherine Schoch, S. 24.6 ft Lot 27, Stafford's Add. 20 47 Ida Dement, Lots 30 and 31 and S. 1 -2 Lot 29, Stafford's Add. 83 22 Wm. Althauser f ord's Add. Frantzen and of Julia M. Emil Schmidt, , Lot 31a, Staf- 12 48 Bonson, claim Ruprecht 420 00 refund taxes 17 91 152 List of Warrants. Mrs. Elizabeth Buehler, re- fund assessment 68 43 Times - Journal, bathing beach 2 62 F. W. Coates, bathing beach 40 00 American - LaFrance Fire En- gine Co., fire 11 75 Dubuque Rubber and Belting Co., fire 1 00 Key City Gas Co., police, fire and expense 68 20 Molo Sand & Gravel Co., 1st, 2nd and 4th roads 8 60 Frank Beutin, 5th road 1 00 The Smedley Co., 2nd, 3rd roads and fire 29 58 G. F. Kleih & Son, 3rd and 5th roads 75 T. J. Mulgrew Co., expense 3 93 T. J. Mulgrew Co., 1st and 2nd roads 1 40 Spahn & Rose Lumber Co , roads 60 09 Wm. Marshall, roads 21 60 Austin - Western Road Ma- chinery Co., roads 162 18 Key City Roofing Co., 2nd and 4th roads 8 75 John Dorgan, 4th road 6 00 Ike Beekman, inspector 5 00 Metz Mfg. Co., roads 17 05 Even - Ulrich Co., 5th road. 107 10 Nick Staner, constructing ce- ment sidewalks 111 75 A. E. Gmehle, expense 37 08 C. Noonan, expense 5 00 Harry Boesen, expense 1 50 James Noonan, expense 1 50 Iowa Telephone Co., police, fire and expense 47 74 Roehl Furniture Co., expense 5 60 Geo. Hird, expense 5 00 Couler Avenue Garage Co , expense 5 00 R. Herrmann & Son, expense 7 60 Dubuque Electric Co., lighting 217 76 Dubuque Electric Co., lighting 500 00 Dubuque Electric Co., lighting 500 00 Dubuque Electric Co., lighting 500 00 Dubuque Electric Co., lighting 500 00 Dubuque Electric Co., lighting 500 00 Dubuque Electric Co., lighting 500 00 Dubuque Electric Co., lighting 453 10 C. J. McCarthy, police 3 40 Walter Ragatz, police 63 86 , Iowa Oil Co., police 12 63 J. Diebold, police Peter Even & Son, police Dubuque Electric Co., police_ G. F, Kleih & Son, police Eichhorn & Bechtel, police W. B. Baumgartner, police Walter C. Ragatz, police F. M. Jaeger Hardware Co , police Dubuque Eride & Battery Co., police Dubuque Eride & Battery Co., police Chris.. Riede, expense Geo. Ragatz, Jr., expense and police 3 20 82 20 70 18 10 13 38 14 75 1 25 3 50 75 75 28 90 1 40 Trudell Engraving Co., expense 1 75 Hartman Furniture Co., ea- pense 2 25 T. J. Magee, expense 1 10 C. Lungwitz & Co., expense_ 76 Frank Beutin, expense 14 25. C. L. Dambacber, expense 8 8,5 T. J, Mulgrew Co., expense 3 94 Underwood,Typewriter, Co., 1 0,0. C. E. Fitzpatrick Co., expense 81 35 C. E. Fitzpatrick Co., expense 29 15: Klauer & Kress, expense 1 10, Schleuter Tire Service Co., ex- pense _ 24 13 Eichhorn & Bechtel, expense__ 1 45 J. M. Baule, expense 12. 70, Byrne Bros., fire and health 1 24 Geisler Bros., fire 2 00 f . Schloz & Son, fire 76. Falkenhainer Drug Co., fire 1 6,0 Midland Chemical Co., fire 1, 76 Belsky -Cook Motor Co., fire 12 00 Jas. Beach & Sons, fire 5 10 Iowa Oil Co., fire 11 25 T. J. Mulgrew Co., fire 80 62 Schepple Motor Co., fire 46 Carr -Ryder & Adams Co., fire E. L. Schepple, fire Dubuque Electric Co., fire Devoe- Avenarius, fire Dubuque Electric Co., fire Hawkeye Battery Cd., fire F. M. Jaeger Hardware Co , fire Key City Iron Works, fire J. M. Bau,le, Are Geisler Bros., fire F. G. Becker, expense, fire and police F. M. Jaeger Hardware Co , fire W. S. Nott Co., fire Serous Rescue Equipment Co , fire VV. D. Deckert Co., fire H. G. Scherr, fire 2 2 21 31 3 2 5 31 7, 11 26 50' 76 94 02 00 10 72 00 43 70 30 40 2 41 25 60 75 E. P. Smith Electric Co., fire 1 35 Dubuque Rubber and Belting Co., fire 15 92 Dubuque Casket Co., health_ 2 60 Hawkeye Steam Vulcanizing Co., health 25 Wm. Singrin, excavation fund 4 29 Wm. Singrin, excavation fund 39 97 Dubuque Glass Co., health ._ 1 00 Dubuque Electric Co., expense 1 00 Upton Laundry, expense and health 4 06 Jas. Levi Co„ health 36 10 Lorenz Laundry, health 16 87 H. G. Scherr, health 5 94 G. F. Kleih & Son, health 60 F. M. Jaeger Hardware Co , health 9 40 F. W. Coates, health 10 00 John Dehing, health 60 00 E. T. Frith, health 600 00 E. T. Frith, health 318 74 Telegraph - Herald, expense 186 50 Telegraph - Herald, printing 68 48 Cutler Advertising Office, ex- pense 4 55 Times - Journal, printing 29 10 Pauly Printing Co., expense 2 00 T. F. Kane, sewer 21 52 1Ioermann Press, expense 4 0 0 Pauly Printing Co., health 3 50 Times - Journal, printing 77 Pauly Printing Co., expense 4 75 Times - Journal, printing 132 60 Labor Leader, expense and printing 89 10 J. Peck, expense 50 John Dehing, expense 14 00 R. J. Burke, expense 25 15 Geo. Bock, sewer 3 00 F. Schloz & Son, sewer 45 F. M. Jaeger Hardware Co , sewer 3 50 F. M. Jaeger Hardware Co„ sewer 1 35 G. F. Kleih &, Son, sewer 2 35 R. F. Ris, fire 40 T. F. Kane, fire 120 61 Michael Mullen, expense 33 60 Key City Iron Works, roads 9 62 A, Curtis & Son, expense 3 45 Chas. Matz, road 9 51 Mettel Bros., roads, sidewalks and sewers 16 10 Klauer Mfg. Co.,,4th road 39 60 F. M. Jaeger Hardware Co , roads. 10 W.. D, Deckert Co , roads ' 5 13 Standard Lumber Yard Co., roads 44 28 Tom Kenneally, inspector 27 50 Wm. Schnee, macadam 5th road 12 09 H. B. McCarten, expense 14 00 T. F. Kane, roads 58 97 The Smedley Co., 1st road 15 30 A. Y. McDonald & Co., roads_ 3 00 F. Schloz & Son, 2nd, 3rd and 4th roads 6 46 Ivey City Iron Works, roads 7 51 Vacation Nonce Notice is hereby given that an ap. plication has been made to the City Council of the City of Dubuque, for the vacation of that part of the alley from West Eighth street to Wilson avenue. included in Lots A and B of Bell's Subdivision of Lot 2 and 5, and of Lot 2 of lot 3, lot 2 of 4, lot 3 of lot 9, lot 1 or 3, and lot 1 of 4, all in the city of Dubuque, Iowa. been made and is now on file in my office, that said matter will be acted upon by said City Council at its meet- ing to be held the 20th day of May, 1918, and all persons having objec- tions to said proposed vacation must file their objections in my office on or before the 20th day of May, 1918. F, J. McNULTY, 5 -4 -10t City Engineer. Official Notices. 1.53 Notice to Electors. LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES. You are hereby notified that the fol- lowing locations have been selected as polling places for the Primary Elec- tion to be held Monday, June 3, 1918: FIRST WARD. First Precinct, Engine House, Grandview Avenue and South Dodge. Second Precinct — Schublin's Barber Shop, 113 Main Street. SECOND WARD. First Precinct —Court House. Second Precinct — Engine House, Fourth and Locust Streets. THIRD WARD. First Precinct — Engine House, 9th and Iowa Streets. Second Precinct —City Hall. Third Precinct — Vogel building, 1703 Clay Street. FOURTH WARD. First Precinct -- Ludescher building, 50 Julien Avenue. Second Precinct — Palmetto Hall, 695 Delhi Street. Third Precinct -164 West Locust Street. FIFTH WARD. First Precinct — Schmidt's Hall, 2327 Couler Avenue. Second Precinct — Weitz building, 22nd and Jackson Streets. Third Precinct — Rose Fengler building, Rhomberg Avenue and Schiller Avenue. Fourth Precinct — Roesner building, 27th and Jackson Streets. JAMES SAUL, Mayor. JOHN STUBER, 5 -2 -3t. City Recorder. Vacation notice. Notice is hereby given that an ap- plication has been m -de to the City Council of the City of Dubuque for the vacation of the follcwing named streets, parts of streets and alleys in Bellevue Addition, all in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, namely: Morningsun avenue, north of the southeast corner of lot 37 and southwest corner of lot 22, all on Short street, and the alley running from the south line of Short street to the north line of lots 20 ano 21, and the alley between lots 13 and 22 as shown on the plat in said Belle- vue Addition. That a plat of said property has been made and is now on file in my office, that said matter will be acted upon by said City Council at its meet- ing to be held the 20th day of May, 1918, and all persons having objec- tions to said proposed vacation must file their objections in my office on or before the 20th day of May, 1918. F. J. McNULTY, 5 -4 -10t City Engineer. 7i 154 Official Notices. Right of Way Notice. Notice is hereby given that an ap- plication has been made to the city Council of the City of Dubuque, Ia., for the opening of a street through Lot 5, Jansen's Sub. No. 2, all in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. That a plat of said property and street has been made and is now on file in niy office, that said matter will be acted upon by said City Council at a special meeting to be held on the 20th day of May, 1918, and all per- sons having objections to said pro- posed opening must file their objec- tions in my office on or before the 20th day of May, 1918. F. J. McNULTY, City Engineer. 5 -4 -10t 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 Thursday, May 16, 1918, to pay for constructing sidewalks abutting the following named lots: Lot 15, Kringle's Sub. Assessed to Madge Lewis. Amount of assessment $ .86 Lot 16, Kringle's Sub. Assessed to Eliz. Teal. Amount of as- sessment Lot 17, Kringle's Sub Assessed to J. Teal. Amount of as- sessment 26.76 Lot 18, Kringle's Sub. Assessed to J. Teal. Amount of as- sessment 7.61 Lot 19, Kringle's Sub. Assessed to Madge Lewis. Amount of assessment 26.76 Lot 20, Kringle's Sub. Assessed to Chris. Kuehnle. Amount of assessment 26.76 J. Lee, contractor. Same to be assessed against the property legally subject to assessment upon and along said lots. And that there is a plat and sched- ule on file in the office of the City Recorder of said City of Dubuque, showing the lots in which said side- walks were constructed and the sep- arate lots and parcels of ground or specified portions thereof subject to assessment for such improvement, the name of the owner thereof as far as practicable and the amount to be as- sessed against each lot or parcel of ground, which plat and schedule are subject to public inspection. And that any and all persons ob- jecting to said special assessment or to said plat must file his or their ob- jections in writing with the City Re-. corder of said, City of Dubuque on or 26.76 before said session of the City Coun- cil to be held Thursday, May 16, 1918, or to appear at said session of the Council to show cause, if any you have, why said assessment should not be levied. Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, May 3rd, 1918. JOHN STUBER, 5 -3 -3t. City Recorder. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the City Recorder's office, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 P. M. Thursday, June 6th, 1918, to be acted on by the City Council on said date, for constructing Bee Branch Sewer south from present sewer at 32nd street. Engineer's estimate 150' Con- crete Sewer or 150' Stone Arch Sewer, in accordance with plans and specifi- cations prepared by the City Engi- neer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. The work will be paid for by the lineal foot for finished work in place. Work to be completed on or before the 1st day of September, 1918. Bidders must state price per lineal foot of completed sewer. Each bid must he accompanied by a certi- fied check for $150.00 as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. Check and bid in separate envelopes. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, May 29th, 1918. JOHN STUBER, 5 -30 3t City Recorder. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the City Recorder's Office, City Hall, by the City Recorder, until 8:00 P. M. Thursday, June 6th, 1918, to be acted on by the City Council on said date, for constructing Bee Branch Storm Sewer north, from end of pres- ent sewer at 28th street. Engineer's estimate, 150' concrete sewer or 150' stone arch sewer, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by -the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. The work will be paid for by the lineal foot for finished work in place. Work to be completed on or before the 1st day of September, 1918. Bidders must state price per lineal foot of com- pleted sewer. Each bid must be ac- companied by a certified check for $150.00 as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. Check and bid in separate envelopes. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, May 29th, 1918, JOHN STUBER, 5- 30 -3t. City Recorder. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the City Recorder's office, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 P. M. June 6th, 1918, to be acted on by the City Council on said date, for con- structing concrete gutters on Seven- teenth Street, from R. R. tracks to Maple Street. Engineer's estimate, 5300 sq. ft. 8 -inch cement .gutter, in accordance with the plans and speci- fications prepared by the City Engi- neer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. Payment will be made in cash. Work to be completed on or before the 1st day of August, 1918. Bidders must state price per sq. ft. cement gutter. Each bid must be accompanied by certified check for $50.00 as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. Check and bid in separate envelopes. The City Council reserve the right to re- ject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, May 29th, 1918. , JOHN STUBER, 5- 30 -3t. City Recorder. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the City Recorder's office, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 P. Al. Thursday, June 20th, 1918, to he acted on by the City Council at said date, for constructing cement steps at Vine street. Engineer's estimate: 35 cu. yards grading, price per cu. yd. 885 sq. ft. landings, price per sq. ft. 546 ft. railing, 2 -inch gas pipe, price per ft. 50 reinforced steps, price per step. 70 posts, 2 -inch gas pipe, price per ft. 33 plain steps, price per ft. 10 feet columns, price per ft. 58 feet beams, price per ft. 5 cu. yd. headers, price per cu. yd. In accordance with plans and speci- fications prepared by the City Engi- neer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. The work, to be paid for when said work is completel from funds appropriated for same. Work to be completed on or before the 1st day of September, 1918. Bid- ders must state price for .2ach one of the items mentioned. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for ten per cent of the gross amount of his bid as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. Check and bid in separate envelopes. The City Council reserve the right to reject any and all bids. 5 -8 -3t Dated. at Dubuque, Iowa, May 29th, 1918. JOHN STUBER, 5 -30 3t City Recorder. Official Notices. 155 NOTICE TO TEAMSTERS. Sealed proposals will be received in the office of the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, June 6, 1918, for cleaning around the Market House and hauling cleanings away, as per specifications on file in said office. Bidders must state price per month' and each bid must be accompanied by a certified check of $25.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will lie entered into if award- ed. The City reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, 110,y 18th, 1918. JOHN STUBER, 5 -18 -3t City Recorder. AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ANNULLING THE ALLEY IN BELL'S SUBDIVISION FROM WEST EIGHTH STREET TO WIL- SON AVENUE. Whereas, The owners of the prop- erty abutting the alley in Bell's Sub- division running from West Eighth Street to Wilson Avenue did petition the City Council of the City of Du- buque for the vacation of said alley, and Whereas, Notice of such purposed vacation has been served on all abut- ting property owners and also pub- lished in the official papers of the city, and Whereas, It appears that no valid objections have been made of such purposed vacation and annullment that said alley is not required for public purposes; therefore Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That the alley in Bell's Subdivision, running from West Eighth Street to Wilson Avenue be and the same is hereby vacated and annulled and the use thereof granted to the owners of the property abut- ting thereon. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Tele- graph- Herald newspapers. Adopted May 20, 1918. Approved May 21, 1918. JAMES SAUL, Mayor. Attest: JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Published officially in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald newspapers May 21, 1918. JOHN STUBER, 5- 21 -1t. City Recorder. 156 Official Notices. An Ordinance. AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ANNULLING MORNINGSUN AVE- NUE, NORTH OF THE SOUTH- EAST ,CORNER OF LOT NO. 37 AND SQTJTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 22. ALL OF SNORT STREET, AND THE ALLEY RUNNING FROM THE SOUTH LINE ON SHORT STREET TO THE NORTH LINE OF LOTS 20 AND 21, AND THE ALLEY BETWEEN LOTS 13 AND 22, ALL IN BELLEVUE AD- DITION. Whereas, The owners of the prop- erty abutting Morningsun Avenue, north of the southeast corner of Lot 37 and southwest corner of Lot 22, all of Short street, the alley runing from the south line of Short street to the north line of Lots 20 and 21, and the alley between Lots 13 and 22, all In Bellevue Addition did petition the iity Council of the City of Dubuque for the vacation of said streets and alleys, and Whereas, It appears that no valid objections have been made to such proposed vacation and annullment, that said streets and alleys are not re- quired for public purposes; therefore Be 'It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That Morningsun Ave- nue, north of the southeast corner of Lot 37 and southwest of the corner of Lot 22, all of Short street, the alley running from the south line of Short street to the north line of Lots 20 and 21, and the alley between Lots 13 and 22, all in Bellevue Addition, he and they are hereby vacated and an- nulled, and the use thereof granted the owners of the property abutting thereon. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and af- ter its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in th.? Dubuque Times - Journal and Tele- graph- Herald newspapers. Adopted May 20th, 1918. Approved May 21st 1918. JAMES SAUL, Mayor. Attest: JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Published officially in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald newspapers, May 21, 1918. 5- 21 -1t. City Recorder. An Ordinance. AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE GRADE OF CORA STREET AND ESTABLISHING A NEW GRADE ON SAID STREET, FROM THE EAST PROPERTY LINE OF GRANDVIEW AVENUE TO THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF CURTIS STREET. Be it ordained by the City, Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That the grade hereto- fore established by the City Council on Cora Street, from the east prop- erty line of Grandview Avenue to the south property line of .Curtis Street, be and the same is hereby changed and established as shown by the pro- file of said street and grade prepared by the City Engineer, being profile No. 962, B. M. door sill of house No, 561 Grandview Avenue, elevation 281.06. Said grade begins at the east property line of Grandview Avenue, which is station 0, north curb eleva- tion 271.30, south curb elevation 271.00, no change; thence to station 2, south curb elevation 261.00, north curb elevation 260.50, no change; thence to station 4+08, old elevation, west curb, 252.80, east curb, 253.20, new elevation, west curb, 252.70, east curb 253.00; thence to station 4+36, old elevation, west curb elevation 251.75, east curb elevation, 252.15, new elevation, west curb elevation 251.65 east curb elevation 252.00: thence to station 4+65, old elevation, west curb elevation 250.67, i east curb elevation 251.06, new elevation, west curb elevation 250.47, east curb ele- vation 250.86; thence to station 4 +96, old elevation, west curb elevation 249.41, east curb elevation 260.00, new elevation, east curb elevation 249.80, west curb elevation 249.20; thence to station 5+60, south curb line of York Street, old elevation, west curb elevation 247.00, east curb elevation 247.50, new elevation, west curb elevation 247.10, east curb elevation 247.50; thence to station 5 +86, north curb line of York Street, east curb elevation 247.50, west curb elevation 247.00, no change; thence to station 8, south property line of Curtis Street, west curb elevation 238.00, east curb elevation 238.90, no change. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and af- ter its passage by the City Council and publication in the Telegraph - Herald and Times - Journal newspap- ers. Adopted May 16, 1918. Approved May 17, 1918. JAMES SAUL, Mayor. Attest: JOHN STUBER, City Recorder. Published officially in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald newspapers, May 21, 1918. JOHN STUBER, 5- 21 -1t. City Recorder. CITY COUNCIL. (Official.) Regular session June 6th, 1918. Council met at 8:05 p. m. Mayor Saul in the chair. Present —Alds. Andresen, Frith, Leist, McLaughlin, Plamondon, Stro- bel. Absent —Ald. Hird. BIDS. Bids for the construction . of Bee Branch storm sewer north from the end of present sewer at 28th street. Bid of N. J. Staner, $18.95 per lineal foot. Bid of Jas. Street, $19.50 per lineal foot. On motion of Ald. Frith, the con- tract was awarded to N. J: Staner, he being the lowest bidder. Bid for construction of Bee Branch sewer south from present sewer at 32nd street. Bid of Peter Herkes, $19.35 per lineal foot. Ald. Frith moved to return bid and check to Peter Herkes as check was not certi- fied. Carried. Bids for constructing concrete gut- ters on Seventeenth street, from rail- road tracks to Maple street. Bid of Even - Ulrich Co., 19% cents per sq. ft. Bid of J. M. Lee, 24 cents per sq. ft. On motion of Ald. Andresen, the contract was awarded to Even -Ul- rich Co., they being the lowest bid- ders. Bid for constructing cement steps at Vine street. Bid of N. J. Staner, 35 cu. yds. excavating, 60 cents per cu. yd.; 885 sq. ft. landing, 15 cents per sq. ft.; 546 lin. ft. railing, 2 -inch gas pipe, 36 cents per lin. ft.; 50 re- inforced step, $4.85 per step; 70 posts, 2 -inch gas pipe, $1.30 per post; 33 plain steps, $3.70 per step; 10 ft. columns, $1.10 per lin. ft.; 58 ft. beams, 95 cents per lin. ft.; 5 cu. yds. headers, $10.00 per cu. yd. On motion of Ald. Frith, the bid was referred to the city engineer to report later in the evening. Bids for cleaning around the mar- ket square. Bid of John Dehing, $15.00 per month. Bid of Laurence Daily, $12.90 per month. On motion of Ald. Plamondon, the contract was awarded to Laurence Daily, he being the lowest bidder. BILLS. Frank Bakey, macadam $ 6 Jas. M. Lee, Athletic field 437 E. T. Frith, health 1080 3 18 19 29 Wm. Singrin, excavation Ike Beekman, inspector Tony Seig, 4th road Wm. Singrin, excavation J. Lee, constructing cement sidewalks Tom Kenneally, inspector .... Wm. Singrin, excavation Joe Donahue, 1st ward Regular Session June 6, 1918. 157 114 25 21 22 87 50 00 79 75 25 12 38 00 69 75 Leo Sullivan, macadam 67 50 On motion of Ald. Frith, all bills properly O. K. were ordered paid. Petition of Jas. F. Lee, asking the City Council to take action on his bill' of $134.00 and interest, $32.16, total $164.16, for material and labor at municipal athletic field in April, 1914, presented and read. On motion of Ald. McLaughlin, the petition was re- ferred to the committee of the whole. Petition of 13. J. Horchem, asking the City Council's approval of the bill of Nick Grandgenet of $43.90,- for plowing at baseball park and Lin- coln avenue, presented and read. Ald. Frith moved that a warrant be drawn and the amount be divided among the five wards. Carried. Petition of A. W. Reifstack, asking the City Council to investigate the condition of the sidewalk in front of the property at 884 Rhomberg ave- nue, stating it is in an unsatisfactory condition and they have not been able to adjust the matter with the Iowa Telephone Co., presented and read. On motion of Ald. Frith, the petition was referred to the commit- tee of the whole to view the grounds. Petition of E. C. Keating, asking the City Council to grant him per- mission to install a gasoline filling station on the sidewalk in front of his drug store at 385 West Fifth street, presented and read. On motion of Ald. McLaughlin, the prayer of the petition was granted and the city at- torney instructed to draft a waiver and agreement covering the same. Petition of Catholic Printing Co., asking the City Council permission to excavate the sidewalk on Iowa street forty -one feet in length for the in- stallation of a coal storage bin, pre- sented and read. On motion of Ald. Strobel, the petition was referred to the committee of the whole to view the grounds. Petition of the Union Trust and Savings bank, asking the City Council to instruct the city treasurer to ac- cept taxes as follows: For the year 1913, $2,183.67 less the taxes on $27,- 000.00 of city water works bonds; for the year 1914, upon the basis of its capital stock of $100,000.00; for the year 1915, $3,088.04; for the year 1916, $3,332.49; for the year 1917, $3,612.84, presented and read. On motion of Ald. McLaughlin, the peti- tion was referred to the committee of the whole and the city attorney and city treasu "er notified to be present. Petition of the Corn Belt Packing Co., asking the City Council to grant them permission to operate and main- tain a packing plant and slaughter house at what is known as the old Dubuque Brewing and Malting Co. plant in the City of Dubuque, present- ed and read. On motion of Ald. Frith,