1953 Supplement to Revised Ordinances of 1951 for use during 19541953 Supplement
to
Revised Orclinances of 1951
of
City of Dubujue, Iowa
For use during 1954
This pamphlet contains all Ordinances of the City of Dubuque of general
interest adopted since August 10, 1951 and prior to January 1, 1954 and
supersedes 1952 supplement.
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CHAPTER 1
General Administration
Ordinance No. 16-52
An Ordinance Exacting Compliance with Proclama-
tion Issued by the Mayor in Times of Public
Danger or Emergency and Providing a Penalty
for a Violation Hereof.
Be it Enacted by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. No person, firm or corporation shall
violate the provisions of any proclamation issued
by the Mayor during times of public danger or
emergency under the authority of Section 2 of Or-
dinance 93 of the City of Dubuque.
Section 2. Any person, firm or corporation who
shall violate any of the terms or conditions hereof
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic-
tion thereof shall be fined not to exceed One Hun-
dred Dollars ($100) or imprisoned in the County
jail for not to exceed thirty (30) days.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its final passage, adop-
tion and publication as by law provided.
Adopted 4/15/52
Published 4/ 18/ 52
CHAPTER II
Elections
ORDINANCE NO. 159 REPEALED by Ordinance
No. 7-52
Ordinance No. 7-52
An Ordinance Establishing a Single Ward for the
City of Dubuque and Dividing the Same into
Election Precincts, Establishing Such Precints
and Defining the Boundaries Thereof; and Re-
pealing Ordinance No. 159
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 159 be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That all of the territory embraced
within the corporate limits of the City of Dubuque
shall be confined within a single ward, which ward
shall be co -extensive with the limits of said city.
Section 3. That for the convenience of its citi-
zens and to facilitate the casting of ballots at elec-
tions, the ward hereby created shall be divided in-
to sixteen (16) precincts, the boundaries of which
shall be as set forth in Sections 4 to 19 hereof in-
clusive.
Section 4. The boundaries of the First Precinct
shall be:
FIRST PRECINCT
Commencing at the easterly limits of the city,
thence proceeding westerly on the north line of
Linhein's Subdivision to Laurel street, thence
southwesterly on the northwesterly line of the Sub-
division of Mineral Lot 20 to the southeasterly lot
line of Lot 19 of Rowan's Addition, thence south-
westerly along said lot line to a point where the
same is intersected by the quarter section line of
Section 36, thence westerly to the south of said
quarter section line to the center of Section 36,
thence westerly along said quarter section line to
a point where said section line intersects Southern
avenue, thence northeasterly along the westerly
side of Southern avenue to Samuel street, thence
northwesterly on the westerly side of Samuel street
to Levi street, thence northeasterly across Samuel
street at Levi street, thence southerly on the east
side of Samuel street to Southern avenue, thence
northerly on the west side of Southern avenue to
Valley street (excluded from this precinct, how-
ever, are all residents located upon both sides of
Southern avenue and Samuel street within the
boundaries of the precinct described) and thence
northwesterly on the southwesterly side of Valley
street to Quinn street, thence northerly on the west
side of Quinn street to Union street, thence north-
erly on the west side of Union street to Rising
street, thence westerly on the south side of Rising,
street to Dodge street, thence westerly on the
south side of Dodge street to South Hill street,
thence southerly on the east side of South Hill
street to Grandview avenue, thence across Grand-
view avenue to Henderson street, thence south-
westerly on the east side of Henderson street to
the end of said street, thence southwesterly on a
line drawn from Henderson street to the northwest
corner of Min. Lot 137, thence southerly on the
west line of Min. Lot 137, thence southerly on the
same line extended to the northwest corner of Min.
Lot 135, thence southerly on the west line of Min.
Lot 135 to the southwest corner of said Min. Lot,
thence westerly on the north line of Min. Lot 127
to the northwest corner of said Min. Lot, thence
southerly on the west line of Min. Lot 127 and Min.
Lot 124 to the quarter section line of Section 35,
thence westerly along said quarter section line to
the center of Section 35, thence southerly along the
quarter section line from the center of Section 35
to the south limits of the City, thence easterly
along the south limits of the City to the easterly
limits, and thence northerly to the place of begin-
ning.
Section 5. The boundaries of the Second Pre-
cinct shall be:
SECOND PRECINCT
Commencing at the quarter section corner on
the south side of Section 35, being the south limits
of the city, thence northerly along said quarter
section line to the center of Section 35, thence
easterly on the quarter section line to where it
intersects the west line of Min. Lot 124, thence
northerly on the east line of Min. Lot 123, and 128
to the northwesterly corner of Min. Lot 127, thence
easterly on the north line of Min. Lot 127 to the
southwest corner of Min. Lot 135, thence northerly
on the east line of Min. Lot 134 to the northwest
corner of Min. Lot 135, thence northerly on a line
drawn from the northwest corner of Min. Lot 135
to the northwest corner of Min. Lot 137, thence
northeasterly on a line drawn from the northwest
corner of Min. Lot 137 to the south line of Hender-
son street, thence northeasterly on the northwest
side of Henderson street to Grandview avenue,
thence across Grandview avenue, thence northeast-
erly on the northwest side of South Hill street to
Dodge street, thence easterly on the north side of
Dodge street to Hill street, thence northerly on the
west side of Hill street to Langworthy avenue,
thence westerly on the south side of Langworthy
avenue to Booth street, thence northerly on the
west side of Booth street to West Third street,
thence westerly on the south side of West Third
street to College street, thence northwesterly on
the southwest side of College street to West Fifth
street, thence west on the south side of West Fifth
street to Delhi street, thence westerly along the
southerly side of Delhi street, to Auburn street,
thence southerly on the east side of Auburn street
to Grace street, thence westerly on the south side
of Grace street to Algona street, thence southerly
on the east side of Algona street to West Third
street, thence westerly on the south side of West
Third street, thence westerly along the south side
of West Third street and the south side of West
Third street produced to intersect with the section
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line between Sections 26 and 27, T89NR2E, thence
south along said section line to a point one hundred
and ninety feet (190') north of U. S. Highway No. 20,
thence northwesterly along a line parallel to and
one hundred and ninety feet (190') north from the
center line of U. S. Highway No. 20 to its intersec-
tion with the west city limits line, thence south to
a point two hundred and five feet (205') south of the
center line of U. S. Highway No. 20, thence south-
easterly along a line parallel to and two hundred
and five feet (205') south of the center line of U. S.
Highway No. 20 to the west line of lot 1 of lot 2 of
lot 1 of lot 1 of George Jecklin farm, thence south-
westerly along the west line of said lot 1 of lot 2 of
lot 1 of lot 1 for a distance of one hundred and
seventy-five feet (175'), thence southeasterly along
a line three hundred and eighty (380') south of and
parallel to the center line of U. S. Highway No. 20
to the east line of Section 27, T89NR2E, thence
south along said section line to the south city
limits, thence east to the point of beginning.
Section 6. The boundaries of the Third Precinct
shall be:
THIRD PRECINCT
Commencing at the easterly limits of the city,
thence proceeding westerly along the north line of
Linhein's Subdivision to Laurel street, thence
southwesterly on the northwesterly line of Subdi-
vision of Min. Lot 20 to the southeasterly lot line
of Lot 19 of Rowan's Addition, thence southwest-
erly on the north line of Lot 19 of Rowan's Addi-
tion to a point where the same intersects the quar-
ter section line of Section 36, thence westerly on
said quarter section line to the center of Section
36, thence westerly on said quarter section line to
Southern avenue, thence northeasterly on the east-
erly side of Southern avenue to Valley street (in-
cluded, however, in this precinct are all residents
upon both sides of Southern avenue and Samuel
street within the limits of this precinct), thence
across Southern avenue to Valley street, thence
northwesterly on the northeasterly side of Valley
street to Quinn street, thence northerly on the east
side of Quinn street to Union street, thence north-
erly on the east side of Union street to Rising
street, thence westerly on the north side of Rising
street to Dodge street, thence westerly on the
north side of Dodge street to Hill street, thence
northerly on the east side of Hill street to West
Third street, thence easterly on the south side of
West Third street to Burch street, thence norther-
ly on the east side of Burch street to Fenelon
Place, thence easterly on the south side of Fenelon
Place to West Fourth street, thence easterly on the
south side of West Fourth street to Central avenue,
thence easterly on the south side of East Fourth
street to the easterly limits of the city, thence
southerly to the place of beginning.
Section 7. The boundaries of the Fourth Pre-
cinct shall be:
FOURTH PRECINCT
Commencing at the easterly limits of the city,
thence proceeding westerly on a direct line to East
Fourth street, thence westerly on the north side of
East Fourth street to Central avenue, thence west-
erly on the north side of West Fourth street to
Fenelon Place, thence westerly on the north side of
Fenelon Place to Burch street, thence southerly on
the west side of Burch street, to West Third
street, thence westerly on the north side of West
Third street to Hill street, thence northerly on
the east side of Hill street to West Fifth street,
thence westerly on the north side of West Fifth
street to Wilson street, thence northerly on the
east side of Wilson street to University avenue,
thence easterly on the south side of University
avenue to Eighth avenue, thence easterly on the
south side of Eighth avenue to Central avenue,
thence easterly on the south side of East Eighth
street to the easterly limits of the city, thence
southerly to the place of beginning.
Section 8. The boundaries of the Fifth Precinct
shall be:
FIFTH PRECINCT
Commencing at the intersection of Langworthy
and Hill streets, thence proceeding westerly on the
northerly side of Langworthy street to Booth
street,. thence northerly on the easterly side of
Booth street to West Third street, thence westerly
on the northerly side of West Third street to Col-
lege street, thence northerly on the easterly side
of College street to West Fifth street, thence west-
erly on the northerly side of West Fifth street to
Delhi street, thence northeasterly on the easterly
side of Delhi street to Mt. Pleasant street, thence
northerly on the easterly side of Mt. Pleasant
street to Loras boulevard, thence easterly on the
southerly side of Loras boulevard to Belmont
street, thence southerly on the westerly side of
Belmont street to Rose street, thence easterly on
the southerly side of Rose street to Center Place,
thence southerly on the westerly side of Center
Place to University avenue, thence easterly on the
southerly side of University avenue to Wilson
street, thence southerly on the westerly side of
Wilson street to West Fifth street, thence easterly
on the southerly side of West Fifth street to Hill
street, thence southerly on the westerly side of
Hill street to the place of beginning.
Section 9. The boundaries of the Sixth Precinct
shall be:
SIXTH PRECINCT
Commencing on the Section lines between Sec-
tions 26 and 27 T89NR2E at a point where West
Third street if produced to said section line would
intersect the same, thence proceeding easterly on
the northerly side of West Third street, thus pro-
duced, to West Third street, thence easterly on the
northerly side of West Third street to Algona
street, thence northerly on the westerly side of
Algona street to Grace street, thence easterly on
the northerly side of Grace street to Auburn street,
thence northerly on the westerly side of Auburn
street to Delhi street, thence easterly on the north-
erly side of Delhi street to Mt. Pleasant street,
thence northerly on the westerly side of Mt. Pleas-
ant street to Loras boulevard, thence easterly on
the northerly side of Loras boulevard to Alta Vista
street, thence northerly on the westerly side of
Alta Vista street to Kirkwood street, thence west-
erly on the southerly side of Kirkwood street and
Kirkwood street produced to Rosedale avenue,
thence westerly on the southerly side of Rosedale
avenue to Adair street, thence southeasterly on a
line drawn northwesterly from the intersection of
Rosedale avenue and Adair street to the
intersection of West Locust and Seminary streets,
thence northeasterly on the northerly side of West
Locust street to a point where Abbott street if pro-
duced would intersect West Locust, thence north-
erly on the westerly side of Abbott street, thus
produced, to the alley between Lowell and Semi-
nary streets, thence westerly on the southerly side
of said alley produced to the point of intersection
between said line and the section line between sec-
tions 22 and 23 T89NR2E, thence north along said
section line to the intersection of said line with the
center line of Kaufmann avenue, thence westerly
along the center line of Kaufmann avenue to its in-
tersection with the center line of Carter road,
thence southwesterly along the center line of Car-
ter road to its intersection with the center line of
Asbury road, thence southeasterly along the center
line of Asbury road to its intersection with the sec-
tion line between sections 22 and 23 T89NR2E,
thence south along said section line to the inter-
section of said line with the center line of Karrick
street, the.nce southeasterly along the center line
of Karrick street to the intersections of the center
lines of Karrick, Poplar and Finley streets, thence
southeasterly along the center line of Finley street
to its intersection with the center line of Univer-
sity avenue, thence southwesterly along the center
line of University avenue to its intersection with
the section line between sections 26 and 27 T89NR-
2E, thence south to the point of beginning.
Section 10. The boundaries of the Seventh Pre-
cinct shall be:
SEVENTH PRECINCT
Commencing at the easterly limits of the city,
thence proceeding westerly to East Eighth street,
thence westerly on the north side of East Eighth
street to Central avenue, thence westerly on the
north side of West Eighth avenue to Main street,
thence northerly on the east side of Main street to
Loras boulevard, thence easterly on the south side
of Loras boulevard to Central avenue, thence east-
erly on the south side of East Fourteenth street to
the easterly limits of the city, thence southerly to
the place of beginning.
Section 11. The boundaries of the Eighth Pre-
cinct shall be:
EIGHTH PRECINCT
Commencing at the northwest corner of Main
street and Eighth avenue, thence proceeding west-
erly on the north side of Eighth avenue to Univer-
sity avenue, thence westerly on the north side of
University avenue to Center place, thence northerly
on the easterly side of Center place to Rose street,
thence westerly on the northerly side of Rose
street to Belmont street, thence northerly on east-
erly side of Belmont street to Loras boulevard,
thence easterly on the southerly side of Loras
boulevard to Main street, thence southerly on the
westerly side of Main street to the place of begin-
ning.
Section 12. The boundaries of the Ninth Pre-
cinct shall be:
NINTH PRECINCT
Commencing at the easterly limits of the city,
thence proceeding westerly on East Fourteenth
street, thence westerly on the northerly side of
East Fourteenth street to Central avenue, thence
westerly to the northerly side of Loras boulevard
to Main street, thence northerly on the easterly
side of Main street to West Seventeenth street,
thence easterly on the southerly line of West
Seventeenth street to Heeb street, thence northerly
on the easterly side of Heeb street to East Nine-
teenth street produced to Heeb street, thence east-
erly on the southerly side of East Nineteenth street
produced and East Nineteenth street to the easter-
ly limits of the city, thence southerly to the place
of beginning.
Section 13. The boundaries of the Tenth Pre-
cinct shall be:
TENTH PRECINCT
Commencing at a point where Seminary street
intersects West Locust street, thence proceeding
easterly on the southerly side of West Locust
street to a point where Abbott street, if produced,
would intersect West Locust street, thence north-
erly on the easterly side of Abbott street, thus
produced, to the alley lying between Lowell and
Seminary streets, thence easterly on the southerly
side of said alley to Harold street, thence easterly
on a line drawn midway between Lowell street and
Seminary streets to Main street, thence easterly
on a line drawn from Main street to Heeb street to
Twentieth street produced, thence southerly on the
westerly side of Heeb street to West Seventeenth
street, thence westerly on the northerly side West
Seventeenth street to Main street, thence southerly
on the westerly side of Main street to Loras boule-
vard, thence westerly on the northerly side of
Loras boulevard to Alta Vista street, thence north-
erly on the easterly side of Alta Vista street to
Kirkwood street, thence westerly on the northerly
side of Kirkwood street and Kirkwood street pro-
duced to Rosedale avenue, thence westerly on the
northerly side of Rosedale avenue to Adair street,
thence northwesterly on a line drawn from Adair
street to the place of beginning.
Section 14. The boundaries of the Eleventh Pre-
cinct shall be:
ELEVENTH PRECINCT
Commencing at a point on the section line be-
tween sections 22 and 23 T89NR2E where the alley
line between Lowell and Seminary streets if pro-
duced on a direct line would intersect said section
line, thence proceeding easterly on the northerly
side of said alley, thus produced, to the westerly
end of said alley, thence easterly on the northerly
side of said alley to Harold street, thence easterly
on a line drawn midway between Lowell and Semi-
nary streets to Main street, thence easterly on a
line drawn. from Main street to Heeb street at
Twentieth street produced, thence southerly on the
east side of Heeb street to East Nineteenth street
produced, thence easterly on the north side of East
Nineteenth street to the Chicago Great Western
Railroad right-of-way, thence northerly on the west
side of the Chicago Great Western Railroad right-
of-way to East Twenty-second street, thence west-
erly on the south side of East Twenty-second street
to Central avenue, thence westerly on the southerly
side of Kaufmann avenue to Valeria street, thence
westerly on the southerly side of Valeria street to
Lewis street, thence westerly on the westerly side
of Lewis street to Wallace street, thence westerly
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on the westerly side of Wallace street to Monroe
street, thence westerly on the southerly side of
Monroe street and southerly on the easterly side
of Monroe street to Kane street, thence westerly
on the southerly side of Kane street to a point
where Gay street produced would intersect Kane
street, thence north six hundred feet (600'), thence
westerly in a direct line parallel to and six hun-
dred feet (600') north of Kane street produced to
the section line between sections 14 and 15,
T89NR2E, thence north along said section line to
the S. E. corner of the N. E. 1/4 of section 15,
T89NRZE, thence westerly twenty-six hundred and
forty feet (2640') to the center of section 15,
T89NRZE, thence west six hundred and sixty feet
(660'), thence south twenty-six hundred and forty
feet (2640') to the south section line of section 15,
T89NRZE, thence easterly along the southerly sec-
tion line of section 15, six hundred and sixty feet
(660') to the S. W. corner of the S. E. 1/4 of sec-
tion 15, T89NRZE, thence south to the intersection
of the center line of Kaufmann avenue, thence east-
erly along the center line of Kaufmann avenue to
its intersection with the section line between sec-
tion 22 and 23 T89NRZE, thence southerly along
said section line to the point of beginning.
Section 15. The boundaries of the Twelfth Pre-
cinct shall be:
TWELFTH PRECINCT
Commencing on Kane street at a point where
Gay street if produced westerly to Kane street
would intersect the same, thence proceeding east-
erly on the southerly side of Gay street to Broad-
way, thence easterly on the southerly side of
Broadway to Diagonal street, thence easterly on
the southerly side of Diagonal street to Central
avenue, thence northerly on the easterly side of
Central avenue to East Twenty-sixth street, thence
easterly on the southerly side of East Twenty-
sixth street to Marquette Place, thence southerly
on the westerly side of Queen street to East
Twenty-fourth street, thence westerly on the north-
erly side of East Twenty-fourth street to Prince
street, thence southerly on the westerly side of
Prince street to East Twenty-second street, thence
westerly on the northerly side of East Twenty-
second street to Central avenue, thence westerly
on the northerly side of Kaufmann avenue to
Valeria street, thence northwesterly on the east-
erly side of Valeria street to Lewis street, thence
northwesterly on the easterly side of Lewis street
to Wallace street, thence northwesterly on the
easterly side of Wallace street to Monroe street,
thence southerly on the northerly side of Monroe
street to Kane street, thence northwesterly on the
northerly side of Kane street to the place of begin-
ning.
Section 16. The boundaries of the Thirteen
Precinct shall be:
THIRTEENTH PRECINCT
Commencing at a point six hundred feet (600')
north of Kane street produced on the section line
between sections 14 and 15 T89NR2E, thence pro-
ceeding easterly on a direct line parallel to and
six hundred feet (600') north of Kane street to a
point six hundred feet (600') north of a point where
Kane street and the northerly line of Gay,street if
extended would intersect, thence south six hundred
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feet (600') to said point, thence easterly on the
northerly side of Gay street to Broadway, thence
southeasterly on the northeasterly side of Broad-
way to Diagonal street, thence easterly on the
northerly side of Diagonal street to Central avenue,
thence northerly on the westerly side of Central
avenue to East Twenty-sixth street, thence north-
easterly on the northerly side of East Twenty-sixth
street to Marquette Place, thence northerly on the
westerly side of Marquette Place and Marquette
Place produced to Morton street, thence northerly
on the westerly side of Morton street to East
Twenty-eighth street, thence northerly to the north-
erly city limits to the west of a line drawn from
Morton street midway between Pinard and Bruns-
wick street, thence westerly on the northerly line
of the city limits to the westerly limits, which is a
point at the N. E. corner of the S. E. 1/4 of the N.
E. 1/4 of section 15, T89NRZE, thence west thirteen
hundred and twenty feet (1320'), thence south
thirteen hundred and twenty feet (1320') thence east
thirteen hundred and twenty feet (1320'), to the sec-
tion line between sections 14 and 15 at the S. E.
corner of the N. E. 1/4 of section 15, T89NR2E,
thence southerly to the point of beginning.
Section 17. The boundaries of the Fourteenth
Precinct shall be:
FOURTEENTH PRECINCT
Commencing at the easterly limits of the city,
thence proceeding westerly to East Nineteenth
street, thence westerly on the northerly side of
East Nineteenth street to the Chicago Great West-
ern Railroad right-of-way, thence northerly on the
easterly side of the Chicago Great Western Rail-
road right-of-way to East Twenty-second street,
thence northerly on the easterly side of East
Twenty-second street to Prince street, thence
northwesterly on the easterly side of Prince street
to East Twenty-fourth street, thence easterly on
the southerly side of East Twenty-fourth street to
Queen street, thence northerly on the easterly side
of Queen street to Marquette Place, thence west-
erly on the easterly side of Marquette Place and
Marquette Place produced to Morton street, thence
northerly on the easterly side of Morton street to
East Twenty-eighth street, thence northwesterly
on a line drawn from Morton street midway be-
tween Pinard street and Brunswick street to the
northerly limits of the city, thence easterly along
the northerly limits of the city and Davis street to
the south 1/4 corner of section 12, T89NR2E of 5th
P. M.; thence north a distance of 2,659 feet to the
center of section 12, thence east a distance of
1,983.9 feet to the northeast corner of lot 1 of 1 of
Bethany Addition; thence south a distance of 729
feet to the northwest corner of lot 2 of lot 1 of the
N. E. 1/4 of the S. E. 1/4 of section 12; thence east
a distance of 654.75 feet to the northeast corner of
lot 2 of lot 1 of the N. E. 1/4 of the S. E. 1/4 of
section 12; thence south a distance of 1,775.6 feet
to the corner of sections 7, 12, 13 and 18 at the
easterly boundary of Linwood Cemetery; thence
southerly along the easterly side of Linwood
Cemetery to Thomas street, thence southwesterly
on the westerly side of Thomas street to Stafford
street, thence southeasterly on the southerly side
of Stafford street and Stafford street produced to
East Twentieth street to the easterly limits of the
city, thence southerly to the place of beginning.
Section 18. The boundaries of the Fifteenth Pre-
cinct shall be.
FIFTEENTH PRECINCT
Beginning at the easterly boundary line of the
city, thence proceeding westerly to East Twentieth
street, thence westerly on the northerly side of
East Twentieth street to Stafford street produced,
thence northwesterly on the northerly side of Staf-
ford •street produced and Stafford street to Thomas
street, thence northerly on the easterly side of
Thomas street to the easterly boundary line of Lin-
wood Cemetery, thence northerly along the easterly
boundary line of Linwood Cemetery to the norther-
ly city limits, thence easterly to the easterly city
limits, thence southerly to the place of beginning.
Section 19. The boundaries of the Sixteenth Pre-
cinct shall be:
SIXTEENTH PRECINCT
Commencing at a point one hundred and ninety
feet (190') north of U. S. Highway No. 20 on the
section line between Sections 26 and 27, T89NR2E,
thence north along said section line to the section
corner between Sections 26 and 27 and 22 and 23,
T89NR2E, thence north on the section line between
Sections 22 and 23, T89NR2E to its intersection
with the center line of the Asbury Road, thence
northwesterly along the center line of the Asbury
road to its intersection with the center line of
Carter road, thence northerly along the center line
of Carter road to its intersection with the center
line of Kaufmann avenue, thence northerly along
the center line of Carter road extension to its in-
tersection with the section line between Sections
15 and 22, T89NR2E, which is the southwest cor-
ner of the S. E. 1/4 of Section 15, T89NR2E,
thence west along the section line between sec-
tions 15 and 22, T89NR2E, to a point thirty three
feet (33') east of the southwest corner to a point
33 feet east of the southwest corner of section 15
T89NR2E thence south thirteen hundred and twenty
feet (1320'), thence west thirty three feet (33') to
the S.W. corner of the N.W. 1/4 of the N.W. 1/4 of
Section 22, T89NR2E, thence south along the west
section line of Section 22 to the S.W. corner of Sec-
tion 22, T89NR2E, thence south nine hundred and
twenty feet (920') along the west section line of Sec-
tion 27, T89NR2E, thence east to the N.E. corner of
lot 2 of 1 of 1 of the west 1/2 of the N.W. 1/4 of the
N.W. 1/4 of Section 27, T89NR2E, thence south to
the N.W. corner of Lot 2 of the east 1/2 of the N.W.
1/4 of the N.W. 1/4 of Section 27, T89NR2E, thence
east to the west line of M. 248, thence north to the
N.W. corner of M.L. 248, thence southeasterly
along the north line of M.4_,. 248 to the N.W. corner
of lot 2 of 2 of Bronson Farm addition to the City of
Dubuque, thence southeasterly along the north line
of said lot 2 of 2 to the south line of Ridgeway ave-
nue in Lenox Addition, thence southeasterly along
the southerly line of Lenox Addition to the west line
of Delhi road, thence south to a point one hundred
and ninety (190') feet north of the center line of U.
S. Highway No. 20, thence southeasterly along a line
parallel to and one hundred and ninety feet (190')
north of the center line of U.S. Highway No. 20 to
the point of beginning.
Section 20. That where ever streets and alleys
are referred to in this ordinance, the center lines
thereof shall be the boundary line of the precincts.
Section 21. The various election precincts
hereby established shall be published in the offi-
cial newspapers of the City of Dubuque once a week
for three (3) consecutive weeks, the last publica-
tion to be at least thirty (30) days prior to the next
general election.
Section 22. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its final passage, adoption
and publication as by law provided.
Adopted 3/3/52
Published 3/11/52
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CHAPTER Ill
Officers and Employees
ORDINANCE NO. 36-52 REPEALED by Ordinance No. 37-52
Ordinance No. 37-52
An Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 36-52.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 36-52 is hereby repealed and declared to be void and of no effect.
Adopted 11/28/52
Published 11/30/52
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CHAPTER |V
Public Works
No New Ordinances
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CHAPTER V
Parks and Playgrounds
No New Ordinances
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CHAPTER VI
Streets and Sidewalks
ORDINANCE NO. 47 REPEALED by Ordinance
No. 2-53
ORDINANCE NO. 53 REPEALED by Ordinance
No. 51-51
ORDINANCE NO. 171 REPEALED by Ordinance
No. 45 -51
Ordinance No. 45-51
An Ordinance Prohibiting Excavations in Streets or
Other Public Places Without a Permit; Provid-
ing For the Issuance of Permits and Making a
Charge Therefor and Providing a Penalty for a
Violation Thereof.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. No person, firm or corporation shall
make or cause to be made any excavation in any
public street, avenue, alley or other public place
in the City of Dubuque or dig up, cut into, or re-
move any public sidewalk, curb or pavement with-
out first obtaining a permit from the City Man-
ager as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. Before any such permit shall be
issued, an application therefor shall be filed with
the City Manager by the person desiring to do the
work which application shall state the place, amount
and purpose of the contemplated work, the time
when the work is to be started and the estimated
time required for completion thereof, together with
such other information as the Manager may reason-
ably require to determine whether the permit would
be granted. Each application shall contain an agree-
ment signed by the applicant, in which the applicant
agrees to perform the work, including all digging,
tunnelling, backfilling and restoration of the surface
in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance
with specifications established by the City Manager.
Section 3. Such application shall contain an
agreement by the applicant to compensate the City
for the cost of restoring the pavement surface de-
termined as hereinafter provided.
Section 4. When the permittee has completed
the excavation, including backfilling and restora-
tion, to the approval of the City Manager, the pav-
ing surface shall then be restored by the City
Street Department as soon as practicable at per-
mittee's cost. The cost of the restoration of the
pavement surface shall be determined by the City
Manager and shall include field labor, supervision,
materials, use of equipment, and inspection. The
City Manager may, at his discretion, make an ad-
ditional charge equal to 2% of the basic charge
multiplied by the difference between 36 and the
number of months the pavement has been laid.
Section 5. At the time the application is filed the
applicant shall deposit with the City Treasurer a
sum equal to the charge for restoring the pavement
surface as estimated by the City Manager which
sum shall be retained by the City to apply against
the charge for restoring the surface hereinabove re-
ferred to and credited to the Street Fund. In the
event the amount of the deposit proves to be in ex-
cess of the charge the difference shall be refunded
to the permit holder.
Section 6. Any work done under a permit provid-
ed for in this ordinance shall be performed in such
a manner as to cause the least possible interference
with the movement of traffic. On main thorough-
fares there shall be at all times sufficient traffic
lanes open to permit a substantially normal traffic
flow. Unless this can be accomplished the work
shall be confined to the hours between 9 a.m. and
4 p.m. or between midnight and 7 a.m. In the event
the work is of emergency nature the City Manager
may authorize work during other hours but shall
assign police to direct traffic.
Section 7. Permits shall be executed in duplicate
and shall show the work for which the same has
been granted, the name of the person, firm or cor-
poration to which the same is issued, the location
of the premises, the purpose of the excavation and
the time within which the work shall be commenced
and completed. The work shall be started within
one week from the date of the issuance of the permit.
Section 8. No permit shall be granted to any per-
son, firm, or corporation who shall not have first
been authorized by the City Council to do excavating
within the limits of the City and shall have deposited
a policy of liability insurance satisfactory to the
City Council insuring the City against any liability
arising out of the work during the period the same
is being carried on or within 2 years thereafter.
Section 9. Any work done under a permit as pro-
vided for in this ordinance shall be done expedi-
tiously and in a good and workmanlike manner
under the direction and supervision of the City
Manager.
Section 10. Any person, firm or corporation vio-
lating the provisions of this ordinance shall upon
conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more
than $ 100.00 or, in default thereof, imprisoned for
not more than thirty days.
Section 11. Any person, firm or corporation who
shall fail to comply with the terms and conditions
of the permit herein authorized or shall violate the
terms of this ordinance shall not hereafter be
granted another such permit without the prior ap-
proval of the City Council.
Section 12. The City Manager is hereby author-
ized to delegate any of the powers conferred on
him by this ordinance to either the City Engineer
or the City Plumbing Inspector.
Section 13. The provisions of this ordinance
shall not apply to City Departments or to persons
performing work under a contract with the City but
any such contract shall require a substantial com-
pliance with the provisions of this ordinance.
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Section 14. Ordinance No.171 adopted
February 1, 1926 is hereby repealed.
Adopted 9/25/51
Published 9/28/51
Ordinance No. 51-51
An Ordinance Providing for the Removal of Snow,
Ice and Slush From Sidewalks; Repealing Ordi-
nance No.53 and Providing a Penalty for a
Violation Hereof.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. The owner of any lot or parcel there-
of abutting upon any sidewalk on the City streets in
the City of Dubuque, shall promptly remove, or
cause to be removed, accumulations of snow, ice or
slush from such sidewalks.
Section 2. In the event such accumulations are
permitted to remain on such sidewalks for more
than a reasonable length of time, then the City Man-
ager, when he deems necessary in the interests of
public safety, shall cause the same to be removed
and the cost of such removal shall be assessed
against the abutting property in the manner set out
in Section 3.
Section 3. When the City Manager has caused
accumulations of snow, ice or slush to be removed
from any sidewalk in accordance with the provisions
of this Ordinance, he shall promptly ascertain the
actual cost thereof, including the cost of supervi-
sion, inspection and accounting, and shall certify
such actual cost to the City Clerk who, in turn,
shall promptly certify said cost to the County Audi-
tor and it shall then be collected with and in the
same manner as general property taxes in accord-
ance with the provisions of Chapter 151 of the Acts
of the 54th General Assembly of Iowa.
Section 4. Any person, firm or corporation who
shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic-
tion thereof, shall be fined not to exceed one hun-
dred dollars ($100).
Section 5. Ordinance No.53 entitled "An Ordi-
nance providing for the cleaning of sidewalks" is
hereby repealed.
Adopted November 13, 1951.
Published November 19, 1951.
Ordinance No. 9-52
An Ordinance Changing the Names of Streets and
Avenues Within the City of Dubuque.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That the following changes in the
names of Streets and Avenues within the City of
Dubuque be and the same are hereby changed, the
changes to become effective from and after the
passage and publication of this Ordinance as re-
quired by law. The names of Streets and Avenues
shall be changed to read as follows:
Austin street from Cooper street to Maiden
Lane shall be called Raymond Place.
Fremont avenue from Grandview avenue to
Lombard street shall be called Dodge street.
U. S. Highway No. 20 from Lombard street to
the new city limits shall be called Dodge street.
Delhi street from the old city limits to the new
city limits shall be called University avenue.
Hales Mill road from the intersection of Asbury
street and Rosedale avenue to the new City Limits
shall be called Asbury street.
Carter road from the present City Limits at
Kaufmann avenues west to the west line of Lewis
subdivision shall be called Kaufmann avenue.
Austin avenue in Lenox addition shall be called
Nebraska avenue.
Prescott avenue in Lenox addition shall be
called Missouri avenue.
Emerson avenue in Lenox addition shall be
called Wisconsin avenue.
Iowa avenue in Lenox addition shall be called
Ohio avenue.
Wilson street in Wilson Dubuque addition shall
be called Montana street,
and designating the unnamed street at the old
city limits line from Green street to Fairview
Drive as Bunker Hill street.
Section 2. That upon final passage a copy there-
of shall be certified and filed with the County Re-
corder and County Auditor of Dubuque County,
Iowa, and be entered of record in the Recorder's
office in accordance with the law.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in force and
effect from and after its final passage by the City
Council and publication as provided by law.
Adopted 3/3/52
Published 3/10/52
Ordinance No. 33-52
An Ordinance Changing the Name of Hazel Street
in the City of Dubuque to Sunnyview Drive
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That the name of Hazel street in the
City of Dubuque is hereby changed to Sunnyview
Drive and that said street shall be known hereafter
as Sunnyview Drive.
Section 2. That the City Clerk is hereby au-
thorized and directed to file a certified copy of this
Ordinance with the County Recorder of Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Adopted 9/16/52
Published 9/19/52
Ordinance No. 20-52
An Ordinance Designating the Alley Lying between
St. Ambrose Street and Bunker Hill Street and
Abutting the North Boundary of Finley Addition
as a Street to be Known as Fairway Drive and
Widening the Same, and Subdividing Lot 2 of 1 of
Mineral Lot 265 to Provide for the Such Widen-
ing.
Whereas the City Engineer has submitted a plat
showing a proposed widening of the alley abutting
the north boundary of Finley addition between
Bunker Hill street and St. Ambrose street by
subdividing Lot 2 of 1 of Mineral Lot 265 to
provide an additional 10' strip on the north side
thereof and by including the north 15' of Lots
75 to 83 inclusive of Finley addition on the
south side thereof; and
Whereas the City Council is of the opinion
said plat should be approved;
Now Therefore Be it Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque:
1. That said plat is hereby approved and the
Mayor and City Clerk authorized to endorse said
approval thereon.
2. That hereafter said alleyshall be designated
a street 50' in width and shall hereafter be known
as Fairway Drive.
3. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to file a certified copy of this Ordinance
with the County Recorder of Dubuque County, Iowa.
Adopted 5/14/52
Published 5/19/52
Ordinance No. 2-53
An Ordinance Providing for the Construction or
Repair of permanent or temporary Sidewalks
and the Assessment of the cost thereof; pro-
viding for a penalty for violation hereof; and
repealing Ordinances No. 47 and No. 61-51.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That permanent sidewalks hereafter
built or laid on any street, shall not be laid until
the bed of the same shall have been graded, so
that when completed such sidewalk shall be at
the established grade, and all sidewalks, unless
otherwise ordered, shall be permanent sidewalks
and shall be constructed as provided in the plans
and specifications for permanent sidewalks pre-
pared by the Engineer and approved by the Coun-
cil.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Engineer,
upon the taking effect of this Ordinance, to sub-
mit plans and specifications for permanent and
temporary sidewalks to the Council, and the
Council, upon making such changes as they deem
advisable, shall approve the same and such plans
and specifications so approved shall constitute the
plans and specifications for permanent and tem-
porary sidewalks and shall continue in force until
changed by the Council.
Section 3. Any property owner may build a
permanent sidewalk in front of or along his pro-
perty at any time, at his own expense by securing
a permit from the City Manager, but such side-
walks shall conform strictly to this Ordinance and
the plans and specifications then in force, and no
permanent sidewalk shall be built by any person
without securing the permit therefor, and whoever
shall build or undertake to build, or have any per-
son build for him, any permanent sidewalk, with-
out first having secured a permit therefor, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished
by a fine of not to exceed One Hundred Dollars
($100) or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty
(30) days.
Section 4. Any person or firm desiring to
engage in the construction of permanent sidewalks
for private business, or for the City of Dubuque,
shall execute a surety company bond in the sum
of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) conditioned that
he will hold the City harmless from damage be-
cause of any negligence of himself or his employ-
ees while constructing said walk and that he will
keep the walk in good and perfect repair for the
time stated in the plans and specifications and
shall be liable on said bond to the City and pro-
perty holder for any damage, loss and expense
caused by reason of his failure to build such walk
according to specifications, and for any breach of
the bond. One of the conditions of the bond shall
be that the Engineer's decision that the walk needs
repair shall be final. No bond shall be good for a
longer period than one year.
Section 5. All permanent sidewalks built shall
be subject at all times to inspection and control
by the City and shall be approved by the Engineer
before the person or firm doing the work shall be
entitled to demand or receive pay from the pro-
perty owner for building the same. The contractor
building a walk under private contract shall re-
port its completion to the City Engineer. The City
Manager may order any sidewalk which is not in
accordance with the plans and specifications taken
up and replaced and the person or firm building the
same shall be liable on their bond for failure so
to do within the time specified.
Section 6. The Council, by the adoption of a
Resolution by three -fourths vote, may order the
construction or reconstruction of permanent side-
walks upon any street, highway, avenue or public
ground. The cost of such improvement or any
portion thereof may be paid from the street fund
or by assessing such cost or a portion thereof
against the lots and parcels of land in front of
which the same shall be constructed.
Section 7. Whenever the Council shall propose
to construct or reconstruct a permanent sidewalk
and assess all or a portion of the cost thereof
against abutting property they shall give notice of
their intention so to do by directing the City Clerk
to mail a notice to each property owner affected,
as shown by the tax rolls, by U. S. Mail at least
ten (10) days prior to the adoption of such Reso-
lution.
Section 8. Upon completion of the work the
City Engineer shall certify the cost thereof to-
gether with a schedule showing the lots proposed
to be assessed for said improvement, the owners
thereof as shown by the tax rolls, and the amount
proposed to be assessed against each lot. The
Council shall thereupon by Res.olution set a time
and place of hearing on such proposed assessment
and direct notice of such hearing to be given. At
such hearing the City Council may adopt, or mod-
ify and adopt, the schedule as submitted by the
City Engineer and levy such assessments as a
special tax in the amounts and against the pro-
perties as shown by said schedule as adopted.
However, the assessment as shown by the proposed
schedule of any taxpayer shall not be increased
without notice to the taxpayer.
Section 9. Said special tax shall be paid, col-
lected and bear interest and the cost of such im-
provement paid for, all as provided by Sections
389.32 to 389.36, inclusive, of the 1950 Code of
Iowa.
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Section 10. Upon recommendation of the City
Manager, the City Council may, by Resolution,
without notice, direct the repair of any sidewalk
or portion thereof and assess the cost thereof
against the property in front of which such repairs
are made. Upon completion of such repair the
City Clerk shall certify the cost thereof to the
County Auditor and it shall then be collected with
and in the same manner as general property
taxes.
Section 11. The City Council may, by Reso-
lution, provide for the laying, relaying or repair
of temporary sidewalks and assess the cost there-
of in the manner provided in Section 10 hereof.
Section 12. Ordinance No. 47 as amended and
Ordinance No. 61-51 are hereby repealed.
Section 13. This Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its final passage,
adoption and publication.
Adopted 1/13/53
Published 1 / 16/ 53
Ordinance No. 44-53
Whereas the Board of Supervisors of Dubuque
County, Iowa, have delivered deed quit claiming
to the City of Dubuque, all right, title and interest
in and to
Lot 2 of Chaney Place in the City of Dubuque,
Iowa; and
Whereas said property was acquired by
Dubuque County for a public road; and
Whereas said Board has agreed to construct
and surface a road on said Lot;
Now Therefore, Be it Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, Iowa:
Section 1. That the City of Dubuque hereby
accepts said quit claim deed;
Section 2. That said Lot 2 of Chaney Place
be and the same is hereby established as a public
street from Hillcrest Road to Pennsylvania Ave-
nue to be known as Chaney Road;
Adopted 6/23/53
Published 6/29/53
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Ordinance No. 45-53
Whereas the Board of Supervisors of Dubuque
County, Iowa, have delivered deed quit claiming
to the City of Dubuque, all right, title and interest
in and to:
Lot 2 of 1 of 1 of 1 of 2 of John P. Mettel's
Subdivision, Lot 2 of 2 of 1 of 1 of 2 of John P.
Mettel's Subdivision, Lot 2 of 3 of 1 of 1 of 2
of John P. Mettel's Subdivision, in the City of
Dubuque, Iowa; and
Whereas said property was acquired by
Dubuque County for a public road; and
Whereas said Board has agreed to construct
and surface a road on said lot;
Now Therefore, Be it Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, Iowa:
Section 1. That the City of Dubuque hereby
accepts said quit claim deed;
Section 2. That the above described property
be and the same is hereby established as a public
street to be hereafter known as Green Street
from the present terminus of Green Street to
Pennsylvania Avenue;
Adopted 6/23/53
Published 6/29/53
Ordinance No. 69-53
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque, Iowa:
Section 1. That Eleanor Street, as the same
appears on the various plats of the Subdivisions
of Lot 1 and of Lot 2 of Robinson's Subdivision
in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, be and the same is
hereby accepted and established as a public street
in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, and that the name
thereof is hereby changed to and the same shall
be hereafter known as "Indian Ridge";
Adopted 11/16/53
Published 11/20/53
ORDINANCE NO.
No. 23-52
ORDINANCE NO.
No. 23-52
CHAPTER VH
Public Market
36 REPEALED by Ordinance
154 REPEALED by Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 24-42 REPEALED by Ordinance
No. 23-52
Ordinance No. 23-52
An Ordinance Establishing a Central Market; Regu-
lating the Display and Sale of Merchandise
Thereon; Regulating the Street and Sidewalk
Display of Food Elsewhere in the City of
Dubuque; Providing a Penalty for the Violation
Hereof; and Repealing Ordinance Nos. 36, 154,
and 24-42.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That part of the property of the City
adjacent to the City Hall, together with such part
of the streets, and sidewalks located in the area
bounded by Eleventh street, Thirteenth street,
White street and Iowa street, as may be necessary,
shall constitute and be known as the Central Mar-
ket,
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby au-
thorized and directed to establish spaces for stalls
in the Central Market and issue permits for the
use of the same. The annual fee for such permits
shall be Fifteen Dollars ($15) per space which fee
shall be charged and collected at the time of issu-
ance of the permit and paid over to the City Treas-
urer;
Section 3. That it shall be the duty of the City
Manager to keep the streets and sidewalks in the
Central Market open and free for travel;
Section 4. That no person, firm or corporation
shall display, offer for sale, or sell any merchan-
dise on the streets and sidewalks of the Central
Market except poultry, vegetables, flowers, eggs,
butter and fruits, raised or produced by the vendor
and displayed at a stall for which a permit has been
issued under the provisions of Paragraph 2 hereof;
Section 5. That no person, firm or corporation
shall make any sidewalk or street display of food
upon any of the streets of sidewalks of the City of
Dubuque except in the Central Market at stalls es-
tablished by the City Manager under the provisions
of Paragraph 2 hereof.
Section 6. That all food or food products offered
for sale on the Central Market shall be subject to
inspection by the Health Officer or his deputy. If
any such food is found to be unfit for human con-
sumption, such officer shall confiscate and destroy
the same and the person offering for sale or sell-
ing such food shall be guilty of a misdeameanor.
If any person, firm or corporation holding a per-
mit for a stall in the Central Market shall operate
the same in a manner contrary to law, or display
his wares in an unsanitary manner his permit shall
be revoked.
Section 7. That Ordinance No. 36, Ordinance
No. 154 and Ordinance No. 24-42 are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 8. Any person, firm or corporation who
violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not to ex-
ceed One Hundred Dollars ($100) and in default of
such fine shall be imprisoned for a period not to
exceed thirty (30) days.
Adopted 6/2/52
Published 6/6/5Z
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ORDINANCE NO.
by Ordinance No.
ORDINANCE NO.
No. 38-53
CHAPTER VIII
Public Health
34, Section 8 REPEALED
38-53
147 REPEALED by Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 28-29 REPEALED by Ordinance
No. 38-53
ORDINANCE NO. 7-41 AMENDED by Ordinance
No. 15-52
Ordinance No. 15-52
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 7-41 as
Amended by Repealing Sections 8, 10, 11, and
12 Thereof and Enacting New Sections in Lieu
Thereof to Eliminate Authorization of the Sale
of Raw Milk in the City of Dubuque.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That Section 8 of Ordinance No. 7-41,
as amended, be and the same is hereby repealed
and the following enacted in lieu thereof:
"Section 8. GRADES OF MLLK AND MILK
PRODUCTS WHICH MAY BE SOLD. No milk or
milk products shall be sold to the final consum-
er or to restaurants, soda fountains, grocery
stores, or similar establishments except Grade A
Pasteurized and Certified; provided, that when any
milk distributor fails to qualify for one of the
above grades the health officer is authorized to
revoke his permit, or in lieu thereof to degrade
his product and permit its sale during a temporary
period not exceeding 30 days or in emergencies
such longer period as he may deem necessary."
Section 2. That Section 10 of Ordinance No.
7-41 as amended be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and the following enacted in lieu thereof:
"Section 10. TRANSFERRING OR DIPPING
MILK; DELIVERY CONTAINERS; HANDLING OF
MORE THAN ONE GRADE; DELIVERY OF MILK
AT QUARANTINED RESIDENCES. Except as per-
mitted in this section, no milk producer or dis-
tributor shall transfer milk or milk products from
one container to another on the street, or in any
vehicle or store, or in any place except a bottling
or milk room especially used for that purpose.
The sale of dip milk is hereby prohibited.
All pasteurized milk and milk products shall be
placed in their final delivery containers in the
plant in which they are pasteurized. Milk and milk
products sold in the distributor's containers in
quantities less than one gallon shall be delivered
in standard milk bottles or in single -service con-
tainers approved by State Health authorities. It
shall be unlawful for hotels, soda fountains, res-
taurants, groceries, and similar establishments
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to sell or serve any milk or milk product except
in the original container in which it was received
from the distributor or from a bulk container
equipped with an approved dispensing device; pro-
vided, that this requirement shall not apply to
cream consumed on the premises, which may be
served from the original bottle or from a dispens-
er approved for such service.
It shall be unlawful for any hotel, soda fountain,
restaurant, grocery, or similar establishment to
sell or serve any milk or milk products which have
not been maintained, while in its possession, at a
temperature of 50 degrees F. or less.
No milk or milk products shall be permitted to
come in contact withequipment with which a lower
grade of milk or milk products has been in contact
unless such equipment has been first thoroughly
cleaned and subjected to bactericidal treatment.
Bottled milk or milk products, if stored in
water, shall be so stored that the tops of the bot-
tles will not be submerged.
It shall be the duty of all persons to whom milk
or milk products are delivered to clean thoroughly
the containers in which such milk or milk products
are delivered before returning such containers.
Apparatus, containers, equipment, and utensils
used in the handling, storage, processing, or trans-
porting of milk or milk products shall not be used
for any other purpose without the permission of
the health officer.
The delivery of milk or milk products to, the
collection of milk or milk products containers
from, residences in which cases of communicable
disease transmissible through milk supplies exist,
shall be subject to the special requirements of the
health officer."
Section 3. That Section 11 of Ordinance No.
7-41, as amended be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and the following enacted in lieu thereof:
"Section 11. MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
FROM POINTS BEYOND THE LIMITS OF ROU-
TINE INSPECTION. Milk and milk products from
points beyond the limits of routine inspection of
the City of Dubuque may not be sold in. the City of
Dubuque, unless produced and pasteurized under
provisions equivalent to the requirements of this
Ordinance; provided, that the health officer shall
satisfy himself that the health officer having juris-
diction over the productions and processing is
properly enforcing such provisions."
Section 4. That Section 12 of Ordinance No.
7-41, as amended be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and the following enacted in lieu thereof:
"Section 12. FUTURE DAIRIES AND MILK
PLANTS. All dairies and milk plants from which
milk or milk products are supplied to the City
of Dubuque which are hereafter constructed
reconstructed, or extensively altered shall con-
form in their construction to the requirements of
this Ordinance for Grade A dairy farms, or for
Grade A pasteurization plants, respectively; pro-
vided, that the requirement of a two -room milk
house shall be waived in the case of dairies the
milk from which is to be pasteurized. Properly
prepared plans for all dairies and milk plants
which are hereafter constructed, reconstructed
or extensively altered shall be submitted to the
health officer for approval before work is begun.
In the case of milk plants signed approval shall
be obtained from the health officer or State
Department of Health."
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its final passage, adop-
tion and publication as by law provided.
Adopted 4/7/52
Published 4/ 14/ 52
Ordinance No. 17-52
An Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to
Prohibit Unauthorized Persons or Vehicles
from Entering Flooded Areas; Prohibiting Oc-
cupancy of Dwellings Within Such Areas; Pro-
viding a Penalty for Violation Hereof.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. Whenever the City Manager shall de-
termine that any area of the City of Dubuque has
been or is in imminent danger of being inundated
by the flood waters of the Mississippi River, he
may designate the same a "Flood Area" and erect
suitable barricades and signs giving notice thereof:
Section 2. After signs have been erected giv-
ing notice thereof, no person or vehicles shall en-
ter said flood area without first having been au-
thorized to do so by the City Manager;
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby em-
powered to issue special permits to any persons
or vehicles whose presence in such flood areas is
demanded by public interest, which permits
shall not be transferable and shall be displayed in
a prominent manner while in such area;
Section 4. Whenever the imminent danger of
flood waters shall make any habitation or dwelling
dangerous to health and unsuitable for human habi-
tation, the occupants thereof, upon demand of the
City Manager or his properly authorized represen-
tative, shall vacate said dwelling and remove there-
from and shall not return thereto until the City
Manager shall have determined such danger no
longer exists;
Section 5. Any person, firm or corporation vio
lating any of the terms or conditions of this Ordi-
nance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and pun-
ished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dol-
lars ($100) or imprisoned in the County jail for
not more than thirty (30) days.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its final passage,
adoption and publication as by law provided.
Adopted 4/ 15/ 52
Published 4/18/52
Ordinance No. 38-53
An Ordinance Providing for Municipal Collection
of Garbage and Refuse; Defining Terms; Pre-
scribing Rules and Regulations Therefor; Re-
stricting the Private Collection of Garbage
and Refuse; Repealing Ordinances in Conflict
therewith; and Providing Penalties for Viola-
tion thereof.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque, Iowa:
Section 1. For the purpose of this Ordinance
the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Garbage" shall mean any and all refuse
from food incidental to its preparation or use
for human consumption;
(b) "Refuse" shall mean all paper, ashes, cans,
bottles, yard rakings and other debris which is
of small enough size to be placed in the proper
containers, but excluding any and all building
materials,
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby author-
ized and directed to employ City -owned vehicles
and equipment, and the necessary operating per-
sonnel, to collect all garbage and refuse from
dwellings and business places in the City of
Dubuque, upon the following,terms and conditions:
(a) Collections shall be made not more than
twice weekly, at such times and in such areas of
the City as shall be set out in schedules prepared
by the City Manager.
(b) The City Manager is hereby authorized and
empowered to change or amend such schedules
from time to time as he, in his discretion, shall
deem necessary.
(c) Where collections are made from alleys,
garbage and refuse containers shall be placed as
near as practicable to the property line abutting
the alley on the days designated in such schedule.
(d) Where collections are made from the street,
garbage and refuse containers may be placed in
the street on the property side of the curb on the
days designated in said schedule. However, such
containers shall be placed so as not to interfere
with vehicular and pedestrian traffic and when
emptied shall be promptly removed by the occu-
pant of the premises.
Section 3. Refuse shall be placed in containers
nor more than twenty gallons in capacity and wher
refuse is mixed with garbage, or other offensive
organic material, the containers shall be of a type
required for garbage. However, it shall not be
necessary to place books, magazines or news-
papers in containers, provided the same are se-
curely tied in bundles not larger than 20x20x36
inches.
Section 4, Within the corporate limits of the
City of Dubuque, all garbage or refuse, consisting
of waste animal and vegetable matter, which may
attract flies, dogs or rodents, shall be drained of
all excess liquor, wrapped in paper or disposable
containers, and placed or stored, until collected,
in covered metal containers of a type prescribed
by the health officer.
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Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any person
to permit to accumulate on any premises, im-
proved or vacant, or on any public place in the
City of Dubuque, such quantities of garbage, either
in containers or not, that shall, in the opinion of
the health officer, constitute a health or sanita-
tion hazard.
Section 6. It shall be unlawful for any person
to permit to accumulate quantities of refuse,
papers, trash, ashes, or other waste materials
within or close to any building in the City of
Dubuque, unless the same is stored in containers
in such a manner as not to create a health or
fire hazard.
Section 7. No person, firm, or corporation
shall engage in the business of removing garbage
or refuse from the premises of others unless he
shall have first applied for an received a permit
to do so from the City Manager. Applications
for such permission shall specify the route to
be traveled, the places to be served, and the
name and residence of the applicant.
Section 8. No person shall haul any garbage
upon the streets, alleys or public places of the
City of Dubuque, unless the same is in approved
containers, securely fastented to prevent spillage,
or in a water -tight covered vehicle.
Section 9. No person shall haul refuse upon the
streets, alleys or public places of the City of
Dubuque unless the same is in approved con-
tainers or securely battened down to prevent litter
being deposited in the public ways.
Section 10. Section 8 of Ordinance No. 34 is
hereby repealed.
Section 11. Ordinance No. 28-29 is hereby
repealed.
Section 12. Ordinance No. 147, as amended,
is hereby repealed.
Section 13. Any person who shall violate any
of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not
more than One Hundred Dollars ($100) or be im-
prisoned for not more than thirty (30) days in lieu
of such fine.
Adopted 6/1/53
Published 6/5/53
Ordinance No. 39-53
An Ordinance Exacting Compliance with Public
Health Service Milk Ordinance in Addition to
Ordinance No. 7-41 and Providing Penalty for
Violation thereof.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1, In addition to the requirements and
provisions of Ordinance No. 7-41 of the City of
Dubuque, as amended, all persons, firms or
corporations producing, transporting, processing,
handling, labeling, selling or offering for sale any
milk or milk products for ultimate consumption
within the City of Dubuque, Iowa, shall also com-
ply with the terms of the unabridged form of the
Ordinance in "Milk Ordinance and Code - 1953
Recommendations of the Public Health Service"
as approved by the City Council by Resolution No.
278-53 on the 1st day of June, 1953;
Section 2. In addition to the provisions of
Ordinance No. 7-41 of the City of Dubuque, as
amended, the sampling, examination, grading, and
labeling of milk or milk products sold or offered
for sale for ultimate consumption within the City
of Dubuque; the inspection of dairy herds, dairies
and milk plants; and the issuance and revocation
of permits to milk producers, haulers and dis-
tributors shall all be done in accordance with the
terms of the unabridged form of the Ordinance in
"Milk Ordinance and Code - 1953 Recommendations
of the Public Health Service" as approved by the
City Council by Resolution No. 278-53 on the 1st
day of June, 1953;
Section 3. Any person who shall violate any of
the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined
not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100) or
imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days in lieu
of such fine;
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect on June 1, 1953 after its final adoption
and publication as provided by law,
Adopted 6/1/53
Published 6/5/53
CHAPTER IX
Animals
ORDINANCE NO. 78, Section 64 REPEALED
by Ordinance No. 2-52
ORDINANCE NO. 2-52 REPEALED by Ordinance
No. 10-53
Ordinance No. 10-53
An Ordinance Regulating the Keeping of Dogs in
the City of Dubuque; Providing for the Licens-
ing of the Same; Prohibiting the Same from
Running at Large; Providing for the Observa-
tion under Confinement of Biting Dogs; Estab-
lishing Special Procedures for the Control of
Rabies; Prescribing Penalties for the Violation
hereof; and Repealing Ordinance No. 2-52.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. Definitions. The following defi-
nitions shall apply in the interpretation and
enforcement of this Ordinance:
(a) "Dog" includes all domesticated members
of the canisfamilaris, male or female, whether
altered or not;
(b) "Owner" includes any person, firm, or cor-
poration owning, harboring, sheltering or keeping
a dog;
(c) "Kennel Dogs" are dogs kept or raised
solely for the bona fide purposes of sale and
which are kept under constant restraint;
(d) "At large" includes any dog off the premises
of its owner or upon the public streets, alleys,
public grounds, or parks within the City of
Dubuque. A dog shall not be deemed at large if:
1. It is attached to a leash of sufficient strength
to restrain the dog and not more than ten (10) feet
inlength, where said leash is held by a person
competent to govern the dog; or
2. When properly restrained within a motor
vehicle or housed in an animal hospital approved
by City Health Officer.
Section 2. Licenses.
(a) The City Manager shall issue dog licenses
upon due application and payment of the fee pro-
vided hereinafter. The licensee, upon procurement
of the license, shall securely attach the license tag
to a collar or harness, and this collar or harness
with the license tag attached shall at all times be
kept on the dog for which the license is issued.
Any dog found at large without a collar or harness
to which a license tag is attached shall be deemed
unlicensed and shall be impounded;
(b) The head of the family shall be liable for
payment of the license fee on any dog owned,
harbored or kept by any member of the family;
(c) It shall be unlawful for any owner to own,
possess or harbor a dog, except kennel dogs, in
the City of Dubuque without having obtained a
license therefor in compliance with the provisions
hereinafter set forth;
(d) The license fee per calendar year, or
fraction thereof shall be:
One Dollar ($1) for each male dog;
One Dollar ($1) for each spayed female dog;
Three Dollars ($3) for each female dog not
spayed;
(e) All dog licenses issued hereunder shall
expire on March 31st of the year following the
year in which the license was issued unless sooner
revoked;
(f) The owner, or other person responsible for
the payment of the license, as hereinbefore pro-
vided, shall make application for the same to the
City Manager on forms provided by him, which
forms shall give the name and address of the
owner, the sex and description of the dog, and,
when known, its breed and age. In the event of a
change in ownership the license holder shall
notify the City Manager of such change;
Section 3. Harboring Vicious Dog. It shall be
unlawful for any person to harbor or keep a vi-
cious dog within the City of Dubuque. A dog is
deemed to be vicious when it shall have attacked
or bitten any person (without provocation), or when
propensity to attack or bite persons shall exist
and is known or ought reasonably to be known to
the owner;
Section 4. Impounding.
(a) Any licensed dog found at large, as pre-
viously defined, during the period from April
1st to October 30th of each year, and every unli-
censed dog, except kennel dogs, shall be subject
to seizure and impoundment in the place provided
by the City;
(b) Except as otherwise provided, the possession
of any licensed dog so seized or impounded may
be obtained by the owner, by paying the sum of
Two Dollars ($2) plus the current daily fee for
keeping such dog for each day or fraction thereof
during which the dog was impounded.
(c) Upon proper identification, the possession
of any unlicensed dog so seized or impounded,
may be obtained by the owner paying the license
fee, in addition to the charges above provided for
impounding licensed dogs;
(d) Whenever any licensed dog has been so
seized or impounded, notice of such action shall
be given by United States Mail to the owner, as
shown by the records in the City Manager's office,
and if the dog is not claimed by the owner within
five (5) days after such notice has been mailed,
the license shall automatically be revoked and the
dog disposed of as prescribed by the Health Of-
ficer;
(e) Any unlicensed dog not claimed by the owner
within three (3) days after it has been seized or
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impounded, shall be disposed of as prescribed by
the Health Officer;
Section 5. Dogs Disturbing the Peace.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to own,
keep, have in his possession or harbor any dog
which by frequent and habitual howling, yelping,
barking or otherwise, shall cause a serious an-
noyance or disturbance to persons or to the
neighborhood.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation keeping, owning or sheltering a dog
to allow or permit such animal to pass upon the
premises of another causing damage or annoyance
or otherwise interfering with the premises.
(c) No person shall be convicted under the pro-
visions of this section except upon complaint of
two or more persons of different households.
Section 6. Female Dogs in Season. It shall be
unlawful for any owner to allow his female dog that
is in season to run at large or to so confine her as
to attract male dogs to the area and by their pres-
ence cause a nuisance. Any person violating the
provisions of this section shall be punished as
provided in this Ordinance and the dog shall be
subject to seizure and impoundment at the expense
of the owner, during the remainder of the heat
period.
Section 7. Rabies.
(a) The owner of any dog which has contracted
rabies, or which has been subject to same or
which is suspected of having rabies, or which
shall have bitten any person, shall upon demand
of the Chief of Police or Health Officer, produce
and surrender up such dog to be held in quaran-
tine for observation for a period determined by
the City Health Officer at the expense of the
owner of said dog.
(b) At the discretion of the Health Officer it
may be permissible for the owner to properly
confine his dog instead of having it impounded.
The term "properly confined" shall be construed
to include:
(1) Chaining at home or penning at home if the
dog be so protected as to prevent intimate ap-
proach of any other animal or person by a metal
or wood barrier of sufficient size, height and
construction as to absolutely prevent the ingress
or egress of person or animal;
(2) Confinement in an animal hospital under the
supervision of a registered veterinarian.
(c) If, upon examination by a veterinarian, any
dog shall prove to be infected with rabies, such
dog shall be disposed of as directed by the Health
Officer. It shall be the duty of said veterinarian
to notify the City Health Officer of any positive
rabies case found within twenty-four (24) hours.
(d) Any animal bitten or attacked by any known
rabid animal, shall be quarantined under super-
vision of the City Health Officer by being confined,
as provided above, for a period of not less than
ninety (90) days.
(e) Any person who shall knowingly harbor or
keep any dog infected with rabies, or any dog
known to have been bitten by a rabid dog, or who
shall fail to report to the police or health officer
the existence of a dog which he knows to be so
infected, or who shall fail to produce and surren-
der up any dog pursuant to subsection (a) hereof,
shall be punished as provided in this ordinance.
(f) Any person finding a dead dog shall at once
notify the police department.
Section 8. Control of Rabies Outbreak. When
the Mayor, pursuant to Resolution of the City
Council, shall declare an emergency due to rabies:
(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog
to permit or suffer such dog to be at large. Any
dog found at large shall be deemed to be so with
the permission or at the sufference of its owner.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person except
the owner of a dog, or his agent, to open any door
or gate of any private premises, or to otherwise
entice or enable any dog to leave any private prem-
ises for the purpose or with the result of setting
such dog at large.
(c) Any dog, found at large shall be impounded
by the police department whether licensed or not.
Section 9. The City Manager is hereby au-
thorized to contract from year to year with any
incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals for the carrying out of the provisions
of this Ordinance, including the collection, pro-
tection and disposition of dogs, and the collection
of fees for the license and care of seized dogs.
Section 10. Violation of Provisions. Any per-
son violating any of the provisions of this Ordi-
nance shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not
exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100) and costs,
and in default of payment be committed to the
City or County jail, until such fine and costs are
paid, not exceeding thirty (30) days, or a jail
sentence may be imposed not exceeding the said
thirty (30) days.
Section 11. Unconstitutionality Clause.
Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this Ordinance be declared uncon-
stitutional or invalid for any reason, the remain-
der of said Ordinance shall not be affected there-
by.
Section 12. Ordinance No. 2-52 adopted by th.e
City Council January 7, 1952 is hereby repealed
and this Ordinance shall be in full force and ef-
fect immediately upon its adoption and publica-
tion as provided by law.
Adopted 5/12/53
Published 5/15/53
CHAPTER X
Regulating Certain Businesses
ORDINANCE NO. 4-33 AMENDED by Ordinance
No. 2-52 supra. CHAPTER IX
Ordinance No. 31-52
An Ordinance Regulating Service Stations and Re-
quiring a Permit for the Operation Thereof;
Regulating Tank Vehicles Carrying Flammable
Liquids within the City of Dubuque; and Provid-
ing a Penalty for the Violation Hereof.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. This Ordinance shall apply to all
service stations and tank Vehicles handling flam-
mable liquids as hereinafter defined, within the
City of Dubuque, Iowa, except that it shall not ap-
ply to transportation when in conformity with Inter-
state Commerce Commission regulations or regu-
lations lawfully on file with and approved by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
DEFINITIONS
Section 2. For the purposes of this Ordinance
the following words and terms shall have the mean-
ings ascribed to such words in this section:
2.01 - "Service Station" shall mean that portion
of a property where flammable liquids used as
motor fuels are stored and dispensed from fixed
equipment into fuel tanks of motor vehicles or
floating craft.
2.02 - "Bulk Plant" shall mean that portion of a
property where flammable liquids are received by
tank vessel, pipe lines, tank car, or tank vehicle
and are stored or blended in bulk for the purpose
of distributing such liquids by tank vehicle, pipe
line, tank car, tank vehicle or container.
2.03 - "Chief" shall mean the Chief of the Fire
Department and shall include any officer, member
or inspector deputized for the purposes of this Or-
dinance by the Chief.
2.04 - "Closed container" shall mean a con-
tainer so sealed by means of a lid or other device
that neither liquid nor vapor will escape from it at
ordinary temperatures.
2.05 - "Flammable liquid" shall mean any liquid
having a flash point below 200 ° F and having a va-
por pressure not exceeding 40 pounds per square
inch (absolute). Flammable liquids shall be divided
into three classes as follows:
Class I shall include those having flash points at or
below 20 ° F;
Class II shall include those having flash points
above 20° F, but at or below 70° F;
Class III shall include those having flash points
above 70 ° F.
2.06 - "Safety can" shall mean an approved con-
tainer of not over five gallons capacity having a
spring closing lid and spout cover.
2.07 - "Person" as used herein shall include
any person, firm, corporation, partnership or as-
sociation.
2.08 - "Tank truck" shall mean any single self-
propelled motor vehicle equipped with a cargo tank
mounted thereon, and used for the transportation
of flammable liquids.
2.09 - "Tank Full Trailer" shall mean any ve-
hicle, without motive power, equipped with a cargo
tank mounted thereon or built as an integral part
thereof and used for the transportation of flamma-
ble liquids, and so constructed that, when drawn by
a truck or tractor, no part of its weight rests upon
the towing vehicle.
2,10 - "Tank Semi -trailer` shall mean any ve-
hicle, without motive power, equipped with a cargo
tank mounted thereon or built as an integral part
thereof, and used for the transportation of flamma-
ble liquids, and so constructed that, when drawn by
a tractor by means of a fifth wheel connection,
some part of its load and weight rests upon the
towing vehicle.
2.11 - "Tank vehicle" shall mean any tank
truck, tank full trailer, or tank semi -trailer.
2.12 - "Cargo tank" shall mean any container
having a liquid capacity in excess of 200 gallons,
used for the carrying of flammable liquids, and
mounted permanently or otherwise upon a tank
vehicle. The term "cargo tank" does not apply to
any container used solely for the purpose of sup-
plying fuel for the propulsion of the tank vehicle
upon which it is mounted.
SERVICE STATIONS
Section 3. No person shall engage in the opera-
tion of any service station within the City of
Dubuque without first obtaining a permit therefor
in compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. Applicants for a service station per-
mit shall file with the City Manager an application
showing:
(a) The name and address of the applicant;
(b) The location of the service station;
(c) The name and address of the owner of the
premises on which the service station is located;
(d) The name and address of the operator of the
service station;
(e) The amount of Class I flammable liquid
storage provided in such service station.
Section 5. If, after an investigation by the Chief,
the City Manager shall be reasonably satisfied that
the premises are constructed and will be operated
in conformity with good safety standards, he shall
issue a permit to the applicant for the operation of
a service station, which permit shall be in full
force and effect until the first day of July following
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the issuance thereof. Compliance with the require-
ments of NFPA Bulletin No. 30-L (1951 Ed.), three
copies of which shall be kept on file in the office of
the City Manager for public inspection, shall be
prima facie evidence of good safety standards.
Section 6. Any person aggrieved by the refusal
of the City Manager to issue the permit hereinabove
provided for may appeal to the City Council within
ten days after receipt of notice of such refusal by
filing written notice of such appeal with the City
Clerk. Upon hearing such appeal the City Council
may affirm, modify, or revoke the action of the
City Manager.
Section 7. Service stations shall not be located
at a bulk plant unless separated by a fence or
similar barrier from the area in which bulk opera-
tions are conducted.
Section 8. All pumps and lighting apparatus of
any service station shall be of a type approved by
the National Board of Underwriters or other na-
tionally recognized fire prevention agency for such
installation.
Section 9. All service stations shall be equipped
with at least one fifteen pound dry powder or CO2
fire extinguisher, in operating condition, which
shall be kept in a location readily available at all
times.
Section 10. There shall be no smoking on the
driveway of service stations in areas used for fuel-
ing motor vehicles, dispensing flammable anti-
freeze or the receipt of products by tank truck, or
in those portions of the building used for servicing
automobiles, tractors or internal combustion en-
gines. Conspicuous signs prohibiting smoking
shall be posted within sight of the customer being
served. Letters on such signs shall be not less
than 4 inches high. The motors of all vehicles be-
ing fueled shall be shut off during the fueling oper-
ation.
Section 11. Whenever it shall appear to the
Chief that any permit holder has violated any of the
provisions of this Ordinance, or is creating a haz-
ardous condition through the improper handling of
flammable liquids, he may mail a written notice to
the owner and operator, as shown on the applica-
tion, pointing out the condition complained of and
directing that the same be remedied. In the event
the condition complained of is not remedied within
five (5) days from the date of mailing such notice,
the City Manager may revoke the permit and no
new permit shall thereafter issue until the condi-
tion complained of has been corrected.
Section 12. In the event any permit holder shall
be aggrieved by the decision of the City Manager
to revoke his permit under the provisions of the
foregoing section, he may appeal to the City Coun-
cil within ten (10) days after receipt of such notice
of such revocation by filing written notice of such
appeal with the City Clerk. Upon hearing such ap-
peal the City Council may affirm, modify or revoke
the action of the City Manager.
TANK VEHICLES
Section 13. Tank vehicles shall not be operated
unless they are in proper repair, devoid of accumu-
lations of grease, oil or other flammables and free
of leaks.
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Section 14. The driver, operator or attendant of
any tank vehicle shall not leave the vehicle while it
is being filled or discharged. Delivery hose, when
attached to a tank vehicle, shall be considered to
be a part of the tank vehicle.
Section 15. Motors of tank vehicles shall be
shut down while unloading Class I flammable liquid
and all unloading of Class I flammable liquid into
service station underground tanks from tank ve-
hicles shall be by gravity flow and not by pumping.
Section 16. Any tank vehicle discharging Class
I flammable liquid into storage tanks shall employ
a sealed filler connection which provides constant
electric conducting contact between the filler pipe
and the tank vehicle.
Section 17. In every cargo tank or compartment
of any tank vehicle sufficient space shall be left
vacant to prevent leakage or distortion by expan-
sion of the contents due to rise in temperatures in
transit. No cargo tank or compartment shall be
loaded to a volume in excess of 99 1/4% of its
capacity.
Section 18. No tank vehicle which has, or within
the twenty-four hours immediately preceding has
had, a cargo of Class I flammable liquids, shall be
left standing unattended on any street, alley, high-
way, or other public property, nor on any parking
lot held open to the public as a place for parking
vehicles, except that such vehicles, when properly
parked on any marked highway in the City, may be
left standing unattended for a period not exceeding
thirty (30) minutes.
Section 19. It shall be unlawful for any person
to unload any Class I flammable liquid from any
tank vehicle between the hours of 10 P.M. and
6 A.M. in any local business district or residence
district as established by the Zoning Ordinance of
the City of Dubuque.
Section 20. No tank vehicle shall discharge or
unload, or transfer Class I flammable liquid while
any portion thereof is standing on any street, alley
or public highway, except in the case of emer-
gency. In the event an emergency requires the
discharge or unloading of Class I flammable liquid
from any tank vehicle on a public street or highway
the Chief shall be notified and such operation shall
not be commenced until such necessary safeguards
as he shall require have been established.
Section 21. No tank vehicle having a capacity in
excess of 2,000 gallons shall be used to deliver
Class I flammable liquid to any service station un-
less the available storage capacity of such station
for Class I flammable liquid is equal to or greater
than the total cargo of such tank vehicle.
Section 22. No service station shall conduct its
regular business operations while a tank vehicle is
discharging Class I flammable liquid on the prem-
ises if such tank vehicle is located in a position
that will interfere with the unrestricted flow of the
normal business traffic of the station.
Section 23. Wherever the literal enforcement of
the provisions of either Section 15, 16, or 20 of this
Ordinance will, in the opinion of the City Manager,
work an unnecessary hardship, he may permit such
variation from the terms of that section as will not
be contrary to the public interest, but under such
terms and conditions that the spirit of the Ordinance
will be preserved and substantial justice done.
Section 24. Any person who shall be found guilty
of violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hun-
dred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment not exceed-
ing thirty (30) days.
Section 25. The City Council hereby declares
that should any section, paragraph, sentence, or
word of this Ordinance be declared, for any rea-
son, to be invalid, it is the intent of said Council
that it would have passed all other portions of this
Ordinance independent of the elimination herefrom
of any such portion as may be declared invalid,
and the declaring of such portion invalid shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance.
Section 26. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect ninety (90) days from and after its final
adoption and publication as provided by law.
Adopted 8/4/52
Published 8/11/52
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CHAPTER XI
Beer Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 9-35, Section 15,
RE-ENACTED by Ordinance No. 43-53
Ordinance No. 43-53
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 9-35 by
Repealing Section 15 thereof relating to Fees
and Enacting a Substitute therefor.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque, Iowa:
Section 1. That Section 15 of Ordinance No.
9-35 relating to fees be and the same is hereby
repealed and the following enacted in lieu thereof:
"Section 15. That from and after the 1st day
of July, 1953, the following permit fees shall be
exacted and paid in advance for Class "B" and
Class "C" permits:
(A) For a Class "C" permit, Twenty-five
Dollars ($25);
(B) For a Class "B" tavern permit Two Hun-
dred Dollars ($200);
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(C) For a Class "B" club permit Three Hun-
dred Dollars ($300);
(D) For a Class "B" golf or country club per-
mit Fifty Dollars ($50) for each six
months' period;
(E) For a Class "B" hotel permit when the
hotel has two hundred fifty guest rooms or
more, Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250);
(F) For a Class "B" hotel permit when the
hotel has more than one hundred and less
than two hundred fifty guest rooms, One
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150);
(G) For a Class "B" hotel permit when the
hotel has one hundred guest rooms or less,
One Hundred Dollars ($100)."
Adopted 6/ 23/ 53
Published 6/29/53
CHAPTER XII
Nuisances
ORDINANCE NO. 25-39 REPEALED by Ordinance
No. 59-51
Ordinance No. 59-51
An Ordinance Providing for the Cutting or Des-
troying of All Weeds, Vines, Brush or Other
Growth Which Constitute a Health, Safety or
Fire Hazard; Repealing Ordinance No. 25-39;
and Providing a Penalty for a Violation Hereof.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque, Iowa:
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the owner of
any lot or parcel of land within the limits of the
City of Dubuque to maintain the same free and
clear of any dense growth of weeds, vines, brush
or other vegetation that may constitute a health,
safety or fire hazard and any such growth is hereby
declared a public nuisance.
Section 2. Whenever the City Manager shall de-
termine that the nature or quantity of weeds, vines,
brush or other growth on any lot or parcel of land
in the City of Dubuque is such as to constitute a
health, safety or fire hazard, he shall mail a written
notice to the owner of said lot or parcel of land, or
his agent or attorney, notifying the owner of said
property to cut or destroy such weeds, vines or
other growth and thereafter it shall be the duty of
such owner to cut or destroy such weeds, vines or
other growth within a reasonable time and in such
a manner as to remove such hazard.
Section 3. In the event the owner of such lot or
parcel of land shall fail to remove such hazard with-
in ten (10) days after the mailing of such notice, it
shall be the duty of the City Manager to cause said
weeds, vines or other growth to be cut and destroyed
and to certify the actual cost thereof to the City
Clerk who, in turn, shall certify such cost to the
County Auditor and it shall then constitute a lien
against said property and be collected with and in
the same manner as general property taxes on said
property, all in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 151 of the Laws of the 54th General Assem-
bly of Iowa.
Section 4. Ordinance No.25-39 entitled "An Ordi-
nance prohibiting weeds and noxious growths upon
lots and parcels of land in the City of Dubuque, pro-
viding for the destruction of the same and punishing
the violation thereof" is hereby repealed.
Section 5. Any person, firm or corporation who
shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic-
tion thereof shall be fined not to exceed One Hun-
dred Dollars ($100).
Adopted December 3, 1951.
Published December 10, 1951.
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CHAPTER XIII
Offenses Against Public Morals
No New Ordinances
CHAPTER XIV
Public Safety
Ordinance No. 5-52
An Ordinance Prohibiting Sleighriding on the Pub-
lic Streets of the City of Dubuque, Except in
Coasting Areas; Providing for the Establish-
ment of Such Areas; and Providing a Penalty
for a Violation Hereof.
Be it Enacted by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque as follows:
Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby au-
thorized and instructed to designate portions of not
more than fifteen (15) streets within the City of
Dubuque as "coasting areas" during the months of
November, December, January, February and
March of each year. Such coasting areas shall be
located on streets suitable for coasting where the
same will not cause undue interference with vehic-
ular traffic and when so designated the same shall
be marked with suitable signs, warnings and barri-
cades.
Section 2. When a portion of any street has been
designated a "coasting area" and signs have been
erected giving notice thereof, drivers of motor ve-
hicles approaching the same shall come to a full
stop before entering such area and shall proceed
to traverse the same cautiously, having due regard
for the safety of persons using such area for coast-
ing.
Section 3. From and after the effective date of
this Ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to use any of the public streets of the
City of Dubuque, for sleighing, sleighriding, coast-
ing, tobaggoning, bob -sledding or skiing, except in
properly designated coasting areas.
Section 4. Any person violating any of the terms
of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon arrest and conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than one hundred
dollars ($100) or in default thereof, by imprison-
ment for not more than thirty (30) days.
Passed 4/2/52
Published 4/12/52
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CHAPTER XV
Public Service Companies
ORDINANCE N0. 12-38 REPEALED by Ordinance
No. 22-52
ORDINANCE NO.
No, 56-51
ORDINANCE NO.
No. 66-51
ORDINANCE NO.
No. 50-51
ORDINANCE NO.
No. 49-51
ORDINANCE NO.
No, 57-53
ORDINANCE NO.
No. 68-53
8-41 REPEALED by Ordinance
44-46 AMENDED by Ordinance
10-49 REPEALEDby Ordinance
42-50 REPEALED by Ordinance
49-51 REPEALED by Ordinance
22-52 REPEALED by Ordinance
Ordinance No. 39-51
An Ordinance Prohibiting the Blocking of Railroad
Crossings and Providing a Penalty Therefor.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque, Iowa:
Section 1. No railroad company, railroad engi-
neer, train conductor, or other person having
charge or control of any locomotive engine, car or
train of cars, shall allow the same to remain
standing on its tracks for a longer period than
five (5) minutes in such a manner as to obstruct
the free flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic
along any street intersecting the said tracks:
Section 2. Any person who shall establish that
a failure to comply with the terms of Section 1
hereof resulted from a mechanical failure or
other unforeseeable circumstance beyond his con-
trol shall not be deemed guilty of a violation of
this Ordinance;
Section 3. Any railroad company, or any offi-
cer, agent or employee thereof, who shall violate
any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or who
shall do any act herein prohibited, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred
dollars ($100) for each offense.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its final passage,
adoption and publication as by law provided.
Adopted August 27, 1951
Published August 30, 1951
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Ordinance No. 50-51
An Ordinance Fixing and Establishing Rates to be
Charged for the Furnishing of Gas for Residen-
tial, Commercial, Industrial, and Other Uses
and Purposes Within the City of Dubuque, Iowa;
Fixing and Regulating the Method of Service
Thereof; Prescribing a Penalty for Violation
Thereof; Repealing Ordinance No. 10-49 and all
Other Ordinances and Resolutions in Conflict
Herewith; and Declaring an Emergency.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. Commencing with all meter readings
on and after November 10, 1951, the rates to be
charged for gas for residential, commercial, indus-
trial, and other uses and purposes by any person,
firm, or corporation supplying gas within the City
of Dubuque, except as herein otherwise provided,
shall be fixed and determined as follows:
SCHEDULE I
GENERAL SERVICE
AVAILABILITY:
This rate is available for general service to all
residential users of gas having neither an auto-
matic water heater nor house heating equipment
and to all commercial and industrial users of gas
for general purposes including, at their options, gas
used for automatic water heating, or space heat-
ing or both.
RATE
500 Cu. Ft, or less per meter
per month Net
600 Cu. Ft. per meter per month Net
700 Cu. Ft. per meter per month Net
800 Cu. Ft, per meter per month Net
900 Cu, Ft. per meter per month Net
First 3000 Cubic Feet per month
per M. Cubic Feet Net
Next 4000 Cubic Feet per month
per M. Cubic Feet Net
Next 5000 Cubic Feet per month
per M. Cubic Feet Net
Next 8000 Cubic Feet per month
per M. Cubic Feet Net
Next 10,000 Cubic Feet per
per M. Cubic Feet Net
Next 20,000 Cubic Feet per
per M. Cubic Feet Net
Next 50,000 Cubic Feet per
per M. Cubic Feet Net
Next 50,000 Cubic Feet per month
per M. Cubic Feet Net
All in excess of 150,000 Cubic Feet
per M. Cubic Feet Net
Minimum Monthly charge
per meter
$1,47
$1.61
$1.72
$1.84
$1.89
$1 91
$1 61
$1 49
$1 43
month $1 31
month $1 20
month $1 09
$1 03
$ 80
$1,47
PROMPT PAYMENT:
Customers monthly bills shall be computed at the
net rate and there shall be added to all bills of
$1.89 or less, a charge of ten cents (10) and to all
bills in excess of $1.89 a charge equal to the quan-
tity of gas consumed at ten cents (10) per 1000 Cubic
Feet, which charges shall be collected from those
customers who fail to pay their net bill within
ten (10) days from and after date thereof.
SCHEDULE II
COMBINATION RESIDENTIAL AUTOMATIC
WATER HEATING AND/OR HOUSE
HEATING SERVICE
AVAILABILITY:
This rate is available to all residential users of
gas having an automatic gas water heating unit or a
gas house heating unit regardless of other gas
appliances, where all gas is supplied through one
meter.
RATE:
500 Cu. Ft. or less per meter
per month Net
600 Cu. Ft. per meter per month Net
700 Cu. Ft. per meter per month Net
800 Cu. Ft. per meter per month Net
900 Cu. Ft, per meter per month Net
First 2,000 Cubic Feet per month
per M. Cu. Ft. Net
Next 1,000 Cubic Feet per month
per M. Cu,. Ft. Net
Next 7,000 Cubic Feet per month
per M. Cu. Ft. Net
All in excess of 10,000 Cubic Feet per month
per M. Cu. Ft. Net
Minimum Monthly Charge
per meter
PROMPT PAYMENT:
$1.47
$1.61
$1.72
$1.84
$1.89
$1.91
$1.57
$1.07
.80
$1,47
..$
Customers monthly bills shall be computed at
the net rate and there shall be added to all bills of
$1.89 or less, a charge of ten cents (100 and to all
bills in excess of $1.89 a charge equal to the quan-
tity of gas consumed at ten cents (10¢) per 1,000
Cubic Feet, which charges shall be collected from
those customers who fail to pay their net bill with-
in ten (10) days from and after date thereof.
REGULATIONS:
Customers desiring gas house heating service
shall first ascertain from the person, firm or cor-
poration supplying gas, if such service is available
at the desired location and then shall install only
approved gas burning apparatus in compliance with
the supplier's safety requirements.
SCHEDULE III
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATIC
WATER HEATING AND/OR SPACE
HEATING SERVICE
AVAILABILITY:
This rate is available to all commercial and in-
dustrial consumers using an automatic gas water
heater, or automatic space heating equipment, or
both, supplied with gas through a separate meter.
Commercial consumers shall include all restau-
rants, business houses, apartment buildings,
churches and institutions.
DEFINITION OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING:
(a) An apartment is defined as a portion of a
building consisting of two or more rooms, equipped
for living purposes.
(b) In buildings where five or more rooms, ex-
clusive of apartments are rented, or are for rent,
each five rooms or fraction thereof, (real estate
rating) exclusive of apartments, shall be counted
as an apartment.
(c) An "Apartment building" is a building con-
taining two or more apartments as herein defined.
RATE:
$1.13 per M. Cubic Feet per Month Net
Minimum monthly charge: $1.47 per meter.
PROMPT PAYMENT:
Customers monthly bills shall be computed at
the net rate and there shall be added to all bills of
$1.47 a charge of ten cents (100 and to all bills in
excess of $1.47 a charge equal to the quantity of
gas consumed at ten cents (10) per 1,000 Cubic
Feet, which charges shall be collected from those
customers who fail to pay their net bill within
ten (10) days from and after date thereof.
FUEL ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE
Rates for gas are predicated upon the base price
of materials as follows:
Gas Coal - $13.16 per ton
Gas Oil - $ .108 per gallon
Propane - $ .073 per gallon
and on the consumption of these materials in the
following quantities:
.082 tons of coal per M. Cu. feet of coke oven
gas produced;
3.0 gallns of oil per M. Cu. feet of water gas
produced;
6.1 gallons of propane per M. Cu. feet of propane -
air gas produced.
Any change in the cost of these materials from
the base price will result in an increase or de-
crease in the rate per M. Cu. feet by the amount of
the weighted average increase or decrease in the
fuel costs per M. Cu. feet; said weighted average
being based upon the proporation of coal gas, water
gas and propane -air gas produced each quarter of
the year. This computation will be made at the
end of each quarter based upon the invoice cost of
materials at that date and the gas production dur-
ing the quarter. Any change in the rate per M. Cu.
Ft. of gas sales shall become effective with all bill-
ings on the first day of the second month following
the end of each quarter. All rate changes are to be
computed to the nearest one cent (10.
Before placing into effect the terms of this pro-
vision, the firm, person or corporation supplying
gas in the City of Dubuque shall first disclose to
the City Council sufficient data to warrant such
action.
For the purpose of keeping the City Council in-
formed as to the cost of gas based on the fuel clause
outlined in the Ordinance, the person, firm or cor-
poration supplying gas shall file with the City Coun-
cil each quarter of the calendar year complete cal-
culations on the subject, whether a rate adjustment
is indicated or not.
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Section 2. No person, firm or corporation supply-
ing gas shall install any meter or meters upon a
customer's premises for the purpose of measuring
gas to be supplied to said customer unless and until
such meter has been properly calibrated and adjust-
ed within a period of six (6) months preceding date
of installation upon a customer's premises so that
the error in registration at rated meter capacity
is within two per cent (2%) of accuracy. Any meter
installed upon a customer's premises shall bear a
label clearly indicating the date that said meter was
tested and recalibrated.
No meter shall be kept in service which has not
been recalibrated within a five year period.
The person, firm or corporation supplying gas
in the City of Dubuque shall keep on file a record
of the test of each meter, installed upon or retained
in service upon the customer's premises after test,
which record shall be available for inspection by
officials of the City of Dubuque. Such record as
filed shall indicate the name of the manufacturer of
said meter, its serial number, type, capacity, num-
ber assigned to it by its owner, name and address
of the customer where said meter was in service
prior to said test, and the date of last previous
test, together with the percentage of error above or
below accuracy, as disclosed by said test. Meters
shall be adjusted to register within plus or minus
two per cent (2%) of accuracy at full load.
Section 3. No person, firm or corporation, who
shall charge or exact other or different rates and
charges for any type of service, the rates for which
service are herein fixed and determined, or who
shall violate any of the provisions hereof, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor ana upon convic-
tion thereof shall be fined not to exceed one hun-
dred dollars ($100) or imprisoned not to exceed
thirty (30) days in jail.
Section 4. Ordinance No.10-49 adopted
March 28, 1949 and all other Ordinances or parts
of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect at 12:01 o'clock A.M. of Saturday,
November 10, 1951.
Adopted November 5, 1951.
Published November 8, 1951.
Ordinance No. 56-51
An Ordinance fixing ana establishing rates to be
charged for the furnishing of electricity for
residential, commercial, street lighting, power
and other uses and purposes within the City of
Dubuque, Iowa; fixing and regulating the method
of service thereof; prescribing a penalty for vio-
lation thereof; repealing all ordinances and res-
olutions in conflict herewith.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
RATES FIXED:
Section 1. Commencing on and after 12:01 a.m.
November 17, 1951, the rates to be charged for elec-
tricity for residential, commercial, street lighting,
power and other uses and purposes by any person,
firm or corporation supplying electrical energy
within the City of Dubuque, except as herein other-
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wise provided, shall be fixed and determined as
follows:
SCHEDULE I
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
AVAILABILITY:
Available for 115/230 volt, single phase, alter-
nating current service taken through one meter to
an individual customer residing in a single occu-
pancy residence or apartment for full domestic
use, including small motors with individual rated
capacities not in excess of five horsepower
(5 H. P.), provided, however, that off-peak
controlled service for water heating will be taken
through a separate meter.
This rate is not available to the public areas of
apartment buildings, or for rooming houses where
in excess of four (4) rooms are held for rental.
RATE:
First 16 Kwhrs or less used per month for $1.00.
Next 34 Kwhrs used per month @ $ .041 per
Kwhr, net.
Next 50 Kwhrs used per month @ .032 per Kwhr,
net.
*Next 100 Kwhrs used per month @ .032 per
Kwhr, net.
Excess Kwhrs used per month @ .025 per Kwhr,
net.
*The fourth block of the rate to be increased
200 Kwhr for each whole KW of demand in excess
of 7 KW.
Minimum Monthly Charge: $1.00.
PROMPT. PAYMENT:
Customers' monthly bills shall be computed at
the net rate and there will be added to the total
net bill a sum equal to ten percent (10%) thereof,
which will be collected from the customers who
fail to pay the net bill within ten (10 days) from and
after the date of the bill.
SCHEDULE II
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
AVAILABILITY:
Available for 115/230 volt, single phase, alter-
nating current service for lighting and other uses
In commercial establishments, institutions, public
areas of apartment buildings, including janitor's
quarters when service to same is combined with
service to public areas, and service when furnished.
through a single meter to two or more families
residing in distinctive dwelling quarters in a single
structure, and for rooming houses where in excess
of four (4) rooms are held for rental. This rate is
not available for the purchase of energy for resale,
nor for breakdown or standby service.
No motor with rated capacity in excess of two
horsepower (2 H. P.), no single piece of cooking
equipment with a rated capacity in excess of five
kilowatts (5 KW) nor any apparatus that produces
abnormal voltage fluctuations will be served under
this schedule.
RATE:
For demands of less than six (6) Kilowatts:
First 16 Kwhrs or less used per month for $1.00.
Next 84 Kwhrs used per month @ $ .044 per
Kwhr, net.
Next 400 Kwhrs used per month @ .033 per
Kwhr, net.
*Next 500 Kwhrs used per month @ .027 per
Kwhr, net.
Excess Kwhrs used per month @ .02 per Kwhr,
net.
For Demand of six (6) Kilowatts and more:
The number of kilowatthours in the fourth block
(*) of the above rate will be increased by 200
Kwhrs for each whole kilowatt of demand in excess
of five kilowatts (5KW).
Minimum Monthly Charge: $1.00.
POWER FACTOR:
Neon lighting, fluorescent lamps and/or other
gaseous tube lamps or appliances having a low
power factor, shall be equipped with effective cor-
rective devices to increase the power factor of
such lamps, or appliances, to ninety per cent
(90%) lagging, with such tolerance as may be
necessary to conform to existing manufacturer's
equipment.
PROMPT PAYMENT:
Customers' monthly bills shall be computed at
the net rate, and there shall be added to the total
net bill a sum equal to ten per cent (10%) thereof,
which will be collected from customers who fail
to pay the net bill within the (10) days from and
after the date of the bill.
SCHEDULE III
WATER HEATING SERVICE
AVAILABILITY:
Available for 115/230 volt, single phase, alter-
nating current service, for residences and com-
mercial establishments for water heating with
automatic storage type water heaters of standard
make and design. The design and operating char-
acteristics of all water heaters served under this
schedule, as well as all necessary electrical con-
nections for the protection of the circuit furnish-
ing service to the water heater, must be accept-
able to the person, firm or corporation supplying
electrical energy.
A suitable time switch will be supplied by the
person, firm or corporation supplying electrical
energy to control the periods when energy shall
be supplied for heating. The hours of operation of
off-peak service may be changed when deemed ad-
visable, but under no condition shall they be less
than twelve hours during any twenty-four hour
period.
Minimum storage capacity of each electric
water heater shall be fifty (50) gallons, and no
heating element shall have a capacity in excess of
thirty (30) watts per gallon of tank capacity. If two
heating elements are provided, one at the bottom
and one at the top of the tank, and they are so in-
terconnected that only one unit can be in operation
at a time, then both units may be connected to the
time -controlled water heating circuit to be served
under this schedule. If one unit is so connected
that it can be used other than during the controlled
off-peak hour, then such unit shall be connected
to the regular lighting circuit.
RATE:
Energy used during off-peak hours @ $ .0125
per Kwhr, net.
Minimum Monthly Charge: $1.00.
Energy used during periods other than off-peak,
as hereinbefore specified, shall be billed with and
at the same rate as other residential or commer-
cial service.
PROMPT PAYMENT:
Customers' monthly bills shall be computed at
the net rate and there shall be added to the total
net bill a sum equal to ten per cent (10%) thereof,
which will be collected from customers who fail
to pay the net bill within ten (10) days from and
after the date of bill.
SCHEDULE IV
GENERAL POWER SERVICE
AVAILABILITY:
Available for alternating current service at
115/230 volts, single phase, or three phase at
either 230 volts or 460 volts for all power purposes
when the connected load exceeds two horsepower
(2 H. P.). Three phase service need not be sup-
plied to loads of five horsepower (5 H. P.) or less,
except at the option of the person, firm or corpora-
tion supplying electrical energy. Lighting service
may be combined with power service under this
rate provided service is rendered through one
meter and at the same secondary voltage, and the
Minimum Billing Demand is not less than twenty
kilowatts (ZO KW). This rate is not available for
the purchase of energy for resale, nor for break-
down or standby service.
TERM OF CONTRACT:
Service will be rendered under this schedule for
a minimum period of one (1) year and shall continue
thereafter until cancelled by a thirty (30) day writ-
ten notice by the customer.
Conditions requiring unusual construction and
expenditures for equipment to render service may
require an agreement for a term in excess of
one (1) year.
RATE:
First 10 -hours use per month of each KW of bill-
ing demand @ $ .05 per Kwhr, net.
Next 20 hours use per month of each KW of bill-
ing demand @ .041 per Kwhr, net.
Next 30 hours use per month of each KW of bill-
ing demand @ .031 per Kwhr, net.
Next 2000 Kwhrs used per month @ .021 per
Kwhr, net.
All excess Kwhrs used per month @ .02 per
Kwhr, net.
MINIMUM BILLING DEMAND:
Five (5) kilowatts except when combined light
and power service is rendered when minimum bill-
ing demand is twenty (20) kilowatts.
MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE:
$1.00 per month per horsepower, or equivalent,
of connected load for the first five horsepower
(5 H. P.) and $.50 per month per horsepower, or
equivalent thereof, for the next forty-five horse-
power (45 H. P.) and $.25 per horsepower for all
over fifty horsepower (50 H. P.) or equivalent of
the total connected load in horsepower. Major
fractions of a horsepower shall be considered as
one whole horsepower of connected load.
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$ 1.00 per month will be added to the minimum
monthly charge as stated above if lighting service
is combined with power service under this rate.
DETERMINATION OF BILLING DEMAND:
The billing demand shall be determined by the
greatest number of kilowatts registered during any
thirty (30) minute interval as indicated by an inte-
grating demand meter, or by using the maximum
demand as recorded by a thermal type demand
meter, furnished, installed and maintained by the
person, firm or corporation supplying such elec-
trical energy, provided, however that when the
customer's load includes hoists, elevators, weld-
ing machines, and/or other apparatus where the
use of electricity is intermittent or subject to vio-
lent fluctuations to the extent that the indicated or
recorded demand for a fifteen (15) minute interval
exceeds the maximum recorded or indicated de-
mand during a thirty (30) minute interval by an
amount in excess of fifty per cent (50%), then the
customer's billing demand shall be determined by
using the average of the three (3) highest fifteen
(15) minute intervals indicated or recorded during
the month.
The billing demand for loads of less than twenty-
five horsepower (25 H. P.) in lieu of measured de-
mands may be calculated in kilowatts, by multiply-
ing the total rated connected load in horsepower
(or H. P. equivalent) by sixty per cent (60%). Any
major fraction of a kilowatt of demand so deter-
mined shall be considered one whole kilowatt of ad-
ditional demand.
POWER FACTOR:
If the power factor of any customer's load is
found by test to be below eighty per cent (80%) lag-
ging under normal operating conditions, and upon
written notification thereof, the customer fails to
correct the power factor within sixty (60) days, the
person, firm or corporation supplying electricity
will then increase the demand used for billing pur-
poses by the ratio of 0.80 to the power factor as
determined by test.
Neon lighting, fluorescent lamps and/or other
gaseous tube lamps, having a low power factor,
shall be equipped with effective corrective devices
to increase the power factor of such lamps to nine-
ty per cent (90%) lagging, with such tolerance as
may be necessary to conform to existing manufac-
turer's equipment.
PROMPT PAYMENT:
Customer's monthly bills shall be computed at
the net rate and there will be added to the total net
bill a sum equal to ten per cent (10%) thereof,
which will be collected from customers who fail to
pay the net bill within ten (10) days of date of bill.
SCHEDULE V
DIRECT CURRENT SERVICE
AVAILABILITY:
Available only to customers who are presently
served with direct current on premises where
direct current is now available for power purposes.
No additional customers will be served, and no ex-
tensions to existing installations will be permitted.
RATE:
First 500 Kwhrs used per month @ $ .07 per
Kwhr net.
Next 500 Kwhrs used per month @ .055 per
Kwhr, net.
Next 1000 Kwhrs used per month @ .045 per
Kwhr, net.
All in excess of 2000 Kwhrs used per month @
$ .035 per Kwhr, net.
MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE:
$1.00 per horsepower for the first five horse-
power (5 H. P.) and $ .50 per horsepower for the
next forty-five horsepower (45 H.P.) and $ .25 per
horsepower for all over fifty horsepower (50 H.P.)
of the total connected load in horsepower (or H.P.
equivalent), a major fraction of a horsepower
shall be considered as one whole horsepower of
additional connected load.
PROMPT PAYMENT:
Customers' monthly bills shall be computed at
the net rate and there shall be added to the total
net bill ten per cent (10%) thereof, which amount
shall be collected from customers who fail to pay
the net bill within ten (10) days from date of bill.
SCHEDULE VI
LARGE INDUSTRIAL POWER SERVICE
AVAILABILITY:
Available for alternating current service to in-
dustrial and commercial customers whose month-
ly demand exceeds fifty kilowatts (50 KW), or who
agree to pay the demand charge for fifty kilowatts
(50 KW), for lighting andpower purposes, when
all service is measured through one meter and
taken from one service connection. Service will
be rendered at standard primary voltages of
2300 volts, or higher as may be available, or at
secondary voltages of 460 volts or 230 volts.
Transformers for rendering these standard volt-
ages will be supplied by the person, firm or cor-
poration supplying such electrical energy, provid-
ed, however, that only one secondary voltage will
be supplied to customers whose maximum demand
is less than one hundred kilowatts (100 KW). Ad-
ditional transformers not located at the point of
delivery, and special voltage transformers for
lighting or other purposes shall be supplied and
maintained by the customer. This rate is not avail-
able for the purchase of energy for resale, nor for
breakdown or standby service.
TERM OF CONTRACT:
Service will be rendered under this schedule for
a minimum period of one (1) year and shall continue
thereafter until cancelled by a sixty (60) day written
notice by the customer.
Conditions requiring unusual construction and
expenditures for equipment to render service may
require an agreement for a term in excess of one
(1) year.
RATE:
DEMAND CHARGE
First 50 KW of billing demand @ $1.50 per
month.
Next 150 KW of billing demand @ 1.25 per
month.
Excess KW of billing demand @ 1.00 per
month.
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ENERGY CHARGE
First 5,000 Kwhrs used per month @ $ .015 per
Kwhr.
Next 10,000 Kwhrs used per month @.012 per
Kwhr.
Next 15,000 Kwhrs used per month @ .01 per
Kwhr.
Next 120,000 Kwhrs used per month @
.0085 per Kwhr.
Excess Kwhrs used per month @ .0075 per
Kwhr.
PREMIUM RATE FOR HIGH LOAD FACTOR:
When customer's billing demand exceeds 1000
KW, all energy used in excess of 365 hours' use
of billing demand will be billed at $ .006 per
Kwhr.
EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED BY CUSTOMER:
When customer furnishes and maintains all
transformers and/or other apparatus necessary
for the customer to take service at primary volt-
age, the charges computed under the above rate
will be reduced by an amount equal to five per
cent (5%) thereof.
METERING:
Metering shall be at either primary or second-
ary voltage at the option of the person, firm or
corporation supplying electrical energy. If it is
elected to meter at the primary voltage, the bill-
ing less any previous adjustment will be reduced
by two and one-half (21%) per cent to compensate
for transformer losses.
PROMPT PAYMENT DISCOUNT:
A discount of two and one-half per cent (21%)
of the billing less any adjustments heretofore
made will be allowed if bill is paid within
ten (10) days of date thereof.
MAXIMUM DEMAND:
The maximum demand in any month shall be
determined by the greatest number of kilowatts
(KW) recorded or indicated on a standard integra-
ted demand meter in any thirty (30) minute inter-
val during the month, or by using the maximum
demand as recorded by a thermal type demand
such meter to be provided, installed and maintained
by the person, firm or corporation supplying such
electrical energy, provided, however, that when
the customer's load includes hoists, elevators,
welding machines, and/or other appartus where
the use of electricity is intermittent or subject to
violent fluctuation to the extent that the indicated
or recorded demand for a fifteen (15) minute in-
terval exceeds the recorded or indicated demand
for a thirty (30) minute interval by more than
fifty per cent (50%), then the customer's billing
demand shall be determined by using the average
of the three highest fifteen (15) minute interval
indicated or recorded demands during the month.
BILLING DEMAND:
The billing demand shall be the maximum de-
mand except when the customer's average power
factor, by actual measurement, is less than eighty
per cent (80%) lagging, or more than ninety per
cent (90%) lagging, in which case the billing de-
mand shall be determined each month therefrom
by increasing the measured maximum demand by
one per cent (1%) for each one per cent (1%) that
the average monthly power factor is found to be
below eighty-five per cent (85%) lagging and de-
creasing the maximum demand by one per cent
(1%) for each one per cent (1%) that the average
monthly power factor is found to be greater than
eighty-five per cent (85%) lagging. The billing de-
mand shall in no event be less than fifty kilowatts
(50 KW).
POWER FACTOR
The average power factor of the customer's
load shall be determined monthly from readings
registered by the watthour meter and a reactive
component meter which shall be furnished by the
person, firm or corporation supplying the electric-
ity. It shall be calculated by dividing the number
of kilowatthours as registered by the square root
of the sum of the square of the kilowatthours reg-
istered plus the square of the reactive kilovolt
ampere hours registered. Reactive component
meters will be ratcheted so only lagging reactive
kilovolt ampere hours will be recorded.
MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE:
The minimum monthly charge shall be the de-
mand charge for fifty (50) kilowatts plus the en-
ergy charges which may apply,
FUEL ADJUSTMENT:
The rates for electrical energy stated herein
are based upon using coal or other boiler fuel to
produce such energy and costing sixteen cents
($0.16) per million B.T.U. delivered in the bunkers
of the Dubuque, Iowa plant of the person firm, or
corporation supplying such electrical energy at
Dubuque, Iowa.
In the event that the average cost of boiler fuel
delivered as aforesaid differs from the base price
of sixteen cents ($0.16) per million B.T.U. by one
cent ($0.01) or more per million B.T.U., then the
net bill as computed shall be increased or de-
creased, as the case may be, by an amount equal
to the number of kilowatthours used at twenty-two
hundredths mills ($.00022) per kilowatthour for
each whole one cent ($0.01) by which the cost of
one million B.T.U. of boiler fuel used during the
preceding month exceeds or is less respectively
than the base price of sixteen cents ($0.16) per
million B.T.U.
Before placing into effect the terms of this pro-
vision, the firm, person or corporation supplying
electrical energy at Dubuque shall first disclose
to the City Manager of the City of Dubuque suffi-
cient data to warrant such action.
SCHEDULE VII
CITY OF DUBUQUE WATER SERVICE
AVAILABILITY:
Available to the Water Department of the City
of Dubuque for three phase, alternating current
service of 2300 volts or 6900 volts for water
pumping, when such pumping is restricted to off-
peak periods as defined herein.
RATE:
$ .009 per Kwhr, net.
OFF-PEAK PERIODS:
The off-peak period, as prescribed under this
schedule, is defined to be the hours between 8:00
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p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day, and the
hours between 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. daily
through the year and between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00
p.m. daily during the period from April 15 to
September 15, inclusive, or in case of emergency,
or when at any time, the life or property of the
citizens of Dubuque may be in danger. An emer-
gency shall be held to exist (1) whenever the water
in the Eagle Point Reservoir is indanger of over-
flowing, (2) whenever, to maintain proper pres -
sures for fire protection, it is necessary to pump
water from the lower level storage to the high
service elevated tanks and standpipes.
FUEL ADJUSTMENT:
The rate for electrical energy stated herein is
based upon using coal or other boiler fuel to pro-
duce such energy and costing sixteen cents ($0.16)
per million B.T.U. delivered in the bunkers of the
Dubuque, Iowa, plant of the person, firm or cor-
poration supplying such electrical energy at
Dubuque, Iowa.
In the event that the average cost of boiler fuel
delivered as aforesaid differs from the base price
of sixteen cents ($0.16) per million B.T.U. by one
cent ($0.01) or more per million B.T.U., then there
shall be added to or deducted from the rate herein -
before provided per kilowatt hour, twenty-two hun-
dredths mills ($.00022) for each whole one cent
($0.01) by which the cost of one million B.T.U. of
boiler fuel used during the preceding month ex-
ceeds, or is less respectively, than the base price
of sixteen cents ($0.16) per million B.T.U.
Before placing into effect the terms of this
provision, the firm, person, or corporation sup-
plying electrical energy at Dubuque shall first
disclose to the City Manager of the City of Dubuque
sufficient data to warrant such action.
SCHEDULE VIII
STREET AND BOULEVARD LIGHTING
SERVICE
AVAILABILITY:
Available to the municipality of the City of
Dubuque and to the Board of Park Commissioners
of the City of Dubuque for lighting, streets, alley
ways, and park areas, and for traffic control and
police call signals.
RATE:
(a) Overhead System:
The rates to be charged for each overhead
street light owned, operated, maintained and sup-
plied with electrical energy by the person, firm or
corporation supplying electrical energy within the
City of Dubuque, including the replacement of all
glassware and renewal of lamps, shall be:
Size of
Lamp -
Lumens
1000
2500
4000
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Per
Hours of
Burning
4000
4000
4000
Year
Rate per
Year
$ 20.40
26.40
31.20
(b) Ornamental Street Lighting:
The rates to be charged for each lighting stand-
ard by the person, firm or corporation supplying
electrical energy within the City of Dubuque for
the operation of such lighting standard of the orna-
mental street lighting system owned by the City of
Dubuque and/or the Park Board of the City of
Dubuque, including the electric energy for the op-
eration thereof and all expenses and/or charges
incident to the operation of said system, including
the cost of replacement of any and all glassware
and renewal of lamps, except where the breakage
of such glassware and/or lamps is due to traffic
damage, but not including the maintenance of cables
and lighting standards which shall be maintained by
the owners thereof, shall be:
Size of
Lamp -
Standard Lumens
1 - Lamp @ 600
1 - Lamp @ 1000
1 - Lamp @ 2500
1 - Lamp @ 6000
2 - Lamp @ 4000
2 - Lamp @ 4000
2 - Lamp @ 6000
1 - Lamp @ 2500
1 - Lamp @ 6000
2 - Lamp @ 6000
Per Year
Hours
of
Burning
4000
4000
4000
4000
4000
4000
4000
2000
2000
2000
Rate
per
Year
$10.20
11.40
16.80
29.40
45.60
45.60
53.40
12.60
20.40
34.80
TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS:
The rates to be charged for electrical energy
furnished for the operation of the traffic control
signals owned, operated and maintained by the City
of Dubuque, shall be:
Rate per
No. and Size of Lamps Year
4 - Light - 40 watts $ 40.80
3 - Light - 40 watts and arrow 36.00
4 - Light - 40 watts and no turn 82.80
8 - Light - 40 watts 64.20
9 - Light - 40 watts 72.00
12 - Light - 6 arrows 156.00
Traffic flashing signals 24.00
School flashing signals 12.00
POLICE CALL SIGNALS
The rates to be charged for electrical energy
furnished for the operation of the police call
signal system owned by the City of Dubuque shall
be $8.00 per year per call signal.
PARK LIGHTS:
The rates to be charged by the person, firm or
corporation supplying electrical energy within the
City of Dubuque for the operation of each park
lighting standard of the park or street lighting
system owned by the Dubuque Park Board, includ-
ing all energy required for the operation thereof,
and all expenses or charges incident to the opera-
tion of said system, including the cost of the re-
placement of any and all glassware and/or
renewal of lamps, except where the breakage of
such glassware or lamps is due to traffic damage,
but not including the maintenance of cables and
lighting standards which shall be maintained at the
cost of the owners thereof, shall be:
Size
of
Standard Lamp
1-Lamp @ 4000 Lumens
1-Lamp @ 2500 Lumens
1-Lamp @ 200 Watts
PAYMENT:
Per Year
Hours
of
Burning
4000
4000
4000
Rate
per
Year
$ 22.80
16.80
19.08
Bills shall be rendered monthly by the person,
firm or corporation supplying such electrical en-
ergy to the City of Dubuque, Iowa, at the rate of
one -twelfth (1-12th) of the respective annual charge
for each street light, ornamental standard, traffic
control signal, and/or police call signal in service
during the month for which the bill is rendered.
SCHEDULE IX
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR AIR
CONDITIONING AND AIR COOLING
Thes-e rules and regulations will apply to loads
of more than 2 H.P. for commercial air condition-
ing and air cooling equipment but will not apply
to equipment used for refrigeration of foods or
other supplies. (Loads of 2 H.P. or less, single
phase, can be used on commercial lighting rates.)
Service will be rendered under standard power
service conditions on the commercial power rates
in effect under a five year contract.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE:
The conditions stated herein will not apply to
air conditioning loads where a customer has any
motor for other purposes larger than 2 H.P. be-
cause the person, firm, or corporation supplying
electrical energy will not install separate power
metering for the air conditioning load where the
customer has other power load of more than
2 H.P. Where other small power loads of 2 H.P.
or less are now connected and taking service
through the same meter as the air conditioning
load, then the customer may take advantage of
these rules and regulations by changing, at his
own expense, such wiring as may be necessary to
take the service for the motors of 2 H.P. or less
through the commercial lighting meter.
MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGES:
The standard monthly minimum bill of the pow-
er rate in effect will apply to this service from
the date of connection of the service to the date of
disconnection without prorating of the minimum
monthly bill for fractional parts of the month either
at the time service is ordered connected or discon-
nected. The minimum monthly bill will not be
charged during the period that service is discon-
nected.
SERVICE DISCONNECTION CHARGE:
In order for the customer to secure permission
for the minimum monthly bill to be eliminated, he
must order the service disconnected in writing and
the customer will then be given a final billing for
the amount of energy used including the proper
monthly minimum bill and will make a payment of
a disconnection charge of $2.00 plus an amount of
$1.00 per H.P. of connected load, in lieu of payment
of minimummonthly bills during the period when
service is disconnected.
CONNECTION CHARGE:
At the time service is ordered connected, the
customer will pay a $2.00 connection charge to
pay the person, firm or corporation supplying elec-
trical energy for its cost in connecting service.
Service may be disconnected by any method deter-
mined as feasible, but, if it is desirable to leave
the meter installed, then service may be disconnect-
ed by sealing the switch open with the customer
understanding that the seal is only to be broken and
the switch closed by a representative of the person,
firm or corporation supplying electrical energy.
GENERAL PROVISIONS:
Service may be rendered at either single phase
or three phase in accordance with the general prac-
tice of rendering three phase service. Where it is
necessary for the person, firm or corporation
supplying electrical energy to make any special in-
vestment to render the service for air conditioning
load, then the regulations of the person, firm or
corporation supplying electrical energy in regard
to setting up a monthly service charge will apply
based upon an allowable investment of $125.00 (the
same as is used for residential and small commer-
cial lighting service) for loads up to 5 H.P. plus
$25.00 per H.P. in excess of 5 H.P. If the cost to
serve is greater than the allowable amount, then
the annual service charge will be an amount of $6.00
for each major fraction of $50.00 in excess of the
allowable expenditure and such annual service
charge will be payable at the time connection for
the season is ordered.
CHANGE IN SERVICE CLASSIFICATION:
Section 2. Any customer taking service under
one or more of the various classifications of serv-
ice may elect to change to any other classification
that may be available to him, provided, however,
that the person, firm or corporation supplying elec-'
trical energy in the City of Dubuque need not change
any customer's classification more than once in any
twelve (12) month period.
METER SERVICE:
Section 3. No person, firm or corporation
supplying electrical energy in the City of Dubuque
shall install any meter or meters upon a customer's
premises for the purpose of measuring electrical
energy to be supplied to said customer unless and
until such meter has been compared with a stand-
ard meter and adjusted so that the error in regis-
tration at full load is not more than plus or minus
two per cent (2%) of accuracy within a period of
six (6) months preceding date of installation upon
said customer's premises. Any meter installed
upon a customer's premises shall bear a label
clearly indicating the date that said meter was
tested and recalibrated.
All meters in service in the City of Dubuque
shall be systematically tested and/or compared
with a standard 'meter and adjusted to register
within plus or minus two per cent (2%) of accu-
racy, and no meter shall be kept in service which
has not been recalibrated within eight (8) years.
The person, firm or corporation supplying
electrical energy in the City of Dubuque shalLkeep
on file a record of the test of each meter, installed
upon or retained in service upon a customer's
premises after test, which record shall be avail-
able for inspection by officials of the City of
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Dubuque. Such record as filed shall indicate the
name of the manufacturer of said meter, its serial
number, type, capacity, number assigned to it by
its owner, the name and address of the customer
where said meter was in service prior to said test,
the date of said test and date of last previous test,
together with the percentage of error above or be-
low accuracy, as disclosed by said test. Meters
shall be adjusted to register within plus or minus
two per cent (Z%) of accuracy at full load.
PENALTY:
Section 4. Any person, firm or corporation who
shall charge or exact other or different rates or
charges for any type of service, the rates for
which service are herein fixed and determined, or
who shall violate any of the provisions hereof,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed
$ 100.00, or imprisoned not to exceed thirty (30)
days in jail.
REPEAL CLAUSE:
Section 5. Ordinance No. 8-41 and all amend-
ments thereto are hereby repealed.
PUBLICAT ION:
Section 6. This ordinance shall be in effect
from and after its final passage, adoption, and ap-
proval by the Council of the City of Dubuque and
publication provided by law.
Passed, adopted and approved upon final read-
ing this 13th day of November, 1951.
Published November 16, 1951.
Ordinance No. 66-51
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No.44-46 by
Repealing Section 1 and Substituting a New
Section 1 in Lieu Thereof.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That Section 1 of Ordinance
No.44-46, being an Ordinance entitled "An Ord-
inance Regulating the operation of Taxicabs
within the City of Dubuque and fixing the rates
and prices to be charged for the transportation of
passengers from one part of the City to another,
Repealing all Ordinances in conflict herewith and
providing a penalty for a violation thereof" is
hereby repealed and the following substituted
therefor:
"Section 1. The following rates and prices for
the transportation of passengers by taxi -cabs
are hereby fixed as the rates and prices to be
charged for services rendered by the means above
stated, to -wit:
(a) For one passenger from one part of the
City of Dubuque to any other part thereof, includ-
ing such passenger's ordinary luggage, the surn
of 60S;
(b) For two or more passengers to and includ-
ing five passengers from one part of the City to
any other part thereof, including such passenger's
ordinary luggage, the sum of 75;
(c) Where two or more passengers board a
taxicab at the same place, from that place to any
other parts of the City as designated by each pas-
senger, the passenger alighting shall pay 60and
each other passenger shall pay 35as he leaves
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the taxicab at his destination. These fares include
the passenger's ordinary luggage;
(d) Waiting time may be charged for on the fol-
lowing terms: At the rate of $3.00 per hour. No
charge shall be made for waiting time under ten
minute s ."
Adopted December 12, 1951
Published December 17, 1951
Ordinance No. 57-53
An Ordinance Establishing and Fixing Rates to be
Charged for Furnishing Bus Transporation on
Busses Operated by the Interstate Power Com-
pany in the City of Dubuque; Repealing Ordi-
nance No. 49-51; and Providing a Penalty for
Violation.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of .the City of
Dubuque, Iowa:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 49-51 be and
the same is hereby repealed;
Section 2. The fare to be charged by the Inter-
state Power Company on all busses operating in
the City of Dubuque under its franchise known as
Ordinance No. 16-46, is hereby fixed as follows:
a. The charge for a single cash fare shall be
fifteen cents;
b. The charge for 7 full fare tokens shall be
One Dollar;
c. In accordance with and subject to the pro-
visions of Section 5 of said franchise, children in
arms shall be carried free of charge, the cash
fare for children under 12 years of age shall be
eight cents and half -fare tokens shall be sold at
the rate of 14 of such tokens for One Dollar;
d. When requested, transfers shall be issued
upon the payment of all fares without additional
charge;
Section 3. That any person, firm or corpor-
tion who shall violate any of the terms of this
Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed
one hundred dollars or imprisoned not to exceed
thirty days in lieu of such fine;
Adopted 7/17/53
Published 7/21/53
Ordinance No. 68-53
An Ordinance Designating Bus Routes in the City
of Dubuque.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 22-52, entitled
"An Ordinance Designating Bus Routes in the City
of Dubuque" is hereby repealed;
Section 2. That the routes to be traversed by
the motor bus transportation system shall be as
follows:
(A) Main Street Route:
Point of Beginning: Jones and Main Street.
North on Main Street to Second Street, west on Sec-
ond Street to Locust Street, north on Locust Street
to Eighth Avenue, east on Eighth Avenue to Iowa
Street, north on Iowa Street to Twelfth Street, east
on Twelfth Street to Central Avenue, north on
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Central Avenue to Twenty-fourth Street, east on
Twenty-fourth Street to Jackson Street, north on
Jackson Street to Milwaukee Avenue, west on
Milwaukee Avenue to Central Avenue, south on
Central Avenue to Fifteenth Street, west on Fif-
teenth Street to Main Street, south on Main Street
to point of beginning.
(B) Point Route:
Point of Beginning: Sixth and Main Street.
West on Sixth Street to Locust Street, north on
Locust Street to Eighth Street, east on Eighth
Street to Iowa Street, north on Iowa Street to
Twelfth Street, east on Twelfth Street to E1m
Street, north on E1m Street to Rhomberg Avenue,
east on Rhomberg Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, west
on Lincoln Avenue to Summer Street, south on
Summer Street to Rhomberg Avenue, west on
Rhomberg Avenue to Elm Street, south on Elm
Street to Twelfth Street, west on Twelfth Street
to Main Street, south on Main Street to Sixth and
Main, or point of beginning.
(C) West Dubuque Route:
Point of Beginning: Eighth and Central Avenue.
West on Eighth Avenue to Hill Street, south on
Hill Street to West Third Street, east on West
Third Street to James Street, south on James
Street to Langworthy Avenue, west on Langworthy
Avenue to Alpine Street, north on Alpine Street
to University Avenue, west on University Avenue
to Delhi Street, west on Delhi Street and Univer-
sity Avenue to Asbury Street, north on Asbury
Street to St. Ambrose Street, north on St. Ambrose
Street to Seminary Street, east on Seminary Street
and West Locust Street to West Seventeenth Street,
east on West Seventeenth Street to Main Street,
south on Main Street to Tenth Street, east on Tenth
Street to Central Avenue, South on Central Avenue
to point of beginning.
(D) Seminary and Carter Road Route:
Point of Beginning: Seventh and Iowa Streets.
North on Iowa Street to West Fifteenth Street,
west on West Fifteenth Street to Main Street,
North on Main Street to Madison Street, north on
Madison Street to Seminary Street, west on Sem-
inary Street to Asbury Street, north on Asbury
Road to Avalon Road, west on Avalon Road to
Valley View Road, south on Valley View Road to
Morningview Road, west on Morningview Road to
Hillcrest Road, south on Hillcrest Road to Asbury
Street, south on Asbury Street to University Ave-
nue, east over University Avenue and Delhi Street
to Alpine Street, south on Alpine Street to West
Third Street, east on West Third Street to Hill
Street, north on Hill Street to Eighth Avenue,
east on Eighth Avenue to Central Avenue, south
on Central Avenue to Seventh Street, west on
Seventh Street to point of beginning.
(E) Linwood and Mount Carmel Route:
Point of Beginning: Twelfth and Main Street.
South on Main Street to Railroad Avenue, west on
Railroad Avenue to Southern Avenue, west on
Southern Avenue to Grandview Avenue, south on
Grandview Avenue to Mount Carmel Loop, north
on Grandview Avenue to Bryant Street, north on
Bryant Street to Rush Street, east on Rush Street
to Mountain Lane, north on Mountain Lane to
Cleveland Avenue, west on Cleveland Avenue to
Bryant Street, north on Bryant Street to Dodge
Street, east on Dodge Street to Bluff Street, north
on Bluff Street to Second Street, east on Second
Street to Locust Street, North on Locust Street
to Eighth Street, east on Eighth Street to Iowa
Street, north on Iowa Street to Twelfth Street,
east on Twelfth Street to Jackson Street, north on
Jackson Street to Twenty-second Street, east on
Twenty-second Street to Windsor Avenue, north
on Windsor Avenue to Davis Street, west on Davis
Avenue to Sheridan Avenue, south on Sheridan
Avenue to Edith Street, west on Edith Street to
Burden Avenue, south on Burden Avenue to Wind-
sor Avenue, south on Windsor Avenue to Twenty-
second Street, west on Twenty-second Street to
Central Avenue, south on Central Avenue to
Twelfth Street, west on Twelfth Street to point of
beginning.
(F) Short Linwood Route:
Point of Beginning: Davis Avenue and Windsor
Avenue. West over Davis Avenue to Sheridan
Avenue, South on Sheridan Avenue to Edith Street,
west on Edith Street to Burden Avenue, south on
Burden Avenue to Windsor Avenue, south on Wind-
sor Avenue to Twenty-second Street, west on
Twenty-second Street to Central Avenue, south on
Central Avenue to Sixth Street, west on Sixth
Street to Locust Street, north on Locust Street to
Eighth Street, east on Eighth Street to Iowa Street,
north on Iowa Street to Twelfth Street, east on
Twelfth Street to Jackson Street, north on Jackson
Street to Twenty-second Street, east on Twenty-
second Street to Windsor Avenue to point of be-
ginning.
(G) Fremont Route:
Point of Beginning: Eighth Avenue and Main
Street. South on Main Street to Second Street,
west on Second Street to Bluff Street, south on
Bluff Street to Dodge Street, west on Dodge
Street to Fremont Avenue, south on Fremont
Avenue to Simpson Street, west on Simpson Street
to Cross Street, north on Cross Street to Coates
Street, east on Coates Street to Concord Street,
north on Concord Street to Stetmore Street, north
on Stetmore Street to Lombard Street, west on
Lombard Street to Algona Street, north on Algona
Street to Loras Boulevard, east on Loras Boule-
vard to Alta Vista Street, south on Alta Vista
Street to Rose Street, east on Rose Street to Race
Street, south on Race Street to West Eleventh
Street, east on West Eleventh Street to Prairie
Street, north on Prairie Street to Loras Boulevard,
east on Loras Boulevard to Main Street, to point
of beginning.
(H) Grandview Avenue Route:
Point of Beginning: Eighth Avenue and Main
Street. East on Eighth Avenue to Iowa Street,
north on Iowa Street to Loras Boulevard, west
on Loras Boulevard to Prairie Street, south on
Prairie Street to West Eleventh Sfreet, west on
West Eleventh Street to Race Street, north on
Race Street to Rose Street, west on Rose Street
to Alta Vista Street, north on Alta Vista Street
to Loras Boulevard, west on Loras Boulevard to
Algona Street, south on Algona Street to Bennett
Street, east on Bennett Street to Grandview Ave-
nue, south on Grandview Avenue to Southern Ave-
nue, East on Southern Avenue to South Locust
Street, north on South Locust Street to Jones
Street, east on Jones Street to Main Street, north
on Main to Second Street, west on Second Street
to Locust Street, north on Locust Street to Eighth
Avenue, east on Eighth Avenue to point of be-
ginning.
(I) Cleveland Tripper Route:
Point of Beginning: Tenth and Main Street.
South on Main Street to Railroad Avenue, west on
Railroad Avenue to Southern Avenue, west on
Southern Avenue to English Lane, north on
English Lane to Mt. Loretta, east on Mt. Loretta
Avenue to Esther Street, south on Esther Street
to Tressa Street, east on Tressa Street to Mc
Lenan Street, north on McLenan Street to Mt.
Loretta Avenue, west on Mt. Loretta Avenue to
Bryant Street, north on Bryant Street to Rush
Street, east on Rush Street to Mountain Lane,
north on Mountain Lane to Cleveland Avenue, west
on Cleveland Avenue to Bryant Street, north on
Bryant Street to Dodge Street, east on Dodge
Street to Bluff Street, north on Bluff Street to
Second Street, west on Second Street,to Locust
Street, North on Locust Street to Eighth Avenue,
east on Eighth Avenue to Iowa Street, north on
Iowa Street to Tenth Street, to point of beginning.
(J) East Dubuque Route:
Point of Beginning: South side of Eighth Avenue
near Main Street. East on Eighth Avenue to Cen-
tral Avenue, south on Central Avenue to Third
Street, west on Third Street to Iowa Street, south
on Iowa Street to Second Street, west on Second
Street to Locust Street, south on Locust Street to
Julien Dubuque Bridge and across Julien Dubuque
Bridge; upon returning on Julien Dubuque Bridge
to Locust Street, then north on Locust Street to
Eighth Avenue, east on Eighth Avenue to point of
beginning.
(K) Park Hill Tripper Route:
Point of Beginning: Central Avenue and Twen-
ty-second Street. North on Central Avenue to
Diagonal Street, west on Diagonal Street to Broad-
way, west and north on Broadway to Putnam Street,
west on Putnam Street to Muscatine Street, north
on Muscatine Street to Primrose Street, west on
Primrose Street to Kane Street, south on Kane
Street to Kaufmann Avenue, east on Kaufmann
Avenue to point of beginning.
(L) Deere Plant Route:
Point of Beginning: Jones and Main Street.
North on Main Street to Second,Street, west on
Second Street to Locust Street, north on Locust
Street to Eighth Avenue, east on Eighth Avenue
to Iowa Street, north on Iowa Street to Twelfth
Street, east on Twelfth Street to Central Avenue,
north on Central Avenue to Twenty-fourth Street,
east on Twenty-fourth Street to Jackson Street,
north on Jackson Street to Milwaukee Avenue,
west on Milwaukee Avenue to Central Avenue,
north on Central Avenue to John Deere Plant, and
on returning to City proceed south on Central
Avenue to Fifteenth Street, west on Fifteenth
Street to Main Street, south on Main Street to
point of beginning.
Section 3. The foregoing routes are hereby
determined to be reasonably necessary to ade-
quately serve the needs of the traveling public of
the City of Dubuque within the meaning and intent
of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 16-46 and are sub-
ject to modifications and change when the needs
of the traveling public shall require.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage,
adoption and publication as provided by law.
Adopted 11/2/53
Published 11/6/53
CHAPTER XVI
Traffic Regulations
ORDINANCE NO. 33-49 (TRAFFIC CODE)
AMENDED:
SECTION 1.17 RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 56-53):
"1.17. Chauffeur means any person who oper-
ates a motor vehicle in the transporation of per-
sons, including school busses, for wages, compen-
sation or hire, or any person who operates a truck
tractor, road tractor or any motor truck which is
required to be registered at a gross weight classi-
fication exceeding five tons, or any such motor
vehicle exempt from registration which would be
within such gross weight classification if not so
exempt except when such operation by the owner
or operator is occasional and merely incidental
to his principal business.
A farmer, or his hired help, shall not be deemed
a chauffeur, when operating a truck owned by him,
and used exclusively in connection with the trans-
portation of his own products or property."
SECTION 8.1 RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 56-53):
"8.1. Any person driving a motor vehicle on
any street of this City shall drive the same at a
careful and prudent speed not greater than or less
than is reasonable and proper, having due regard
to the traffic, surface and width of the streets and
of any other conditions then existing, and no per-
son shall drive any vehicle at a speed greater than
will permit him to bring it to a stop within the as-
sured clear distance ahead, such driver having the
right to assume, however, that all persons using
such streets will observe the law.
The following shall be the lawful speed except
as hereinbefore or hereinafter modified, and any
speed in excess thereof shall be unlawful:
1. Twenty miles per hour in any business dis-
trict.
2. Twenty-five miles per hour in any residence
or school district.
3. Forty miles per hour for any motor vehicle
drawing another vehicle.
4. Forty-five miles per hour in any suburban
district."
SECTION 9.3 RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 9-53):
"9.3. Except on one-way streets, the operator
of a motor vehicle shall at all times travel on the
right-hand side of the center of the street."
SECTION 10.1 RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 9-53):
10.1. Except on one-way streets, the driver of
a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding
in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof
at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the
right side of the roadway until safely clear of the
overtaken vehicle.
The driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give
way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle
on audible signal and shall not increase the speed
of his vehicle until completely passed by the over-
taking vehicle."
SECTION 10.2 RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 9-53):
10.2. Except on one-way streets, no vehicle
shall be driven to the left side of the center of the
street in overtaking and passing another vehicle
proceeding in the same direction unless such
left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming
traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit
such overtaking and passing to be completely made
without interfering with the safe operation of any
vehicle approaching from the opposite direction
or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the
overtaking vehicle must return to the right-hand
side of the street before coming within one hundred
feet of any vehicle approaching from the opposite
direction."
SECTION 10.3 RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 9-53):
"10.3. No vehicle shall, in overtaking and
passing another vehicle or at any other time, be
driven to the left side of the street under the fol-
lowing conditions:
1. When approaching the crest of the grade or
upon a curve in the street where the driver's
view along the street is obstructed for a
distance of approximately seven hundred
feet.
2. Except on one-way streets, when approach-
ing within one hundred feet of any narrow
bridge, viaduct, or tunnel when so sign -
posted, or when approaching within one
hundred feet of or traversing any intersec-
tion or railroad grade crossing.
3. Where official signs are in place directing
that traffic keep to the right or a distinctive
center line or off -center line is marked,
which distinctive line also directs traffic as
declared in the sign manual adopted by the
state highway commission."
SECTION 10.6 ADDED (By Ordinance
No. 12-52):
10.6. Upon those streets and parts of those
streets and in those alleys designated and de-
scribed in Schedule I attached hereto and made a
part hereof, sign -posted for one-way traffic,
vehicles, except authorized emergency vehicles
responding to an emergency call, shall be driven
only in the direction designated."
SECTION 11.2 RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 5-53):
11.2. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn
at an intersection shall do so as follows:
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1. Both the approach for a right turn and a right
turn shall be made as closely as practicable to the
right hand curb or edge of the roadway and in such
a manner as to leave the intersection as nearly as
practicable in the right hand lane lawfully avail-
able to traffic moving in the direction of traffic
of such vehicle.
2. At any intersection where traffic is permit-
ted to move in both directions on each intersecting
street, an approach for a left turn shall be made
in that portion of the right half of the roadway
nearest the center line thereof and after entering
the intersection the left turn shall be made so as
to depart from the intersection to the right of the
centerline of the roadway being entered.
3. At any intersection where traffic is restricted
to one direction on one or more of the intersecting
streets, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn
left at any such intersection shall approach the
intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully
available to traffic moving in the direction of trav-
el of such vehicle, and after entering the intersec-
tion the left turn shall be made so as to leave the
intersection as nearly as practicable in the left-
hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in
such direction upon the roadway being entered.
4. Where the special circumstances require,
the City Manager may cause markers, buttons
or signs to be placed within or adjacent to inter-
sections and thereby require and direct that a dif-
ferent course from that specified in this section
be traveled by vehicles turning at any intersection,
and when markers, buttons, or signs are so placed,
no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at an
intersection other than as directed and required
by such markers, buttons or signs."
SECTION 11.9 ADDED (By Ordinance
No. 56-53):
"11.9. When a vehicle is equipped with a
directional signal device, such device shall at all
times be maintained in good working condition.
No directional signal device shall project a glaring
or dazzling light. All directional signal devices
shall be self -illuminated when in use while other
lamps on the vehicle are lighted."
SECTION 13.5 ADDED (By Ordinance
No. 9-53):
"13.5. The City Manager is authorized and
directed to erect school -type traffic control sig-
nals at the entrance to each school zone, as here-
inbefore defined, in the City of Dubuque, and at
such other crossings or other intersections as
the Council may designate."
SECTION 15.28 ADDED (By Ordinance
No. 11-52):
"15.28. Motor carriers shall travel over
marked highways when operated within the City
limits and shall not depart therefrom except that
any motor carrier whose destination is in the
City may depart from such highway at that point
on the highway nearest to its destination and then
proceed directly to such destination and any
motor carrier whose trip originates within the
City may travel by the most direct route to that
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point on a marked highway nearest to such point
of origin."
SECTION 16.1.11 REPEALED (By Ordinance
No. 5-53):
SECTION 16.1.14 ADDED (By Ordinance
No. 6-52):
16.1.14. Within ten (10) feet of the crosswalk
at all intersections within the City of Dubuque."
SECTION 16.2 RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 44-51):
"16.2. Except where angle parking is permitted
and on one-way streets, every vehicle stopped or
parked upon a roadway where there is an adjacent
curb shall be stopped or parked with the right-
hand sheels of such vehicles parallel with and
within eighteen inches (18 8) of the right hand curb.
On one-way streets vehicles may also be parked
with the left hand wheels parallel with and within
eighteen inches (1811) on the left hand curb."
SECTION 16.3 RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 12-52):
"16.3. Angle parking is permitted only on both
sides of West Second Street from Iowa to Locust
Street; the north side of West Sixth Street from
Locust Street to Bluff Street; the east side of
Bluff Street from West Sixth to West Seventh
Street; the south side of West Seventh Street from
Locust to Bluff Street.
Upon such streets or parts of streets, vehicles
shall be parked within the spaces indicated and
with a front wheel of the vehicle against the curb.
Vehicles having a greater length than 20 feet over
all, shall not be permitted to park at an angle upon
any street."
SECTION 16.28 ADDED (By Ordinance
No. 6-52):
"16.28. The City Manager of the City of Dubuque
is hereby authorized to designate not more than one
parking space in each block within the area bounded
on the south by Fourth Street and on the north by
Loras Boulevard and on the east by White Street
and on the west by Bluff Street, to be known as "re-
stricted parking spaces," which parking spaces
shall be large enough to accommodate the parking
of one motor vehicle. When such restricted park-
ing spaces have been so designated and suitable
signs erected giving notice thereof, it shall be un-
lawful to park any vehicle in any such space for a
longer period than ten (10) minutes at any one time.
For the purpose of this Section the word "block" as
used herein, shall be interpreted to mean that part
of the street which lies between cross streets."
SECTION 16.29 ADDED (By Ordinance
No. 12-52):
"16.29. After signs have been erected giving
notice thereof, it shall be unlawful to park any
vehicle on Eighth Avenue between Central Avenue
to Bluff Street during the period from 4 o'clock
P.M. to 5:30 o'clock P.M., inclusive, of each day,
except Sundays and holidays."
SECTION 16.30 ADDED (By Ordinance
No. 5-53):
"16.30. Except vehicles stopped or parked
while taking on or discharging persons, goods or
merchandise, or commercial vehicles licensed as
such, no person shall stop or park a vehicle in the
alleys or portions of alleys enumerated in Sched-
ule VII hereof, unless necessary to avoid conflict
with other traffic or in compliance with the direc-
tions of a police officer, or traffic control device."
SECTION 17.19 RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 56-53):
"17.19. No person shall drive or move any
vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any
lamp or device thereon displaying or reflecting
a red light visible from directly in front thereof.
This section shall not apply to authorized emer-
gency vehicles.
No person shall display any color of light,
other than red on the rear of any vehicle, except
that stop lights and directional signals may be
red, yellow, or amber."
SECTION 20.5 RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 56-53):
"20.5. The maximum length of any motor ve-
hicle or combination of vehicles shall be as fol-
lows:
1. No single truck, unladen or with load, shall
have an overall length, inclusive of front and rear
bumpers, in excess of thirty-five feet.
2. No single bus, unladen or with load, shall
have an overall length, inclusive of front and rear
bumpers,, in excess of forty feet, provided that a
bus in excess of thirty-five feet in overall length
shall not have less than three axles.
3. No combination of truck tractor and semi-
trailer, nor any other combination of vehicles
coupled together, unladen or with load, shall have
an overall length, inclusive of front and rear
bumpers, in excess of forty-five feet.
4. There shall be no limit on the length of fire
fighting apparatus, and vehicles operated in the
daytime when transporting poles, pipe, machinery
or other objects of a structural nature which can-
not be dismembered readily when required for
emergency repair of public service facilities or
properties, and such vehicles transporting such
objects operated at nighttime by a public utility
when required for emergency repair of public ser-
vice facilities or properties, but in respect to such
night transportation every such vehicle and the
load thereon shall be equipped with a sufficient
number of clearance lamps on both sides and
marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any pro-
jecting load to mark clearly the dimensions of
such load, at which time, a member of the state
highway patrol shall be notified prior to the oper-
ation of such vehicle."
SCHEDULE I RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 12-52):
In accordance with Section 10.6 and when prop-
erly signposted, traffic shall move only in the di-
rection indicated upon the following streets or al-
leys, or parts thereof:
1. Traffic shall move northerly only:
a. In the alley between Iowa Street and Central
Avenue from West Fourth Street to Loras
Boulevard;
b. In the alley between Locust Street and Main
Street from Jones Street to West Twelfth
Street;
c. In the alley between Bluff Street and Locust
Street from Eighth Avenue to West Tenth
Street;
d. On Iowa Street from West Fourth Street to
Loras Boulevard.
e. On Locust Street from West Fourth Street
to Loras Boulevard.
2. Traffic shall move southerly only:
a. In the alley between Central Avenue and
White Street from East Fourteenth Street to
East Fourth Street;
b. In the alley between Main Street and Iowa
Street from West Twelfth Street to West
Second Street;
c. On Bluff Street from Loras Boulevard to
West Second Street;
d. On Main Street from Loras Boulevard to
West Fourth Street.
SCHEDULE II:
SECTION "L" RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 56-53):
"L. Hill Street from the south line of Eighth
Avenue to the north property line of Dodge Street."
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SECTION "U" RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 19-5Z):
"U. Iowa Street from the south line of Second
Street to the south line of West Twelfth Street and
from the north line of West Twelfth Street to the
south line of Loras Boulevard."
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SECTION "V" RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 56-53):
"V. White Street from the north line of East
Fourth Street to the south line of East Twelfth
Street; from the north line of East Twelfth Street
to the south line of East 14th Street; from the
north line of East 14th Street to the south line of
East 17th Street; from the north line of East 17th
Street to the south line of East 20th Street; from
the north line of East 20th Street to the south line
of East 22nd Street, from the north line of East
22nd Street to the south line of East 24th Street."
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SECTION "W" RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 12-52):
"W. Bluff Street from Loras Boulevard to the
north line of West Twelfth Street, and from the
south line of West Twelfth Street to Dodge Street."
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SCHEDULE III:
SECTION "A" RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 56-53):
"A. East bound and west bound vehicles must
stop before entering:
Washington Street at East 16th Street;
Washington Street at East 29th Street;
Elm Street at East 29th Street;
East ZZnd Street at White Street;
East 24th Street at White Street."
SECTION "B" RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 37-53):
"B. Northbound and southbound vehicles must
stop before entering:
Rosedale Street at Avoca Street;
East 21st Street at Washington Street;
East 21st Street at Elm Street;
Fourth Street at White Street;
East 17th Street at White Street;
Lincoln Avenue at Stafford Avenue."
SECTION "D" RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 19-52):
"D. Northbound vehicles must stop before en-
tering:
Second Street at Iowa Street."
SECTION "E" RE-ENACTED (By Ordinance
No. 56-53):
"E. Eastbound vehicles must stop before en-
tering:
St. Ambrose Street at Seminary Street."
SCHEDULE IV:
SECTIONS 2.x and 2.y and SECTION
3a ADDED (By Ordinances 36-51 and 21-52):
"2.x. Seminary Street from the northeast cor-
ner of Avoca Street and Seminary Street to a
point 600 feet east thereof.
y. Both sides of Thirteenth Street between Cen-
tral Avenue and White Street.
3. For longer than 15 minutes upon the follow-
ing streets:
a. Both sides of Jones Street between Main
Street and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific Railroad Tracks."
SCHEDULE VI:
SECTIONS ff. to xx., inclusive,
ADDED (by Ordinance Nos. 46-51, 52-51, 60-51,
6-52, 26-52, 67-53, 37-53, 56-53, and 62-53):
"ff. East side of Wartburg Place from Fremont
Avenue to 385 Wartburg Place;
gg. Both sides of Wartburg Place from 385
Wartburg Place to the entrance to Sunset
Ridge;
hh. The south side of University Avenue from
the south line of McCormick Street to the
north line of Algona Street;
ii. The east side of Algona Street for a dis-
tance of three hundred (300) feet south from
the south line of Campus Lane;
The north side of Broadway from Diagonal
Street to Gay Street;
kk. Both sides of Davis Avenue from a point
630 feet east on Windsor Avenue easterly
to the entrance of Mt. Calvary Cemetery;
11. The south side of Pickett Street from Cor-
nell Street to Henion Street;
mm. Both sides of Cornell Street from the north
line of Loras Boulevard northerly for a
distance of 170 feet;
nn. Both sides of Montrose Street from the
north line of Loras Boulevard northerly
for a distance of 170 feet;
oo. The southeasterly side of Caledonia Street
from Hill Street to Eighth Avenue;
The south side of Bennett Street from
Grandview Avenue to Algona Street;
The north side of West Tenth Street from
Locust Street to Bluff Street;
rr. The south side of East Twenty-first Street
from Jackson Street to the Chicago, Great
Western Railroad right-of-way;
ss. The southeasterly side of Lincoln Avenue
from the Chicago, Great Western Railroad
right-of-way to Kniest Street;
tt. Both sides of Eighth Avenue from a point
146 feet west of the west line of University
Avenue to a point 206 feet west of the west
line of University Avenue."
uu. The west side of College Street from Al-
lison Street to West Fifth Street;
vv. The east side of St. Mary's Street from
Bennett Street to West Third Street;
JJ•
pp•
qq•
ww. The north side of East 30th Street from
Jackson Street to Central Avenue."
xx. The west and north side of South Hill Street
from Grandview Avenue to Dodge Street."
SCHEDULE VII ADDED (By Ordinance
No. 5-53):
"SCHEDULE VII
In Accordance with Section 16.30 and, when signs
are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall,
except while taking on or discharging persons,
goods or merchandise, park any vehicle, other than
a commercial vehicle licensed as such, on any of
the following alleys, or portions of alleys:
(a) From Jones Street to West llth Street in
the alley between Bluff and Locust Streets.
(b) From Jones Street to West 12th Street in
the alley between Locust and Main Streets;
(c) From West Second Street to West Twelfth
Street in the alley between Main and Iowa Streets;
(d) From West Fourth Street to the City Hall
property and from West Thirteenth Street to Loras
Boulevard in the alley between Central Avenue and
Iowa Street;
(e) From East Fourth Street to East Fourteenth
Street in the alley between Central Avenue and
White Street."
DATES OF ADOPTION AND PUBLICATION
Ordinance No. 44-51 adopted 9/25/51; Published 9/28/51
Ordinance No. 46-51 adopted 10/ 15/ 51; Published 10/ 18/ 51
Ordinance No. 52-51 adopted 11/5/51; Published 11/9/51
Ordinance No. 60-51 adopted 12/ 3/ 51; Published 12/ 10/ 51
Ordinance No. 6-52 adopted 2/4/52; Published 2/8/52
Ordinance No. 8-52 adopted 3/3/52; Published 3/10/52
Ordinance No. 12-52 adopted 3/22/52; Published 3/31/52
Ordinance No. 19-52 adopted 5/5/52; Published 5/9/52
Ordinance No. 21-52 adopted 5/20/52; Published 5/23/52
Ordinance No. 26-52 adopted 7/7/52; Published 7/11/52
Ordinance No. 5-53 adopted 3/19/53; Published 3/24/53
Ordinance No. 9-53 adopted 5/12/53; Published 5/15/53
Ordinance No. 37-53 adopted 6/1/53; Published 6/5/53
Ordinance No. 56-53 adopted 7/15/53; Published 7/20/53
Ordinance No. 62-53 adopted 8/25/53; Published 9/3/53
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CHAPTER XV I I
Buildings
BUILDING CODE AMENDED by Ordinance
No. 35-52
Ordinance No. 35-52
An Ordinance Providing for the Removal, Repair
or Dismantling of Dangerous Buildings or Struc-
tures and for the Assessment of the Cost There-
of; and Repealing Sections 540 to 545 Inclusive
of the Building Code.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque, Iowa:
Section 1. When the City Manager shall deter-
mine that any building or structure within the City
of Dubuque is dangerous to life or health because
of its condition or manner of construction, he is
hereby authorized and empowered to issue a notice
describing the dangerous condition and directing
that such condition be corrected or the building or
structure dismantled within ten (10) days from the
date of the issuance of such notice. Such notice
shall be addressed to the owner of the property as
shown by the County Auditor's tax rolls and may
be served by Registered United States Mail ad-
dressed to such owner at his last known address.
In the event the owner of such property or his ad-
dress is unknown to the City Manager after rea-
sonable inquiry, an affidavit to that effect shall be
executed by the City Manager and filed with the
City Clerk and the notice provided for herein may
thereupon be served by posting a copy thereof on
the building or structure affected.
Section 2. Whenever such notice has been is-
sued and has not been complied with, the City
Manager shall report his findings to the City
Council describing the condition complained of,
the time and manner of the service of the notice,
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the description of the building or structure and the
real estate upon which the same is situated, the
name and address of the owner as shown by the
tax rolls and stating his recommendations.
Section 3. Upon receipt of the City Manager's
report the City Council shall set a time and place
for hearing thereon and direct the City Clerk to
give notice off such hearing by publication at least
once not less than ten (10) days prior to said hear-
ing and by mailing a copy of such notice to the
owner if his address be known. Said notice shall
give the time and place of hearing on the City
Manager's report and at such hearing, the owner
of the property involved and all other interested
parties shall be afforded an opportunity to appear
and be heard.
Section 4. If at said hearing the City Council
shall find that said building or structure is dan-
gerous to life, health or property, it may direct
the City Manager to remove, repair or dismantle
said building or structure and may assess the cost
of such removal, repair or dismantling against the
real estate in the manner provided by Section 4 of
Chapter 151 of the Acts of the 54th General Assem-
bly of Iowa.
Section 5. The City Manager, or his properly
authorized representatives are hereby authorized.
and empowered to enter upon any property in the
City of Dubuque for the purposes of carrying out
any order entered by the City Council in accord-
ance with Section 4 hereof.
Section 6. Sections 540 to 545 inclusive of the
Building Code of the City of Dubuque are hereby
repealed.
Adopted 10/13/52
Published 10/16/52
CHAPTER XVIII
Zoning and Platting
ORDINANCE NO. 3-34, Article IV, SEC. 1,
sub -sect ion (j) RE-ENACTED (by Ordinance
No. 40-53):
Ordinance No. 57-51 (Trailer Ordinance)
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No.3-34 Enti-
tled "The Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Dubuque" by Adding New Subsections Thereto
Defining "Trailers" and "Trailer Parks;"
Providing Restrictions on the use of Premises
for the Storage of Trailers and as Trailer
Parks; and Providing a Penalty for the Viola-
tion Thereof.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That Article II, Section 4 of Ordi-
nance No.3-34 entitled "The Zoning Ordinance of
the City of Dubuque" is hereby amended by adding
a new subsection (e) thereto as follows:
"Art.II Section 4 (e): The storage of not more
than one unoccupied trailer, as hereinafter de-
fined, shall be considered a proper accessory use
provided the same shall not be used for living
quarters or business purposes while so parked."
Section 2. That Article V, Section 1 of said
Ordinance No.3-34 is hereby amended by adding
new subsections (j) and (k) thereto as follows:
"Art.V, Section 1 -
(j) Trailer Parks provided the same are de-
signed, constructed and maintained in accordance
with Article IX hereof.
(k) Trailer Sales Lots."
Section 3. That Article VI, Section 1 of said
Ordinance No.3-34 is hereby amended by adding
a new subsection (23) thereto as follows:
"Article VI Section 1 -
(23) Trailer Parks except those designed, con-
structed and maintained in accordance with Arti-
cle IX hereof."
Section 4. That Article VII Section 1 of said Or-
dinance No.3-34 is hereby amended by adding
thereto a new subsection (52) thereto as follows:
"Article VII Section 1 -
(52) Trailer Parks except those designed, con-
structed and maintained in accordance with Arti-
cle IX hereof."
Section 5. That Article IX of said Ordinance
No.3-34 is hereby amended by adding a new sub-
section (v) thereto as follows:
"Article IX
(v) Trailer Parks. No premises shall be used
for a Trailer Park unless and until the following
conditions have been complied with:
1. The proprietor of such Trailer Park shall
file with the Building Commissioner a plat of such
proposed Trailer Park showing the following in-
formation:
(a) Location of sites for trailers.
(b) Location and number of sanitary conven-
iences to be used by occupants of trailers.
(c) Plan for electrical distribution of lights to
trailers.
2. The actual use of such premises shall con-
form to such plat.
3. Each trailer park shall have erected there-
on, at a distance not greater than two hundred (200)
feet from any trailer site it is designed to serve,
a suitable building for housing toilets and showers
hereinafter required, which shall be provided with
a floor of concrete or similar material impervious
to water and properly drained.
4. There shall be provided and accessible at
all times, separate toilet rooms for each sex.
Each toilet room shall contain satisfactory lava-
tories with hot and cold running water and toilets
connected to the City sewer system.
5. Separate bathing facilities with hot and cold
running water shall be provided for each sex with
at least one shower head for every 15 persons.
6. Trailers shall be kept at least four (4) feet
distant from any lot line, and ten feet from any
trailer or other structure.
7. All other applicable ordinances of the City
of Dubuque shall be complied with.
8. No premises shall be used for a Trailer
Park unless and until a Certificate of Occupancy
therefor has been issued.
9. The provisions of Article IX (a) shall not
apply to use of premises as Trailer Parks."
Section 6. That Article X of said Ordinance
No.3-34 is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following definitions:
"Trailer. A Trailer is any vehicle or structure
so designed and constructed in such manner as
will permit occupancy thereof as sleeping
quarters by one or more persons, or the conduct
of any business or profession, occupation, or
trade (or use as a selling or advertising device)
and so designed that it is or may be mounted on
wheels and used as a conveyance on highways or
streets, propelled or drawn by its own or other
motive power, but the word "trailer" shall not be
construed to include any standard model automo-
bile body designed to accommodate six or less pas-
sengers.
Trailer Park. A Trailer Park is any lot, par-
cel or tract of land designed, maintained or in-
tended for the purpose of supplying a location or
accommodations for any Trailer, or upon which any
Trailer is parked and shall include all buildings
used or intended for use as part of the equipment
thereof whether charge is made for the use of the
Trailer Park and its facilities or not.
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Trailer Sales Lot. A Trailer Sales Lot is any
lot, parcel or tract of land on which unoccupied
Trailers are parked for purpose of inspection and
sale only.`
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from June 15, 1952 and after its final
passage, adoption and publication as by law pro-
vided.
Adopted December 3, 1951.
Published December 7, 1951.
Ordinance No. 47-51
An Ordinance Amending and Changing the Zoning
Map of the City of Dubuque as Provided by
Ordinance No.3-34 so as to Change the Below
Described Area from its Present Classification
to Two Family Residence District Classifica-
tion.
Whereas the Planning and Zoning Commission
has recommended to the City Council that the
following described area be changed from its
present classification to Two Family District
Classification, to -wit:
Lots 7 to 20 inclusive of Finleys Addition in the
City of Dubuque, Iowa, including any or all subdi-
visions of said lots;
Now Therefore, be it Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, Iowa:
Section 1. That the Zoning Map and Ordinance
No.3-34 known as the Zoning Ordinance be and the
same is hereby amended by changing the above de-
scribed area from its present classification to
Two Family Residence District Classification.
Adopted December 3, 1951.
Published December 10, 1951.
Ordinance No. 64-51
An Ordinance Amending and Changing the Zoning
Map of the City of Dubuque as Provided by Ordi-
nance No. 3-34 so as to Change the Below De-
scribed Area from Its Present Classification to
Two Family Residence District Classification.
Whereas the Planning and Zoning Commission
has recommended to the City Council that the fol-
lowing described area be changed from its present
classification to Two Family District classifica-
tion, to -wit: Lots 7 to 20, inclusive, of Finleys Ad-
dition in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, including any
or all subdivisions of said lots; and
Whereas notice of such proposed change has
been published as provided by law and an oppor-
tunity afforded to all interested parties and citizens
to be heard thereon at a public meeting held at 7:30
o'clock p.m. on the 7th day of January, 1952, at the
Council Chambers in the City Hall; and
Whereas no objections have been filed or made
to the proposed change;
Now Therefore Be it Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque:
Section 1. That the Zoning Map and Ordinance
No. 3-34, known as the Zoning Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby amended by changing the above
described area from its present classification to
Two Family Residence District classification.
Adopted 1/7/52
Published 1/11/52
Joint Resolution No. 52-52
Regulating and Restricting the Height of Structures
and Objects of Natural Growth and Otherwise
Regulating the Use of Property in the Vicinity of
the Dubuque Municipal Airport by Creating Air-
port Approach and Turning Zones, and Estab-
lishing the Boundaries Thereof and Height and
Use Limitations Therein; Providing for Vari-
ances from the Restrictions and Boundaries of
Such Zones; Defining Certain Terms Used Here-
in; Providing for Enforcement; Establishing a
Board of Adjustment; and Imposing Penalties.
In pursuance of the authority conferred by Chap-
ters 329, 330 and 414 of the Code of Iowa, 1950,
and amendments thereto and for the purpose of
promoting the public health, safety and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Dubuque
and the County of Dubuque, Iowa, by preventing the
creation or establishment of airport hazards,
thereby protecting the lives and property of the
users of the Dubuque Municipal Airport and of oc-
cupants of land and other persons in the vicinity
thereof and preventing the destruction of impair-
ment of the utility of said airport and the public
investment therein.
Be it Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of
Dubuque County and by the City Council of the City
of Dubuque:
Article I. Short Title
Section 1. This resolution shall be known and
may be cited as the Dubuque Municipal Airport
Zoning Resolution.
Article II. Definitions
Section 1. As used in this resolution, unless
the context otherwise requires, certain terms and
words shall be construed as provided in this Ar-
ticle. Words used in the present tense shall in-
clude the future and the singular shall include the
plural arid the plural shall include the singular.
Section 2. "Airport" means the Dubuque Munic-
ipal Airport and the lands embraced by the follow-
ing description, to wit:
Lot 1 of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, West one-half of the Northwest Quarter
and the Southwest Quarter of Section 26; the North-
east Quarter, the East one-half of the Northwest
Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of Section 27;
the Northeast Quarter of Section 34; Lot 1 of the
Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Lot 2
of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter
and Lot 1 of the Northeast Quarter of the North-
west Quarter of Section 35 all in Township 88
North, Range 2 East of the 5th Principle Meridian.
Section 3. "Airport Hazard" means any struc-
ture, tree or use of land which obstructs the air
space required for the flight of aircraft in landing
or taking -off at the airport or is otherwise haz-
ardous to such landing or taking -off of aircraft.
Section 4. "Non -conforming" as applied to any
structure, tree or use of land, means that which
does not conform to the regulations prescribed in
this resolution or amendments thereto as of the ef-
fective date thereof.
Section 5. "Person" means any individual, firm,
partnership, corporation, company, association,
joint stock association or body politic and includes
any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar
representative thereof.
Section 6. "Structure" means any object con-
structed, deposited or installed by man, including,
but without limitation of the general meaning of
said term, buildings, towers, smokestacks, over-
head transmission lines and the supports therefor.
Section 7. "Trees" means any object of natural
growth.
Section 8. "Horizontal surface" means a sur-
face or plane 1230 feet above sea level.
Section 9. "Obstruction" means any tangible,
inanimate object, natural or artificial, protruding
above the ground.
Section 10. "Usable Landing Area" means that
portion of the airport which is used or intended to
be used for actual landings or take -offs of aircraft
at the airport and described as follows: A strip of
land 500 feet in width, 250 on each side of a cen-
terline described as follows: Commencing at the
North Quarter corner of Section 34, Township 80
north, Range 2 East, thence South 195.0 feet, thence
East 555.5 to point of beginning, thence North
4,900.0 feet; said strip being the North -South land-
ing strip together with a strip of land 500 feet in
width, 250 feet on each side of a centerline de-
scribed as follows: Commencing at the North
Quarter corner of Section 34, Township 88 North,
Range 2 East, thence East 3,648.4 feet, thence
North 561.1 feet to point of beginning, thence
North 45" 00 feet West 5,600.00 feet; said strip
being the NW -SE landing strip.
Section 11. "Board" means the Airport Zoning
Board of Adjustment created by the provisions of
Article VI of this resolution.
Section 12. "Airport Reference Point" means
that point from which the boundaries of the hori-
zontal surface and the conical surface are meas-
ured, said airport reference point being as follow-
ing described: Starting at the North Quarter cor-
ner of Section 34, Township 88 North, Range 2 East
of the 5th P.M.; thence North 2,255.0 feet; thence
East 1,365.0 feet to a point; said point being here-
by designated as the airport reference point.
Article III. Airport Zones
Section 1. In order to carry out the purpose of
this resolution, airport approach zones and turn-
ing zones are created by this Article embracing
the area in and around the boundaries of the air-
port, which zones shall be as provided in this Ar-
ticle.
Section 2. Non -instrument approach zones are
hereby established extending in a northerly direc-
tion and in a southerly direction beginning 200 feet
outward from the north end and the south end re-
spectively, of the paved portion of the North -South
runway as the same is now in place on the airport
and designated as runway 18-36. Said North -South
runway being 150 feet in width and with a center-
line coincident with the centerline of the North -
South landing strip as the same is described in
Article II, Section 10 of this resolution; and extend-
ing in a northwesterly direction and in a south-
easterly direction beginning 200 feet outward from
the northwest end and the southeast end, respec-
tively, of the paved portion of the northwest -south-
east runway as the same is now in place on the air-
port and designated as runway 13-31. Said north-
west -southeast runway being 150 feet in width and
with a centerline coincident with the centerline of
the northwest -southeast landing strip as the same
is described in Article II, Section 10 of this reso-
lution. Such non -instrument approach zones shall
be bounded on the ground by the following lines:
(a) A straight line 200 feet outward from the run-
way end, perpendicular to the extended centerline
of said runway and extending a distance of 200 feet
on each side of the extended centerline of the said
runway, (b) a straight line at the opposite end of
said zone 10,200 feet outward from the runway end,
perpendicular to the extended centerline of said
runway and extending a distance of 1,200 feet on
each side of the extended centerline of the said
runway, and (c) two straight lines connecting the
ends of the aforesaid lines which extend to the
same side of the projected centerline of said run-
way.
Section 3. Turning zones are hereby established
containing all of the area bounded on the ground by
a circular line, all points of which are 12,000 feet
from the airport reference point.
Article IV. Height Limitations
Section 1. Except as otherwise provided in this
resolution no structure or tree shall be erected,
created, established, planted or allowed to grow in
any zone, described in Article III of this resolution
to a height in excess of the heignt limits estab-
lished by this Article for the respective zones, nor
shall any non -conforming structure or tree be so
replaced, rebuilt, altered, allowed to grow higher,
or replanted in any such zone as to extend to a
greater height than the height thereof prior to such
change or as to constitute a greater airport hazard
than it was at the time of the adoption of the regu-
lations herein contained or any amendments there-
to.
Section 2. No obstruction in a non -instrument
approach zone shall project above a sloping plane
beginning at the runway end of said zone and at an
elevation identical to the elevation of the runway
end at the centerline, and extending upward and out-
ward therefrom to the outer end of said zone, ris-
ing at the rate, of one foot vertically for each forty
feet horizontally.
Section 3. No obstruction in the turning zone
shall project above the horizontal surface, conical
surface or transitional surfaces, which surfaces
comprise said turning zone and are described as
follows: (a) the horizontal surface is a plane, cir-
cular in shape, with an elevation of 1230 feet above
sea level and bounded on all sides by a circular
line, all points of which are 7,000 feet, measured
horizontally, from the airport reference point,
(b) the conical surface extends upward and outward
from the periphery of the horizontal surface, ris-
ing at a rate of one foot vertically for each 20 feet
horizontally measured in a vertical planes passing
through the airport reference point. The outside
boundary of the conical surface is a circular line,
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all points of which are 12,000 feet, measured hori-
zontally, from the airport reference point (c) the
transitional surfaces are inclined planes sloping
upward and outward to an intersection with the
transitional surface or conical surface at the rate
of one foot vertically for each seven feet hori-
zontally, measured in vertical planes perpendicu-
lar to the centerlines of the runways. The transi-
tional surfaces, symmetrically located on each
side of each runway, extend upward and outward
from lines on either side of each runway, which
are parallel to and level with the respective run-
way centerlines and at a distance of 200 feet from
said centerlines. Transitional surfaces also ex-
tend upward and outward from the sides of all ap-
proach zone surfaces as same are described in
Section 2 of this Article.
Section 4. In addition to the height limitations
above provided, no obstruction shall project
above the horizontal surface in any of the zones
described in Article III of this resolution.
Article V. Restrictions on Use of Land
and Non -Conforming Uses
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions
of this resolution, no use may be made of land in
any of the zones described in Article III of this
resolution, in such a manner as to create electrical
interference with radio communications between
aircraft and ground stations, make it difficult for
operators of aircraft to distinguish between lights
on the airport intended for aid in landing or taking -
off thereat or in aerial navigation, and other lights,
result in glare to the eyes of the operators of air-
craft using the airport, impair visibility in any of
said zones or otherwise make hazardous the land-
ing or taking -off of aircraft at the airport or the
maneuvering of aircraft in connection with such
landings or take -offs, provided, however, that the
mere height of trees or structures on any land in
said zones conforming to the height restrictions
prescribed in Article IV of this resolution shall
not constitute a use of land in violation of this sec-
tion.
Section 2. Non -conforming uses. The regula-
tions prescribed in this resolution shall not be so
construed as to require the remoyal, lowering,
changing or altering of any non -conforming struc-
ture or tree nor as to otherwise interfere with any
non -conforming use of land nor as to require any
change in the construction, alteration or intended
use of any structure, the construction or alteration
of which was begun prior to the effective date of
this resolution and which is diligently prosecuted
and completed within one year from the date there-
of, provided, however, that the owner of any non-
conforming structure or tree is hereby required to
permit the city of Dubuque and Dubuque County or
either of them, at the expense of such city or
county to install, operate and maintain thereon such
markers and lights as shall be deemed by such
city or county to be necessary to indicate to the
operators of aircraft in the vicinity of the airport,
the presence of such airport hazards.
Article VI. Airport Zoning Board of Adjustment
Section 1. An Airport Zoning Board of Adjust-
ment is hereby established which shall consist of
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five members, two to be selected by the council of
the city of Dubuque, two to be selected by the
Board of Supervisors of Dubuque county and an ad-
ditional member who shall act as Chairman of the
Board to be selected by a majority vote of the
members selected by the city of Dubuque and the
county of Dubuque. The terms of the members of
the Board shall be for five years except that when
the Board shall first be created, of the members
appointed by each municipality, one shall be ap-
pointed for a term of two years and one for a term
of four years.
Section 2. The procedure and the conduct of the
affairs of the Board shall be in accordance with the
provisions of Section 414.9, Code of Iowa, 1950.
Section 3. Appeals to the Board may be taken by
any person aggrieved or by an officer, department,
board or bureau of any municipality or political
subdivision affected by any decision of any admini-
strative officer acting under the terms and provi-
sions of this resolution. Such appeal shall be taken
within a reasonable time as provided by the rules
of the board by filing with the officer from whom
the appeal is taken and with the board a notice of
appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The officer
from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith
transmit to the board all the papers constituting
the record upon which the action appealed from
was taken.
Section 4. An appeal shall stay all proceedings
in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless
the officer from whom the appeal is taken certifies
to the Board of Adjustment after the notice of ap-
peal shall have been filed with him that by reason
of facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in
his opinion, cause imminent peril to life or prop-
erty. In each case, proceedings shall not be stayed
otherwise than by a restraining order which may
be granted by the board or by a court of record on
application on notice to the officer from whom the
appeal is taken to the board and to the appellant
and on due cause shown.
Section 5. Powers. The Board of Adjustment
shall have the following powers:
(a) To hear and decide appeals where it is al-
leged there is error in any order, requirement,
decision or determination made by an administra-
tive official in the enforcement of this resolution.
(b) To authorize in specific cases such variances
from the terms of this resolution as will not be
contrary to the public interest, when the board
shall find that owing to special conditions a literal
application or enforcement of the regulations
would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary
hardship, if the variances are in harmony with the
general purpose and intent of this resolution and
Chapter 329 of the 1950 Code of Iowa and would do
substantial justice. The board in allowing vari-
ances may impose such reasonable conditions as
it may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes
of this resolution including the reservation of the
right to the City of Dubuque and Dubuque County
or either of them at the expense of such city or
county to install, operate and maintain such mark-
ers and lights as such city or county shall deem to
be necessary to indicate to the operators of air-
craft in the vicinity of the airport, the presence of
an airport hazard.
Section 6. Every variation granted or denied by
the board shall be accompanied by a written finding
of fact based upon sworn testimony and evidence
specifying the reasons for granting or denying the
variation.
Section 7. In exercising its powers on appeal,
the board may reverse or affairm wholly or partly
or may modify the order, requirement, decision or
determination appealed from and may make such
order, requirement, decision or determination as
ought to be made and to that end shall have all of
the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is
taken.
Section 8. The concurring vote of a majority of
the board shall be necessary to reverse any order,
requirement, decision or determination of any ad-
ministrative official or to decide in favor of the ap-
plicant on any matter on which it is required to
pass under this resolution or to effect any varia-
tion from the terms thereof.
Section 9. Review of decisions of the Board of
Adjustment shall be in accordance with Sections
414.15 to 414.19 inclusive of the 1950 Code of Iowa.
Article VII. Enforcement
Section 1. The regulations prescribed by this
resolution shall be administered and enforced by
the Airport Zoning Commission constituted by a
joint resolution of the City of Dubuque, No. 90-51
enacted 3/5/51 and resolution by the Board of
Supervisors of Dubuque County adopted 3/13/51.
Such commission may select an Administrator of
Airport Zoning Regulations to assist in the per-
formance of its duties, none of whom shall be mem-
bers of the Board of Adjustment.
Section 2. Each violation of the regulations
prescribed by this resolution or of any order or
ruling promulgated hereunder shall constitute a
misdemeanor and the perpetrator thereof upon
conviction shall be punished by a fine of not to ex-
ceed $100.00 or by imprisonment for a term not
to exceed thirty days; and each day a violation con-
tinues to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
Article VIII. Conflicting Regulations
Section 1. In the event of any conflict between
the requirements of this resolution and any other
regulations applicable to the same area, the more
stringent limitation or regulation shall govern and
prevail.
Article IX. Severability
Section 1. If any of the provisions of this reso-
lution or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect other provisions or applications of this
resolution which can be given effect without the in-
valid provision or application, and to this end, the
provisions of this resolution are declared to be
severable.
Article'X. Effective Date
Section 1. This resolution shall be in full force
and effect upon its passage by the City Council of
the City of Dubuque and by the Board of Supervi-
sors of Dubuque County and upon its publication as
provided by law.
Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Dubuque
County, Iowa, 3/4/52.
Adopted by the City Council of Dubuque, Iowa,
3/3/52.
Published 3/14/52
Ordinance No. 13-52
An Ordinance Amending and Changing the Zoning
Map of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as Provided
by Ordinance No. 3-34, Designated "Zoning Or-
dinance of the City of Dubuque" so as to Provide
Zoning Classification for the area recently an-
nexed to the City.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That the Zoning Map and Zoning Or-
dinance of the City of Dubuque be, and the same is
hereby amended and changed so as to include all
of the area annexed to the City by Decree of the
District Court of Iowa in and for Dubuque County
dated February 7, 1952 in Equity Cause No. 33339,
entitled City of Dubuque, Iowa vs. LeRoy Stoffel,
et al;
Section 2. That all of said area, except the por-
tions described in Sections 3 and 4 hereof, is here-
by classified and designated "Single Family Resi-
dence District";
Section 3. That the following described areas
are hereby classified and designated "Local Busi-
ness Districts":
(a) Commencing at a point on the northwest cor-
ner of the intersection of Carter Road and Asbury
Road northerly one hundred feet along the westerly
edge of Carter Road, thence westerly five hundred
and eighty-three feet (583 0) on a line parallel to
and one hundred feet (100 1) northerly of the Asbury
Road, thence southerly one hundred feet (100 1) to
the northerly edge of Asbury Road, thence easterly
five hundred and eighty-three feet (583 !) along the
northerly line of the Asbury Road to the point of
be ginning.
(b) Commencing at the northeasterly corner of
Lot 2 of 1 of 1 of 1 of 1 of Lot 152 Finley, Waples
and Burtons Addition, thence southwesterly along
the southeasterly side of the Delhi Road a distance
of three hundred and fifty feet (3509, thence south-
easterly at a right angle to the Delhi Road a dis-
tance of one hundred feet (100 s), thence three hun-
dred and fifty feet (350 1) northeasterly on a line
parallel with Delhi Road to the easterly lot line of
Lot 2 of 1 of 1 of 1 of 1 of Lot 152 Finley, Waples
and Burtons Addition, thence northwesterly one
hundred feet (100 0) to the place of beginning;
(c) On the northerly side of the Delhi Road
westerly from the intersection of Lenox Avenue
and Delhi Road an area composed of Lots two to
nine inclusive and lots forty-seven to fifty inclusive
all in Lenox Addition.
Section 4. That the following described area is
hereby classified and designated "Business Dis-
trict":
Commencing at the westerly city limits line and
the center line of U. S. Highway No. 20, thence
south to a point two hundred and five feet (205')
south of the center line of U. S. Highway No. 20,
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thence southeasterly along a line parallel to and
two hundred and five feet (2050) south of the center
line of U. S. Highway No. 20 to the west line of Lot
1 of 2 of 1 of 1 of George Jecklin Farm, thence
southwesterly along the west line of said Lot 1 of
2 of 1 of 1 of George Jecklin Farm for a distance
one hundred and seventy-five feet (1750), thence
southeasterly along a line three hundred and eighty
feet (3800) south of and parallel to the center line
of U. S. Highway No. 20 for a distance of three
hundred feet (3000), thence northerly along the
easterly line of Lot 1 of 2 of 1 of 1 of George Jeck-
lin Farm to the northeast corner of said Lot,
thence easterly two hundred and five feet (2050)
south of and parallel to U. S. Highway No. 20 to
the east line of Section 27, Township 89, North,
Range 2, East, thence north along said Section line
to the center line of U. S. Highway No. 20, thence
northerly along said Section line a distance of two
hundred and sixty feet (2601), thence westerly along
a line two hundred and sixty feet (260 0) north of
and parallel to U. S. Highway No. 20 to the wester-
ly City Limits line, thence south along the wester-
ly City Limits line two hundred and ninety feet
(2901) to the center line of U. S. Highway No. 20 to
the point of beginning.
Adopted 4/7/52
Published 4/14/52
Ordinance No. 24-52
An Ordinance Amending and Changing the Zoning
Map of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as Provided by
Ordinance No. 3-34, so as to Change the Zoning
Classification of the hereinafter described area
lying in the vicinity of Garfield Avenue and
Stanton Street from Light Industrial District to
Two Family Residence District Classification.
Now Therefore, Be it Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, Iowa:
Section 1. That the Zoning Map and Zoning Or-
dinance of the City of Dubuque be and the same is
hereby amended as follows: The area described as
all the present Light Industrial District between
Garfield Avenue and the alley first easterly from
Hamilton Street to Stanton Street; and the area be-
tween Garfield Avenue and the C.M.St.P.&P.R.R.
tracks to the east, from Stanton Street to Shiras
Street; and the area from Shiras Street to Farragut
Street, between the alley first westerly of Garfield
Avenue and the C.M.St.P.&P.R.R. tracks, to the
easterly side of Garfield Avenue, is changed to two
Family Residence District Classification.
Adopted 7/7/52
Published 7/11/52
Ordinance No. 25-52
An Ordinance Amending and Changing the Zoning
Map of the City of Dubuque, as Provided by Or-
dinance No. 3-34, Designated "Zoning Ordi-
nance of the City of Dubuque," so as to Change
from Single Family Residence District to Two
Family Residence District, the Hereinafter
Described Area in the Vicinity of West Twenty-
eighth Street and Broadway Street.
Now Therefore, Be it Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque:
Section 1. That the Zoning Map and Zoning Or-
dinance of the City of Dubuque, be and it is hereby
amended and changed as follows: The area begin-
ning at a point at the center line of West Twenty-
eighth Street, one hundred feet westerly of the
westerly line of Central Avenue, thence northerly
along a line one hundred feet westerly and parallel.
to Central Avenue a distance of two hundred feet,
thence westerly along a line two hundred feet
northerly and parallel to West Twenty-eighth
Street to its intersection with the center line of
Davenport Street; thence northerly along the cen-
ter line of Davenport Street to the center line of
Sabula Street; thence westerly along the center
line of Sabula Street to the center line of Musca-
tine Street; thence southerly along the center line
of Muscatine Street to the center line of Putnam
Street; thence easterly along the center line of
Putnam Street to the center line of Broadway
Street; thence northerly along the center line of
Broadway Street to a point two hundred feet south-
erly of the center line of West Twenty-eighth
Street; thence easterly along a line two hundred
feet southerly and parallel to West Twenty-eighth
Street to a point one hundred feet westerly of Cen-
tral Avenue; thence northerly along a line one
hundred feet westerly and parallel to the westerly
line of Central Avenue a distance of two hundred
feet to the center line of West Twenty-eighth Street
the point of beginning, is hereby changed from
single family district classification to two family
residence district classification.
Adopted 7/7/52
Published 7/11/52
Ordinance No. 32-52
An Ordinance Amending and Changing the Zoning
Map and Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Dubuque.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That the Zoning Map and Zoning Or-
dinance of the City of Dubuque be amended by
changing from local business district classifica-
tion to business district classification the area
bounded by Nevada Street, Booth Street, University
Avenue and Forrest Lane.
Adopted 9/2/52
Published 9/5/52
Ordinance No. 34-52
An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map and Zoning
Ordinance by Changing the Classification of Lot
5 in Hodge's Subdivision.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That the Zoning Map and Zoning Or-
dinance of the City of Dubuque be and the same is
hereby amended by changing the classification of
Lot 5 in Hodge's Subdivision from its present
single family residence district classification to
local business district classification.
Adopted 11/3/52
Published 11/10/52
ORDINANCE NO. 3-53
An Ordinance Amending and Changing the Zoning
Map of the City of Dubuque, as Provided by
Ordinance No. 3-34, Designated the Zoning
Ordinance, so as to Change the herein described
Area from Single Family Residence District
Classification to Two Family Residence Clas-
sification.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That the Zoning Map of the City of
Dubuque, as provided by Ordinance No. 3-34, des-
ignated the Zoning Ordinance, be and the same is
hereby amended and changed by changing from
single family district classification to two family
district classification, the following described
area, to -wit:
Beginning at a point on the south line of Loras
Boulevard, one hundred and fifty feet easterly
of the east line of Mt. Pleasant Street; thence
easterly along the south line of Loras Boulevard
to a point one hundred feet easterly of the east-
erly line of Glen Oak Street; thence southerly
along a line one hundred feet easterly and par-
allel to the easterly line of Glen Oak Street to
a point one hundred feet north of the north line
of University Avenue; thence westerly along
a line one hundred feet north of and parallel to
the north line of University Avenue to a point
one hundred and fifty feet easterly of the east
line of Mt. Pleasant Street; thence northerly
along a line one hundred and fifty feet east of
and parallel to the east line of Mt. Pleasant
Street to the south line of Loras Boulevard,
which is the point of beginning.
Adopted 2/2/53
Published 2/ 6/ 53
ORDINANCE NO. 11-53
An Ordinance Amending and Changing the Zoning
Map of the City of Dubuque, as provided by
Ordinance No. 3-34 designated the "Zoning
Ordinance", so as to Change the herein Described
Area from Two -Family Residence District
Classification to Multiple -Family Residence
District Classification.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That the Zoning Map of the City of
Dubuque, as provided by Ordinance No. 3-34
designated the "Zoning Ordinance" be and the
same is hereby amended and changed by changing
from Two -Family Residence District Classifica-
tion to Multiple -Family Residence District Clas-
sification, the following described portions of
Mississippi Heights Subdivision, to -wit:
Lots 4 to 22 inclusive, and Lots 25 and 26, all
in Mississippi Heights Subdivision;
Adopted 6/1/53
Published 6/5/53
ORDINANCE NO. 40-53
An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of
the City of Dubuque by Repealing Sub -section
"j" of Section 1 of Article 4 of the Zoning Or-
dinance of the City of Dubuque and Enacting
Substitutes Therefor to Authorize Additional
Uses in the Multiple Residence District.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of
Dubuque:
Section 1. That Sub -section j of Section 1 of
Article 4 of Ordinance No. 3-34, designated "Zon-
ing Ordinance" of the City of Dubuque be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That Section 1 of Article 4 of Or-
dinance No. 3-34 is hereby amended by adding a
new Sub -section "j" thereto as follows:
"j. Professional office or studio of a physician,
surgeon, doctor, dentist, architect, musician, law-
yer or similar profession, within the following
described area:
Beginning at a point on the east line of Bluff
Street one hundred feet north of the north line
of West Ninth Street, thence east to the center
line of the alley first east of Bluff Street,
thence north along the center line of the alley
first east of Bluff Street to the center line of
West Eleventh Street, thence east on the center
line of West Eleventh Street to the center line
of the alley between Locust and Main Streets,
thence north on the center line of the alley
between Main and Locust Streets to a point
one hundred feet south of West Fifteenth Street,
thence west along a line one hundred feet south
of West Fifteenth Street to the center line of
Bluff Street, thence south along the center line
of Bluff Street to the center line of Loras Bou-
levard; thence west along the center line of
Loras Boulevard one hundred feet west of the
west line of Bluff Street, thence south along a
line one hundred feet west and parallel to the
west line of Bluff Street to a point one hundred
feet north of the north line of West Ninth Street
extended, thence east along a line one hundred
feet north of the north line of West Ninth Street
extended to a point on the east line of Bluff
Street one hundred feet north of the north line
of West Ninth Street which is the point of be-
ginning, and the area further described: Be-
ginning at the point of intersection of the center
lines of Loras Boulevard and Walnut Street,
thence east on the center line of Loras Boule-
vard to a point one hundred and twenty feet
east of east line of Prairie street, thence south
on a line one hundred and twenty feet east of the
east line of Prairie Street to the center line of
the alley first south of Loras Boulevard, thence
west along the center line of the alley first
south of Loras Boulevard to the center line of
Prairie Street, thence south along the center
line of Prairie Street to the point of intersection
of the center lines of Prairie Street and Chest-
nut Street, thence west along the center line of
Chestnut Street to the point of intersection of
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the center lines of Chestnut Street and Walnut
Street, thence north along the center line of
Walnut Street to the center line of Loras Bou-
levard, which is the point of beginning,
provided that no goods are publicly displayed on the
premises, and that no sign or advertisements are
shown other than the name and profession of the
person using the office or studio, and such sign
or nameplate shall not exceed five (5) square feet
in area."
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Section 3. That Section 1 of Article 4 of Ordi-
nance No. 3-34 is hereby amended by adding a new
sub -section "k" thereto as follows:
"k. Accessory uses on the same lot customar-
ily incident to any of the above permitted uses."
Adopted 6/23/53
Published 6/29/53
Subject
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES ADOPTED SINCE AUG. 10, 1951.
Date
Adopted
Granting Donald R. Nank et al right to construct a 9/6/51
sanitary sewer
Vacating alley first east of Concord 9/17/51
Authorizing Sinclair Refining Co. to erect a fire- 9/17/51
wall in Terminal street and Railroad Ave.
Issuing $ 131 ,000.00 Sanitation Fund Bonds 10/4/51
Authorizing Trausch Bakery to construct a load- 10/4/51
ing dock
Vacating alley adjoining Lot 113 in Belmont Add. 12/3/51
Directing installation of sani-toilets on certain 11/13/51
property
Directing installation of sani-toilets on certain 11/13/51
property
Directing installation of sani-toilets on certain 11/13/51
property
Granting A.H. Bolte et al right to construct a san- 12/3/51
itary sewer
Granting Henry A. Reelfs et al right to construct a 12/12/51
sanitary sewer
Amending appropriation ordinance 12/20/51
Vacating alley lying first north of West 32nd st. 1/7/52
Vacating alley lying south of lots 45, 46 and 47 in 1/7/52
University Place
Appropriation Ordinance 1/7/52
Authorizing the issuance of $167,000 Fire Station 2/4/52
Bonds
Directing installation of Sanitary toilets 3/3/52
Granting American Legion right to build loading 4/7/52
platform
Granting Independent School District right to 4/7/52
construct a force main
Granting Chester C. Schmitt right to construct a 5/5/52
sanitary sewer
Conveying property to Dale Wiegand 8/14/52
Conveying property to Robert Kerth and Annette 8/14/52
Brimeyer
Granting Lloyd C. Burkhart right to construct a 8/14/52
sanitary sewer
Granting CMStP&P RR right to construct an in- 8/14/52
dustry track
Authorizing Mt. St. Bernard Seminary to construct 1/13/53
a sanitary sewer in Kauffman Avenue
Authorizing Standard Brands, Inc. to construct a 3/19/53
sanitary sewer in Fourth St. extension
Authorizing Peter J. Seippel to construct a sani- 5/4/53
tary sewer in Marion Street
Authorizing Albert H. Beitzel to construct a sani- 5/4/43
tary sewer
Authorizing Dan Schmalz to construct a sanitary 5/ 12/ 53
sewer
Establishing a grade on Finley Street
Establishing a grade on Bunker Hill Street
5/12/53
5/12/53
Ordinance
Number
38-51
40-51
41-51
42-51
43-51
48-51
53-51
54-51
55-51
58-51
62-51
67-51
63-51
65-51
68-51
3-52
4-52
10-52
14-52
18-52
27-52
28-52
29-52
30-52
1-53
4-53
6-53
7-53
8-53
13-53
14-53
Date
Published
9/7/51
9/20/51
9/20/51
10/9/51
10/9/51
12/10/51
11/19/51
11/19/51
11/19/51
12/10/51
12/19/51
12/21/51
1/10/52
1/10/52
1/10/52
2/12/52
3/10/52
4/14/52
4/18/52
5/9/52
8/19/52
8/19/52
8/19/52
8/19/52
1/19/53
3/24/53
5/8/53
5/25/53
5/18/53
5/20/53
5/20/53
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Establishing a grade on Edith Street 5/12/53 15-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Sutter Street 5/12/53 16-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Coates Street 5/12/53 17-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Abbott Street 5/12/53 18-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Link Street 5/12/53 19-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on St. Ambrose St. 5/12/53 20-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Garfield St. 5/12/53 21-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Ramona Street 5/12/53 22-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Sunnyview Drive 5/12/53 23-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Prescott Street 5/12/53 24-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Roosevelt Street 5/12/53 25-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Emerson Street 5/12/53 26-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Stetmore Street 5/12/53 27-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Primrose Street 5/12/53 28-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Lenox Avenue 5/12/53 29-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Brown Avenue 5/12/53 30-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Beverly Avenue 5/12/53 31-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Rowan Street 5/12/53 32-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Shiras Avenue 5/12/53 33-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on West 16th Street 5/12/53 34-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Bunker Hill Street 5/12/53 35-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Southern Avenue 5/12/53 36-53 5/20/53
Establishing a grade on Chaney Street 6/23/53 46-53 6/29/53
Establishing a grade on Green Street 6/23/53 47-53 6/29/53
Authorizing Jas. H. Meyer to construct a sanitary 7/6/53 54-53 7/10/53
sewer
Authorizing John T. Kalb to construct a sanitary 7/6/53 55-53 7/10/53
sewer
Authorizing Gus Giunta to construct a sanitary 8/3/53 58-53 8/10/53
sewer
Authorizing A. J. Kerper to construct a sanitary 8/3/53 59-53 8/10/53
sewer
Vacating a portion of Nitingale Street 8/3/53 60-53 9/3/53
Vacating a portion of Bauer Street 8/25/53 61-53 9/3/53
Authorizing Earl Falk to construct a water main 8/25/53 63-53 9/3/53
Authorizing William Oakley to construct a sani- 8/25/53 64-53 9/3/53
tary sewer -
Authorizing D. W. Ernst to construct a sanitary 9/8/53 65-53 9/14/53
sewer
Authorizing Andrew Fondell to construct a sani- 9/8/53 66-53 9/14/53
tary sewer
Vacating Lindale Street 12/7/53 70-53
Authorizing Herbert Steger to construct a sani- 11/16/53 71-53 11/20/53
tary sewer
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