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1880 June Council ProceedingsRegular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath The council met in regular session the minutes of the previous meeting were read with a sligh correction in the report of the committee on public grounds and buildings on the bill of James Plaister stood approved The petition of Mrs A Kauffman asking to have her homestead redeemed from tax sale in 1875 and to be exempt from payment of tax referred Petition of Peter Schrafl to establish a street along the east side of lots 102 and 103 Langworthys addition was laid aside Petition of J W Parker and Co to refund tax of 1879 referred Petition of Chas W Saunders to cancel his tax for year 1872 referred Petition of J Huber et al to banish pigeons from the city was referred Petition of J P Farley et al to have a founain erected in washington Park referred Petition of Bridget Roach to remit her tax on lot 51 East Dubuque for 1879 referred Petition of Alfred Herron et all to have a street opened at the east end of Grand View Avenue to Burden Street referred Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Petition of John Daniels et al to improve the alley between Jackson and Washington and Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets referred Petition of Alois Tschirgi to be allowed to pay saloon license quarterly referred Petition of Anton Witting for grade in front of his property on Washington St between Seventeenth and Eighteenth Street granted Petition of John Quail et al to have the alley on South West Locust improved referred Petition of G and T Reddan to refund a liquor license paid in 1873 referred Petition of Geo Koch to remit saloon license for 1880 referred Petition of Bridget Burke to cancel her bax for 1879 referred Petition of W E Wellington to imorove Seminary Street from the west line of Madison to Seventeenth Street referred Petition of Geo B Hamilton to have a claim settled for money paid on invalid tax sale referred Petition of Valentine Luck to have a sidewalk laid on Couler Avenue lots 3 and 4 Steiners addition referred Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Petition of Tim Byron et al to have a sidewalk laid on the south side of Jones Street from Second to main Street referred Petition of C W Bittman to cancel the tax of 1874 on a piece of property purchased for burial purposes referred Petition of Thos Nairn to have Alpine from Third to Fifth Street improved referred Petition of Herman Buseman et al to have the sewer on Maple Street extended 150 feet referred Petition of Dominic Hoffman to allow him sixty five dollars for acting marshal referred Petition of M Blumenauer for saloon license for fifty dollars referred Petition of mrs. Sara Brunskill for remission of tax on lots 19 and 20 in Quigley's addition referred Petition of Geo W Andrew et al for a road leading south from Eleventh Street and along the east line of lots 4 and 5 of out lot 687 referred Petition of E Mobley for compensation for damages sustained property in west Dub referred Petition of R O Anderson to have nuisance abated at the end of Grove Street referred Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Petition of Hugh Treanor for a receipt of the treasurer for money to the amount of $150.00 paid in 1874 referred Petition of Geo Crane et all to have a street opened north of Linwood Cemetary referred Petition of Mrs P O'Neill to cancel 1879 taxes referred Petition of Chas Klingenberg for refunding liquor license paid 1873 amounting to fifty dollars referred A communication from E K Bowdish on weights and measures referred Petition of Thos Quinlon to have his tax of 1879 saloon referred Petition of B Bradford et al for a survey and grade on College Avenue referred Petition of Mrs. M Lucas to have fifty dollars refunded paid in 1873 on a liquor license referred Petition of Jos Strinsky Frank Nowlin and employees of the Hook and ladder do of the Sol Turck Fire Engine asking for an increase of salary referred Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Petition of J N Noel to refund tax of 1877 referred Petition of Mrs.John Safe to be allowed to employ an hotel runner without having to pay a license referrd Petition of A W Hosford for a lamp at Union and Apple Streets referred Petition of Johanna Zahina asking for allowance for injuries sustained by falling on a sidewalk last December referred Petition of Casper Streif to give him credit of $7.96 on saloon license for 1880 referred Petition of Patrick Coffee to have his taxes from year 1872 to 1879 canceled on personal property referrd Petition of Peter Klein et al asking council to instruct the marshal to enforce the ordinance in relation to fresh meat referred Petition of Rev P J McGrath et al for the improvement of Fourteenth Street west to Alta Vista Street referred Petition of John Degnan to have the water diverted from lots 59 and 60 Union Edition West Hill referred Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath The petition of Albert Leicht for the privilege of setting curb stones on Jackson between Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets referred The petition of Mrs. J B Smih for the cancellation of her tax for 1819 on lot 49 Union Addition referred The petition of A Heeb et al to have the grade established from Seminary Street to Eagle Point Avenue referred Petition of W J Cantillon et al for a grade on Roberts avenue referred Petition of Mrs. Jas Linehan to have her homestad redeemed which was sold in 1875 referred Petition of Jos Roy et al remonstrating against the improvement of Wilson Avenue referred Petition of Henry Riker et al for the opening of a road on Southern Avenue up Valley Street near Sawmill of Randall referred Council adjourned until 2 o'clock p.m. Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanagh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Council met at 2:00 p.m. Street Commissioner reported the following amounts necessary to pay the persons employed during May Laborers TEams Masons Carpenters McAdam Express Hauling report received filed and order to be drawn for the several positions City Marshal reported mount to pay off regular and special police for May, arrests, Hog ounder Marketmaster submitted his report drafts weighed sale of huckster stands board of prisoners and lodgers report not being certified it was referred west Dubuque scales weigher Chas Pitschner reported received and filed Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath N C ryan from the first ward scales reported received and filed P Even from the Southern avenue scales reported received and filed recorder reported number and amount of licences issued received and filed Wood measurer repoted received and filed Lamplighter reported received and filed Police Justice Mills submitted his report Received and filed and ordered paid The Auditor reported the amount required to pay the officers for the month Received filed and ordered paid Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Police Justice Coakley submitted his report for the month. referred Committee on Finance to whom was referred the settlement of the Langworthy case reported progress The ORdinance Committee to whom was referred the petition of Joseph Gehrid et al asking to repeal the ordinance requiring hotels to pay a license reported adversely thereto adopted Petition of W C Wood and C J Welsh in reltaion to the revision of ordinance reported in favor of receiving and filing the same and recommended that the reviion and codification be referred to the ordinance committee and city attorney with power the cost not to exceed $400.00 to prepare and perfect the work for the printer adopted Claim of John H Rench for damages sustained by being thrown from his wagon in West Dubuque and severely injured caused by a dead horse lying in the road reported tht the city attorney had made an agreement with the petitioner to pay him $80.00 on a receipt in full report adopted petition of Alex Alderson for compensation of dead horse reported adversely adopted Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Petition of Thos Mulqueeny was referred asking to be refunded twenty dollars for sidewalk assessment reported in favor of allowing him fifteen dollars adopted petition of Robt Gers to have fifty dollars refunded him on a liquor license reported that they had examined the liquor license record for 1873 and could find no liquor license paid by the petitioner in that year and therefore moved the petitoin be received and filed adopted Petition of Eugene Harrington asking to be refunded fifty dollars paid on liquor license in 1873 reported in favor of drawing an order for that amount adopted The same commttee claim of Dr. J H Green for medical services rendered an injured fireman reported in favor of drawing an order recorder to notify the chief engineer not to send in similar bills adopted Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Same committee to whom was referred the power of settling with John Fitzpatrick for property proposed to be taken for street purposes through Min Lot 210 reported in favor of drawing an order on the treasurer for one hundred dollars to be paid to John Fitzpatrick for right of way 60 feet wide through said lot said right of way to be deeded to the city and the deed to be approved by the Attorney before any money is paid the object being to have a clean title adopted The same committee to whom was referred the petition of John Glab asking the extension of a sewer on Ninth and Pine street reported that they had consulted the engineer who recommended that on account of the grade of said street it was impracticable to extend the present culvert further eastward and favored the laying of a 12 inch tile pipe which would answer all purposes of teh petitioner The committee reported ordering the street commissioner to lay the pipe approved The same committee to whom ws referred the petition of Geo Widmer et al asking that Jackson Street from seventeenth to Nineteenth Street be improved recommended the petition be received and filed adopted Same committee petition of Frank Carberry asking to refunded twenty five dollars for dirt removal from his residence paid by him so as to pay for excavating recently done by the street commissioner reported adversely thereon adopted Same committee to whom was referred the petition of Frank Adams et al to have Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Wilson avenue improved reported in favor of recommending the prayer of the petitioner adopted The same committee to whom was referred the petition of T J Donohue et al for a sidewalk on Rush and plum streets reported in favor of same adopted The same committee to whom was referred the petition of Chas Luther et al remonstrating against the improvement of Jackson Street from Seventeenth to Eighteenth Street reported in favor of the remonstrance adopted Same committee to whom was referred the peition of Burch Babcock and Co et al asking to have Eleventh Street to the Railroad Track graded and filled up recommended that said street be filled whenever the street commissioner finds material handy to place there adopted SAme committee to whom was referred the petition of Jacob Michel et al asking to have Fifth Street to Seventh and the alley on the South side improved reported in favor of granting the same the grading to be done in the fall and the macadamizing etc to be let in the fall and done next spring adopted The same committee to whom was referred the petition of H Fockler et al asking to have a crossing laid o Bluff Street at the head of Seventh Street reported in favor of granting the same adopted Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath The same committee to whom was referred the petition of Mathias Hoffman et al to have the alley on Jackson Street from Twelth to Thirteenth street improved reported adversely thereto adopted The same committee to whom was referred the deed of Thos Yates and wife and Orlando McCraney and wife conveying to the city of Dubuque a strip of land 20 feet wide off from the south side of lots 13 and 14 of the subdivision of out lot 688 to be used as a public highway or street recommended that the deed be accepted and the city engineer instructed to make a plat of said alley and have the same presented to the council for action adopted The delinquent tax committee to whom was referred the petition of Rosa Cadman asking to refund her tax to the amount of $3.45 paid into the treasurery offered a resolution to have the same refunded adopted The street committee to whom was referred the resolution to improve Fifth Street between Main and Locust Street recommended to have the same done as follows Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque that Fifth Street between Main and Locust street be graded guttered curbed and macadamized wherever the present street is out of repair or destroyed necessary plans specifications notice for bids and proposals Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath work to be done at the expense of the abutting property owners resolution was adopted council on motion took a recess for 15 minutes after reassembling W J Knight presented a protest from Bishop Hennessy against praying for a sidewalk laid on Seventeenth Street on motion referred Petiton was read from John Parker asking remuneration for the leaning down of a fence and destroyed lumber and on motion referred Committee on street reported in favor of adopting the following resolved by the city council of Dubuque that a sidewalk be constructed on the south side of Rush Street between South Dodge and plum streets the same to be charged to the abutting property owners adopted The same committee reported i favor of the adoption of the following resolved by the city council of Dubuque tht a sidewalk Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath be constructed and laid on the north side of Eighth Street and fronting on West Eighth Street or in front of lots 18 19 and 20 in Kelly's subdivision adopted The same committee reported on teh resolution to improve Fourteenth street 100 feet west of Cox Street to Alta Vista recommending the grading to be done in the coming fall and the balance of the work next spring Ald Herod moved the adoption of the report Ald Leckie amended that the work be done immediately Ald Jones made an amendment to the amendment that the grading be done as soon as possible and balance of teh work hereafter Original motion adopted Same committee on the resolution to improve Twlfth Street bet Clay and White rcommending the adoption of the same resolution was adopted Same committee reported on the resolution to improve Eighth Street bet white and Washington recommending its adoption Resolution was adopted Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Same committee reported on the bids of Henion Street recommending that James G. Carney be awarded the contract he being the lowest and best bidder report adopted Committee on Harbors reported on teh petition of John Mundt asking one hundred dollars from the city for a horse power at eagle point referring the same back to city council laid on the table Same committee reported on the petition of Farley Loetscher and Co asking permission to erect a slide at Third Street Slough near M M Walker's oil house favoring the same the ground to be occupied at the pleasure of the council report adopted The committee on printing reported on the bill of E V Hayden recommending its payment report adopted On the claim of Palmer Winall and Co of $66.00 recommending its payment report adopted On the claim of the Times Co of $35.00 favoring its payment report adopted On the claim of the Daily Dispatch of $22.30 recommending it be received and filed and on the petition of same prayer for a share of the city printing adversely report adopted On the claim of the Herald for $61.40 on printing books notices cards etc favoring its payment report adopted Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Committee on Fire reported on the claim of Schrieber and Strinsky in favor of payment report adopted Committee on Police reported adversely to the petition of Louis Schmidt asking a full saloon license reporte adopted Petition of Mrs. J T Howard et al that the lamp asked to be erected near the home of the Friendless had been granted report approved On the claim of the Northwestern Globe Gas Light Co of $295.55 favoring the payment of the same report adopted On the petition of P Klein and other meat dealers referred recomending that all outside butchers bringing meat into the city and offering it for sale be compelled to pay a license the same as the city butchers that farmers selling less than quarter of meat be punished according to the ordinances and that the marshal be instructed to inforce all the ordinances in relation to the markets report adopted committee on delinquent taxes reported on the following petitions then reports being severally adopted Rachel Davis McDaniels Subdivision M A Alderson Mrs Bridget Cunningham Mary Enright Thompson and Douglas Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Catherine Phelan Mrs. B Keogh Margaret Carr Sr Mary Clark Mrs. m L Beaubien Bridget McMahon Ald O'Neill chairman of the committee to whom the petition of Wm Hintrager was referred that he be refunded money paid on report adopted Also that his committee had examined the basement of City Hall and found all it needed was a cleaning up recommending it be done under the supervision of the city marshal report adopted Committee of teh whole through the chairman Ald Leckie made the following reports such reports being severally adopted Claim of Henry Deckert for increase of salary recommending the petition be received and filed On the claim of Dr. Connolly that it be received and filed On the petition of M M Gasser et all recommending that the third floor of the city hall be granted for military purposes during the pleasure of teh council under such rules and order as the committee on public grounds and buildings may adopt On the petition of the Key City Furniture Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Company recommending it be received and filed On the petition of P Klauer et al to re-establish market in the first floor of the ciyt hall recommending that a door be opened on the west end and that the market master rent stalls to any person wanting them and also tht the hall be hereafter rented for balls and entertainment at not less than ten dollars per night by the committee on public grounds and building on the resolution offered by Ald Jjones to improve jackson Square to have the same laid on the table A petition was taken up and read from George Crane et al asking for gravel walks in Jackson Square and for opening the same on motion was referred to see what arrangements could be made with mr. Rebman to do the work for a claim against himself by the City in the Neumeister case Ald Herod offering the following resolved that Wilson Avenue bet Fifth Street and a point opposite the center of Eighth Street be graded guttered curbed and macadamized to be done at the expense of the owners of the abutting property resolution adopted Ald Herod also presented the following which was adopted resolved by the city council Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath of the city of Dubuque that to pay for curbing guttering and macadamizing Fourteenth street from Walnut Street to 100 fee west of Cox Street by Martin and Strane special tax is hereby levied on the several lots parts of lots and parcels of real estate hereinafter named situated and owned and for the several amounts set opposite each lot or parcel of real estate as follows Walter Hay Lot 1 out lot 741 Fred Weigel Lot 2 out lot 741 John Goldthorpe Lot 3 Out lot 741 W H Peabody Lot 1 Out lot 740 John Filynn Lot 2 Out lot 740 W C Wilkinson Lot 3 Out lot 740 Richard Cox Lot 2 Min Lot 90 Richard Cox Lot 3 Min Lot 90 Simon Treanor Min Lot 89 Ald Herod also presented the following which was adopted Resolved that to pay for curbing guttering and macadamizing Ninth treet from the alley east of White to Jackson Street by James G Carney special tax to be levied on the several lots and parts of lots and parcels of real estate herein after named as follows Sarah C Disney 378 City G J Huekels 379 City Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Ald Herod also presented the following which was adopted Resolved by the city council that to pay for curbing guttering and macadamizing Fourteenth Sreet from White to Jackson Street by martin and Strane contractors specil tax be levied on several lots and parts of lots and parcels as follows Carrie E Cox Est S 62.4 ft City lot 483 Fidel Fritsche S 1/5 City Lot 494 Chas Weber N 1/5 City lot 482 Fred Kleinschmidt N 1/5 City lot 495 Ald Herod also presented the following which was also adopted resolved by the city council of the city of dubuque that to pay for curbing guttering and macadamizing Tenth street from White to Jackson Street by James G Carney a special tax is hereby levied on several lots and parts of lots and parcels as follows Dub Cab Mak Assn 343 City H Rischatsch 344 City Al Henchlin E 52 ft 383 City Eliza Weiss N 48 ft 383 City Dub Cab Mak Assn 384 City Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Ald Jones presented the following Whereas in as much as the wages of the street laborers have been raised 25 cents per day and whereas the custodian of the parks works five hours more each day than the street men for the sam pay therefore be it resolved by the city council of the city of dubuque that the compensation of Mr. Frank Theiring the custodian of the parks be raised from one dollar and twenty five cents to one dollar and fifty cents per day from and after june 1st 1880. The resolution was laid on the table on the call of the years and nays The same alderment presented a resolution to improve Eleventh between Washington and jackson street which on motion was referred Ald Fengler presented the following which was adopted Be it resolved by the City Council of dubuque that an order be drawn on the treasurer in favor of Rosa Cadman Also the following which was also adopted that the street commissioner be and is hereby instructed to construct a good stone crossing on teh east side of main and Thirteenth Streets as soon as he can procure the necessary material Also the following which was adopted that the city marshal be and is hereby instructed to remove a nuisance existing on White Street West side bet 18 and 19th at once or to proceed against the abutters according to ordinance relative thereto Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Ald Rath presented a resolution to lay a sidewalk in front of the market house on Iowa street and moved its adoption Amended to refer to the street committee and carried by vote The following resolution was presented and motion adopted Be it resolved by the city council of Dubuque that the city engineer be and so hereby instructed to prepare a profile and grade of Iowa Street from Seminary street to the north line of L H Langworthy's subdivision and present the same to the council The city engineer submitted the same and on motion it was referred Ald Linehan offered the following which was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of dubuque that the finance committee be instructed to borrow six thousand dollars for the City of Dubuque Also to improve Peabody avenue between James Street and the east line of Augusta street Also to improve James Street between third street and Peabody Avenue Both were referred to the street commission Ald Leckie referred to the desire of the west dubuque policeman to procure a uniform and in order to do so wanted his pay raised to forty dollars per motion referred Frank Theiring the custodian of the parks was on motion of Ald Jones ordered to be placed on the payroll The bill of John McCoy for repairing sidewalk on Seventh Street referred Regular Session June 7, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath The bill of the Key City Gas Co was referred to the police commission The bill of Byrne Bros for carriage hire referred to com on claims The bill of M Blake for stone crossing referred to city engineer The bill of Mrs P McMahon for cleaning around the market referred to com on claims The following bills were read and on motion were ordered paid D W Linehan Dolan and Langworthy Frank Theiring Dubuque Water Co C McErath J W Hoffman L Daly Laflin and Rand Pow Co Mrs Schwalki Morrison Bros Healey Bros Asa Roberts F Harburger Morrison Bros Peter Hanson Dub Cab Makers Assn James G Carney M Tschirgi Jr T E Frith P Hanson Wood and Gissel Jake Conant Henry Rivers Tony Trieb Bus Baumgartner Vogel & Ferguson Morrison Bros Andrew Tredway and Sons Dubuque Water Co M Downey J W Coy Jake Conant John McCoy Harney and O'Connor N Eichman Byrne Bros P Tibey Dub tel Ex Co Mrs. Mundt B D Linehan Chas McMaster James G Carney John Pals Peter Hanson C W Schrieber C B Dorr and Co John Gissel Special Session June 25, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Mayor stated that the object of calling the meeting was to take some action in regard to the complaints made against the marshal D J Duane At the request of the mayor the recorder read the following complaint against the city official named to the honorable mayor and city council of the city of Dubuque Gentlemen The undersigned complaining of Daniel J Duane the city marshal of the city of Dubuque charge the said Daniel J Duane with malfeasance in the conduct of his said office and the violation of his duty as such officer and as the custodian of the peace of said city in this: that heretofore to wit on the 23rd day of June A.D. 1880 in the said city of Dubuque the said Daniel J Duane being at the time the city marshal of said city was under the influence of liquor and disturbed the peace and quite of said city by boisterous conduct and language and by firing fire arms and was then and therefore arrested and confined in the city jail of said city. We Dennis Ryan and Ptrick Ryder being sworn say they have read the foregoing complaint and that the matters and things therein are true as they verily believe James H Shields notary public seal Special Session June 25, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Ald Doerfler remarked that the charges were grave and if true the officer complained of should be dismissed Ald Leckie called on the city attorney to inquire whether under teh state law relating to city officials the marshal was entitled to a formal trial mr. J H Shields the city attorney gave his opinion that the state law does not conflict with the ordinance under which the city has control of its officers and possesses the right to impeach or dismiss them for violation of official duty. He read from the ordinance setting forth that if the council deemed an investigation to set a day for the hearing etc. Ald Leckie moved that when the counci adjourned it be until Thursday next at 2 pm where an investigation be had Mr. Riordan the marshals counsel addressed the council and desired to have the time for investigation set to Friday at 2 p.m. so as to prepare for the defense Ald Fengler presented the following which on motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of Dubuque that the chares brought against city marshal Duane for improprer conduct are deemed sufficient by this council to hold him for trial and that such trial take place on Friday next July 2 at 2 o'clock p.m. The recorder then read a circular from the Iowa State Board of Health in relation to the city council forming themselves ito a board of health. The circular on motion was referred to the committee on ordinance and city attorney A petition was presented and read Rev Pape Special Session June 25, 1880 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanaugh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath by the Recorder from Rev Pape et al asking the right to remove over the streets the old St Patrick Church building to the old fair grounds referred with power council adjourned to Friday at 2 p.m. Special Session July 2, 1880 Council met at half past 2 p.m. Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Doerfler, Fengler, Herod, Jones, Kavanagh, Leckie, Linehan, O'Neill and Rath Absent Ald Altman On his arrival the mayor stated the object of the meeting to be to take action on the case of city marshal Duane and instructed the recorder to read the following. The charges preferred by Messers Ryder and Ryan being read and recorded at the previous session To Daniel D Duane City Marshal You are hereby notified that at a special session of the city council of the city of Dubuque held on the 25th of June A.D. 1880 certain charges were preferred against you for malfeasance in office and Friday the 2nd day of July 1880 at 2 o'clock p.m. fixed as the time and the council chamber of said city the place when and where a hearing and trial before said council will be had. You can appear and make your defense if any you have. J D Bush mayor of Dubuque June 26, 1880