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1911 April Council ProceedingsCITY COUNCIL. Regular Session, April 6, 1911. (Official.) Council met at 9:15 D. nn. Mayor Haas in the chair. Present —Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, .Saul, Specht and City Attorney Lyon. Absent —A1ds. Apel, Sauer. Moved by Ald. Specht that action on the council proceedings for month of March be deferred until next meeting. Carried. Bids for the improvement of Twenty - .seventh street, Belmound Street, Au- burn Avenue presented. On motion of Ald. Singrin bids ordered opened. Twenty- seventh Street — T. J. Hasset: Grading, per cubic yard, 35c; curbing, per lineal foot, 55c; guttering, per lineal foot, 67c; macada- izing, per square yard, 75c. Willmer Cook: Grading, per cubic yard, 30c; curbing, per lineal foot, 58c; .guttering, per lineal foot of brick, 90c: macadamizing, per square yard, 55c. C. B. McNamara & Co.: Grading, per cubic yard, 29 3 -4c; curbing, per lineal foot, 58c; guttering, per lineal foot. 43c; macadamizing, per square yard, 56c. O'Farrell Contracting Co.: Grading, per cubic yard, 35c; curbing, per lineal foot, 65c; guttering (brick), per foot, 70c; macadamizing, per square yard, 65c. H. M. Scharle & Co.: Curbing, 60c; gutter (brick), per lineal foot, 60c; grading, per cubic yard, 30c; macad- amizing, per square yard, 65c. Street & Steuck: Grading, per cubic _yard, 40c; curbing, per lineal foot, 65c: guttering, per lineal foot, 60c; macad- - mizing, per square yard, 75c. Tiby Bros.: Grading, per cubic yard, 33c; curbing, per lineal foot, 65c; gut- tering, per square yard, $1.80; macad- amizing, 79c per square yard. J. M. Kenety and James Lee: Grad - ing, per cubic yard, 40c; curbing, per lineal foot, 70c; brick guttering, per lineal foot, 50c; macadamizing, per square yard, 80c. On motion of Ald. Singrin bids re- ferred to the City Engineer, he to re- port before we adjourn. Auburn Avenue — H. M. Scharle & Co.: Grading, cubic yard, 35c; curb and nutter, lineal foot, 70c; macadamizing, •square yard, 72c. Street & Steuck: Grading, per cubic yard, 40c; curb and gutter, per lineal foot, 75c; macadamizing, per square yard, 75c. Eagle Point Lime Works: Curb and gutter, per lineal foot, 65c; macadamiz- ing, per square yard, 60e; earth filling, Regular Session, April 6, 1911 91 Per per per per cubic yard, 30c; earth cutting, per cubic yard, 30c. Tiby Bros.: Grading, per cubic yard, 33c; curbing and guttering, per lineal foot, 64c; macadamizing, per square yard, 79c. O'Farrell Contracting Co.: Grading, per cubic yard, 43c; curbing and gut- tering, per lineal foot, 58c; macadam- izing, per square yard, 65c. C. B. McNamara & Co.: Grading, per cubic yard, 29 3 -4c; curbing and guttering, per lineal foot, 56c; macad- mizing, per square yard, 59c. J. M. Kenety and ,Tames Lee: Grad- ing, per cubic yard, 40c; curb and gut- tering, per lineal foot, 85c: macadam- izing, per square yard, 85c. Willmer Cook: Grading, per cubic yard, 27e; curbing and guttering, per lineal foot, 65c; macadamizing, per square yard, 60c. On motion of Ald. Saul bids referred to the city Engineer, he to report be- fore we adjourn. Belmond Avenue — 'O'Farrell Contracting Co.: Grading, per cubic yard, 30c; curbing and gut- tering, 58c per lineal foot; macadamiz- ing, per square yard, 58c. H. M. Scharle & Co.: Grading, per cubic yard, 30c; curbing and guttering, per lineal foot, 68c; macadamizing, per square yard, 70c. Willmer Cook: Grading, per cubic yard, 26c; curbing and guttering, pet lineal .foot, 65c; macadamizing, per square yard, 60c. Eagle Point Lime Works: Curbing and guttering, per lineal foot, 65c; earth filling, per cubic yard, 30c; earth cutting, per cubic yard, 30c; macadam- izing, per square yard, 60c. Tiby Bros.: Grading, per cubic yard, 30c; curbing and guttering, per lineal foot, 64c; macadamizing, per square yard, 79c. Street .& Steuck: Grading, per cubic yard, 40c; guttering and curbing, per lineal foot, 75c; macadamizing, per square yard, 75c. J. M. Kenety and James Lee: Grad- ing, per cubic yard, 35c; guttering and curbing, per lineal foot, 80e; macadam- izing, per square yard, 80c. C. B. McNamara & Co.: Grading, per cubic yard, 29 3 -4c; curbing and guttering, per lineal foot, 56c; ma- cadamizing, per square yard, 59c. On motion of Ald. McEvoy, bids re- ferred to the City Engineer, he to report before we adjourn. BILLS. Peter Guenther, macadam, 5th $ 82 56 John Dobler, macadam, 5th 65 10 Frank Lassance, macadam, 5th 54 43 Max Helmer, macadam, 5th 32 42 Geo. Glass, macadam, 5th 23 75 Geo. Mouer, macadam, 5th 65 61 H. J. Weber, macadam, 5th 47 82 Dave Frmnmelt, macadam, 5th 80 65 Nic Herman, macadam, 5th 54 85 92 Regular Session, April 6, 1911 Albert Schnee, macadam, 5th 31 33 P. Kearney and H. Spielman, macadam, R•th 52 15 Michael Duggan, macadam,2th 4 70 John Becker, macadam;fith 89 '11 Boyle Bros., macadam,Sth 10 39 Pat Farrell, macadam, Ath 7 11 Peter Jacobs, macadam45th 81 39 Anton Welu. macadamAth 74 96 Harger & Blish, supplies for var- ious offices Midland Chemical Co., disinfect- ant, etc., City Hall Mathis -Metz Co., printing for Police and City Hall Berg & Brigs, printing for Po- lice and City Hall Eichorn & Bechtel, supplies for City Hall Dubuque Advertising Agency, Letters, etc., City Hall Peter Even, coal for City Hall Linehan & Molo, coal for Police and City Hall E. H. Winging', expense to Des Moines, Iowa Fischer & Co., coal for Police and City Hall J. F. Stampfer Co., 1 bolt of oil cloth F. A. Burns, coal for Police and City Hall Iowa House Furnishing Co., 1 fire pot La Nica Pharmacy, supplies Po- lice and City Hall 1 60 Western Union Tel. Co., clock service Armour & Co., wash powder 2 25 Foley Hand Laundry, towel ser- vice Ellwanger Bros., supplies Fire, Police and Road Dept G. W. Healey & Son., supplies Fire, Police and Road Dept Mettel Bros., feed Fire Dept 11 04 Dub. Rubber & Belting Co., sup- plies Fire Dept L. Lindenberg, supplies Fire Dept Key City Gas Co., coal and coke Fire Dept... F. G. Becker, coal Fire Dept Armour & Co., soap for Fire Dept 3 75 J. J. Nagle, feed for Fire Dept 148 04 Becker - Hazelton Co., supplies for Fire Dept... 2 00 Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoeing for Fire Dept 18 10 Emil Apel, use of horse for Fire Dept 9 00 T. W. Ruete & Co., supplies for Fire Dept. ......... 18 25 B. C. Scherr, supplies for Fire Dept... H. Corrance, supplies for Fire Dept • ........ 75 Clancy Transfer Co., coal for Fire Dept... Martin- Strelau Co., coal for Fire Dept Fischer & Co., coal for Fire Dept. 37 95 3 05 17 50 13 00 52 84 65 2 30 9 50 23 96 11 00 41 23 3 00 28 66 3 75 2 00 8 00 5 85 94 7 50 5 45 30 65 17 81 1 48 13 38 21 90 M. Stafford, feed for Fire Dept J. „G. Becker & Co., supplies for Fire Dept American La France Fire Eng Co., supplies Fire Dept. John Mullin, supplies Fire Dept Iowa Oil Co., oil Fit.. Dept. Sprenglerneyer Bros., supplies Fire Dept Falkenhainer's drug store, sup- plies Fire Dept Butt Bros., repairs Fire Dept Frank Fosselman, supplies Fire ' Dept.. Eagle Chemical Co., sweeping comp. Fire Dept Fred Schmidt, supplies Fire Dept Dernkier Bros., brooms Fire Dept J. & P. Sullivan, harness Fire Dept Berg & Briggs, printing Fire Dept Dub. Lumber Co., coal Fire Dept. Union Electric Co., City Fire Alarm • J. F. Ris & Bro., supplies Fire Dept. A. J. Hartig, supplies Fire Dept. T. J. Mulgrew, coal Fire Dept.. G. Rettenmaier, Jr.. feed Fire Dept W. B. Baumgartner, supplies Fire Dept ' Wunderlich & Wiederholt, horse - shoeing Fire Dept F. A. Burns, coal Fire Dept J. N. Graham, veterinary ser- vice Fire Dept Linehan & Molo, coal Fire Dept Lagen, Peed & Berwanger, horse - shoeing Fire Dept Key City Gas Co., arc inspection Police and Fire American Ever -Ready Co., sup- plies Police Dept Mettel Bros., feed Police Dept... Iowa Oil Co., oil Police Dept... F. Beutin, coal Police Dept Berg & Briggs, printing Police Dept S. C. Dike, repairs Police Dept. John Jensen, sawing wood, Po- lice and City Hall A. J. Hartig, drug supplies Po- lice Dept Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies, Police Dept J. N. Graham, veterinary service Police Dept Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoe - ing Police Dept Hoermann Press, printing Po- lice and Fire Dept G. W. Healey & Son, supplies Police and Fire Dept Smedley Steam Pump Co., sup- plies Sewer and Road Depts Fischer & Co., edgings Road Dept. H. Corrance, supplies Road Dept. Spahn -Rose Lumber Co., lum- ber Road Dept 7 70• Dubuque Lumber Co., lumber, 5th .. 4 60 12 48 Smedley Steam Pump Co., sup - plies Road Dept 21 66 7 50' Peter Hanson, supplies Road 9 00 Dept... 72 5 00' Standard Lumber Co., lumber Road, 4th ... 25 70 18 00 F. M. Jaeger Co., supplies Road and Fire Depts 3 00 33 50' Key City Roofing Co., lime, 12 50 Sewer Dept 1 50 Chas. T. Hoefflin, 1 barrel, Sewer 3 30' Dept 1 50 Key City Iron Works, supplies 2 50' Sewer Dept 25 5 25 Lagen, Peed & Berwanger, horse - 3 05 shoeing Sewer Dept 3 30 F. M. Jaeger Co., supplies Sewer 27 00 and Mt. Carmel 3 15 Berg & Briggs, printing Board 5 50' of Health l 00 19 70 Spahn -Rose Lumber Co., lumber, Board of Health 5 24 2 00 Key City Gas Co., light various offices 108 55 5 95 Union Electric Co., light for 1 00 March .2243 85 19 32' Iowa Telephone Co., telephone service 14 00 1 30' • National Demokrat, printing 12 50 Labor Leader, printing ... 12 50 6 86' Spahn -Rose Lumber Co., lumber sidewalk ..... 29 30 11 20 Moved by Ald,. O'Rourke, warrants be ordered for various amounts and bills read he paid. Other bills be re- ferred to the Committee of the Whore. Carried. 26 43 6 00' 60 30 8 00' 8 05 50 24 84 PETITIONS. Petition of Dubuque Park Commis- sion, asking that they be given 2 00 authority to cart for the triangle piece of ground situated on the cor- ner of Eighteenth Street, presented. On motion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the City Attorney. 6 60 A supplement report of the Du- buque Park Commission presented. 6 50' On motion of Ald. McEvoy. referred 60' to the Committee of the Whole. 2 50' - Petition of Dubuque Biscuit Co,. asking that their taxes for the year 8 26 of 1910 be remitted as recommended by Committee of the Whole April 26, 10 93 1909, presented. On motion of Ald. Saul. referred to the Committee of 48 the Whole. 4 00 Petition of John E. Headley et al, asking that a sanitary sewer be con - 4 25 strutted in the proposed extention of Langworthy Avenue, commencing at 1 50 a point opposite the east line of Lot 25 in Massey Heights Add., extend - 8 30 ing in Langworthy Avenue to the in- tersection of James 'Street, thence 5 00' north in James Street to West Third 110 Street, thence east in West Third Street to a point to be determined by 5 70• the City Engineer, presented. On mo- Regular Session, April 6, 1911 tion of Ald. Saul, prayer of petitioner granted. yetition of Mrs. Catherine Walsh, asking that the City Treasurer be in- structed to accept the sum of $35.00 in full settlement of assessment on Lots 1 and 25 in Newman, Cooper and Smyth Sub. City, presented. On mo- tion of Ald. O'Rourke, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Hygienic Committee, asking the Council to inaugurate a municipal house - cleaning week, be- ginning May 8, presented. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Patrick Kenneally, ask- ing to compensate him for portion of property taken by the City known as Grandview Avenue Add., located on Morgan Avenue, presented. On mo- tion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole and the City En- gineer to be present when the same is considered. 93 Petition of Carl Stueck and James' O'Farrell, asking to have the course of alley between Queen Street and Elm Street changed to a more straight line, presented. On motion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole to view the ground. Petition of John F. H.ahnecker et al, asking that Eagle Street from Althauser Avenue to Viola Street and including Viola Street, be improved, presented. On motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Mr. Mueke et al, ask- ing that the west side of Elm Street between Twenty -fifth and Twenty - seventh Streets be improved by grad- ing, macadamizing and curbing and that the curb be set for a four -foot sidewalk, presented. On motion of Ald. Specht, prayer granted and the Engineer to be instructed to prepare plans and specifications. Petition of Mrs. D. Norton, asking for a reduction of taxes, presented. On motion of Ald. 1\IcEvoy, referre0 to the Committee of the Whole and the City Treasurer be instructed not to charge interest while same is pending Petition of E. E. McClain, object- ing to paying sewer assessment abut- ting his lot at the corner of Dodge Street and Grandview Avenue, pre- sented. On motion of Ald. Saul, re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole to view the ground. 94 Regular Session, April 6, 1911 Petition of Mrs. A. Murphy, asking that the assessment against west 50 feet of Lot 39, Union Add., be cor- rected, presented. On motion of Aid. McEvoy, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Catherine B. Considine et al, asking that a sanitary sewer be constructed in West Eighth Street from Wilson Avenue to Caledonia Place, presented. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke, prayer granted and the City Engineer to be instructed to pre- pare plans and specifications. Petition of Charles W. Wullweber, stating that he was an honorably dis- charged Union soldier and that there- fore he is entitled to exemption of taxation to the amount of $800.00, and asking that the amount be de- ducted from his taxes for the year of 1910 and City Treasurer be so in- structed. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke, prayer granted. Petition of James Brunskill, asking - to be exempt from paying the special assessment for construction of sani- tary sewer in front of Lot 4, Hoskins Sub., on account of infirmity and he- ing a honorably discharged soldier, presented. On motion of Ald. Saul, Teferred to the Committee of the T \ch ole. Petition of Thomas Hackney, ask- ing to be appointed poundmaster, pre- sented. On motion of Ald. Saul, re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Mrs. A. S. Heacock, asking that the valuation on her property be reduced from $800.00 to $500.00 for the year of 1910, present- ed. On motion of Ald. Singrin, prayer granted and the Treasurer be instructed. Petition of Mary De Lorimer, ask- ing that her taxes be canceled for the year of 1910, presented. On mo- tion of Ald. McEvoy, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of John N. Berger, asking that the valuation on Lots 47 and 48 in Littleton & Sawyer's Add., be fixed at $1,300.00 for the year of 1910, pre - sented. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Fred Keck, asking to be appointed Care Taker of the Fourth Street clump, presented. On motion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. Petition of W. C. Kennedy (city fire- man), asking that his salary be in- creased $5.00 per month, presented. On motion of Ald. Singrin, prayer of petitioner granted. Petition of Frank G. Siege et al, asking that their salary be increased to $60.00 per month, presented. On motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Coinmittee of the Whole. Petition of Janes R. Pickley, ask- ing that the City Council pay to him the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00, claimed as salary due him, presented. On motion of Ald. Specht, received and filed. Petition of George Collis et al, ask - ing that alley in Grandview Avenue be vacated and the plat of the new subdivision attached to petition be approved, presented. On motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Committee of the Whole. An order from the Supreme Court of Iowa restraining the City from in any manner interfering with the property of Mr. John Keckevoet, pre- sented. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke, referred to the City Attorney. Notice from Chief of Fire Rein - fried to the Council to have fire es- capes placed on the City Hall and the Ninth Street Engine House presented. On motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings, they to get prices for the erection of fire escapes and re- port to the Committee of the Whole. Communication from the Dubuque Trades and Lagor Congress, asking that the City refrain from using any product of the Purrington Brick Co., presented. On motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Notice of the levying of an assessment of $250.00 by the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association pre- sented. On motion of Ald. Saul, re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Bond of the Union Plumbing and Heating Co. presented. On motion of Ald. Specht, referred to the Commit- tee of the Whole. City Recorder Geiger presented and read the printed notice certified to by the publishers of the Council's inten- tion to improve Sixth street from Clay street to Main street. No remon- strance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the improvement of said street, was on motion of Ald. Specht received and filed. City Recorder Geiger also presented and read the printed notice certified Regular Session, April 6, 1911 to by the publishers of the Council's intention to construct a sanitary sew - er in alley between Couler Avenue and ,Lemon street, from Millville Road to Thirty- second street, thence on Thir- ty- second street to alley known as , White street. No remonstrance being .filed and no one in the rom objecting to the improvement of said street, was •on motion of Ald. Specht received and filed. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. City Treasurer ,Wybrazt reported as follows: Ge Below you will find statement of amount advanced by me during the month of March, 1911, for which please order warrants drawn in my favor: Interest on outstanding war- rants $245.00 Miscellaneous . . . . ..... 18.11 Purchase of .Fire Horses 7 50.00 Please find herewith Treasurer's re- •ceipt for $111.00 in favor of W. H. Riley for sale of one fire horse; also - warranty deed from S. B. Lattner and wife to City of Dubuque of Lot 2 of Lot 16 in Levens' Add., on receipt of which for $10.00 was turned over to Mr. Lattner in accordance with your _instructions of July 26, 1910. Yours truly, GEO. D. WYBRANT. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the re- port be received and warrants be drawn for various amounts, and the report he referred back to the Finance committee and the recorder instructed to record the deed. Carried. Honorable Mayor and City Council. Gentlemen: There expires on April 1, 1911, refunding. improvement bonds 248, 249 and 250, each of the denomination of $500.00, dated April 1, 1904. There has been paid in on the improvements covered by these bonds about $750.00. I redeemed bond No. 248, but some arrangement must be made to take care of the other two bonds. • It three new re- funding bonds of $250.00 each were issued the balance in the fund would take care of the other 3250.00. Early action is necessary, as the bondhold- ers will wish to know what action the ' City will take. Yours truly, GEO. WYBRANT, Treasurer. . Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the report be received and referred to the Committee on Finance. Carried. City Auditor Lyons reported as 'fol- lows: 'To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: Herewith find my re- port for the month of February, 1911, showing the receipts and disburse- ments for the month: Receipts — Balance Feb. 1, 1911 $ 70,690.39 95 Receipts during month... 123,612.76 Total 3194,303.15 Disbursements — Warrants redeemed $ 23,985.19 Improvement bond coupons 187.50 Regular bond coupons re- deemed 6,939.88 Park orders redeemed 3,361.59 Total $ 34,474.16 Balance Jan. 1, 1911 3159,828.99 The above cash balance includes im- provement bond fund, improvement bond interest fund and library Lund balances. Waterworks Account — Waterworks balance, Feb. 1, 1911 .$ Deposited with City Treas- urer by Waterworks Trustees 38, 4,764.01 Total 8 43,363.12 Orders drawn on City Treasurer by Water- works Trustees 2,657.40 Balance March 1, 1911..3 .10,705.72 Excavation Account — Balance Feb. 1, 1911 3 30.00 Balance March, 1911....:; 30.00 The following is a record of all In- terest Coupons redeemed by the City Treasurer during the past month and credited to him: Improvement Bond Coupons.$ 187.50 Regular Bond Coupons 6,939.88 Total Also, the followng list appropriations and the a warrants drawn on each f the beginning of the fiscal y nin6 March 1st, 1910, to J 1911: Appropriation. Expense .. ....340,000.00 Road — First District ... 6,536.52 Second District . 15,923.22 Third District .. 9,544.60 Fourth District . 10,843.04 Fifth District ... 8,333.88 Fire 48,000.00 Police .... 36,500.00 Sewerage .. 6, 0 0 0.0 0 Printing .. 2,500.00 Street Lighting 27,000.00 Interest .. 40,000.00 Board of Health 7,000.00 Grading .. 6,000.00 Special Bonded Paving .. 4,000.00 Special Bonded Debt and In- terest .. 4,000.00 Mt. Carmel Ave- nue Grading 2,500.00 Sidewalk Repair- ing 1,000.00 Eluff Street Ex- $7,127.38 shows the mount of and since ear begin - anuary 1, Expended. $38,645.81 6,633.24 15,905.79 9,519.04 10,839.89 8,303.34 47,997.18 36,498.29 5,912.88 2,218.91 27,000.00 37,985.72 6,005.53 2,403.75 1,00.9.32 4,000.00, 2,499.70 998.29 ing Sidewalks Improvement of Grandview Avenue Improvement of Villa Street I m p rovement First and Iowa Streets.. Widening and Im- proving Hill Street Constructing S i d e- walk at City Pound Completing Sewer at Eighteenth Street .. Cleaning Sewer in Fourteenth Street . Thirteenth S t r e e t Improvement of Clay Street .... .... Sanitary Sewer in Mt. Pleasant Ave- nue- Improvement of North Booth Street Opening and Im- provement of Clif- ford Street Continuation of Bee Branch sewer north of Twenty - seventh Street .... .... Improvement on Park Hill Avenue Storm Sewer in Twenty -fifth Street Storm Water Sewer. • in Twenty- seventh Street .:.. .... Sanitary Sewer in Jackson Street to Brunswick - Balke- Collender Co. 1,500.00 Sidewalk to Eagle Point Park 300.00 Deficiency Fund 7,368.00 Regular Session, April 6, 1911 1,000.00 309.85 Chief of Police Reilly reported as fol- lows: 3,700.00 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: 300.00 Gentlemen: I herewith submit the police report for the last half of March, 500.00 1911: 'Assault and battery 2 500.00 Breaking and entering railroad cars 5 Concealed weapons 1 1, 400.00 Disturbing the peace 14 Disorderly conduct 2 000.00 Fugitive 1 Intoxication 27 800.00 Sodomy .. , . 2 Vagrancy 6 200.00 Wayward girl 1 800.00 7otal 61 Residents arrested 32 Lodgers harbored 366 3,000.00 Meals furnished 15 Cost of food $3.00 600.00 Defective light 88 City ordinance fines collected ...$15 00 Police court costs collected ....$22 o5 200.00 Patrol runs 51 Miles traveled 55 Also beg to submit pay roll for Po- licemen last half of March, 1911: 1,000.00 Amount due Policemen $1,342.47 Amount retained, Pension Fund 27.34 200.00 THOS. REILLY, Chi '-f of Police. 200.00 On motion of Ald. Specht, the report and pay roll were received and war- rants ordered drawn to pay the Po- 1,981.00 licemen and the report referred back to the Committee on Police and Light. 7,067.65 Total Appropria- tions .... .... ....$297,529.00 Moved by Ald. O'Rourke the reports be received and warrants be drawn for the various amounts' and reports be re ferred back to Finance Committee. Carried. Fire Chief Reinfried reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: The following is the pay roll of the Fire Department for the last half of March, 1911: Amount due Firemen $1,606.50 One per cent. retained for Pension Fund 31.81 Respectfully submitted, J. R. REINFRIED, Chief. Approved by Committee on Fire. . On motion of Ald. Singrin, the re- port was received and warrants or- dered drawn to pay the Firemen and the report referred hack to the Com- mittee on Fire. Street Commissioner •Mahoney re- ported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: I herewith submit the pay roll for labor on streets during the last half of March, 1911: Amount due laborers on streets.$1,661.80 Amount due laborers grading various streets 67.20 Amount due laborers grading streets leading into the county 52.00 Respectfully submitted, JOHN MAHONEY, Street Commissioner. Approved by Committee on Streets. On notion of Ald. Saul, the pay rolls on Streets were received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the various amounts, and the pay rolls and report referred back to the proper commit- tees. Also submit the pay roll for labor on sewers during the last half of March, 1911: Amount due laborers on sewers.$248.90 On motion of Ald. Singrin, the pay roll on sewers was received and war- rants ordered drawn to pay the var- ious amounts and pay roll referred back to Sewer Committee. Gentlemen: Please find attached 96 Regular Session, April 6, 1911 500.00 494.17 tension..... . . Bee Branch Sew- er, Third Ward, Dubuque °ack- ing plant ..... 2,500.00 Improvement of Windsor Ave.. 1,000.00 Bee Branch Sew- er, Third Ward -18th street . 2,500.00 Bee Branch Sew- er in Fifth Ward .. ..... 5,000.00 4,796.91 Improvement of Grandview Av. 2,500.00 Eagle Point Park 3,000.00 Clay Street Im- provement . . 1,200.00 Heeb St. grading 300.00 Improvement of Valley St.. ... 200.00 199.91, Willow St. ... 1,500.00 1,498.48 Opening of Booth and Spring Sts. 500.00 499.75 Twenty- seventh Street Storm Sewer .. ..... 1, 300.00 Improvement of Althauser Ave. 1,500.00 Improvement of Seventh Ave... 2,500.00 Firemen's Pen- sion Fund ... 750.00 Policemen's Pen- sion Fund .... 750.00 Opening a n d Grading Alley between Clark and Angella Sts 500.00 Opening of Ced- ar Street ..... 500.00 Part cost of Car Street wall .... 317.00 311.99 New Street Sweeper .. .. 280.00 256.66 Ninth Ave. Sewer 800.00 800.00 2,335.48 1,000.00 1,587.67 2,178.04 2,995.85! 1,200.00, 291.35 1,300.00 1,500.00, 875.00 750.00 750.00 $305,578.26 City Auditor Lyons also reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: , Gentlemen. Herewith find my re- port for the month of March, 1911, showing the receipts and disburse- ments for the month: City's Cash balance March 3, 1911 $159,828.99 Plus amount in Police and Fire Pension Funds 2,19 2.0 3 Total cash on hand March 3, 1911 162,021.02 Receipts during month 90,545.42 Total ...252,566.44 DISBURSEMENTS. Warrants redeemed $38,739.63 Regular Bond Coupons re- deemed 340.00 Improvement Bond Coupons redeemed .... ... 383.75 Improvement Bond Coupons redeemed 6,967.01 Park Orders redeemed 2,933.49 Library Orders redeemed .. 716.87 The above cash balance includes the balances in the Improvement Bond Fund, the Improvement Bond Interest Fund, the Water Works Interest and Sinking Fund, the Library Fund, the Park Fund, the Old Water Works. Debt Fund, the Police Pension. Fund, the Fire Pension Fund and the balance in the Sinking Fund (for the - emulioration of the City Regular Bond- ed Debt). Also report there is due the City Of- ficers for the month of March. 1911, salaries amounting to $2621.50. WATER WORKS ACCOUNT. Balance March 1, 1911 $40,705.72 Deposited with City Treasurer by Water Works Trustees during month 3,441.54= Total $44,147.26 Orders drawn on City Treas- urer by Water Works Trus- tees .... 5,033.11 Balance April 1st. 1911 $39,114.15 EXCAVATION ACCOUNT. Balance March 3rd, 1911 $30.00 - Deposited with City Treasurer during month 10.00) Total .$40.00 Balance April 1, 1911 $40.00. The following is the record of all interest coupons and bonds redeemed by the City Treasurer and credit to him. Regular Bond Coupons $340.00 Improvement Bond Coupons 383.75 Total $723.75 Improvement Ponds $6,967.01 Also, the following list shows the ap- propriations and amount of warrants . drawn on each Fund since the begin- ning of the fiscal year beginning March 1st, 1911, to April 1st, 1911: Appropriation. Expended. General Expense and Contingent Fund...$37.000.00 $ 541.40 Road - First District 6,710.00 904.67 Second District 15,450.00 1,002.51 Third District 9,330.00 755.61 Fourth District 10,765.00 366.31 Fifth District 8,525.00 1,099.15. Fire Department 50,000.00 3,971.50 Police Department 37,000.00 1,792.93 Sewerage 5,500.00 225.45 Printing 2,200.00 Street Lighting 27,000.00 24.70 Interest .... .... 41,000.00 340.00 - Board of Health 7,500.00 23.40 Grading .... 6,000.00 Special Bonded Pav- ing .... 2,500.00 322.39' Special Bonded Debt and Interest .... 4,000.00 Improvement of Mt. Carmel Avenue 1,500.00 Repairing and Build- Adjourned Regular Session, April 11, 1911 warrant be drawn in favor of Du- buque Humane Society for the sum of $300.00, the same to be charged to the expense fund. Carried. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that when we adjourn, we adjourn to Tuesday, April 11, 1911. Carried. Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the City Attorney be instructed to pre- pare an ordinance prohibiting the throwing or sweeping of any nails, broken glass or glass of any kind upon any sidewalk, street or alley in the city. Carried. City Engineer Baumgartner report- ed that McNamara & Co. were the lowest bidders on Twenty- seventh Street, Auburn Avenue and Belmound Street. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the contracts be awarded to McNamara & Co. and the bonds be placed at 25 per cent of contract. Carried. ' Moved by Ald. Specht that we ad- journ. Carried. OTTO P. GEIGER, City Recorder. Adopted 1911 Approved Attest: . Recorder Mayor CITY COUNCIL. 99 (Official) Adjourned Regular Session, April 11th, 1911. Mayor Haas in the chair. Council met at 8:25 p. rn. Present —Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Saul, Singrin, Sauer, Specht and City Attorney Lyon. Absent —Ald. Apel. Mayor Haas stated that this meet- ing was an adjourned meeting of the regular meeting of April 6, 1911, and was called to take up and consider any matter which may come before a regular session of the Council: BILLS. Barney Glass, macadam, 2nd $11.90 Oliver Hardy, macadam, 2nd 11.69 Joe Klang, macadam, 2nd 2.65 Hugh Connell, macadam, 2nd 11.23 H. Genzler, macadam, 2nd 17.88 Tibey Bros., to constructing 27th Street storm sewer, 75 per cent .1903.47 W. Clark, inspector Bluff St. . 26.95 Walter H. Cullen, car fare.... 1.35 Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that war- rants be ordered drawn and all bills properly O. K.'d be paid and others referred to the Committee of the Carried. The bill /of Walter H. Cullen re- ferred. PETITIONS. Petition of Anton Zwack, asking that he 'be permitted to construct a sanitary sewer in Ries Street, con- necting same with sanitary sewer in Windsor Avenue, presented. On mo- tion of Ald. McEvoy prayer granted. Original notice of Edna Wootton, asking $1,000 damages for personal injuries, presented. On motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the City Attor- ney. Petition of Mrs. William Ballard, asking that the taxes against her property be canceled for the year 1910, presented. On motion of Ald. - Saul, prayer granted. Petition of Mary C. Pfiffner, ask- ing that the City Treasurer be in- structed to cancel the taxes against $2,000 moneys and credits assessed against her, presented. On motion of Ald. Singrin. referred to the Commit- tee of the \\Thole. Communication from B. F. Sted- man asking that all bubbling foun- tains be supplied with automatic shut -off, presented. On motion of Ald. McEvoy, referred to the Commit- tee of the Whole. 98 Regular Session, April 6, 1911 Treasurer's receipt of $7.00 for clean- ing Alleys in First ward, also Treas- urer's receipt of $4.50 for cleaning al- leys in .Fifth ward. Total, $11.50. Respectfully, JOHN MAHONEY, Street Commissioner. _Moved by Ald. Saul report be receiv- ed and filed. Carried. City Electrician Hipman reported as follows: ,To the Hor. Drable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: I herewith submit MY report of defective lights for the month of March, 1911. I find from the - reports of the Police Department that the total hours that 88 lamps failed to burn would equal 2 lamps burning for one month, or $10.00. Respectfully submitted, WM. HIPMAN, City Electrician. Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the re- port be received and the Recorder be instructed in drawing warrants for - Union Electri Co. bill to deduct the sum of $10.00 from said bill. Carried. 'To the Honorable City Council of the City of Dubuque. Gentlemen: I take particular pleas- ure in announcing to you that I have appointed Mr. Matt. Stafford to suc- ceed himself as a member of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. Said appointment to take effect on the 1st day of April, 1911, and to continue for a term of six years. D. J. HAAS, Mayor. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the report be approved. Carried. Dubuque, Iowa, April 6, 1911. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: The undersigned, com- mittee on claims and City Attorney, beg to report that on the 20th day of April, 1910, Kate Daugherty brought 'an action against the City of Dubuque to recover the sum of $2,000 as dam- ages for personal injuries sustained by her, resulting from a fall on the wood- en platform leading from the sidewalk to the street and covering the gutter on the south side of Second street, on the 17th day of February, 1910, she claiming that said apron was allowed to remain covered with ice in a rough, rounded and uneven condition, and by reason of the fall the bones of the wrist of her right arm were fractured and she claimed permanent injury. Plaintiff has offered to accept in full settlement of all claims against the City, of every kind and nature, the sum of One Hundred Seventyfive dol- lars ($175) and court costs. Believing it to be to the interest of the City to accept the proposition thus made, we therefore recommend that the City At- torney be instructed to effect a settle - men on that basis, and further recom- mend that a warrant be ordered drawn in favor of the Mayor in payment of the same and also a warrant to cover the costs of court. Respectfully submitted, 'EDWARD E. McEVOY, JAMES SAUL, Committee on Claims. GEO. T. LYON, City Attorney. Moved by Ald. Saul that the report be approved and warrant be drawn. Carried. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council. Gentlemen: I beg to report that I have examined the bonds of City As- sessor Wm. A. Schaffhauser and his deputies, Allan H. Wiedner and Clar- ence Hird, and find them correct as to form and execution and return seine herewith. Respectfully, GEO. T. LYON, , On motion of Ald. McEvoy report approved. Your Committee on Fire would re- spectfully report that acting under in- structions from your honorable body, we wrote to all manufacturers of tire apparatus that . we had knowledge of and secured the following bids, all of which are for a light City Service Hook and Ladder Truck: The Seagrave Co., Columbus, Ohio ....$2,200.00 American -La France Fire En- gine Co., Seneca Falls 1,790.00 Reading Fire Apparatus Works, Reading, Penn. 1,900.00 The American -La France Fire En- gine Co's. bid being the lowest, and hY us considered the best, we would re- spectfully recommend that the same be accepted and that the Mayor be authorized to enter into a contract in behalf of the city with said firm. W. SINGRIN, Chairman. Moved by Ald. Singrin that the re- port be approved. - Amended by Ald. McEvoy the report be referred to Committee of the Whole. Amendment carried. Motion lost. Moved by Ald. Saul that a commit- tee of two and the Mayor be appoint- ed to interview the Key City Gas Co relative to the extension of its mains in Grandview Avenue. Carried. Mayor appointed Aldermen O'Rourke and Saul. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the Committee Clerk be instructed to pur- chase three bubbling fountains. Car- ried. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that a Adjourned Regular Session, April 11,1911 case the Board of Health may order plans and specifications of the sewer connections contemplated to be made with an estimate of the cost thereof by the City Engineer, which plans and specifications and estimate, together with a report of the action of said Board in ordering said sewer con- nection, shall be submitted to the City Council for approval, and if ap- proved by said Council, the Council shall by resolution, order the same tc be done by contract in accordance with such plans and specifications, and for that purpose shall advertise in the official papers of the City for three times within a period of ten days for proposals for constructing said connection of sewers ;said work to be done under the supervision of the City Engineer and Committee on Sewers, and the City of Dubuque shall have the right by its officers or em• ployees to go upon the premises for the purpose of making such connec- tions, and upon the completion of Sale work and acceptance thereof by the City Council the City Engineer shall report to the Council the cost thereof, including the cost of the esti- mates, notices, inspection and prepar -' ing the assessment and plat. and the City Council shall levy an assessment against the specific property of the owner thereof, in an amount equal to said costs and expenses in the manner thereinafter stated, and the same had from the time said work is done be a lien upon the real estate upon which such expenditures are made or expenses are incurred, and such as- sessment may be collected as other special assessments and the lien en- forced by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. SECTION 5. The Council shall then direct the Recorder to give ten days' notice either by three publica- tions in the two official newspapers, or by mailing a notice to the own- ers of the property that the proposed assessment is to be made, stating the amount and for what cause the ex- pense was- incurred, and that objec- tions may be made in writing and filed with the Recorder during said ten days,.and the council having con- sidered such objections shall by reso- lution levy the special assessment as herein above provided. SECTION 6. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here- with are hereby repealed. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and publication in the Du- buque Telegraph - Herald and Times - Journal, the official newspapers of he City of Dubuque, Iowa. Adopted — Approved 101 Mayor. Attest: City Recorder. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke the adop- tion of the ordinance. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke,, Sauer, Saul, Singrin and Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Ald. McEvoy offered the following: AN ORDINANCE Granting Anton Zwack Permission to Lay and Main- tain a Private Sewer in Ries Street, in the City of Dubuque, to Connect Lot 21, Oscar Taylor's Sub., with the Sanitary Sewer in Windsor Avenue, and Regulating Such Permission. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That permission be and the same is hereby granted Anton Zwack, of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, . to lay a private sewer, consisting of 6 -inch tile pipe, along Ries Street, con- necting Lot 21, Oscar Taylor's Sub., with the sanitary sewer now in Wind- sor Avenue, in said City. Sec. 2. Said sewer shall be laid un- der the direction and supervision of the City Engineer and Committee on Sewers of said City. Sec. 3. The City of Dubuque does, not assume any obligations to repair or maintain said sewer, but all ex- penses incident to such repair or main- tenance shall, at the option of the City, be chargeable to the said Anton Zwack, and should the City at, any time find it necessary or advisable to- order a new sewer in said Ries Street, consent to the laying of the private sewer herein referred to shall not he deemed to be a waiver or estoppel on_ the part of said City of the right to make assessment for said new sewer in any lawful manner. Sec. 4. Said Anton Zwack shall. by accepting the terms thereof, at all times hold said City safe and harm- less from any damages, costs or ex -- penses to which the City may be sub- jected, in any manner whatsoever, by reason of the existence and mainten- ance of the said sewer herein referred to. Sec. 5. The City of Dubuque may at any time grant the right to any other person or company to connect with said sewer, upon the latter paying to the said Anton Zwack the proper pro- portion of the cost of construction and maintenance of said sewer then due, any parties making subsequent con- nections to reimburse, in turn, the said Anton Zwack and parties having made prior connections in accordance with the just proportions then due the said Anton Zwack and parties having made such prior connections, the intention hereof being to reimburse those hav- 100 Adjourned Regular Session, April 11, 1911 Petition of Mrs. J. Bisang, asking that the taxes on the north half of Lot 2 in Myrtle Add. be canceled, pre- sented. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke, referred to Delinquent Tax Commi ..- tee.. Petition of the T. J. Mulgrew Co., asking that an Ordinance be adopted granting the 1. C. R. R. Co. permis- sion to extend their track on the Levee front 324 feet, presented. On motion of Ald. Sauer, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Moved by Ald. Saul that the rules be suspended to permit any one who desired to address the Council. Car- ried by the following vote: Yeas — Aids. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Saul, Sauer, Singrin and Specht. Nays - -None. Dr. Peterson et al addressed the Council in reference to the improve- ment of Grandview Avenue. Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee on Finance, stated that there was a balance of $750.00 due • on refunding bonds and moved that the matter be referred to the City At- torney and the Committee on Fi- nance with power. Motion carried. City Recorder Geiger presented the quarterly report of the Water Works Trustees. On motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Auditing Committee. The following Weighmasters' re- ports were presented: Edw. Norton $23.25 H. C. Carroll $57.37 Joseph Straney $3.60 Mrs. C. Deckert $3.10 Louise Pitschner $1.05 On motion of Ald. Specht, reports received and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Royce's report for March and annual report pre- sented. On motion of Ald. Saul, re- ferred to the Committee of the, Whole. Ald. O'Rourke offered the 'follow- ing: AN ORDINANCE Requiring the Mak- ing of Connections with Sanitary Sewers and Repealing all Ordi- nances and Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Herewith. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: SECTION 1. That whenever it shall appear to the Board of Health that any property owner, whose property is situated - within two hun- dred (200) feet of any public sewer, has failed, neglected or refused to make proper and necessary house connections therewith, said Board may by resolution order such sewer connections to be made by such prop- erty owner, and said resolution shall state the name of the owner or- owners of the property to be thus. connected by sewer, with a descrip- tion of the property and fix the time - in said order within which connec- tions shall be made, • and that the general regulations and specifications. as to construction of such sewers are on file and may be seen in the City Engineer's office, and shall also recite that if said connections are not made by the time specified, the Board shall order such work and connections. made and report the costs and ex- penses thereof to the City Council which shall assess the same against the property to be thus connected by setver, and such assessment shall be a lien on said property, which the City Council can enforce by the sale - of same. SECTION 2. Every owner of any house, tenement, or outbuilding occu pied or used by a person or persons, which house, tenement, or building,. or any part thereof is situated within two hundred feet of any public sewe, , shall within thirty days from the time of receiving notice from the Board of Health to make such con- nections, as provided in Section 3 hereof, connect such house, tene- ment, or outbuilding with such sewer,. by a proper branch sewer construct- ed in accordance with the require- ments of the Board of Health, and to the satisfaction and approval of the City Engineer, both as to pipes and material, as well as work of construct- ing, and to use such sewer for alL proper purpose as required by the Board of Health. SECTION 3. A copy of said reso- lution referred to in section 1 hereof, duly attested by the City Recorder, shall forthwith be served upon such property owner or owners, or his or their duly authorized agent or attor- ney; the service thereof shall be made by the City Chief of Police or - Sanitary Officer, who must endorse thereon his return and file the same with the City Recorder. Whenever it appears that such property owner or owners are non - residents and have - no duly authorized agent or attorney upon whom service can be made, then the City Recorder shall give ten days notice thereof by publishing same in tine official papers of the city of Du- buque for three consecutive times, and the service of the copy of said resolution as herein provided by pub- lication, shall be deemed sufficient to require such property owner to make said sewer connections. SECTION 4. Whenever any prop- erty owner who has been duly served with notice to make such sewer con- nections as hereinafter provided, shall neglect or refuse so to do in accordance with the notice in the time therein stated, then and in that 102 Adjourned Regular Session, April 11, 1911 ing paid for the cost of said sewer in such just and fair proportions as the then total number making use_ of said sewer bears to the cost of the sewer, no one to be reimbursed, however, in an amount in excess of the actual ex- pense advanced. Sec. 6. The said Anton Zwack shall be entitled to the benefit of the pro- visions contained in Section 5 hereof only on his written acceptance of the terms of this ordinance, and on filing, within 20 days from the time of the completion of said sewer, in the office of the City Recorder of said City, an itemized sworn statement of the ac- tual cost of the construction of said sewer. Failure to file such statement -shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of said benefits, and shall entitle any person or company to make connec- tions with said sewer without cost, proNided due consent to such connec- tions be first obtained from said City. Sec. 7. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Times= Journal and Telegraph- Herald, officia, newspapers of said City, and its writ- ten acceptance, duly indorsed herein, by the said Anton Zwack. Adopted — . 1911. Approved — , 1911. Mayor. , Attest: City Recorder. The provisions and terms ..of the above ordinance are hereby accepted and agreed to this -- day of —, 1911. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the reading just had be considered the first read- ing. Carried by the following vote: �rke, Yeas — Aids. McEvoy, Sauer. Saul, Singrin, Specht. . Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the rules he suspended for the purpose of having the ordinance read by its title. Carried by the following. vote: O'Rourke, Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, Sauer, Saul. Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the adoption of the ordinance. Carried 'by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas — Aids. McEvoy. O'Rour'e, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Ald. McEvoy offered the following: AN ORDINANCE Providing for the Removal of All Dirt, Filth, Ashs, Manure, Offal and Other Offensive Matter, or Other Nuisance, Accumu- lated Upon the Streets, AlleYS or Va- cant Lots Within the City of Du- buque, and for the Assessment of the Cost Thereof to the Property Re- spectively Liable. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That it shall be the duty of the owners of property within the City of Dubuque, respectively, to' re- move from vacant lots by them owned, and from one -half of that portion of any street or alley upon which their property may abut and which portion lies in front of and contiguous to said property, all accumulations of dirt, filth, ashes, manure, offal, and other offensive matter, or other nuisance. Sec. 2. The accumulations in the foregoing section referred to shall in- clude all garbage, including all decay- ed or spoiled fruit, fish, meat and vegetables, and all tin cans containing any decayed or spoiled fruit, fish, meat and vegetables, unless such accumu- lations, as defined in this section. are contained in pails, cans or other se- cure receptacles practical for handling by the regular garbage collector auth- orized to make collections under con- tract with said City. Sec. 3. In the event of the failure of such respective owners of property to make such removals, it shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to cause the same to be made and to be hauled to the City Dump. Sec. 4. Said Street Commissioner shall, as soon as practical after making such removals, make a report to the City Council of the cost of the work, showing the date of the performance of the same, the description of the re- spective pieces of real estate affected by such removals, together with the names of the respective owners of such property and the amount chargeable to each. The council shall thereupon, by resolution, levy a special tax upon the respective pieces of property liable therefor, for the amount of the total cost attaching to such removal, includ- ing the expense incident to the levy- ing of the assessments, which special tax shall be a lien on the property un- til paid. Sec. 5. Said special tax shall forth- with be placed in the hands of the City Treasurer for collection, and shall draw the same interest and be collected at the same time and in the same !Wanner as other city taxes. Sec. 6. Nothing contained in this or- dinance shall be construed as repeal- ing or in any way modifying the pro- visions of any part of Chapter XXXVI. of the Revised Ordinances of 1901 of said City. Sec. 7. This ordinance shall he in force and effect May 1st, 1911, and af- ter its publication in the Times - Journal and Telegraph- Herald, official newspapers of said City. Adopted , 1911. Approved , 1911. Attest: Mayor. City Recorder. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the readinz Adjourned Regular Session, April 11, 1911 just had be considered the first read- ing. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Aids. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the rules be suspended for the purpose of having the ordinance read by its title. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the ordi- nance be adopted. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, 'Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Ald. McEvoy offered the following: AN ORDINANCE. An Ordinance changing the name of Wilde Street to Mount Loretto Ave- nue. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That the name of Wilde Street be and the same is hereby changed to Mount Loretto Avenue. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in - force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Telegraph - Herald and the Times -Jour- nal, official papers of the City of Du- buque. Adopted Approved Mayor. Attest: City Recorder. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the reading just had be considered the first read- ing. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the rules be suspended for the purpose of reading the ordinance by its title. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy. O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht- Absent—Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the or- dinance be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent - -Ald. Apel. A ld. McEvoy offered the following: AN ORDINANCE relating to street traffic, and regulating the use of the streets, alleys and public places of the City of Dubuque by carts, drays, hackney coaches, omnibuses, car - rhg.es, wagons, motor vehicles, and all other vehicles, and providing a - penalty for the violation thereof. Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: 103 Section 1. The owner, driver, oper- ator or person in charge of any cart, dray, hackney coach, omnibus, car- riage, wagon, motor vehicle, or other vehicle, drawn, driven or propelled up- on the streets, alleys or public places of the City of Dubuque, shall conform to and comply with the following rules and regulations: Sec. 2. Vehicles shall be driven in a careful manner and with due regard for the safety and convenience of pedes- trians, also of other vehicles. Sec. 3. Vehicles shall keep to the right side of the center of the street. . Sec. 4. On a street divided longitudi- nally by a parkway, viaduct, walk, street railway or sunken way, vehicles shall keep to the right of such division. Sec. 5. Vehicles moving slowly shall keep as close as possible to the curb on the right, allowing more swiftly moving vehicles free passage to their left. Sec. 6. Vehicles turning to the right into an intersecting street shall pass and turn the corner as near to the right -hand curb as possible. Sec. 7. Vehicles turning to the left into an intersecting street shall pass to the right of and beyond the center of the street intersection before turn- ing. Sec. 8. Vehicles meeting shall pass each other to the right. Sec. 9. A vehicle overtaking another vehicle traveling in the same direction shall keep to the left of the overtaken vehicle in passing. Sec. 10. No vehicle shall back to make a turn in any street if by so do- ing it interferes with other vehicles, but shall go around the block or to a street sufficiently wide to turn in without backing. Sec. 11. Vehicles crossing from one side of the street to the other shall do so by turning to the left so as to head in the same direction as the traffic on that side of the street towards which the crossing is made, and when the street is congested with traffic such vehicle shall go to the intersection be- fo'•c turning. and no vehicle shall stop with its left side to the curb. Sec. 12. No vehicle shall remain backed up to the curb except it be ac- tually loading or unloading, and in such case no longer than the actual loading and unloading requires. The horse or horses attached to a vehicle backed up to thc curb shall be turned at right angles to the vehicle and in the direction in which the traffic upon the street is moving. Sec. 13. A vehicle waiting at the curb shall promptly give place to a vehicle about to take on or let off passengers. Sec. 14. No vehicle shall stop on any street unless within two feet of the curb, nor in such a way as to ob- 11' Adjourned Regular Session, April 11,1911 other animals to pass, and, if traveling in the same direction, use reasonable caution in passing such horse or other animal, and the operator and occu- pants of any motor vehicle shall ren- der necessary assistance to the party having in charge said horse or other draft animal in so passing. Sec. 31. That every motor vehicle while in use on a public highway within said City shall be provided tivith good and efficient brakes, and also with a suitable bell, horn, or other signal, and be so constructed as to exhibit, during the period from one (1) hour after sunset to one (1) hour before sunrise, one or more lamps showing white light visible within a reasonable distance in the direction toward which such vehicle is proceeding, and also a red light vis- ible in the reverse direction. Sec. 32. That every motor vehicle within said city shall also at all times have the number assigned to it by the secretary of state displayed on the back of such motor vehicle in such a manner as to be plainly visible, the number to be in Arabic numerals, each not less than three (3) inches in height, and each stroke to be of a width not less than one -half (1/2) inch, and also as a part of such num- ber the initial and terminal letters of a state's name, such letters to be not less than two (2) inches in height. Sec. 33. All wagons, carts and ve- hicles of every kind and description, except covered vehicles, used for the hauling of garbage, manure, dead animals, refuse and offensive offal of every kind and description, are here- by prohibited from using Locust, Main, Iowa and Clay streets, between the hours of 8 a. m. and 10 p?, m., providing, however, that nothing in this section shall be so construe.' as to prohibit the hauling of such gar- bage, dead animals, manure, refuse and offensive offal through the alleys and street intersections at the time designated herein. Sec. 34. That the words and phrases used in this ordinance shall, for the purpose of the Ordinance, be construed as follows' 1. "Motor Ve- hicle" shall include all vehicles pro- pelled by any power other than mus- cular power, excepting such motor ve- hicles as run only upon rails or tracks, provided that nothing herein contain- ed shall apply to traction engines or road rollers; 2, "Closely built up por- tions," shall mean the territory with- in said city contiguous to a public highway devoted to business or where for not less than one - fourth ( of a mile the dwelling houses on such highway average not more than one hundred (100) feet apart. Sec 35. The word "vehicle" as used in this ordinance shall be held to include equestrians, lead horses, 105 carts, drays, hackney coaches, omni- buses, carriages, wagons, motor vehi- cles and all other vehicles used for transporting persons or property on the public streets, however drawn, uuven or propelled, except street cars anu carts, carriages or barrows, pro- pelled by hand. The word "horse" includes all do - mestic animas. The word "driver" includes the rid- er and driver of a horse, the rider of. wheels, and the operator of a motor vehicle or street car. Sec. 36. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor, and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding twenty -five dollars. ($25) for the first offense and punish- able by a fine of not less than twenty- -five dollars ($25) nor more than fif- ty dollars (850), or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days (30) days, for a. second or subsequent offense. Sec. 37. All ordinances - or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Sec. 38. This Ordinance being' deemed urgent and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, shall be in full force and effect from and after its- passage and publication as required by law. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the reading just had be considered the first read- ing. Carried by the following vote: . Y eas —Adds, McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. MoNe:l by Ald. McEvoy the Ordin- ance be now referred to the City At torney and Committee of the Whole. Carrie 1. . Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the Public Grounds Committee be in- structed to draft specifications for the painting and papering of the offices on the south side of the City Hall and advertise for bids for doing said work. Carried. To the Honorable City Council: Gentlemen: Your Board of Health met March 31st, 1911, with the fol- lowing present: Mayor D. J. Haas, Aldermen O'Rourke, Singrin; Citizens, A. J. Hartig, John Roth, Dr. C. M. Linehan, Paul Bewer and Clerk Otto - P. Geiger. The Board ordered that Mrs. S. Wieland comply with the Ordinance pertaining to sanitary sewer `connec- tions. The Water Works Trustees promis- ed to extend the water mains from the Diamond House to Walnut Street. Bids for removing garbage and dead animals opened, and we recom- mend that you award the contracts to- E. T. Frith, his bid being as follows: 104 Adjourned Regular Session, April 11, 1911 struct the free passage of the street. Sec. 15. No vehicle shall stop or stand within any street intersection nor within ten feet of the line of the intersecting street in the congested district, nor outside of said district for a longer period than is necessary to load or unload, and no vehicle engaged in heavy traffic, to -wit, hauling ice, coal, beer, freight of all kinds, shall be driven on Main Street from First Street to Seventeenth Street, unless necessary to load or unload in said street. Sec. 16. Traffic on east and west streets shall have the right -of -way over traffic on north and south streets. Sec. 17. The driver of any vehicle shall stop upon signal from a police officer. Sec. 18. The driver of a vehicle. on the approach of a fire wagon or other fire apparatus, shall immediately draw up said vehicle as near as practicable to the right -hand curb and parallel thereto, and bring it to a standstill. Sec. 19. The officers and men of the Fire Department and Fire Patrol, with their fire apparatus of all kinds, when going to, or on duty at, or returning from a fire, and the officers and men of the Police Department, and all pa- trols and ambulances shall have the right -of -way in any street and through any procession, except over vehicles carrying United States mail. Sec. 20. No vehicle shall be driven through a procession except with the permission of a police officer. Sec. 21. No vehicle shall be allowed to remain upon, or be driven through any street of the City of Dubuque so as to wilfully - blockade or obstruct the said street; and no vehicle shall be so overloaded that the horse or horses, or motive power, shall be unable to move _ it. Sec. 22. The driver or operator of every motor vehicle shall give some plainly visible or audible signal of his approach, and the driver or operator of nve � �.o.Ir1P �S defined herein shall keen his vehicle not less than six feet from the running hoard or lower step of any street car which is stopping for the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers, and if, by reason of the presence of other vehicles at the place where such car is stopping, or by reason of the narrowness of the street, it is not possible to preserve a dis- tance of six feet from such running board as herein prescribed, then the driver or operator of said vehicle shall stop the same until such car shall have taken on or discharged its passengers and again started. Sec. 23. Drivers or operators of mo- tor vehicles of all kinds shall, in ap- proaching or traversing a crossing or street intersection, have their vehicles under control, and shall sound their signals in such a way as to give warn- ing to other vehicles and to pedestrians of their approach, and reduce the speed of such vehicle to a rate not greater than ten miles an hour, and no such vehicle shall ,turn a corner into an intersecting street at a great- er rate of speed than six miles an hour. Sec. 24. No horse shall be left unat- tended in any street or highway unless securely fastened, or unless the wheels of the vehicle to which he is harnessed are securely tied, fastened or chained, and the vehicle is of sufficient weight to prevent its being dragged at dang- erous speed with wheels so secured. Sec. 25. No horse shall be unbitted or unbridled in any street or highway unless secured by a halter. Sec. 26. —No one, in any street or highway, shall remove a wheel, pole, shaft, whiffletree, splinter -bar or any part of a harness likely to cause ac- cident if the horse or horses start, without first unhitching the horse or horses attached to said vehicle. Sec. 27. No one shall crack'or so use a whip as to annoy, interfere with or endanger any person or excite any horse or horses other than that which he is using. Sec. 28. No person shall drive, guide or have the care of two or more horses harnessed respectively to different vehicles. Sec. 29. That no person shall oper- ate a motor vehicle on any street or public highway within the City of Dubuque at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper, having regard to the traffic and use of the highway, or so as to endanger the life or limb of any person, or in any event in the closely built up portions of the city at a greater rate than one (1) mile in six (6) minutes, or elsewhere in said city at a greater rate than one (1) mile in four (4) minutes; subject, however, to the other provisions of this section. Upon approaching a crossing of intersecting public highways, or a bridge, or a sharp curve, or a steep descent, and also in traversing such crossing, bridge, curve or descent, a person operating a motor vehicle shall have it under control and operate it at a rate of speed less than hereinbe- fore specified, and in no event greater than is reasonable and proper, having regard to the traffic then on such high- way and the safety of the public. Sec. 30. That any person operating a motor vehicle within said city shall, at request or on signal by puting up the hand, from a person riding or driving a restive horse or other draft or do- mestic animal, bring such motor vehicle immediately to a stop, and, if traveling in the opposite direction, re- main stationary so long as may be reasonable to allow such horse or 106 Adjourned Regular Session, April 11, 1911 Removing garbage in three dis- tricts during May, June, July, August, September and October, $15.99 per day; removing garbage in the three districts during November, December, January, February, March and April, $7.00 per clay; removing dead animals the entire season, including Sundays, $34.99 per month. We also recommend that the citi- zens be urged to use sanitary garbage cans of the type' as manufactured. by the Klauer Mfg. Co. Ald. Singrin, Dr. C. M. Linehan and Sanitary Officer Bewer appointed to drart a set of recommendations to the public for the bettermen of sani- tation of the City of Dubuque and have same posted in prominent places. We also recommend that the bill of A. J. Hartig for $8.25 be paid. '1..e following bills were certified to and sent to the Board of Supervisors for payment: Pier Bros., $9.00; Adam Zillig, $1.00; Mrs. F. Chihak, $9.90; Edmund A. Linehan, 50c; M. E. King, $5.00; John Ritsche, $4.90; A. J. Har- tig, $1.60; C. J. Shannon, $5.90; Union Electric Co., $3.00; John L. Kies, -55.00; W. H. Rhomberg, $4.82. Respectfully, JOHN O'ROURKE. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke, the re- port be approved. Carried. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Eliza Kanthliner, stating that she had returned $2,000.00 moneys and cred- its to the city assessor tor the year 1910 and that he had arbitrarily and without notice to her increased the same to $6,100.00, which latter amount she had had prior to said year, but of which she had since invested over $4,000.00 in real estate, and asking therefore that the proper reduction be orclerel rna.it, would respectfully rec- ommend that the prayer of the peti- tioner be granted and that the City Treasurer be instructed to reduce said assessment on moneys and credits to $2,000.00 and to accept the taxes for 1910 on that basis. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of D. F. Driscoll, agent for the Wells, Fargo Express Co., stating that the assess- ment against said company, through a clerical error, was placed at $1,850.00, instead of $1,020.00, the valuation as returned by the State Executive Coun- cil, and .asking therefore that said er- ror be corrected, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the pe- titioner he granted and that the City Treasurer be instructed to accept the taxes of said company for the year 1910 on a basis of $1,020.00 valuation. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of James Shields, by Wm. Lowther, Jr., his agent asking that the valuation for assessment purposes on the prop- erty in Dubuque Harbor Improvement Co.'s Addition hereinafter named be fixed as set out below, would respect- fully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the City Treasurer be instructed to accept the taxes on said property for the year 1910 on the following basis: Undivided one half Lots 13 to 24 inc., Blc. 25 $300.00 Undivided one -half Lots 27 to 38 inc., Blc. 26 300.00 Undivided one -half Lots 20 to 24 inc., Plc. 27 150.00 Undivided one -half Lots 4 to 9 inc., Blc. 30 200.00 Undivided one -half Lots 9 to 19 inc., Blc. 31 400.00 Undivided one -half Lots 1 to 9 inc., Blc. 32 300.00 Undivided one -half Lots 18, 19 and 21, Blc. 15 200.00 Your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that in- terest be allowed on the Water Works Trustees order held by T. J. Mulgrew to the date the same was ordered paid and that a warrant in the sum of $36.75 be ordered drawn on the Defic- iency Fund in settlement of said in- terest to March 7, 1911. -- , Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Martin R. Seippel et al., asking that Wooton Avenue be improved from South Hill street to McClain Avenue, would respectfully recommend that prayer of petitioner be granted and that the proper resolutions be adopted. JAMES SAUL, Chairman. Moved by Ald. Saul that the various reports of Committee of the Whole be adopted. Carried. Alderman O'Rourke offered the fol- lowing: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, that Sixth Street from the west line of Clay Street to the east line of Main Street be improved by grading, to sub - grade, curbing or re- setting curb where nec- essary and brick paving said portion of said street on a concrete founda- tion in accordance with the plans and specifications for such improvement prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the first day of July, 1911, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordin- ance of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street improve- ments. The proposals for doing said work Adjourned Regular Session, April 11, 1911 shall be acted upon by the council on the 26th day of April, 1911, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication, asking for proposals as provided by or- di nanc e . Ald O'Rourke moved the adoption of the resolution. Car by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, S; 1, Singrin, Specht. Absent—Ald. Apel. -, Alderman Saul offered the follow- ing: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to im- prove Grandview Avenue from Dodge Street to South Dodge Street, and it is hereby proposed to grade: park, curb, gutter and macadamize said portion of said street, parking the same through the center fifteen feet wide and set- ting the curb seventeen and one -half feet from he lot line, and to assess the cost of said curbing, guttering and macadamizing ' against the abutting prop erty, Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote:, Yeas —Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Ald. Saul offered the following: ' Be It Resolved by the City Council cf the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improvement on Grandview Avenue from Dodge Street to South Dodge Street, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the en- tire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and esti- mate in r3 office, the City Recorder shall publish in three consecutive is- sues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and estimates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estim- ate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the tune fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such no- tice and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Council, notify the Council there- 107 of in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht, Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Saul offered the following: - Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Trnat it is deemed necessary and advisable to im -, prove Langworthy Avenue, from the west curb line of South Hill Street to the east curb line of James Street, and it is hereby proposed to grade, curb, gutter and macadamize said portion of said street and to assess the cost of said curbing, guttering and macadam- izing against the abutting property. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Ayes — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Saul offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the city engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improvement on Langworthy Avenue, from South Hill Street to Jarnes Street, and the kind of ma- terial to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon suet improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the city recorder; that af- ter the filing of said plat and esti- mate in his office, the city recorder shall publish in three consecutive is- sues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and estimates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an esti- mate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such no- tice, and after such publication shall have been made, the city recorder shall. et the nevt ree'ilar session of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution.. Carried by the following vote: Ayes — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Adjourned Regular Session, April 11,1911 Therefore be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improve- ment on the east side of Main street between First and Second streets, and in front of and abutting lot 3a, City of Dubuque, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the en- tire cost thereof and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abut- ting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and esti- mate in his office, the City Recorder shall notify said abutting and adja- cent property owners, as provided by ordinance, that such plat and estimate are on file,, the location and nature or the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objec- tions thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five (5) days after the ser- vice of such notice, and after such ser- vice shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Council, notify the , Council thereof in writing, with a copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Aldermen McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Saul offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, that the City Engineer be and he is hereby instruct- ed to prepare a profile showing a grade on Valley Street from Mount Loretta Avenue to Riker Street and submit the same to the Committee of the Whole at its next session. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Aldermen McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent- -Ald. Apel. Alderman Saul offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: That the City Engineer be and he is hereby instruct- ed to prepare a profile showing a pro- posed grade on Wooton Avenue from South Hill Street to McClain Avenue and submit the same to the Committee of the Whole at its next meeting. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Aldermen McEvoy, O'Rourke, 109 Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman McEvoy offered the fol- lowing: ' Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deem- ed necessary and advisable to improve Tenth Street from Main Street to Bluff' Street, and it is hereby proposed to grade, to sub - grade, curb and gutter, and pave said portion of said street with Sarco Compost, and to assess the cost of said grading, curbing, gutter- ing and paving against the abutting property. . AId. McEvoy moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas — Aldermen McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman McEvoy offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the pro- posed improvement on Tenth Street from Main Street to Bluff Street, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such im- provement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land ad- jacent to or abutting upon such im- provement per front foot. and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the city recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the city recorder shall publish in three consecutive issues of a news- paper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and estimates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material' to be used. and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fix- ed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the publica- tion of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the city recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Council notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompany- ing the same. Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Aldermen McEvoy, O'Rourke. Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman McEvoy offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council 108 Adjourned Regular Session, April -'11, 1911 Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Saul offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deem- ed necessary and advisable to improve Wooton Avenue, from South Hill Street to McClain Avenue, and it is hereby proposed to grade, curb, gut- ter and macadamize said portion of said street, and to assess the cost of said curbing, guttering and macadam- izing against the abutting property. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Ayes — Aids. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent - -Ald. Apel. Alderman Saul offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the city en- gineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the pro- posed improvement on Wooton Avenue, from South Hill Street to McClain Ave- nue, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount as- essable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the city recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his .office, the city recorder shall publish in three consecutive issues of a news- paper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and estimates are on tile, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last pub - lication of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the city recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompany- ing the same. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Ayes — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Saul offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to con- struct a sanitary sewer in Langworthy Avenue and James Street as follows, to -wit: An eight inch tile pipe sanitary sewer in said Langworthy Avenue, from a point opposite the east line of lot 25 in Massey Height's addition, east- erly to James street, thence northerly in James street to present sewer in West Third street, and to assess the - cost of said sewer against the abutting property. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Ayes — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, . Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. - Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Saul offered the following; Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, that the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed. to prepare a plat and specifications for an eight -inch tile pipe sanitary sewer in Langworthy avenue from the east line of lot 25 in Massey .Height's ad- dition, easterly to James street, thence northerly in James street to present sewer in West Third street, showing the location and general nature of such improvement, the extent thereof, the size and kind of material to be used, and to prepare an estimate of the cost thereof and the amount assessable up- on lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting thereon per front feet or square feet in area and to file such plat, specifications and estimate in the office of City Recorder. That after such plat is so filed, the City Recorder shall cause to be pub- lished notice of the intention of the Council to make such improvement which notice shall be published in three consecutive issues of the official pa- per of the City of Dubuque, stating that such plat is on file, and generally the nature of the sewer, its location, size and kinds of material to be used, and the estimate of its cost, and fixing the time before which objections can be filed, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publica- tion of said notice, and after the com- pletion of the publication of such notice, he shall at its next session, notify the Council thereof in writing with a printed copy of such notice ac- companying the same. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Ald. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul. Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Saul offered the following: Whereas, it is deemed necessary and expedient to improve the east side of Main street between First street and Second street in front of and abutting the premises hereinafter described by laying down a permanent sidewalk - thereon: Adjourned Regular Session, April 11, 1911 assess the cost of said sewer against the abutting property. Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin and Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman McEvoy offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat and speci- fications for an eight -inch tile pipe sanitary sewer in Belmound Street from Rose Street north to West Four- teenth Street, thence easterly in West Fourteenth Street to present man- hole at intersection of Prairie Street, showing the locations and general nature of such improvement, the ex- tent thereof, the size and kind of ma- terial to be used, and to prepare an estimate of the cost thereof and the amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting thereon per front feet or square feet in area, and to file such plat, specifi- cations and estimate in the office of City Recorder. That after such plat is so filed, the City Recorder shall cause to be pub- lished, notice of the intention of the Council to make such improvement, which notice shall be published in three consecutive issues of the official paper of the City of Dubuque, stating that such plat is on file, and gener- ally the nature of the sewer, its loca- tion, size and kinds of material to be used, and the estimate of its cost, and fixing the time before which objec- tions can be filed, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of said notice, and after the completion of the publica- tion of such notice, he shall at its next session, notify the Council there- of in writing with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Aids. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin and Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Specht offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve Klingenberg Terrace from North Main Street to Klein Street, and it is hereby proposed to grade, curb where necessary, reset curb where necessary, gutter and macadamize said portion of said street, and to as- sess the cost of said curbing, reset- ting, guttering and macadamizing against the abutting property. 111 Ald. Specht moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas -- Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin and Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Specht offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and ex- tent of the proposed improvement on Klingenberg Terrace from North Main Street to Klein Street, and the kind of material to be used, and an esti- mate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improve- ment, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost there- of, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assess- able upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such im- provement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder ' shall pub- lish in three consecutive issues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and es- timates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such no- tice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Council„ notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Specht moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin and Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Specht offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, that the City En- gineer be and he is hereby instructed to prepare plans and specifications and an estimate of the cost thereof, for toilet rooms to be located in various parts of the city, to be determined by the Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings, . and to submit the same to the Committee of the Whole at as early a date as possible. Ald. Specht moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the follow- ing vote: 110 Adjourned Regular Session, April 11, 1911 of the City of Dubuque, that it is deem- ed necessary and advisable to improve Twelfth street from Locust street to Bluff street and it is hereby proposed to grade, to sub - grade, curb and gut- ter, and pave said portion of said street with Sarco Compost, and to assess the, cost of said grading, curbing, guttering, and paving against the abutting pro- perty. Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the follow -' ing vote: Yeas — Aldermen McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Ald. McEvoy offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the city engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing the location, nature and extent of the proposed im- provement on Twelfth street from'. Locust street to Bluff street, and the kind of material, and an estimate of, the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to he paid by the city. if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the city recorder; that af- ter the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the city recorder shall publish in three consecutive issues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and esti- mates are on file, the location and na- ture of the improvement, kind of ma- terial to be used, and an estimate of its cost and the time before which ob- jections thereto can be filed, and the time for hearing, which shall not be less than five days after the publication of such notice, and after such publica- tion shall have been made, the city rec- order shall, at the next regular ses- sion of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompany- ing the same. Ald, McEvoy moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas — Aldermen McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman McEvoy offered the fol- lowing: Pe it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve Fifteenth Street from Lo- cust Street to Bluff Street, and it is hereby proposed to grade, to sub - grade, curb and gutter, and pave said portion of said street with sarco com- post, and to assess the cost of said grading, curbing, guttering and pav- ing against the abutting property. Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas - -- Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer. Saul, Singrin and Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman McEvoy offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby di- rected to prepare a plat showing gen- erally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improvement on Fif= teenth Street from Locust Street to Fluff Street, and the kind of materi� al to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any rail- way or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost there- of and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Re- corder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall publish in three consecutive issues or a newspaper published in this city, a notice stat- ing that such plat and estimates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections there - tc can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publica- tion of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next reg- ular session of the City Council, noti- fy the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas -- Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin and Spech' Absent - -Ald. Apel. Alderman McEvoy offered the fol- lowing: Pe it Resolved by the City Coun- cil of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to construct a sanitary sewer in Bel - mound Street and West Fourteenth Street as follows, to -wit: An eight - inch tile pipe sanitary sewer in said Belmound Street from Rose Street northerly to West Fourteenth Street, thence easterly in said West Four- teenth Street to present manhole at intersection of Prairie Street, and to 112 Adjourned Regular Session, April 11, 1911 Yeas — Aldermen McEvoy, O'Rourke, Saul, Sauer, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Specht offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the•City Council of the City of Dubuque: That the City Engineer he and he is hereby instructed to prepare plans and specifications for a reinforced concrete culvert in the Bee Branch creek across Thirtieth Street and file the same in the office of the City Recorder who will thereupon advertise for the construc- tion of said sewer in accordance with said plans and specifications. Ald. Specht moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the follow- ing vote: Ayes — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Specht offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to im- prove Sixth Aven e from Garfield Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, and it is hereby proposed to grade, curb, gutter and macadamize said portion of said street and to assess the cost of said curbing, guttering and macadamizing against the abutting property. Ald. Specht moved the adpotion , of the resolution. Carried by the follwing vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Specht offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer he and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improvement on Sixth Ave- nue from Garfield to Lincoln Avenue, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of ' the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount as- sessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such im- provement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall publish in three consecutive issues of a newspaper pub- lished in this city, a notice stating that such plat and estimates are on file, the location and nature of the im- provement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections there- to can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less . than five days after the last publica- tion of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the city recorder shall, at the next regu- lar session of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompany- ing the same. Ald. Specht moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the follow- ing vote: Yeas — Aldermen McEvoy, O'Rourke, Saul, Sauer, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Alderman Specht offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That a sani- tary sewer of eight inch tile pipe be, constructed inktemon Street from MflT- ville Road aotrElrerly to Thirty- second' Street, thence easterly in Thirty- second Street to the alley first east of Couler Avenue (commonly called White Street), according to the plans and specifications of said sewer prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said sewer shall be completed on or before the 1st day of July, 1911, and shall be paid for at the time and in the manner prescribed by Chapter .XXXIV. of the Revised Ordi- nances of 1901 of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of con- structing sewers. The proposals for doing such work will be acted upon by the Council on the 26th day of April, 1911, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication, asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Specht moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the follow- ing vote: Yeas — Aldermen McEvoy, O'Rourke, Saul, Sauer, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the communication of C. A. Voelker suggesting a route for the Mt. Pleasant Avenue sanitary sewer, would respectfully recommend that said communication he received and filed. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the communication of the Dubuque Auto club enclosing description and number of cars owned by its members, would respectfully recommend that said list be received and that said description and numbers be made a matter of record, and that the City Recorder be - instructed to ac- knowledge the receipt of the same with the 'thanks of the Council for the courtesy shown. Adjourned Regular Session, April 11,1911 113 Your Committee of the Whole here- with presents the petition of a large number of property owners and resi- dents of the hill districts asking for additional fire protection for that lo- cality and that the apparatus furnish- ed for that purpose be housed at the Delhi street station and we weld re- spectfully recommend that the prayer of said petitioners be granted. Your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that the reso- lution hereto attached be ,.adopted. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the report of the Committee on Fire recommending that the Mayor be authorized to enter into a contract with the American -La France Fire Engine Co. for the pur- chase of a light City Service Truck, would respectfully recommend that said report be adopted. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of John Hillary asking that the assess- ment on the south one -half of Lot 9 in Finlay, Waples and Burton's Add., be reduced . to $800.00, would respectfully recommend that said petition be re- ceived and filed. Moved by Ald. Saul that the various reports of Committee of the Whole be adopted. Carried. Aid. O'Rourke . offered the following: Whereas it is deemed necessary and expedient to improve Fifth Street, be- tween Main and Iowa Streets, in front of and abutting the premises herein- after described by laying down a per- manent sidewalk thereon composed of cement material. Therefore be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and ex- tent of the proposed improvement on the north side of Fifth Street, be- tween Main and Iowa Streets, and in front of and abutting the und. one -half S. 21 ft. of city lot 17, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount and cost thereof; to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable up- on each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall notify said abutting and adjacent property owners, as provided by ordinance that such plat and esti- mate are on file, the location and na- ture of the improvement, kind of ma- terial to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five (5) days after the service of such notice, and after such service shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular ses- sion of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. Saul that the City En- gineer be instructed to prepare a profile showing a grade on Second Street. Carried. Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare a profile showing a grade on Tenth Street, from Main to Bluff Street, and Fifteenth Street from Locust to Bluff and Twelfth Street from Locust to Bluff Street. Carried. Moved by Ald. Specht that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare a profile showing a grade on Klingen- berg Terrace, from North Main Street to Klein Street. Carried. Moved by Aid.. O'Rourke that the Street Commissioner be instructed to notify the owner of city lot No. 17 to have curb reset in front of said , property within ten days. Carried. City Engineer Baumgartner present- ed profile No. 686, showing grade on Langworthy Avenue, from Hill Street to James Street. On motion of Ald. Singrin referred to Committee of the Whole. Also presented profile No. 684, showing grade of Auburn Avenue. Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the City Attorney draft proper waiver and the profile be referred to the Ordinance Committee to draft an ordinance adopt- ing the grade. Carried. Also present- ed profile No. 685 showing grade on Twenty- seventh Street. Moved by Ald. Specht that the City Attorney draft proper waiver and Ordinance Commit- tee be instructed to draft an ordinance adopting grade. Carried. Also pre- sented profile No. 683, showing grade on Sixth Street, from Clay to Iowa. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke grade be ad- opted and Ordinance Committee in- structed to draft proper ordinance. Carried. Moved by Ald. Saul we adjourn. Car- ried. Adopted , 191 Approved Attest: Mayor . Recorder • f: l Petition of Joseph Frost, Jr., ask- ing that the City Treasurer be in- structed to refund to him the sum of seventy cents over paid by him on his taxes presented. On motion of Ald. Singrin referred to the commit- tee of the whole. petition of G. E. Davis, asking that he be granted 32 ft. of space in the harbor for boat landing presented. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke referred to - the committee of the whole. Petition of H. D. Rieckens, et al, ,asking that Council make some pro- vision to carry off the water which drains the land lying west of Cox St. up to Alta Vista St., presented. On motion of Ald, McEvoy referred to the committee of the whole, City At- torney and the City Engineer. City Engineer • Baumgartner pres- bnted the following: I respectfully submit to you for :approval the appointment of William Coleman as rodman in my office, to take the place of W. H. Cullen, re- signed, the appointment to date from April 13, 1911; On motion of Ald. O'Rourke appointment approved and the salary of Mr. Coleman placed at $,65.00 per month. Petition of Mary B. Wallis, et al, asking that the grade on Grandview Ave., from Dodge St. to So. Dodge St., be changed presented. On mo- tion of Ald. Saul referred to the com- mittee of the whole. Petition of Dubuque Police force, -asking that their time of vaca- tion be extended from ten days to fifteen days presented. On motion of Ald. Singrin prayer granted. Original notice of James R. Pick - ley vs. City of Dubuque, claiming $600.00 back salary presented. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke referred to the City Attorney. Original notice of Louis Lu Grain vs. City of Dubuque, claiming the sum of Seven Thousand Five Hun- dred Dollars as damages sustained on defective sidewalk presented. On motion of Ald. Sauer referred to the City Attorney. Original notice of G. A. Barnes vs. City of Dubuque of suit to stop the collecting of special assessment against north 20 feet of Lot 30, in Ann O'Hare's Sub., presented. On motion of Ald. Sauer referred to the City At- torney. Petition of Frank McCann, et al, asking that the grade of side- walk on East side of Grandview Ave., opposite the Engine House south to Regular Session, April 20, 1911 115 alley to conform with grade of street presented. Moved by Ald. Saul that the contractor be instructed to remove the five trees and grade the sidewalk. Carried. City Recorder Geiger presented and read the notice certified to by the publishers of City Council's inten- tion to improve Twelfth St. from the west line of Clay street to the east line of Main street. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to said improvement, the notice was on motion of Ald. Specht received and filed. City Recorder Geiger also present- ed the notice certified to by the pub- lishers of the City Council's intention to construct a sanitary sewer in Lin- coln Ave., from Middle Ave. to Reed Ave., thence to the alley between Rhomberg Ave, and Garfield Ave. Mr. Will Woodrich, et al, were pres- ent and remonstrated' against the construction of said seer. On motion of Ald. Specht notice received and fil- ed. Moved by Ald. Specht that the con- struction of sanitary sewer in Lin- coln Ave, be referred to the commit- tee of the whole. Carried. Moved by Ald. Saul that the peti- tion of T. J. Mulgrew be taken from the committee of the whole and the council act thereon tonight. Carried. Petition of T. J. Mulgrew asking that I. C. R. R. Co, be permitted to extend their tracks along the ice house of the T. J. Mulgrew Co., read. Moved by Ald. Saul that the prayer be granted and that the east rail shall not extend over six inches on the street and the ordinance committee ne instructed to draft the proper or- dinance. Carried. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. Dubuque, Iowa, April 20, 1911. To the Honorable City Council: Gentlemen: —I have the pleasure to report that I have appointed Mr. Charles Sass a member of the Board of Water Works Trustees to succeed himself for a period of three years, beginning April 20, 1911, and ending April 20, 1914. Very respectfully, D. J. HAAS, Mayor. Moved by Ald. Singrin the appoint- ment be approved. Carried. Fire Chief Reinfried reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: The following is the pay roll of the Fire Department for the first half of April, 1911. 114 Regular Session, April 20, 1911 CITY COUNCIL. Regular Session, April 20, 1911, (Official.) Council met at 8:55 p. m. Mayor Haas in the chair. Present — Aldermen McEvoy, 'O'Rourke, Saul, Sauer, Singrin, Specht and City Attorney Lyon. Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. Specht that action on the council proceedings for month of February be deferred until next meeting. Carried. Ald. Sauer, chairman on Public Grounds and Building committee, presented the bids for the painting and papering certain offices in the City Hall for the council's considera- tion. Moved by Ald, Singrin that the - bids be opened. Carried. Moved by Ald. Singrin that before reading the bids the Council appoint an inspector to see that the work is done in ac- cordance to the specifications. Mo- tion lost. Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the mayor see that the work is -done in accordance to the specifica- tions. Carried. Bids read as follows: Phillips & Presley, $207.00; A. E. Bradley, $260.00; Painters Union, $268.80; Chas. Emerson, $369.00, also one bid without the check accompany was there, but net read. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the contract be awarded to Phillips & Presley. Amended by Ald. McEvoy that the bids be referred to the com- mittee of the whole. Ald. Saul with- drew his second to the motion upon vote to the amendment. Carried. BILLS, Chas. Duccini, macadam, 3rd $ 22 61 Jud Hooser, macadam, 3rd 6 48 Wm. Clark, inspector, Bluff St 23 10 Geo. Albrecht, inspector, Bee Branch Sewer, 18th St. 7 70 Tibey Bros., 27th St. storm sewer 802 13 F. Schloz & Son, repairs and sup- plies, Road dept. 10 70 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs and supplies, Road dept. 68 36 T. J. Mulgrew, coal, Road dept. 13 08 Key City Roofing Co., cement, Expense and Road dept. 9 35 Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works, supplies, Road dept. 24 50 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co., hose, Road dept, 17 1'6 C. E. Fitzpatrick, office supplies 15 50 Standard Office Supply Co., office supplies .... 3 60 Western Union Telegraph Co., clock service 1 0) L. Fay, labor around City Hall 19 60 Adam Zillig, drugs, City Hall 50 The Collis Co., stakes, City En- gineer's office 2 50 Labor Leader, printing 2 50 Harger & Blish, office supplies 3 15 Hoermann Press, printing 4 25 Michael Mullin, repairing foun- tain, etc. 9 40 Frank Beutin, coal, City Hall and Police dept. .... 20 66 Iowa Telephone Co., telephone service .. 12 34 Peter J. Seippel Lumber Co , lumber, Fire dept. 31 42 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs, dept. 15 J. W. Johnson, metal polish. Fire dept. 24 00 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co , 1 fireman's coat 5 00 G. A. Grimm, drugs, Fire dept 23 52 Pier Bros., coal, Fire dept 20 38 Dubuque Mattress factory, mat- tresses; Fire dept 8 80 T. J. Mulgrew Co., coal, Fire dept. . .... ... , 13 85 F. G. Becker, coal, Fire dept 17 91 Standard Lumber Co., shavings, Fire dept, 3 00 F. A. Burns, coal, Fire dept. 13 05 Spahn -Rose Lumber Co., lumber Police dept 60 Ed. Norton, feeding prisoners... 3 00 American LaFrance Fire Engine Co., supplies, Police dept. .... 10 69 P. J. Seippel Lumber Co., lum- ber, Sidewalk dept. 63 84 Smedley Steam Co., supplies, sewer and Bee Branch 17 00 F. Schloz & Son, repairs, Sewer dept. 5 25 Mathis -Metz Co., printing 15 00 Telegraph - Herald, printing 45 63 Smith - Morgan Printing Co , printing Times - Journal, printing .... 62 62 Standard Lumber Co., lumber, Grading dept. 7 60 Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the bills properly O. K. be paid except the ones for the repairing of sprink- ling wagons, those and any not prop- erly 0. K. be referred to the com- mittee of the whole. Carried. Fire 23 92 Petition of R. J. Kenneally, et al, (city fireman) asking that their vaca- tion term be extended from ten to fif- teen days each year, presented. On motion of Ald. Singrin prayer grant- ed. An invitation from the Grant Birthday Association, of Galena, Ill., to the City Council to attend the eighty -ninth birthday exercises pre- sented. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the same accepted with thanks and the Recorder instructed to send reply to that effect. Carried. it li ' I '. ! I ! sewer. Failure to file such statement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of said benefits, and shall entitle any person or company to make connec- tions with said sewer without cost, pro- vided due consent to the making of such connections be first obtained from said city. Sec. 5. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald, official newspapers of said city, and its writ- ten acceptance, duly indorsed hereon, by the said Anton Zwack. Adopted Approved Attest: City Recorder. The provisions and terms of the above Ordinance are hereby accepted and agreed to this day of , 1911. Ald. McEvoy moved the reading just had be considered the first reading. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Ald. McEvoy moved that the ordi- nance be now referred to the Commit- tee of the Whole and City Attorney. Carried. Ald. McEvoy offered the following: AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A GRADE ON LANGWORTHY AVE- NUE FROM SOUTH HILL STREET TO JAMES STREET IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade on Lang - worthy Avenue from South Hill Street to James Street, in the City of Du- buque, Iowa, be and the same be and the same is hereby adopted arid estab- lished in accordance with the profile of said street and grade prepared by the City Engineer and accepted by the City Council on the 20th day of April, 1911. Said grade being Profile No. 686 and marked "Profile showing grade of Langworthy Avenue from Hill Street to Jaynes Street. Bench Mark on east end of 1st door step to Burch House, Third Street, opposite James Street, Elevation 266.363." Said grade begins at the east curb line of South Hill Street, elevation, south curb, 273.15, north curb, 273.95; thence to station 1, elevation north curb, 270.57, south curb 269.77; then to station 2 -1 -25, elevation north curb 267.91, south curb 267.11; thence to station 3, elevation north curb 267.00, south curb 266.20; thence to station 4 -1 -25, elevation north curb 266.12, south curb 265.32; thence to station 5, elevation north curb Regular Session, April 20, 1911 , 1911. , 1911. , Mayor. 117 264.63, south curb 263.83; thence to station 6, elevation north curb 263.67, south curb 262.87; thence to station 7 -1 -48, west curb line of James Street, . elevation north curb 260.20, south curb. 258.22. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald newspapers. Adopted , 1911. Approved , 1911. Mayor. Attest: City Recorder. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the reading: just had be considered the first read- ing. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the rules he suspended• for the purpose of reading.: the ordinance by its title. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the or- dinance be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Aid. Apel. Ald. McEvoy offered the following: AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A GRADE ON SIXTH STREET FROM CLAY STREET TO MAIN STREET IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA. Be it Ordained by the City Council: of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade be and the same is hereby adopted and establish- ed on Sixth Street from the west line of Clay Street to the east line of Main Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as shown by the profile of said street and grade prepared by the City Engi- neer and accepted by the City Coun- cil on the 11th day of April, 1911, be- ing Profile No. 683, and marked " Profih showing grade of Sixth Street from West line of Clay Street to east line of Iowa Street and from west line of Iowa Street to east line of Main Street, Bench Mark on water table at the southwest corner of Sixth and Iowa Streets, elevation 34.234." Said grade begins at the west curb line of Clay Street, which is station 0, elevation south curb 28.55, north curb 29.19; thence to station 1, east line of allev, elevation south curb 30.22, north curb 30.82; thence to station 1 -1 -20, west line - of alley, elevation south curb 30.55, north curb 31.15; thence to station 2 -1 -20, east line of Iowa Street, eleva- 116 Regular Session, April 20, 1911 Amount due Firemen $1,583.00 -Respectfully submitted, J. R. REINFRIED, Chief. Approved by Committee on Fire. On motion of Ald. Singrin, the re- port was received and warrants or- dered drawn to pay the Firemen and the report referred back' to the Com- mittee on Fire. Chief of Police Reilly reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: The following is the pay roll of the Police Department for the first half of April, 1911: .Amount due Policemen $1,393.15 Respectfully submitted, THOMAS REILLY, Chief. On motion of Ald. Sauer, the re- port and pay roll were received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the Policemen and report referred back to the Committee on Police and Light. Street Commissioner Mahoney re- ported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: I herewith submit the pay roll for labor on streets during the first half of April, 1911: Amt. due laborers on streets $2,274.90 Also due laborers on streets leading into the country the first ,half of April and to be paid from county road fund 47.50 Also due laborers grading Bee Branch Sewer, 3rd ward 67.85 Approved by Committee on Streets. On motion of Ald. Saul the pay rolls on streets were received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the various amounts and the pay rolls and report referred back to the proper commit- tees. Also submit the pay roll for labor on sewers during the first half of April, 1911: Amount due laborers on sewers..$231.60 On motion of Ald. Singrin, the pay roll on sewers was received and war- rants ordered drawn to pay the var- ious amounts and pay roll referred back to Sewer Committee. Weighmaster Rob Hay reported re- ceipts of $1.41 for month of March. Harbormaster Carroll reported re- ceipts of $50.00 wharfage. On motion of Ald,. Specht received and filed. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the City Treasurer be instructed to pay off the $750.00 Funding Bond to be taken from the Special Bonded Paving Fund. Carried. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the City Treasurer be instructed to take up the warrants held by the Dubuque Nation- al Bank, the sum of $2,500.00 and inter- est, and the Recorder instructed to- draw warrant for the amount and charge to the old water works account.. Carried. Ald. McEvoy offered the following: AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN- TON ZWACK PERMISSION TO' LAY AND MAINTAIN A PRIVATE SEWER IN RIES STREET, IN THE. CITY OF DUBUQUE, TO CONNECT LOT 21, OSCAR TAYLOR SUBDI- VISION, WITH THE SANITARY SEWER IN WINDSOR AVENUE,. AND REGULATING SUCH PER - MISSION. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Coun- cil of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That permission be an& the same is hereby granted Anton Zwack, of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, to lay at his own expense, a private- sewer along Ries Street, connecting lot. 21, Oscar Taylor Subdivision, with the sanitary sewer now in Windsor Ave- nue, in said city. Sec. 2. Said sewer shall be laid un- der the direction and supervision of the City Engineer and Committee on Sewers of said city, and in accordance- with plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer, said plans and specifications to cover a sewer of such size and loca- tion as to make the improvement prac- ticable and serviceable for present and future use in connection with the gen- eral sewerage system in that vicinity. Sec. 3. The City of Dubuque may at any time grant the right to any other person or company to connect with said sewer, upon the latter paying to. said Anton Zwack the proper propor- tion of the cost of construction and maintenance of said sewer then. due, any parties making subsequent con- nections to reimburse, in turn, the- said Anton Zwack and parties having made prior connections, in accordance with the just proportions then due the said Anton Zwack and parties having made such prior connections, the in- tention hereof being to reimburse those having paid for the cost of said sewer in such just and fair proportions as the then total number making use of said sewer bears to the cost of the sewer, no one to be reimbursed, how- ever, in an amount in excess of the actual expense advanced. Sec. 4. The said Anton Zwack shall be entitled to the benefit of the pro- visions contained in Section 3 hereof, only on his written acceptance of the - terms of this ordinance, and on filing, within 20 days from the time of the - completion of said sewer, in the of- fice of the City Recorder of said city, an itemized sworn statement of the actual cost of the construction of said 118 Regular Session, April 20, 1911 Lion south curb 32.23, north curb 32.79; thence to station 2 -1 -84, west line of Iowa Street, elevation south curb 33.20, north curb 33.67; thence to station 3 -1 -97, elevation south curb 36.07, north. curb 36.51; thence to station 4 -1-27, west line of alley, elevation south curb '37.03, north curb 37.06; thence to sta- tion 5 -1 -40, east line of Main Street, elevation south curb 45.17, north curb 44.93. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald. newspapers. Adopted , 1911. Approved , 1911. Attest: Mayor. City Recorder. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the reading just had be considered the first read- - - Mg. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, ;Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the rules ,be suspended for the purpose of having the ordinance read by its title. Car- ried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, 'Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the or- dinance be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, ;Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Ald. McEvoy offered the following: AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A GRADE ON AUBURN AVENUE FROM DELHI STREET TO WEST FOURTEENTH STREET IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade on Auburn Avenue from West Fourteenth Street to Delhi Street be and the same is hereby established as shown by the profile of said street and grade pre- pared by the City Engineer and ac- cepted by the City Council on the llth day of April, 1911, being Profile No. 684 and marked "Profile showing grade -of Auburn Avenue from Delhi Street to West 14th Street. Bench Mark, Door sill Star's store, Delhi and West 14th Street, Elv. 304.9." Said grade begins at the north curb line of Delhi :street, elevation west curb, 289.43, east curb, 288.58; thence to station 0 -1 -30, elevation west curb, 284.46, east curb, 283.61; thence to station 1, elevation west curb 280.44, east side 279.59; thence to station 1 -1 -50, elevation west .curb 276.42, east curb, 275.57; thence to sta- tion 2, elevation west curb, 272.40, east curb, 271.55; thence to station 2 -1 -30. which is the south curb line of Custer Avenue, elevation west curb 270.00, east curb, 269.15; thence to station 2 -1 -60, the north curb line of Custer Avenue, ele- vation west curb, 269.25, east side 268.00. (At station 3. the intersection of the south curb line of Custer Ave- nue and east curb of Auburn Avenue, elevation is, west curb, 267.91, east curb, 265.60, and at Station 3 -1 -20 the curb at northeast corner intersection of .Auburn and Custer Avenues, eleva- tion is, west curb, 269.46, east curb, 264.56 and at station 3 -1 -53, angle in west side of Auburn Avenue elevation is west curb, 270.20, east curb 269.20). Thence to station 4, elevation west curb, 272.50, east curb, 271.50; thence to station 4 -1 -50, elevation west curo, 275.69, east curb, 274.69; thence to sta- tion 5, elevation west curb, 278.88, east curb, 277.88; thence to station 5 -1 -30 elevation west crub, 282.07, east curb 281.07; thence to station 6, elevation west curb, 285.26, east curb, 284.26; thence to station 6 -1 -40, elevation east curb, 286.98; thence to station 6 -1 -52, the south curb line of West llth Street, elevation west curb, 288.59, east curb 287.24. Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Telegraph - Herald and the Times - Journal newspapers. Adopted , 1911. Approved , 1911. Attest: Mayor. City Recorder. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the reading just had be considered the first rP-td- ing. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the rules be suspended for the purpose of having the ordinance read by its title. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent—Ald. Apel. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the ordinance be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the profile showing a proposed grade on Langworthy Ave- nue from South Hill Street to James Street, would respectfully recommend that said grade be accepted and that the Ordinance Committee be instructed to prepare an ordinance establishing said grade as required by law. .TAMES SAUL, Chairman. Adjourned Regular Session, April 26, 1911 Moved by Ald. Saul the adoption of - the report of Committee. Carried. Moved by Ald. Specht that the Mar - ketmaster be instructed to rent the market stands about the City Hall in the usual manner. Carried. Harbor Master Carroll addressed the council in reference to the harbor and the granting of space therein. Moved by Ald. Sauer that the government fleet be given the space commencing 150 feet from the river front west to a point 650 feet west on south side of harbor. Amended by Ald. Singrin the matter be referred to Committee of the Whole. Amendment carried. Motion lost. Moved by Ald. Saul that when we adjourn we adjourn to Wednesday, April 26. 1911, 7:30 p. m. Carried. Ald. McEvoy reported that he had appointed August Meyer inspector of Delhi Street improvement. Moved by Ald. Singrin the appoint - °ment be approved. Carried. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the Mayor and City Attorney draft the proper waivers for the construction of 'Sanitary Sewer in Langworthy Avenue and improvement of Street. Carried. Moved by Ald. Saul that we adjourn. OTTO P. GEIGER, City Recorder. Adopted , 191 Approved _Attest: Mayor . Recorder CITY COUNCIL. 119 Adjourned Regular Session, April 26, 1911. (Official.) Council met at 8:20 p. m. Mayor Haas in the chair. Present —Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke, Saul, Singrin, Specht and City Attor- ney Lyons. Ald. Apel absent on account of his continued illness. Ald. Sauer absent on account of the illness of his wife. Mayor Haas stated that the meeting was an adjourned meeting of the regu- lar meeting of April 20th., and that any matter would be considered at this meeting. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the council proceedings for month of March be approved as pripted. Car- ried. Bids for the improvement of Sixth street and construction of sewer in alley between Lemon street and Comer avenue and for the improvement of Lincoln avenue from Seventh to Tenth avenues, presented. Moved by Ald. Singrin that all bids be opened. Carried. Sixth street— Kenety & Lee: Brick paving per square yard, $1.93; new curb, 55c; old curb reset, 20c per lineal foot. Wilmer Cook: Brick paving square yard, $2.00; new curb, 55c; curb reset, 20e per lineal foot. Tibey Bros.: Brick paving pea square yard, $2.05; new curb, 60c; old curb reset, 15c per lineal foot. O'Farrell Contracting Co.: Brick paving per square yard, $2.08; new curb, 65c; old curb reset, 20c per lineal foot. C. B. McNamara & Co.: Brick pav- ing per square yard, $2.03; new curb, 56c; old curb reset, 15c per lineal foot. Moved by Ald. Saul that the bids be referred to the City Engineer, he to report tonight. Carried. per old Lincoln Avenue — C. B. McNamara & Co.: Grading, per cubic yard, 39 3 -4c. O'Farrell Contracting Co.: Grading, per cubic yard, 45c. L. H. Brede: Grading, per cubic yard, 22c. Wilmer Cook: Grading, per yard, 60c. Moved by Ald. Saul the contract be awarded to L. H. Brede. Carried. cubic Sanitary sewer in alley between Couler avenue and Lemon street — T. H. Hassett: $40.00 per manhole; Adjourned Regular Session, April 26, 1911 121 respectfully report that we do not find the present valuation excessive and would therefore respectfully recom- mend that said petition i,e received and riled. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Clara De•gendorf, asking that the valuation for assessment purposes on Lots 1 and 2 in Morgan's Sub. be reduced, would respectfully report that we find said valuation a fair one and would therefore recommend that said petition be received and filed. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of H. G. Melchoir, asking that the valua- tion on Lots 1 of 14 and all of 15 in H. T. McNulty's Sub. be reduced to $1,500.00 for the year 1910, would re- spectfully recommend that the pray- er of the petitioner be granted and that the City Treasurer be instructed accordingly. JAMES SAUL, Chairman. Moved by Aid. Saul that the var- ious reports of the Comimttee of the Whole be adopted. Carried. Moved by Ald. Saul that the con- tract for the construction of a sani- tary sewer in alley between Couler Ave. and Lemon St. be awarded to C. B, McNamara & Co. Carried. Moved by Ald. Saul that the con- tract for the improvement of Sixth Street be awarded to Kenety & Lee. Carried. Moved by Ald. Saul that the storm water sewer in Twenty - seventh Street, constructed by Tiby Bros., be accepted. Carried. Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the City Engineer be instructed to sub- mit plat showing change of street corner of Delhi and • Asbury 'Streets. Carried. Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the City Attorney draft the proper waiver for the change of street corner of Delhi and Asbury streets. Carried. Moved by Ald. Saul that the City Recorder be instructed to advertise for bids for the sweeping of paved streets, and for the hauling of sweep- ings and for the cleaning around the Market Sugare. Carried. Moved by Ald. Singrin that the City Engineer be instructed to pre- pare plans and specifications for side- walk around the City Pond on Elm and 14th Streets. Carried. Alderman Singrin stated that the firemen at Engine House • No. 4, were in need of 4 new complete beds. Moved by Alld. Saul that the matter be left in the hands of the Committee on Fire with power. Carried. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the Street Commissioner be instructed to investigate the various railroad cross- ings and wherever repairs are need- ed he shall notify the proper person to repair the same at once. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the bill of St. Louis Coal Co., having been assigned to them by H. G. Becker, be paid and any money due the city ands the Water Works for taxes and water be deducted and the same be charg- ed to the old waterworks' debt fund. Carried. Moved by Ald. Specht that the Mayor be instructed to have the bill board . on Thirtieth and Couler Ave. removed from the sidewalk. Carried. Moved by Ald. Singrin that the Sidewalk Inspector be instructed to notify the owner of the property on lylain Street, between 11th and 12th Street, not to repair the walk but to lay a new one. Carried. Moved by Ald. Specht that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare plans and specifications for a four - foot sidewalk along the Eagle Point high bridge approach. Carried. The City Engineer stated that he had received a letter from an Engi- neer in Freeport, Ill., who desired to talk over the matter of assistant en- gineer. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that if he wished to come at his expense the Engineer might have him come. Carried. Ald. Saul, chairman of the com- mittee appointed to call on the Key City Gas Co., reported that they call- ed on Pres. McLean and he promised to extend the gas mains in Grand- view Ave, from the present mains to So. Dodge St. Moved by Ald. Singrin that we ad- journ. Carried. OTTO P. GEIGER, City Recorder. Adopted 1911 Approved Attest: Mayor Recorder 120 Adjourned Regular Session, April 26, 1911 tile pipe, per lineal foot, 63 1 -2c; iron pipe, per lineal foot, $2.30. Kenety & Lee: Manholes, $34.00 each; tile pipe, per lineal foot, 79c; iron pipe, $3.00 per lineal foot. O'Farrell Contracting Co.: Man- holes, $35.00 each; tile pipe, per lineal foot. 68c. C. B. McNamara & Co.: Manholes, $27.50 each; tile pipe, 59c per lineal foot; iron pipe, $2.00 per lineal toot. Wilmer Cook: Manholes, $28.00 each; tile pipe, 64c per lineal foot. J. F. Brown: Manholes, $29.50 each; tile pipe, 60c; iron pipe, $1.50 per lineal foot. Moved by Ald. Singrin the bids he referred to the City Engineer he to re- port tonight. Carried. The City Recorder presented a peti- tion asking that the salary of his Deputy be increased. On motion of - Ald. Singrin referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of M. Stein asking that his assessment for the year of 1910 on his stock be reduced to $400.00 and the City Treasurer be instructed to accept Taxes on said valuation, presented. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke prayer grant - ea. Renewal certificate of the bonds of Mr. Charles Sass, Mrs. Joseph P. Scan- lon and Mr. James Aledrson (water works trustees), presented. Qn motion of Ald. Spect referred to the City At- torney. Petition of Matt. Wilworth asking that the assessment on personal prop- erty be reduced from $700.00 to $300.00 and the City Treasurer be instructed to accept taxes for the year of 1910 on the said valuation. On motion of Ald. Singrin prayer granted. Petition of Dubuque Park Commis- sioners asking that the curb on north side of Fifteenth street, between Bluff and Locust streets, be set ten feet farther south, also on Tenth street and Twelfth street the curb be set out five feet on each side, presented. On mo- tion of Ald. Saul referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole to view the ground. Petition of Dubuque Motor Boat club asking that they be granted the privi- lege to erect a grandstand on the levee beginning at a point about one hun- dred feet south of the Diamond Jo wharf boat and extending south about six hundred feet, also that they be granted the exclusive control of the levee from the bridges south, during the regatta the week of July 2 -8, pre- sented. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the first part of the petition be grant- ed and if the Assistant City Attorney deems that the City would be liable for - any damage they shall furnish a bond. to the City and the second part be re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole for quick action. Carried. Renewal certificate renewing the bond of Mr. Herbert Adams presented.. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke received and filed. Petition of Peter Schiltz et al asking: that a sanitary sewer be constructed. in Washington street from Twentieth- street to Twenty -first street, preser.t- ed. Moved by Ald. Specht that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare - plans and specifications and we proceed in the regular manner. Carried. Street Commissioner Mahoney re- ported the receipt of $4.23 from 'V. Marshall Boiler Works for old flue iron= from the steam roller. On motion of Ald. Specht received and filed. Your Committee of the Whole, to ■ whom was referred the petition of W. H. Smith, stating that the valuation for assessment purposes had been, raised on Lot 2 of 1 of 1 and 2 of 6 and 7 of Mineral Lot 79 to $800.00 and asking that the same be reduced to a. reasonable amount, would respectful- ly report that we find said lot to be a back lot with no frontage on any street whatever, and that said valua- tion is excessive; we would therefore respectfully recommend that the City Treasurer be instructed to reduce - said valuation to $250.00 and to ac- cept the taxes for the year 1910 on that basis. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of E. E. McLain, asking that on account of his having paid for the construction • of a sanitary sewer abutting his lot on Dodge street, that the assessment levied against the same lot for the Grandview avenue sewer be canceled, would respectfully report that said'. lot has a frontage equal to two lots on Grandview Avenue, the south- erly fifty only of which has been as- sessed for the, latter improvement; we therefore recommend that said peti- tion be received and filed. Your Committee of the Whole - would respectfully recommend that James Crawford be appointed the regular engineer and Harry Rowland' the extra engineer on the steam rol- lers. Said appointments to be held at the pleasure of the City Council. Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of S. E. Watters, asking that the valuation for assessment purposes on Lots 7 and 8 in Reche's Sub. be reduced, would' F. Schloz & Son, repairs, Road dept. 96 Smedley Steam Pump Co., sup- plies, Road dept. 50 Spahn -Rose Lumber Co., lumber, Sidewalk dept. 125 57 .Standard Lumber Co., lumber, Sidewalk dept. 104 04 Union Electric Co., light 24 70 _E. J. Voggenthaler Co., repairs, Road dept. .... 33 81. J, W. Wittmer, supplies, Road dept. 50 Mettel Bros., feed, Fire and Po- lice depts. 17 75 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs, Road, Fire and Police depts 10 50 _Key City Gas Co., light, Fire and Police depts. .......... .... 4 00 4Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoeing, Fire and Police depts. 17 25 F. A. Burns, coal, Fire dept 23 13 Dubuque Lumber Co., coal, Fire dept. 16 05 John Jansen, sawing wood, Po- lice dept. 2 50 - E. J. Mulgrew, supplies for Ma- tons' dept. 4 73 `Spensley & Spensley, premium on insurance policy 16 00 Adam Zillig, drugs, Police dept 35 Phil Heller, horseshoeing, Fire dept. 5 10 Smedley Steam Pump Co., sup- plies, Fire dept. _ 4 00 John Neuman & Son, supplies and repairs, Fire dept. 410 - Union Electric Co., city fire alarm power 4 00 Al. Schollian, premium on insur- ance policy 19 40 - Ellwanger Bros., repairs, Fire dept. 1 00 Hopkins & Witty, repairs, clock 125 Geo. C. Deyoe, horseshoeing, Fire department 2 05 John Butt, repairs, Fire depart- ment .... 3 95 Whelan & Graham, supplies, Fire department 12 13 1R. W. Kemler, premium on in- surance policy 25 00 F. H. Weihe, premium on insur- ance policy 19 40 Dub. Fire & Marine Ins. Co , premium on insurance policy 38 SO. T. F. Martin & Co., premium on insurance policy 19 4 Traub & Feigner, premium on insurance policy 19 40 - Coates & Robinson, premium insurance policy .. . 19 40 - Dub. Fire & Marine Ins. Co., premium on' insurance policy 19 40 Chris. A. Voelker, premium on insurance policy 19 40 - C. H. Meyer & Co., premium on insurance policy 19 40 "Standard Lumber Co., Fire department 8 05 - H. Wunderlich & Son, Fire department 2 75 Key City Gas Co., coal and coke, List of Warrants 123 supplies, Fire and Police, departments 84 60 Clancy Transfer Co., coal and coke, Fire department 14 31 Dub. Lumber Co., coal and coke, Fire department - 32 25 F. G. Becker, coal and coke, Fire department .... 18 12 Babcock Fire Ext. Co., repairs, Fire department 35 00 Iowa Oil Co., oil, Fire and Road departments .... 8 35 W. J. Connolly, premium on in- surance policy 19 40 Berg & Reugnitz, drugs, Fire department 10 50 E. A. Linehan, 1 case toilet paper 5 00 Geo. Rettemneir, Jr., feed, Fire department 2 70 W. J. Brown, drugs, Fire depart- ment 7 02 Dubuque Rubber and Belting Co., supplies, Fire department 3 75 Western Union Tel. Co., tele- gram, Fire department 04 C. H. Fischer, supplies, Fire de- partment 3 50 Michael Mullen, repairs, Fire de- partment 9 70 Wunderlich & Wiederholt, horse- shoeing, Fire department 11 75 John Kriebs, repairs, Fire de- partment 2 00 Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies, Police department 6 .l9 Pier Bros., coal, Police depart- ment .. 21 35 N. B. Schneider, supplies, Police department .... 3 50 Conlin & Kearns, coal, Police department .... 15 60 Lagen, Peed & Berwanger, horse- shoeing, Police department .... 6 35 T. J. Mulgrew Co., coal, Fire de- partment 27 88 J. J. Nagle, feed, Police and Fire departments .... 196 60 F. Schloz & Son, repairs, Police and Fire departments - 2 10 Peter Even, coal, Fire depart- ment 62 14 Ed. Norton, meals to prisoners 9 80 Fischer & Co., coal, Police and Fire departments 50 07 Geo. W. Healey & Son, supplies, Police and Fire departments 14 75 McCollins Exp. Co., coal, Police and Fire departments 54 02 Dr. J. 11. Hagerty, veterinary service, Fire and Police depts 10 40 Standard Lumber Co., lumber for sidewalk 51 50 H. Corrance, gasoline, Fire Dept 1 50 J. Graham, veterinary service 6 24 Martin. Strelau, coal, Firt Dept 24 00 Thos. Reilly, telephone expense 45 Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoeing, Fire Dept... 5 00 Vollenw'ieder & Heim, horseshoe- ing, Fire Dept 2 45 Lagen, Peed & Berwanger, horse- shoeing, Fire Dept 5 60 Becker, Hazelton Co., supplies, Fire Dept 2 00 122 List of Warrants List of City Warrants Dubuque, Iowa, April 1, 1911. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Dubuque: Gentlemen: The following is a com- plete list of all warrants issued by me during the month - of March, 1911. John Mahoney, Street Commis- sioner, 1st, $80.00; 3rd, $60.00; 5th, $100.00 - $240 00 .Geo. Miller, Superintendent of Sprinkling, 1st, $48.00; 3rd, $36.00; 5th, $60.00 144 00 FIRE. D. Ahern 49 00 G. Beyer 35 79 J. Bakey 32 34 J. Benzer 37 74 F. Baumgartner 35 79 H. Cain 35 79 J. Connolly 32 34 A. Duccini 36 79 J. Daley 38 23 M. Eitel 38 23 J. Essman 40 68 .J. Flynn 37 74 Pension Fund 3175 G. Gehrke 38 23 A. Heer 32 34 Wm. Kannolt 32 34 B. Kirch 32 34 M. Kelley F. Kennedy J. Keppler Wan. Kennedy P. Kirch F. Murphy Wm. McConnell A. McDonnell J. McGloughlin J. Reinfried T. Ryder J. Roshin Wm. Smith J. Smith M. Sweeney J. Schoenberger P. Zillig 37 '74 35 7a 32 34 29 90 29 90 35 79 32 34 40 63 32 31 61 75 40 68 38 23 32 34 32 34 32 34 32 34 32 34 POLICE. 31_05 31 85 26 73 36 75 31 85 29 .10 Miss Brennan Mrs. Hibbe Police Pension Fund Thos. Sweeney Frank Williams Louis Zemanek LABOR ON STREETS. Philip Carney, 5th. Peter Carney, Sr., 5th J. Connolly, lst. T. Donahue, 5th. J. Ess, 5th. B. Fitzlaff, 1st, $35.00; 3rd, 107 90 $30.00; 5th, $42.90 T. Hackney, 1st, $2.40; 6th, $2.31 4 71 J. Kness, 3rd, $1.80; 6th, 75c 6 90 M. Kerwin, 5th. 3 47 H. Kunkel, 5th J. Kinsella. 1st, $35.00; 3rd, $30.00; 107 �0 5th, $42.90 75 T. Lonergan, 5th .......... P. Linehan's Sons, 3rd, $4.50; 1 10 39 10 80 75 75 5th, 95c 5 45 J. Linehan, 5th 1 30 D. O'Meara, 5th 1 75 P. O'Farrell, 3rd. 7 20 H. Rowland, lst, $10.69; 3rd, $3.19; 5th, $18.77 32 65 J. Schwartz, 1st, $2.40; 5th, 5.79 8 19 J. Singrin, 3rd. 107 70 A. Turner, 1st, $7.12; 3rd, $2.12; 5th, $16.73; sidewalk, $9.00 34 97 J. Thornton, 5th 6 19 Union Electric Co., 5th. 48125 P. Weirich, 5th. - 115 40 John Ward, 3rd 1 80 John Butt, repairs, Road dept $ 1 82 F. Beutin, Coal, Road and Police depts. 32 09 F. A. Burns, Coal, Road and Po- lice depts. 18 50 F. G. Becker, Coal, Road and Po- lice depts. 19 09 Conlin & Kearns, Coal, Road dept. Clancy Transfer Co., Coal, Road dept. 7 32 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co , supplies, Road dept. .. 64 W. D. Deckert Co., supplies, Road dept. 9 16 Duggan & Cote, horseshoeing, Road dept. 85 Fischer & Co., Coal, Road and Police depts. 19 52 Chas. Giese, repairs, Sidewalk dept. 2 00 Phil Heller, horseshoeing, Road dept. 8 06 Peter Hanson, supplies, Road dept. 2 88 Frank Hammel, plaster, Armory hall 16 30 Key City Iron Works, supplies Road dept. 13 32 G. F. Kleih, supplies, Sidewalk dept. 2 53 John Kriebs, Repairs, Road dept. 32 Klauer & Kress, supplies, Road dept. 1 32 Key City Roofing Co., supplies, Sidewalk dept. 9 54 J. F. Kuntz, insurance premium 9 70 R. D. Kirmse, repairs, Police dept. t 00 P. Linehan's Sons, wood, Police dept. 9 00 John M. Lee, cinders, Sidewalk dept. 4 50 Linehan & Molo, supplies, Road dept. 11 40 Peter Lang, supplies, Sidewalk dept. .... 2 25 Labor Leader, Printing, Road dept. 4 20 T. J. Mulgrew Co., coal, Road dept. 6 03 Wm. Marshall, repairs, Road dept. 5 60 H. Magdal, supplies, Road dept 2 52 J. J. Rowan, supplies, Road dept 28 J. F. Ris, supplies, Road dept 1 05 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs, Road dept. 6 36 Standard Oil Co., oil, Road dept 1 93 8 28 124 List of Warrants Matt Kieffer, macadam, 4th 80 05 John McGrath, macadam, 4th 47 12 Smedley Steam Pump Co., sup- plies, Fire Dept 25 John Drehouse, cleaning stoves, Police Dept 1 65 John Jansen, sawing wood, exp and police 2 50 A. Y. McDonald Mfg. Co., sup- plies, sewer 4 75 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs, Fire Dept ... 3 49 Ellwanger Bros., repairs, fire, sewer and police 2 25 Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies, Police Dept 6 16 Frank Hammel, plaster Armory Hall 169 68 Key City Rubber Stamps Wks , stamps 30 D. J. Haas, Mayor, settlement of damage claim of Anna Keenan. 500 00 D. J. Haas, Mayor, settlement of damage claim of Anna Keenan. 275 49 D. J. Haas, Mayor, court costs of case of Anna Keenan 155 50 D. J. Haas, Mayor, settlement of damage claim of Fred Tschirgi. 500 00 D. J. Haas, Mayor, settlement of damage claim of Fred Tschirgi. 500 00 D. J. Haas, Mayor, settlement of damage claim of Fred Tschirgi. 500 00 D. J. Haas, Mayor, settlement of damage claim of Fred Tschirgi. 500 00 D. J. Haas, Mayor, settlement of damage claim of Fred Tschirgi. 500 00 D. J. Haas, Mayor, settlement of damage claim of Fred Tschirgi. 300 00 D. J. Haas, Mayor, court costs of case of Fred Tschirgi 20 55 John L. Bleakley, exp. State Auditors 500 00 John L. Bleakley, exp. State Auditors ..... 67 29 German Savings Bank, loan 500 00 German Savings Bank, loan 500 00 German Savings Bank, loan 500 00 German Savings Bank, loan 500 00 German Savings Bank, loan 122 57 Dubuque National Bank, loan... 409 00 Wm. Berry, macadam, Road 5... 39 60 OLD W. W. DEBT. Jos. L. Meyer $500 00 Jos. L. Meyer 500 00 Jos. L. Meyer 500 00 Jos. L. Meyer 378 75 John Butt 7 40 Tredway & Son 6 50 Pape & Son 30 29 T. J. Mule & Co 122 85 Klauer & Kress 2 75 Mullin Bros 3 87 F. G. Becker 256 10 Wm. Marshall 67 40 W. K. Brown 3 75 National Refining Co 105 67 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co 168 04 Ida B. Wallis 24 80 Standard Oil Co . 249 62 T. J. Mulgrew Co ................ 500 00 T. J. Mulgrew Co ... 500 00 T. J. Mulgrew Co 500 00 T. J. Mulgrew Co 500 00' T. J. Mulgrew Co 500 00 T. J. Mulgrew Co ...... 500 00 T. J. Mulgrew Co ................ 500 00. T. J. Mulgrew Co 500 00• T. J. Mulgrew Co 472 44 FIRE. J. Reinfried, salary 62 00 Wm. Hipman, salary 50 00 M. Eitel, salary . 38 00' J. Essman, salary 41 00 A. Duccini, salary 35 00 J. Flynn, salary 38 00 G. Byer. salary 35 00' A. Heer, salary 33 00 Wm. Kannolt, salary 33 00 B. Kirch, salary 33 00 J. Daley, salary 38 00 T. Ryder, salary 41 00' H. Cain, salary 35 00 M. Kelly, salary 38 00 F. Murphy, salary 35 00 J. Bakey, salary 33 00 Wm. Smith, salary 33 00 W. McConnell, salary 33 00 G. Gehrke, salary 38 00' T. Kennedy, salary 35 00 J. Smith, salary 33 00' J. Keppler, salary 33 00 D. Ahern, salary 50 00 J. Benzer, salary 38 00' A. McDonnell, salary 41 00 P. Zillig, salary 33 00 M. Sweeney, salary 33 00 J. McGloughlin, salary 33 00 J. Connelly, salary 33 00 Wm. Kennedy, salary 30 00 J. Daugherty, salary 30 00 J. Murphy, salary 25 00' P. Apel salary 75 R. Weston, salary 38 00' J. Allen, salary 35 00 M. Fahey, salary 33 00 R. Kenneally, salary 33 00 Wm. Ducey, salary 38 00 F. Kenneally, salary 35 00 E. McDermott, salary 33 00 T. O'Brien, salary 30 00' J. Roshin, salary 38 011 F. Baumgartner, salary 35 00• J. Schoenberg, salary 33 09 P. Kirch, salary 30 00 POLICE. James Corcoran, salary 32 50 Michael Connolly, salary 2816 Phil Dunphy, salary 35 00 John Cody, salary 19 50` Wm. Donahue, salary 32 50' Thomas Duggan, salary 32 50 Patrick Fury, salary 32 r. 0 John Fox, salary ... 32 50 Jas. Flynn, salary 32 50 Wm. Fox, salary 30 00 Michael Fogarty, salary 32 50 Theo. Ganahl, salary 30 00 Ben Gray, salary 30 33' Emil Kahn, salary 35 00 Michael Kilty, salary 38 83' James Keefe, salary 32 50 John Kane, salary 28 16 Johr, Kopp, salary 23 85 Patrick Kenneally, salary 32 50 Barney Ludescher, salary 32 50 Charles Liest, salary 35 00 Patrick McInerney, salary 32 50 Patrick McCollins, salary 32 50 Michael McCormick, salary 32 50 Henry Mueller, salary 30 33 Hugh Markey, salary 32 5 Patrick Mulligan, salary 37 50 John O'Brien, salary 32 50 Michael O'Connor, salary 37 50 John Raesle, salary 37 50 Gus Raterman, salary 32 50 Michael Ryan, salary .. 32 50 Joe Stoltz, salary 32 50 Michael Stapleton, salary 32 50 Patrick Sullivan, salary 32 50 John Spielman, salary 32 00 Dennis Sheehan, salary 32 50 Thomas Sweeney, salary 37 59 Frank Williams, salary 32 50 Frank Williams, salary 32 CO Frank Zemanek, salary . c 30 00 Miss Brennan, salary 32 50 i'{rs iTibbe, 'alary 32 50 LABOR ON STREETS. J. Alexander, 4th 12 00 J. Brouillette, 2nd. 8 80 G. Blanchard, 2nd. 2 60 S. Bastian, 4th. 5 20 E. Brunskill, 4th. 1 80 C. Buelow, 5th. 80 Jas. Connolly, 1st. 18 50 P. Carney, lst. 4 40 J. Cooney, 2nd. 5 40 J. Callaghan, 2nd. 23 40 John Cahill, 3rd. 16 20 G. Collinson, 4th. 8 60 W. Dunn, 2nd. 10 60 J. Dewachter, 5th. 83 J. Dobler, 5th. 80 J. Egan, 2nd. 14 20 J. Eberhardt, 5th. 5 20 John Ess, 5th. 1 00 O. Fannon, 2nd. 3 40 J. Fannon, 2nd. 5 40 J. Flanagan, 2nd. 1 80 . George Frost, 2nd. 25 00 F. Frick, 3rd. 7 20 E. Fitz]aff, 1 -5 in each 25 00 N. Gerens, 2nd. 13 40 B. Glass, 2nd. 11 40 M. Ganahl, 3rd. 16 20 C. Geimer, 4th. 10 60 H. Galle, 5th. 2 60 Aug. Grinie, 5th. 180 J. Hill, 1st 2 60 O. Hardy, 2nd. 12 80 M. Hannan, 2nd. 13 40 D. Hoag, 2nd. 2 c4 E. Herbst, 4th 8 60 T. Harker, 4th. 4 60 N. Herman, 5th. 2 60 F. Keck, 2nd. 18 00 P. Kreamer, 2nd. 14 20 G. Kyne, 2nd. 1 60 M. Kenneally, •2nd. 11 60 J. Kingsley, 2nd. 1 80 J. Kness, 3rd. 13 80 M. Kieffer, 4th. 8 00 J. Kinsella. 1 -5 in each 25 00 P. Kenneally, health 23 40 T. Lonergan, 2nd. 13 f0 R. Lingle, 3rd. 3 69 List of Warrants 125 D. Lillie, 3rd. 1 80 F. Lillie, 5th. 1 80 J. Mullen, 2nd. 12 00 Jas. Malloy, 3rd. 14 40 J. Munsch, 3rd. 6 20 F. Maroney, 3rd. 2 60 R. McCaffrey, 2nd. 12 60 Jas. McLaughlin, 3rd. 13 40 M. McLean, 3rd. 10 80 T. McGrath, 3rd. 12 60 J. McQuillan, 3rd. 2 60 John McLaughlin, 3rd. 4 60 P. McPoland, 4th. 80 W. O'Brien, 1st. 25 00 C. O'Neill, 2nd. 10 60• P. O'Farrell, 3rd. 13 40 L. Pettone, 2nd. 2 60 J. Powers, 4th. 5 00 J. Parker, 4th. 11 40 F. Rowe, 2nd. 16 60 P. Reddin, 2nd. 12 83' J. Roberts, 2nd. 9 80' D. Rosemeier, 2nd. 11 60 J. Ryan, 2nd. 23 40 T. Seil, 2nd. 9 80 C. Selling, 3rd. 8 00 B. G. Schler, 3rd. 6 '0. J. Schloessen, 3rd. 2 60 A. Stauer, 3rd. 1 80 J. Singrin, 3rd. 25 00 J. Sloan, 4th 11 20 F. Siege, 4th. 25 00' F. Selli, 5th. 4 20 J. Schafetel, 5th. 80 James Tobin, 4th. 2 60 C. Van Wie, 1st. 40 J. Willman, 2nd. 3 60 P. Weirich, 5th. 25 00 N. Zingel, 4th. 6 60• TEAMS. M. Ackels, 4th. 4 50 E. Apel, 1st, $5.70; 2nd, $17.10; 3rd, $2.85; 4th, $2.85 2$ 50 F. G. Becker, 2nd. 18 00 L. Bauch, 5th. 2 50 John Calvert, 2nd. 35 00 Josh Calvert, 2nd. 29 00 W. Cook, 3rd. 22 50 B. Costello, 4th. 9 00 Mrs. A. Dietl, 5th. 4 50 J. Graham, 2nd. 39 00 J. Kean, 4th. 8 50. J. Lenihan, lst. 13 50 P. Lenihan's Sons, 2nd, 315.00; 3rd, $24.25; 4th, $11.25 50 50 J. Landholt, 4th. 9 00' J. Long, 5th. 2 50 Martin - Strelau Co., 2nd. 13 50 M. Markham, 3rd. 38 00 J. J. McCollins, 2nd. 24 50. Jeff. McGrath, 4th. 9 00 P. S. Norton, 4th. 1 50 D. O'Meara, lst. 9 00' J. Powers, 4th. 11 50 W. Ruesch, 5th. 5 50' J. Stumpf, 3rd. 6 50 A. Siege, 4th. 11 00' J. Ward, 3rd. 6 00 LABOR ON SEW ERS, D. Cunningham 23 40 A. Hird 20 20' W. Hennessy 14 40 Notice. OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO CONSTRUCT A SANI- TARY SEWER IN LINCOLN AVE- NUE FROM MIDDLE AVENUE TO REED AVENUE, THENCE TO THE ALLEY BETWEEN RHOMBERG AVENUE AND GARFIELD AVE- NUE TO MIDDLE AVENUE. 'To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby no- tified that it is intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to con- struct an 8 -inch tile pipe sanitary sewer in Lincoln Avenue from Middle Ave- nue to Reed Avenue, thence to the alley between Rhomberg and Garfield Avenue to Middle Avenue. That the plat and specifications of said `proposed sewer is now on file in the office- of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that; it will require 3590 lineal feet of eight inch tile pipe with 17 manholes and will cost the abutting property $2620.00 in total. Any person having any objection to the construction of said sanitary sewer are hereby notified to appear before the City Council at its regular session April 20, 1911, or to file in writing with - the City Recorder their objects on or before April 20, 1911. Dated at Dubuque, Ia., April 8, 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, 4 -8 -3t. City Recorder. Notice. OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S IN- TENTION TO IMPROVE TWELFTH STREET FROM THE WEST LINE OF CLAY STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF MAIN STREET ON A CONCRETE FOUNDATION. To Whom it May Concern: • You and each of you are hereby no- tified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve Twelfth Street from the west line of Clay Street to the east line of Main Street on a concrete foundation. That the plat and estimate of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that it will require 2221.4 square yards brick paving on a concrete foun- dation, 569 lineal feet new curb mak- ing a total cost to the abutting'prop- erty owners of $5,225.00. Any person having objection to the improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its regular session to be held April 20, 1911, or to file with the City Recorder in writing their objections on or be- fore April 20, 1911. Dated at Dubuque, Ia., April 50, 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, 4 -10 -3t City Recorder. Official Notices 127 Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City Recorder up to 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, April 26, 1911, for the construction of an 8 -inch tile Pipe sanitary sewer in the alley be- tween Lemon street and Cooler Ave. from Milleville Road to Thirty- second street, thence in Thirty - second street to the alley between Couler Ave. and ackson street, in accordance with lans and specifications prepared by he 'City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. 1 It is estimated by the City Engineer that it will require 1,268 lineal feet of 8 -inch tile pipe, 20 feet of 8 -inch iron pipe, 5 manholes. Bidders must state price per lineal foot of completed tile pipe sewer, price per lineal foot of completed iron pipe sewer, and price per manhole. The work to be paid for when said l vork is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXIV of the Revised Or- dinances of 1901 of the City of Du- puque. Each bid must be accompanied by D certified check for $25.00 on some ubuque bank as a guarantee that a bontract will be entered into if ,warded, check and bid in separate envelopes. The City Council reserves the right t o reject any or all bids. Dated at Dubuque, Ia., April 13, 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, 4- 13 -3t. City Recorder. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will he received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder, until 8:00 p. m.. Wed- nesday, April 26th, 1911, for the im- provement of Sixth street from the west line of Clay street to the east line of Main street on a concrete founda- tion, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require: Concrete, sand and paving with brick, 2533 square yards. New curbing, 360 lineal feet. Old curbing reset, 140 lineal feet. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinance of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before July 1st, 1911. Bidders must state price per square yard brick paving, price per lineal foot new curb, price per lineal foot curbing reset. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Du- buque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if award- ed. Check and bid in separate envelope. The City Council reserves the right I26 23 40 23 40 21 00 23 40 27 50 30 00 13 00 2 25 A. Kaesbauer F. Luchterhand J. Rooney J. Scheuer C. Sullivan C. Specht E. Norton (use of horse) BILLS. Mathis -Metz Co., supplies $ Wilmer Cook, 5 per cent retain- ed, improving 27th street N J. Staner, to balance, cul- verts, Lemon and Couler Ave Key City Rubber Stamp Co , rubber stamp ... MACADAM. Matt. Kieffer, macadam District Jos. Brouileth, District John Parker, District Carney & Spielman, 2nd District Jas. Campbell, macadam, District .. T. Burke and Depontain, ma- cadam, 2nd District .A1 Doty, macadam, 1st District. Thos. Kane, macadam, 2nd Dis- trict William Shields, macadam, 4th District William Boyce, macadam, 2nd District Mike Cain, macadam, 2nd Dis- trict Thomas Kenety, macadam, 1st District ••••••• A. and J. Kelley, macadam, 2nd District Ed. McDermott, macadam, 2nd District •• Nort Zengel, macadam, 1st Dis- trict ..... Jas. O'Shea, macadam, 2nd Dis- trict Mike Nichols, macadam, 2nd Dis- trict R. McCaffrey, macadam, 2nd Dis- trict Chas. O'Toole, macadam, 2nd District Jas. Campbell, macadam, 2nd District Tom Dillon, macadam, 2nd Dis- trict John Wickham, District Jules Roussell, District .... Al Doty, macadam, 1st District. Patrick Ryan, macadam, 1st Dis- trict ..... 102 18 John Quigley, macadam, 1st Dis- trict 32 12 Patrick McPoland, macadam, 4th District 8 18 Jos. Haupert, macadam, 3rd Dis- trict ..... John Duggan, macadam, 1st Dis- trict. macadam, macadam, 4th 2nd 4th macadam, 2nd macadam, 2nd macadam, 2nd List of Warrants 63 43 217 25 60 7 76 9 85 10 00 32 57 22 73 110 06 48 73 89 34 3 10 6 50 47 25 14 06 25 34 8 45 80 73 13 76 10 15 6 84 26 00 17 49 6 17 3 88 23 03 103 65 135 03 46 23 Ross McMahon, macadam, 1st District 24 89 Ellis Joyce, macadam, 1st Dis- trict 40 33 Dave Smith, macadam, 1st Dis- trict 26 84 D. J. Haas, Mayor, settlement of damage of Thos. B. McGlaugh- lin vs. City of Dubuque 400 00 D. J. Haas, Mayor, court costs Thos. B. McGlaughlin case 12 25 Dr. I. S. Bigelow, professional services, - Keenan vs City.-- • • 25 00 Dr. W. P. Slattery, professional services, Keenan vs. City 75 00 G. D. Wrybrant, 'Treas. City, share Grandview Ave. improve - ment 322 39 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct list of all war- rants issued by me during the month of March, 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, City Recorder. 128 Official Notices to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, Ia., April 13, 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, 4- 13 -3t. City Recorder. Notice to Painting and Papering Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City Recorder until 8:oo p. m. Thursday, April 20, 1911, for the painting and papering certain offices in the City Hall in accordance to the specifications now on file in the office of the City Recorder. The contractor will furnish all labor, material and scaffolding necessary to complete the work. Bidders will state the price for the complete work. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $25.00 on some Du- buque bank as a guarantee that a con- tract will be entered into if awarded. The committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated at Dbuque, Ia., April 14, 1911. E. J. SAUER. Chairman Committee P. G. & B. 4 -1 4 - 3t Notice to Water Works Bondholders. To the Holders of Dubuque Water Works Bonds Numbered Two Hun- dred and Twenty -one to Two Hun- dred and Sixty, Both inclusive. The Board of Water Works Trus- tees has directed that Dubuque Water Works bonds, numbered from Two Hundred and Twenty -one (221) to Two Hundred and Sixty )260), both inclusive, dateed June 1st, 1900, be redeemed in accordance with the or- dinance and contract entered into by the City of Dubuque and the holders of said bonds. The above bonds should he present- ed at the City Treasurer's office, Du- buque. Iowa, on the first day of June, 1911, for payment. All interest ceas- es on above bonds June 1st, 1911. GEO. D. WYBRANT, 4 -1 1w City Treasurer. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the City Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m., Wednesday, April 26, 1911, for the Grading of Lincoln Avenue, from Tenth Avenue to Seventh Avenue, in accordance with the specifications pre- pared by the City Engineer, and now on file in the office of the City Re- corder. The bidder will state price per cubic yard. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $25.00 on some Du- buque bank, as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, April 22, 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, 4- 22 -3t. City Recorder. Notice. OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO CONSTRUCT A SANI- TARY SEWER IN BELMOUND STREET AND WEST FOUR- TEENTH STREET. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby no -. tified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to construct an 8 -inch tile pipe sanitary sewer in Belmound Street and West Fourteenth Street from Rose Street to West Fourteenth Street, thence East- erly in West Fourteenth Street to the present manhole at the intersection of Prairie Str_et. That a plat and estimate of said pro- posed sewer is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that it will require 1650 lineal feet of eight inch tile pipe, 9 manholes, and . will cost the abutting property owners $3669.50 in total. Any person having objection to the construction of said sanitary sewer are hereby notified to appear before the City Council at its regular session May 4, 1911, or to file in writing with the City Recorder their objections on or before May 4, 1911. Dated at Dubuque, Ia., April 22, 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, 4- 22 -3t. City Recorder. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE Providing for the Removal of All Dirt, Filth, Ashs, Manure, Offal and Other Offensive - Matter, or Other Nuisance, Accumu- lated Upon the Streets, Alleys or Va- cant Lots Within the City of Du- buque, and for the Assessment of the Cost Thereof to the Property Re- spectively Liable. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That it shall be the duty of the owners of property within the City of Dubuque, respectively, to re- move from vacant lots by them owned, and from one -half of that portion of any street or alley upon which their property may abut and which portion lies in front of and contiguous to said property, all accumulations of dirt. filth, ashes, manure, offal, and other offensive matter, or other nuisance. Sec. 2, The accumulations In the • foregoing section referred to shall in- clude all garbage, including all decay- ed or spoiled fruit, fish, meat and vegetables, and all tin cans containing any decayed or spoiled fruit, fish. meat and vegetables, unless such accumu- lations, as defined in this section. are • contained in pails, cans or other se- cure receptacles practical for handling by the regular garbage collector auth- orized to make collections under con- tract with said City. Sec. 3. In the event of the failure of such respective owners of property to make such removals, it shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to cause the same to be made and to be hauled to the City Dump. Sec. 4. Said Street Commissioner shall, as soon as practical after making such removals, make a report to the City Council of the cost of the work, showing the date of the performance of the same, the description of the re- spective pieces of real estate affected by such removals, together with the names of the respective owners of such property and the amount chargeable to each. The council shall thereupon, by, resolution, levy a special tax upon the respective pieces of property liable therefor, for the amount of the total cost attaching to such removal, includ- ing the expense incident to the levy- ing of the assessments, which special tax shall be a lien on the property un- til paid. Sec. 5. Said special tax shall forth- with be placed in the hands of the City Treasurer for collection, and shall draw the same interest and be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other city taxes. Sec. 6. Nothing, contained in this or- dinance shall be construed as repeal- ing or in any way modifying the pro- visions of any part of Chapter XXXVI. of the Revised Ordinances of 1901 of said City. Sec. 7. This ordinance shall be in force and effect May 1st, 1911, and af- ter its publication in the Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald, official newspapers of said City. Adopted April 11, 1911. Approved April 13, 1911. D. J. HAAS, Mayor. Attest: OTTO P. GEIGER, ■ City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Times- Journal and Telegraph- Herald April 19, 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, 4�191t City Recorder. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION, AN ORDINANCE. An Ordinance changing the name of Wilde Street to Mount Loretto Ave- nue. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That the name of Wilde Street be and the same is hereby changed to Mount Loretto Avenue. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Telegraph- Herald and the Times -Jour- Official Notices 129 nal, official papers of the City of Du- buque. Adopted April 11, 1911. Approved April 13, 1911. D. J. HAAS, Mayor. Attest: OTTO P. G1iIGER, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Times- Journal and Telegraph - Herald April 19, 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, 4-19 lt City Recorder. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE Requiring the Mak- ing of Connections with Sanitary Sewers and Repealing all Ordi- nances and Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Herewith. BE IT ORDAINED by the City - Ccuncil of the City of Dubuque: SECTION 1. That whenever it shall appear to the Board of Health that any property owner, whose property is situated within two hun- dred (200) feet of any public sewer, has failed, neglected or refused to make proper and necessary house connections therewith, said' Board may by resolution order such sewer' connections to be made by such prop- erty owner, and said resolution shall state the name of the owner or owners of the property to be thus connected by sewer, with a descrip- tion of the property and fix the time - in said order within which connec- tions shall be made, and that the general regulations and specifications. as to construction of such sewers are on file and may be seen in the City Engineer's office, and shall also recite that if said connections are not made by the time specified, the Board shall order such work and connections. made and report the costs and ex- penses thereof to the City Council which shall assess the same against the propertyy to be thus connected by sewer, and such assessment shall be a lien on said property, which the City Council can enforce by the sale of same. SECTION 2. Every owner of any house, tenement, or outbuilding occu- pied or used by a person or persons, which house, tenement, or building, . or any part thereof is situated within two hundred feet of any public sewe, , shall within thirty days from the time of receiving notice from the Board of Health to make such con- nections, as provided in Section 3 hereof, connect such house, tene- ment, or outbuilding with such sewer, by a proper branch sewer construct- ed in accordance with the require- ments of the Board of Health, and to the satisfaction and approval of the City Engineer, both as to pipes and material, as well as work of construct- ing, and to use such sewer for all, iao pt'oper purposes as required by, the Board of Health. SECTION 3. A. copy of said reso- lution referred to in section 1 hereof, duly attested by the City Recorder, shall forthwith be served upon such property owner or owners, or his or their duly authorized agent or attor- ney; the service thereof shall he made by the City Chief of Police or Sanitary Officer, who must endorse thereon his return and file the same with the City Recorder. Whenever it appears that such property owner or owners are non - residents and have no duly authorized agent or attorney upon whom service can be made, then the City Recorder :shall give ten days notice thereof by piiblishing''sa'me in the official papers of he city' of )Du- buque for three densebtitive times, and the service of the coiSy of_ said resolution as herein provided by'puh- ileation, shall be deemed stiffibien,t to require such property'owner to"make said sewer connections. SECTION 4. Whenever any prop- erty owner who ha5'beeh duly served with notice td'mai& such sewer con - nections • as hereinbefore provided, shall neglect or refuse so to do in accordance with the notice in the time therein stated, then and in that case the Board of Health may order plans and specifications of the sewer •connections contemplated to be made with an estimate of the cost thereof by the City Engineer, which plans and .specifications and estimate, together with a report of the action of said Board in ordering said sewer con- nection, shall be submitted to,.;the City Council for approval, and if ap proved by said Council, the Council shall by resolution, order the same tc be done by contract in a.ccordance with such plans and specifications, and for that purpose shall advertise in the official papers of the City three times within a period of ten days for proposals for constructing said connection of sewers; said work to be done under the supervision of the City Engineer and Committee on Sewers, and the City of Dubuque shall have the right by its officers or em• ployees to go upon the premises for the purpose of making such connec- tions, and upon the completion of said work and acceptance thereof by the City Council the City Engineer shall report to the Council the cost thereof, including the cost of the esti- mates, notices, inspection and prepar- ing the assessment and plat, and the -City Council shall levy an assessment against the specific property of the owner thereof, in an amount equal to said costs and expenses in the manner hereinafter stated, and the same shall from the time said work is done be a lien upon such real estate upon which such expenditures are made or Official Notices expenses are incurred, and such as- sessment may be collected as other special assessments and the lien en- forced by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. SECTION 5. The Council shall then direct the Recorder to give ten days' notice either by three publica- tions in the two official newspapers, or by mailing a notice to the own- ers of the property that the proposed assessment is to be made, stating the amount and for what cause the ex- pense was incurred, and that objec- tions may be made in writing and filed with the Recorder during said ten days, and the council having con - sidered such objections shall by reso- lution levy the special assessment as herein above provided. SECTION 6. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here- with. are hereby repealed. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and publication in the Du- buque Telegraph - Herald and Times - Journal, the official newspapers of the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Adopted April 11, 1911. Approved April 13, 1911. D. J. HAAS, Mayor. Attest: OTTO P. GEIGER, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Times - Journal and Telegraph- Herald April 19, 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, 4 -19 It City Recorder. Notice to Gardeners, Hucksters, Fish- ermen, Etc. On ,Saturday, May 6, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. m. sharp, the Marketmaster will rent for cash the market stands about the City Hall to the highest bid- der for the ensuing year. The, parties having possession of the various stands at present will be permitted to retain the same for the same price as paid last year, provided, however, that the rent be paid before May 1st, 1911. No renter will be permitted to sublet the stand nor will he be per- mitted to loan the use of same to some other party under penalty of having the rental of same be ennulled. The City reserves the right to re- ject any or all bids. Per order COMMITTEE ON MARKETS. April 26-29' May 4. Notice to Teamsters. Sealed proposals will be received at 'the office of the City Recorder up to 8:00 p. m. Thursday, May 4, 1911, .for sweeping the brick paved streets and for hauling away such sweepings, according to the specifications and schedule on file, bids to be seperate. Bidders will state the price of do- ing such work by the week, and all bids must be accompanied by a cer- Official Notices titled check for $50.00 on some Du- buque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if award- ed. The city reserves the right to re- ject any or all bids. Dated at Dubuque, Ia., April 28, 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, 4 - 28 - 3t City Recorder. Notice to Teamsters. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City Recorder up to 8:00 p. m. Thursday. May 4, 1911, for cleaning around the Market House and hauling cleanings away as per specifications on file in said of- fice. Bidders will state price of doing such work by the month, and all bids must be accompanied by a certified check for $25.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated at Dubuque, Ia., April 28. 1911. OTTO P. GEIGER, 4 -28 -3t City Recorder. 131