1910 August Council ProceedingsCITY COUNCIL
Regular Session, Aug. 4, 1910.
(Official).
Council met at 9:00 p. m.
Mayor Haas in the chair.
Present — Alds. Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht
and City Attorney Lyon.
Ald. O'Rourke moved that action on
the approval of the Council proceed-
ings for the month of July, 1910, be
deferred until the next meeting of the
Council. Carried.
Moved, by Ald. Sane to suspend the
rules to allow any one present to ad-
dress the Council in reference to
Valeria Street improvement.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Mr. Chas. Thomas addressed the
Council, stating in part that if Valeria
Street was improved to Cushing Place
he and others would have no objections,
but if improved as far as Hart Street
only they would not be in favor of the
improvement.
Mr. Geo. Kleih addressed the Council
in favor of improving Valeria Street
as far as Hart Street,
After discussing the matter it was
moved by Ald. Specht to reconsider the
action taken in regard to Valeria
Street. Amended by Ald. Singrin to
leave it before the Council for consider-
ation, as it now is. Amendment car-
ried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy,
Saul, Singrin.
Nays — Sauer, Specht.
1VIotion lost.
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O'Rourke,
Bids for the improvement of Ninth
Avenue sewer presented, on motion of
Ald. Singrin were ordered opened ar
follows:
Wilmer Cook, grading, per cubic yard,
42c; paving per square yard, $1.65.
N. J. Staner, grading, 29c per cubic
yard; macadamizing, per square yard
90c.
Peter Eisback, grading, 38c per cubic
yard; paving, 85c.
On motion of Ald. Saul bids referred
to City Engineer.
Bid from Mr. John Drehouse pre-
sented. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke bid
ordered opened as follows: Bid to clean
four chimneys, $1.50 each, $6.00, at city
Patrol House. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke
Mr. Drehouse be awarded the contract,
provided that Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings deem it neces-
sary to clean the chimneys. Carried.
PETITIONS.
Petition of Dubuque Park Commis-
sion, asking that Grandview Avenue
be improved from Dodge Street south
by parking the street in the center pre-
sented. On motion of Ald. Saul refer-
red to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of Park Commission asking
that a four -foot cement sidewalk be
laid from the present ending of the
Eagle Point street car line on Rhom-
berg Avenue to the entrance of the
Eagle Point high bridge presented.
On motion of Ald. Specht referred to
Committee of the Whole.
Petition of Trustees for the creditors
of the Avenue Top Mining Co., asking
that the Treasurer send receipt for
taxes as per resolution passed at meet-
ing of Feb. 3, 1910, presented. On mo-
tion of Ald. Sauer referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole.
Petition of Mrs. Matt Wolff, asking
the Council to view their property on
Althauser Avenue and ascertain the
amount of damage done thereto by the
steam roller, presented. On motion of
Ald. O'Rourke referred to the Commit-
tee of the Whole.
Petition of Harmony Lodge, No. 2,
Julien Lodge, No. 12, I. O. O. F., ask-
ing that the City Treasurer be instruct-
ed to accept tax for the year 1909 on
the valuation of $10,000.000, presented.
On motion of Ald. McEvoy prayer
granted and Treasurer be instructed.
Petition of McFadden Coffee & Spice
Co., asking that the city open new
street and establish grade and locate
intakes for storm water; also lay
curb and sidewalk as per ordinance
adopted June 18, 1909, presented. On
motion of Ald. O'Rourke referred to
the Committee of the Whole to view
the ground.
Petition of John Connelly, et al, ask-
ing that Grandview Avenue be im-
proved from South Dodge Street south-
erly for a distance of one thousand feet,
presented. On motion of Ald. McEvoy
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of H. L. Pier, asking that
Valley Street be improved, presented.
On motion of Ald. Saul referred to
Committee of the Whole to view the
ground.
Petition of Wiley Bros., asking that
the time granted them for the obstruc-
tion of Main Street at the northwest
corner of Fourth be extended for one
week or until Saturday, Aug. 13, 1910,
presented. On motion of Ald. Apel
prayer granted.
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Invitation from the Dubuque Motor
Boat club extending an invitation to
City Council to attend their stag picnic
to be held Sunday, Aug. 14, presented.
On motion of Ald. McEvoy accepted
with thanks and as many as possible
attend.
Petition of Trades and Labor Con-
gress, aking the city to withdraw all
orders they may have with the Pur-
ington Brick Co., of Galesburg,
presented. On motion of Ald. McEvoy
referred to Committee of the Whole.
Recommendations of Mr. T. J. Hall
as engineer, presented. On motion of
Ald. O'Rourke the same to be returned
to Mr. Hall and he informed there was
no vacancy.
City. Engineer reported that Mr. N.
J. Staner was lowest bidder for grad-
ing and Mr. Peter Eisbach the lowest
bidder for the paving of Ninth avenue
sewer. On motion of Ald. Saul re-
ferred to Committee of the Whole.
City Recorder Geiger presented anu
read the printed notice, certified to by
the publishers, of the City Council's
intention to improve Fifth street from
west lot line of Main street to east
curb line of Locust street. No remon-
strance being filed and no one in the
room objecting to improvement of said
street, the notice was on motion of
Ald. O'Rourke received and filed.
City Recorder Geiger also presented
and read the printed notice, certified
to by the publishers, of the Council's
intention to improve Seventh street
from west lot line of Clay street to the
east lot line of Main street. Also the
remonstrance signed by Henry Pfotzer,
S. J. Goldthorp, John Pier estate and
Glab and Fosselmann against the im-
provement of said street. On motion
of Ald. O'Rourke the remonstrance and
notice were received and filed.
City Recorder Geiger also presented
and read the printed notice, certified
to by the publishers, of the Council's
intention to improve Bluff street from
the end of the brick paving between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets south-
erly to the north lot line of Eighth
street. Also the remonstrance signed
by Chas. Christman et al. On motion
of Ald. McEvoy referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole.
City Treasurer Wybrant reported as
follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: Below you will find
statement of amounts advanced by me
from July 1 to July 30, 1910, for which
please order warrants drawn in my
favor:
Interest paid on warrants out-
standing $1,839.73
Freight charges, express, ex-
change, etc. 45.03
Library orders paid 706.82
Attached you will find receipt for
$70.00 for money received by me for
sale of patrol wagon horse, also bill
for $250.00, which amount was ad-
vanced by me for purchase of patrol
wagon horse and for which amount
please have warrant drawn in my
favor. Yours very truly,
GEO. D. WYBRANT,
Treasurer.
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke the report
be received and warrants be ordered
drawn to pay various amounts and
report referred to Committee on Fi-
nance.
City Auditor Lyons reported as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: Herewith find my re-
port for the month of July, 1910, show-
ing the receipts and disbursements for
the month:
Receipts -
Cash on hand July 1, 1910....$104,559.72
Receipts from all sources ... 6,712.97
Total $111,272.69
Disbursements -
Warrants redeemed ..$ 22,035.93
Improvement bond coupons
redeemed .... 1,137.50
Water works bond coupons
redeemed .... 90.00
Regular bond coupons re-
deemed .... 3,687.50
Improvement bonds redeemed 300.00
Total $ 27,250.93
Balance August 1, 1910 $ 84,021.76
The above cash balance includes im-
provement bond fund, improvement
bond interest fund and library fund
balances.
Water Works Account -
Water Works balance, July
1st, 1910 $26,565.39
Deposited with City Treasurer
by Water Works Trustees
during July 7,240.58
Total .... ....$33,805.97
Orders drawn on City Treas-
urer by Water Works Trus-
tees during July $ 5,410.85
Balance August 1, 1910 $28,395.12
Excavation Account -
Balance July 1, 1910 $45.00
Deposit with City Treasurer 10.00
Permits redeemed by City Treas-
urer 10.00
Balance August 1, 1910. $45.00
Also the following is a record of all
interest coupons and bonds redeemed
by the City Treasurer during the past
month and credited to him:
Regular bond coupons $3,712.50
Improvement bond coupons 1,112.50
Improvement bond 300.00
Water Works bond coupons.... 90.00
Total ...$5,215.00
Also there is due the City officers
for month o f July, 1910, salaries
amounting to $2,721.80.
Appropriation Expended
Expense .. ....$40,000.00 $15,349.69
Road -
First District .. 6,536.52 4,760.00
Second District . 15,923.22 6,076.94
Third District .. 9,544.60 5,440.18
Fourth District . 10,843.04 5,088.55
Fifth District .. 8,333.88 6,956.45
Fire .... 48,000,00 19,558.38
Police .... 36,500.00 13,690.39
Sewerage ... 6, 0 0 0.0 0 1,930.35
Printing .... 2,500.00 435.99
Street Lighting 27,000.00 8,993.90
Interest .... 40,000.00 7,946.66
Board of Health 7,000.00 1,837.35
Grading .. 6,000.00 722.75
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
Bluff Street Ex-
tension .. 500.00
Bee Branch Sew-
er, Third Ward,
Dubuque Pack-
ing Plant 2,600.00
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
Improvement of
Grandview
Avenue .. 2,500.00
Eagle Point Park 3,000.00
Clay Street Im-
provement 1,200.00
Heeb Street
Grading .. 300.00
Improvement of
Valley Street . 200.00
Improvement of
Willow Street. 1,b00.00
Opening of
Booth and
Spring Streets. 600.00
Twenty - Seventh
Street Storm
Sewer .... 1,300.00
Improvement of
Althauser Ave. 1,5 0 0.0 0
Improvement of
Seventh Ave. . 2,600.00
Firemen's Pen-
sion Fund 760.00
Policemen's Pen-
sion Fund 750.00
Opening and
Regular Session, August 4, 1910
392.97
30.85
326.83
2.00
296.48
2,995.85
82.20
234.00
1,500.00
Grading Alley
Between Clark
a n d Angella
Streets .. ....
Opening of Ce-
dar Street ...
Part Cost of Car
Street Wall ..
New Street
Sweeper ..
Ninth Avenue
Sewer .. .... o
500.00
500.00
317.00
280.00
800.00
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311.99
256.66
$305,578.26
Respectfully,
M. E. LYONS,
Auditor.
On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the re-
port was approved and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay City officers and
report be referred to the Committee
on Finance.
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 July, 1910:
Amount due Firemen....... $1,657.50
Less 1% retained for Pension
Fund 31.71
Respectfully submitted,
J. R. REINFRIED,
Chief.
Approved by Committee on Fire.
On motion of Ald. Singrin, the re-
ports were received and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay the Firemen and
the report referred back to the Com-
mittee on Fire.
Reported that the Chief of the Fire
Department had purchased a car of
oats and one of hay without the ap-
proval of the Committee on Fire.
After discussing the same it was
moved by Ald. O'Rourke, being that
there is no contract with anyone and
the City of Dubuque to furnish the
City with hay and oats, that we do not
recognize the purchase made by the
Chief of the Fire Department, and
the matter of purchasing be referred
to the Committee on Fire. Carried.
Chief of Police Reilly reported as
follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit the
police report for the month of June,
1910:
Intoxication .... .... ...........43
Assault with intent to commit
murder 1
Disorderly conduct . 7
Disturbing the peace 19
Incorrigible 1
Petit larceny 1
Vagrancy 7
Total 79
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CITY COUNCIL
Regular Adjourned Session, Aug. 10,
1910.
(Official.)
Council met at 9:00 p. m.
Mayor Haas in the chair.
Present — Aids. Apel, McEvoy.
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin and
Specht, City Attorney Lyon.
Ald. Saul moved that action on the
approval of the Council Proceedings
for the month of July, 1910, be de-
ferred until the next meeting of the
Council. Carried.
Petition of James M. Luke, et al,
asking that Delhi ,Street from its in-
tersection with Asbury Street to the
end of City limits be improved pre-
sented. Moved by Ald. McEvoy that
the prayer be granted. Carried.
Petition of Fred Heer & Son, for A.
F. Heeb, asking that the engineer be
instructed to give grade stakes abut-
ting A. F. Heeb's property on Wilbur
Lane. On motion of Ald. McEvoy
prayer granted and engineer to be in-
structed.
Petition of J. C. Roberts asking that
the City Treasurer be instructed to
accept taxes for year 1909 on Lot 21 -22,
in Recite's Sub:, on the valuation of
$900.00. Moved by Ald. McEvoy the
prayer be granted and Treasurer be
instructed. Carried.
Annual report Board of Water
Works Trustees, June 1, 1909, to May
31, 1910, presented. On motion of Ald.
Singrin referred to Finance Commit-
tee for their approval and publication
in their printed report.
City Attorney Lyon reported as fol-
lows: In the case of Anna Keenan
vs. City of Dubuque, the plaintiff en
January 19th, 1910, recovered e judg-
ment for $1,000.00. I have taken steps
to perfect an appeal to the Supreme
Court. However, the attorneys for
the plaintiff have made a proposition
to settle the claim for the sum of
$750.00 and cost of suit, with interest
from date of settlement to date of
payment. Believing it to be the hest
interests of the city to accept their
proposition, I therefore recommend
that I be authorized to enter into a
stipulation of settlement upon that
basis, money to be paid after the next
appropriation.
G. T. LYON,
City Attorney.
Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the re-
port be received and filed and the City
Attorney be authorized to make settle-
ment. Carried.
City Attorney also reported that he
interviewed the Board of Supervisors
of Dubuque county in relation to the
unexpended balance in the county road
fund, as instructed. I was assured by
them that any balance due the city
under the compromise effected with the
Council would be paid in accordance
with the agreement entered into be-
tween them and the City Council.
GEO. T. LYON,
City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. O'Rourke report
received and filed and amount be col-
lected and placed to the credit of var-
ious funds.
City Attorney Lyon also reported:
I herewith return the bonds of E. E.
Frith and a renewal of the bonds of
Chas. Pape & Son, Geo. Masters, Edw.
Herron and the Key City Gas com-
pany, all of which I have examined
and find to be executed in clue form.
GEO. T. LYON,
City Attorney.
On motion of Ald. O'Rourke received
and filed.
Ald. O'Rourke offered the following:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council.
Gentlemen: Your Board of Health
respectfully reports that at a meeting
held Aug. 1, 1910, the following bills
were read and certified to, and for-
warded to Dubuque county for pay-
ment: W. E. Howes, $10.00; M. E.
King, $35.00; Dr. M. D. Linehan, $100.00;
Union Electric Co., $6.00; John Kies,
$33.45. Also, that the Sanitary Officer
served notice on 13 residents to con-
nect with the sanitary sewer. Also,
the bill of E. T. Frith for removing
dead animals for the month o.'. April
and May, we recommended payment
by the City, and have notified him
that no hill will he considered. unless
made on blanks furnished by the
Board. A complaint, regarding the
vaults at Miss Mink, and D. Wall,
residents, referred to the City Attor-
ney and the Sanitary Officer. Also,
the bill of E. T. Frith for removing
dead animals for the month of July,
referred to the Pound Master.
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke the report
be adopted. Carried.
Notice of service by Sidewalk In-
spector on L. Hird to improve west
side of Bluff Street in front of lot 1
of sub. E. 1 -2 of out lot 655, by laying
cement sidewalk. On motion received
and ordered filed.
The following weighmasters reported
receipts as follows:
Joseph Straney .... $ 1.60
Edw. Norton 12.10
Mrs. C. Deckert 2.21
On motion of Ald. rspecht, received
and filed.
Residents arrested 39
Doors found open 29
Lodgers harbored 9
Defective lights 29
Meals furnished .... .... 29
Cost of food $5.00
Police court costs collected ....$22.05
Sheriff, dieting prisoners for
month of July $1.75
Patrol runs for prisoners 50
Transfer of prisoners 2
Committee calls 1
Miles traveled .60
I also beg to submit the pay roll for
Policemen for the last half of July,
1910:
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Amount due Policemen $1,422.95
THOS. REILLY,
Chief of Police.
On motion of Ald. Sauer, the re-
port and pay roll were received and
warrants ordered drawn to pay the
Policemen and the report referred
to the Committee on Police and Light.
Carried.
City Electrician Hipman reported as
follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: I herewit hsubmit my
report for defective lights for the
month of July, 1910:
I find from the report of the Police
Department that the total hours that
29 lamps failed to burn would equal
1 lamp burning for one month, or $5.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM HIP MAN,
City Electrician.
On motion of Ald. Sauer the report
was received and the City Auditor to
be instructed to deduct from the Un-
ion Electric company's bill for the
month of July 1910, the sum of $5.00.
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 July, 1910:
Amount due laborers on
streets $2,498.20
Approved by Committee on Streets.
Also submit the pay roll for labor
on sewers during the last half of July,
1910:
Amount due laborers on sew-
ers $ 206.55
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN MAHONEY,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Ald. Saul, the pay
rolls on streets and sewers were re-
ceived and warrants ordered drawn to
pay the various amounts, and the paY
rolls and report referred back to the
proper committees.
Also submit pay roll for labor on
various roads, the cost of which is
to be paid from the County Road
Fund.
Total due $144.30
On motion of Ald. Saul, referred
to the Board of Supervisors for pay-
ments.
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the
City Treasurer be instructed to re-
quest the County Treasurer to pay the
unexpended balance of the County
Road Fund, the same to be held by
the City Treasurer and be expended
by the City Council. Carried.
Moved by Ald. Specht, that
City Engineer give grade line to
Chas. Karsch, abutting lots 32, 33
34, Stines' Sub. Carried.
the
Mr.
and
Moved by Ald. Saul we adjourn to
- Wednesday, August 10, 1910. Carried'.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
Adopted , 1910.
Approved , 1910.
Attest:
Mayor.
City Recorder.
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Adjourned Regular Session, August 10, 1910
Trades and Labor Congress relative to
securing•different`- ambulance accommo-
dations, would respectfully recommend
that said petition be laid over until the
usual time for making the annual ap-
propriations.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of Leo
Marihart, et al, asking that sidewalks
be ordered laid on and along O'Neill
Avenue, where not already laid, would
respectfully recommend that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted and that
the Sidewalk Inspector be instructed
accordingly.
JAMES SAUL, Chairman.
Moved by Ald. Saul the various re-
ports of the Committee of the Whole
be adopted. Carried.
Ald. Specht moved to recommend to
the Council that the Harbor Master
and City Attorney be instructed to
forthwith have served upon John
Keckevoet and any other person f or
persons that may have or keep any
house -boat within any part of the ice -
harbor in the City of Dubuque contrary
to the ordinance of the City in such
case made and provided, a notice in
writing to remove said house boats
from the said harbor within 24 hours
from the time of service of said notice
and should the persons so served with
notice fail to comply therewith within
the time specified, then the Harbor
Master be instructed to at once remove
any such house -boats from the harbor,
and further, that the Harbor Master
be empowered to procure the services
of as many persons or boats as may be
necessary to carry these instructions
into effect.
Moved by Ald. Specht the report be
approved. Carried.
Ald. Specht offered the following:
Whereas it is deemed necessary and
expedient to improve the north side of
O'Neill Avenue, between Sheriden
Street and Burden Avenue, in front of
and abutting the premises hereinafter
described by laying down a permanent
sidewalk thereon: To be composed of
cement 4 feet wide.
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 show-
ing generally the location, nature and
extent of the proposed improvement on
the north side of O'Neill Avenue, be-
tween Sheriden Street and Burden Ave-
nue, and in front of and abutting lots
39, 44 and 47, O'Neill's River View Add.,
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,
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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 notify said
abutting and adjacent property own-
ers, as provided by ordinance, that
such plat and estimate are on file, the
location and nature of the improvement
kind of material to be used, and an es-
timate 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 session of the City Coun-
cil, notify the Council thereof in writ-
ing, with a copy of such notice accom-
panying the same.
Ald. Specht moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. McEvoy offered the following:
Whereas it is deemed necessary and
expedient to improve the north side of
Seminary Street between Harold Street
and Keppler Street in front of and
abutting the premises hereinafter de-
scribed by laying down a permanent
sidewalk thereon. To be composed of
cement 4 feet wide.
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 show-
ing generally the location, nature and
extent of the proposed improvement
on the north side of Seminary Street
between Harold and Keppler Streets,
and in front of and abutting lots 6, 7
8 and 29, J. P. Schroeder's Add., and
the kind of material to be used, and an
estimate of the entire cost thereof and
the amount and cost of such himprove-
ment, and the amount and cost there-
of, 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 Re-
corder; that after the filing of said plat
and estimate in his office, the City Re-
corder 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 ob-
jections thereto can be filed, and the
time fixed for hearing, which time shall
not be less than five (5) days after the
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258 Adjourned Regular Session, August 10, 1910
Sidewalk Inspector's report for month
of July presented. On motion of Ald.
Saul referred to Committee o? the
Whole.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom were referred the following
bills, would respectfully recommend
that the same be paid and that war-
rants in settlement thereof be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer:
Telegraph - Herald, publishing De-
linquent Tax list $ 44.40
Telegraph - Herald, official pro-
ceedings, April, May and Juno 192.76
Times - Journal, official proceed-
ings for Argil 104.73
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the bill of Street
& Steuck for $13.00, which amount they
claim should not have been deducted
from their original bill for construct-
ing a sanitary sewer in Hayden's
Lane, would respectfully report that
said deduction was made to reimburs"
the City for rolling the trench and
putting said Lane in proper condition;
we would therefore recommend that
said bill be not allowed.
Y our Committee of the Whole, to
whom were referred the bids for grad-
ing and also for paving the Ninth
Avenue storm water sewer, would re-
spectfully recommend that the con-
tract for grading be awarded to N. J.
Staner and also that he be awarded
the contract for doing so much of the
paving as the balance of the appropri-
ation, after deducting the cost of
grading, will permit.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was 'referred the annual report
of the Dubuque Bridge Co., would re-
spectfully recommend that said report
be referred to the special auditing com-
mittee designated by ordinance.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of Jones
Brothers stating that they had pur-
chased the south 2 -3 of City Lot No. 11,
paying therefor the sum of $12,000.00
and that the assessment on said lot for
the year 1909 has been placed at $20,-
000.00 and asking therefore that said
assessment be reduced to $12,000.00,
would respectfully recommend that the
valuation for assessment purposes on
said lot be placed at $15,000.00 for the
year 1909 and that the City Treasurer
be instructed to accept the taxes for
said year on the aforesaid basis.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of Ida
M. Cuttler stating that she has been er-
roneously assessed for merchandise in
the amount of $10.00 and asking there-
fore that said assessment be canceled,
would respectfully recommend that the
prayer of the petitioner be granted and
that the City Treasurer be instructed
to make said cancellation on her as-
sessment for the year 1909.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the communication
of Tibey Brothers relative to the pro-
posed sanitary sewer in South Dodge
Street, would respectfully recommend
that said communication be received
and filed.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of Mrs.
Matt. Wolff, asking that the City Coun-
cil view her property in order to see
what damage has been caused thereto
by the overflow of water thereon, would
respectfully recommend that said peti-
tion be received and filed.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the communication
of B. F. Blocklinger and L. D. Mathis,
Trustees for the creditors of the Ave-
nue Top Mining Co., in relation to their
petition for a reduction of their taxes
which petition was acted on favorably
by the City Council on February 3, 1.,10,
would respectfully recommend that the
City Treasurer be instructed to accept,
the taxes of said company in accord-
ance with the action of the City Coun-
cil, and of record, of the date above
given.
Your Committee of the Whole to
whom was referred the petition of
Maria Sumpman stating that the valu-
ation of the south one -half of City Lot
166 had been raised from $4,000.000 to
$4,500.00 after she had signed the re-
turn and without knowledge and ask-
ing therefore that said valuation, which
she considers unjust and excessive, be
placed at $4,000.00 for the year 1909,
would respectfully recommend that the
prayer of the petitioner be granted and
that the Treasurer be instructed ac-
cordingly.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the remonstrance of
H. B. Gniffke, et al, against the chang-
ing of the name of Pickett Street to
Montrose Terrace, would respectfully
recommend that said remonstrance be
received and filed.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of T.
J. LeVan, Jr., et al, asking that an
electric lamp be placed on Avon Street,
would respectfully recommend that the
prayer of the petitioner be granted and
that said lamp be installed as soon as
the condition of the lighting fund will
warrant the same.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of the
Legislative Committee of the Dubuque
260 Adjourned Regular Session, August 10, 1910
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. McEvoy moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. Specht offered the following:
Whereas, It is deemed necessary
and expedient to improve the south
side of O'Neill Avenue between Sher-
idan Street and Burden Aevnue, in
front of and adjoiing the premises
hereinafter described by laying down
a permanent sidewalk thereon, to be
composed of cement, four feet wide.
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, na-
ture and extent of the proposed im-
provement on the south side of
O'Neill Avenue, between Sheridan
Street and Burden Avenue, and in
front of and abutting lot 16, O'Neill's
Rieverview Add., and the kind of ma-
terial to be used ,and an estimate of
Fhe entire cost thereof and the
amount and cost of such improve-
ment, and 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
improvement per front foot, and to
file such plat and estimate in the of-
fice of the City Recorder; that after
the filing of said plat and estimate in
his office, the City Recorder shall no-
tify said abutting and adjacent prop-
erty owners, as provided by ordin-
ance, that such plat and estimate 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 shal'
not be less than five (5) days after
the service of such notice, and after
such notice 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
copy of such notice accompanying the
same.
Ald. Specht moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin,
Specht.
Nay::—None.
Ald. Specht offered the following:
\ rhereas, It is deemed necessary
and expedient to improve the west
side of Rhomberg Avenue, between
Schiller Avenue and Middle Avenue,
in front of and abutting the premises
hereinafter described by laying down
a permanent , sidewalk thereon, to be
composed of brick or cement, 6 feet
wide.
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, na-
ture and extent of the proposed im-
provement on the west side of Rhom-
berg Avenue, between Schiller Avenue
and Middle Avenue, and in front of
and abutting lot 15, south 32 feet, Mc-
Craney's 2nd Add., and the kind of
material to be used, and an estimate
of the entire cost thereof and the
amount and cost of such improve-
ment, and 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 fil-
ing 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 estimate are on
file, the location and nature of the
impr ovement, kind of material to be
userl. 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
sr,ch service 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 accom-
panying the same.
Ald. Specht moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
('Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin,
Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. Specht offered the following:
Whereas, it is deemed necessary and
expedient to improve the east side of
Lincoln Avenue, between Reed Ave-
nue and Dock Street, in front of and
abutting the premises hereinafter de-
scribed by laying down a permanent
sidewalk thereoh, to be composed of
brick or cement, 4 feet wide. -
Therefore, be it resolved by the
City Council of the City of Dubuque:
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That the City Engineer be and he
is hereby directed to prepare a plat
showing generally the location, na-
ture and extent of the proposed im-
provement on the east side of Lincoln
Avenue, between Reed Avenue and
Dock Street, and in front of and abut-
ting lot 78, McCraney's Add., 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 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 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 no-
tify said abutting and adjacent prop-
erty owners as provided by ordinance,
that such plat and estimate 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 (5) days after
the service of such notice, and after
such service 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 accompany-
ing the same.
Ald. Specht moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas—Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin,
Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. Specht offered the following:
Whereas it is deemed necessary and
expedient to improve the north side
of Kaufman avenue between Valeria
street and Cushing's Place in front of
and abutting the premises herein de-
scribed by laying down a permanent
sidewalk thereon. To be composed of
cement '1 feet wide.
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 north side of Kaufman
avenue between Valeria street and
Cushing's Place, and in front of and
abutting lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 in
Cushing's Add., 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 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 Rec-
i.rder; that after the filing of said plat
and estimate in his office, the City
Recorder shall notify said abutting
and adjacent property owners, as pro-
vided by ordinance, that such plat and
estimate 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 (5) days af-
ter the service of such notice, and af-
ter such service 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 accom-
panying the same.
Ala. Specht moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin,
Specht.
Nays
Ald. Specht offered the following:
Whereas it is deemed necessary and
expedient to improve the south side of
Middle avenue between Rhomberg
avenue and Garfield avenue in front of .
and abutting the premises hereinafter
described by Laying down a permanent
sidewalk thereon: To to he composed
of brick or cement. Four feet wide.
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 south side of Middle ave-
nue between Rhomberg avenue and
Garfield avenue and in front of and
abutting lots 19 and 21 Wicks Add.,
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 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 his office, the City Recorder
shall notify said abutting and adjacent
property owners, as provided by ordi-
nance, that such plat and estimate 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
Adjourned Regular Session, August 10, 1910
and the cost of the same be taxed
against said premises and collected in
the manner prescribed by law.
Be it Further Resolved, That said
property owner be and is authorized
to construct said sidewalk at his own
expense, provided he begins work
thereon within ten days after being
notified by the City Recorder of the
passage of this resolution by the City
Council, and completes the same with-
in thirty days thereafter.
Be it Further Resolved, That if said
work is not commenced within the
time named in said notice that the
City Recorder be and is hereby order-
ed to give ten days notice by two
publications asking for proposals for
the doing of said work under contract
with the City. The proposals for the
doing of said work shall be acted upon
by the City Council oh the 15th day
of September, 1910.
Adopted August 10th, 1910.
D, J. HAAS, Mayor.
Attest: OTTO P. GEIGER, Recorder.
Ald. M'Evoy moved the adoption of
resolution.
;Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Ald. Apel, M'Evoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. O'Rourke offered the following:
Whereas, The contract heretofore
entered into by the City of Dubuque
for the construction of a sanitary
sewer in Hayden's Lane hereinafter
described has been completed, and the
City Engineer has computed that the
cost and expense of said improvement
amounts to $122.24.
Therefore, Be it Resolved by the
City Council of the City of Dubuque,
That to provide for the cost of con-
structing said sanitary sewer in Hay
den's Lane from Bluff street to a
point about 260 feet westerly thereof,
the Mayor be and he is hereby requir-
ed to execute and deliver to the City
Recorder, to be by him registered and
countersigned, two bonds one for $72.24
and one for $50.00 numbered 989 and 990,
dated August 29, 1910, payable on or
before seven years after the date
thereof, and bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent. per annum, pay-
able semi - annually.
Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption
of the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Ald. Apel, M'Evoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Alderman O'Rourke offered the fol-
lowing:
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, that Seventh
Street from the west lot line of Clay
Street to the east lot line of Main
Street be improved by grading to sub -
grade, curbing and resetting curb
where necessary and brick paving the
263
same on a concrete foundation, in ac-
cordance with the plans and specifi-
cations 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 1st
day of November, 1910, and shall be
paid for in the manner prescribed by
Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordi-
nance of the City of Dubuque for the
payment of the cost of street improve-
ments.
The proposal for doing said work
shall be acted upon by the Council on
the first day of September, and the
City Recorder is hereby ordered to
give ten days' notice by publication
asking for proposals as provided by
ordinance.
Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Aids. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Alderman O'Rourke offered the fol-
lowing:
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, that Fifth
Street from the west lot line of Main
Street to the east curb line of Locust
street be improved by grading to sub -
grade, curbing and resetting curb
where necessary and Krick paving said
portion of said street 00 a concrete
foundation, in accordance with the
plans and specifications for such im-
provement prepared by the City Engi-
neer 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 November, 1910, and shall
be paid for in the manner prescribed
by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Or-
dinance of the City of Dubuque for
the payment of the cost of street im-
provements.
The proposals for doing said work
shall be acted upon by the Council on
the first day of September,. 1910, and
the City Recorder is hereby ordered to
give ten days' notice by publication
asking for proposals as provided by
ordinance.
Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
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
construct a sanitary sewer in Grand-
view Avenue and South Dodge Street,
as follows, to -wit: an eight inch tile
pipe sanitary sewer in Grandview
Avenue from present manhole at in-
n
262 Adjourned Regular Session, August 10, 1910
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 session of
the City Council, notify the Council
thereof in writing, with a copy of
such notice accompanying the same.
Ald. Specht moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas---Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin,
Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. Specht offered the following:
Whereas it is deemed necessary and
expedient to improve the east side of
Rhomberg avenue between Shiller ave-
nue and Middle avenue m front of and
abutting the premises hereinafter de-
scribed by laying down a permanent
sidewalk thereon: To oe composed of
brick or cement. Four feet wide.
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 Rhomberg
avenue between Middle avenue and
Shiller avenue, and in front of and
abutting lot 19 Wick's Add., and the
kind of material to be used, and an
estimate of the entire cost thereof and
the amount and cost of such improve-
ment, and the amount and cost there-
of, 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 root, and to file
such plat and etsirnate 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 own-
ers, as provided by ordinance, that
such plat and estimate in the office of
location and nature or the improve-
ment, 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 (5) days after the service
of such notice, and after such service
shall have been made, the City Rec-
order shall, at the next regular ses-
sion of the City Council, notify the
Council thereof in wresting, with a
copy of such notice accompanying the
same.
Ald. Specht moved the adoption of
the resolution:
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas: Ald. Apel, M'Evoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht. •
Nays —None.
Ald. O'Rourke offered the following:
Whereas it is deemed necessary and
expedient to improve the east side of
Hill street between West Seventh and
West Fifth street in front of and
abutting the premises hereinafter de-
scribed by laying down a permanent
sidewalk thereon: To be composed of
cement. Four feet wide.
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, na-
ture and extent of the proposed im-
provement on the east side of Hill
street between West Seventh and West
Fifth streets, and in front of and
abutting lot 1 of out lot 735, 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 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
impovement 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 ord-
inance, that such plat and estimate
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 led, 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
service 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. O'Rourke moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Ald. Apel, M'Evoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. M'Evoy offered the following:
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, Iowa:
That a permanent sidewalk of the
width of six feet and four inches be
and the same is hereby ordered to be
laid on the west side of Bluff street,
between Tenth and Eleventh streets.
and in front of the following described
premises, lot 1 of the Sub. of the east
one -half of out lot 655.
Such sidewalk to he constructed of
materials and in the manner as fol-
lows, to -wit:
Eight inches of sand or broken stone,
three inches of concrete and one inch
wearing surface of cement mortar ac-
cording to the specifications prepared
therefor by the City Engineer.
Said 'sidewalk to be completed on or
before the first day of October, 1910,
Adjourned Regular Session, August 10, 1910 265
gineer 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 1st
day of November, 1910, and shall be
paid for in the manner prescribed by
Chapter XXXII of the Revised Ordi-
nance of the City of Dubuque for the
payment of the cost of street improve-
ments.
The proposals for doing said work
shall be acted upon by the Council on
the first day of September and the City
Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten
days' notice by publication asking for
proposals as provided by ordinance.
Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Alderman Specht 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 instruct-
ed to prepare plans and specifications
and an estimate of the cost thereof for
a storm water sewer from the Bee
Branch sewer in Twenty - seventh Street
westerly to Couler avenue, thence
southerly in Couler avenue to Diagonal
Street and submit the same to the Com-
mittee of the Whole as early as pos-
sible.
Ald. Specht moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None. •
Alclerman Specht offered the follow-
ing:
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, That the good
offices of this body be used with the
Union Electric" Company in an endeavor
to induce said company to extend its
track from the present terminus at the
end of Windsor Avenue, easterly to the
entrance to Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Moved by Ald. Specht that the reso-
lution be received and filed and the
mayor appoint a committee of three
to confer with the Union Electric Co.
regarding same.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Moved by Ald. Sauer that the engi-
neer be instructed to draft plans and
specifications for the repair of wall in
Althauser Avenue and file same with
city recorder. After filing the city re-
corder to advertise for, bids.
Moved by Ald. Specht that the rules
be suspended to allow Mr. Phil Breit -
haupt to address the Council.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Mr. Breithaupt addressed the Council
in reference to the proposed sanitary
sewer in alley between Washington and
Elm Streets and Lincoln Avenue and
Eagle Point Avenue.
Moved by Aid. Apel that the engineer'
be instructed to procure the necessary
waivers for the construction of a san-
itary sewer between Eagle 'Point Ave-
nue and Lincoln Avenue and Washing-
ton and Elm Streets. Carried.
The City Engineer reported as fol-
lows:'
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: In accordance with your
instructions, I have examined Seventh
Avenue and herewith submit a project
for the improvement of same from the
north lot line of Rhomberg Avenue to
a point 1,000 feet north. Very respect-
fully, C. H. BAUMGARTNER,
City Engineer.
On motion of Ald. Saul referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Moved by Ald. McEvoy that Mr. Au-
gust Meyer be appointed inspector of
Martha Street. Carried.
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke to adjourn:
Carried. OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
Adopted , 1910.
Approved . , 1910..
Attest:
Mayor.
264 Adjourned Regular Session, August 10, 1910
tersection of Dodge Street southerly to
a point opposite the southerly line of
lot 7, in Columbia Addition, thence
northerly in South Dodge Street to
Cleveland Avenue, thence a ten inch
tile pipe sewer northerly to Dodge
Street, and to assess the cost o: said
sewer against the abutting property.
Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None,
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 Dine sanitary
sewer in Grandview Avenue from
present manhole at Dodge Street
southerly to a point opposite the south
line of lot 7 in Columbia, Addition.
thence northerly in South Dodge
Street to Cleveland Avenue, thence a
tell inch sewer northerly to Dodge
Street, showing the to atione and gen-
eral nature of such improvement, the
extent thereof, the size and kind of
material to be used and to prepare an
estimate of the cost thereo:' and th?
amount assessable upon each le; or
parcel of land adjacent to or abuttin:
thereon per front feet or square feet
in area, and to file such plat, speci-
fications and estimate in the office of
the City Recorder.
That after such plat is so filed, the
City Recorder shall cause to be pub=
]ishe 1 notice of the -Intention o! 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 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 orrectione can
he filed, which time shall not he less
than five days after the last publica-
tion of said notice, and after the com-
pletion of the publication of such no-
tice, he shall at its next session, no-
tify the Council thereof hi writing
with a printed copy of such notice ac-
comnanyinf; the same.
Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
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 improve
Grandview Avenue from its intersec-
tion with South Dodge Street to the
south line of lot 1 of mineral lot 43 and
it is hereby proposed to grade, curb,
gutter and macadamize said portion of
said street setting the curb twenty -five
feet out from the lot lines and making
the roadway fifty feet between curbs
and to assess the cost of said curbing,
guttering and macadamizing against
the abutting property.
Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, Sauer, Saul, Sin -
grin, Specht.
Nays — McEvoy, O'Rourke.
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 lo-
cation, nature and extent of the pro-
posed improvement on Grandview Ave-
nue from its intersection with South
Dodge Street to the south line of lot 1
of mineral lot 43 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 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 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 improvement,
kind of material to be used, and an es-
timate 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. Saul moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, Sauer, Saul, Sin -
grin, Specht.
Nays— McEvoy, O'Rourke.
Alderman McEvoy offered the follow-
ing:
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, That Bluff
Street from the end of the present
brick - paving between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth Streets, southerly to Eighth
Street, be improved by grading, curb-
ing, guttering and paving the same
with Sarco compost in accordance with
the plans and specifications for such
improvement prepared by the City En-
Adjourned Regular Session, August 19, 1910 267
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: The following is the
pay roll of Police Department for the
first half of August, 1910:
Amount due Policemen $1,659.40
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS REILLY,
Chief.
On motion of Ald. Sauer, the report
and pay roll were received and war-
rants ordered drawn to pay the Po-
licemen and report referred 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 August, 1910:
Amount due laborers on
Streets $2,1 31.8 0
Approved by Committee on Streets.
Also submit the pay roll for labor
on sewers, during the last half of
August, 1910:
Amount due laborers on sewers...$194.30
Approved by Committee on Sewers.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN MAHONY,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Ald. Saul the pay rolls
on streets and sewers were received
and warrants ordered drawn to pay
the various amounts and the pay rolls
and report referred back to the proper
committees.
Street Commissioner Mahony also re-
ported there was due laborers $176.90
for work done on different roads in
Fifth ward to be paid out of county
road fund.
On motion of Ald. Singrin the report
received and ordered sent to Board of
Supervisors for payment.
Moved by Ald. Saul to adjourn to
Friday, August 19, at 7:30 p. m. Car-
ried. OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
Adopted , 1910.
Approved , 1910.
Attest:
Mayor.
City Recorder.
CITY COUNCIL.
Adjourned Regular Session, August
19, 1910.
(Official.)
Mayor Haas in the chair.
Council met at 8:45 p. m.
Present —Aids. O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul;
Singrin, Specht, Apel and City Attorney
Lyon.
Absent —Ald. McEvoy.
Mayor Haas stated that the meeting
was an adjourned meeting of the reg-
ular session of August 18, 1910, and was
called to take up and consider all mat-
ters which may properly come before
a regular session of the City Council.
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke the rules be
suspended to permit any one present
to address in reference to the proposed
Grandview avenue improvement.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, O'Rourke, Sauer,
Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Absent —Ald. McEvoy.
Mr. D. D. Meyer and A. L. Mathis,
addressed the Council on behalf of the
Union Electric Co. explaining that if
the street car line should ever be ex-
tended over Grandview avenue it would
be more convenient to lay the tracks in
the center of the proposed parking than
if the street were to be improved with
side parking.
Mr. Collis and Mr. Conley addressed
the Council in favor of the center park-
ing of Grandview avenue.
Bids for the improvement of Windsor
avenue and Wilbur avenue were pre-
sented and on motion of Ald. Saul all
bids were ordered opened as follows:
J. F. Brown, new curbing 80c per
lineal ft,; resetting old curb 20c per
ft; brick paving $1.85 per sq. yd.
Street & Steuck, new curbing 75c per
lineal ft; resetting old curb 10e per ft;
brick paving •81.75 per sq. ft.
N. J. 'Stoner, new curbing 62c per
lineal ft.; resetting old curb 180 per ft;
brick paving $2.05 per sq. ft.
Kennedy & Scharle, new curbing 55c
per lineal ft; resetting old curb 20c;
brick paving $1.62 per sq. yd.
Frank Beutin, 'new curbing 65c per
lineal ft; resetting old curb 25c per ft;
brick paving $1.65 per sq. ft.
Moved by Ald. Saul, contract be
awarded to Kennedy & Scharle they
being the lowest bidder and bond placed
at 25 per cent of contract. Carried.
Bid for improvement of Wilbur ave-
nue read as follows:
Wilmer Cook, grading $1.50 per cubic
yard; combine curb and gutter 80c per
lineal foot; macadamizing 75c per
square yard. Moved by Ald. O'Rourke
bid be referred to the Committee of
the Whole. Carried.
266 Regular Session August 18, 1910
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Session, Aug. 18, 1910.
(Official.)
Council met at 9:00 p. m.
Mayor Haas in the chair.
Present Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht
and City Attorney Lyon.
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the
Council proceedings for the month of
July, 1910, be approved as printed.
Carried,
Moved by Ald. Singrin that as there
are quite a number of citizens present
who desire to address the council in
regard to various matters the rules be
suspended to allow anyone who desires
to address the council in reference to
Valeria street, Grandview avenue and
Bluff street. Carried by the following
vote:
Yeas —Aids. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht,
Nayes —None.
Moved by Ald. Singrin that before
hearing from the citizens the petition.
Pertaining to Grandview avenue be
read. Carried.
Petition of Louis Trexler and one
hundred other citizens asking the
council to consider the placing n; a
parkway in the center of Grandview
avenue from Dodge street to Southern
avenue, read. Also petition of 3. .1.
Nagle, et al. asking that in the im-
proving of Grandview avenue it be
done with parkway in the center, read.
Mr. Collis, Judge O. P. Shiras and
H. Adams addressed the council in
favor of the center parkway in the im-
proving of Grandview avenue. Mr. F.
Kenneally, Mr. Lyon and Mr. Sulli-
van addressed the council favoring the
improving of Grandview avenue by
setting the curb twenty-five feet from
lot lines and making the roadway fifty
feet between curbs,
Mr. Thomas addressed the council,
stating that if Valeria street was Im-
proved to Cushing Place he and ,others
would have no objections, but if im-
proved as far as Hart street only they
would not favor the improvement at
this time, but would ask the council to
wait for a few years before improving
said street.
Mr. George Kleih addressed the
council in favor of improving Valeria
street from Kaufman avenue to Hart
street at once because there was not
enough in the grading fund to improve
the street to Cushing Place.
City Recorder Geiger presented and
read the notice, certified to by the
publishers, of the city council's inten-
tion to levy a special assessment for
the improvement of Bluff street from
Third street to Eighth street. Also
the remonstrance to the levying of the
assessment of E. A. Jess, John Mc-
Cabe, et al, Isabella Knowlton, Henry
A. Knowlton. ' On motion of Ald.
O'Rourke notice and remonstrance re-
ferred to committee of the whole.
Moved by Ald. Singrin the rules be
suspended to allow anyone present to
address the Council in reference to
Bluff Street.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Mr. Tschirgi addressed the Council,
stating in part as to who gave instruc-
tion as the work progressed from time
to time and that the improvement had
been completed in aeoordance to the
instructions and plans and specifica-
tions. Mr. W. Duggan and Mr. Woods
addressed the Council objecting as to
the manner the work had been done.
City Attorney Lyon stated he had
filed a petition to dissolve the injunc-
tion which prevents the city from mov-
ing several boat houses from the har-
bor, and he expected to get immediate
hearing before the district court.
Moved by Ald. Saul that the rules
be suspended and the Council take ac-
tion on the reports of officers. Carried.
To the Honorable City Council:
Gentlemen: —At the last session of
your honorable body, you empowered
me to appoint a special committee to
confer with the Union Electric Co. with
a view of having said company extend
its tracks from the present terminus on
Windsor Avenue easterly to the en-
trance to Mt. Calvary cemetery and I
hereby appoint Aldermen Specht, Apel
and O'Rourke as such committee.
D. J. HAAS, Mayor.
On motion of Ald. Saul report approv-
ed and ordered filed.
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 August, 1910:
Amount due Firemen ' $1,629.00
Respectfully Submitted,
J. R. REINFRIED,
Chief.
Approved by Committee on Fire.
On motion of Ald. Singrin, the report
was received and warrants ordered
drawn to pay the firemen, and the re-
port referred back to the Committee on
Fire.
Chief of Police Reilly reported as
follows:
268 Adjourned Regular Session, August 19, 1910
9:40 p. m. Ald. McEvoy entered and
took his seat.
BILLS.
Frank Hardie, transcript of testi-
mony in case of Anna Keenan
vs. City of Dubuque ....$101 40
Linehan & Molo, supplies and
Labor at Jackson park 2 80
J. J. Dunn, sheriff, service fee
of case of Lizzie Post vs. City
and H. Markey vs. Mayor
Schunk and Chief of Police
Pickley .. 710
The Labor Leader, printing 5 00
F. A. Miller, brooms for City
Hall.. 4 35
Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies for
City Hall ... 40
Western Union Telegraph Co.,
clock service for July, 1910.... 1 00
Foley Hand Laundry, towel ser-
vice for July.... ............ 4 00
Larry Dailey, cleaning around
City Hall for June and July.... 32 00
A. R. Staufenbeil, repairing clock
in Council Chamber 50
M. O'Donnell, repairing at City
Hall.. .. .. 2 03
John L. Kies, drug supplies,
police and City Hall .... 4 85
G .W. Healey & Son, supplies for
Washington park 60
Hussman & Lies, cups for drink-
ing fountains 1 90
C. E. Fitzpatrick Co., supplies for
various offices 6 25
Smith- Morgan Ptg. Co., printing
for City Attorney 38 60
Key City Rubber Stamps Works,
supplies for various offices .. 2 25
L. Lindenberg, supplies for Rec-
order office 2 20
Gonner Bros., printing for City
Hall .... .. ....
Sam Swift Co., Rec. recording
fees 4 75
Geo. Masters, gas mantels for
City Hall 75
Berg & Briggs, printing for
assessor 7 00
G. F'. Kleih, supplies, road Dept
and City Hall 3 45
N. B. Schneidei, supplies for
police Dept 5 55
Ed. Norton, meals furnished
prisoners, July .. 5 00
Mettle Bros.. feed for Police
and Fire Dept.... .. .... 5 30
American Ever Ready Co., sup-
plies for Police Dept.. 4 00
Becker Hazelton Co., supplies for
Police Dept 1 05
Standard Lumber Co.. shavings
for Police Dept.... 11 00
Kev City Gas Co.. r s arcs foe
July for Police and Fire Dept 2 00
Standard Lumber Co., shavings
and lumber for Fire and Road
Dept ... ... ... ... ... 112 10
Lagen, Peed & Berwanger, horse -
shoeing for Fire and Sewer
Dept .... 6 50
5 75
Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoeing
for Fire and Sewer Dept. 13 50
Eichhorn & Bechtel. supplies for
Police and Fire Dept.. 1 90
Linehan & Molo, rope for Fire
and Police Dept.... ........ 27 54
Butt Bros., repairs for Fire
Dept.... .. .. .... 38 70
Wunderlich & Wiederholt, horse -
shoeing for Fire Dept.... 13 15
Matt Stafford, feed for Fire
Dept 5 80
C. C. Gordon, repairs for Fire
Dept .... .. .. .. 8 25
J. G. Becker & Co., flax seed
for Fire Dept.... .... 3 25
F. M. Jaeger Co., supplies for
Fire Dept.... ..
W. Dalbkermeyer, horseshoeing
for Fire Dept .... .... 9 00
Carr, Ryder & Adams, edgings
for Fire Dept.. .... .... 5 20
Babcock Fire Extingtisher Co ,
supplies for Fire Dept.. .. .. 60 00
Dennis Bros., feed for Fire
Dept.. .. .. 643 10
John Kriebs, repairing Chief's
harness
Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co ,
chemical hose for Fire Dept 130 00
Union Electric Co., city fire alarm
power.. .. .... 2 00
Key City Gas Co., Coal and
Coke for Fire Dept 29 15
Smedley Steam Pump Co., sup-
plies and repairs for Road
Dept 18 3Q
Butt Bros., repairs and supplies
for Road Dept.... .. 8 80
F. Schloz & Son, repairs for
Road, Fire and Sewer Dept 46 75
Linehan & Molo, cement for Road
Dept 35 00
Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs and
supplies for Fire and Road
Dept.. .. 6 62
T. J. Mulgrew, cement for Road
Dept 3 85
Standard Oil Co., road oil 344 63
Dubuque Lumber Co., lum-
ber for Road Dept 37 20
M. Donegan, 6.84 cubic yard
macadam, Second district 5 13
Geo. Bock, sharpening sickles,
Road Dept....
Spann & Rose Lumber Co., lum-
ber for Road Dept 36 34
E. J. Vogenthaler Co., supplies
and repairs for Road Dept 3 91
P. Linehan Sons, sand for Road
and Sidewalk Dept 10 00
Standard Oil Co., road oil 200 86
O'Farrell Contracting Co., crush-
ed stone for Road Dept 72 00
Jos. J. Rowan, gloves for Road
Dept 1 50
Standard Oil Co.,, oil for steam
roller 2 55
J. F. Ris & Bros., supplies for
Road Dept.. 3 00
A. Gasser, brick for Road Dept 40
M. Kieffer, 36.83 cubic yd maca-
dam, Fourth District 36 83
75
25
75
Adjourned Regular Session, August 19, 1910 269
W. D. Deckert Co., labor for
Road Dept 50
Clancy Transfer Co., coal for
Road Dept 12 90
J. Brouellette, 14.29 cubic rardl
macadam, Second District 10 72
F. Burns, coal for Road Dept 16 65
John Mullen, 6.98 cubic yards
macadam, Second District . 5 23
Klauer Mfg. • Co., sprinklers
for oil ... ... ... 5 00
Pier Bros., coal for road Dept: 27 88
J. Becker, 27.76 cubic yards maca-
dam, Fourth District 25 76
B. Glass, 6.84 cubic yards maca-
dam, Second District 513
Purington Paving Brick Co ,
brick for Road Dept 101 10
F. G. Becker, coal for Road
Dept.. .. 36 85
Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works,
repairs and labor on steam
roller ... ... ... ................ 8 60
Dubuque Sand & Gravel Co.,
gravel for Road Dept.... ...... 3 97
City Water Works, water for
rock crusher 8 97
Paul Schlenker, supplies for Road
Dept 1 25
H. B. McCarten, repairing water
fountain, First and Main 25 90
John Butt, repairs for Sewer
Dept 40
Street & Steuck, 50 per cent
retained on West Fourth street
sewer.. 23 42
James Hird, inspector on Sem-
inary street sewer 60 63
James Lynch, inspector on Bee
Branch sewer, Fifth ward 28 87
O'Farrell Contracting Co., Im=
provement on East street from
Delhi street to Center Street 3521 43
Spahn -& Rose Lumber Co., lum-
ber for sidewalks 41 69
Standard Lumber Co., lumber
and sawdust for Sidewalk,
Road Dept. and City Hall 40 53
I. Manhoft, to conveyini Mr
Naten to Finley hospital .. 1 00
E. J. Frith, removing garbage for
July 374 40
Standard Lumber Co., lumber for
sidewalk and City Hall 145 70
Smith, Morgan, Printing Co ,
printing for Health Dept..... 10 50
Farley & Loetscher, supplies for
Health Dept 1 10
National Demokrat, advertising
for July .... 12 50
Telegraph - Herald, printing Coun-
cil proceeding and notices for
July 53 69
Labor Leader, advertising for
July ... ... ... 12 50
Times - Journal, printing Council
proceedings and . notices for
July 54 56
Smith Morgan Printing Co ,
printing pamphlets and , letter
heads for Fire .Dept 27 92
Iowa Telephone Co., telephone
rental for various offices 11 5 50
Key City Gas, light for various
offices 72 55
Union Electric Co., street light
for July .. 2253 85
M. Tchirgi & Son, improving
Bluff street 5925 56
M. Tschirgi & Son, improving
Bluff street 116 99
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that war-
rants be drawn on the treasurer and
all bills read and properly O. K. be
paid and others be referred to Com-
mittee of the Whole. Carried.
The following bills not being properly
O. K.'d were referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole.
Eagle Point Lime Works, 24
yards of stone for Althauser
avenue $ 37 00
M. Tschirgi and Sons, 5 Der cent
retained on Thirty- second
street storm sewer 45 66
O'Farrell Contracting Co., 5 per
cent retained on improving
Davis avenue, macadamizing 68 65
O'Farrell Contracting Co., 5 per
cent retained on curbing and
guttering on Davis avenue 15 71
M. Tschirgi and Sons, extra
material and labor on Bluff
street contract .. 265 85
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: Attached please find"
Treasurer's receipt for $2.25 for money
collected for cleaning alley in the Fifth
ward.
Respectfully,
JOHN MAHONEY.
On motion of Ald. Specht, received '
and filed.
Petition of Iowa Telephone company
by G. R. Bell asking permission to ex-
tend their lines on east side of Wilson
avenue and north side of Julien ave-
nue was presented. Moved by Ald.
McEvoy to be refered to the Committee
of the Whole and Iowa Telephone
company notified not to start the work
until the 'Committee of the Whole re-
ports. Carried.
Petition of Henry Ruhland asking
that the curbing in front of lots 1 and
2 in Gray's Sub., be so set as to keep
the water from running into said lots.
On motion of Ald. McEvoy, referred
to the. Committee of the Whole, to view
the ground.
Petition of Hugh Markey asking that
the council take action at its earliest
possible convenience on his claim for
damages to his property. On motion
of Ald. Singrin referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole.
Petition of Anna Smith asking' that
the assessment on lets 6 and 7, in -
Mobley's "Dubuque," No. 1. in city of '
Dubuque and lots 1 and 2 of Sub- dibis- '
ion of "outlots 735a and 736. 737, 719a
Adjourned Regular Session, August 19, 1910 271
be referred to the Committee of the
Whole. Carried.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the communication
of the Dubuque Park Commission,
asking that Grandview avenue along
the proposed improvement be parked
in the center, would respectfully
recommend that said communication
be received and filed.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the report of City
Attorney George T. Lyon stating that
the balance due for court costs
amounting to $155.60, in the case of
Kassler vs. City of Dubuque, was still
unpaid, would respectfully recommend
that a warrant hi said amount be or-
dered drawn on the Cita' Treasure: in
settlement of said costs.
Your Committee of the Whole wouhi
respectfully recommend that the City
Engineer be and he is hereby instruct-
ed to make a survey and plat of Ben-
nett Street showing the exact location
of the curb and lot lines on said street
from Grandview avenue to a point
about one hundred and fifty feet west
thereof.
JAMES SAUL,
Chairman.
Moved by Ald. Saul the various re-
ports of the Committee. of the Whole
be adopted. Carried.
Moved by Ald. Saul that the matter
of improving Grandview Avenue be re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Carried.
Resolution levying special assessment
for the improvement of Bluff Street,
from Third to Eighth Streets, read.
Moved by Ald. Saul the adoption of the
resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aids. Apel, 1VIcEvoy
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul Singrin and
Specht.
Nays —None.
Resolution levying special assessment
for the improvement of East Street.
from Delhi Street to Center Street read.
On motion of Aid. McEvoy referred to
Committee of Whole, they to report at
next meeting.
Ald. McEvoy offered the following:
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of Dubuque, That to pay for con-
structing an 8 inch tile pipe sanitary
sewer in Seminary Street, from Mad-
ison Street west, by H. G. Strong, con-
tractor, in front of and adjoining the
same, a special tax be and is hereby
levied on the several lots and parts of
lots and parcels of real estate herein-
after named, situated and owned, and
for the several amounts set opposite
each lot or parcel of real estate, as fol-
lows:
P. M. Harrington, Cox's Addition,
lot 81, 33.7 lin. feet at .3356 $11 31
P. M. Harrington, Cox's Addition,
lot 82, 50 lin. feet at .3356 16 78
P. M. Harrington, Cox's Addition,
lot S3, 50 lin. feet at .3356 16 78
Maurice and J. Anna Brown, Cox's
Addition, lot 84, 50 lin. feet at
.3356 16 78
Maurice and J. Anna Brown, Cox's
Addition, lot 85, 50 lin. feet at
.3356 16 78
Maurice and J. Anna Brown, Cox's
Addition, lot 86, 50 lin. feet at
.3356 16 78
Maurice and J. Anna Brown, Cox's
Addition, lot 87, 50 lin. feet at
. 3356 16 78
Susan Murphy, Cox's Addition, lot
1 of 88, 50 lin. feet at .3356 16.78
Susan Murphy, Cox's Addition, lot
1 of 89, 50 lin. feet at, .3356 16 78
T. O. Sullivan, Cox's Addition, lot
90, 50 lin. feet at .3356 16 78
Wm. Lawther, Sr., Cox's Addition,
lot 2 of 91, 50 lin. feet at .3356 78
Wm. Lawther, Sr., Cox's Addition,
lot 2 of 92, 15 lin. feet at .3356 5 04
J. F. Steiner Est., Cox' Addition,
lot 93, 65 lin. feet at .3356 21 82
Sadie Pierce, Cox's Addition, lot
94, 50 lin. feet at .3356 16 78
Leonard F. Buehler, Cox's Addi-
tion, east 1 -2 of lot 95, 25 lin.
feet at .3356 8 39
John T. Sawyer, Cox's Addition,
west 1 -2 of lot 95, 25 lip. feet
at .3356 8 39
Hiram L. Hart, Cox's Addition,
lot 96, 50 lin. feet at .3356 16 78
Eph. Yingling, Cox's Addition, lot
97, 50 lin. feet at .3356 16 78
Eph. Yingling, Cox's Addition, lot
98, 50 lin. feet at .3356 16 78
Anna. Kelly, Cox's Addition, lot
99, 50 lin. feet at .3356 16 78
Harry C..Ade, Cox's Addition, lot
100, 50 lin. feet at .3356 16 78
L. Zust Est.,' Cox's A ddition, lot
101, 50 lip. feet at .3356 16 78
L. Zust Est., Cox's Addition, lot
101, 5,0 lip. feet at .3356 16 78
D. H. Wheeler, Cox's Addition, lot
103, 33.7 lin. feet at .3356 11 31
Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Aids. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Moved by Ald. Saul to reconsider the
action taken in the matter of levying
special assessment for Bluff Street im-
provement.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul,
Singrin.
Nays —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, Specht.
Moved by Ald. Saul the matter of
special assessment of Bluff Street be
270 Adjourned Regular Session, August 19, 1910
and 718 in city of Dubuque be reduced
to $2,500.00. On motion of Ald. McEvoy
referred to Committee of the Whole.
Petition for consent as follows pre-
sented:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the City of Dubuque:
The undersigned, Ferdinand F.
Krause, respectfully states that he is
a qualified elector of the City of Du-
buque, Iowa; that he is the purchaser,
successor and assignee of the saloon
business of Peter Braden, at 64 Julien
avenue, being corner of Julien avenue
and Booth street in the city of Du-
buque, Iowa, and as such purchaser,
successor and assignee to the said
Peter Braden he respectfully prays
your Honorable Body to grant him a
new permit 'or resolution of consent to
sell and keep for sale intoxicating
liquors by him at No. 694 Julien ave-
nue in the city of Dubuque, Iowa, and
to cause the following Resolution of
Consent to be adopted. Dated August
17, 1910.
FERDINAND F. KRAUSE.
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke prayer be
granted. Carried.
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, That
consent is hereby given Ferdinand F.
Krause as purchaser, successor and
assignee of Peter Braden to sell and
keep for sale intoxicating liquors and
deal therein in the city 0! Dubuque,
Iowa, as provided by law. The con-
sent here given is a new consent given
in lieu of and in renewal of the Reso-
lution of Consent heretofore given
Pete: Braden.
Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption
of the resolution. Carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays — None.
Injunction restraining J. H. Carroll
and the city of Dubuque from remov-
ing or interfering with buildings,
docks or other property of John
Keckevoet, located in the Ice Harbor,
presented. On . motion of Ald. O'Rourke
referred to City Attorney.
Notice to the City of Dubuque and
J. H. Carroll that if they • in any way
interfere with or remove the house
boat belonging to C. C. McGregor he
will commence suit against them for
full value of said property and all
further damage he may suffer, pre-
sented. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke
referred to City Attorney.
City Recorder Geiger presented and
read the certified copy of notice of the
council's intention to levy a special
assessment for the construction of a
Sanitary Sewer in Seminary street.
No remonstrance being filed and no -
one in the room objecting to the same
the motion was, on motion of Ald.
O'Rourke, received and filed.
City Recorder Geiger also presented
and read certified copy of city coun-
cil's intention to improve Valeria
street, from Kaufman avenue to Hart
street. No remonstrance being filed
and no one in the room objecting to
the improvement at this Meeting, was
on motion of Ald. O'Rourke received
and filed.
City Recorder Geiger presented and
read certified copy of the City Coun-
cil's intention to levy a special assess-
ment for the improvement 'of East
street, from Delhi street to Center
street. Also the remonstrance 02 the
German Presbyterian Theological Sem-
inary of the Northwest, by M. Steffens,
president, and Geo. H. Kampma.nn, on
account of cob curb being damaged.
by steam roller, presented.
Moved by Aid. McEvoy the Street
Commissioner be instructed to have
the damage to cob curb repaired at
once. Carried.
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the
certified copy of the cou ncil'n inten-
tion to levy a special assessment for
improvement of East street be receiv-
ed and filed. Carried by the following
vete:
Yeas —Alds. O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul,
Sin grin.
Nays —Apel, McEvoy, Specht.
Ald. Singrin stated that the comb
curb on Tenth street, between Main
and Iowa, had been damaged by the
steam roller and moved that the
steam roller and moved that the
Street Commissioner have the same
repaired at once. Carried.
To the Honorable City Council:
Gentlemen: The undersigned, your
special committee designated by ordi-
nance, beg leave to report that the
have carefull examined the books,
vouchers and all matters pertaining
to the receipts ,and ;. disbursements of
the Dubuque Bridge company, and
that we find the same correspond with
the report submitted to this council
and which is hereto atached. We also
find from said report, that the net re-
ceipts for the fiscal year ending April
30, 1910, were less than eight per cent
on the investment, and as said com-
pany is exempt under Its special ordi-
nance until such time as its net re-
ceipts will equal that amount, we rec-
ommend that the CitJ Treasure. be
instructed to cancel the taxes against
said company for the year of 1909.
D. J. HAAS, Mayor.
M. E. LYONS, City Auditor.
J. T. KELLY, City Assessor.
City Assessor.
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke the report
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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 estimate
are on file, the location and nature
of the improvement, material to be
used and an estimate of its cost, and
the time before which objections
thereto can be lfied, and the time
fixed for hearing, which time shall
not be less than five days after the
last publication of such notice, and
after such publication- shall have been
made, the city recorder shall, at the
next regular session of the City Coun-
cil, notify the Council thereof in writ-
ing, with a printed copy of such no-
tice accompanying the same.
Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption
of the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul Singrin,
Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. Saul offered the following:
Whereas it is deemed necessary and
expedient to improve the west side of
Locust Street and Third Street in front
of and abutting the premises hereinafter
described by laying down a permanent
sidewalk thereon; to be composed of
cement material 6 feet wide.
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 gen-
erally the location, nature and extent
of the proposed improvement on the
west side of Locust Street, between
Second and Third Streets, and in front
of and abutting lot No. 116, and the
kind of material to be used, and an
estimate of the entire cost thereof and
the amount and cost of such improve-
ment, and the amount and cost there-
of, 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 notify said
abutting and adjacent property owners,
as provided by ordinance, that such
plat and estimate are on file, the loca-
tion and nature of the improvement,
kind of material to be used, and an
estimate of its cost, and the time be-
fore 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 no-
tice, and after such service 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 ac-
companying the same.
Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. Saul offered the following:
Whereas it is deemed necessary and "
expedient to improve the east side of
Booth Street, between Solon Street and
Langworthy Avenue in front of and
abutting the premises hereinafter de-
scribed by laying down a permanent
sidewalk thereon; to be composed of
cement material 4 feet wide.
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 east side of Booth Street, between
Solon Street and Langworthy Avenue,
and in front of and abutting lot 1 of
S. M. Langworthy's Sub., 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
pail, 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 Re-
corder; that after the filing of said plat
and estimate in his office, the City Re-
corder 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 ob-
jections 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. Saul moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. Saul offered the fol1oR'ing:
Whereas it is deemed necessary and
expedient to improve the north side of
Second Street, between Locust Street
and Bluff Street, in front of and abut-
ting the premises hereinafter described
by laying down a permanent sidewalk
thereon, to be composed of cement ma-
terial 8 feet wide.
Therefore be it resolved by the City
272 Adjourned Regular Session, August 19, 1910
refered to Committee of the Whole,
they to take immediate action. Car-
ried.
Ald. 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 plans and specifications for
the brick paving of the street and the
construction of the sidewalk at First
and Iowa Streets 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 —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Alderman Singrin offered the fol-
lowing:
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, that the Street
Commissioner be and he is hereby in-
structed to notify the C., M. & St. P.
and the C. G. W. railway companies to
clean out the culvert under their rights
of way on Seventeenth Street.
. Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. McEvoy offered the following:
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, That it is
deemed necessary and advisable to im-
prove Delhi street from its intersec-
tion with Asbury street westerly to
tl; city limits, and it is hereby pro-
posed to grade, curb, gutter and ma-
cadamize said portion of said street,
and to assess the cost of said curbing,
guttering and macadamizing against
the abutting property.
Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption
of the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin,
.cecht.
Nays —None.
Ald. i\IeEvoy offered the following:
Be It Resolved by the Cty Council
cf the City of Dubuque, That the city
engineer be and he is hereby directed
tc prepare a plat showing generally
the location, nature and extent of the
lroposed improvement on Delhi
street from its intersection with As-
bury street westerly to the city limits,
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
railw'ay.'company, the amount and
cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if
any, and the cost thereof and amount
asessable 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 pub-
lish in three consecutive issues of a
newspaper published in this city, a
notice stating that such plat and es-
timate are on file, the location and
nature of the improvement, kind of
material to be used, and an estimate
of its cost, and th 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 publicaton 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. McEvoy moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul Singrin,
Specht.
Nays —None.
Ald. McEvoy offered the following:
Be It Resolved by the City Council
of the Cty of Dubuque, That it is
deemed necessary and advisable to
improve Irving Avenue frdm Delhi
street to Decorah Avenue, and it is •
hereby proposed to grade, curb, gut-
ter and macadamizing' and to assess
the cost of said against the abutting
property.
Ald. McEvoy moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin.
Specht.
Nays —None.
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 generally
the location, nature and extent of the
proposed improvement on Irving ave-
nue'frour Delhi street to Decorah 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 and amount assessable
upon .each lot or parcel of land ad
jacent to br abutting' upon such im1
provemeht per front foot, -and' to fi*
such' plat and - e'stiniate in the office'
Adjourned Regular Session, August 23, 1910 275
CITY COUNCIL.
(Official.)
Adjourned Regular Session, Aug. 23,
1910.
Council met at 8:30 p. m.
Mayor Haas in the chair.
Present —Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Saul, Sauer, Singrin, Apel and City
Attorney Lyon.
Absent —Alds. Specht.
Mayor Haas stated that the meet-
ing was an adjourned meeting of the
adjourned. meeting of August 19 of
the regular session of August 18,
1910, and was called to take up and
consider all matters which may prop-
erly come before a regular session of
the City Council.
Petition of Chief of Police Reilly,
asking for an increase of salary, pre-
sented. On motion of Ald. Singrin,
referred to Committee of the Whole.
Petition of Frank Kenneally et al,
asking that Grandview Avenue be im-
proved from the end of the present
improvement at South Dodge Street
and extending South to the South lot
line of Lot 2 of Mineral Lot No. 43,
presented. On motion of Ald. Saul,
prayer of petitioner granted.
Petition of C. M. Peaslee et al, ask -
nig that the proper official or commit-
tee be given power to adopt such
methods as be best adapted to the
proper regulation of traffic on the
streets, presented. Moved by Ald.
McEvoy that the Mayor appoint a
committee consisting of the Mayor,
Chief of Police and three members of
the Council with power and they to
confer with the Dubuque Automobile
Club. Carried.
Ald. Specht entered at 8:40 and
took his seat.
A communication from Homer S.
King, asking the City to endorse San
Francisco for the holding of the ex-
position in 1915; also ono from
Francis Tracy Tobin, asking that New
Orleans be endorsed for the exposi-
tion, presented. Moved by Ald.
McEvoy, matter be referred to Com-
mittee of the Whole.
Amended by Ald. O'Rourke that
the Council endorse New Orleans for
the holding of the exposition in 1915.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Apel, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul,
Specht.
Nays— McEvoy, Singrin.
Ald. Saul, chairman of Committee
of the Whole, offered the following:
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the schedule
showing the amount proposed to be
levied against the property abutting
on Bluff Street from Third to Eighth
Street for the improvement thereof,
would respectfully recommend that
said assessment as corrected be ap-
proved and that the resolution levy-
ing the same be adopted.
Your Committee of the Whole
would respectfully recommend that
the action of the City Council of
August 10, 1910, on the petition of J.
C. Roberts be rescinded and that the
following be substituted therefor, to-
wit: That the assessment of J. C.
Roberts on Lots 21 and 22 in Reche's
Sub. for the year 1909 be placed at
$900.00 and $100.00 personalty, and
that the City Treasurer be instructed
to accept his taxes for said year on
that basis.
Your Committee of the Whole
respectfully recommend that the
action of the City Council of August
10, 1910, in adopting resolutions pro-
viding for the improvement of Grand-
view Avenue from the junction of
South Dodge Street to the south line
of Lot 1 of Mineral Lot 43 by grad-
ing, curbing, guttering, macadamizing
and side- parking said portion of said
street be rescinded and that reso-
lutions be adopted in lieu thereof 'for
the same kind of an improvement,
but with the parking in the center.
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of
Mrs. Anna Smith, stating that she
purchased Lot 1 in Collins' Sub., Lots
6 and 7 in Mobley's Dubuque and
Lots 1 and 2 in Kelly's Sub. and that
said lots are assessed for the year
1909 on a valuation of $3,600.00,
which is far in excess of the pur-
chase price, and asking, therefore, the
said valuation be reduced to $2,500.00,
would respectfully recommend that
the valuation on said lots be placed
at $2,800.00 and that the Treasurer
be instructed to accept the taxes for
the year 1909 on that basis.
JAMES SAUL,
Chairman.
Moved by Ald. Saul that the vari-
ous reports of Commitee of the
Whole be adopted. Carried.
Ald. O'Rourke offered the follow-
ing:
Whereas, The contract heretofore
entered into by the City of Dubuque
for the improvement of a street as
hereinafter described has been com-
pleted, and the City Engineer has
computed that the cost and expense
274 Adjourned Regular Session, August 19, 1910
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 00
the north side of Second Street, be-
tween Locust and Bluff Streets, and in
front of and abutting city lot 116, 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 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 uuon such
improvement per front foot, and to file
such plat and estimate in the office
of the City Recorder, that after the fil-
ing of said plat and estimate in his of-
fice, the City Recorder shall notify said
abutting 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 ob-
jections 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 ben 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. Saul moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Mayor stated he did not approve of
action taken on the petitions of J. C.
Roberts and Ida M. Cutter.
Moved by Ald. Apel to reconsider
the action taken on petition of J. C.
Roberts and Ida M. Cutter.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin,
Specht.
Nays —No n e.
Moved by Ald. Sauer the petition
of J. C. Roberts and Ida M. Cutter
be referred to the Committee of the
Whole. Carried.
Moved by Ald. Sauer that the City
Recorder be instructed to advertise
for bids for the sweeping of brick
paving. Amended by Saul that we
continue under the present system of
street sweeping.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourk,
Saul, Singrin.
Nays— Sauer, Specht.
Mayor Haas stated that the ordin-
ance granting the German Presby-
terian Theo. School of N. W. permis-
sion to use part of East street for
park purposes was not satisfactory to
said school and the same was now in
the hands of the ordinance commit-
tee for correction.
Moved by Ald. Singrin to adjourn
to Tuesday, Aug. 23, 1910. Carried.
Adopted , 1910.
Approved , 1910.
Attest:
Mayor.
City Recorder.
276 Adjourned Regular Session, August 23, 1910
of said improvement amount to
$6,474.55.
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
City Council of the City of Dubuque,
That to provide for the cost of im-
proving Bluff Street from Third
Street to Eighth Street, the Mayor be
and he is hereby required to execute
and deliver to the City Recorder, to
be by him registered and countersign-
ed twenty -five bonds for two hundred
and fifty dollars each and one for
two hundred twenty -four and 55 -100
dollars, numbered 991 to 1,016 in-
clusive, dated September 22, 1910.
payable on or before seven years af-
ter the date thereof, and bearing in-
terest at the rate of five per cent. per
annum, payable semi-annually.
Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption
of the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas— Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin,
Specht.
Nays —None,
Ald. O'Rourke offered the follow-
ing:
Whereas, The contract heretofore
entered into by the City of Dubuque
for the construction of a sanitary
sewer as hereinafter described has
been completed, and the City Engi •
neer has computed that the cost and
expense of said improvement amount
to $368.30.
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
City Council of the City of Dubuque,
That to provide for the cost of con-
structing a sanitary sewer in Semin-
ary Street from Madison Street to a
point about five hundred and fifty feet
westerly thereof, the Mayor be and
he is hereby required to execute and
deliver to the City Recorder, to be by
him registered and countersigned, one
bond for two hundred and fifty dol-
lars and one for one hundred eigh-
teen and 30 -100 dollars, numbered
1,017 and 1,018, dated September 22,
1910, payable on or before seven year
after the date thereof, and bearing
interest at the rate of five per cent.
per annum, payable semi - annually.
Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption
of the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin,
Specht.
Nays —None
Alderman Specht offered the fol-
lowing:
Bt it resolved by the • City Council
of the City of Dubuque, That " it is
deemed necessary and advisable to
improve Twenty- seventh Street from
the end of the present improvement
easterly to the end of said street, and
it is hereby proposed to grade, curb,
gutter and macadamize said portion
of said street, and to assess the cost
amizing against the abutting property,
of said curbing, guttering and macad-
Ald Specht moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin,
Specht.
Nays— None.
Ald. Specht 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 Twenty -
seventh Street from the end of the
present improvement easterly to the
east end of the 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 im-
provement, 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
improvement per front foot, and to
file such plat and estimate in the of-
fice 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 said 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 accompanying the same.
Ald. Specht moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Aldermen Apel, McEvoy,
O'Rourke, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Alderman Specht 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
Seventh Avenue from Rhomberg Ave-
nue to a point about one thousand feet
northerly thereof, and it is hereby pro-
posed to grade, curb, gutter and ma-
cadamize said portion of said street
binding the top course of wearing sur-
Adjourned Regular-Sessign, August 23, ,1910 27:7
face with taroid and to assess the cost
of said curbing, guttering and macad-
amizing against the abutting property.
Moved by Q1d. Specht the- adoption-.of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Ald. Sauer excused from voting.
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 directed to
prepare a plat showing generally the
location, nature and extent of the pro-
posed improvement on Seventh Avenue
from Rhomberg Avenue to 'a point
about one thousand - feet northerly
thereof, 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
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 newspaper pub-
lished 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 es-
timate 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.
Moved by Ald. Specht the adoption
of the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Ald. Sauer excused from voting.
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
Grandview Avenue from the end of the
present improvement at the junction of
South Dodge Street southerly to the
south line of lot 2 of mineral lot 31,
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 setting the curb seventeen and
one -half feet from the lot 'lines and, to
assess the cost of said curbing, giitter-
ing and, ineca4?,r1}i4in- ',:a,gaitist the
abutting property.
AId. Saul moved the .adopting of the
.resolution;
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas— Alds. Apel, 14IcEvoy; O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays -None. '
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•pro-
posed improvement on Grandview Ave-
nue from the junction of South Dodge
,Street to the south line of lot 2 of min-
eral lot 31, 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 fit=
ing of said plat and estimate in his of-
fice, the city recorder shall publish in
three consecutive issues of a newspaper
published in this city, a notice stating
that such plat and estimates are on file,
the location and nature of the improve=
ment, 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,
whioh time shall not be less than five
days after the last publication of such
notice, and after such publication shall
have been made, the city recorder shall,
at the nest regular 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:
Yeas -j lds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Nays —None.
Alderman Apel offered the following:
Be t Resolved by the City Conneil
of the City of Dubuque, That Valeria
Street from Kaufman Avenue to Hart
Street be improved, by grading,' curb-
ing, guttering and macadamizing' the
same, 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 Re-
corder; and he it further
Resolved, That said improvement
shall be completed on or before the,15th
day of November, 1910, and shall, be
paid for in the manner, prescribed, by
Chapter. XXXII of the Revised. Ordi-
nance of the 'City of Dubuque, for the
itititititititn
Adjourned - Regular_ Session, August2S,,1910 270
D. D. Myers, City, N. 64 feet lot
617, 64 lineal feet new curb-
stone at 70c, $44.80; 142.2 square
yards macadamizing at 73 1 -2c,
$104.52; extra expenses, .0766
lineal feet, $4.90; total .... .... 154.22
A. A. Cooper, City, S. 8 feet lot
617, 17.7 square yards macad-
amizing at 73 1 -2c, 913.01; ex-
tra expenses, .0766 lineal feet,
61c; total .. . 13.62
A. A. Cooper, City, 408 616a,
66.6 square yards tnacadamiz-
ing at 73 1 -2c, 48.95; 4.4 lineal
feet old curb reset `at 20c; 87e;
extra expenses, .0766 lineal feet,
$2.30; total 52.12
A. A. Cooper, City, tot 616. '67.8
square yards macadamizing at
73 1 -2c, $49.83; 5.10 lineal feet
old curb reset at 20c, $1.17; ex-
tra expenses, .0766 lineal feet,
$2.34; total .... .. - 53.34
A. A. Cooper, City, lot 615, 231.5
square yards, macadamizing at
73 1 -2c, $170.15; extra expenses,
.0766 lineal feet, 97.06; total 177.21
J. M. Sullivan, City, E. 110 feet
lot 614, 86.4 lineal feet new
curbstone at 70c, $60.48; 239.1
square yards macadamizing at
73 1 -2c, $175.74; extra expenses,
.0766 lineal feet, $7.35: total 243.57
A. W. Kemler Est., City, Mid
2-3 of N. 46.8 feet lot 613. 43.6
lineal feet new curbstone at
70c, $30.24; 96.0 square yards
macadamizing at 73 1 -2c, 970.56;.
extra expenses, .0766 lineal feet,
$3.31; total .... 104.11
Minnie Kemler, City, Und. 1 -3
of N. 46.8 feet lot 613, 21.6 lineal
feet new curbstone at 70c,
$15.12; 48.0 square yards ma-
cadamizing at 72 1 -2c, $35.28;
extra expenses, .0766 lineal feet,
91.65;.total .... 52.05
Philip Ryder, City, S. 43.4 feet
lot 613, 96.5 square yards ma-
cadamizing at 73 1 -2c, $70.93;
extra expenses, .0766 lineal feet,
$3.33; total .... 74.26
Jos. S. Morgan, N 21.8 feet lot
612, .5 lineal feet new curb-
stone at 70c, 35c; 48.4 square
yards macadamizing at 73 1 -2c,
$35.57; extra expenses, .0766 lineal
feet, 91.67; total 37.59
Jos. S. Morgan, City, So. 64.4 feet
lot 612, 95.7 'lineal feet new
curbstone at 70c, 966.994; 240.7
square -yards macadamizing at
73 1 -2c, $176:91; extra expenses,
.0766 lineal feet, .97.19; total 251.29
Mary A. McLean, Sub. City, 610,
lot 1, 216 5 square yards ma-
cadamizing at 73 1 -7,c, $159.13;
extra expenses, .0766 lineal feet,
165.65
$6.55 t otal
Arthur McCann Est, City, lot
610a, 71.0 , square yards ma-
cadamizing at 73 1 -.2c. $52.19;
extra expenses,, .0766 lineal feet,
' 92.45; total .... 54.61
Arthur McCann Est, City, lot
609a, 46.6 square yards macad-
amizing at 73 1 -2e, - 934.25; ex-
tra expenses, .0766 lineal feet,
. total 35.86
Florence M. Hayden, - Sub
1 of City lot 609, lot 2, 63.3
square yard;; tnacadamizint; al
73 1 -2c, $50.57; extra expenses,
.0766 lineal feet, 92.38; total 52.95
Emma Clemens, Sub. 1 of City
lot 609, lot 1, 64.5 square yards
macadamizing at 73 1 -2c, 947.41;
extra expenses, .0766 lineal feet,
92.22; total .. . 49.63
John Daugherty, Sub. City lot -
609, lot 2, 8.9 square yards ma-
cadamizing at 73 1 -2c, 96.54;
extra expenses, .0766 lineal feet,
31c; total 6.85
Margt. Welsh, City. No. 20 ft.
N. 1 / E. 113 ft. Lot 608,
44.5 sq. yds. macadamizing
at .735, $32.71; extra ex-
penses at .0766 lin, ft., $1.53 34 24
A. F. Jaeger Est., City, So.
22.10 ft. N. 1/ E. 113 ft.
Lot 608, 50.9 sq. yds. ma-
cadamizing at .735, $37.41;
extra expenses at .0766 lin.
ft., 91.76 39 17
Eliz. A. Connolly, City, So. 1 /2
E. 113 ft. Lot 608, 104.2 sq.
yds. macadamizing at .735,
$76.59; extra expenses at
.0766 lin. ft., 93.59 80 18
Annie Gilden, City, Lot 129,
151.8 sq yds. macadamizing
at .735. 9111.57; extra ex-
penses at .0766, $5.23
Mary Jess, City, Lot 130,
142.9 sq. yds. macadamizing
at .735, 9105.03; extra ex-
penses at .0766 lin. ft., 94.92 109 95
John H. Meehan, City, So. 17
ft. W. ?/. Lot 131, 37.8 sq.
yds. macadamizing at .735,
927.78; extra expenses at
.0766 lin. ft., $1.30 29 08
Catherine McCann, City, S. M
16.6 ft W. 1 /2 Lot 131, 36.9
sq yds. macadamizing at
.735, 927.12 ;extra expenses
at .0766 lin. ft., $1.27 28 39
Jas. T. Wood, City, N. M. 24
ft. of N. 31 ft. Lot 131, 53.3
sq. yds. macadamizing at
.735. 939.18; extra expenses
at .0766 lin. ft., 91.81 41 01
John McCabe, City, N. 6 /,r ft.
Lot 131, 14.2 sq. yds. ma-
cadamizing at .735, $10.44;
extra expenses at .0766 lin.
ft., 49c 10 93
John McCabe, City, So. 17
ft. Lot 132, 38.9 sq. yds.
macadamizing at .735,
928.59; extra expenses at
.0766 lin. ft., 91.34 29 93
B. Lagen. City, So. M. 26.6 ft.
Lot 132, 58.9 sq. yds. ma-
cadamizing at .735, $43.29;
278 Adjourned Regular'Session,, August. 23,.19.10
payment of the cost of street 14nprove-
ments.
The proposals for doing said work
shall be acted upon by the Council on
the 1 5th day of September, 1910,
and the City Recorder is hereby ordered
to give ten days' notice by publication
asking for proposals as provided by or-
dinance.
Ald. Apel moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Lost by the following vote: • '
Yeas -Alds. Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Saul, Singrin.
Nays - Sauer, Specht.
Ald. O'Rourke offered the follow-
ing: •
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of Dubuque, That to pay for im-
proving Bluff street from Third street
to Eighth street, by M. Tschirgi and
Sons, contractors, in front of and ad-
joining the same, a Special ' Ta, be
and is hereby „leyied.on the several
lots, and parts of lots, and parcels of
real estate hereinafter named, situ-
ate and owned, and for' the several
amounts set opposite each lot or parcel
of real estate, as follows:
F. W. • Wieland, Sub. City, 653a,
lot 7, 60.6 lineal feet new curb-
stone at 70c. 942.42; 154.9 square
yards macadamizing at 73 1 - 2e,
$9'.15; extra expeuses, .0766
lineal foot, 94.65: total $146.22
Anthony Guerdet, Sub. City 653a,
lot 6, 25 lineal feet new curb-
stone at 70c, 917.50: 65.5 square
vardi; macadamizing at 72 1 -2c,
940.79; extra expenses, .0766
lineal feet, 91.92; total 66.21
H. and M. C. Ficke. Sub. City+
653a, lot 5, 45 lineal feet neW
curbstone at 70c, 931.50: 106.0
. square yards macadamizing at
73 1 -2c, 973.50; extra expenses,
.0766 lineal feet. 93.45: total 108.45
.1. A. McKinlay, Sub. City 653a,
N. 50 feet lot 4, 50 lineal feet
new curbstone at 70e, $35.00;
111 square yard:; macadamiz-
ing at 73 1 -2c, 981.59; extra ex-
penses, .076G lineal feet, $5.83:
total .... 120.42
Martha Greene, Sub. City 6530,
S. 2 feet lot 4, 4-4 square yards
macadamizing at 72 1 -2o, 92...23:
2.0 lineal feet old curb reset at
204, 4Cc; extra expenses, .0766
lineal feet, 15c; total 2.78
Martha Greene, Sub. Cit,• 652a
N. 22.10 feet lot 1. 50.9 square
yards macadamizing at 72 1 -2c,
31.41; 22.9 lineal feet old curb
reset at 20c, $4.55; extra ex'
penses, .076G lineal feet, $1.75;
total ... 43.71
A. 3. Minty, Sub. Cit,' 653a, S.
25 feet lot 1, 55.5 square yards
macadamizing at 73 1 -20, 946.79:
25.0 lineal feet old curb reset
at 20c, 95.00: extra expenses,
.0766 lineal feet, $1.92: total .. 47.71
Otto ' M. Ruete, ' Sub. City ' 653a,
lot 2, 106.4 square yards ma-
. cadamizing at 72 1 -2c, $78.20;
41.1 lineal feet old curb reset at
20c, $8.22; extra expenses, - .0766
lineal feet, $3.67, total- 90.09
Geo. W. Healey, Sub. City 653a,
lot 3, 111.0 square yards ma-
cadamizing at 73 1 -2c, $81.59;
41.1 lineal feet old cmro reset
at 20c, $8.71; extra expenses,
.0766 lineal feet, $3.83; total 9.4.13
Archie Frater, City, N. 4G feet
lot 622, 46 lineal feet new curb-
stone at 70c, $32.20; 102.0 square
yards macadamizing at 73 1 -2c,
$74.97; extra expenses, .0766 lin-
eal feet, $3.52; total 110.69
C. F. Mehlhop, City, S. 39.6 feet
lot 622, 1 lineal foot new curb-
. stone at 70c, 70c: 88.0 square
yards macadamizing at 73 1 - 2c,
$64.68; 14.3 lineal feet old curh
reset at 20c, 92.85; extra ex-
penses, .0766 lineal feet, $3.03;
total 71.26
C. F. Mehlhop, City, N. 6.6 feet
of N. 52.6 feet lot 621, 14.6
square yards macadamizing at
73 1 -2c, $10.73; 6.6 lineal feet old
curb rest at 20c, 91.30; extra
expenses, .0766 lineal feet, 51c;
total
Z. Hoffman, City, N. M. 23 feet
of N. 52.6 feet lot 621, 51.0
square yards macadamizing at
73 1 -2c, $37.49; 13.9 lineal feet
old curb reset at 20c, $3.75; ex-
tra expenses, .0766 lineal feet,
$1.76; total 42.00
Z. Hoffman, S. M. 23 feet of N
52.6 feet lot 621, 51.0 square
yards macadamizing at 73 1 -2c,
$37.49; 23.0 lineal feet old curb
reset at 20c, $4.60; extra ex-
penses, .0766 lineal feet, $1.76;
total
P. J. Lee, City, S. 46 feet lot 621,
102.0 square yards macadamiz-
ing at 73 1 -2c, $74.97; 59.6 lineal
feet old curb reset at 20c, $'i.90;
extra expenses, 0766 lineal feet,
$3.52; total .. 86.39
Franciscan House, City, lot 620,
68.3 lineal feet new curbstone
at 70c, $47.81; 161.3 square
yards macadamizing at 73 1 -2c,
$118.56; extra expenses, .0766
lineal feet, 95.56; total 171.93
Franciscan House, City, lot 619,
13.1 lineal feet new curbstone
at 70c, $9.17; 142.2 square yards
macadamizing at 72 1 -2c,
$104.52; 46.6 lineal feet. old curb
reset at 20c, 90.30: extra ex-
penses, .0766 linea, feet, $4.90;
total 127.89
Mary A. Coates and D. E. Wat-
ters, City, lot 618, 55 lineal feet
new curbstone at 70c, 938.50;
144.9 square yards macadamiz-
ing at 73 1 -2c, 9106.13; extra ex-
penses, .0766 lineal feet, $4.98;
total .. 149.61
1'2.54
43.85
1
280 Adjourned Regular. Smsio.o, August 23, 1910
extra expenses :at .07.6.6 lin.
ft., $2.03 45 32
Mrs. J. S.' Murphy, City, N
21.3 ft. Lot 132, 14,4.9 sq
yds. macadamizing at '.735;
$106.50; extra expenses at
.0766 lin. ft, '$4.08 110 58
Isabelle Knowlton, City, West
?:; Lot 133, 87.3 lin. ft. new
Curbstone at 70c, $61.11;
241.1 sq. yds. macadamiz-
ing at .735, $177.21; extra
expenses at .0766 lin. ft.,
17.39 245 71
H. 'A. Knowlton, City, S. 1 -3
Lot 134, 21.5 lin. ft. new
curbstone at 70c, $15.05;
47.8 sq• yds. macadamizing
at .734, $35.13; extra ex-
penses at .0766 lin. ft., $1.64 51 82
Jas. Harragan. City, M. 1 -3 Lot
134, 21.6. lin. ft. new curb-
stone at 70c, $15.12; 47.8 sq.
yds. macadamizing at .735,
$35.13: extra expenses at
.0766 lin. ft., $1.64 51 89
H. A. Knowlton, City, N. 1 -3
Lot 134, 21.5 lin. ft. new
curbstone at 70c, $15.05;
47.8 sq. yds. macadamizing
at .735, 435.13; extra ex-
penses at .0766 lin. ft., $1.64 51' 82
Frank Kirk. City, S. Y 'Lot
135, 32.3 lin. ft. new' curb-
stone at 70c, $22.61; 71.8 sq.
yds. macadamizing at .735,
152.77: extra expenses at
.0766 lin. ft., $2.4,7 77 85
A. C. Kleine. City, N. % Lot
135, 32.3. lin. ft. new curb-
stone at 70c, $22.61; 71.8 sq.
yds. macadamizing at .735,
$5 ?.77• extra expenses at
.0766 lin. ft., $2.47 77 85
J. H. Thedinga Est., City, Lot
136, 90.4 lin. ft. new curb-
stone at 70c, $6.3.28; 241.1
sq. yds. macadamizing at
.735, $177.21; extra ex-
penses at .0766 lin. ft., $7.39 247 88
Eliz. A. Sullivan, City, Lot
137. 241.1 sq. yds. macad-
amizing at .73,5, $177.21;
extra expenses at .0766 lin.
ft., $7.39 184 60
A. A. Cooper. City, Lot 133,
143.5 sq. yds. macadamiz-
ing at .735, 1105.47; extra
expenses at .0766 lin ' ft.,
$4.94 110 41
A. A. Cooper, City, Lot 139
143.5 sq. yds. macadamiz=
ing at .735. $105.47; extra
expenses at .0766 lin. ft.,
$4.94 110, 41
J. R. Waller Est., City, Lot
140, 241.1 sq. yds. Macad-
amizing at .736, $1,77.21';
extra expenses at .07.6.6. lln.
ft., $7,,39 18.4 60
City of Dubuque, Washington
Park,- 774.2• sq. yds, macad-
amizing at 70 $569.03; ex-
tra expenses at .0766 lin.
ft., $24.34 593 37
Cath. A. Christman Est., City'
652, Lot 1, 75.3 lin, ft. new
curbstone at 70c, $52.71;
211.6 sq. yds. macadamizing
at :735, $155.53; extra ex-
penses at .0766 lin. ft., $6.3 214
Cath. A. Christman Est., City
651, Lot 1, 51.3 lin. ft. new
curbstone at 7Oc, 135.91;
114.0 sq. ,yds. macadamizing
at .735. $83.79; extra ex-
penses at .0766 lin. ft.,
$3.92 ' 123 62
Cath. A. Christman Est., City,
So. 36.3 ft. Lot 650, 36.3
lin. ft. new curbstone at 70c,
$25.41; 8.07 sq. yds. macad-
amizing at .735, $59.31; ex-
tra expenses at '.0766 lin.
ft., $2.78 87 50
J. D. Push, City, No. 15 ft
City Lot 650, 15.0 lin. ft.
new curbstone at 70c, $10.50;
33.3 sq. yds. macadamizing
at .735, $24.48; extra ex-
penses at .0766 lin. ft., $1.14 36 12
J. D. Bush, City, So. 8 ft. S.
19.8 ft. Lot 649, 8.0 lin. ft.
new curbstone at 70c, $5.60;
17.7 sq. yds. macadamizing at
.735 513.01; extra expenses
at .0766 lin. ft., 61c 19 22
C. T. Bush, City, N. 11.1 ft
S. ' 19.8 ft. Und. 1 -3 Lot 649,
.4 lin. ft. new curbstone at
70c, 28c; 8.733 sq. yds. ma-
cadamizing at .735, $6.42;
extra expenses at .0766 lin.
ft., 30e 7 00
J. D. Bush. N. 11.8 ft. S. 19.8
ft. Und. 1 -3 Lot 649, .3 lin.
ft. new curbstone at 70c, 21c;
8.733 sq. yds. macadamizing
at .0766, $6.42; extra ex-
penses at .0766 lin. ft., 30c. 6 93
Anna M. Utt, City, N. 11.8 ft.
S. 19.8 ft. - rind. 1 -3 Lot 649,
.3 lin. ft. new curbstone at
70c, 21c; 8.733 sq. yds. ma-
cadamizing at .735; $6.42;
extra expenses at .0766 lin.
ft., 30c 6 93
J. D. Bush, Sub. City, 648 and
N. 31.4 ft. 649, Und, 1/2 Lot
1, 41.2 lin. ft. new curb-
stone at 70c, *28.80; 91.9
sq. yds. macadamizing at
.735, $67.55; extra expenses
at .076 lin. ft., $3.12 99 47
Anna M.' TJtt, Sub. City 648
and N. 31.4 ft. 649, Und. 1 ;4'
Lot 1, 41.2 lin. ft. new
curbstone at 70c, $28.$1;
91.9 sq. yds. macadainizing
at .735, $,61.55; ' extra ' ei
penses at '.076 lin. ft: '$3.12, 9,9
62
48
Adjourned Regular Session, August 29, 1910
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the
resolution be adopted and assessment
be levied, subject to such redemption
as ,has been`- previously.':'made.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas - Apel, McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul. Singrin, Specht.
Nays -None.
Moved by Ald, Saul that when we
adjourn we adjourn to Monday, Aug.
29th. Carried.
Moved by Ald. O'Rourke that the
City Treasurer call on County Treas-
urer and collect the money due the
City on the County Road Fund and
he to report to Committee of the
Whole and hold the money collected,
subject to the will of the Council.
Carried.
Ald. McEvoy asked the City Engi-
neer if he had done anything in re-
gard to Willow Street improvement,
as instructed. The Engineer stated
he had not and gave his reason that
he did think it as important as other
work. Ald. McEvoy said that as an
appropriation had been made for the
improvement and the Council had in-
structed him to make plans, he there-
fore demanded that the Engineer re-
port at next meeting regarding Wil-
loW Street.
The mater of insuring the fire en-
gine now being repaired was referred
to the Committee on Fire.
The Mayor announced the commit-
tee to regulate traffiic on the streets
as follows: Mayor D. J. Haas, Chief
of Police Reilly, Alds. Saul, Singrin
and O'Rourke.
Moved by Ald. Saul to adjourn.
Carried. OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
Adopted , 1910.
Approved , 1910.
Attest:
Mayor.
City Recorder.
CITY COUNCIL
281
(Official.)
Adjourned Regular Session. Aug. 29,
1910.
Mayor Haas in the chair.
Council met at 8:50 p. m.
Present -Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke.
Saul, Singrin, Specht Sauer and City
Attorney Lvon,
Absent -Ald. Apel,
Mayor Haas stated that the meeting
was an adjourned meeting of the ad-
journed meeting of August 23 of the
adjourned meeting of August 19 of the
regular session of August 18, 1916. and
was called to take uP and consider all
matters which may properly come be-
fore a regular session of the City
Council.
Moved by Aid. O'Rourke that the
rules be suspended to allow Mr. Bell
to address the council in reference to
the extension of the lines of the Iowa
Telephone Co. Carried by the follow-
ing vote:
Yeas - Alds. T1cEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Snecht.
Absent -Ald. Apel,
Mr. Bell addressed the council ask-
ing that they (Iowa Telephone Co.) be
permitted to extend their lines along
Wilson avenue and west from Wilson
avenue along Julien avenue to West
Dubuque, and that tney might do so
a once.
Moved by Ald. Saul the matter of
extending telephone line be left with
the Committee of the Whole. Carried.
Petition of John Steadman asking
that the city fill in front of lot 17 in
O'Neil's Sub. No. 2, so that he can lay
sidewalk, presented. On motion of Ald.'
Saul referred to Comtn'ttee of Whole
to view' ground.
Petition of Mrs. A. Chowres asking
that the Engineer be instructed to
prepare a suitable grade on Pearl
street and in front of lots 42 and 4S,
Finley, Waples and Burton Add., pre-
sented. On motion of Ald. McEvoy
prayer granted and Engineer to be in-
structed.
Protest of S. W. Figge, et al, against
laying sidewalk in front of property
on Angelia street, presented. On mo-
tion of Ald. McEvoy referred to Com-
mittee of the Whole to view the
ground.
Petition of Mrs. Clement D. Hayden
asking that ' one -half of assessment
Paid by Mr. McNamara for connec'
tion of Sanitary Sewer be applied to
decrease her assessment, presented. On
motion of Ald. Singrin referred to
Committee - of tha Whole.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
282 Adjourned Regular Session, August 29, 1910
Petition of Mary E. Waller et al,
asking that the taxes paid on lots three
and six in Block 29 in the Dubuque
Improvement Co. Add. be deducted
from their 1910 assessment. Or7 mo-
tion of Ald. Saul referred to Commit-
tee of the --hole and City Attorney.
City Attorney Lyon reported that he
had examined the bond of Mark A.
O'Rourke and approved of same. On
motion of Ald. O'Rourke received and
filed.
Weighmaster R. Hay reported re-
ceipts of $1.75 for month of July. On
motion of Ald. O'Rourke received and
filed.
Al Moyer, pondmaster, reported that
he had collected 338 doe, licenses from
July 1 to Aug. 13, 1910. On motion of
Ald. Specht received and filed.
Moved by Ald, Saul that the matter
pertaining to the increase of salary of
Al Moyer be referred to -Ce rimittee of
the Whole. Carried.
Moved by Ald. Saul that we take a
recess for the purpose of the alder-
men examining the plans and speci-
fications of the proposed improvement
of Grandview avenue. Carried by the
following vote:
Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer. Saul, Singrin, Specht,
Absent —Ald. Apel.
The council reconvened and the fol-
lowing answered roll call: AIcTh. Mc-
Evoy, O'Rourke, Sauer, Saul, Singrin,
and Specht. Absent —Ald. Apel.
Moved by Ald. McEvoy that the
specifications of Grandview avenue he
changed to read when a sub -rase is
required only clean crushed stone shall
be used, etc. Carried.
Moved by Aid. Saul that the section
pertaining to the expansion joint filler
be stricken out and insert h lieu
thereof steel skives not over one- fourth
of an inch thick. Carried,
Moved by Ald. Saul to change sec-
tion "sub -hale" by striking out the
words cinders or other and have it
read "a sub -base shall be provided, if
required by the Engineer, composed of
suitable material herein before speci-
fied, ere. Carried.
Moved by Ald. Saul that the plans
and specifications be approved as
changed. Carri_l.
Moved by Ald. Saul that the extend-
ing of water mains in Grandview Ave-
nue be referred to the committee who
were appointed at a previous meeting
of the Council to confer with the
-Pater Works Trustees and the Mayor
to act with said committee, they to
ask for the extension of the water
mains in Grandview Avenue and re-
port at the next meeting.
Moved by Ald. Singrin that the City
Recorder be instructed to advertise for
bids for the extending of Bee Branch
from a point about 18 feet south of lot
line of Eighteenth Street between Ce-
dar and Sycamore Streets to north lot
line of Eighteenth Street.
Alderman Saul offered, the following: •
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, That Grand-
view Avenue from the west end of the
present improvement at the junction of
South Dodge Street to the south line
of Mineral Lot 31, be improved by grad-
ing, parking, curbing, guttering and
macadamizing, the same 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 1st
day of December, 1910, and shall be
paid for in the manner prescribed by
Chapter XXXII of the Revised Ordi-
nances of the City of Dubuque for the
payment of the cost of street improve-
ments.
The proposals for doing said work
shall be acted upon by the Council on
the 9th day of September and the City
Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten
days' notice by publication asking for
proposals as provided by ordinance.
Moved by Ald. Saul that the resolu-
tion be adopted.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas — Alds. McEvoy, O'Rourke,
Sauer, Saul, Singrin, Specht.
Absent —Ald. Apel.
Moved by Ald. Saul that the sanitary
sewer from Grandview Avenue and
South Dodge Street to Dodge Street be
constructed of 8 -inch tile pipe. Carried.
Moved by Ald. McEvoy that Mrs.
Condon be permitted to remove dirt
from the alley between West Four-
teenth Street and Dubuque Avenue an2l
Audubon Avenue and Atlantic Avenue
under the supervision of the Street
Commissioner and City Engineer. Car-
ried.
Moved by Ald. Saul to adjourn. Car-
Adopted , 1910.
Approved , 1910.
Attest:
Mayor.
City Recorder.
List of City Warrants
Dubuque, Iowa, August 1, 191 Q.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Dubuque:
Gentlemen: The following is a
complete list of all warrants issued
by me during the month of July,
1910:
SALARIES POR OFFICERS.
D. J. Haas, salary, Mayor $116 65
Geo. D. Wybrant, salary, Treas-
urer 133 30
F. M. Blake, salary, Deputy
Treasurer 100 09
Louis F. Kolfenbach, salary,
Clerk to Treasurer 60 00
M. E. Lyons, salary, Auditor 116 65
Geo. J. Vogel, salary, Dept. Aud-
itor 80 00
Otto P. ,Geiger, salary; Recorder..116 65
'Geo. H. Ellwanger, salary, Dept.
Recorder 86 00
Jos. T. Kelly, salary, Assessor 125 00
Al. H. Wiedner, salary, Depty
Assessor 83 30
Frank Kenneally, salary, Depty
Assessor 82 30
Geo. T. Lyon, salary, Attorney 150 00
Edgar H. Willging, salary, Asst
Attorney 85 00
Miss Nettie Bently, salary, sten-
ographer to Attorney 20 00
Chas. Baumgartner, salary, En-
gineer 166 65
Jos. Friedrich, salary, Clerk to
Engineer 75 00
Walter Cullen, salary, Rod Man 50 00
Thos. Reilly, salary, Chief of Po-
lice 100 00
John W. Lawlor, salary, Com-
mittee Clerk 125 00
John Mahoney, salary, Street
Commissioner 100 00
P. J. Royce, salary, Sidewalk In- •
Spector 60 00
Geo. Miller, salary, Supt. of
Sprinkling 60 00
Ed. Norton, salary, Market Mas-
ter .. 55 00
Al. Moyer, salary, Pound Master 40 00
Mrs. Koening, salary, Janitress 30 00
Thos. Cahill, salary Park Custd 40 00
Chas. McManus, salary, Park -
Custd... 40 00
Jos. Straney, Sr., salary, Park
Custd 15 00
Dr. Chas . Linehan, salary,
Health Physician 50 00
Paul Bewer, salary, Sanitary Po-
lice 65 00
Dr. F. J. Kennedy, salary, Meat
and Milk Inspector 75 00
John H. Carroll, salary, Harbor
• and Wharf Master 36 00
Peter Apel, salary, Alderman 25 00
Edw. McEvoy, salary, Alderman 25 00
John O'Rourke, salary, Alder-
man 25 00
Edw. Sauer, salary, Alderman 25 00
List of Warrants 288
Jas. Saul, salary, Alderman 25 00
Wm. Singrin, salary, Alderman 25 00
Robt. Specht, salary, Alderman 25 00
FL1jE.
J. Reinfried, salary, Fire 61 75
Wm. Hipman, salary, Fire 49 00
M. Eitel, salary, Fire 38 23
J. Essman, salary, Fire 40 67
A. Duccini, salary, Fire 35 78
J. Flynn, salary, Fire 37 73
G. Byer, salary, Fire 35 78
A. Heer, salary, Fire 32 34
Wm. Kannolt, salary, Fire 32 34
B. Kirch, salary, Fire 32 34
J. Daley, salary, Fire 38 23
J. Barnes, salary, Fire 40 67
T. Ryder, salary, Fire 40 67
M. Kelley, salary 37 73
F. Murphy, salary, Fire 35 78
H .Cain, salary, Fire 32 34
J. Bakey, salary, Fire 32 34
Wm. Smith, salary, Fire 32 34
G. Gehrke, salary, Fire 38, 23
T. T< - salary. Fire 35 78
J. Smith, salary, Fire 32 34
J. Keppler, salary, Fire 32 34
D. Ahern, salary, Fire 49 00
J. Benzer, salary, Fire 37 73
A. McDonnell, salary, Fire 40 67
P. Zillig, salary, Fire 32 34
M. Sweeney, salary, Fire 32 34
J. McGloughlin, salary, Fire 32 34
J. Connelly, salary, Fire 32 34
Wm. Kennedy, salary, Fire 29 89
J. Daugherty, salary, Fire 27 45
J. Murphy, salary, Fire 24 50
Wm. McConnell, salary, Fire 28 00
Wm. Tamsett, salary, Fire 28 00
Wm. Dockstater, salary, Fire 5 55
R. -Weston, salary, Fire 38 23
J. Allen, salary, Fire 35 78
M. Fahey, salary, Fire 32 34
R. Kenneally, salary, Fire 32 34
Wm. Ducey, salary, Fire 38 23
F. Kenneally, salary, Fire 35 78
E. McDermott, salary, Fire 32 34
T. O'Brien, salary, Fire 27 45
J. Roshin, salary, Fire 38 23
F. Baumgartner, salary, Fire 35 78
J. Schoenberger, salary, Fire 32 34
P. Kirsh, salary, Fire 27 45
Amount retained for Pension
Fund 31 86
POLIOE.
Louis Blocklinger, salary, Police 2815
James Corcoran, salary, Police 32 50
Michael Connolly, salary, Police 32 50
John Cody, salary, Police 32 50
Philip J. Dunphy, salary, Police 32 50
-Wpm. Donahue, salary, Police 32 50
Thomas Duggan, salary, Police 32 50
Michael Fogarty, salary, Police 32 50
Patrick Fury, salary, Police 32 50
John Fox, salary, Police 32 50
Jaynes Flynn, salary, Police 32 50
Wm. Fox, salary, Police 30 00
Ben Gray, salary, Police 32 50
Patrick Hanlon, salary, Police 32 50
Geo. Jones, salary, Police 32 50
Emil Kahn, salary, Police 32 50
Michael Kilty, salary, Police 32 50
James Keefe, salary, Police 32 50
284 List of Warrants
John Kane, salary, Police 32 50
John Kop, salary, Police 30 00
Patrick Kenneally, salary, Police 32 50
Barney Ludescher, salary, Police 32 50
Charles Liest, salary, Police 35 00 -
Patrick McInerney, salary, Police 32 50
Patrick McCollins, salary, Police 32 50
Michael McCormick, salary, Po-
lice 32 50
Henry Mueller, salary, Police 32 50
Hugh Markey, salary, Police 32 50
S. Sterling, Labor 7 20
John J. O'Brien, salary, Police 32 50
Michael O'Connor, salary, Police 37 50
John Raesle, salary, Police 37 50
Michael Ryan, salary, Police 32 50
Gus Ratterman, salary, Police 32 50
Patrick Sutton, salary, Police 1515
Joseph Stoltz, salary, Police 32 50
Michael Stapleton, salary, Police 32 50
Patrick Sullivan, salary, Police 32 50
John Spielman, salary, Police 16 25
Dennis Sheehan, salary, Police 30 00
J. Schroeder, Labor 5 40
Frank Williams, salary, Police 32 50
Louis Zemanek, salary, Police 30 00
Miss Brennan, salary, Police Ma-
tron 32 50
Mrs. K. Hibbe, salary, Police
Matron 32 50
STREETS.
M. Acker, 3rd $ 5 40
J. Bechen, 2nd 13 50
.T. TRrouillette, 2nd 16 60
S. Sebastian, 4th 4 80
C. Bentin, 5th 7 20
F. Burt, 4th 4 00
P. Carney, 1st 23 40
1,V. Coughlin, 1st 9 00
TT. Cornell. 1st 3 An
G. Collinson, 4th 5 00
J. Callaghan. 2nd 23 40
J. Connolly, lst -2nd 23 40
M. Carney. 2nd -3 -rd -4th 23 40
F. -- )opahne, 2nd 8 80
J. DeWachter, 4th 7 20
J. Dobler, 5th 10 80
T. Donahue 23 40
T. Lonergan 23 40
J. Egan, 2nd 10 80
J. Ess 23 40
G. Frost, 2nd 25 00
B. Frick, 5th 1 80
I0. Fitzlaff 25 00
R. Glass, 2nd 18 90
C. Geimer, 4th 19 80
7i. Galle. 5th 7 20
M. Hannan, 2nd 17 20
'I. Harker. 4th 16 20
N. Herman, 5th 5 40
Peter Jacobs, 3rd 19 00
John John, 3rd 3 60
J. Jellison, 3rd 2 50
T. Kettenhofen, 3rd 19 00
M. Kelly, 3rd 10 00
P, Kenneally. Health 23 40
J. Kinsella 25 00
J. Kness .. 23 40
F. L assanee, 5th 1 80
F. Lilly, 5th 10 00
R. Love 9 00
J. Mullen, 2nd , 10 80
M. Morrissey, 2nd 9 00
T. Malloy, 3rd -10 60
Ed. Malloy, 3rd 1160
J. Martinek, 4th 5 40
D. McGuinness, 1st 7 20
M: McCarten, 1st 180
J. McAleese,' 2nd 14 00
John McLaughlin, 3rd 5 40
Jas. McLaughlin, Sr., 3rd 14 60
W. McLaughlin, 3rd 25 00
P. MePoland, 4th 4 49
B. McDonnell 2 90
R. MeGivern, expense 23 40
W. O'Brien, 1st 25 00
J. Pullens, 3rd 4 60
J. Parker, 4th 15 40
M. Prosser, 5th 14 40
P. Ryan, 1st 9 00
J. Roussell, 1st 1 80
D. Rosemeier, 2nd 1010
Phil Reddin, 2nd 8 80
J. Ryan, 2nd 23 40
F. Siege, 4th 24 00
F. Sellie, 5th 4 80
J, Schwartz 34 60
J. Steffens, 3rd -4th 23 40
J. Tobin, 4th 18 80
J. Twrieg, 5th 11 60
A. Turner 25 00
L. Walkenheim, 3rd 14 60
H. Weber. 5th 8 60
A. Welu, 5th 18 00
P. Weirioh, 5th 25 00
W: Walker, 3rd -4th 23 40
N. Zingel, 4th 15 40
TEAMS.
M. Ackles, 3rd -4th 67 50
F. Burns, 3rd 11 00
F. Becker, 3rd 22 50
Josh Calvert, 2nd 38 75
John Calvert, 2nd 48 50
B. Costello, 4th 53 50
A. Conrad, 5th 39 50
Mrs. A. Dietl, 5th 6 00
N. Ennert, 1st - 28 50
J. Graham, lst -2nd -4th 67 50
F. Hohnecker 69 00
J. Landholdt, 4th 22 00
J. Long, 5th 11 00
J. Linehan 43 30
P. Linehan's Sons, 3rd 67 50
J. Mulligan, 1st 13 50
M. Markham, Ord 7 00
J. J. McCollins, 2nd 11 50
J. McQuillan, 3rd 50 00
Jeff McGrath, 4th 49 50
D. O'Meara, 1st 13 50
R. Obermayer 35 70
J. Oswald 79 50
Aug. Rink, 1st 31 00
J. Siegworth, 1st 11 50
U. E. Co. 394 80
C. Van Wie 77 50
Bill of Jas. F. Lynch, Inspector
on Bluff Street 28 80
SEWERS.
D. Cunningham $ 23 40
J. Clune 23 40
A. Hird 23 40
W. Hennessy 21 60
O. Son es - 1 00
F. Luchterhand 23 40
R. Love 1 00
J. Rooney 23 40
G. Reynolds .. ....
J. Scheuer
C. Sullivan
C. Specht
Geo. D. Wybrant, interest out-
standing warrants
Geo. D. Wybrant, freight and
express charges ..
Geo. Ds. Wybrant, Library or-
ders
Geo. D. Wybrant, Library or-
ders 500 00
Geo. D. Wybrant, Library or-
ders 500 00
Geo. D. Wybrant, Library or-
ders 454 94
Peter L. Schlosser, refund of
loan 100 00
FIREMEN
J. Reinfried, salary, Fire $ 62 00
Wm. Hipman, salary, Fire 50 00
M. Eitel, salary, Fire 38 00
J. Essman, salary, Fire 41 00
A. Duccini, salary, Fire 35 00
.T. Flynn, salary, Fire 38 0 0
G. Beyer, salary, Fire 35 00
Wm. Kannolt, salary, Fire 33 0 0
B. Kirch, salary, Fire 33 00
A. Heer, salary, Fire 33 00
J. Daley, salary, Fire .., 38 00
J. Barnes, salary, Fire 41 00 00
T. Ryder, salary, Fire 41
M. Kelly, salary, Fire 38 00
F. Murphy, salary, Fire 35 00
H. Cain, salary, Fire... 4 33 00
J. Bakey, salary, Fire 33 00
Wm. Smith, salary, Fire 33 00
G. Gehrke, salary, Fire 38 00
T: Kennedy, salary, Fire 35
J. Smith, salary, Fire 33 00 00
J. Keppler, salary, Fire 335 00
B
D. Ahern, salary, Fire 50 00
J. enzer ,salary, Fire 3 800
A. McDonnell, salary, Fire 41 00
P. Zillig, salary, Fire 33 00
M. Sweeney, salary, Fire • 33 00
J. McGloughlin, salary, Fire 33 0 0
J. Connelly, salary, Fire 33 00
Wm. Kennedy, salary, Fire. 30 0 0
J. Daugherty, salary, Fire 27 00
J. Murphy, salary, Fire 25 00
Wm. Tannsett, salary, Fire 27 0 0
Wm. McConnell, salary, Fire 27 00
D. B. Cooney, salary, Fire ; 1 00
C. M. Ccle, salary, Fire 1 00
R. Weston, salary, Fire 38 00
J. Allen, salary, Fire 35 00
M. Fahey, salary, Fire 33 00
R. Kenneally, salary, Fire 33 00
Wm. Ducey, salary, Fire 38 00
F'. Kenneally, salary. Fire 35 0 0
E. McDermott, salary, Fire 33 00
T. O'Brien, salary, Fire 27 00
J. Roshin, salary, Fire 38 00
F. Baumgartner, salary, Fire. 35 00
J. Schoenberger, salary, Fire. 35 0 0
P. Kirch, salary, Fire 27 00
STR;
J. Brouillette, 2nd
J. Bechen, 2nd
S. Bastien, 4th ...... ...... 7
J. Bixler, 4th .............. 12
C. Buelow, 5th 1
287
15 39
500 00
$ 15
9
List of Warrants 285
3 60
24 60,
27 50
30 00
20
20
20
30
80
C. Beutin, 5th 8 40
F. Burt, 4th 5 60
P. Carney, 1st 20 • 80
W: Coughlin, 1st 3 60'
G. Collinson, 4th .... 18 20
W. Clark, 4th 14 00
J. Connolly, lst -2nd 23 40
M. Carney, 2nd - 3rd -4th 23 40
J. Callaghan, 2nd .... 23 40
J. Dobler, 5th 5 40
T. Donahue, 23 40
J. Egan, 2nd 12 60
J. Eberhardt, grading 80
J. Ess 23 40
G. Frost, 2nd .... ........: 25 00
F. Frick, 3rd 3 60
E. Fitzlaff 9 65
B. Glass, 2nd ....... 15 20
G. Geimer, 4th 16 20
M. Ganahl, 4th 4 20
C. Gantenbein, 5th .... 2 20
J. Galle, grading ...... , 80
T. Hackney, 1st 14 40
J. Hill, 1st 10 40
M. Hannan, 2nd 15 80
T. Harker, 4th 8 20
J. Haupert, 4th 3 60
N. Herman, 5th 9 00
Peter Jacobs, 3rd..... 1 60
John John, 3rd ....... 9 00
W. Jellison, 4th 7 50
J. Jellison, 3rd 17 50
N. Kettenhofen, 3rd 80
M. Kelly, 3rd 3 20
J. Kness 23 40
P. Kenneally, health 23 40
J. Kinsella 25 00
0'. Lillie, 5th 1 80
R. Love 13 50
R. Love ...... 5 60
T. Lonergan 23 40
J. Mullen, 2nd . 12 60
M. Morrissey, 2nd 7 20
T. Malloy, 3rd 12 20
Ed. Malloy, 3rd ...... 17 00
J. Martinek, 4th 21 60
Jas. Malloy, 4th 1 20
D. McGuinness, 1st.... 11 80
J. McAleese, 2nd 19 80
R. McCaffrey, 2nd 3 20
Jas. McLaughlin, 3rd 13 80
John McLaughlin, 3rd 6 20
W. McLaughlin, 3rd ... 25 00
P. MePoland, 4th .... 17 20
D. McGrath, 4th .... 9 00
R. McGivern, Ehcpense 23 40
'37. O'Brien, 1st 25 00
C. O'Neill, 2nd 14 40
J. Parker, 4th ....... 7 20
H. Paar, 4th 80
J. Paar, 4th 80
.T. Ronssell. 1st 19 40
P. Reddin, 2nd 9 00
W. Robinson, 4th 6 20
Roe Royce, 4th .. .... 4 40
Roy Ritter. 4th 3 60
J. Ryan, 2nd 21 60
J. Schroeder, 4th ...... 11 80
F. Siege, 4th 25 00
F. c'elli. 5th 3 60
J. Schwartz, 37 50
J. Steffens. 3rd -4th 23 40
James Tobin, 4th.... 21 60
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286 List of- Warrants
A. Turner ......
L. Walkenheim, 3rd
J. Willman, 4th
A. Welu, 5th
H. Weber, 5th ..... ...�
P. Weirich, 5th .......
W. Walker, 3rd,4th... ,.
N. Zingel, 4th
TEAMS.
M. Ackels, 3rd -4th
Josh Calvert, 2nd
John Calvert, 2nd ....
B. Costello, 4th....
A. Conrad, 5th
Jos. Graham, 1st -2nd- 4th
J. Haudenschield, 3rd
F. Hohnecker
John Long, 5th
J. Linehan
P. Linehan's Sons, 3rd
J. Mulligan, 1st
M. Markham, 3rd ....
J. J. McCollins, 2nd
J. McQuillan, 3rd
Jeff McGrath, 4th
P. S. Norton, 4th
Obermayer
J. Oswald
W. Ruesch, 5th
A. Siege, 4th
A. Stoltz, 5th •
C. Van Wie, 1st - 2nd -3rd
SEWERS.
D. Cunningham ...... .......
J. Clune
A. Hird
W. Hennessy ... ....
G. Gunz splicing rope)
F. Luchterhand ......
J. Rooney
J. Scheuer ....... .... ....
C. Sullivan ... ... .........
C. Specht ...
J. Hanson
80 50
29 50
25 00
14 50
4 50
69 50
4 50
80 00
29 50
43 35
66 50
13 50
34 50
17 00
22 50
18 00
15 00
35 75
79 50
4 50
6 50
11 50
70 00
$ 9 80
12 60
18 00
12 60
1 00
3 60
18 00
21 60
16 90
18 50
10 00
POLICE.
Louis Blocklinger, salary, Po
lice ...$ 30 30
James Corcoran, salary, Police 32 50
Michael Connolly, salary, Po-
lice 32 50
John Cody, salary, Police 32 50
Philip J. Dunphy, salary, Po-
lice
Wm. Donahue, salary, Police
Thomas Duggan, salary, Po-
lice 32 50
Michael Fogarty, salary, Po-
lice
flatricrr Fury, salary, Police
John Fox, salary, Police
James Flynn, salary, Police
Wm. Fox, salary, Police
Ben Gray, salary, Police
Patrick Hanlon, salary, Police
Geo. Jones, salary, Police
Emil Kahn, salary, Police..,
Michael Kilty, salary, Police
James Keefe, salary, Police
John Kane, salary, Police
John Kopp, salary, Police
Patrick Kenneally, salary, Po-
lice 30 30
Barney Ludescher, salary, Po -'
25 00 lice 30 30
12 60 .Charles Liest, salary,• Police. 35 00
3 20 Patrick McInerney, salary,
14 40 Police .. .... .... 32 50
12 60 Patrick McCollins, salary, Po-
25 00 lice ... ... ...... 32 50
23 40 Michael McCormick, salary,
6 40 Police 32 50
Henry Mueller, salary, Police 32 50
Hugh Markey, salary, Police 32 50
John J. O'Brien, salary, Police 32 50
Michael O'Connor, salary, Po-
lice 37 50
John Raesle, salary, Police 37 50
Michael Ryan, salary, Police 32 50
Gus Ratterman, salary, Police 32 50
Patrick Sutton, salary, Police. 6 50
Joseph Stoltz, salary, Police 32 50
Michael Stapleton, salary, Po-
lice 32 50
Patrick Sullivan, salary, Police 32 50
John Spielman, salary, Police 8 65
Dennis Sheehan, salary, Police 30 00.
Frank Williams, salary, Police 32 50
Louis Zemanek, salary, Police 28 00
Miss •Brennan, salary, Police
Matron 32 50
Mrs. K. Hibbe, salary, Police
Matron .... ....t 32 50
35 00
32 50
32 50
32 50
32 50
32 50
30 00
32 50
21 70
32 50
32 50
32 50
32 50
32 50
30 00
BILLS.
A. E. Bradley, painting and
papering Police headquar-
ters, Mayor's and Assessor's
office and putting in win -
dow lights City Hall as per
contract $ 82 00
Metz Mfg. Co., new screens
and repair of screens 9 10
Philip Breithaupt, repairing
fountain at 27th and White
Streets and repairing gas
lamps at City Hall 8 80
Mullen Bros., repairing foun-
tain on Grandview Avenue
and plumbing at City Hall. 8 50
G. F. Kleih, supplies for City
Hall 4 25
M. S. Hardie, letter heads for
Mayor, Engineer and Chief
of Police 26 00
Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies
for City Hall 1 45
Clark Roller Awning Co., one
awning for Mayor's office 4 70
Foley Hand Laundry, towel
service for June 4 00
J. E. Hartig, repairing steel
tape and lawn mower , 1 70
Dubuque Rubber & Belting
Co., hose for Phoenix Park 10 50
Klauer & Kress, supplies Side-
walk Department
H. S. Moore, transcript of tes-
timony in case of Lizzie
Post vs. City of Dubuque 12 00
Hoermann Press, printing for
Treasurer's office 2 50
Geo. Masters, three inverted
gas mantels 60
Carr, Ryder & Adams, one
light glass, Engineer's office . 40
6 30
List of Warrants
Union Printing Co., pasters
and scratch tabs 13 30
Edmund Linehan, one case
toilet paper 7 50
W. R. Pearce, lettering on
door in Mayor's office 75
Ed. Miilins, sharpening mow-
er 1 25
C. A. Noyes, shades for Coun-
cil Chamber and Recorder's
office 3 25
M. O'Donnell, repairing foun-
tain on Julien and Grant
Avenues and supplies 7 98
Pier Bros., one cord oakwood
for City Hall and Police 6 75
Babcock Fire Extinguisher
Co., supplies for Fire Dept. 16 00
Key City Gas Co., fuel and
light, Fire and Police Depts. 26 75
Geo. Ragatz & Son, supplies
and repairs for Fire Dept 54 39
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co ,
lumber for Fire •Dept. 5 39 •
Union Electric Co., power for
City fire alarm system 2 00
John Kriebs, supplies for
Fire Dept. 95
J. F. Ris & Bro., repairing
acid reservoir, Fire Dept 1 75
National Refining Co., oil for
Fire Dept. 6 75
Dubuque Rubber & Belting
Co., three firemen's coats 16 50
John C. Wells, tower bell No
3 00
Byrne Bros., rent of buggy
from Feb. 7th to March 7,
1910, by Chief of Fire Dept. 6 00
W. B. Baumgartner, supplies
for Fire Department 2 05
M. Stafford, feed for Fire
Dept. 142 41
J. J. Strayer, pillow cases for
Fire Dept, 4 50
Dubuque Eagle Chemical Co ,
5 gal Flynet for 'Fire Dept 10 00
Duggan & Cota, supplies for
Police and Fire Dept. 3 45
F. M. Jaeger Co., supplies for
Fire and Sewer Depts. 3 55
Wunderlich & Wiederholt,
horseshoeing, Fire Dept. . • 3 60
Collings & Pfiffner, horse -
shoeing for Fire Dept. 14 75
Dr. J. Hagerty,. veterinary
service May and June for
Fire Dept 18 40
Phil Heller, horseshoeing for
Fire Dept. 13 00
L. Lindenberg, ax handles for
Fire Dept. 1 20
Lagers, Peed & Berwanger,
horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 6 50
Model Wall Paper Co., frames
for Fire Dept, 10 00
J. C. Voelker, gloves for Po-
lice Dept. 3 00
Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoe -
ing for Police Dept. 4 00
G. F. Kleih, supplies for Po-
lice Dept. 1 00
287
S. C. Dike, shears and clip-
pers for Police Dept. 65
John Linehan, removing ma-
nure from Patrol House 5 00
Ed. Norton, meals furnished
prisoners for June 5 80
Klauer & Kress, supplies for
Police Dept. 2.60
The Boston Clothiers, police
helmets as per contract 97 25
C. J. Shannon, supplies for
Police Matron 2 95
Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies
for Police Matron 65
A. E. Bradley, setting glass in
Police Dept. 1 00
La Nicca Pharmacy, supplies
Police and Health Depts 1 50
Mettel Bros., feed for Police
and Fire Depts. 5 05
Dr. J. Hagerty, veterinary
service for May and June,
Police Dept. 7 40
Mullen Bros., connecting .foun-
tain on Seminary Street and
supplies and repairs for
Road Dept. 20 36
W. D. Deckert Co., supplies
for Road Dept. 3 14
James B. Clow & Sons, foun-
tain for Road Dept. 97 20
Standard Oil Co., road oil for
Road Dept. 245 79
Dubuque Rubber & Belting
Co., supplies for Road Dept 62
Jos. Brouillette, 7.72 cu. yds.
macadam 5 79
O'Farrell Contracting Co ,
concrete aprons at East and
Grace Streets 8 00
G. W. Healey & Son, supplies
for Road Dept. 73
Pier Bros., coal for Road
Dept, 7 60
F. G. Becker, coal for steam
roller 16 71
Mike Donnigan, 8.93 cu, yds
macadam 6 70
Pitts - Thompson Foundry Co ,
supplies for Road Dept. 12 00
Mat Kieffer, 65.87 cu.- yds
macadam 65 87
F. Beutin, wood for steam
roller 7 50
Key City Roofing Co., cement
for Road Dept. and lime for
Board of Health 9 55
Linehan & Molo, sewer pipe
and cement for Road Dept, 6 85
The Austin - Western Co., sup-
plies for Road Dept. 18 00
F. Beutin, wood for steam
roller 4 50
Phil Heller, horseshoeing for
Road Dept. 2 00
Pat Farrell, 18.88 cu. yds. ma-
cadam 14 16
Key City Gas Co., coke for
steam roller 6 40
Smedley Steam Pump Co., re-
pairs on steam roller 1 96
A. Siege, 16 ft. curbing 4 00
288 List of Warrants
F. Schloz & Son, repairs for
Road Dept. 4 80
J. F. Ris & Bro., supplies for
Road Dept. 3 00
Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairing
sweeper 4 88
John Mullen, 11.34 cu. yds.
macadam 8 50
Klauer & Kress, supplies for
Road Dept. 5 85
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co ,
lumber for Road Dept. 14 19
F. Schloz & Son, supplies for
Sewer Dept. 1 85
Jas. Hird, 24% days inspector
Seminary Street sewer 47 16
Klauer & Kress, supplies for
Sewer Dept. 25
E. L. Lembke, one flynet for
Sewer Dept. 3 60
Lagen, Peed & Berwanger,
horseshoeing, Sewer Dept 50
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co ,
cement for Sewer Dept. 20
Dubuque Lumber Co., lumber
for Sidewalk Dept, 75 00
Dr. J. Hagerty, veterinary ser-
vice for carpenter horse 1 60
Klauer & Kress, 1 shovel for
Sidewalk Dept. 95
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co ,
Lumber for Sidewalk Dept 3 73
C. Giese, sharpening saws and
repairing lawn mower . , . , 2 00
F.' Schloz & Son, repairing
carpenter wagon 4 60
Adam Stoltz, raising steam
roller as per contract .., 164 00
Eagle Point Lime Works,
crushed stone 22 20
Jas. Lee & Son, constructing
cement sidewalk on West
5th and College Ave, 67 79
Tibcy Eros., 5% retained for
one year on Bee Branch
sewer 296 48
H. G. Strong, constructing
sewer in Seminary Street 256 87
G. A. Heyne, flowers for pub-
lic park, as per contract 86 00
Harkett's Floral Nursery,
flowers for park, as per con-
tract 15. 00
The Adams Co., 4 settees for
Jackson Park 14 00
Dubuque Telephone Co., serv-
ice for May and June, 1910 34 84
James Lynch, inspector on
Bluff Street, 7 days 13 50
The Adams Co., 8 settees for
Washington Park 28 00
Key City Gas Co., light for
various offices 72 75
Iowa Telephone Co., service
for various offices 12 50
Western Union Telegraph Co ,
electric clock and time. serv-
ice for June, 1910 1 00
Hoermann Press, printing for
Board of Health 3 00
Jury, assessing damage by opening
and straightening of Spring and
Booth Streets:
C. A. Voelker, juror $ 2 00
Geo. N. Raymond, juror 2 00
Fred G. Doerrer, juror 2.
D. W. Rand, juror 2 00
Jacob Kessler, juror 2 00
John McCabe, juror 2 00
Joseph Schrup, juror 2 00
John McKinley, juror 2 00
John Heim, juror 2 00
C. B. Trewin, juror 2 00
Karl Fatka, juror 2 00
Henry Nagiemaker, juror 2 00
Union Electric Co., street
lighting for June, 1910 500 00
Union Electric Co., street
lighting for June, 1910 500 00
Union Electric Co., street
lighting for June, 1910 500 00
Union Electric Co., street
lighting for June, 1910 500 00
Union Electric Co., street
lighting for June, 1910 253 65
Smith- Morgan Printing Co ,
printing pamphlets and list
of warrants for April and
June 44 48
Times- Journal, printing Coun-
cil Prooceedings for June 47 00
Labor Leader, printing Coun-
cil Proceedings for June 12 50
National Demokrat, printing
Council Proceedings for
June 12 50
Peter Jacobs, 13.16 cu. yds
macadam, 3rd Road 13 16
Dubuque Rubber & Belting
Co.. 3 firemen's coats 16 50
Street & Steuck, 5% retained
constructing sewer in alley
between El mand Washing-
ton 9 04
Illinois Surety Co., premium
on Police and Fire Com.
bonds: Fire, $18.75; Police,
$18.75 37 50
Foley Hand Laundry, 2 towels
lost 50
W. K. Brown, supplies for
Fire, 25c; Sidewalk Dept.
$2.05 2 40
G. T. Lyon, City Attorney, wit-
ness fee in case of Lizzie
Post vs. City , 16 00
Ed. Harming, part of lot 1 of
lot 25, Mt. Pleasant Add 100 00
A. Honing, Part of lot 2 of 25,
Mt. Pleasant Add., lot 2 of 1
of 25, Mt. Pleasant Add 100 00
F. B. Lattner, lot 16 of Lay-
ins' Add 10 00
E. T. Frith, hauling garbage
curing June 374 40
I hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and correct list of all war-
rants issued by me during the month
of July, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
NOTICE '1O CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the Council Chamber, City Hall, by
the City Recorder, until 8:00' p. m.'
Thursday, August 18th, 1910, for the im-
provement of Wilbur Avenue from the
westerly end of the present improve-
ment of said street and from a point
thereon at the intersection of the
easterly line of Olive street westerly
to a point fifty -six feet ten inches
Westerly of the easterly line of Olive
street at the intersection of such line
with Wilbur avenue, 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
56 feet 10 inches of combined cement
curb and gutter,
164.1 square yards Telford macadam.
161 cubic yards cutting.
Said work to be completed on or be-
fore September 1st, 1910,
Bidders must state price per lineal
foot for combined concrete curb and
guttering, also the price per square
yard for macadamizing, also the price
per square yard cutting.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check for $100.00 on some Du-
buque bank as a guarantee that a
contract will be entered into if award-
ed. Check and bid in separate en-
velope.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Dubuque, August 2, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -3 -3t. City Recorder.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the Council Chamber, City Hall, by
the City Recorder, until 8:00 p, m.
Thursday, August 18th, 1916, for the
paving with, brick of Windsor Avenue
from the end of the present improve-
ment to a - point about three hundred
and twenty feet northerly therefrom,
in accordance with the 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:
1383.9 square yards of brick paving
on the present foundation.
200 lineal feet of old curbing reset.
8 lineal feet of new curbing set.
The work to be pald for when salki
work is completed and as prescribed
by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised
Ordinances of 1901 of the City of Du-
buque, work to be completed on or
before the 15th day of September, 1910.
Bidders must state the price per
lineal foot for new curbing set, price
per lineal foot for resetting old curb-
ing, also the price per square yard for
paving with brick, the contractor to
furnish all new material and to do
all the work.
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Each bid must be accompanied with
a certified check for $100.00 on some
Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a
contract will be entered. into if award-
ed. Bid and check in separate en-
velopes.
The City reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Dated at Dubuque, August 2, 1910.
Otto P. GEIGER,
8 -3 -3t. City Recorder.
Notice of Special Assessment.
Notice is hereby given to all con-
cerned that a special assessment as
provided by law will be levied at a
session of the City Council to be held
August 18, 1910, to pay for the im-
provement of East Street from Delhi
Street to Center Street, O'Farrell Con-
tracting Co., contractors.
Amount of special assessment,
$4013.39, same to be assessed against
the abutting property upon and along
said street.
And that there is a plat and sched-
ule on file in the office of the City Re-
corder of said City of Dubuque, show-
ing the street in which said improve-
ment was made, and the separate lots
and parcels of ground, or specified
portions thereof, subject to assessment
for such improvement, the name of
the owner thereof as far as practic-
able, and the amount to be assessed
against each lot or parcel of ground
which plat and schedule are subject
to public inspection.
And that any and all persons ob-
jecting to said special assessment or
to said plat must file his or their ob-
jection in writing with the City Re-
corder of said City of Dubuque on or
before said session of the City Coun-
cil, to be held August 18, 1910, or to
appear at said session of the Council
to show cause, if any you have, why
said assessment should not be levied.
Dated at Dubuque, Augut 4, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -4 -3t. City Recorder.
Notice of Special Assessment.
Notice is hereby given to all con-
cerned that a special assessment as
provided by law will be levied at ,a
session of the City Council to be held
August 18, 1910, for the construction of
a sanitary sewer in Seminary Street
from the manhole at the intersection
of Madison and Seminary Streets for
about 550 feet westerly, H. G. Strong,
contractor.
Amount of special assessment,
$368.30, same to be assessed against
the abutting property upon and along
said street.
And that there is a plat and sched-
ule on file in the office of the City Re>
corder of said City of Dubuque, show-
ing the street in which said sewer
was constructed, and the separate lots
and parcels of ground, or specified
portions thereof, subject to assessment
for such lmprovement,. the name of
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the owner thereof as far as practic-
able, and the amount to be assesse•.i
against each lot or parcel of ground,
which plat and schedule are subject
to public inspection.
And that any and all persons ob-
jecting to said special assessment ur
to said plat must file his or their ob-
jection in writing with the City Re-
corder Of said City of Dubuque on or
before said session of the City Coun-
cil to be held August 18, 1910, or to
appear at said session of the Council
to show cause, if any you have, wliy
said assessment should not be levied.
Dated at Dubuque, August 4, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -4 -3t. City Recorder:
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A PO.
LICEMEN'S PENSION FUND AND
REGULATING THE CONTROL
AND DISPOSITION OF SAID
FUND AND THE PENSIONS PAY.
ABLE FROM ,SAME AND AUTH•
ORIZING THE LEVY OF AN AN-
NUAL TAX IN AID OF SUCH
FUND.
Be It Ordained by the City Council of
the City of Dubuque:
Section 1. That there is hereby cre-
ated. in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 62 of the Acts of the Thir-
ty -third General Assembly of the State
of Iowa, a fund, to be known and des-
ignated as a policemen's pension fund
and the same shall he regulated and
controled as hereinafter provided.
Section 2'. There may be annually
levied by the Council, at the time of
the levy of other taxes for city pur-
poses, a tax not exceeding one -half of
a mill on the dollar upon taxable prop
erty within the limits of the City of
Dubuque, for the purpose of aiding the
creation and maintenance of the fund
aforesaid. All monies derived from the
taxes so levied, and all monies re-
ceived as membership fees and clues,
as hereinafter provided, and all mon-
ies received from grants, donations,
and devises, for the benefit of such
fund, shall be included in such fund,
and the same shall be under the con-
trol of a board of trustees and shall
be exclusively devoted to and for the
purposes hereinafter enumerated.
Section 3. The Chief of Police, the
City Treasurer, and the City Attorney
shall be ex- officio . members of and
shall constitute the board of trustees
of the policemen's pension fund. The
Chief of Police shall be the President
and the City Treasurer shall be the
treasurer of such board of trustees.
and the faithful performance of the
duties of the treasurer. shall be secur-
ed by his official bond as City Treas-
urer. Such trustees shall not receive
any compensation for their services as
members of said board.
Section 4. The policemen's pension
fund shall be kept and preserved as a
separate fund. The board of trustees
shall have power to invest any surplus
left in such fund at the end of the
fiscal year, but no part of the fund
realized from any tax levy shall be
used for any purpose other than the
payment of pensions. Investments
shall be limited to interest hearing
bonds of the United States, of the
State of Iowa, of any county, town-.
ship, or municipal corporation of the
State of Iowa. All such securities
shall be deposited with the Treasurer
of the board of trustees for safe keep-
ing.
Section 5. The board of trustees
may take by gift, grant, devise, or be-
quest, any money or property, real or
personal, or other thing of value for
the benefit of the policemen's pension
fund. All rewards in money, fees, gifts
or emoluments of every kind or nature
that may be paid or given the police
department of the City of Dubuque or
to any member, thereof, except when
allowed to be retained or given to en-
dow a medal or other permanent or
competitive reward on account of ex-
traordinary services rendered by said
police department or any member
thereof, and all fines and penalties im-
posed upon members of said depart-
ment, shall be paid into the sald pen-
sion fund and become a part thereof.
Section 6. Every member of the po-
lice department of the City of Du-
buque shall be required to pay to the
Treasurer of said fund a membership
fee, to be fixed by the board of trus-
tees, not exceeding Five Dollars ($5.00)
and shall also be assessed and requir-
ed to pay annually an amount equal
to one per cent per annum upon the
ambunt of the annual salary paid to
him, which said assessment shall be
deducted and retained in equal semi-
annual installments out of such sal-
ary.
Section 7. Every member of the po-
lice department of the City of Du-
buque who shall, while a member of
such department and while engaged in
the performance of his duties as such
policeman, be injured or disabled, and
upon an examination by a physician
appointed by the board of trustees, be
found to be physically or mentally
permanently disabled so as to render
him unfit for the performance of his
duties as policemen, shall be entitled
to be retired and the board of trus-
tees shall thereupon order his retire-
ment, and, upon his being retired, he
shall be • paid out of the policemen's
pension fund, monthly, a sum equal to
one -half of the amount of the monthly
compensation allowed such member as
salary at the date of his injury or dis-
ability.
Section 8. If a member of the police
department, retired, as in the last
preceding section provided, because of
Permanent disability, shall die as a re-
sult of such injury, or if a member of
such department, while in the perfor-
mance of his duties, shall be killed or
die as a result of injuries received, or
if a member die because of any disease
contracted by reason of his occupa-
tion as a policeman, and shall leave a
widow or minor children or dependent
father or mother surviving him, there
shall he paid to the surviving widow,
se long as she remains unmarried and
of good moral character, a' pension of
twenty dollars ($20.00) per month, out
of the policemen's pension fund, and
there shall also be paid to the guar-
dian of the minor children of such
member, out of said fund, a pension of
six dollars ($6.00) per month for each
of said children unti it or they reach
the age of sixteen years, provided,
however, that there shall not be paid
to the surviving widow and minor
children an aggregate sum in excess of
a sum equal to one -half of the amount
of the salary of such member at the
time of his death or 'disability; and if
such deceased policeman leave no wid-
ow or minor children, then there shall
be paid to his dependent father or
mother, or either, if one alone sur-
vives, a pension of twenty dollars
($20.00) per month.
Section 9. Any member of the po-
lice department who may be entitled
to benefits under the provision of this '
ordinance, and who has served twenty -
two years or more in said department,
of which the last five years' service
shall have been continuous may make
application to the board of trustees to
be retired from such police depart-
ment, and thereupon it shall be the
duty of the board of trustees to order
the retirement of such member, if it
be found that he is unable to perform
the duties, to which he is or may be
assigned, or has reached the age of
fifty -five years (55), and upon retire-
ment, he shall be paid a monthly pen-
sion equal to one -half the amount of
salary received by him as monthly
copensation at the date of his retire-
ment
Section 10. Any member of the po-
lice department entitled to be retired
under the provisions of this act, but
who shall continue in service and who
shall be 'thereafter discharged for
cause other than the violation of any
law of the United States, or of the
State of Iowa, amounting to a felony,
shall, upon being discharged, be en-
titled, to, and there shall be paid to
him, a monthly pension equal to one -
half of the amount of salary received
by him at the date of his discharge;
provided however, that the Chief of
Police shall have the power to assign
any member of the police department ,
retired, or drawing pensions under this
ordinance to the performance of light
duties in such department hi cases of
extraordinary emergencies. and, pro-
vided further, that after the decease
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of a retired or discharged member re-
ceiving a pension under the provision
of this ordinance, his widow and minor
child, or children under sixteen years
of age, or, in case he leaves no widow
or minor chidren, his dependent par-
ent or parents, if any, shall ' be en-
titled to a pension in the amount and
under the conditions heretofore pro-
vided to be paid to the surviving
widow and minor children and depend-
ent parents of a member killed or dis-
abled in the performance of his dut-
ies. And provided ft:ether. if, at any
time, there shall be insufficient funds
in the policemen's pension fund to
meet and pay all pensions due and ow-
ing from said fund, the board of trus-
tees shall apportion the amount on
hand in said fund among the persons
entitled to such pension, in proportion
to the amount to which each is en-
titled, and the payment of such pro-
portionate amount shall be considered
a full 'payment of the 'amount then .due
and no liability shall thereafter exist
for the unpaid portions of such pen-
sions.
Section 11. If any member of the
police department shall have been re-
tired by reason of physical or mental
disability, the board of trustees shall
have the right and power, at any time,
to cause such retired member to be
brought before it and again examined
by competent physicians for the pur-
pose of discovering whether such dis-
ability yet continues and whether
such retired member shall be contin-
ued on the pension roll, and said board
shall also have power to examine wit-
nesses for the same purpose. Such re-
tired member shall be entitled to rea-
sonable notice that such examination
will be made and to be pre§ent at the
time of the taking of any testimony,
shall be permitted to examine the
witnesses brought before :tine board,
and shall also have the right to in-
troduce evidence in his own behalf.
All witnesses produced shall be exam-
ined under oath, and any member of
such board of trustees is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to administer
such oath to such witnesses. The de-
cision of such board upon such mat-
ters shall be final and conclusive, in
the absence of fraud, and no appeal
shall be allowed therefrom. Such dis-
abled member shall remain upon the
pension roll unless and until rein-
stated in such police department by
1 eason of such examination.
Section 12. The provisions of this
ordinance shall he, at all times, sub-
ject to alterations or change to con-
form with the alterations and changes
which may be made by legislative
enactment with reference to said
Chapter 62 of the Laws of the Thirty -
chird General Assembly of the. State of
Iowa, and all persons claiming benefits
under the provisions hereof shall be
entitled to receive only such benefits
292
as provided by law at the time such
benefits shall accrue.
Section 13. All pensions paid and all
monies drawn frum the pension fund,
under the provisions of this ordinanoe,'
shall be upon warrants signed by the
board of trustees, which said warrants
shall designate the name of the person
and the purpose for which payment is
made. The Treasurer of tho board of
trustees shall prepare annually, imme-
diately after the first day of January,
a report of the receipts and expendi-
tures for the year ending December 31
of the previous year, showing the
money on hand, how invested, all mon-
ies received and paid out, which said
report shall be filed with the City Re-
corder.
Section 14. This ordinance shall be
force and effect from and after its
passage by the City Council and its
publication one time in the Dubuque
'Dimes- Journal and the Dubuque Tele-
graph- Herald, official newspapers of
the City of Dubuque.
Adopted July 29, 1910.
Approved July 30, 1910.
D. J. HAAS,
Mayor.
Attest: OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
Published officially in the Tele-
graph- Herald Aug. 5, 1910, and in
the Times- Journal Aug. 4, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8-4 -1t City Recorder.
(Official Publication.)
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A
GRADE ON WILBUR AVENUE
FROM THE WEST END OF THE
IMPHO \'ED PORTION OF AT THE
EASTERLY LINE OF OLIVE
STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF
SPRUCE 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 Wilbur
Avenue from the easterly line of Olive
street to the east line of Spruce
Street be and the same is hereby
adopted and established as shown by
the profile of said street and grade
prepared by the City Engineer being
Profile No. 678 and marked profile
showing grade of Wilbur avenue be-
tween west end of improved portion
and east line of Spruce street, b. m.
house No. 329 Julien avenue, elevation
162.289". Said grade beginning at
Station 0, which is the end of curb in
place east line of Olive street, eeva-
tion 201.0; thence to station 3 -1 -74.7,
which is the east line of Spruce
street, elevation 176.91.
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
Official Notices
Telegraph - Herald and Times- Journal
newspapers.
Adopted July 29, 1910.
Approved July 30,, 1910.
D. J. HAAS,
Mayor.
Attest: OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
Published officially in the Tele-
graph- Herald Aug. 5, 1910, and in
the Times - Journal Aug. 4, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -4 -1t City Recorder,
Notice of Speciat Assessment.
Notice is hereby given to all con-
cerned that a special assessment as
provided by law will be levied at a
session of the City Council to be held
August 18, 1910, to pay for the im-
provement of Bluff Street from Third
Street to Eighth Street by M. Tschirgi
& Sons, contractors.
Amount of special assessment,
$6,597.67, same to be assessed against
the abutting property upon and along
said street.
And that there is a plat and sched-
ule on file in the office of the City Re-
corder of said City of Dubuque, show-
ing the street in which said improve-
ment was made, and the separate lots
and parcels of ground, or specified
portions thereof, subject to assessment
for such improvement, the name of
the owner thereof as far as practic•
able, and the amount to be assessed
against each lot or parcel of ground,
which plat and schedule are subject
to public inspection.
And that any and all persons ob-
jecting to said special assessment or
to said plat must file his or their ob-
jection in writing with the City Re-
corder of said City of Dubuque on or
before said session of the City Coun-
cil to be held August 18, 1910, or to
appear at said session of the Council
to show cause, if any you have, why
said assessment should not be levied.
Dated at Dubuque, August 5, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -5 -3t. City Recorder.
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE
PETER J. SEIPPEL LUMBER
COMPANY PERMISSION TO FILL
TTP HARRISON STREET, IN THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, AND BRING
SAME TO GRADE, AND REGU-
LATING SUCH GRANT.
Be It Ordained by the City Council of
the City of Dubuque:
Section 1. That the Peter J. Seip-
pel Lumber Company be, and the
same is, hereby granted permission to
fill and bring up to grade Harrison.
Street, in the City of Dubuque, or such
portions of same as may be by said
Company deemed necessary to be
filled and brought to grade, the grant
herein given being subject to the con-
ditions hereinafter set out.
' Seca 2. That- the permission .here-
in given is for-the the ..purp.ose; cif :en- '
abling the said Peter- J. Seippel Lum-
ber Company to make use of certain
i ldts and pieces of property by it own-
ed and abutting on and adjacent to
said Harrison Street for the conduct
of a lumber business: ' At the end of
twenty (20) years from the time this
Ordinance becomes effective, all of
said filling placed in said street is to
become the property of the City of
Dubuque, without cost to it, and,
should the said Peter J. Seippel Lum -'
ber Company cease to use the prop -I
erty and ground abutting on and ad
jacent to said street, for purposes in -,
cident to its lumber business, at any
time before the expiration of twenty '
years, then Said filling is to become
the property of said City, without cost
•to it, from the time said Company
fails to use said property' in manner
as aforesaid. In any event, however,
said filling shall be the property of
said City on the expiration of twenty
years from the time this Ordinance
,becomes effective, as above
Sec. a Should the City of Du -'
'bisque desire to improve said Harrison
.Street at ,any time during.the twenty i
.years above referred to, or require said'
street for public purposes in general,
or any part thereof, filled and occu-
pied by said Company under the pro•
visions of this Ordinance, possession
thereof shalt be given by said Com -'
pany, its representatives or assigns,
at the expiration of one year from
the time of giving notice to said
Company, its representatives or as -'
signs, to remove therefrom, and upon
payment by the City of the actual
cost of tilling said street, (which cost
is now fixed at twenty -five cents per
cubic yard in full,) or the part of
said street desired by said City. The
price herein fixed is in full of all de-
mands which said Company may
make, and there shall be paid no in-
terest.
Sec 4. That, to enable the said
Company to require of the City the
payment of the price fixed as the
value of said filling, as set out . in
Section 3 hereof, the said filling shall
be of a kind and quality acceptable
and satisfactory to said City when
placed in said street, and shall be
subject to the approval of the City
Engineer of said City.
Sec. 5. That the said Company
shall file in the office of the City Re-
corder of said City a verified state -
ment of the actual amount of filling
by said Company placed in said street.
and the kind or kinds, giving the
number of cubic yards of each kind,
said statement to have indorsed on It
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a certificate of the City Engineer veri-
fying the correctness thereof. Said
Company may file statements as
aforesaid from time to time as the
work- of filling progresses, if it so de-
sires, properly verified and certified to
as herein provided; the final state-
ment shall, 'however, be filed in any
event within thirty days from the time
of completion of said filling by said
Company. The conditions of this
section shall be deemed conditions
precedent to the right of said Com-
pany to demand payment from said
City under the terms of Section
3 of this Ordinance, and each condi-
tion is of the essence hereof.
Sec. 6. The right of said Peter J.
Seippel Lumber Company to use said
Harrison Street, so filled and brought
to grade by it, shall be exclusive dur-
ing the term of this grant, subject
always to the conditions of this Ordi-
nance.
Sec, 7.• This Ordinance shall he in
effect from and after publication
therof in the Dubuque Times - Journal
and the Dubuque Telegraph- Herald,
official newspapers, and written ac-
ceptance hereof on the part of said
Peter, J. •Seippel Lumber Company,
duly indorsed hereon.
Adopted July 29, 1l10.
Approved August 15, 1910.
D. J. HAAS,
Mayor.
Attest: OTTO P. GEIGER,
• City Recorder.
The terms and provisions of the
above Ordinance are hereby accepted
this 15th day of August, 1910.
PETER J: SEIPPEL LUMBER CO.
By PETER J. SEIPPEL,
Its President.
Published officially in the Times-.
Journal Aug. 16, 1910, and Tele-
graph- herald Aug. 17, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
8 -16 -It
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE
LOCATION OF THE ALLEY RUN-
NING WESTERLY FROM COL-
LEGE AVENUE, AND BEING THE
ALLEY IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF
ALLISON PLACE, IN FINLEY AD-
DITION TO THE CITY OF DU-
BUQUE.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of
the City of Dubuque:
Section 1. That it is deemed exped-
ient and necessary by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque to change
and alter the location of th
alley, as heretofore platted, in
Finley Addition, City . of Du-
buque, being the alley running from
College Avenue westerly and ending in
private property, said alley being locat-
ed immediately north of Allison Place.
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Sec. 2. That the said alteration and
relocation of the alley above referred
to be in accordince with the plat (No
0712,) filed in the office of the City
Engineer and approved by the City
Council of the City of Dribuque on
the 7th day of July, 1910, the altera-
tion and relocation of Said alley beih'g
as shown by the red color appearing
on said plat.
Sec. 3. That part of said alley aS
heretofore platted and shown by the
black lines on the plat above referred
to, is hereby annulled and vacated to
the adjoining land owners.
S'ec. 4. That said alley, as now platt •
ed and shown by the red color, is here -
by established as a public highway in
the City of Dubuque for public uses
as shown by said plat, which plat is
made a part of this ordinance and is
hereby referred to.
Sec. 5. That the City Recorder be di-
*•ected to cause a record of said plat
proper descriptions thereof to be
made, and that the plat as•now adopt-
ed shall have indorsed on same the
dedication of the owners of the pieces
Of ground included in said alley as re-
located, and that the plat be then filed
for record in the office of the county
recorder.
Sec. 6. That this ordinance go into ef-
fect from and after its passage by the
City Council and its publication in th.
Dubuque Telegraph- Herald and Times -
Journal, official newspapers.
Adopted July 29, 1910.
Approved July 30, 1910.
D. J. HAAS,
Mayor.
Attest: OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
Published officially in the Tele-
graph- Herald Aug. 5, 1910, and in the
Times - Journal Aug. 4, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -4 -1t City Recorder.
Oflicis,l Notices
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A
GRADE ON HARVARD STREET
FROM YALE STREET TO ALTA
VISTA 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 Harvard
Street from Yal» Street to Alta Vista
Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
be and the same is hereby established
and adopted as shown by the profile
of said street and grade prepared by
the City Engineer and accepted by the
City Council on the 16th day of June,
1910, being Profile No. 677 and marked
"Grade and Profile of Harvard Street
from Yale Street to Alta Vista Street,
B. M. on top of foundation of house
No. 540 West 5th St., Elv. 251.17." Said
grade beginning at the south lot line
of Yale street, which is Station 0,
elevation 290.50; thence to the north lot
line of Alta Vista street, station 4 -) -21,
elevation 250.90.
Sec. 2. This Ordinance to 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 Tithes- Journal
newspapers.
Adopted July 29, 1910.
Approved July 30, 1910.
D. J. HAAS,
Mayor.
Attest: OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
Published officially in the Times-
Journal Aug. 4, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -4 -1t City Recorder.
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE
NAME OF A STREET NOVV
KNOWN AS SPRING STREET IN
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA,
TO NORTH - BOOTH' STREET.
Be it Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque:
Section 1. That the name of the
street now known as Spring Street in
the City of Dubuque, Iowa, be and the
same is hereby changed to and shall
hereafter be known as North Booth
Street.
Sec. 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 Du-
buque Telegraph- Herald and Times -
Journal newspapers.
Adopted July 29, 1910.
Approved July 30, 1910.
D. J. HAAS,
Mayor.
Attest: OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
Published officially in the Tele-
graph- Herald Aug. 5, 1910, and in
the Times - Journal Aug. 4, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -4 -1t City Recorder.
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE
UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY
PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A
LOOP AROUND PHOENIX PARK,
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, SAID
LOOP BEGINNING AT THE IN-
TERJUNCTION OF MAIN AND
WEST MAIN STREETS, EXTEND-
ING THENCE ALONG WEST MAIN
SOUTHERLY TO JONES STREET,
EASTERLY OVER JONES STREET
ONTO MAIN • STREET, AND
NORTHERLY ON MAIN STREET
TO PLACE .OF BEGNNING, AND
• REGULATING ' THE CONSTRUC-
TION AND MAINTENACE OF
SAID LOOP.
Be it Ordained by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque:
Section 1. That for the purpose of
facilitating the rapid transportation
of passengers over its lines, permission
be and the same is hereby granted the
Union Electric Company to construct
a loop. on its line of street railway, be-
ginning at the interjunction of Main
Street with West Main Street, extend-
ing along West Main Street southerly
to Jones Street, thence easterly on
Jones Street to Main Street, and thence
northerly on Main Street to point of
beginning.
Sec. 2. That the laying down of said
loop track shall be done under the
supervision of the city Engineer and
the Committee on Streets of said City.
Section 3. That in the laying down
and operation • of said tracks, the
'sane shall be so constructed and
maintained as to create the least
possible obstruction to ordinary travel
on, and to the use of, the streets occu-
pied, and said tracks shall at all
times be used in accordance with all
lawful police regriations now or here-
after enacted by said City.
Section 4. That said Company shall
at all times keep the space between
said- tracks and for a foot on either
side of same properly paved or other-
wise improved, as the City Council
may direct, and said tracks shall be
so constructed and maintained as not
to dam up or obstruct the flow and
drainage of water.
.Section 5. That said tracks shall be
laid to the established grade of the
•streets occupied, and should the grade
be changed at any time, said tracks
shall be changed, to conform thereto,
at the expense of said Union Electric
Company and without claim for dam-
ages against said City.
Section 6. If at any time during the
life of this grant it should be shown
that Phoenix Park is in any way
damaged because of the existence of
said 'loop around said Park, or the
operation of said Union Electric Com -'
pany's line around said Park, or the
use made by the traveling public of
said loop, then the said Union Electric
Company shall, as a condition hereof,
protect and save harmless the said
Park from any damage which may be
clone said Park, because of the pres-
ence of said loop, in such manner as
may be reasonably directed by the
proper authority having control over
said Park.
Section 7. The City of Dubuque
hereby reserves the right to revoke
the privilege hereby granted at any
time after 15 years from the time this
ordinance tr.kes effect, and a failure
to comply with the provisions and re-
strictions hereof, or any part of this
ordinance, on the part of said com-
pany, its successors or assigns,. shall
be ground for immediate forfeiture of
the privileges herein granted, and said
tracks shall be then removed and
taken up on the order of said City.
Section 8. That this ordinance shall
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295
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and its publication
one time in the Dubuque Telegraph -
Herald and the Dubuque Times-Jour -
nal, otF newspapers, and written
accepts e thereof duly indorsed
hereon, signed by said Company.
Adopted July 29, 1910.
Approved Aug. 6, 1910.
D, J. HAAS,
- Mayor.
Attest: OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder,
The provisions and terms of the
above ordinance are hereby accepted
this 6th day of August, 1910,
UNION ELECTRIC CO.
By D. D. MYERS,
Vice President.
Published officially in the Times -
Journal August 8, 1910, and Tele-
graph- Herald August 9, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
City 'Recorder.
AN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE
UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY PER-
MISSION TO CONSTRUCT A STUB
SWITCH AT THE END OF ITS
EAGLE POINT LI1 iE ON RHOM-
BERG AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, AND REGULATING
THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF SUCH STUB
SWITCH.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of
the City of Dubuque:
Section 1. That permission be and
the same is hereby granted the Union
Electric Company to construct a stub
switch at the end of its Eagle Point
Line on Rhomberg Avenue,• in the City
of Dubuque, for the purpose of facili-
tating the transportation of passengers
on its said line.
Sec. 2. That the laying down of said
switch shall be done under the super-
vision of the City Engineer and the
Committee on Streets of said City.
Sec. 3. That in the laying down and
operation of said switch the same shall
be so constructed and maintained as
to create the least possible obstruction
to ordinary travel on, and to the use of.
the street occupied, and said track used
for such switch shall at all times be
used in accordance with all lawful po-
i ir'e regulations now or hereafter enact-
ed by said City. '
Sec. 4. That said switch shall be laid
to the established grade of the street
occupied, and should the grade he
changed at any time, said track shall
be changed to conform thereto, at the
expense of said Company and without
claim of damages against said City.
Sec. 5. That said Company shall at
all times keep the space between the
'tracks of said switch and •between the
branches of said switch, and for a foot
on either side of said switch, properly
dulances of 1901 of the City of Du-
buque, work to be completed on or
before November 1, 1910.
Bidders, .,mst' state. the ;price per
square yard for combined curb and
guttering, the price per l:neal foot for
curbstone reset and price per square
yard for sarco macadam.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check for $100.00 on some
Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a
contract will be entered into if award-
ed. Bid and check in separate enve-
lope.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Dubuque, August 15. 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
S -15 -3t City Recorder.
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the Council Chamber, City Hall, by
the City Recorder, until 8:00 p. m.,
Thursday, September 1, 1910, for the im-
provement of Fifth Street, from the
west lot line of Main to east curb line
of Locust Street with brick on a con-
crete foundation 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 1,280
square yards of brick' paving, 237.7
lineal feet new curb, 114.0 lineal feet old
curb reset.
The work is to be paid for when said
work is completed and as prescribed
by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Or-
dinances of 1901 of the City of Du-
buque, work to be completed on or be-
fore October 1st, 1910.
Bidders must state the price per
square yard for brick paving, the price
per lineal foot for curbstone reset and
price for lineal foot for new curbstone
set.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check for $100.00 on some
u huque bank as a guarantee that a
contract will be entered into if
awarded. Bid and cheek in separate
envelope.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Dubuque, August 15, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -15 -3t City Recorder.
NOTICE
OF THE CITY COUNC:IL'S INTEN-
TION TO CONSTRUCT A SANI-
TARY SEWER IN GRANDVIEW
AVENUE AND SOUTH DODGE
STREET, COMMENCNG AT THE
MANHOLE AT TIE INTERSEC-
TION OF GRANDVIEW AND
DODE STREET, RUNNING SOUTH-
EASTERLY TO SOUTH DODGE
STREET, THENCE NORTHERLY
IN SOUTH DODGE, STREET TO
DODGE STREET.
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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 Grandview Avenue and. South
Dodge Street, running southeasterly to
South Dodge Street, thence northerly
in South Dodge Street to Dodge Street.
That a plat and specifications of said
proposed sewer are now on file in the
office of the City Recorder.
It is estimated by the City Engineer
that it will require 3,540 lineal felt of
8 -inch tile pipe, 1,960 lineal feet of 10-
inch tile pipe, 16 manholes, and will
cost the abutting property owners
$5.055.25 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
Sept. 1, 1910, or to file in writing with
the City Recorder their objections on
or before Sept. 1, 1910.
Dated at Dubuque, Aug. 23, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -23 -tf City Recorder.
Notice to Contractors.
'Sealed proposals will be received at
the Council Chamber, City Hall, by
the City Recorder, until 8:00 p. m.
Thursday, August 9, 1910, for the im-
provement of Grandview Avenue from
South Dodge street to south line of
lot 2 of Mineral lot 31, in accord-
ance 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
approximately
2015 lineal feet combined cement,
concrete. curb and guttering.
543.4 sq. yds. Telford macadam.
1301.74 cu. yds. of earth filling.
7025.13 cu. yds. cutting.
The work to be paid for when said
work is completed and as prescribed.
by Chapter XXXII. of the Revises
Ordinances of 1901 of the City of Du-
buque, work to be completed on or
before the 1st day of December, 1910.
.Bidders must state price per lineal
foot for combined cement concrete
curb and guttering. The price per
square yard for Telford macadam;
also price per square yard for cutting.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check for $50.00 on some
Dubuque 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, Aug. 30, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8- 30 -3t. City Recorder.
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paved, macadamized, or otherwise im-
proved, as the City Council may direct,
and said tracks shall be so constructed
and maintained as not to dam up or
- obstruct the flow and drainage of
water: '
Sec. 6. ' The City of Dubuque hereby
reserves the •right to revoke the privi-
lege hereby granted at any time after
fifteen (15) •years from the time this
ordinance takes effect, and a failure
to comply with the provisions and re-
strictions hereof, or any part of this or-
dinance, on the part of said Company,
its successors, or assigns, shall be,
ground for immediate forfeiture of the
privileges herein granted, and said
tracks and switch shall be then re -.
. moved immediately and taken up on
the order of said City.
Sec. 7. That this ordinance shall take .
effect and be in force from and after
its passage by the City Council and its'
noblication one time in the Dubuque
Telegraph - Herald and the Dubuque
Times - Journal, official newspapers of
said City, and written acceptance here-
of on the part of said Company, dulu
indorsed herein.
Adopted July 29 1910.
Approved August 6 ,1910.
D. J. HAAS,
Mayor.
Attest: OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
The provisions and terms of the
above ordinance are hereby accepted
this 6th clay of August, 1910.
UNION ELECTRIC CO.
By D. D. MYERS,
Vice President.
Published officially in the Times -
Journal August 8, 1910, and Tele-
graph- Herald August 9, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
City Recorder.
NOTICE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN-
TION TO IMPROVE VALERIA
STREET, FROM KAUFMAN AVE-
NUE TO THE NORTH LOT LINE
OF HART STREET.
To Whom It May Concern:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that it is the intention of the
City Council of the City of Dubuque
to improve ,Valeria. Street, from Kauf-
man Avenue to the north lot line of
Hart Street.
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 1573 square yards of
macadam, 994 lineal feet curb and gut-
ter, making a total estimated cost to
the abutting property owners of
$2,053.60.
Any person having objection to said
improvement is hereby notified to ap-
pear. before the City Council at its
Official Notices
regular session to be held Aug. 18 or
to file with the City Recorder their ob-
jections on or before Aug. 18, 1910.
Dated- at • Dubuque, . Aug: 10, .1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -10 -3t City Recorder.
- Notice to Contractors.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the Cotmcil Chamber, City Hall, by
the City Recorder, until 8:00 p. nt..
Thursday, September 1, 1910, for the
improvement of Seventh Street from
the West lot line of Clay Street to the
East lot line of Main Street with
brick on a concrete foundation, in ac-
ccrdance with plans and specifications
prepared by the City Engineer and
now on file in the office of the City
Recorder.
I1 is esimated by the City Engineer
that said improvement will require
2,249 square yards brick paving, 75 4
lineal feet of new curb and 106.7
lineal feet of curb reset.
The work to be paid for when said
work is completed and as prescribed
by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Or-
dinances of 1901 of the City of Du-
buque, work to be completed on or
before October 18th, 1910.
Bidders must state the price per '
lineal foot for combined concrete
curb and gutter, the 'rice per cubic
yard for grading and also the price
per square yard for macadamizing.
Each bid must be accompanier) by
a certified check for $100.00 on some
Dubuque bank as a guarantee that
a contract will be entered into if
awarded. Bid and check in separate
envelope.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Dubuque, Aug. 15, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8- 15 -3t. City Recorder.
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the Council Chamber, City Hall, by
the City Recorder, until 8:00 p.
Thursday, September 1, 1910, for the
improvement of Bluff Street from the
end of the brick paving between Fif-
teenth and Sixteenth Streets to. the
North lot line of Eighth Streeth with
sarco macadam or its equal, in ac-
cordance 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 f:ngi
neer that said improvement will re-
quire 3,628 lineal feet combinattov
curb and gutter, 18 lineal feet of
curbstone reset and 8,557 square yards
sarco macadam.
The work to be paid for when said
work is completed and as prescribed
by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Or-
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Notice to Contractors.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the Council Chamber, City Hall, by
the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m.
Thursday, September 1, 1910, for the
repairing of Althauser Avenue re-
taining wall in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared by the
City Engineer and now on file in the
office of the City Recorder.
Bidders will state the price for
completed work and furnish all ma-
terial and do all the work. Each bid
must be accompanied with a certi-
fied check for $10.00 on some •Du-
buque hank as a guarantee that a
contract will be entered into if
awarded. Check and bid in separate
envelopes.
The City reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids..
Dated at Dubuque, Aug. 22, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -22 -2t City Recorder.
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed • pr op'isals will be received at
the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the
City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Thurs-
day, August 9, 1910, for the extension
of the Bee Branch sewer from a point
about 18 feet south of the south lot
line of 18th street to the north lot line
of 18th street, to be built in two sec-
tions, "Open and Covered, ". the cov•
€red section to cross 18th street be-
tween Cedar and Sycamore streets.
Side walls to be range work stone ma-
sonry covering to be of reinforced
concrete. In- accordance with plans
of said sewer and the specifications
prepared by the City Engineer and
now on file in the office of the City
Recorder.
The contractor will do all the
work and furnish all the material.
Bidders will state the price per
lineal foot completed concrete cover
and price per lineal foot for com-
pleted masonry wall.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check for $500.000 on some
Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a
contract will be entered into if award-
ed. Check and bid in separate en-
velopes.
The City reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Dated at Dubuque, August 30, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8 -30 -3t City Recorder.
NOTICE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN-
TION TO CONSTRUCT A SANI-
TARY SEWER IN TWENTY -
FIFTH STREET AND ALLEY BE-
TWEEN WASHINGTON AND ELM
STREETS, FROM PRESENT MAN-
HOLE AT INTERSECTION OF
THE ALLEY BETWEEN JACKSON
AND WASHINGTON STREETS,
EASTERLY TO THE ALLEY BE-
TWEEN WASHINGTON AND ELM
STREETS, THENCE SOUTHERLY
IN SAID ALLEY TO THE SOUTH
LINE OF OF LOT 7 IN O. S. LANG -
WORTHY'S SECOND SUB.
To Whom It May Concern:
You rand 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 sani-
tary sewer in Twenty -Fifth Street and
in alley between Washington and Elni
Streets, from present manhole at in-
tersection of the alley between Jack-
son and Washington Street, easterly
to the alley between Washington and
Elm Streets, thence southerly in said
alley to the south lot line of Lot 7
in O. S. Langworthy's Sub.
That a plat and specifications of the
said proposed sewer are now on file
in -the office of the City Recorder.
It is estimated by the City Engi-
neer, that it will require -2,4 lineal feet
8 -inch iron pipe. 587 lineal feet 8 -inch
tile pipe, 4 manholes and will cost
the abutting owners $650.00.
Any persons having objection to the
construction of said sanitary sewer
are hereby notified to appear before
the City Council at its next regular
session, Sept. 1st; 1910, or file in writ-
ing with the City Recorder their ob-
jections on or before Sept. lst, 1910.
Dated at Dubuque, Aug. 23, 1910.
OTTO P. GEIGER,
8- 23 -3t. City Recorder. •
NOTICE.
Public notice is hereby 'given that at
the sessions of the city council of the
City of Dubuque, held on July 29, 1918,
and August 23, 1910, the following
special assessfnents were levied on the
real estate hereinafter described, and
that in case of failure to pay the one -
Seventh part within the tiros prescrib-
ed by the ordinance governing same,
all will become delinquent and subjeci
to collection by distress and sale.
GEO. D. WYBRANT, ,
City Treasurer.
Construction of a sanitary sewer in
Hayden's Lane, from. Bluff street 260
fee; westward:
Name. Description. Amount.
C. D. Hayden Est., Sub. 1 of City
605, lot 2 8 61.12
Arthur McCann Est., City iot
609a , 61.12
Total ....$122.24
Improving of Bluft street from Third
to Eighth streets:
Name. Description. Amount.
F. W. Wieland, Sub. City, 653a,
lot 7 $146.22
Anthony Guerdet, Sub. •City 653a,
lot 6 .... 66.21
H. and M. C., Ficke, Sub. City
653a, lot 5 108.45
J. A. McKinlay, Sub. City 653a
N. 50 feet lot 4 126.42
Martha Green, Sub. City 653a,
S. 2 feet lot r 3.78
Martha Green, Sub. City 653a,
N. 22.10 feet lot 1 43.71
A. J. Printy, Sub. City 653a, S
26 feet lot 1 47.71
Otto M, Ruete, Sub. City 653a,
lot 2 90.09
Gee. W. Healey, Sub. City 653a, .
lot 3 94.13
Archie Prater, City, N. 46 feet
- 110.69
lot 622
C. F. Mehlhop, City, S. 39.6 feet
lot 622 71.26
C. F. Mehlhop, City, N. 6.6 feet
of N. 52.6 feet lot 621 11.54
Z. Hoffman, City, N. M. 23 feet
of N. 52.6 feet lot 621 41.00
Z. Hoffman, S. M. 23 feet of N
52.6 feet lot 621 43.85
P. J. Lee, City, S. 46 feet lot 621 86.39
Franciscan House, .City, lot 620. 171.93
Franciscan House, City, lot 619.. 127.89
Mary A. Coates and D. E. Wat-
ter3, City, lot 618 148.61
D. D. Myers, City, N. 64 feet lot
617 154.22
A. A. Cooper, City, S. 8 feet lot
617 13.62
A. A. Cooper, City, lot 616a 52.12
A. A. Cooper, City, lot 616 53.34
A. A. Cooper, City, lot 615 177.21
J. M. Sullivan, City, E. 110 feet
lot 614 .... 243.57
A. W. Kemler Est., City, Und
2 -3 of N. 46.8 feet lot 613 104.11
Minnie Kemler, City, Und. 1 -3 of
N. 46.8 feet lot 613 52.05
Philip Ryder, City, S. 43.4 feet
lot 613
Jos. S. Morgan, N. 21.8 feet lot
612 37.59
Jos. S. Morgan, City, So. 64.4 feet
lot 612 .... 251.29
Mary A. McLean, Sub. City, 610,
lot 1 165.68
Arthur McCann Est., City, lot
610a 54.64
Arthur McCann - Est., City, lot
609a .. •• 35.86
Florence M. Hayden, Sub. 1 of
City lot 609, lot 2 52.95
Emma Clemens, Sub. 1 of City
lot 609, lot 1 49.63
Margt. Welsh, Sub. City lot 603,
lot 2 6.85
Margt. Welsh, City, No. 26 ft
N. 1 -2 E. 113 ft. Lot 608 34.24
A. F. Jaeger Est., City, So. 22.10
ft. N. 1 -2 E. 113 ft. Lot 608 39.17
Elit. A. Connolly, City, So. 1 -2 E
113 ft. Lot 608 86.18
Annie Gilden, City, Lot 12" 116.80
Mary Jess, City, Lot 130 109.95
John H. Meehan, City, So. 17 ft
W. 1 -2 Lot 131 29.08
Catherine McCann, City, S. M
16.6 ft. W. 1 -2 Lot 131 28.39
Jas. T. Wood, City, N. M. 24 ft.
of N. 31 ft. Lot 131 41.01
John 'McCabe, City, N. G 1 -1 ft
Lot 131 16.93
Official Notices 299
74.26
John McCabe, City, So. 17 1 -2 ft.
Lot 132 28.93
B. Lagen, City, So. M. 26.6 ft Lot
132 ......... 46.32
Mrs. J. S. Murphy, City, N. 21.3
ft. Lot 132 110.58
Isabelle Knowlton, City, West
1 -2 Lot 133 .• 245.71
H. A. Knowlton, City, S. 1 -3
Lot 134 51.82
Jas. Harragan, City, M. 1 -3 Lot
131 ....
11. A. Knowlton, City, N. 1 -3
Lot 134 51.82
Frank Kirk, City, S. 1 -2 Lot 135 77.95
A. C. Kleine, City, N. 1 -2 Lot 135 77.85
J. H. Thedinga Est., Cit_+, Lot
136 .. 241.88
Eliz. A. Sullivan, City, Lot 131.. 184.60
A. A. Cooper, City, Lot 138 116.41
A. A. Cooper, City, Lot 133 11041
J. R. Waller Est., City, Lot 140 184.60
City of Dubuque, Washington
Parli 593.37
Cath. A. Christman Est., City
652, lot 1 214.42
Cath. A. Christman Est.., City
651, lot 1 123.62
Cath. A. Christman Est., City
So. 36.3 ft. Lot 650 87.50
J. D. Bush, City, No. 15 ft, City
Lot 650 36.12
J. D. Bush, City, S. 8 ft. S. 19.8
Lot 649 13.22
C. T. Bush, City, N. 11.8 ft. S.
19.8 ft. Und. 1 -3 Lot 649 7.00
3. D. Bush, N. 11.8 ft. S. 19.8 ft.
Und. 1 -3 Lot 649 .... 6.93
Anna M. Utt, City, N. 11.7 ft. S.
15.8 ft. Und. 1 -3 Lot 649 6.93
J. D. Bush, Sub. City, 648 and
N. 31.4 ft. 649, Und. 1 -2 Lot 1. 05.47
Anna M. Utt, Sub. CitY 648 and
N. 31.4 ft. 649, Und. 1 -2 Lot 1 99.18
8- 27 -1t.
51.89