1909 January Coucil Proceedings1909
INDEX —Book 39.
SUBJECT
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Alen. 4 — Ziegler, Margaret and Clara, taxes
Page
61, 189
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Session, January 7th, 1909.
(Official.)
Council met at 8:45 p. m.
Mayor Schunk in the chair.
Present —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin,
O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Absent —None.
Ald. Martin moved that the Coun-
cil Proceedings for the month of De-
cember, 1908, be approved as printed.
Carried.
Regular.Session January 7, 1909.
Ald. Frith moved that the Council
reconsider their action taken at the
last regular session in adopting a
resolution granting the Iowa Oil Com-
pany permission to use Camp Street.
Ald. Singrin moved that the rules
be suspended to grant Mr. S. D. Ryan
permission to address the Counciil
in regard to granting use of Camp
Street to the Iowa Oil Co. Carried.
Mr. Ryan then addressed the
Council, remonstrating against grant-
ing the use cf Camp Street to the
Iowa Oil Co. After much discussion,
motion of Ald. Frith was put and
carried.
Ald. Saul then moved that matter
of granting use of Camp Street to
the Iowa Oil Co. be referred to the
Committee of the Whole to view the
grounds and the Iowa Oil Co. Mr. S.
D. Ryan and all interested parties be
notified to be present on the grounds
Friday, January 9th, at 1:15 p. m.
Carried.
BILLS.
The following bills, having been
properly approved by the various
committees, were ordered paid:
Nelson Frith, inspector Wind-
sor Avenue brick paving...$ 17 10
Ernest Stumpf, assisting Mar -
ketmaster during month of
December, 1904 43 20
Following bills were, on motion, re-
ferred to the Street Commissioner:
George L. Korman, 5% re-
tained one year on contract
for sewer in Kaufman Ave.$ 24 67
Wilmer Cook, 5% retained
one year on contract for im-
proving Adams Avenue ... 36 17
Following bills were, on motion, re-
ferred to the Committee of the
Whole:
C. F. Scherr, services extra
month completing tax list. $125 00
Adam Doerr, Jr., services ex-
tra month completing tax
list . . 100 00
Eagle Point Lime Works, im-
proving Windsor Avenue 3296 30
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA-
TIONS.
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The petitions of the following re-
tail liquor dealers, asking that the
Council adopt resolutions for consent
to sell and keep for sale intoxicating
liquors in the City of Dubuque, Iowa,
were presented and read and were,
on motion, granted:
Christ Jacobi, Eleventh and Jack-
son Streets.
E. H. Kirkpatrick, Lincoln Ave.
Frank P. Riddell, 340 Jones Street.
The following resolutions were then
offered •
Be it Resolved by the City Coun-
cil of the City of Dubuque, That
consent is hereby given Christ Jacobi
to sell and keep for sale intoxicating
liquors, and deal therein, in the City
of Dubuque, Iowa, as provided by law.
Adopted unanimously.
Be it Resolved by the City Coun-
cil of the City of Dubuque, That
consent is hereby given E. H. Kirk-
patrick to sell and keep for sale in-
toxicating liquors, and deal therein, in
the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as pro-
; vided by law.
Adopted unanimously.
Be it Resolved by the City Coun-
cil of the City of Dubuque, That
consent is hereby given Frank P.
Riddell to sell and keep for sale in-
toxicating liquors, and deal therein, in
the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as pro-
vided by law.
Adopted unanimously.
Petition of Carrie E. Mink, owner
of Lots 1 of 2 of C. Boxleiter's Sub.
of Mineral Lot 160 and Lot 3 of Box -
]eiter's Sub. of Lot 1 of C. Box -
leiter's Sub. of Mineral Lot 160, stat-
ing that the lots are assessed for
taxes for the year 1908 on a valua-
tion of $1,600.00 and that the special
assessment levied against these lots
for the improvement of Grandview
Avenue amounts to $577.83, and ask-
ing that the Council accept $400.00
in full settlement of the special as-
sessment, was, on motion of Ald.
O'Rourke, referred to the Commit-
tee of the Whole.
Petition of John Phillips, remon-
strating against the proceedings of
the City Council in the making and
laying of the cement gutter on Grand-
view Avenue in front of his property
and in the levy of the special assess -
meni for the work, and refusing to
pay the same, and asking that it be
canceled, and that a proper gutter be
made and laid along and in front of
his property, was on motion of Ald.
Saul, referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
of
New York exchange, ex-
pense 1.05
Postage stamps expense 10.00
Express charges, Police .60
Regular Session January 7, 1909.
Total $778.73
Library orders paid $553.64
Also received "money borrowed,"
for which please order warrant drawn
in their favor:
Total amount money. bor-
rowed $10,000.00
Respectfully,
H. BRINKMAN,
Treasurer.
On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the re-
port was received and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay the various
amounts, and the report referred to
the Committee on Finance.
City Auditor Lyons reported as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: Herewith find ray re-
port for the month of December,
1908, showing the receipts and dis-
bursements for the month:
Cash on hand December
1, 1908 $16,263.80
Receipts from all sources 24,214.90
Total $40,478.70
DISBURSEMENTS.
Warrants redeemed $22,835.90
Improvement bond coupons
redeemed 855.97
Improvement bonds re-
deemed 789.74
Water Works bond coupons
redeemed 8,010.00
Regular Bond coupons re-
deemed 730.00
Total $33,221.61
Balance January 1st, 1909 $ 7,257.09
Water Works balance Jan-
uary 1st, 1909 11,994.87
Balance excavation permits
account 85.00
The above cash balance includes
the improvement bond fund, im-
provement bond interest fund and li-
brary fund balances.
Also the following is a record of
all interest coupons and bonds re-
deemed by the City Treasurer during
the past month and credited to him:
Improvement bond coupons
redeemed $ 855.97
Improvement bonds re-
deemed 789.74
Water Works bond coupons
redeemed 8,010.00
Regular bond coupons
deemed 730.00
re-
Total $10,385.71
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Also report that there is due the
city officers for the month of Decem-
ber, 1908, $2,683.20.
The following list shows the ap-
propriations and the amount of war-
rants drawn on each fund since the
beginning of the fiscal year beginning
March 1st, 1908, to January 1st, 1909:
Appropriations. Expended.
Expense .... $41,600 $31,241.72
Road —
First District 6.120 6,076.09
Second District 14,734 12,698.84
Third District 8,839 8,536.60
Fourth District 10,598 9,595.75
Fifth District 8,165 8,118.50
Fire 49,000 36,113.16
Police 34,000 26,410.00
Sewerage .... 6,000 4,509.15
Printing .... 3,000 2,256.64
Street Lighting 29,000 20,054.50
Interest .... 40,000 27,591.71
Board of Health 6,000 5,761.40
Grading .... 3, iu0 2,998.77
Special bonded
Paving ... 3,000
Special bonded
Debt and In-
terest .... 4,500 2,000.00
Mt. Carmel Ave-
nue Grading 2,000 1,137.30
Sidewalk repairing 1,000 767.12
Bluff Street Ex-
tension .... 500 472.25
I m p r ovement of
Windsor Avenue 1,500
Bee Branch Sewer
at Eighteenth
Street .... 2,000 1,819.94
Bee Branch Sewer
in W a s hington
Street .... 7,000 6,543.40
Improvement
of Grandview
Avenue .... .. 3,000 2,900.00
Gracing Alta Vis-
ta Street 800 800.00
Respectfully,
M. E. LYONS,
Auditor.
On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the re-
port was received and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay the city officers,
and the report referred to the Com-
mittee 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 month of December, 1908:
Amount due firemen $2,940.08
Respectfully submitted,
J. R. REINFRIED,
Chief.
Approved by Committee on Fire.
On motion of Ald. Frith the report
was received and warrants ordered
drawn to pay the firemen, and the re-
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Petition of the Dubuque Packing
Co., by James Beach, president, ask-
ing that the Council have the storm
sewer between Sixteenth and Seven-
teenth Streets and Cedar and Syca-
more Street, adjoining their proper-
ty, covered the same as the sewer
north of their property, was, on mo-
tion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Remonstrance of S. D. Ryan
against the Council granting the pe-
tition of Iowa Oil Co. for use of Camp
Street and asking that the City re-
voke the resolution granting the use
of said street and hold said Camp
Street open and free from all ob-
structions, was, on motion of Ald.
Rand, referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
Regular Session January 7, 1909.
Petition of Sylvester J. Patch et
al, asking that the Council establish
a grade on Villa Street legally and
in conformity with the promises given
when viewing the street last summer
and to have the retaining wall on
Villa Street at the north line of Lot
199 reduced about four feet, was, on
motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the
Commitee of the Whole, and the City
Engineer to be instructed to look
up the record of the grade establish-
ed on said street and to report to the
Committee of the Whole at their next
meeting.
Petition of W. A. Hammond et al,
asking that an electric light be placed
at the junction of Seminary and Foye
Streets, was, on motion of Ald. Frith,
referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Petition of George Tourot, owner
of Lot 30 in Cox Addition, stating
that he is an honorably discharged
soldier and asking that the taxes for
the year 1908 on said lot be exempted
in the amount of $800.00, was, on
motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Petition of George Nipp et al, ask-
ing that an electric' Light be placed
at the intersection of Thomas Place,
Eagle Point and Stafford Avenues,
was. on motion of Ald. Frith, referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
Communication from A. E. Gmehle,
asking that the Council appoint him
collector to collect the delinquent per-
sonal taxes up to and including the
year 1908, he being now engaged in
collecting delinquent personal taxes
up to the year 1906, was, on motion
of Ald. Haas, referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole.
Petition of Jos. Margadant, owner
of Lots 1, 10 and 6 in Margadant's
Subdivision, Michael Schlegel, owner
of Lot 19, Althauser's Sub., and Ber-
nard Hoffman, owner of Lots 20 and
52 in Althauser's Sub., asking that
the Council cancel the special assess-
ments levied against said property
for the improvement of Althauser
Avenue, was, on motion of Ald. Frith,
referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Petition of Anna C. and M. Jennie
Kaltenbach, stating that an error had
been made in the assessment of Lot
9 and 10, Pauline Langworthy's Add.,
for the year 1908, and asking that
the Treasurer be instructed to accept
taxes on Lot 9, Pauline Langworthy's
Add., on an assessment of $1,100.00,
was, on motion of Ald. Haas, granted
and the Treasurer to be instructed ac-
cordingly.
Petition of N. Mettel et al, asking
that an electric light be placed at the
corner of Sutter and Queen Streets,
was, on motion of Ald. Frith, referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of J. A. Peryon et al, ask-
ing that the Council have the water
mains extended either in Queen Street
between Sutter and Queen Street Ex-
tension or in the alley between Queen
Street and Windsor Avenue, was, on
motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the
1'Tater Works Trustees with recom-
mendation that the prayer of the pe-
titioners be granted.
Petition of James Levi & Co., ask-
ing that they be granted permission
to have the high pressure water pipe
on Eighth Street connected with their
store, also that they be granted per-
mission to have a six -inch connection
made on the low pressure water
pipes, work to be done at their ex-
pense and under the instructions of
the City Engineer, was, on motion of
Ald. Saul, granted, and the work to
be done under the supervision of the
Street Commissioner, Street Commit-
tee and City Engineer, and James
Levi & Co. to furnish a surety bond
for $100.00 for one year, as a guar-
antee.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
City Treasurer Brinkman reported
as follows:
To the honorable Mayor and City
Council
Gentlemen: I herewith hand you
statements of amounts advanced by
me during, the month of December,
1908, for which please order warrants
drawn in my favor:
Interest paid on warrants
outstanding $ 667.08
Excavation permits redeem-
ed 100.00
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port referred back to the Committee
on Fire.
City Electrician Hipman reported
as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: —I herewith submit my
report of defective lights for the
month of December, 1908:
I and from the reports of the Po-
lice Department that the total hours
that 33 lamps failed to burn would
equal 1 lamp burning for one month,
or $5.40.
Respectfully submitted,
`PILLIAM HIP MAN,
City Electrician.
On motion of Ald. Martin the re-
port was received and the City Audi-
tor instructed to deduct from the
Union Electric company's bill for the
month of December, 1908, the sum of
$ 5.40.
Chief of Police Pickley reported as
follows:
Dubuque, Ia., Jan. 1, 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of the City of Dubuque:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit the
police report for the month of De-
cember, 1908:
Intoxication 37
Disturbing peace 7
Disorderly conduct 1
Hopping moving trains 1
Committing nuisance 2
Larceny 5
Petit larceny 1
Vagrancy 16
Total 70
Residents arrested 27
Doors found open 24
Lodgers harbored 208
Defective lights 33
Meal furnished 15
Cost of food $3.00
Police court costs collected.... $14.70
Sheriff, dieting prisoners 75c
Patrol runs for prisoners 54
Transfer of prisoners 1
Ambulance calls 1
Miles traveled 97
I also beg to submit the pay roll
for Policemen for the month of De-
cember, 190S:
Amount due Policemen $2,429.35
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES R. PICKLEY,
Chief of Police.
On motion of Ald. Martin the re-
port and pay roll were received and
warrants ordered drawn to pay the
policemen and the report referred to
to the Committee on Police.
Street Commissioner Dorgan re-
ported as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: - -I herewith submit the
Regular Session January 7, 1909.
pay roll for labor on streets in the
different road districts during the last
half of December, 1908:
Amt. due laborers on streets..342.58
Approved by Committee on Streets.
Also submit the pay roll for labor
on sewers during the last half of De-
cember, 1908:
Amt. due laborers. on sewers.. $218.25
Approved by Committee on Sewers.
Also submit the pay roll for labor
on Mt. Carmel Avenue during the last
half of December, 1908:
Amunt due laborers on Mt
Carmel Avenue $196.65
Approved by Committee on Streets.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN DORGAN,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Alds. Saul and Sin -
grin the pay rolls on streets and sew-
ers were received and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay the various
amounts and the pay rolls referred
back to the proper committees.
Street Commissioner Dorgan also
reported as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: In compliance with
your instructions as to the probable
cost of cleaning Kaufman Avenue
sewer, I would say it would take our
sewer force about two months to
clean it. From Kleine Street west to
end of sewer, a distance of about 800
feet, there is about two feet, mostly
all macadam, from Kleine Street east
to North Main Street an average depth
of about one foot. The balance of
the sewer will require no cleaning.
Yours respectfully, .
JOHN DORGAN,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Ald. Frith the report
of Street Commissioner Dorgan was
received and the Street Commissioner
to be instructed to proceed with the
work.
City Engineer Ilg reported as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council: -
Dear Sirs: Attached is a profile
showing in red line and red figures,
proposed grade on Cox Street from
West Fourteenth Street to West Sev-
enteenth Street. The grade line as
indicated is recommended for adop-
tion.
Yours respectfully,
PAUL ILG,
City Engineer.
On motion of Ald. Rand the report
of City Engineer Ilg was referred to
the Committee of the Whole to view
the grounds.
City Recorder Linehan presented
and read the printed notice, certified
to by the publisher, of the Council's
intention to levy a special assessment
for the improvement of the alley first
north of Ries Street from Windsor
.Avenue to Stafford Avenue by Wilmer
Cook, contractor.
No remonstrance being filed and no
one in the room objecting to the levy-
ing of the special assessment for the
improvement of said alley, the notice
was, on motion, received and filed.
Regular Session January 7, 1909. 6
City Recorder Linehan also pre-
sented and read the notice, certified
to by the publishers, of the Council's
intention to levy a special assessment
for the improvement of the alley be-
tween Windsor and Stafford Avenues
from Hennepin Street to the south end
of said alley by Peter Eisbach, con-
tractor. No remonstrance being filed
and no one in the room objecting to
the levying of special assessment for
the improvement of said alley, the
notice was, on motion, received and
filed.
Sidewalk Inspector Tropf presented
the certified copy of the notice served
on William Klauer et al by Felix
Becker, owner of lot 213, Davis Farm
Add., ordering cement sidewalk laid
on south side of Twenty- seventh
street, between White Street and
Jackson street in front of and abutting
on said premises.
No remonstrance being filed and no
one in the room objecting to the lay-
ing of said sidewalk, the notice was,
on motion of Ald. Frith, received and
filed.
Ald. Frith moved that the Sidewalk
Inspector be instructed to put cinders
on the south side of Twenty- seventh
street abutting Lot 213, Davis Farm
Add., and to put the sidewalk in safe
condition and the cost of cinders and
work to be charged to the owners of
the property. Carried.
Following Weighmasters' and Wood -
measurers' reports of receipts for the
month of December, 1908, were pre-
sented and read, and, on motion, were
received and filed.
Jos. Straney, First ward scale. $ 6.50
Louisa Pitschner, West Du-
buque scale 2.70
J. H. Carroll, wood measured .75
J. H. Carroll wharfage col-
lected 5.00
C. W. Katz, Marketmaster 28.50
Robert Hay, Eighth Street
scales, receipts for Novem-
ber 3.25
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Ald. Saul, chairman of the Commit-
tee on Streets, reported as follows:
Your Committee on Streets would
respectfully report that we have ex-
amined the brick paving on Windsor
Avenue from the south -east curb line
of Eagle Point Avenue to the north
line of Lot 4 in Hamburg Addition,
Eagle Point Lime Works, contractor,
and would recommend that said im-
provement be accepted and that the
City Engineer be instructed to pre-
pare a special assessment against the
lots or parcels of real estate, subject
to assessment for such improvement
and file the same in the office of the
City Recorder, who will thereupon
publish the notice of said assessment
as required by ordinance.
JAMES SAUL,
Chairman.
Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the
report of the Committee on Streets.
Carried.
Ald. Saul moved that the street
sweeper be repaired and painted.
Ald. O'Rourke moved as an amend-
ment that the matter of repairing the
street sweeper be referred to the
chairman of the Committee on Streets
with power. Amendment carried.
Ald. O'Rourke moved that the mat-
ter of boat houses in the harbor and
G. E. Davis for space occupied by him
for wharfage in the harbor be re-
ferred to the Harbor Committee, City
Attorney, Mayor and Chief of Police.
Ald. O'Rourke moved that Mr. Jo-
seph Jellison be appointed the of-
ficial Tree Trimmer to do the
tree trimming in the city, under the
supervision of the Committee on Pub-
lic Grounds and Buildings and the
Superintendent of Sprinkling to be in-
structed to assist the tree trimmer
and the committee. Carried.
Ald. Rand moved that Mr. Adam
Zingle be allowed $30.00 on account
in part payment of his bill for ma-
cadam broken in Becker's quarry.
Carried.
Ald. Frith moved that the Street
Commissioner be instructed to clean
out the Bee Branch sewer. Carried.
Ald. Martin, Chairman of the Board
of Health, reported as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem-
bers of the City Council:
Gentlemen: Your Board of Health
respectfully reports that at a meet-
ing of the Board held on December
23rd, 1908, the contract for conveying
patients to the Detention Hosp;ta.l for
the ensuing year was awarded to R.
F. Pennett, he to receive the follow-
ing compensation:
For conveying one patient, $3.00.
For conveying second patient from
same house $1.50.
For conveying third patient from
same house, $1.00.
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For conveying all additional pa-
tients from same house, same trip, per
patient, $1.00, which contract we
herewith submit to your honorable
body for approval.
Also your Board of Health respect-
fully reports that the contract for fu-
migating and disinfecting various
places during the ensuing year was
awarded to John C. Voelker, Jr., he
to receive the sum of 33c per 1,000
cubic feet, using Depree's Solidified
Formaldehyde, which contract we
herewith submit to your honorable
body for approval.
Also your Board of Health, to whom
was referred the petition of the Fifth
Ward Non- Partisan League, asking
the Council to compel all property
owners in the Fifth Ward abutting
sanitary sewers to connect their prop-
erty with the sanitary sewer, would
respectfully report that the Board of
T- Iealth is doing everything possible to
improve the sanitary conditions in
every Ward of the City and would re-
spectfully recommend that said peti-
tion be received and filed.
Also your Board of Health, to whom
was referred the bill of E. T. Frith
for hauling garbage and dead animals
during the month of October, 1908,
amounting to $456.03, would respect-
fully recommend that a warrant in
the sum of $228.03 be ordered drawn
in payment of one -half of said bill.
P. R. MARTIN,
Chairman.
Ald. Martin moved the adoption of
the various reports of the Board of
Health. Carried.
Regular Session January 7, 1909.
Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the
Committee of the Whole, reported as
follows:
Your Committee of the Whole, to
whom was referred the petition of
James H. Shields et al, asking that a
permanent grade and curb line be es-
tablished on Sixth Street in the Du-
buque Harbor Co.'s Addition and also
that a permanent station be establish-
ed at the east end of said street for
the purpose of designing lots along
said street by metes and bounds,
would respectfully recommend that
the prayer of the petitioner be grant-
ed and that the City Engineer be in=
structed accordingly.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
would respectfully recommend that
the City Recorder be instructed to re-
quest the representatives of the Union
Electric Co. and the Key City Gas Co.
to meet with the Committee of the
Whole on Tuesday evening, January
12th, at 8 o'clock to discuss the ques-
tion of lighting the streets of the
city.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the remon-
strance of L. E. Elliott against the
assessment levied against his lot for
the cdnstruction of a sanitary sewer
in Allison Place, would ' respectfully
report that, although we find that pe-
titioner's lot had been already con-
nected with a sewer, that said sewer
had been constructed privately by the
Finley Hospital and that no assess-
ment had heretofore been levied
against his property for sewerage con-
nection; we would therefore recom-
mend that said remonstrance be laid
on the table.
Also your committee of the Whole,
reporting on the petition of Chris.
Braun, would respectfully recommend
that the Sidewalk Inspector be in-
structed to notify all abutters on Sixth
Avenue from Rhomberg to Lincoln
Avenues to put in cinder walks of suf-
ficient depth and width to accommo-
date the travel on said avenue.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
reporting on the communication of
Professor A. Kuhn, relative to the
opening of Louisa Street, would re-
spectfully report that the matter was
taken up, on instruction from this
committee, by the Mayor, who sub-
mits herewith the agreement of Pro-
fessor Kuhn to accept the sum of
$1,000.00 in full for all damages to
his property by reason of said open-
ing. We would respectfully recom-
mend that the report of the Mayor be
approved and that the City Engineer
be instructed to set out stakes showing
the lines of said street and that fur-
ther action in this matter be subject
to the decision of the City Council.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the remon-
strance of Jacob Mehl against the as-
sessment levied against Lot 40 of
Quigley's Subdivision for the improve-
ment of Grandview Avenue, would re-
spectfully recommend that said re-
monstrance be received and filed.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the bill of
Geo. Ragatz & Son amounting to $1.50
for repairs on one office chair, would
respectfully recommend that the sum
of $1.00 be allowed in full payment of
said claim and that the warrant in
said amount be ordered drawn on the
City Treasurer.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom were referred the bills of
M. S. Hardie for $67.90 and C. M.
Eichhorn for $5.25, would respectful-
ly recommend that said bills be allow-
ed and that warrants in said amounts
be ordered drawn on the City Treas-
urer in settlement of said claims.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the petition of
Louisa Pitschner, asking that the
assessment levied against Lot 1 of
Finley's Addition for the improvement
of Asbury Street be adjusted, would
respectfully report that the City En-
gineer reports that the assessment as
returned by him is correct and we
would therefore recommend that said
petition be received and filed.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the petition of
the A. A. Cooper Wagon and Buggy
Co., asking that on account of the
fire which destroyed its warehouse,
the valuation on the Cooper Wagon
Works block be reduced six thousand
dollars for the years 1906, 1907 and
1908, and also that the valuation on
the North 43 feet of City Lot 117 be
reduced two thousand five hundred
dollars, would respectfully recom-
mend that the valuation on the above
named block be placed at $12,000.00,
and that on the North 43% feet of
City Lot 117 be placed at $9,000.00
and that the City Treasurer be in-
structed to accept the taxes for the
years 1906, 1907 and 1908 on the
foregoing basis.
JOHN O'ROURKE,
Chairman.
Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption
of the various reports of the Commit-
tee of the Whole. Carried.
Regular Session January 7, 1909.
Ald. Frith offered the following:
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of Dubuque: That to pay for the
improvement of alley between Wind-
sor and Stafford Avenues from Hen-
nepin Street to south end of said alley,
by Peter Eisbach, contractor, in front
of and adjoining the same, a special
tax be and is hereby levied on the sev-
eral lots, and parts of lots, and par-
cels of real estate hereinafter named,
situated and owned, and for the sev-
eral amounts set opposite each lot or
parcel of real estate, as follows:
Special assessment submitted Janu-
ary 7th, 1909. Total Amount
Owner. Description. Tax.
L. Kupferschmitt, Brecht's
Sub., Lot 3, 2.84 sq. yds. gut-
tering at 69c, $1.96; 4.07 sq.
yds. macadamizing at 69c,
$2.81; extra expenses, 20c $ 4 97
Jacob Knaus, Brecht's Sub ,
Lot 2, 22.22 sq. yds. gutter-
ing at 69c, $15.33; 33.33 sq.
yds. macadamizing at 69c,
$23.00; extra expenses, $1.1.3. 39 46
K. Piehl, Brecht's Sub.. Lot 1,
23.38 sq. yds. guttering at
69c, $16.13; 35.06 sq. yds.
macadamizing at 69c, $24.19;
extra expenses, $1.20 41 52
F. Schweitering, Kleine &
Klingenberg's Sub., Lot 5,
48.49 sq. yds. guttering at
69c, $33.43; 72.66 sq. yds.
macadamizing at 69c, $50.13;
extra expenses, $2.47 86 03
Total $171 98
All of which asssessment is in pro-
portion to the special benefits con-
ferred.
Ald. Frith moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin,
O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Nays —None.
Ald. Frith also offered the following:
- Resolved by the City Council of the
City of Dubuque: That to pay for
improvement of the alley first •north
of Ries Street from Windsor Avenue
to Stafford Avenue, by Wilmer Cook,
contractor, in front of and adjoining
the same, a special tax be and is here-
by levied on the several lots, and
parts of lots and parcels of real es-
tate hereinafter named, situated and
owned, and for the several amounts
set opposite each lot or parcel of real
estate, as follows:
Special assessment submitted Janu-
ary 7th, 1908. Total Amount
Owner. Description.
Tax.
K. Biehl, Brecht's Add., Lot
1, guttering and macadamiz-
ing, total both, 106.63 sq.
yds.,,at 6Sc, $72.51; extra ex-
penses, $2.10 $74 61
F. Schweitering, Kleine &
Klingenberg's Sub., Lot 5,
guttering and macadamizing,
total both, 20.00 sq. yds., at
68c, $13.61; extra expenses,
40c 14 01
F. Schweitering, Kleine &
Klingenberg's Sub., Lot 4,
guttering and macadamizing,
total both, 18.32 sq. yds., at
68c, $12.46; extra expenses,
35c 12 81
F. Schweitering, Kleine &
Klingenberg's Sub., Lot 3,
guttering and macadamizing,
total both, 18.32 sq. yds., at
68c, $12.46; extra expenses,
35c 12 81
N. Brooke, Kleine & Klingen-
herg's Sub., Lot 2, gutter-
ing and macadaminz, total
both, 18.32 sq. yds., at 68c,
$12.46; extra expenses, 35c. 12 81
Laura Trevorra, Kleine &
Klingenberg s Sub., W. 30 ft.
Lot 1, guttering and macad-
amizing, total both, 17.22 sq.
yds., at 68c, $11.70; extra ex-
penses, 30c 12 00
Mb. Luchterhand, Kleine &
Klingenberg's Sub., E. 138 ft.
Lot 1, guttering and macad-
. amizing, total both, 60.00 sq.
yds., at 68c, $40.80; extra ex-
penses, $1..20 42 00
John Kenefick, Sub. 8 and 9 of
8
4, Gieger's Sub., Lot 1, gutter-
ing and macadamizing, total
both, 79.13 sq. yds., at 68c,
$53.80; extra expenses, $1.60 55 40
Wm. Walz, Sub. 4 of Gieger's
Sub., Lot 7, guttering and
macadamizing, total both,
36.36 sq. yds., at 68c, $24.72;
extra expenses, 75c 25 47
Wm. Walz, Sub. 4 of Gieger's
Sub., Lot 6, guttering and
macadamizing, total both,
22.22 sq. yds., at 68c, $15.11;
extra expenses, 45c 15 56
Ernest Dettman, Sub. 4 of
Gieger's Sub., Lot 5, gutter-
ing and macadamizing, total
both, 22.22 sq. yds., at 68c,
$15.11; extra expenses, 45c 15 56
Cath. Lassance, Sub. 4 of
Gieger's Sub., Lot 4, gutter-
ing and macadamizing, total
both, 22.22 sq. yds., at 68c,
$15.11; extra expenses, 45c 15 56
Mich. Zwack, Sub. 4 of Gieger's
Sub., Lot 3, guttering and
macadamizing, total both,
23.89 sq. yds., at 68c, $16.24;
extra expenses, 50c 16 74
Nick Wagner, Sub. 4 of Gieger's
Sub., Lot 2, guttering and
macadamizing, total both,
22.22 sq. yds., at 68c, $15.11;
extra expenses, 45c 15 56
Mich. Zwack, Sub. 4 of Gieger's
Sub., Lot 1, guttering and
macadamizing, total both,
30.55 sq. yds., at 68c, $20.78;
extra expenses, 60c '21 38
Total $362 28
All of which assessment is in pro-
portion to the special benefits con-
ferred.
Ald. Frith moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas -Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin,
O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Nays -None.
Alderman O'Rourke offered the
following:
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
of said improvement amounts to
$9.447.06;
Therefore, Pe it Resolved by the
City Council of the City of Dubuque,
That to provide for the cost of curb-
ing, guttering and macadamizing
Grandview Avenue from Dodge Street
to Delhi Street the Mayor be and he
is hereby required to execute and de-
liver to the City Recorder, to be by
him registered and countersigned,
thirty -seven bonds of the denomina-
tion of two hundred and fifty dollars
each and one of one hundred and
Regular Session January 7, 1909.
ninety -seven and 06 -100 dollars, num-
bered 765 to 802, inclusive, dated
January 18th, 1909, payable on or be-
fore seven years after the date there-
of, and bearing interest at the rate
of five per cent. per annum, payable
semi - annually.
Ald. ORourke moved the adoption
of the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas -Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin,
O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Nays -None.
Alderman O'Rourke also offered the
following:
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
of said improvement amounts to
$801.71;
Therefore, Be it Resolved by the
City Council of the City of Dubuque,
That to provide for the cost of curb-
ing, guttering and macadamizing Yale
Street from Harvard Street to Alta
Vista Street, the Mayor be and he is
hereby required to execute and de-
liver to the City Recorder, to be by
him registered and countersigned, two
bonds for two hundred and fifty dol-
lars each and one for three hundred
one and 71 -100 dollars numbered 803
to 805, inclusive, dated January 18th,
1909, payable on or before seven
years after the date thereof, and bear-
ing interest at the rate of five per
cent. per annum, payable semi -an-
nually.
Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption
of the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas -Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin,
O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Nays -None.
Alderman O'Rourke also offered the
following:
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
of said improvement amounts to
$82
Therefore, Pe it Resolved by the
City Council of the City of Dubuque,
That to provide for the cost of curb-
ing, guttering and macadamizing
Jackson Street from Eighth to Ninth
Street the Mayor be and he is hereby
required to execute and deliver to the
City Recorder, to be by him regis-
tered and countersigned, two bonds
for two hundred and fifty dollars
each and one for three hundred twen-
ty -three and 19 -100 dollars, number-
ed 806 to 808, inclusive, dated Janu-
ary 18th, 1909, payable on or before
Regular Session January 7, 1909.
seven years 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 -Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin,
O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Nays -None.
Ald. Saul was excused at 11:00 p.
m .
Alderman O'Rourke also offered the
following:
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
of said improvement amount to
$1,533.82;
Therefore, Be it Resolved by the
City Council of the City of Dubuque,
That to provide for the cost of grad-
ing, curbing, guttering and macadam-
izing Washington Street from Eighth
to Tenth Streets the Mayor be and he
is hereby required to execute and de-
liver to the City Recorder, to be by
him registered and countersigned, five
bonds for two hundred and fifty dol-
lars each and one for two hundred
eighty -three and 82 -100 dollars, num-
bered 809 to 814, inclusive, dated
January 18th, 1909, payable on or be-
fore seven years after the date there-
of, 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 -Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin
O'Rourke Rand and Singrin.
Nays -None.
Absent -Ald. Saul.
Alderman O'Rourke also offered the
following:
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
of said improvement amount to
$1,294.87;
Therefore, Be it Resolved by the
City Council of the City of Dubuque,
That to provide for the cost of curb-
ing, guttering and macadamizing
Pleasant Street from Stafford Avenue
to Viola Street the Mayor be and he
is hereby required to execute and de-
liver to the City Recorder, to be by
him registered and countersigned,
four bonds for two hundred and fifty
dollars each and one for two hundred
ninety -four and 87 -100 dollars, num-
bered 815 to 819, inclusive, dated
January 18th, 1909, payable on or be-
fore seven years after the date there-
of, 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 -Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin,
O'Rourke, Rand and Singrin.
Nays -None.
Absent -Ald. Saul.
Ald. O'Rourke presented resolu-
tions for the improvement of Bluff
Street from north curb line of Third
Street to north lot line of lot No. 5 in
D. N. Cooley's Subdivision. On motion
of Ald. Rand the resolutions were re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Ald. Martin moved that the Coun-
cil adjourn to Thursday evening,
January 21st, 1909. Carried.
EDMUND A. LINEHAN,
City Recorder.
Approved 1909
Attest:
Recorder
9
Mayor
10 Special Session January 14, 1909. Special Session January 14, 1909. 1'1
Special Session January 14th, 1909.
(Official.)
Council met, at 8:20 p. m.
Mayor, Schunk in the chair
Present —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin,
O'Rourke.,} and, • Saul and. Singrin
Absent —None.
CITY COUNCIL.
Mayor Schunk stated the meeting
was, a Special Session, of the Council
and was called to take up and con-
sider the following matters:
Bids for, street lighting.
The report of the Committee of the
Whole on the, suit of the Martin -
Strelau Co.
To consider the petitions of various
retail liquor merchants, asking that
the .Council adopt resolutions grant-
ing them consent to sell and keep for
sale intoxicating liquors in the city of
Dubuque and to adopt the resolutions
of consent to these retail liquor mer-
chants.
Ald. Frith moved that the bids for
lighting the streets of the city be
opened. Carried.
Bids are as follows:
January 14, 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and the City
Council of the City of Dubuque.
Gentlemen: Responding to your in-
vitation for bids for lighting the
streets and public places of the City
of Dubuque with lamps, gas or elec-
tric, or both, we propose to furnish
incandescent gas lamps for the pur-
pose and to install, erect, supply with
gas, extinguish, clean,. maintain and
repair the same at prices respectively
specified on the tables following:
On .Contract for Five Years—
z
o
g
5
100 ..$30.00
200 26.50
300 .... ........... 24.50
400 .... .... ...... 24.00
)500 23.75
600 ...... 23.50
$26.50
23.50
21.00
20.50
20.40
20.25
z
P
On Contract for Ten Years—
G
400 .- ..,.. -.. $23,50 $20.25
\500 ...... 23.00 20.00
600 or more 22,50 19.75
The "All Night Schedule," as here
used, is a street lighting schedule
;commonly called the "All and Every
Night Schedule" and provides for
lighting ab out3,815 hours per annum.
The "Moonlight Schedule" shows
about 2,140 hours for the year 1909,
but averages over 2,200 hours light-
ing.
Under this proposal the lamp - posts,
lanterns, burners, etc., •furnished do
not become the City's property, but
are subject to removal upon termina-
tion of contract for their use.
Respectfully,
THE KEY CITY GAS COMPANY.
GEO. McLEAN, President.
Dubuque, Iowa; January 14th, 1909.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Dubuque, Iowa.
Gentlemen: In response to a com-
munication, dated 13th r inst., from
your Commitee of the Whole, in re-
lation to street lighting,' asking that
-we submit a bid for "lights sufficient
in number to light the territory now
illuminated," we beg to submit the
following propositions:
1.- We will furnish the present
number of lamps ,(415),.on the basis
of the present moonlight schedule, for
a term of five years, beginning Jan-
uary 1st. 1909, or February 1st, 1909,
at the rate of $62,50 per lamp, per an-
num, or for a term of ten years at the
rate of 460 per lamp, per annum,
payment to be made monthly.
2. We will furnish the present
number of lamps (415), on an all -
night, and every night schedule, for
a. term of five years, beginning Feb-
ruary 1st, 1909, at the rate of $72.50
per lamp, per annum, or for a term
of ten years at the rate of $70 per
Lamp, per annum, payment to be
made monthly.
If proposal No. 1, based on moon-
light schedule, shall be accepted, the
City may have the option, at any time
during the life of the contract, to
adopt for the remainder- of the con-
tract period the all - night schedule,
at the price per lamp stated in pro-
posal No. 2 above.
If either of the foregoing proposals
shall be accepted, we will agree that
when the number of lamps in service
Shall have reached 425, a reduction of
$5.00 per lamp, per annum, shall be -
9nade on all lamps in excess of said
number. Respectfully submitted,
-UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY.
By L. D. 'MATHES, General Man-
' ager. -
Ald. O'Rourke moved that action
on the bids for Street Lighting be
postponed until the next regular meet-
ing of the Council.
Ald. Frith moved as an amendment
that bids for Street Lighting be re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole
to report back to the Council at their•
next regular meeting.
Amendment carried.
On motion of Ald. Frith rules were
Suspended to allow Mr. J. R. Lindsay, .
attorney for the Union Electric Co.,
and Mr. George McLean, president of
the Key City Gas ' Co., to address the
Council in regard to the matter of
Street Lighting.
6 Ald. O'Rourke, ' chairman of the
Committee of the Whole, reported as
follows:
: Your Committee of the Whole
would respectfully recommend that
the City Attorney be and he is hereby
instructed to appeal the suit of the
Martin & Strelau Co. vs. the City of
Dubuque, to the Stipreme Court of
the State of Iowa, and to take the
necessary steps with that end in view
on or before the date on which notice
of appeal may be filed.
JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman.
Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption
of the report of the Committee of the
Whole. Carried.
The petitions of the following 'retail
liquor dealers, asking that the Coun-
cil adopt resolutions granting them
consent to sell and keep for sale at
retail and wholesale intoxicating
liquors n the City of Dubuque, 'Iowa,
were presehted and read, and were,
on motion, granted:
Hughes & Boesen, 349 Eighth St.
Frank Hughes, southeast corner of
Second and Main streets.
T. J. O'Donnell, 233 and 241 Main
Street.
The following resolutions were then
offered:
i Pe It Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, That consent
is hereby granted to Hughes & Hoes-
en- to operate a retail and wholesale
liquor business within the said City of
Dubuque, Iowa. in accordance with
the laws of Iowa and of ,the ordin-
ances of the City of Dubuque.
Adopted unanimously.
Be It Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, That consent
is hereby given to ' Frank Hughes to
operate a retail and wholesale liquor
business within the said City of Du-
buque, Iowa, in accordance with the
laws of Iowa and the ordinances of
the City of Dubuque.
- Adopted unanimously„
' Be It Resolved by the City Council
,of the City of Dubuque, That consent
is hereby given T. J. O'Donnell to op-
erate' ' a retail and wholesale liquor
business within the 'said City of Du-
buque, I owa, in accordance with the
laws of Iowa and the ordinances of
the City of Dubuque.
Adopted unanimously.'
Ald. Martin. moved that the Council
adjourn to Thursday evening, January
21st, 1909. Carried.
EDMUND A. LINEHAN,
City Recorder.
Approved 19
Mayor
Attest:.
. , . Recorder
Original notice in the district court
of claim of Christ Ellermann against
the City of Dubuque for $1,000.00
damages to his property, Lot 6, in
Klingenberg & Kiene's Sub., by rea-
son of the improvement of Hennepin
Street, Was, on motion of Ald. Frith,
referred to the City Attorney.
Original notice in the District Court
of claims of M. Kassler for damages
to his property, claiming White Street
was faultily improved, and also that
the grade of White Street was
,changed, claiming damages for
$2,073.44 on each claim, were, on mo-
ction of Ald..O'Rourke, referred to the
City Attorney.
The petitions of the following re-
tail liquor dealers, asking that the
■Council.adopt resolutions for consent
to sell and keep for sale intoxicating
liquors in the City of Dubuque, Iowa,
were presented and read and were,
on motion, granted:,
Jacobs & Meehan, Jones and Locust
Streets.
Mrs. Catharine Reinecke, 10th and
Clay Streets.
The following resolutions were then
offered:
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, That con-
sent is hereby given Jacobs & Meehan
to sell and keep for sale intoxicating
liquors, and deal therein, in the City
of Dubuque, Iowa, as provided by law.
Adopted unanimously.
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, That consent
is hereby given Mrs. Catharine
Reinecke to sell and keep for sale in-
toxicating liquors, and deal therein,
in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as pro-
vided by law.
Adopted unanimously.
BILLS.
The following bills, having been
properly approved by the various
committees, were, on motion of Ald.
Haas, ordered paid:
Adam Zingle, 15.6 cubic
yards macadam, Becker's
quarry $ 15 60
Jos. Brouilettc, 11.3 cubic
yards macadam on Hill St. 8 47
Jas. Mc Aleese, 3.45 cubic
yards macadam on Hill St. 2 59
C. W. Katz, 15 meals fur-
nished prisoners during
December 3 00
H. Galle, sawing and piling 2
cords of wood 2 50
Fischer & Co., coal for patrol
house 21 00
E. .1. Mulgrew, supplies for
Police Matron quarters 2 66
H. J. Hagerty, veterinary
service to patrol horses
Regular- Session - January -21, 1909 - 13
November and December.. 2 64
Labor Leader, official print-
ing, December 12 50
National Demokrat, official
printing, December 12 50
Telegraph - Herald, official
printing, December 84 76
Telegraph - Herald, printing
bonds 24 25
Times - Journal, official print-
ing, December 95 78
Times - Journal, printing pam-
phlets, December 21 30
Jos. Kiang, sawing and piling
2 cords wood 2 50
Foley's Hand Laundry, towel'
service, December 4 00
Geo. F. Kleih, supplies for
Police Department 25
Demker Bros., 11/2 dozen
brooms, various depts 5 40
Pier Bros., coal for City Hall 31 00
A. E. Bradley, glazing•at City
Hall 4 25
C. H. Pecker Co., gas man-
tles, various departments 2 12
County Recorder, recording
plats of Eagle Point Park. 3 50
G. B. Grosvenor, stationery
for various departments 25 75
Catherine Kelly Est., blue
print paper for Engineer's
office 2 00
Kenna Printing Co., printing
and stationery, various of-
fices 18 00
M. S. Hardie, printing and
stationery, various offices 84 00
F. Schloz & Son, repairs for
Engineer's office 1 00
Union Electric Co., arc lights
for December 2234 60
Key City Gas Co., gas for
various departments 96 85
J. P. Buechele & Co., caring
for town clock from Sept. 1,
'07, to Nov. 1, '08 175 00
Hussmann & Lies, hardware
for Fire and Road Depts 3 10
Iowa Telephone Co., telephone
service for various depts 61 88
McCollins Transfer Co., 4
1 -16 cords of oak wood,
various departments 24 38
Dubuque Rubber & Belting
Co., 1 pair boots for Sewer
Department 8 50
John Butt, repairs for Sewer
Department 1 35
ti \runclerlich & Wiederholt,
horseshoeing sewer horse 1 30
F. Schloz & Son, repairs for
Road and Sewer Depts 33 65
Dubuque Rubber & Belting
Co., 2 pair rubber boots
for Sewer Department 10 25
Geo. Ragatz & Son., repairs
for Road Department 8 98
Felix Becker, 37 loads cinders
Fourth Street Extension.. 55 50
H. J. Hagerty, veterinary
service to road horses, No-
vember and December 1 06
12 Regular Session January 21, 1909.
CITY COUNCIL
Regular Session, January 21st, 1909.
(Official.)
Council met at 8:45 p. m.
Mayor Schunk in the chair.
Present —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin,
O'Rourke. Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Absent —None.
Ald. O'Rourke moved that the reg-
ular order of business be dispensed
with and that petitions and communi-
cations be read. Carried.
Petition of Joseph Michel et al.,
asking that they be granted the use
of Armory Hall from February 11th
to the 20th for the purpose of hold-
ing a fair, was read. Ald. Martin
moved that the prayer of the peti-
tioners be granted. Ald. Frith moved
as an amendment that the petition be
referred to the Committee of the
Whole. Amendment not seconded.
On motion of Ald. Singrin rules
were suspended to grant Mr. Michel
permission to address the Council.
Ald. Frith stated that he was op-
posed to granting the petition. the
Council having denied other organi-
zations the privilege, and in his
opinion everyone should be treated
alike. The motion was put and car-
ried, Ald. Frith voting in the negative.
Petition of John Olinger, stating
that the assessment for the Olinger
Boulevard Addition for taxes for the
year 1908 is greatly out of proportion
in valuation with other vacant prop-
erty adjacent, opposite and nearby,
and asking that the Council investi-
gate the valuation placed on his prop-
erty and correct same, he being op-
posed to paying the increased assess-
ment. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke,
rules were suspended to grant Mr.
Olinger permission to address the
Council. Mr. Olinger then addressed
the Council, giving a comparison of
the valuation of lots in the vicinity of
his property taken from the assessor's
books for the year 1908. Ald. Frith
then moved that the petition be re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole
and the City Assessor and Mr. Olinger
be invited to be present at the meet-
ing. Carried.
Petition of Allan H. Wiedner and
Frank Kenneally, Deputy City Asses-
sors, stating that their salaries had
been reduced to $83.33 1 -3 and asking
that the Council reconsider their
action and place their salaries at the
same rate as paid the deputies in the
City Assessor's office for the past five
years, was read. Ald. Martin moved
that the petition be granted. Ald.
Frith moved as a substitute that the
petition be referred to the Committee
of the Whole. After much discussion
motion of Ald. Frith was carried.
Petition of Fred Doerrman, asking
that the Council reduce his assess-
ment for taxes for the year 1908 on
his merchandise from $1,400.00 to
$400.00, was on motion of Ald. Frith,
referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Petition of Elizabeth Crumin, ask-
ing that taxes on her homestead,
Summer Hill Add., E. 200 ft. of Lot
9, be canceled for the year 1908, was,
on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to
the Delinquent Tax Committee.
Petition of Ben Kaufman, asking
that the assessment as levied against
their merchandise for the year 1908
be reduced from $18,000.00 to the val-
uation as returned by the City Asses-
sor and that the Treasurer be in-
structed to accept the taxes on their
merchandise on a basis of $13,000.00,
was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of Dubuque Sand and
Gravel Co., asking for the withdraw-
al of their former petition asking for
the privilege of using a part of First
Street Extension for their business,
was, on motion of Ald. Frith, granted.
Ald. Martin was excused at 9:25 p.
m.
Petition of Dubuque Sand and
Gravel Co., asking that they be grant-
ed for the purposes of their business
a lease for a definite term, or such
right of occupancy as the Council
may determine, for a strip of ground
on the river front at the foot of Third
Street as described in their petition,
was, on notion of Ald. Frith, referred
to the Committee of the Whole to
view the grounds.
Petition of Reeder Langworthy et
al, owners of lots in Paulina Lang -
worthy's Subdivision of Lot 5 of Min.
Lot 73, asking that the City Engineer
be instructed to prepare a grade on
Fourth Street from Alpine Street to
Paulina Street and that the Council
adopt said grade by ordinance, was,
on m.etion of Ald. O'Rourke, granted
and the City Engineer be instructed
to prepare grade on said street.
Petition of Charles Falkenhainer et
al, asking that North Booth Street
and Spring Street be opened up from
Julien Avenue to West Fourteenth
Street and that the City Council con-
demn the ground necessary for a right
of way for said street, was, on mo-
tion of Ald. Rand, referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
14 Regular Session January 21, 1909
G. F. Kleih, hardware for
Road Department
Standard Lumber. Co., lum-
bqr for housing rock
crusher
Hussman & Lies, hardware
for Road Department
John Lee, 3 loads cinders for
Sidewalk Department
A. E. Bradley, paint for Road
Department
Geo. W. Healey & Son, N. S
calks and wrenches for
horseshoeing fire horses
Wunderlich & Wiederholt,
horseshoeing for Fire Dept.
Lagen, Sloan & Peed, horse-
shoeing for Fire Dept
Phil Doerr & Co., fuel for va-
rious departments
Conlin & Kearns, fuel for
Fire Department
Fischer & Co., fuel for Fire
Deparement
F. A. Burns & Co., fuel for
Fire Department
F. G. Becker, coal for Fire
Department
Fengler Sr Dentin, coal for
Fire Department
H. J. Hagerty, veterinary ser-
vices fire horses for the
months of November and
December 1908
Berg, Arduser Co., repairing
clock for Ninth Street En-
gine House
Union Electric Co., power for
fire alarm system
John Newman & Son, repairs
for Fire Department
Standard Lumber Co., lumber
for Fire Department
Butt Bros., repairs for Fire
Department ...
Dubuque Rubber & Belting
Co., hose and couplings for
Fire Department
Farley - Loetscher Co., ladder
for Fire Department
John Butt, repairs for Fire
Department
J, Haudenshield, hay for Fire
Department
Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for
Fire Department
M. Stafford, supplies for Fire
. Department
F. Schloz & Son, repairs for
Fire Department
Joseph Geisler, repairs for
Fourth Street Engine House
Key City Gas Co., coke for
Fire Department
Key City Gas Co., rental and
maintenance of 4 gas arcs
for Fire and Police Depts
4 60
31 45
65
4 50
1 05
28 75
7 90
4 50
33 53
15 95
39 90
15 70
22 00
18 05
21 12
1 00
2 00
19 75
1 90
5 00
82 45
3 75
1 10
16 58
4 48
4 20
2 25
4 60
20 70
2 00
Following bills were not approved
and were, on motion, referred to the
Committee of the Whole:
Joseph B. Workman, 15%
commission on back taxes
collected $230 25
Byrne Bros., carriages Labor
Day parade 6 00
Butt Bros., repairs .on the
sprinkling wagons 1 35
Geo. Masters, plumbing re-
pairs, City Hall 7 45
- John E. Hartig, repairing
steel tapes for City Engi-
neer 1 25
Peter Even, coal for First
Ward scale house 9 50
Fengler & Buetin, coal for
City Hall 22 43
J. Haudenshield, hay and oats
for Fire and Police Depts 865 48
Phil Breithaupt, plumbing at
Patrol House 3 40
Key City Gas Co., gas for Pa-
trol House 10 40
J. C. Hilkin, damages to stock
by overflow from sanitary
sewer 105 00
Illinois Surety Co., bond for
M. E. King 10 00
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The annual report of the trustees of
Carnegie -Stout Free Library was pre-
sented and read, as follows:
REPORT OF TRUSTEES.
Dubuque, Dec. 31, 1908.
To the Mayor and Council of the City
of Dubuque:
Gentlemen: The board of trustees
of the Carnegie -Stout free public li-
brary, in pursuance of the require-
ment of the statutes, herewith submit
to you their annual .report for the
year 1908.
The progress of the library in every
essential continues very gratifying, as
shown in detail in the full and able
report of the librarian, which is also
herewith submitted to you, and to
which your attention is respectfully
invited.
There has been during the year an
increase of new membership amount-
ing to 1,150, making a total of
11,760.
The circulation of books amounted
to 112,381, or an increase over the
entire circulation of last year of
5,652.
Much of this increase has been due
to sub - stations established in six pub-
lic and one parochial schools. The
teachers do all possible to interest
their scholars in these libraries, and
promote the reading of the good
books which they carefully select.
Other schools are making application
to be made deposit stations, and the
growth in this direction bids fair to-
continue, to the great advantage of
the school children. All engine
houses are also provided regularly
with hooks and reading matter.
The number of volumes added to
the library was 1,611, and the total
number of books is 24,362, not in-
cluding about 11,500 volumes of gov-
ernment publications.
The inventory shows 148 volumes
. missing, many of which will doubt -
'.less be returned.
Notable among the gifts of the year
to the library was a cash gift of $100,
from a lady of the city, who declines
to have her name mentioned, which,
according to her wish, was spent in
magazines and periodicals not previ-
ously included on the library's
shelves. ,This has made this branch
of our reading matter very full and
satisfactory.
The library was also, by the will of
,the late Senator Allison, made a
beneficiary to the extent of $1,000.
This has not yet been received, and
hence is not mentioned in the finan-
cial statement.
Mr. Allison bequeathed his large
and valuable private library to Mrs.
Jennie A. Brayton, who has, however,
most generously transferred it in en-
tirety to the Carnegie -Stout library,
wit>> the single provision that it be
. gtver pltcc as a collection and held
as an "Allison Memorial." The
books will, of course, be opened to
_reading and circulation the same as
other columes in the Library.
At the date of this report the books
had not yet been transferred to the
library, and so are not counted in the
enumeration of this report. It is es-
timated that the volumes will number
about 2,500, largely of general litera-
ture, so that the board of trustees is
deeply grateful to Mrs. Brayton, not
only for the value of her gift, but for
the opportunity to retain a memorial
to Senator Allison in an institution
which he did so much to found and
upbuild.
The following will show the finan-
cial statement of the current year:
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Dec. 31, 1907. Bal-
ance as reported
by City Treasurer.$1,474.20
Tax collections in
1908 7,772.01
Total support fund
for 1908
• Warrants drawn in
1908 $7,480.60
Current December
bills unpaid 486.92
Total expenditures
Bala nce .... ...
Dec. 31, 1908. Bal-
ance in fund re-
ported by City
Treasurer .... ..$1,795.61
Outstanding war-
rants ... 30.00
Current December
Regular Session January_ 21, .1909
$9,246.21
$7,967.52
$1,278.69
$1,765.61
1 5
bills unpaid 486.92
Balance available. $1,278.69
ITEMS OF EXPENDITURES.
Salaries $3,905.d0
Books 1,079.78
Binding 556.91
Printing and stationery 83.10
Periodicals 377.48
Fuel 669.32
Light 568.5'0
Supplies and miscellaneous. 337.79
Additions and repairs to
buildings 389.64
Total $7,967.52
CONTINGENT FUND.
RECEIPTS.
1908.
Balance, January 1, 1908....$ 14.47
Fines 233.01
Rent of Auditorium 142.00
Lost books .70
Sundries 4.90
Total $395.08
EXPENDITURES.
January $ 27.30
February 23.85
March 32.78
April 29.65
May 20.45
June 35.92_
July 28.15
August 30.67
September 25.30
October 29.80
November 34.01
December 45.37
Total $395.08
Very respectfully,
Dubuque Board of Library Trustees.
- -Jacob Rich, Pres.
On motion of Ald. Haas the annual
report of the Trustees of the Carne-
gie -Stout Library was received and
filed.
The report of the Water Works
Trustees for the quarter ending De-
cember 31, 1908, was presented, and,
on motion of Ald. Frith, was referred
to the Special Water Works Auditing
Committee.
Street Commissioner Dorgan re-
ported as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen: -I herewith submit the
pay roll for labor on streets in the
different road districts during the first
half of January, 1909:
Amt. due laborers on streets..$349.75
Approved by Committee on Streets.
Also submit the pay roll for labor
on sewers during the first half of Jan-
uary, 1909:
Amt. due laborers on sewers $209.60
Approved by Committee on Sewers.
Also submit the pay roll for labor
on Mt. Carmel Avenue during the first
16 Regular Session January 21, 1909
half of January, 1909:
Amount due laborers on Mt.
Carmel Avenue $155.55
Also submit the pay roll for labor
on Bluff Street Extension during the
first half of January, 1909:
Amount due laborers on Bluff
Street Extension $3.20
Approved by Committee on Streets.
Also submit the pay roll for labor
on Bee Branch sewer during the first
half of January, 1909:
Amount due laborers on Bee
Branch Sewer $67.60
Approved by Committee on Sewers.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN DORGAN,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Aids. Saul and Sin -
grin the pay rolls on streets and sew-
ers were received and warrants or-
dered drawn to pay the various
amounts and the pay rolls referred
back to the proper committees.
Street Commissioner Dorgan also
reported as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen - -- Your undersigned
Street Commissioner, to whom was
referred the bill of Geo. L. Korman.
5% retained for one year on contract
for constructing sanitary sewer on
Kaufman Avenue, amounting to
$24.67, beg to report that sewer ap-
pears to he in good condition and
would respectfully recommend that
said bill be paid.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN DORGAN,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Ald. Frith, report was
approved and warrants for $24.67 or-
dered drawn in favor of George L.
Korman.
Street Commissioner Dorgan also
reported as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Gentlemen. Please find Treasurer's
receipts attached for service of steam
roller:
Union Electric Co., for rolling
Windsor Avenue and Eagle
Point Avenue $ 6.00
Linwood Cemetery Association 4.50
I. C. R. R Co., rolling Jackson
and Washington Streets 37.90
Yours respectfully,
JOHN DORGAN,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Ald. Haas the report
of the Street Commissioner was re-
ceived and filed.
City Recorder Linehan presented
and read the printed notice, certified
to by the publisher, of the Council's
intention to levy a special assessment
for the improvement of Windsor Ave-
nue from the southeast curb line of
Eagle Point Avenue to the north lot
line of Lot 4, Hamburg Add., Eagle
Point Lime Works, contractors. No
remonstrance being filed and no one
in the room objecting to the levying
of the special assessment for the im-
provement of said street, the notice
was, on motion, received and filed.
City Recorder Linehan also pre-
sented and read the notice, certified
to by the publishers, of the Council's
intention to levy a special assessment
for repairing and tearing up of side-
walks during the months of August,
September, October and November,
1906. No remonstrance being filed
and no one in the room objecting to
the levying of special assessment for
the improvement of said street, the
notice was, on motion, received and
filed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Ald. Singrin, of the Committee on
Ordinances, presented and read an
ordinance granting to James Levi &
Co., their successors and assigns, the
right to construct and operate a high
pressure water main for fire protec-
tion in the alley between Main and
Iowa Streets from Seventh to Eighth
Streets, and regulating the same, and
moved that the reading just had be
considered its first reading. Carried.
Ald. Singrin then moved that the
Ordinance be referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole and City Attor-
ney. Carried.
Ald. Saul, chairman of the Commit-
tee on Streets, reported as follows:
Your Committee on Streets, to
whom was referred the bill of the
McCarthy Improvement Co. for 5%
retained on the brick paving of Ninth,
Eleventh and Thirteenth Streets and
also the alley between Main and Lo-
cust from Seventh to Ninth Streets,
would respectfully recommend that
the sum of $1,197.38 be allowed on
said bill in full settlement thereof.
This settlement leaves a balance of
$13.75 to be used for putting the
above mentioned streets and alley in
the condition contemplated in the
specifications.
Also your Committee on Streets, to
whom was referred the bill of' the
O'Farrell Contracting Co. for 5% re-
tained for the brick paving of Iowa
Street from First to Third Streets and
First Street from Iowa to Main Street,
amounting to $456.25, would respect-
fully recommend that said bill be paid
and that a warrant be ordered drawn
in settlement thereof on the City
Treasurer.
JAMES SAUL,
Chairman.
Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the
various reports of the Committee on
Streets. Carried.
Ald. Saul, chairman of the Commit-
tee on Printing, moved that the City
Recorder be instructed to advertise
for bids for printing the index and
binding 25 copies of the Council Pro-
ceedings for the year 1908. Carried.
Ald. Frith, chairman of the Com-
mittee on Fire, reported as follows:
Your Committee on Fire would re-
spectfully report that there are at
present on the Fire Department two
horses unfit for service and we would
respectfully recommend that we be
empowered to purchase two horses in
their stead. E. E. FRITH,
Chairman.
Ald. Frith moved the adoption of
the report of the Committee on Fire.
Carried.
Ald. Rand, chairman of the Com-
mittee on Public Grounds and Build-
ings, reported that the trees in all the
parks have been trimmed, and also
that some necessary repairs had been
ordered by the Committee on the Pa-
trol House.
Ald. Rand also reported that the
patrol wagon was in need of being re-
painted.
Ald. Saul moved that the Sprinkling
Committee be instructed to inspect
the sprinkling wagons and report to
the Council their condition at the next
session. Carried.
Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the
Committee of the Whole, reported as
follows:
Your Committee of the Whole
would respectfully recommend that
Patrick Kenneally, the foreman at the
garbage dump, be instructed to com-
mence work on said dump on the 1st
day of February, 1909, and to imme-
diately proceed to clean up all offal
and filth thereupon deposited.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the petition of
the Fifth Ward Non - Partisan Club,
asking that automatic gates be or-
dered placed at the various railroad
crossings where same are most
needed, would respectfully recom-
mend that a system of gates for said
crossings be established by the City
Council.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the bills of C.
B. Scherr for $125.00 and Adam
Doerr, Jr., for $100.00, for extra ser-
vices completing the assessment roll
for the year 1908, would respectfully
recommend that said bills be allowed
and that warrants in settlement there-
of be ordered drawn on the City
Treasurer.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the petition of
Regular Session January 21, 1909
17
the 1\Iorris- Johnson -Brown Mfg. Co.,
asking that the previous exemption
from taxation that they had hitherto
enjoyed be continued for an additional
five -year period, would respectfully
recommend that the prayer of the pe-
titioner be denied and that said pe-
tition be received and filed.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the petition of
A. E. Gmehle, asking that he be ap-
pointed collector of delinquent taxes
up to the year 1908, would respect-
fully recommend that the prayer of
the petitioner be granted and that he
be appointed subject to the pleasure
of the City Council and at the same
commission as heretofore.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the bill of the
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co., amount-
ing to $7.17, would respectfully re-
port that we have audited said bill
and find the same correct; we would
therefore recommend that the same
be paid and that a warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer and
charged to the Bluff Street Extension
account in settlement of the claim.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the remon-
strance of Carrie E. Mink against the
levy of the full amount of the assess-
ment levied against her property for
the improvement of Grandview Ave-
nue, would respectfully recommend
that said remonstrance be received
and filed.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
to whom was referred the petition of
the estate of Thomas Connolly, ask-
ing that the special assessment as
levied originally against City Lots 177
and 178, including the amount
charged for the street intersections be
accepted in full settlement of • said
special assessment without interest,
would respectfully recommend that
the City Treasurer be instructed to ac-
cept the amount of said original as-
sessment in full payment of said
special assessment, provided that the
same be paid before the first day of
February, 1909.
Also your Committee of the Whole
would respectfully recommend that
the City Engineer be instructed to
prepare a plat showing all the lots or
parcels of land lying between 17th
and 18th and Sycamore and Lynn
Streets and to present the same to the
Committee of the Whole at its next
session.
Also your Committee of the Whole,
reporting on the opening of Louisa
Street from Grace to Bennett Street.
would respectfully recommend that
18 Regular Session January 21, 1909
Professor Kuhn be allowed the sum
of $1,000.00 and Mrs. Messerschmidt
the sum of $100.00 for the land nec-
essary to open said strip.
JOHN O'ROURKE,
Chairman.
Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption
of the various reports of the Commit-
tee of the Whole. Carried.
Ald. Rand moved that the matter
of purchase of property for opening
of Louisa Street from Bennett to
G -race Street be referred to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations and the
Committee of the Whole. Carried.
RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS.
Ald. Haas offered the following:
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of Dubuque, That to pay for re-
pairing and tearing up sidewalks in
August, September, October and No-
vember, 1908, by city carpenters, 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 hereinafter
named, situated and owned, and for
the several amounts set opposite each
lot or parcel of real estate as follows:
Special assessment submitted Janu-
ary 21st, 1909.
Owner. Description. Total Cost.
J. J. Nagle, Cooper's Add., Lot
C, tearing up, 1 hour's time,
cost, 50c $ .50
J. H. Shields, - Dubuque Harbor
Co.'s Add., Lot 8, Block 1,
repairing, 20 lin. ft. Lumber,
cost, 60e; 1/2 hour's time,
cost, 25c 85
T.' E. Rafferty, City Lot 122,
repairing, 18 lin. ft. lumber,
cost, 55c; 1 /2 hour's time,
cost, 25c 80
R. Waller Est., Harper's Sub ,
N. 85 feet, Lot 2, repairing,
10- lin. ft. lumber, cost, 30c;
1 /2 hour's time, cost. 25c 55
J. J. Nagle, Jones' Sub., S. 42
feet, Lot 1, repairing, 16 lin.
ft. lumber, cost, 50c; 1 /2
hour's time, 25c 75
W. G. Cox, Sub. Min. Lot 90,
Lot 2, repairing, etc., 312 lin.
ft. lumber, cost, $9.35; 1,600
lin. ft. wire, cost, $1.40;
staples, cost, 50c; 8 hours'
time, cost, $4.00 15 25
V. A. Bush et al, Dorgan's
Sub., Lot 4, repairing, 6 lin.
ft. lumber, cost, 20c; 1 /2
hour's time, cost, 25c 45
C. T. Bush, Mt. Pleasant Add ,
E. 1 /2 I.ot 30, repairing, 15
lin. ft. lumber, cost, 45c; 1 /2
hour's time, cost, 25c 70
M. and M. A. Kemler, A. Mc-
Danniell's Sub., N. 88 ft. E.
l Lot 783, repairing, 6 lin.
ft. lumber, cost, 20c; 1 /2
hour's time, 25c 45
Leonard Buehler, Sub. 1, M
Lot 314, Lot 2, repairing, 12
lin. ft. lumber, cost, 35c; 1/2
hour's time, cost, 25c 60
Jas. Powers, Bonson's Sub., S
1 /2 Lot 1, repairing, 10 lin,
ft lumber, cost, 30c; 1 /2
hour's time, cost, 25c 55
A. A. Cooper, City Lots 615-
616, repairing, 201 lin. ft.
lumber, cost $3.05; 4 hours'
labor, $2.00 5 05
A. J. Lembeck et al., Marsh's
Add., E. 100 feet, Lot 45, re-
pairing, 10 lin. ft. lumber,
cost 30c; 1 /2 hour's labor, 25c 55
R. W. Kemler, Littleton & Saw-
yer's Add., Lots3, 4, 5, E. 27
ft., Lot 6, 3 loads cinders,
cost $4.50; 1 hour's labor,
50c 5 00
Lizzie Thiel, Sub. 151, Mechan-
ic's Add, Lot 2, tearing up,
1 / 2 hour's labor, 25c 25
Thos. Kane, Sub. 1 of 63 and S
20 ft. of 2 of 63, Sanford's
Sub., Lot 2, repairing, 12 lin.
ft. lumber, cost 35c; 1 /2
hour's labor, 25c 60
C., St. P. & K. C. R. R. Co ,
Sanford's Sub., Lot 61, tear-
ing up, 1 hour's labor, 50c 50
J. K. Deming, Sub. M. Lot 466,
und. 1 / 2 Lot 2, tearing up, 2
hour's labor, $1.00 .. , .. 1 00
G. W. Kiesel, Sub. M. Lot 466,
und. 1 /2 Lot 2, tearing up, 2
hour's labor, $1.00... 1 00
W. J. Cushing et al., L. H.
Langworthy's Add., E. 1 /2 Lot
148, tearing up, 1 hour's la=
bor, 50c 50
B. Glass, Sub. 197, L. H. Lang -
worthy's Add., Lot 10 -11, re-
pairing, 10 lin, ft. lumber,
cost 30c; 1 /2 hour's labor, 25c 55
Ger. T. & S. Bank, Sub. 809, A.
M. McDaniel's Sub., Lot 1,
repairing, 7 lin. ft. lumber,
cost 20c; 1 /2 hour's labor, 25c 45
Wm. Hintrager, Union Add.,
Lot 11, repairing, 24 lin. ft.
lumber, cost 75c; 2 hour's la-
bor, $1.00 1 75
Ellan Connolly, Union Add ,
Lot 141, repairing, 37 lin. ft
lumber, $1.10; 1 hour's labor
50c 1 60
Wm. Klauer et al., Davis Farm
Add., Lot 213, tearing up, 1
hour's labor, 75c .. ... 75
Jas. Robinson Est., City Lots
589, 589a, 588 and S. 1 /2 Lot
588, repairing, 56 lin. ft, lum-
ber, cost $1.70; 2 hours' la-
bor, $1.00 2 70
Cath. Schroeder, E. Langwor-
thy's Add., Lots 70 -71, tear-
ing up, 1 hour's labor, 75c 75
W. G. Cox, Sub. Min. Lot 90,
Lot 2, repairing, 3 hours'
labor, $1.50 1 50.
Ald. Frith offered the following:
Resolved by the City Council of the
City of Dubuque: That to pay for the
improvement of Windsor Avenue from
the southeast curb line of Eagle Point
Avenue to the north lot line of Lot 4,
Hamburg Add., by the Eagle Point
Lime Works, contractors, 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 hereinafter named, situated
and owned, and for the several
pme'-nt t opposite each lot or par-
cel of real estate, as follows:
Special assessment submitted Jan.
21st, 1909. Total Amount
Owner. Description. Tax.
George 1Togel, Hamburg Add.,
Lot 4, 44.16 sq. yds. paving
at $1.75, $77.25; extra ex-
penses, $1.32 $ 78 60
Bernard Struteman, Hamburg
Add., Lot 5, 19.2 lin. ft. re-
set curb at 20c, $3.84; 44.16
sq. yds. paving at $1.75,
$77.28; extra expenses, $1.32 82 44
C. Beyer Est., Hamburg Add.,
Lot 6, 43.80 sq. yds. paving
at $1.75, $76.65, extra ex-
penses, $1.31 77 96
Wm. Kueper, Hamburg Add ,
Lot 7, 83.75 sq. yds. paving
at $1.75, $146.56; extra ex-
penses, $2.51 149 07
Henry Mueller, Sub. 8, Ham -
burg Add., Lot 1, 4.80 lin.
feet new curbstone at 65c,
13:12; 55.2 lineal feet reset
curb at 20c, $11.04; 59.22
sq. yds. paving at $1.75,
$103.63; extra expenses,
$1.78 119 57
Henry Mueller, Sub. 8, Ham-
burg Add., Lot 2, 17.35 lin.
feet new curbstone at 65c,
$11.28; 66.55 lin. feet reset
curb at 20c, $13.31; 106.37
sq. yds. paving at $1.75,
1186.14; extra expenses,
$3.20 213 93
Chas. Rose Est., Sub. 3, Min.
Lot 467, Lot 1, 22.16 sq. yds.
paving at $1.75, $38.78; ex-
tra expenses, 66c 39 44
Stephen Driscoll, Sub. 2, Min.
Lot 467, N. E. 50 ft., Lot 2,
32.39 sq. yds. paving at
J. W. Norton, Gilliam's Sub.,
Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, repairing,
167 lin. ft. lumber, cost $5.00;
14 hours' labor, $7.00 12 00
Total assessment $57 95
Ald. Haas moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas -Alds. Frith, Haas, O'Rourke,
Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Nays - -None.
Absent -Ald. Martin.
Regular Session January 21, 1909
19
$1.75, $56.68; extra ex-
penses, 97c 57 65
Sacred Heart Church, San -
ford's Sub., Lot 15, 82.27
sq. yds. paving at $1.75,
$143.97; extra expenses,
$2.46 146 43
Sacred Heart Church, San -
ford's Sub., Lot 16, 5.88 lin.
feet new curbstone at 65c,
$3.82; 42.80 lin. feet reset
curb at 20c, $8.56; 47.31 sq.
yds. paving at $1.75, $82.79;
extra expenses, $1.42 96 59
Sacred Heart Church, San -
ford's Sub., Lot 17, 5.88 lin.
feet new curbstone at 65c,
$3.82; 42.80 lineal feet reset
curb at 20c, $8.56; 43.80 sq.
yds. paving at $1.75, $76.65;
extra expenses, $1.31 90 34
.Sacred Heart Church, , San -
ford's Sub., Lot 18, 5.89 lin.
feet new curbstone at 65c,
$3.83; 2S lin. ft. reset curb
at _uc, $5.60; 43.30 sq. yds.
paving, $76.65; extra ex-
penses, $1.31 87 39
Sacred Heart Church, San -
ford's Sub., Lot 19, 73.82
sq. yds. paving at $1.75,
$129.19; extra expenses,
12.21 131 40
Ferd. Nesler, Sanford's Sub ,
E. 88 ft. of Lot 20, 74.80
sq. yds. paving at $1.75,
$130.91; extra expenses,
$2.24 133 15-
Mary Baal, Sanford's Sub., Lot
21, 4.99 sq. yds. paving at
$1.75, $8.74; extra expenses,
15c 8 89
Union Electric Co., paving
along street car track,
332.45 sq. yds. paving at
11.75; 581.84; extra ex-
penses, $9.97 591 81
City of Dubuque, one -half of
total amount of paving after
amount was deducted for
the Union Electric Co.,
806.80 sq. yds. paving at
$1.75, $1411.90; extra ex-
penses, $24.18 1436 08-
Total Assessment $3,540 74
All of which assessment is in pro-
portion to the special benefits con-
ferred.
Ald. Frith moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas - Alds. Frith, Haas,
O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Nays -None.
Absent -Ald. Martin.
Assistant City Attorney Willging
stated that the jury in the Dempsey
case had reported in favor of award-
ing Miss Dempsey $1,800.00 damages,
and that the City Attorney would pre-
pare the proper appeal.
20 Adjourned Regular Session January 28, 1909
Ald. Frith moved that all sewer con-
nections be made under the super-
vision of the Sewer Inspector. Car-
ried.
Ald. Frith moved that the Council
adjourn to Thursday evening, Janu-
ary 28th, 1909.
EDMUND A. LINEHAN,
City Recorder.
Approved 1909
Mayor
Attest:
Recorder
CITY COUNCIL
Adjourned Regular Session, January
28th, 1909.
(Official.)
Council met at 8:30 p. m.
Mayor Schunk in the chair.
Present — Alds. Frith, Haas,
O'Rourke Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Absent —Ald. Martin.
Mayor Schunk stated that the
meeting was an adjourned meeting of
the regular meeting of January 21st,
1909, and was called to take up and
consider all matters which may prop-
erly come before the City Council.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA-
TIONS.
Petition of Mrs. Joseph Furst, stat-
ing that she is a widow with seven
minor children depending upon her
for support, and asking that the taxes
on her homestead be canceled for the
year 1908 was, on motion of Ald.
Frith, granted and the Treasurer to
be instructed accordingly.
Petition of St. Matthew's German
Evangelical Lutheran church, asking
that the taxes on the northerly 51
feet of the north 1 -5 of Outlot 486
be exempted from taxation and that
the Treasurer be instructed to cancel
taxes on said property for the year
1908 was, on motion of Ald. Haas,
granted and the Treasurer to be in-
structed accordingly.
Petition of Julien Division No. 347,
Order of Railway Conductors, asking
that they be granted the use of
Armory Hall on Easter Monday even-
ing, April 12th, 1909, for the purpose
of holding a dance, was, on motion
of Ald. Haas, granted.
Petition of James Alderson, asking
that the Treasurer be instructed to
cancel the taxes for the year 1908 on
Lot 2 of 2 of Mineral Lot 82, same
having being been dedicated by him
for street purposes, was, on motion of
Ald. Singrin, referred to the Commit-
tee of the Whole.
Petition of Wm. Dockstader, ask-
ing that the Treasurer be instructed
to accept the taxes for the year 1903
to 1908, inclusive, in full settlement
of all taxes assessed against him for
confectionery stock in his store on
Main street, was, on motion of Ald.
O'Rourke, granted and the Treasurer
to be instructed accordingly.
Petition of R. W. Quinlan, asking
that the Council instruct the Treas-
urer to refund him $20.00 paid by him
Adjourned Regular Session January 28, 1909 21
for license to sell liquor in the City
of Dubuque during the months of
February and March, 1909, he having
gone out of the liquor business, was,
on motion of Ald. Frith, granted, and
a warrant in the sum of $20.00 order-
ed drawn in favor of R. W. Quinlan.
Petition of Patrick Vauhan, asking
that he be granted the mineral rights
in Lot 31, Union Addition, at the cor-
ner of Quince Street and Rising Ave-
nue, was, on motion of Ald. Saul,
granted.
Remonstrance of Philip Link &
Sons et al remonstrating against the
granting of the petition of the Du-
buque Sand & Gravel Co. for permis-
sion to use a strip of ground on the
river front at the foot of Third Street,
was read and, on motion of Ald.
O'Rourke, was referred to the Com-
mittee of the Whole. On motion of
Ald. Frith rules were suspended to
grant Mr. Sauer permission to address
the Council in reference to the remon-
strance of Philip Link & Sons et al.
Petition of James H. Smith, asking
that the Council adopt a resolution
granting him consent to operate a re-
tail liquor store at the southeast cor-
ner of Second and Main Streets, in
the City of Dubuque, Iowa, was pre-
sented and read, and was, on motion,
granted.
Whereupon the following resolution
was then offered:
Be It Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, That consent
is hereby granted to James H. Smith
to operate a retail liquor business
within the said City of Dubuque, Iowa,
in accordance with the laws of Iowa
and of the ordinances of the City of
Dubu que.
Adopted unanimously.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the
Committee on Finance, reported as
follows:
' Your Committee on Finance would
respectfully report that we have dis-
posed of the bonds issued to defray
the cost of the following improve-
ments, receiving the par value there-
for, and herewith present the receipts
of the City Treasurer for the various
amounts: $2361.00 for the improve-
ment of North Street, $495.55 for the
improvement of Asbury Street, $825.04
for sanitary sewer in West Third
Street, College Avenue and Allison
Place, $1099.87 for improvement of
Milwaukee Avenue, $5727.24 for brick
paving of Locust Street, $801.71 for
improvement of Yale Street and
$71.40 for the construction of a ce-
ment sidewalk on the west side of
Bluff. Street between Sixth and Sev-
enth Streets.
JOHN O'ROURKE,
Chairman.
Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption
of the report of the Committee on Fi-
nance. Carried.
Ald. Frith, chairman of the Com-
mittee on Harbors, reported as fol-
lows:
Your Committee on Harbors would
respectfully recommend that the City
Engineer be and he is hereby instruct-
ed to prepare a plat showing the prop-
erty owned by the City on and along
the levee from the Dubuque high
bridge to the garbage dump, includ-
ing the Ice Harbor, and also show-
ing all vacations along said levee
granted by the City.
Also your Committee on Harbors
would respectfully recommend that
the Harbormaster be instructed to col-
lect the sum of $1.00 per lineal foot
from G. E. Davis for harbor privi-
leges E. E. FRITH,
Chairman.
Ald. Frith moved the adoption of
the various reports of the Committee
on Harbors. Carried.
RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS.
Ald. Frith presented and read reso-
lutions for the construction of an
eight -inch tile pipe sanitary sewer in
the alley between Couler Avenue and
Jackson Street from the south line of
Lot 308 in Davis Farm Add. to the
south end of the present sewer con-
structed by the Chicago Great West-
ern .Railway company in said alley.
Also for the construction of an eight -
inch tile pipe sanitary sewer from the
center of Milwaukee Avenue to the
present sewer constructed by the Chi-
cago Great Western Railway company
at Peru road, and, on motion of Ald.
Haas, the resolutions were referred to
the Committee of the Whole.
Alderman O'Rourke offered the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, The contract heretofore
entered into by the City of Dubuque
for the improvement of an alley as
hereinafter described has been com-
pleted, and the City Engineer has
computed that the cost and expense
of said improvement amount to
$362.28;
Therefore, Be it Resolved by the
City Council of the City of Dubuque,
That to provide for the cost of im-
proving the alley first north of Ries
Street from Windsor Avenue to Staf-
ford Avenue 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 twelve
22 Adjourned Regular Session January 28, 1909 List of Warrants 23
and 25 -100 dollars, numbered 821 and
822, dated, February 8th, 1909, pay-
able on or before seven years after
the date thereof, and bearing inter-
est 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 —Aids. Frith, Haas, O'Rourke,
Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Nays—None.
Absent —Ald. Martin.
Alderman O'Rourke also offered the
following:
Whereas, The contract heretofore
entered into by the City of Dubuque
for the improvement of an alley as
hereinafter described has been com-
pleted, and the City Engineer has
comp utecl that the cost and expense
of said improvement amount to
$171.98;
Therefore, Be it Resolved by the
City Council of the City of Dubuque,
That to provide for the cost of im-
proving the alley between Windsor
Avenue and Stafford Avenue from
Hennepin Street to the south end of
said alley the Mayor be and he is
hereby required to execute and de-
liver to the City Recorder, to be by
him registered and countersigned, one
bond for one hundred seventy -one and
98 -100 dollars, numbered 820, dated
February Sth, 1909, payable on or be-
fore seven years after the date there-
of, 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 Alds. Frith, Haas, O'Rourke,
Rand, Saul and Singrin.
Nays —None.
Absent —Ald. Martin.
Ald. O'Rourke also presented and
read a resolution providing for the
issuance of bonds for the improve-
ment of Windsor Avenue and moved
that the resolution be referred to the
Committee of the Whole. Carried.
Ald. O'Rourke moved that the City
Attorney be instructed to present an
opinion to the City Council setting out
therein the powers, if any, of said
body over the Board of Water Works
Trustees in the matter of compelling
all consumers to install meters, and
also in the matter of fixing rates for
water, both on the flat rate and meter
basis. Carried.
Ald. Frith moved that when the
Council adjourns they adjourn to
Tuesday evening, February 2nd, 1908.
Carried.
Ald. Frith moved that the Council
adjourn to Tuesday evening, February
2nd, 1908. Carried.
EDMUND A. LINEHAN,
City Recorder.
Approved 1909
_Mayor
Attest:
. Recorder
List of City Warrants
Dubuque, Iowa, January 1st, 1909.
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 Decem-
ber, 1908:
H. A. Schunk, salary, Mayor.. $116 65
H. Brinkman, salary, Treas-
urer 133 30
J. A. McKinley, salary, Deputy
Treasurer 100 00
Jno. Krayer, clerk Treasurer's
office 60 00
E. A. Linehan, salary, Recor-
der 116 65
Jos. Friedrich, salary, Deputy
Recorder 85 OC
M. E. Lyons, salary, Auditor 116 65
C. B Scherr, salary, Assessor 125 00
A. Doerr, Jr., salary, Assist-
ant Assessor 100 00
J. J. Murphy, salary, Assist-
ant A 100 00
Geo. T. Lyon, salary, Attorney 150 00
Edgar Winging, salary, Assist-
ant Attorney 75 00
Jas. Pickley, salary, Chief of
Police 100 00
Joseph Reinfried, salary, Fire
Chief 100 00
J. W. Lawlor, salary, Commit-
tee Clerk 100 00
Paul Ilg, salary, City Engi-
neer 166 65
Henry Scharle, Assistant City
Engineer 75 00
John Dorgan, Street Commis-
sioner 60 00
G. Vogel, clerk in Auditor's
and Engineer's offices 75 00
Wm. Hippman, salary, Elec-
trician 83 30
C. W. Katz, salary, Market -
master 55 00
T. Hackney, salary, Pound -
master 40 00
Mrs. H. Koenig, salary, Jani-
tress 25 00
Henry Tropf, salary, Sidewalk
Inspector 60 00
Wm. Coleman, Rodman 50 00
J. H. Carroll, Harbor Master 30 00
E E. Frith, salary, Alderman 25 00
Dan J. Haas, salary, Alderman 25 00
Peter R. Martin, salary, Alder-
man 25 00
John O'Rourke, salary, Alder-
man 25 00
D. W. Rand, salary, Alderman 25 00
James Saul, salary, Alderman 25 00
Wm. Singrin, salary, Alder-
man 25 00
John A. Cunningham, Clerk to
Police and Fire Commis-
sioners 15 00
Geo. Miller, Superintendent of
Sprinkling 36 00
Dr. Chas. Palen, Health Phy-
sician 50 00
Frank Flynn, Sanitary Police-
man 65 00
Dr. F. J. Kennedy, Meat ana
i\Iilk Inspector 75 00
Ton. Cahill, Custodian Wash-
ington Park 40 00
Philip Red din, Custodian
Jackson Park 40 00
Joseph Straney, Custodian
Phoenix Park 15, 00
M. Eitel, fireman 77 00
J. Essman, fireman 82 50
J. Flynn, fireman 71 50
A. Duccini, fireman 71 50
A. Heer, fireman 66 00
W. Kannolt, fireman 66 00
B. Kirsch, fireman 66 00
G. Beyer, fireman 71 50
J. Dailey, fireman 77 00
J. Barnes, fireman 82 50
T. Ryder, fireman 71 50
W. Ducey, fireman 71 50
F. Murphy, fireman 71 50
1b[ Kelly, fireman 66 00
J. 1 ealce ::, fireman 66 00
D. Ahearn, fireman 83 33
P Z.illig, fireman 66 011
M. Sweeney, fireman 66 00
H. Cain, fireman 66 00
J. Benzor, fireman 71 50
J. McLoughlin, fireman 66 00
A. McDonald, fireman 82 50
J. Murphy, fireman 50 00
G. Gherki, fireman 77 00
T. Kennedy, fireman 71 50
J. Smith, fireman 66 00
.T. Keppler, fireman 66 00
C. Kannolt, fireman 77 00
J. Allen, fireman 71 50
M. Fahey, fireman 66 00
W. McConnell, fireman 66 00
F. Kenneal]y, fireman 71 50
R. Weston, fireman 77 00
E. McDermott, fireman 66 00
R. Kenneally, fireman 66 00
J. Roshin, fireman 77 00
F Baumgartner, fireman 71 50
J. Schoenberger, fireman 66 00
J. Tschudi, fireman 66 00
J. Connolly, fireman 66 00
Wm. Smith, fireman 60 50
J. Peed, fireman 60 50
L. Plocklinger, police 62 00
M. Connolly, police 62 00
John Cody, police 60 00
James Corcoran, police 62 00
Wm. Donahue, police 60 00
Phil J. Dunphy, police 65 00
Thomas Duggan, police . 62 00
P. F. Fury, police 62 00
John Fox, police 72 35
James Flynn, police 62 00
M. Fogarty, police 62 00
Ben Gray, police 62 00
Pat Hanlon, police 60 00
Geo. Jones, police 62 00
Pat Kenneally, police ..,... 54 00
Emil Kahn, police 60 00
M. Kilty, police 62 00
John Kane, police 58 00
James Keefe, police 62 00
B. Ludescher, police 60 00
24 List of Warrants
Chas. Liest, police 72
Pat McCollins, police 60
M. McCormack, police 67
Pat McInerney, police 62
Henry Mueller, police 58
John Murphy, police 62
T. O'Meara, police 62
John J. O'Brien, police 62
NI. O'Connor, police 62
M. Ryan, police 62
John Raesle, police 74
G. Raterman, police 62
John Spielman, police 62
Patrick Sutton, police 58
M. Stapleton, police 62
Joseph Stoltz, police 60
Pat Sullivan, police 62
Frank 4Arilliams, police 60
Miss B. Brennan police ma-
tron 42
Mrs. K. Hibbe, police matron 60
Dennis Sheehan, police 38
35
00
20
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
65
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
LABOR ON STREETS
in the different Roacl Districts during
the last half of November, 1908:
Walter Bradley, 2nd $ 1 60
John Burns, 2nd 1 40
Paul Becker, 4th 3 20
Peter Carney, 2nd 1 60
J. Callaghan, 2nd 22 50
M. Carney, 4th 4 80
James Doyle, 2nd 1 60
George Frost, 2nd 22 50
F. Frick, 3rd 1 85
P. Farrell, sidewalks 6 15
N. Frith, 8 70
Parney Glass, 2nd 5 85
C. Geimer, 4th 6 95
James Hird, 4th 22 50
John I3eil, 1 -5 in each 15 00
J. Jellison, 2nd 22 50
W. Lillig, 4th, $3.20; 2nd,
$1.55; 3rd, 75c 5 50
R. Love, sidewalk, $6.15; 2nd,
81.75 7 90
R. McCaffrey, 2ncl 6 65
J. McAleese, 2nd 13 05
J. McQuillan, 2ncl, $8.25; 3rc1,
80c 9 05
W. McLaughlin, 3rd 22 50
John Mahoney, 2nd 1 60
James Meighan, 2nd 6 20
John Mullen, 2ncl 5 05
A. Miller, 2nd 5 05
W. Powers, 2nd 9 00
James Ryan, 2nd 19 20
H. Rowland, 1 -5 in each 31 20
Jos. Richter, 1 -5 in each 27 70
Casper Specht, 1 -5 in each 12 00
TEAMS.
F. G. Becker, 2nd $ 12 80
John Calvert, 2nd 16 85
Josh Calvert, 2nd 12 80
B. Costello, 4th 4 05
A. Conrad, 2nd, $5.75; 3rd,
$4.30; 4th, 4.35 14 40
James Graham, 2nd 22 05
M. Hannan, 2nd 37 10
M. Kenneally, 2nd 4 05
P. Linehan Co., 2nd, $5.95;
3rd, $4.45; 4th, $4.45 14 85
J. J. McCollins, 2nd
C. McGovern, 4th
McElrath Teaming Co., 4th
P. S. Norton, 4th
Chas. Pier, 3rd
J. Stumpf, 3rd
Clark Van Wie, 2nd
12 80
4 05
9 90
4 05
5 85
1 80
4 05
LABOR
grading Mt. Carmel Avenue during
the last half of November, 1908:
Walter Bradley
Peter Carney
W. Coughlan
James Doyle
.1. Mahoney
James McCarron
W. O'Brien
W. Sheehan
NI. Kenneally
Jerry Sullivan
Clark Van Brie
$ 4 40
15 75
9 60
16 65
16 65
4 00
22 50
10 80
24 30
1 80
11 25
LABORS ON SEWERS
during the last half of November,
1905:
F. Donahue $ 21 00
F. Luchterhand 21 00
J. McLaughlin 21 00
M. O'Meara 21 00
J. Rooney 21 00
C. Sullivan 30 00
L. Taylor 21 00
J. Tacke 21 00
D. Marren 21 00
C. Specht 9 00
BILLS.
Wm. Foster, inspector Locust
Street brick paving $ 25 00
Michael Cain, 73 cubic yards
macadam. Southern Avenue 73 00
John Duggan, 58.6 cubic
yards macadam, Valley St. 58 60
Wm. Walker, 50.5 cubic
yards macadam, Valley St. 50 50
Peter Jacobs, 13.45 cubic
yards macadam, City Pound 10 09
P. Farrell, 13.45 cubic yards
macadam, City Pound 10 10
Tom Malloy, 26.63 cubic
yards macadam, City Pouncl 19 97
Ed. Malloy, 21.83 cubic yards
macadam, City Pouncl 16 37
H. Brinkman, interest on war-
rants outstanding 944 31
H. Brinkman, excavation per-
mits redeemed 110 00
H. Brinkman, expense 10 75
H. Brinkman, library orders
paid 993 22
Second National Bank, money
borrowed 10,000 00
Frank Krayer, refund loan
warrant 500 00
Theresa Witting, refund loan
warrant 500 00
LABOR ON STREETS
in the different Road Districts dur-
ing the first half of December, 1908:
Thos. Adclyman, 9th $ 80
Jos. Brouillette, 2nd 5 60
Paul Becker, 4th
James Callaghan, 2nd
M. Carney, 4th
T. Donahue, 2nd
George Frost, 2nd
F. Frick, 3rd
N. Frith
Barney Glass, 2nd
Conrad Geimer, 4th
James Hird, 4th
J. Heil, 1 -3 in each, 2 -3 -4
J. Jellison, 2nd
Fred Keck, 2nd
N. Kettenhofen, 3rd
Tom Lonergan, 2nd
R. Love, 4th
J. Mullen, 2nd
A. Miller, 2nd
James Meighan, 2nd
J. 134cAleese, 2nd
J. McQuillan, 2nd, $3.20; side-
walk, S0c 4 00
R. McCaffrey, 2nd 10 40
W. McLaughlin, 3rd, $22.50;
2nd, 70c
P. McPoland, 4th
Milan McLaughlin, 2nd
C. O'Neill, 2nd
W. Powers, 2nd
James Ryan, 2nd
John Singrin, 2nd, $2.15; 3rd,
$2.15; 4th, $2.10
C. Specht, 1 -3 in each, 2 -3 -4
I'. Smith, 4th
John Ward, 3rd
List of Warrants 25
6 00
22 50
2 00
3 20
22 50
4 80
55
5 60
3 20
22 50
15 00
5 00
4 00
2 40
1 05
1 00
4 00
5 60
1 20
16 20
23 20
2 40
70
5 00
3 20
20 80
6 40
12 00
80
2 40
TEAMS.
F. G. Becker, 2nd $ 8 10
John Calvert, 2nd 19 35
Josh Calvert, 2nd 15 75
James Graham, 2nd 14 40
M. Hannan, 2nd 11 70
P. Linehan, 2nd 5 85
J. J. McCollins, 2nd 8 10
P. S. Norton, 4th 1 80
John Stumpf, 2nd, $4.65; 3rc1,
$4.65; 4th, $4.65 13 95
LABOR
on Mt. Carmel Avenue during the first
half of December, 1908:
Walter Bradley $ 8 00
Walter Burke 11 20
Peter Carney 21 60
Jas. Doyle 21 60
B. Grant 9 60
John Mahoney 21 60
James McCarron 8 00
P. O'Hearn 9 60
'SAT. O'Brien 22 50
E. Roussel' 8 00
J. Linehan 28 35
Jerry Sullivan 20 25
Clark Van Wie 20 25
LABOR
on Bluff Street Extension during the
first half of December, 1908:
J. Connolly $ 2 40
W. Coughlan 2 40
LABOR ONSEWERS
during the first half of December,
1908:
F. Donahue $ 22 75
J. Jellison 15 75
F. Luchterhand 22 75
J. McLaughlin 7 00
M. O'Meara 22 75
J. Rooney 22 75
C. Sullivan 30 00
L. Taylor 22 75
J. Tacke 22 't5
D. Warren 22 75
C. Specht 9 75
BILLS.
Hugh Connell, 37.6 cubic
yards macadam on Southern
Avenue $ 37 60
G. B. Grosvenor Co., station-
ery for various offices 10 50
Catherine Kelly Est., station-
ery for various offices 10 65
H. B. McCarten, plumbing re-
pairs on Cleveland Avenue
fountain 11 60
Key City Gas Co., removing
lamp post 1 90
Kenna Printing Co., 50 scale
books 38 50
Harger & Blish, stationery,
various departments 6 40
R. D. Kirmse, cleaning and
repairing clocks, City Hall. 2 00
Clancy Transfer Co., coal for
First Ward scales 9 24
Peter Even, coal for First
Ward scales 6 35
Dubuque Telephone Co., tele-
phone service from Oct. 1 to
Jan. 1, '09 13 25
Klauer & Kress, hardware for
various departments 5 40
Chas. T. Bush, to photographs
for Legal Department 3 00
Geo. Masters, plumbing and
supplies at City Hall 12 70
John Drehouse, cleaning
chimneys, City Hall 12 00
Frank Hammel, repairing
plastering at City Hall 8 45
Phil Breithaupt, plumbing
City Hall 60
Van Valkenberg & McEvoy,
stove pipe for First Ward
scalehouse 1 40
H. Galle, carrying wood into
basement at City Hall 35
F. A. Burns, kindling for
City Hall 6 00
H. Galle, sawing and piling
two cords wood at City Hall 2 60
Western Union Telegraph Co.,
rent of electric clock and
time service, November 00
Foley's Hand Laundry, towel
service for November 4 00
Key City Gas Co., light for
various departments 86 05
Union Electric Co., arc lights
for November 2234 60
Martin & Strelau, coal and
wood, City Hall 48 34
C. W. Katz, meals furnished
prisoners during November 4 80
J. HaudenshieLd, to use of
wagonette 2 00
Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoe-
Tibey Bros., third estimate,
grading Grandview Avenue.1305 00
Tibey Bros., improving Grand-
view Avenue 8269 91
M. Tschirgi & Son, overhaul of
excavation on Locust Street 152 93,
M. Tschirgi & Son, 5% re-
tained for paving 9th Street 924 62
Ernst Stumpf, Assistant Mar -
ketmaster month of Novem-
ber 46 40
Dubuque Rubber & Belting
Co., hose for Fire Dept 122 00
T. J. Mulgrew Co., cement for
Roacl Department 3 75
Key City Roofing Co., cement
and sewer pipe for Road
Department 45 92
I hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and correct list of all war-
rants issued by me during the month
of December, 1908.
EDMUND A. LINEHAN,
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
regular session of the City Council to
be held January 21st, 1909, to pay
for the improvement of Windsor Ave-
nue from the southeast curb line of
Eagle Point Avenue to the north lot
line of Lot 4, Hamburg Addition,
Eagle Point Lime Works, contractors.
Amount of special assessment,
$3,540.74, 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 on which said improve-
ment was made, and the separate lots
and parcels of ground, or specified
portion 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 January 21st, 1909, or
to appear at said session of the Coun-
cil to show cause, if any you have,
why said assessment should not be
levied.
Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, January
8th, 1909.
EDMUND A. LINEHAN,
1 -8 -3t. City Recorder.
Special Assessment Notice.
To All Who Are Named Below:
You are hereby notified that in 'ac-
cordance with an ordinance of the City
Official Notices 27
of Dubuque for repairing sidewalks
by the city carpenters during the
months of August, September, Octo-
ber and November, 1908, that a
special assessment will be levied for
the expense thereof at the regular
meeting of the City Council to be held
January 21st, 1909, upon all lots and
parcels of land on said improvement,
owned by you, being subject to such
special assessment. And you are
hereby notified to appear at said
meeting of the council to be held Jan-
uary 21st, 1909, and show cause, if
any you have, why said assessment
should not be levied.
Owner. Description. Total Cost.
J. J. Nagle, Cooper's Add., Lot
C, tearing up, 1 hour's time,
cost, 50c $ .50
J. H. Shields, Dubuque Harbor
Co.'s Add., Lot 8, Block 1,
repairing, 20 lin. ft. lumber,
cost, 60c; 7/2 hour's time,
cost, 25c 85
T. E. R Zfferty, City Lot 122,
repairing, 18 lin. ft. lumber,
cost, 55c; 1 /2 hour's time,
cost, 25c 80
1i.. Waller Est., Harper's Sub ,
N. 85 feet, Lot 2, repairing,
10 lin. ft. lumber, cost, 30c;
1 /2 hour's time, cost, 25c 55
J. J. Nagle, Jones' Sub., S. 42
feet, Lot 1, repairing, 16 lin.
ft. lumber, cost, 50c; 1 /2
hour's time, 25c 75
W. G. Cox, Sub. Min. Lot 90,
Lot 2, repairing, etc., 312 lin.
ft. lumber, cost, $9.35; 1,600
lin. ft. wire, cost, $1.40;
staples, cost, 50c; 8 hours'
time, cost, $4.00 15 26
V. A. Bush et al, Dorgan's
Sub., Lot 4, repairing, 6 lin.
ft. lumber, cost, 20c; 1 /2
hour's time, cost, 25c 45
C. T. Bush, Mt. Pleasant Add ,
E. 1 /2 Lot 30, repairing, 15
lin. ft. lumber, cost, 45c; 1/2
hcur's time, cost, 25c 70
M. and M. A. Kemler, A. Mc-
Danniell's Sub., N. 88 ft. E.
J,Z Lot 783, repairing, 6 lin.
ft. lumber, cost, 20c; 1 /2
hour's time, 25c 46
Leonard Buehler, Sub. 1, M.
Lot 314, Lot 2, repairing, 12
lin. ft. lumber, cost, 35c; 1 /2
hour's time, cost, 25c 60
Jas. Powers, Bonson's Sub., S.
1 / 2 Lot 1, repairing, 10 lin.
ft lumber, cost, 30c; 1/2
hour's time, cost, 25c 55
A. A. Cooper, City Lots 615-
616, repairing, 201 lin. ft.
lumber, cost $3.05; 4 hours'
labor, $2.00 5 05
A. J. Lembeck et al., Marsh's
Add., E. 100 feet. Lot 45, re-
pairing, 10 lin. ft. lumber,
cost 30c; 1 / 2 hour's labor, 25c 55.
R. W. Kemler, Littleton & Saw-
26
ing patrol horses
Thos. F. Kane, hay for patrol
horses
Clancy Transfer Co., coal for
Police Department
Thos. Connolly Est., repairing
patrol wagon
F. Schloz & Son, repairing
patrol house
American Electrical Novelty
Mfg. Co., batteries for
flashlights, Police Dept
The Palace Clothiers, Police
caps
Hailer & Wunder, repairing
sash at City Hall
Wm. Marshall, repairing
steam roller
P. Linehan. three loads pine
wood for Road Department
D. & J. Hoerner, shovels for
Road Department
Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs to
steam roller
M. Tschirgi & Son, crushed
stone for Road Department
F. Schloz & Son, repairs for
Road Department
Dubuque Wooden Ware &
Lumber Co., lumber for
Road Department
Spahn, Rose Lumber Co., lum-
her for Road Department
Joe Jellison, sharpening saws
for Road Department
F. A. Burns, coal for steam
roller
Klauer & Kress, hardware for
Road Department
Iowa Oil Co., oil for steam
roller
Schroeder - Kleine Grocer Co ,
salt for Road Department
Standard Lumber Co., lumber
for repairs to sidewalks
P. J. Seippel Lumber Co ,
lumber for repairs to side-
walks
A. B. Brown, repairs for
Road Department
Spahn, Rose Lumber Co ,
lumber for repairs to side-
walks
Geo. W. Healey & Son, nails
for repairs to sidewalks
Klauer & Kress, nails for re-
pairs to sidewalks
W. B. Baumgartner, hardware
for various departments
W. D. Deckert Co., pipe rail-
ing for Road Department
Van Valkenberg & McEvoy,
hardware for Road Dept
F. M. Jaeger & Co., blasting
powder and fuse for Mt.
Carmel Avenue
Klauer & Kress. hardware for
Sewer Department
Geo. W. Healey & Son, rope
for Sewer Department ..
Wunderlich & Wiederholt,
horseshoeing for Fire Dept.
Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoe-
List of Warrants
7 00
18 45
28 03
8 00
25
4 00
8 00
2 10
1 33
4 25
2 52
10 81
16 00
5 90
27 85
1 14
50
10 28
1 35
1 95
3 75
15 85
25 70
2 88
33 93
2 45
5 15
9 35
32 00
60
2 55
1 30
1 20
21 50
ing for Fire Dept 7 80
Lagen, Sloan & Peed, horse -
shoeing for Fire Dept 15 00
John J. Powers, horseshoeing
for Fire Department 19 90
Phil Heller, horseshoeing for
Fire Department 7 50
Phil Doer: & Co., coal and
wood for various depts 24 98
Peter Even, coal and wood for
Fire Department 29 43
Fengler & Dentin, coal and
wood for Fire Department. 18 70
L. J. Schmitt, hardware for
Fire Department 1 05
T. J. Mulgrew Co., coal for
Fire Department $ 11 90
F. G. Becker, coal for Fire
Department 22 78
Clancy Transfer Co., coal for
Fire Department 20 76
National Refining Co., oil for
Fire Department 8 10
Standard Lumber Co., lumber
for Fire Department 8 80
Union Electric Co., power for
city fire alarm system 2 00
Geo. W. Healey & Son, Ney-
erslip calks for fire horses 16 50
W. D. Deckert Co., flue clean-
er for Fire Department 75
Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for.
Fire Department 5 95
F. M. Jaeger & Co., nails and
screws for Fire Department 5 10
Jas. Robinson, cleaning vault
for Fire Department 15 00
Nesler & Hammel, plumbing
repairs for Fire Dept 3 60
Key City Gas Co., coke for
Fire Department .... 24 55
Key City Gas Co., gas arcs for
Police and Fire Depts 2 00
Mettel Bros., bran for Fire
Department 1 25
Thos. F. Kane, hay and oats
for Fire Department 635 72
Labor Leader, official printing
for November 12 50
National Demokrat, official
printing for November 12 50
Telegraph - Herald, official
printing for November 60 93
Times - Journal, official print-
ing for November 56 90
Smith - Morgan Printing Co ,
printing pamphlets 21 30
Telegraph - Herald, printing
delinquent tax list 43 60
Telegraph - Herald, printing
improvement bonds 42 00
Peter Eisbach, improvement
of alley first east of Wind-
sor from Hennepin north 151 38
Peter Eisbach, improving
Pleasant Street 1169 08
Willmer Cook, improving alley
first north of Ries St. from
Windsor to Stafford Ayes 328 92
Willmer Cook, improving
Jackson. Street 733 94
Willmer Cook, improving
1357 52
Washington Street
leys and of billiard and pool tables,
etc., owners of theatres and shows,
peddlers. porters, transient mer-
chants, street venders, vault cleaners,
scavengers, teamsters, expressmen
and owners of hacks, omnibuses, car-
riages, drays and owners or harborers
of dogs, and all other parties requir-
ing a city license.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that said licenses are now
past due and if not paid immediately
you will be prosecuted in accordance
with the ordinances of the City of Du-.
buque. JAS. R. PICKLEY,
1- 19 -10t Chief of Police.
Official Notices 29
28 Official Notices
yer's Add., Lots3, 4, 5, E. 27
ft., Lot 6, 3 loads cinders,
cost $4.50; 1 hour's labor,
50c 5 00
Lizzie Thiel, Sub. 151, Mechan-
ic's Add, Lot 2, tearing up,
1 /2 hour's labor, 25c 25
Thos. Kane, Sub. 1 of 63 and S
20 ft. of 2 of 63, Sanford's
Sub., Lot 2, repairing, 12 lin.
ft. lumber, cost 35c; 1/2
hour's labor, 25c 60
C., St. P. & K. C. R. R. Co ,
Sanford's Sub., Lot 61, tear-
ing up, 1 hour's labor, 50c 50
J. K. Deming, Sub. M. Lot 466,
und. 1 /2 Lot 2, tearing up, 2
hour's labor, $1.00 1 00
G. W. Kiesel, Sub. M. Lot 466,
und. 1 /2 Lot 2, tearing up, 2
hour's labor, $1.00... 1 00
W. J. Cushing et al., L. H.
Langworthy's Add., E. 1 /2 Lot
148, tearing up, 1 hour's la-
bor, 50c 50
B. Glass, Sub. 197, L. H. Lang -
worthy's Add., Lot 10 -11, re-
pairing, 10 lin. ft. lumber,
cost 30c; 1 /2 hour's labor, 25c 55
Ger. T. & S. Bank, Sub. 809, A.
M. McDaniel's Sub., Lot 1,
repairing, 7 lin. ft. lumber,
cost 20c; 1 /2 hour's labor, 25c 45
Wm. Hintrager, Union Add.,
Lot 11, repairing, 24 lin. ft.
lumber, cost 75c; 2 hour's la-
bor, $1.00 1 75
Ellan Connolly, Union Add ,
Lot 141, repairing, 37 lin. ft
lumber, $1.10; 1 hour's labor
50c 1 60
\\Tm. Klauer et al., Davis Farm
Add., Lot 213, tearing up, 1
hour's labor, 75c.. ... '75
Jas. Robinson Est., City Lots
589, 589a, 588 and S. 1 /2 Lot
588, repairing, 56 lin. ft. lum-
ber, cost $1.70; 2 hours' la-
bor, $1.00 2 70
Cath. Schroeder, E. Langwor-
thy's Add., Lots 70 -71, tear-
ing up, 1 hour's labor, 75c 75
W. G. Cox, Sub. Min. Lot 90,
Lot 2, repairing, 3 hours'
labor, $1.50 1 50
J. W. Norton, Gilliam's Sub ,
Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, repairing,
167 lin. ft. lumber, cost $5.00;
14 hours' labor, $7.00 12.00
Total assessment $57 95
Dated at Dubuque, January 8th,
1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN,
1 -9 -3t City Recorder.
Notice to Tax Payers.
The city tax lists for the year 1908
are now In my hands ready for col-
lection. They become delinquent Feb.
1st, 1909. H. BRINKMAN,
1 - City Treasurer.
NOTICE.
Public notice is hereby given that
at the session of the City Council of
the City of Dubuque, held on Janu-
ary 7th, 1909, the following Special
Assessments were levied on the real
estate herein after described, and that
in case of failure to pay the one -
seventh part within the time pre-
scribed by the Ordinance governing
same, all will become delinquent and
subject to collection by 'distress and
sale.
H. BRINKMAN,
City Treasurer.
For improving first alley north of
Ries Street from Windsor to Stafford
Avenues.
Name. Description. Assessments.
K. Biehl, Brecht's Sub., Lot 1.$74 61
F. Schwietering, Kleine &
Klingenberg's Sub, Lot 5 14 01
F. Schwietering, Kleine &
Klingenberg's Sub., Lot 4 12 81
F. Schwietering, Kleine &
Klingenberg's Sub., Lot 3 12 81
N. Brooke, Kleine & Klingen-
berg's Sub., Lot 2 12 81
Laura Trevorra, Kleine &
Klingenberg's Sub., W. 30 ft.
Lot 1 12 00
Alb. Luchterhand, Kleine &
Klingenberg's Sub., E. 138 ft.
Lot 1 42 00
John Kenefick, Sub. 8 and 9 of
4, Gieger's Sub., Lot 1 55 40
Wm. Walz, Sub. 4, Gieger's
Sub., Lot 7 25 47
Wm. Walz, Sub. 4, Gieger's
Sub., Lot 6 15 56
Ernst Dettman, Sub. 4, Gieger's
Sub., Lot 5 15 56
Cath Lassance, Sub. 4, Gieger's
Sub., Lot 4 15 56
Michael Zwack, Sub. 4, Gieger's
Sub., Lot 3 16 74
Nick Wagner, Sub. 4, Gieger's
Sub., Lot 2 15 56
Michael Zwack, Sub. 4, Gieger's
Sub., Lot 1 21 38
Total $362 28
For the improvement of alley be-
tween Windsor and Stafford Avenues
from Hennepin Street to south end of
alley:
Name. Description. Assessments.
L. Kupferschmidt, Brecht's
Sub., Lot 3 $ 4 97
Jacob Knaus, Brecht's Sub ,
Lot 2 39 46
K. Biehl, Brecht's Sub., Lot 1 41 52
F. Schwietering, Kleine &
Klingenberg's Sub., Lot 6 86 03
Total $171 98
LEGAL.
Notice.
Office of Chief of Police, Dubuque,
Iowa, January 19, 1909.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
All auctioneers, pawnbrokers, junk
dealers, hotel, restaurant and eating
house keepers, owners of bowling al-