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1909 November Council ProceedingsCITY COUNCIL Regular Session, November 4th, 1909. (Official.) Council met at 8:45 p. nn. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present — Alds. Frith, Haas, O'Rourke, Rand and Saul. Absent —Alds. Martin and Singrin. Ald. Singrin arrived at 9:15 p. m. Ald. O'Rourke moved that action on the approval of the Council Pro- ceedings for the month of October, 1909, be deferred until the next ses- sion of the City Council. Carried. BILLS. The following bills, having been properly approved by the various committees, were read and, on mo- tion were ordered paid: O'Farrell Contracting Co , balance clue grading Louisa Street $110 31 O'Farrell Contracting Co , balance due on grading Bennett Street 199 50 H. J. Weber, inspector of sewer in alley between Jackson Street and Cooler Avenue, Peru Road, Jack- son Street and alley between Milwaukee and Diamond Avenue 46 20 Ott Turner, 1 cubic yard ma- cadam broken at City Pound 75 Following bills were approved and were, on motion, ordered paid from the sale of bonds: J. F. Brown, improving Fifth Street from Main to Iowa Street $719 70 Street & Steuck, improving West Fourth Street from Paulina Street to Alpine Street 1992 50 BIDS. Bids for improving' East Street from Delhi Street to Center Street were presented and, on motion of Ald. Rand, were ordered opened: Bids are as follows: J. F. Brown, combination curb and gutter, per lineal foot, $1.10'. Grad- ing. per cubic yard, 25c; macadamiz- ing, per square yard, 85c. O'Farrell Contracting Co., combina- tion curb and gutter, per lineal foot, 85c. Grading, per cubic yard, 35c. Macadamizing, per square yard, 80c. On motion of Ald. Rand ContraCt for improving East Street Was awarcl- ed to the O'Farrell Contracting Co., subject to grading fund being suf- ficient to allow grading to be clone and the bond placed at $1,000.00: Regular Session, November 4, 1909 403 PETITIONS AND COM11DIUNICA- TIONS. Petition of R. P. Marshall et al, ask- ing that an electric arc Light be placed at the intersection of South Alpine Street and Reeder Street, was, on mo- tion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. Petition of Mrs. C. M. Wheat, owner of Lot 2, Cleminson's Add., stating that an error had been made in as- sessing her property for sewer in Glen Oak Avenue, claiming she has already paid for sewer in Julien Ave- nue, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, re- ferred to the City Engineer and Sewer Committee. Communication from C. E. Mutsch- ler, chief clerk for Mr. J. W. Staple- ton, superintendent of the C., M. & St. P. R. R. Co., stating that Mr. Stapleton is out of the city and ask- ing that the Council delay action on plans for gates at railroad crossings until Mr. Stapleton returns to the city, was, on motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Committee of the Whole and Mr. Stapleton to be notified to ap- pear before said committee. Petition of J. M. McKenzie et al, representatives of the Trades and La- bor Congress, stating that they are advised and reliably informed that teams owned by Alderman Frith are employed by the City and asking that an investigation of the matter be made, stating that under the statutes said Alderman is not entitled to have any teams in the employ of the City, was read anti, on motion of Ald. Rand, rules were suspended to allow interested parties permission to ad- dress Council. Mr. Simon Miller, J. M. McKenzie and Asa. Wright then addressed the Council. Ald. Frith stated team was owned by his son, E. T. Frith and moved that petition be received and filed. Not seconded. Aid. O'Rourke moved that petition be referred to the Committee of the Whole and City Attorney. Carried. Petition of J. P. Foley, stating that his horse was injured by stepping into a hole in the sealer at Fourteenth and White Streets and asking that he be paid $25.00 in settlement of dam- age sustained by him by reason of said accident, was,. on motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the Committee of the Whole. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. Mayor Schunk presented and read a communication froth. Union Electric' Co., asking for permission to locate' all iron grate or catch basin' between' • • • • 1 ■ • • 1 ■ _ 1 • • • • 404 Regular Session, November 4, 1909 Regular Session, November 4, 1909 405 the guage line of their single track street railway, said grate or basin to be located at a point about 15 feet west of the westerly end of the Dia- mond House switch on Hill Street, grate or basin to connect through an underground pipe to the storm sewer adjacent to the track. On motion of Ald. Frith communi- cation was referred to the Street Committee. City Treasurer Brinkman reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: Mr. Kassler, owner of City Lots 308, 309, 310 and N. 31.7 feet of Lot 307, made application to pay for the improvement of White Street in accordance with the decree of the District Court. I have received no notice in reference to this case, therefore ask for instructions. Respectfully, H. BRINKMMAN, Treasurer. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke 'City Treasurer to be instructed to accept payment of assessment of Mr. Kassler in accordance with decision of the District Court. 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 October, 1909, for which please order war- rants drawn in my favor Interest paid on warrants outstanding $2,079.53 New York exchange 3.00 Postage 20.00 Freight charges, Road 11.42 Telephone expense, Road 1.00 Telegrams, Road .29 Telegrams, Police .34 Express charges, Police .60 Three horses purchased, Fire 456.00 Total $2,572.18 Library orders paid $257.68 Respectfuly, H. BRINKMAN, Treasurer. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the report 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 my re- port for the month of October, 1909, showing the receipts and disburse- ments for the month: Cash on hand October 1, 1909 $26,811.99 Receipts from all squrces.. 18,208.96 Total $45,020.95 DISBURSEMENTS. Warrants redeemed $22,171.44 Improvement bonds re- deemed 2,117.26 Improvement bond coupons redeemed 287.50 Regular bond coupons re- deemed 2,742.64 Water Works bonds re- deemed 2,000.00 Water Works bond coupons redeemed 315.00 Total $29,633.84 Balance Nov. 1st, 1909...$15,387.11 The above cash balance include the improvement bond fund, im- provement bond interest fund and li- brary fund balance. Water Works account: W a, ter Works, balance October 1, 1909 $10,450.22 Deposited with City Treas- urer during October 5,312.28 Total $15,762.50 Orders drawn on City Treasurer during October 4,420.95 Balance Nov. lst, 1909 .... $11,341.55 Excavation permit account: Balance October 1st, 1909 $30.00 Balance November lst, 1909 30.00 Also the following is a record of all interest coupons and bonds redeemed by the City Treasurer during the past month and credited to him: Improvement bonds $2,117.26 Improvement bond coupons 287.50 Regular bond coupons 2,742.64 Water Works bonds 2,000.00 Water Works bond coupons 315.00 Total $7,462.40 Also report that there is clue the city officers for the month of October, 1909, $2,691.50. Also the following list shows the appropriations and the amount of warrants drawn on each fund since the beginning of the fiscal year be- ginning March 1st, 1909, to Novem- ber 1st, 1909: Appropriation Expended Expense .. ....$40,000.00 $21,270.43 Road — First District .. 6,225.82 6,006.92 Second District . 15,011.04 13,593.38 Third District .. 8,859.42 8,067.68 Fourth District . 10,750.58 9,887.01 Fifth District ... 8,275.14 8,270.74 Fire .... 49,000.00 26,878.76 Police .... 35,000.00 20,398.07 Sewerage .. 6,000.00 3,766.01 Printing .. .... •2,800.00 1,456.99 Street Lighting . 27,000.00 14,495.25 Interest .. .... 40,000.00 22,510.77 Board of Health 7,000.00 4,797.26 Grading .. .... 4,000.00 2,996.65 Special Bonded Paving ... .. 4,000.00 4,000.00 Special Bonded Debt and In- terest .. . .. 4,500.00 2,500.00 Mt. Carmel Ave- nue Grading . 2,500.00 45.15 Sidewalk Repair- ing .... ..... 1,000.00 446.77 Bluff Street ex- tension .. ... 500.00 458.67 Improvement of Windsor Ave- nue .... .... 1,000.00 Bee Branch Sew- er, Third Ward 2,500.00 95.75 Bee Branch Sew- er in Wash- ington Street . 6,000.00 5,918.92 Improvement of Grandview Avenue .. ... 3,000.00 280.06 Eagle Point Park 3,000.00 2,916.66 Judgment .. .. 2,200.00 2,133 90 Opening of Louisa Street.. 1,100.00 1,100.00 Clay Street Im- provement ... 2,000.00 1,659.49 West Locust St. Storm Sewer . 2,000.00 1,997.55 Kauffman Avenue Improvement . 1,000.00 Thirty- second St. Storm Sewer . 1,000.00 Heeb Street Grad- ing .... ..... 300.00 141.25 896.54 $297,522.00 Respectfuly, 51. E. LYONS, Auditor. On motion of Aid. 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 October, 1909: Amount clue firemen $3,055.66 Less 1% retained for Pension Funcl 31.17 Balance due firemen $3,024.49 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- port referred back to the Committee on Fire. Chief of Police Pickley reported as follows• To the honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: I here submit the police report for the month of Octo- ber, 1909: Intoxication 57 Assault 1 Assault and battery 2 Disorderly conduct 6 Disturbing the peace 3 Fast driving 1 Interfering with officer 1 Petit larceny 1 Vagrancy 8 Total 80 Residents arrested 35 Doors found open 24 I,odgers har )red 96 Defective lights 61 Meals furnished 21 Cost of food $4.20 Police court costs collected....$29.40 Sheriff, dieting prisoners Sep- tember and October $22.00 Patrol runs for prisoners 63 Transfer of prisoners 1 Ambulance calls 2 Committee calls 2 Miles traveled 74 I also beg to submit the pay roll for policemen for the month of October, 1909: Amount due policemen $2,376.00 JAMES PICKLEY, Chief of Police. On motion of Ald. Singrin the re- port and pay roll were received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the policemen and the report referred to the Committee on Police and Light. 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 October, 1909: I find from the reports of the Po- lice Department that the total hours that 61 lamps failed to burn would equal 1 lamps burning for one month, or $7.50. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM HIP MAN, City Electrician. On motion of Ald. Singrin the re- port 11 received and the City Audi- tor to be instructed to deduct from the Union Electric company's bill for the month of October, 1909, the sum of $7.50. 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 last half of October, 1909. 408 Regular Session, November 4, 1909 Amt. due lbaorers on streets.$1,765.15 Approved by Committee on Streets. Also submit the pay roll for labor on sewers during the last half of Oc- tober, 1909: Amt. clue laborers on sewers.. $211.40 Approved by Committee on Sewers. Also submit the pay roll for labor grading Heeb Street during the last half of October, 1909: Amt. clue laborers on street... $108.85 Also submit the pay roll for labor on Kaufman Avenue during the last half of October, 1909: Amt. due laborers on street ..$250.10 Approved by Committee on Streets. Respectfully submitted, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Alcls. 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: I herewith submit the pay roll for labor on North Cas- cade and Rockdale Roads during the last half of October, 1909, the cost of same to be paid for from the County Road Fnnci: Amount due laborers on North Cascade and Rockdale Roads $490.40 Approved by Committee on Streets - Respectfully submitted, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. Saul the pay roll for North Cascade and Rockdale Roads was approved and pay roll re- ferred to County for payment. Street Commissioner Dorgan also reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: The unclersignecl, to whom your honorable body referred the bill of M. Tschirgi & Sons, 5% retained on improvement of Locust Street from Sixth to Eighth Streets, would state that the street is in good order and would recommend payment of the amount of $251.36. Respectfully submitted, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. Saul the report Of Street Commissioner Dorgan was approved and warrant ordered drawn in favor of M. Tschirgi & Son. Street Commissioner Dorgan also reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: The undersigned, to whom your honorable body referred the bill of James Mullin Estate, claim- ing stop cock was broken in the rear of their premises by the steam roller in June, 1905, investigated and found same to be true, and would, therefore, recommend that said estate be reim- bursed in the amount of $8.20. Respectfully submitted, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. Ald. Frith moved that the report of Street Commissioner Dorgan be re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Carried. Street Commissioner Dorgan also reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: The unclersignecl, to whom your honorable body referred the bill of Tibey Bros., 5% retained on Grandview Avenue improvement, would state said street is in good con- dition and would recommend payment of the bill, $459.85. Respectfully submitted, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. Saul the report of Street Commissioner Dorgan was approved and warrants ordered drawn in favor of Tibey Bros. City Attorney Lyon reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: In the matter of the warranty deed from the McFadden Coffee & Spice Company to the City of Dubuque, with reference to Lot Two (2) of the Subdivision of Lots Five Hundred Twenty -nine (529 and Five Hundred Thirty (530), in the City of Dubuque, signed the 29th day of June, 1909, and which was referred to me July 15th, 1909, I would re- spectfully report that on consultation with the City Engineer the description contained in said deed is found to be correct and the deed in question is properly signed and acknowledged and I would most respectfully recom- mend that said cleecl be approved and be properly recorded. Respectfully, GEO. T. LYON, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Saul report of the City Attorney was approved and Recorder to have deed properly re- corded. City Recorder Linehan presented and read the certified copy of the notice of the Council's intention to levy a special assessment for the im- provement of O'Neill Avenue from Burden Avenue to Sheridan Street by - Wilmer Cook, contractor. No remon- strance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the levying' of the special assessment for the improve- ment of said street, the notice was, on motion of Ald. Frith, received and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read the certified copy of the notice of the Council's intention to levy a special assessment for the improvement of West Fourth Street from Alpine Street to Paulina Street by Street & Steuck, 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 of Ald O'Rourke, re- ceived and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read certified copy of the notice of the Council's intention to levy a special assessment for the im- provement of Fifth Street from Main Street to Iowa Street by J. F. Brown, contractor. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room object- ing to the levying of the special as- sessment for the improvement of said street. the notice was, on motion, re- ceived and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read certified copies of the notices published in the official papers of the City of the Council's in- tention to lay cement sidewalks on the east side of Washington Street be- tween 25th and 27th Streets in front of -and abutting on North 25 feet of Lot 41 and South 15 feet of Lot 45, Pl. Langworthy's Add., owned by Su- san and Mary Zeien, and North 35 feet of Lot 45 and Lot 46, E. Lang - worthy's Acicl., owned by John Marzen. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the lay- ing of said sidewalks, the notices were, on motion of Ald. Frith, received and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read certified copy of the notice of the Council's intention to construct a sanitary sewer in Wash- ington Street from Twentieth to Twenty - second Streets. No remon- strance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the construction Of said sewer, the notice was, on motion of Ald. Frith, received and filed and further action postponed until next session of the City Council. Sidewalk Inspector Lynch present- ed the certified copies of the no- tices served on J. S. Stephens, owner of Lots 1 and 2, S. M. Langworthy's Sub.: T. Efferding, owner -of Lot 4, S. Langworthy's Sub.; Horace G. Torbert, owner of South 26.6 feet of Lot 6, S. M. Langworthy's Sub., and S. M. Langworthy's Estate, owner of Regular Session, November 4, 1909 407 Lots 9 and 10, S. M. Langworthy's Sub., ordering cement sidewalks laid on the East side of Booth Street be- tween West Third and Solon Streets, abutting said property. No remon- strance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the laying of the sidewalks the notices were ordered re- ceived and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Lynch also pre- sented certified copies of the notices served on A. W. Kemler, owner of Lots 1, 2 and 3, College Add., order- ing cement sidewalk laid on the South side of West Third Street between Walsh Street and College Avenue; also for cement sidewalk on North side of Cleveland Avenue between Union and South Bluff Streets abutting Lot 45, Union Add. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the laying of the sidewalk the notice was ordered received and filed. , Sidewalk Inspector Lynch also pre- sented a certified copy of the notice served on R. \\Taller Estate, owner of Lot 1, Mattox Sub. of City Lot 721, ordering cement sidewalk laid on the South side of West Fifth Street be- tween Gilmore Place and Summit Street; also on the East side of Sum- mit Street between Fenelon Place and West Fifth Street, abutting said prop- erty. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the laying of the sidewalk, the notice was ordered received and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Lynch also pre= sented certified copy of the notice served on Barbara Isborn, owner of City Lot 279, ordering a cement side- walk laid on the South side of Ninth Street between Clay and White Streets, abutting said property. Pe- tition of Barbara Isborn, asking that she be given additional time till next spring to lay said sidewalk was then read and, on motion of Ald. Singrin. notice and petition were ordered re• ceived and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Lynch also pre- sented a certified copy of the notice served on Fred Grobe Est., owner of the Northeast 37.6 feet of Lot 30, McCraney's Add., ordering cement sidewalk laid on North side of High Bluff Street between Stafford Avenue and Middle Avenue abutting said property . No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room object- ing to the laying of the sidewalk, the notice was ordered received and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Lynch also pre- sented certified copy of the notice served on Joseph Palen, agent of Franciska Wagner, owner of Lot 1 of 408 Regular Session, November 4, 1909 O. S. Langworth's Sub., ordering a ce- ment sidewalk laid on the North side of Twenty - fourth Street between Washington and Elm Streets, abutting said property. No remonstrance be- ing filed, and no one in the room ob- jecting to the laying of the sidewalk, the notice was, on motion of Ald. Frith, received and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Lynch also pre - sented certified copy of notice served on Jos. Jungwirth, owner of Lot 1 of 16. Mt. Pleasant Add., ordering a ce- ment sidewalk laid on North side of West Fourteenth Street between Alta Vista Street and Glen Oak Avenue, abutting said property. No remon- strance being filed and 110 one in the room objecting to the laying of said sidewalks, the notice was, on motion of Ald. Rand, received and filed and further action to be postponed until next session of the City Council. Sidewalk Inspector Lynch and Street Commissioner Dorgan reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: The undersigned, whom your honorable body instructed to in- vestigate the width of sidewalks abut- ting Lots 3, 4, 5 and the East 27 feet of Lot 6 in Littleton and Sawyer's Add., to ascertain how much of said walk is filled to the required width to insure the laying of a permanent walk, would state that about 15 feet of the Edst end of said walk is about the required width and balance of walk would average about 8 feet 6 inches wide. The full width of side- walk is 12 feet. Respectfully submitted, JAMES LYNCH, Sidewalk Inspector. JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. Rand report was approved and proper resolutions to be offered. Harbormaster Carroll reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: I beg to call your at- tention to the fact that I have col- lected wharfage of launch owners on November 21st of each year; also during the month of May each year. It appears to me that the month of April is the best time to make the annual collection of wharfage for the reason that a freeze -up may occur be- fore the 21st of November. Then re- moval for non- payment of wharfage would be impossible until the open- ing of navigation. Further, the change suggested would systematize the work. Hoping that this petition will receive your approval, Respectfully yours, J. H. CARROLL, Harbor Master. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke mat- ter was refererd to the Harbor Com- mittee. Following Weighmasters' and Woodmeasurers' reports of receipts were presented and read, and, on mo- tion, were received and filed: Jos. Straney, First Ward scale.$ 6.30 Louisa Pitschner, West Du- buque scales 2.16 C. W. Katz, scales reecipts 33.20 REPORTS OF COMMITTES. Ald. O'Rourke stated that the United Fruit Co. had informed him that they were leasing the fruit sheds from the Illinois Central Railroad Company and that they did not want to be made a party to the Ordinance granting to the Illinois Central Railroad Company the use of a portion of Dodge Street between South Main and Water Street for the erection of a building to be used for office purposes in connection with the fruit sheds, and moved that Ordinance granting said permission and Ordi- nance amending the Ordinance be re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Carried. Ald. Singrin, of the Committee on Streets, moved that the improvement of the alley between Iowa and Clay and Twelfth and South line of South 2 -5 of City Lot 457, by O'Farrell Con- tracting Co., be accepted and the City Engineer be instructed to prepare an assessment against all lots or parcels of ground benefited by said improve- ment and to file same in the office of the City Recorder. Carried. Ald. Singrin, chairman of the Com- mittee on Markets, reported as fol- lows: The undersigned, to whom was re ferred the bill of A. E. Bradley amounting to $6.00 for glazing at the City Hall, would respectfully report that he finds the same to be correct and would therefore recommend that a warrant be ordered drawn on the City Treasurer in settlement of the claim. • W. SINGRIN, Chairman on Markets. Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of the report. Carried. Ald. Rand stated that some repairs were necessary to be made on the roof of the Central Engine House building. Ald. Saul moved that the commit- tee on Public Grounds and Buildings be empowered to have repairs made on roof of the Central Engine House Regular Session, November 4, 1909 409 building and the cost of said repairs not to exceed $75.00. Carried. Ald. Haas, of the Board of Health, moved that the City Engineer be in- structed to prepare plans and specifi- cations and estimate of the cost of connecting the premises of John All - geyer, owner of N. 1 /2 of S. M. 1 -5 and S. 1 -4 of M. 1 -5 of City Lot 496, with the Sanitary Sewer in the alley between White and Jackson Streets and to submit the same to the Council at the next session. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee of the Whole, reported as follows: Your Committee of the Whole, re- porting on the petition of Ralph Crews, attorney for the Hammond Packing Company, asking that the taxes against said company for the year 1906 -7 and 1908 be canceled be- cause said company was not in opera- tion in this city during said years, would respectfully state the said pe- tition was referred to the Chief of Po- lice for investigation. He having re- ported to this committee that the facts are as stated, and we would re- spectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the City Treasurer be instructed ac- cordingly. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of B. Hoffman et al., asking that the as- sessment for the improvement of Alt - hanser Avenue now due be not col- lected or advertised until said avenue is finished, would respectfully recom- mend that the prayer of the peti- tioners be granted and that the City Treasurer be instructed accordingly. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the communi- cation of the Memorial Day Commit- tee relative to the appropriation of $200.00 for its use in defraying' the cost of the expense incidental to the usual observance of the day, would respectfully recommend that said communication be referred to the City Attorney for an opinion as to the legality of such an appropriation. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Elizabeth Buehler, owner of Lot 22 in Cook's Add.. asking that her property be not advertised or sold for the special assessments levied against the same for sidewalk and sewer im- provements, would respectfully rec- ommend that said petition be receiv- ed and filed. Also your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Alphons Matthews, adminis- tratrix for the estate of Alphons Ma- thews, asking that the assessed valua- tion be reduced on the east 111 feet of the south middle 1 -5 of City Lot 663 and also on the north 25 feet of the north 1 -5 of City Lot 451, and asking further that the assessment of $150.00 levied against said estate for a horse and buggy be canceled be- cause said latter assessment is erron- eous, said estate not having owned a horse and buggy for several years, would respectfully recommend that that portion of the petition referring to the real estal he not granted but that the City 'Treasurer be instructed to cancel the tax levied on said horse and buggy. . Also your Committee of the Whole, would respectfully recommend that twenty -eight arc lamps be installed as hereinafter directed, provided that the Locations herein named meet with the approval of the Alderman of the Ward in which the same are to be lo- cated and the two Aldermen -at- Large. East end of Cleveland Avenue. Cleveland Avenue near South Dodge. Booth Street between Dodge Street and West Third. Southern Avenue near Gved Brew- ery. Fremont Avenue about 500 feet west of Grandview. Langw'orthy Avenue and South Hill. «Test Fourth Street. Yale and Harvard Streets. Alta Vista Street near West Fifth. West Eighth Street at steps. Sixth and Bluff Streets. Seventeenth and Pine Streets. Tenth and Clay Streets. Eighteenth and Sycamore Streets. Fourteenth and Cedar Streets. Sixteenth and Jackson Streets. Ninth and Locust Streets. \5Test Sixteenth and Cornell Streets Angella Street. West Locust and Foy Streets. West Fourteenth and Auburn Streets. West Seventeenth and Catherine Streets. Burden Avenue. Thomas Place. Adams and First Avenues. Millville Road. Stoltz Avenue. Davenport Street. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of John Scheuller asking that a grade be established on Groveland Avenue, 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, to whom was referred the bond of 410 Regular Session, November 4, 1909 George Ragatz, Sr., of the Eoard of Police and Fire Commission, would respectfully recommend that said bond be approved. Also your Committee of the Whole. to whom was referred the bill of M. Tschirgi & Sons for 3 feet extra of 30- inch reinforced concrete sewer pipe ordered by the City Engineer for Thirty - second Street storm water sewer, amounting to $5.07, would re- spectfully recommend that said bill be allowed and that a warrant in set- tlement thereof be ordered drawn on the City Treasurer. Also your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that the City Attorney be instructed . to in- vestigate the manner in which the several meat concern selling their meats from their cars are doing bust - ness in this city and report to the City Council as to whether they do not come under the head of transient merchants. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the various reports of the Com- mittee of the Whole. Carried. Alcl. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee of the Whole, also report- ed as follows: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Hugh R. Markey, stating that he had obtained a judgment in the District Court. of Dubuque County, against the City of Dubuque for $338.33, for sal- ary and wages due him as Captain of Police. from October 29. 1908, up to March 22, 1909, and asking therefore that a warrant in said amount be or- dered drawn on the City Treasurer in his favor, would respectfully recom- mend that said petition be received and filed and that the City Attorney be instructed to appeal the case to the Supreme Court. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole. Ald. Frith moved as an amendment that petition of Hugh R. Markey be granted and warrant ordered drawn to pay Mr. Markey. Amendment lost. Original motion adopting the report of the Committee of the Whole was then put and was carried by follow- ing vote: Yeas —Alds. Haas, O'Rourke, Rancl, Saul and Singrin. Nays —Ald. Frith. Absent —Alcl. 1\Martin. Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee of the Whole, also report- ed as follows: Your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that M. Tschirgi & Sons be allowed to use the rock crusher in its present loca- tion for a period of about ten clays, provided said lu•m makes all the re- pairs necessary to put the same in good running order and leave it in first -class repair when through, the repairs on said crusher to be made to the satisfaction of the Committee on Streets. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole. Ald. Frith moved as an amendment that M. Tschirgi & Son be not granted the use of the rock crusher. Amend- ment lost. Original motion was then put and was carried by the following vote: Yeas— Alcls. Haas, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —Ald. Frith. Absent —Alcl. Martin. RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS. Ald. O'Rourke offered the follow- ing: Whereas, The contract heretofore entered into by the City of Dubuque for the improvement of a street as hereinafter described has been com- pleted, and the City Engineer has computed that the cost and expense of said improvement amount to $4,- 057.49, Therefore, Pe it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That to provide for the cost of re- guttering Julien Avenue from Bluff Street to Alta Vista Street the Mayor be and he is hereby required to exe• cute and deliver to the City Recorder, to be by him registered and counter- signed. fifteen bonds for two hundred and fifty dollars each and one bond for three hundred seven and forty - nine one - hundredths dollars, numbered from 875 to 890 inclusive, dated No- vember 11th, 1909, payable on or be- fore seven years after the date there- of, and hearing interest at the rate of five per cent, per annum, payable semi - annual ly. 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 —Alcl. Martin. Alcl. O'Rourke also offered- the fol- lowing: Whereas, The contract heretofore entered into by the City of Dubuque for the improvement of a street as hereinafter described has been coln- pleted, and the City Engineer has computed that the cost and expense of said improvement amount to $1,155.62. Therefore, Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That to provide for the cost of im- proving Stoltz Avenue from Lemon Street to the west line of Lot 12 in Fairmont Park Addition, the Mayor be and he is hereby required to exe- cute and deliver to the City Recorder, to be by him registered and counter- signed, four bonds of the denomina- tion of two hundred and fifty dollars each and one for one hundred fifty - five and sixty -two one - hundredths dollars, numbered 891 to .895 inclu- sively, dated November 22, 1909, pay- able on or before seven years after elate 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, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays— None. Absent —Ald. Martin. Regular Session, November•4, 1909 4411 Ald. O'Rourke also offered the fol- lowing: Whereas, The contract heretofore entered into by the City of Dubuque for the construction of a sewer as hereinafter described has been com- pleted, and the City Engineer has computed that the cost and expense of said improvement amount to $628.- 90, Therefor, Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque. That to provide for the cost of con- structing a sanitary sewer in Francis Street from Kaufman Avenue to Hart Street and in Hart Street from Fran- cis to Valeria Street, the Mayor bcl and he is hereby required to execute and deliver to the City Recorder, to be by him registered and counter- signed, two bonds of the denomination of two hundred and fifty dollars each and one for one hunclrecl twenty -eight and ninety one-hundredths dollars, numbered 896. to 898 inclusive, dated November 22, 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 offered the fol- lowing: Whereas, The contract heretofore entered into by the City of Dubuque for the construction of a sewer as hereinafter described has been com- pleted, and the City Engineer has computed that the cost and expense of said improvement amount to $633.- 3 3, Therefore, Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That to provide for the cost of con- structing a sanitary sewer in Glen Oak Avenue from Forest Lane to West Third Street, the Mayor be and he is hereby required to execute and deliver to the City Recorder, to be by him registered and countersigned, two bonds for two hundred and fifty dollars each and one bond for one hundred thirty -three and thirty -three one - hundredths dollars, numbered 899 to 901 inclusive, dated November 22, 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, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —none. Absent —Ald. Martin. Ald. O'Rourke also offered the fol- lowing: j \Thereas, 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 $1,328.63, Therefore, Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That to provide for the cost of im- proving St. Ambrose Street from As- bury Street to Willow Street, the Mayor be and he is hereby required to execute and deliver to the City Re- corder, to be by him registered and countersigned, four bonds for two hundred and fifty dollars each and one for three hundred . twenty -eight and sixty -three one - hundredths dol- lars, numbered 902 to 906, dated No- vember 27, 1909, payable on or be- fore seven years after the-date there, of, and bearing interest at the rate of five per cent. pr 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 —Aid. Ma in. 412 Regular Session, November 4, 1909 Regular Session, November 4, 1909 413 Ald. O'Rourke also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa: That a permanent sidewalk of the width of four feet be and the same is hereby ordered to be laid on the south side of West Third Street, between Walsh Street and College Avenue, and in front of the following described premises, Lots 1, 2 and 3, College Add. Such sidewalk to be constructed of materials and in the manner as follows, to -wit: Eight inches of cin- ders, three inches of concrete and one inch of cement wearing surface. Said sidewalk to be completed on or before the 1st day of December, 1909, and the cost of the same be taxed against said premises and collected in the manner prescribed by law. Be it Further Resolved, That said property owner be and is authorized to construct said sidewalk at his own expense, provided he begins work thereon within ten days after being notified by the City Recorder of the passage of this resolution by the City Council, and completes the same within thirty clays thereafter. Be it Further Resolved, That if said work is not commenced within the time named in said notice that the City Recorder be and is hereby ordered to give ten clays notice by two publications asking for proposals for the doing of said work under contract with the City. The proposals for the doing of said work shall be acted upon by the City Council on the 18th day of November, 1909. 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. Ald. O'Rourke also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa: That a permanent sidewalk of the width of four feet be and the same is hereby ordered to be laid on the south side of West Fifth Street, between Gilmore Place and Summit Street, and in front of the following described premises: Lot 1, Mattox Sub., part of City Lot 721. Such sidewalk to be constructed of materials and in the manner as follow, to -wit: Eight inches of cinders, three inches of concrete and one inch of cement wearing surface. Said sidewalk to be completed on or before the 1st day of December 1909, and the cost of the same be taxed against said premises and collected in the manner prescrib- ed by law. Be it Further Resolved, That said property owner be and is authorized to construct said sidewalk at his own expense, provided he begins work thereon within ten days after being notified by the City Recorder of the passage of this resolution by the City Council, and completes the same within thirty days thereafter. Be it Further Resolved, That if said work is not commenced within the time named in said notice that the. City Recorder be and is hereby or- dered to give ten days notice by two publications asking for proposals for the doing of said work under contract with the City. The proposals for the doing of said work shall be acted upon by the City Council on the 18th day of November, 1909. 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 offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque. Iowa: That a permanent sidewalk of the width of four feet be and the same is hereby ordered to be laid on the east side of Summit Street, between West Fifth Street and Fenton Place, and in front of the following described prem- ises: Lot 1, Mattox Sub., part of City Lot 721. Such sidewalk to be con- structed of materials and in the man- ner as follows, to -wif: Eight inches of cinders, three inches of concrete and one inch of cement wearing sur- face. Said sidewalk to be completed on or before the 1st day of December, 1909, and the cost of the same be taxed against said premises and col- lected in the manner prescribed by law. Be it Further Resolved, That said property owner be and is authorized to construct said sidewalk at his own expense, provided he begins work thereon within ten days after being notified by the City Recorder of the passage of this resolution by the City Council, and completes the same with- in thirty days thereafter. Be it Further Resolved, That if said work is not commenced within the time named in said notice that the City Recorder be and is hereby ordered to give ten days notice by two publications asking for proposals for the doing of said work under contract with the City. The proposals for the doing of said work shall be acted up- on by the City Council on the 18th day of November, 1909. 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. Ald. Saul offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa: That a permanent sidewalk of the width of four feet be and the same is hereby ordered to be laid on the north side of Cleveland Avenue, between Union Street and South Bluff Street, and in front of the following describ- ed premises: Lot 45, Union Add. Such sidewalk to be constructed of mater- ials and in the manner as follows, to- wit: Eight inches of cinders, three inches of concrete and one inch of cement wearing surface. Said side- walk to be completed on or before the 1st day of December, 1909, and the cost of the same be taxed against said premises and collected in the manner prescribed by law. Be it Further Resolved, That said property owner be and is authorized to construct said sidewalk at his own expense, provided he begins work thereon within ten days after being notified by the City Recorder of the passage of this resolution by the City Council, and completes the same with- in thirty days thereafter. Be it Further Resolved, That if said work is not commenced within the time named in said notice that the City Recorder be and is hereby order- ed to give ten clays notice by two publications asking for proposals for the doing of said work under contract with the City. The proposals for the doing of said work shall be acted up- on by the City Council on the 1Sth day of November, 1909. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, O'Rourke, Ranc1, Saul and Singrin. Nays —No ne. Absent —Ald. Martin. Aid. Saul also offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa: That a permanent sidewalk of the width of four feet be and the same is hereby ordered to be laid on the east side of Booth Street, between West Third and Solan Streets, and in front of the following described premises' Lots 1, 2, 4, south 26.6 feet of Lot 6; Lots 9 and 10, S. M. Langworthy's Sub. Such sidewalk to be constructed of materials and in the manner as fol- lows, to -wit: Eight inches of cinders, three inches of concrete and one inch of cement wearing surface. Said side- walk to be completed on or before the 1st day of December, 1909, and the cost of the same be taxed against said premises and collected in the manner prescribed by law. Be it Further Resolved, That said property owner be and is authorized to construct said sidewalk at his own expense, proviclecl he begins work thereon within ten days after being notified by the City Recorder of the passage of this resolution by the City Council, and completes the same with- in thirty days thereafter. Be it Further Resolved, That it said work is not commenced within the time named in said notice that the City Recorder be and is hereby ordered to give ten days notice by two publications asking for proposals for the doing of said work under con- tract with the City. The proposals for the doing of said work shall be acted upon by the City Council -)n the 18th day of November, 1909. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, O'Rourke. Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays—No ne. Absent Ald. Martin. Ald. Singrin offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque. Iowa: That a permanent sidewalk of the width of eight feet be and the same is hereby ordered to be laid on the south side of Ninth Street, between Clay acid White Streets, a._.f. - -t of the fol- lowing described premises: City Lot 279. Such sidewalk to be constructed of materials and in the manner as follows, to -wit: Eight inches of cin- ders, three inches of concrete and one inch of cement wearing surface. Said sidewalk to be completed on or be- fore the 1st day of December, 1909, and the cost of the same be taxed against said premises and collected in the manner prescribed by law. Be it Further Resolved, That said property owner be and is authorized to construct said sidewalk at his own expense, provided he begins work thereon within ten days after being notified by the City Recorder of the passage of this resolution by the City Council, and completes , the same within thirty days thereafter. Be it Further Resolved, That if said work is not commenced within the time named in said notice that the City Recorder be and is hereby or- dered to give ten days notice by two publications asking for proposals for the doing of said work under contract with the City. The proposals for the doing of said work shall be acted up- on by the City Council on the 18th day of November, 1909. Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of the resolution. ,4.14 Regular Session, November 4, 1909 Regular Session; November 4, 1909 415 Carried by the following vote: Yeas -Alds. Frith, Haas, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays--None. Absent -Ald. Martin. Ald. Rand offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of Dubuue, Iowa, That the o,vner of the lots or pieces of ground fronting on the north side of Seminary Street, between Harold and Keppler Streets, be ordered to construct a temporary sidewalk in front of or along Lots 3, 5, and the easterly 2 feet of Lot 6 in Littleton and Sawyer's Addition within ten clays from the adoption of this resolution; said walk to be the width of four feet, constructed of plank not less than two inches thick, laid on sleepers four by four inches and to be well secured by spikes. Be it Further Resolved, That in case of the failure or neglect of the owner or owners of said property to comply with the terms of this resolu- tion within the time specified, that the City of Dubuque do said work ana assess the cost and expense thereof against the abutting property and the owners thereof. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Lost by the following vote: Yeas- Alcls. Haas, O'Rourke, Rand. Saul and Singrin. Nays -Ald. Frith. Absent -Ald. Martin. Akl. Haas offered the following: Pe it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, That the owners of the lots or pieces of ground fronting on the westerly side of Stafford Avenue, between Merz and Edison Streets, be ordered to construct a temporary sidewalk in front of or along the subdivision of Stafford's Addition Lot 1 within ten days from the adoption of this reso- lution; said walk to • be of the width of four feet, constructed of plank not less than two inches thick, laid on Sleepers four by four inches, and to be. well secured by spikes. Be it further Resolved, That in case of the failure or neglect of the owner or owners of said property to comply with the terms of this resolution with- in the time specified, that the City or Dubuque do the said work and assess the cost and expense thereof against the abutting, property and the owners thereof. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Lost by the, following vote: Yeas- Alcds. ; Haas. O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays -Ald. Frith. Absent -Ald. Martin. Ald. O'Rourke offered the follow- ing: Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: That to pay for improving West Fourth Street from Paulina Street to Alpine Street by Street & Steuck, 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 amounts set opposite each lot or parcel of real estate, as follows: Special assessment submitted No- vember -4th, 1909. Total Amount Owner. Description. Tax. H. P. Spenseley, Sub. 2 of Sub. 5, Paulina Lang - worthy's Sub., Lot 2, 139.6 lin. feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, 597.72; 211.80 sq. yds. macadam- izing at 70c, 5148.26; extra expense, .0448 per lin. ft., 56.25 $ 252 23 H. B. Spenseley, Paulina . Langworthy's Sub., W. 50 ft. S. 1/ Lot 6, 50 lin. feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, $35.00; 77.77 sq. yds. macadamizing at 70c, 554.44; extra expense, .0448 per lin. ft., 52.24 91 68 Edw. Langworthy Est.; Paul- ina Langworthy's Sub., E. 100 ft. Lot 6, 100 lin. feet combined curb and - gutter at 70c, 570.00; 174.44 sq. .yds. macadamizing at 70c, 5122.10; extra. expense, .0448 per lin. ft., $4.48 196 58 Edw. Langworthy Est., Paul- ina Langworthy's Sub., Lot 16, 80 lin. feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, $56.00; 143.33 sq. ycls. ma- cadamizing at 70c, $100.33; extra expense, .0448 per lin. ft., $3.58 159 91 Edw. Langworthy Est., Paul- ina Langworthy's Sub., Lot 15, 50 lin. feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, $35.00; 77.78 sq. yds. ma- cadamizing at 70c, 554.45; extra expense, .0448 per lin. ft., 52.24 91 69 Edw. Langworthy Est., Paul- ina Langworthy's Sub., Lot 14, 50 Ain. feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, $35.00; 77.77 sq. yds. ma- cadamizing at 70c, 554.44; extra expense, .0448 per lin. ft., $2.24 ..... 91 '68 Edw. Langworthy Est., Paul - ina.'Langworthy's• Sub., Lot '13, 50 Ain..feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, '$35.00; "77.78 sq. yds, ma- cadamizing , at 70c, - $54.45; extra expense, :0448 per lin. ft., 52 .24 Edw. Langworthy Est., Paul- ina Langworthy's Sub., Lot 12, 80.4 lin. feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, $56.28; 114.87 sq. yds. ma- cadamizing at 70c, 580.43; extra expense, .0448 per lin. ft., $3.61 Edo *. Langworthy Est., Paul- ' ina Langworthy's Sub., N. 148 ft. E. ?2 Lot 1, 65.3 lin, feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, 545.70; 73.36 sq. yds. ma- cadamizing at 70c, 551.35; extra expense, .0448 per lin. ft., $2.93 99 98 Edw. Langworthy Est., Paul- ina Langworthy's Sub., N. 147 ft. W. 1/ Lot 1, 57 lin. feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, $39.90; 88.66 sq. yds. macadamiz- ing at 700, $62.03; extra expense, .0448 per lin. ft., $2.56 104 49 Edw. Langworthy Est., Paul- ina Langworthy's Sub., N. 1 /2 Lot 2, 120 lin. feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, $54.00; 186.66 sq. yds. macadamizing at 70c, 5130.66; extra expense, .0448 per lin. ft., 55.38 220 04 Edw. Langworthy Est., Paul- ina Langworthy's Sub., Lot 3, 110 lin. feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, 577.00; 171.11 sq. yds. ma- cadamizing at 70c, 5119.78 extra expense, .0448 per lin. ft.. 54.93 201 71 Edw. Langworthy Est., Paul- ina Langworthy's Sub., Lot 4, 282.7 lin. feet combined curb and gutter at 70c, 5197.90 429.10 sq. yds. macadamizing' at 70c, 5300.37; extra expense, .0448 per lin. ft., $12.66 510 93 Total assessment $2252 94 1,235 lin. feet combined curb and gutter at 70c $ 864 50 1,904.43 sq. yds. macadam at 70c 1333 10 Extra. expenses 55 34 Total cost $2252 94 All of which is assessed in propor- tion to benefits conferred. 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 offered the fol • lowing: Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: That to pay for improving Fifth Street from Main to Iowa Street, by J. F. Brown, con- tractor, in front of and adjoining the same, a special tax be and is hereby levied for the several lots, and parts of lots, and parcels of real estate here• inafter named, situated and owned, 140 33 and for the several amounts set op- posite each lot or parcel of real es- tate as follows: Special assessment 4, 1909. submitted Nov. Total Amount Owner. Description. Tax. John Hartig, City Lot 185, 119.1 lin. ft. curbstone at 80c, 595.28; 63.8 sq. yds. brick guttering at 5 5114.84; extra expense, 52.48 $ 212 60 Harriet Walsh, Und. 1 -3 - of City Lot 16, 21 2 -3 sq. yds. brick guttering at 51.80, 539.00; extra expense, 84c. 39 84 G. M. Staples Est., Und. 2 -3 of City Lot 16, 43 1 -3 sq. yds. brick guttering at 51.80, 578.00; extra ex- pense, 79 68 M rs. H . P $1.65 owers, S. 21 feet of the Und. 1 -2 of City Lot 17, 62.6 lin. ft. curbstone at 80c, 550.08; 32.16 sq. yds. brick guttering at 51.80, 557.89; extra expense, $1.25 109 22 G. Ryan and H. Wilson, S. 21 ft. of the Und. 1 -2 of City Lot 17, 62.6 lin. ft. curb- stone at SOc, 550.08; 32.16 sq. yds. brick guttering at $1.S0, $57.89; extra. ex- pense, $1.25 109 22 A. Y. McDonald Mfg. Co , City Lot 184, 12.34 lin. ft. curbstone, at SOc, 598.72; 64.33 sq. yds. brick gutter- ing at $1.80, $115.79; extra expense, 52.50 ....... 217 01 Total $ 767.57 367.7 lin. ft. curbstone at 80c $294 16 257.45 sq. yds. brick gutter- ing at 1.80 463 41 Extra expense 10 00 Total 5767 57 All of which is .assessed in propor- tion to benefits conferred. 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. Aid. Frith offered the following: Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: That to pay for improving O'Neill Avenue from Bur- den Avenue to Sheridan Street by Wilmer Cook. contractor, in front of 416 Regular Session, November 4, 1909 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 Nov. 4, 1909. .Total Amount Owner. Description Tax. Louis Witter, Jr., O'Neill's River View, Lot 16, 50 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c, $29.00 16 2 -3 sq. yds. brick gut- tering at $1.30, $21.66; 73.73 sq. yds. macadamiz- ing at GOc, $44.24; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., $1.10 $ 96 00 Henry Moritz, O'Neill's River View, Lot 15, 50 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, $21.67; 66 2 -3 sq. ycls. macadamizing at GOc, $40.00; extra expense at .022 per lin. ft., $1.10 91 77 Anna M. Gross, O'Neill's River View, Lot 14, 50 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, $21.66; 66 2 -3 sq. yds. macadamizing at GOc, $40.00; extra expense at .022 per lin. ft., $1.10 91 76 T. O'Sullivan (Trustee), 0' - Neill's River View, Lot 13, 50 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq: yds. guttering at $1.30, $21.67; 66.2 -3 sq. yds. macadamiz- ing at 60c, $40.00; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., $1.10 91 77 Frank F. Otto, O'Neill's Riv- er View, Lot 12, 50 lin. ft., curbstone at 58c, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, $21.67; 66 2 -3 sq. yds. macadamizing at 60c, $40.00; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., $1.10, 91 77 Geo, F. Tigges,.O'Neill',s Riv- er View, Lot 11, 50 lin. ft. curbstone at 59c, 329.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds guttering at $1.30, 321.66; 66 2 -3 sq. yds. macadamizing at 60c, 340.00; extra ex- pense, .022 per lin. .ft. Geo. F. Tigges, O'Neill's Riv- er View, Lot 10, 50 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c, 329.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, $21.67; 66 2 -3 sq. yds macadamizing at 60c, $40.00; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., $1.10.... Edw. Budden, , O'Neill's Riv- er View, Lot 9, 50, lin. ft, 91 76 91 77 curbstone at 58c, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, $21.66; 66 2 -3 sq. yds. macadamizing at 60c, $40.00; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., $1.10.... Wm. Lawther, Sr., O'Neill's River View, Lot 8, 50 lin. ft. at 58c, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at - $1.30, $21.66; 66 2 -3 sq. yds. macadamizing at 60c, $40.00; extra expense, .022 per. lin. ft., $1.10.... .... Wm. Lawther, Sr., O'Neill's River View, Lot 7, 41.7 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c, $24.19; 13.9 sq. yds. gut- tering at $1.30, $18.07; 55.6 sq. ycls. macadamiz- ing at 60c, $33.36; extra expense, .022 per. lin. ft , 91c Wm. Lawther, Sr., O'Neill's River View, Lot 6,'62.3 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c, $36.13; 17.34 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, $22.55; 68.93 sq. ycls. macadamizing at 60c, $41.36; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., $1.37 George Spielbauer, O'Neill's River View, Lot 39, 54 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c, $31.32; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, $21.66; 73.73 sq. yds. macadamiz- ing at 60c, $44.24; extra expense, .022' per lin. ft., $1.19 Peter Beurskens, O'l�Teill's River View, Lot 40, 50 lin. ft. curbstone at 58, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, $21.66; 66 2 -3 sq. yds. macadamizing at 60c, $40.00; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., $1.10 Peter Beurskens, O'Neill's River View, Lot 41, 50 lin. ft. curbstone at 58, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, $21.67; 66 2 -3 sq. yds. macadamizing at 60c, $40.00; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., $1.10 John D. Walsh, O'Neill's River View, Lot 42, 50 lin. ft. curbstone at 58, 329.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at 31.30, $21.66; 66 2 -3 sq. yds. macadamizing at 60c, $40.00; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., $1.10 John D. Walsh, O'Neill's River View, Lot 43, 50 lin.. ft. curbstone at 58c, 329.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at 31.30, $21.66; 66 2 -3 sq. yds. macadamizing at 60c, 340.00; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., 31.10 M. Gantenbein, O'Neill's River View, Lot 44, 50 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at 31.30, 321.67; 66 2 -3 sq. 91 76 yds. macadamizing at 60c, $40.00; extra expense, .022 ped lin. ft., $1.10 Emil Nigg, O'Neill's River View, Lot 45, 50 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq. ycls. guttering at $1.30, 21.67; 66 2 - 3 sq. 91 76 ycls. macadamizing at GOc, $40.00; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., 31.10 91 77 F. Zahina, O'Neill's River View, Lot 46, 50 lin. feet curbstone at 58c, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, $21.66; 66 2 -3 sq. ycls. macadamizing at 60c, $40.00; extra expense, .022 76 53 per lin. ft., 31.10 91 76 Wm. Lawther, Sr., O'Neill's River View, Lot 47, 50 lin. ft. guttering at 58e, $29.00; 16 2 -3 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, $21.67; 66 2 -3 sq. yds. macadamizing at 60c, 101 41 $40.00; extra expense, .022 per lin. ft., $1.10 91 77 Leo. Marihart, O'Neill's River View, Lot 48, 21.7 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c, $24.19; 13.9 sq. yds. guttering at $1.30, 318.07; 55.6 sq. yds. macadamizing at 60c, 333.36; extra expense, .022 98 41 per lin. ft., 90c 76 52 Leo. Marihart, O'Neill's River View, Lot 49, 61.9 lin, ft. curbstone at 58c, $35.90; 17.34 sq yds. guttering at $1.30, $22.56; 68.93 sq. yds. macadamizing at 60c, $41.36; extra expense, .022 91 76 per lin. ft., $1.38 101 21 Total cost $2018 32 1111.6 lin. ft. curbstone at 58c $644 73 362.48 sq. yds. guttering at 31.30 471 22 1463.21 sq. yds. macadamiz- 91 77 ing at 60e 877 92 Extra expense Total cost 32018 32 All of which is assessed in propor- tion to benefits conferred. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. 91 76 Carried by the following vote: Yeas -Alds. Frith, Haas, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays -None. Absent -Ald. Martin. Ald. Frith moved that the profile showing grade of Irving Avenue be 91 76 accepted and the Ordinance Commit- Regular Session, November 4, 1909 417 24 45 tee be instructed to prepare Ordinance establishing said grade. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the City Council of the City of Dubuque ex- tend an invitation to the National Waterways Commission to visit Du- 91 77 buque on their way down the Mis- sissippi River. Carried. Ald, O'Rourke moved that the Street Commissioner be instructed to view the railroad crossings at Sixth and Seventh Streets and tracks be- tween Seventh and Eighth and Jack- son and - Washington Streets and also railroad crossings at Garfield Avenue and to report to the Committee of the Whole. Carried. Ald, O'Rourke moved that contract for flat top covering for Bee Branch sewer south of Seventeenth Street be awarded to Eagle Point Lime Works to complete the work as far as the appropriation will allow and the Mayor to withhold his signature to the contract until the Dubuque Pack- ing Co. has filed a bond to guarantee the payment of said covering, if the packing plant is not built, as prom- ised. Ald. Singrin moved as an amend- ment that the matter be referred to the Committee of the Whole. Amendment lost by following vote: Yeas -Alds. Frith, Rancl and Sin- grin. Nays -Alds. Haas, O'Rourke and 'Saul. There being a tie, Mayor Schunk voted nay. Original motion was then put and, :being a tie, Mayor Schunk voted yea. Vote is as follows: Yeas -Alds. Haas, O'Rourke, Saul and Mayor Schunk. Nays - Alds. Frith, Rand and Sin- grin. Ald. Frith moved that sewer in- spector be instructed to put in a catch basin at Thirty- Second Street and Cooler Avenue. Carried, Ald. O'Rourke brought up matter of the payment of bill of Street & Steuck, 5% retained for one year for work done on Bee Branch sewer in 1908. Ald. Frith moved to adjourn to Thursday evening, November 18th, 1909. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved Attest: 1909 .!Ma Recorder 418 Special Session, November 15, 1909 CITY COUNCIL Special Session, November 15th, 1909. Council met at 8:45 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 spec- ial session was called for the purpose of taking up and considering the re- port of the Board of Equalization on the taxes for the year 1909. To take up and consider the crea- tion of a sinking fund to apply on the bonded indebtedness of the City. To take up and consider the report of the Committee on Police and Light on purchase of overcoats for the Po- liec department. To take up and consider the report of the Committee on Fire in the mat- ter of exchange of horses for the Fire Depa_ tment. To take up and consider the veto of Mayor Schunk on report of the Committee of the Whole in reference to taxes of John Olinger for the year 190S, on Boulevard Addition. To take action on the annual report of the Board of Water Works Trus- tees for the year ending May 31st, 1909. To take action on Indemnity Bond of the Dubuque Packing Company to the City of Dubuque. To take up and consider the matter of filling sidewalk on Stafford Avenue, between Mertz Street and Edison Street. To take up and consider the tax levy for the year 1909. To take up and reconsider the ac- tion of the City Council in the matter of laying a temporary sidewalk on Seminary Street, abutting lots 3, 4, 5 and the easterly 27 feet of Lot 6, Littleton and Sawyer's Addition. Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Board of Equalization, reported as follows: Your Board of Equalization, regu- larly appointed by your honorable body at the first meeting of Septem- ber last to equalize the assessment of all taxpayers in accordance with Sec- tion 3 of Chapter LVI of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Dubuque, of 1901, would respectfully report that we have performed all duties re- quired by said Chapter and that we held a final meeting on the 9th day of November, 1909, for the purpose of hearing from those who felt aggriev- ew by the action of this board. That those who desired addressed this Board and after giving careful con- sideration to the proposed changes in the assessments, we respectfully rec- ommend that the following changes be made: Bray, Elizabeth, S. 40 feet of City Lot 202, from $5,000.00 to $6,000.00. C. O. D. Laundry, personalty frront $650.00 to $1,000.00. Collins, Anna, Corriell's Sub., 12, 13, and 14 from $7,000.00 to $6,000.00. Cooley. D. N., est., monies and credits, from $400.00 to $5,000.00. Crabtree. J. G. Martin's Dubuque Lot. 4, from $1,500.00 to $2,500.00. Forgrave Bros., Mdse., from $4,- (100.00 to $5,000.011 Fosselman, Frank, Fosselman's Sub. 4, 5, 6, from $1,5((0.00 to $2,- 000.00. Fosselman, Frank, Fosselman's Sul.,. 11, 12, 13, 14, from $1,200.00 to $1,400.00. Gieseman, Minnie, Martin's Du- buque, N. 100 ft. Lot 1, from $5,500.00 to $6,500.00. Gilman, Frank C., Julia Lang - worthy's Add., Lot 43, from $1,500.00 to $2.500.00. Hampton, J. W., Ann O'Hare's Sub., E. 57.82 of Lot 11, from $450.00 to $500.00. Hanson, Wm., lldse., from $200.00 to $1,150.00. Hartig, A. J., Mdse., from $1,500.00 to $2,000.00. Hargus, Kate, Sub. 1 of City 667, Lot 1. from $5,000.00 to $4,000.00. Hall, Wm., City Lot 561, from $2,500.00 to $2,000.00. Hub Clothiers, Mdse., from $12,- 500.00 to $10,000.00. ' Homan, Mary, 0. S. Langworthy's Add., Lot 14, from $200.00 to $300.00. Jewell Tea Co., Mdse., from $75.00 to $200.00. Kassler, Moses, City N. 31.7 of 307 and all of 308. from $5.060.00 to $6,- nno.no. iKlauer, Geo. N.. Mdse,. from $1,- 3"10.00 10 $1,600.00. Richard Kolck, City S. 1 -5 of 496, from $5,000.00 to $5,500.00. Mauer & Becker. Lot 213, Davis Farm, from $1,000.00 to $1.300.00. Lagomarcino Grupe Co., Mdse., from $3.000.00 to $5,750.00. Larson, Julia C., S. M. Lang- worthy's Add., Lot 43. from $2,000.00 to $2,500.00. Levi, James & Co., money and credits, from 000000 to $12.000.00. Lindsay S. S., money and credits, from $500.00 to $1,150.00. Loetscher, A. A., horse and vehicle emitted, $200.00. H1eFadden Coffee & Spice Co., ,money and credits, from $4,050.00 to 510,000.00. Special Session, November 15, 1909. 419 Manson, Walter Est., .City Lot S. 13.2 of 75 and all of 76, from $20,- 000.00 to $21,000.00. Mauer, H., E. Langworthy's Add., Lot 34, front $400.00 to $900.00. Off, Robert, Reche's Sub., Lot 15, from $1,000.00 to $1,200.00. Olinger, John, Boulevard Add., Lots 1 to 46 inclusive, from $13,750.00 to $18,000.00. Roth, John, Mineral Lot 345, Lot 2, from $1,500.00 to $1,300.00. Rhomberg, J. H., W. 1 -2 of Lot 1S1, L. H. Langworthy's Add., from $400 -- 00 to $500 00. Rhomberg, J. H. Davis Farm Add., Lot 225, from $1,000.00 to $1,500.01. Schaetzle & Fosselman, from $800.00 to $1,000.00. Schinil Mfg. Co., Mdse., from $300.00 to $1,000.00. Simplot Ida, Sub. Min. Lot 82, from $2,000.00 to $2,500.00. Stein, Evelyn D., S. 78 feet of S. 1 -4 of City Lot 661, from $25,000.00 to $30,000.00. Sullivan, J. M., Mdse., from $3,000.00 to $5,000.00. Upton, S. W., personalty, from $630.00 to $1,000.00. Union Tea Co., Mdse., from $150.00 to $250.00. Wunderlich, H. & Son, Mdse., from $1,000.00 to $6,000.00. Fosselman, Kate M. & Frank, Lots 1 £ 6 and 187, L. H. Langworthy's Add., from $2,000.00 to $3,200.00. Arduser, Paul, Lot 41, Julia Lang- worthy's Add., from $1,400.00 to $2,- 500.00. Bechtel, H. C., Mdse., from $3,500.- 00 to $4,000.00. nhardt Millinery Co., Mdse , frcm $ to $300.00. tleutin, Frank, personalty, from $3((0.00 to $6(10.00. Point Co., Inc. Mdse.. from $1,200.- 00 i o $ 1,(00 00. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. t,ld O'Rourke moved the adoption of the report of the Board of Equal' - za riot, Lai ried. Ald. O'l :ourke, chairman of 111e C•mmitLe• en Finance, presented and read the foll■o-ing report: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: (lentlem en: Your committee on finance deem it necessary and advisable to establish a sinking fund for the amelioration of the public debt. Sec. 9, page 67, of the ordinance book of 1901, quot- ing the laws of Iowa, states the fol- lowing: A tax for the purpose of creating a bond or sinking fund sufficient to pay the interest to accrue before the next annual levy on funding or re- funding bonds outstanding, and to pay the Principal of such funding or re- funding bonds. The council has been carrying out that part of the law which applies to the interest but not to the bond or sinking fund. We, therefore, as your Committee on Finance, would recommend the es- tablishment of a sinking fund of one - half mill each year. We would, therefore, move to in- struct Committee Clerk John Lawlor to prepare a resolution for the same and also to City Attorney Lyon to prepare an ordinance. JOHN O'ROURKE, JAMES SAUL, Committee on Finance. Ald O'Rourke moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on Fi- nance sad the Committee Clerk to prepare resolution setting aside 1 -2 mill of the tax levy to be made for creation of a sinking fund, to apply on the Bonded Indebtedness of the City and the Attorney and Ordinance Committee to prepare Ordinance. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Martin. Ald. Singrin, chairman Pro Tem of the Committee on Police and Light, reported as follows: Your Committee on Police and Light would respectfully report that we advertised for bids for police overcoats and received proposals from three firms. After duly consid- ering the proposals submitted, we de- cided to award the contract for thirty - five regulation overcoats to Ben Kauf- man & Son at a price of $25.50 each. Ten clollal's of which amount, as is customary, to be paid by the City and the balance by the officers purchas- ing the overcoats. W. SINGRIN, Chairman Pro Tem. A ld. Singrin moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on Po- lice and Light. Ald. O'Rourke moved as an amend- ment that the report be adopted and the matter be referred to the Mayor with power. Amendment carried. Alcl. Frith. chairman of the Com- mittee on Fire, reported that one of the horses recently purchased for the Fire Department was balky and that the committee had taken up the mat- ter with the party from whom the horse had been purchased, and that he had exchanged the horse for an- other one. Alcl. Frith then moved that action of the Fire Conutittce in ex- changing the horses be approved. Car- ried. Regular Session, November 18, 1909 of Lot 6, in Littleton and Sawyer's Addition, to lay temporary sidewalk in front of said property. Carried. Ald. Rand then offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of Dubuque, Iowa, That the owner of the lots or pieces of ground fronting on the north side of Seminary Street, between Harold and Keppler Streets, be ordered to construct a temporary sidewalk in front of or along Lots 3, 4, 5, and the easterly 27 feet of Lot 6 in Littleton and Sawyer's Addition within ten days from the adoption of this resolution; said walk to be the width of four feet, constructed of plank not less than two inches thick. laid on sleepers four by four inches and to be well secured by spikes. Be it Further Resolved, That in case of the failure or neglect of the owner or owners of said property to comply with the terms of this resolu- tion within the time specified, that the City of Dubuque do said work and assess the cost and expense thereof against the abutting property and the owners thereof. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds.Haas, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —Ald. Frith. Absent —Ald. Martin. Ald. O'Rourke moved to adjourn. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1909 Mayor Attest: Recorder CITY COUNCIL Regular Session, November 13th, 1909. (Official.) Council met at 8:55 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present —Alds. Frith, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —Ald. Martin and Haas. Mayor Schunk stated that action on the approval of the minutes of the Council Proceedings for the month of October, 1909, was deferred at the last session of the Council to this ses- sion. - Alcl. Rancl moved that action on the approval of the minutes of the Coun- cil Proceedings for the month of Oc- tober be deferred to the next regular session of the City Council. Carried. B ILLS. The following bills, having been properly approved by the various com- mittees, were read and, on motion of Ald, O'Rourke, were ordered paid: H .T. Weber, inspector of sewer from 32nd Street to Diamond Avenue $ 19 25 W. Lillie, cleaning and put- ting up storm sash at City Hall 5 20 L Dailey, cleaning around Market Square September and October 19 80 Mike Mullen, plumbing re- pairs, City Hall 1 80 Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies for cleaning at City Hall 1 45 Foley's Hand Laundry, towel service during October 4 00 Peter Even, coal for First Ward scale house 9 50 Conlin & Kearns, coal for City Hall 18 45 Gus Holl, repairing locks and keys, City Hall 90 C. McManus, sawing and car- rying in two cords oak wood, City Hall 2 50 Spahn -hose Lumber Co., lum- ber 24 C. E. Fitzpatrick Co., station- ery, various departments 2 35 Theo. Scharle, entering deed of McFadden Coffee & Spice Co. to the City of Dubuque. 25 Dubuque County Recorder, en- tering deeds of McFadden Coffee & Spice Co. and Geo. Schmid to City of Dubuque. 1 00 Western Union Telegraph Co., electric time service, Treas- urer's office, October 1 00 J. P. Buechele, taking care of city clock during 1909 144 00 A. E. Bradley, three .lights glass, City Hall 1 50 Pitts - Thompson Foundry Co , catch basin, Sewer Dept 6 00 4±0 Special Session, November 15, 1909 REPORTS OF OFFICERS. Mayor Schunk presented and read the following veto: Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 10, 1909. To the Honorable Council, City of Dubuque: Dear Sirs: I have had under care- ful consideration the report of your committee of the whole, adopted Oc- tober 27, 1909, recommending that the petition of Mr. John Olinger for re- duction of the 1908 tax on Boulevard Addition from the board of equaliza- tion's valuation to that returned by the assessor for that year, be received and filed. During all the time this matter has been under consideration, there has been a doubt in my mind of the legal- ity of the board's action in raising this assessment without making cor- responding raises in vacant properties in the immediate vicinity of 511'. Olin - g'er's property. The idea of equaliza- tion in law as interpreted by the Iowa supreme court, is not to arbi- trarily raise one man's taxes, unless the same course is pursued with all adjacent property where values are low and inequalities exist. The Olin- ger property is easily worth the as- sessment put on it by the board of equalization of 1908, and the action of the latter was fully justified in fixing the value it did, because it was on the merits of the property involved, a fair valuation. Yet the absence of an equalization of assessed values with that of other property in the vicinity, raises the question of regularity, and creates a well defined doubt as to the legality of the proceedings. In view of this fact, I would recom- mend to your honorable body that the petition of Mr. John Olinger be re- ferred to City Attorney Lyon with a request for an early opinion as to the legality of the board of equalization's procedure in the matter of the in- crease in his assessment, and asking from the attorney a report of recom- mendation as to what course the city should pursue to safeguard its right, and best interests in the premises legally and fairly to all concerned. To again bring this matter before your honorable body for reference to the city attorney, and to enable us to get a report and recommendation from him, I herewith return to you the committee of the whole report recommending that the petition of Mr. John Olinger be received and fil- ed, adopted by the City Council Octo- ber 27, 1909, and hereby veto the mo- tion that carried adopting the same. Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. On motion veto of Mayor Schunk was referred to the City Attorney for a report. Mayor Schunk also presented the annual report of the Board of Water Works Trustees for the year ending May 31st, 1909. Same was read and on motion was referred to the Finance Committee to be embodied in the an- nual report of the City of Dubuue. Mayor Schunk also presented and read Bond of Indemnity of the Du- buque Packing Company as principal and James Beach as surety to the City of Dubuque in the sum of TWO Thousand Five Hundred Dollars as a guarantee that said company will pay to the City an amount equal to the sum paid by the City in arching the Bee Branch Sewer contiguous to the property of said company in case the Dubuque Packing Company fail to erect an addition to their plant dur- ing the year 1910, at a cost in the neighborhood of 840,000.00, and stat- ed that upon the filing of the bond by 1\Ir. Beach with him, that he had signed the contract for the arch- ing of the Bee Branch Sewer in the Third Ward. On motion the bond of the Dubuue Packing Company was approved and ordered placed on file. Ald. Haas stated that Mr. J. Schwietering wished to address the council in relation to filling the side- walk in front of his property and moved that rules be suspended to grant Mr. Schwietering permission to address the Council. Carried. TSr. Schwietering then addressed the Council, stating that if the Coun- cil would fill the sidewalk in front of his property on Stafford Avenue, be- tween hertz and Edison Streets, he would immediately lay a four foot ce- ment sidewalk. Ald. Frith moved that the Street Commissioner be instructed to have sidewalk on Stafford Avenue, between Mertz and Edison Streets, abutting property of Mr. Schwietering, filled to grade and riprapped at an expense not to exceed $25.00 and cost to be taken from the expense fund. Car- ried. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the Council take up the matter of fixing the tax levy for the year 1909. Car- ried. Ald. Rand moved that the matter of fixing the levy for the taxes of the year 1909 be referred to the Commit- tee of the Whole. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the Council reconsider their action in the matter of compelling the owner of Lots 3, 4, 5, and the easterly 27 feet 422 - Regular Session, November 18, 1909 Ellwanger Bros., 2 snaps for Sewer horse Lagen, Peed and Berwanger, Shoeing Sewer horse F. Sch]oz & Son, repairs, Sewer Dept. Wm. Dalbkermeyer, sharpen- ing tools for Sewer Dept C. W. Katz, 21 meals furnish- ed prisoners during October D. O'Meara, hauling manure from Patrol House Septem- ber and October D. O'Meara, one load clay for Patrol House Ellwanger Bros., harness sup- plies and repairs for Police Dept. Pitts - Thompson Foundry Co , grate for stove in calaboose Eichhorn & Bechtel, groceries for Police Matron's Dept N. B. Schneider, groceries for Patrol House E. J. Mulgrew, bread and milk for Police Matron's Dept.. March to November. 2Iettel Pros., feed for Patrol horses Collings & Pfiffner, shoeing Patrol horses H. J. Hagerty, veterinary service. Patrol horses, Sep- tember and October J. R. Reinfried, expense in- curred inspecting new style fire engine at Rockford, II1. H. J. Hagerty, veterinary ser- vice, Fire horses, September and October H. J. Hagerty, inspecting three. new Fire horses T. J. i\Iulgrew Co., coal for Fire Dept. Carr, Ryder & Adams Co , glass for Fire Dept. storage battery Charles E. Berry. supplies for Fire Dept. Demkier Bros., 2 dozen barn brooms, Fire Dept. Jos. J. _Rowan, 4 blankets for Fire Dept. E. P. Peryon, paint for Fire Dept. T. H. Clark. drug supplies for Fire Dept. T. W. Ruete, drug supplies for Fire Dept. Union Electric Co., current for fire alarm system, Oct. Iowa Oil Co.. 50 gals. oil for Fire Dept. National Refining Co., 60 gals oil for Fire Dept J. Haudenshielcl, hay for Fire Dept. Matt Stafford, bran for Fire Dept Eichhorn & Bechtel, bran for Fire Dept. Fischer & Co., coal for Fire Dept. 20 2 50 2 75 65 4 20 3 00 2 00 5 25 75 7 12 7 90 9 06 3 90 11 05 2 40 6 00 18 40 15 00 10 05 13 00 2S 00 11 70 20 00 2 00 8 00 9 85 2 00 6 00 8 10 78 58 2 50 2 60 11 65 F. A. Burns, coal for Fire Dept. 16 01 Conlin & Kearns, coal for Fire Dept. 37 07 Phil Doerr, coal for Fire Dept. 17 13 Key City Gas Co., coke for Fire Dept. 15 90 Key City Gas Co., 4 gas arcs, Police and Fire Depts 2 00 Key City Gas Co.. gas burners for Fire Dept. 60 Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoe- ing for Fire Dept 10 00 Lagen, Peed & Berwanger, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 7 00 - Wunclerlich & Wieclerholt, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 12 15 John Newman & Son, repairs for Fire Dept. 2 35 Ellwanger Bros., harness re- pairs for Fire Dept. 9 65 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs Fire Dept. 15 50 Smedley Steam Pump Co , castings for Fire Dept 50 Wm. Marshall, repairs for Fire Dept. 2 50 Morrison Bros., 1 new heater and repairing 1 heater, Fire Dept. 101 00 Pitts - Thompson Foundry Co , castings for Fire Dept 4 50 Spahn -hose Lumber Co., lum- ber for repairs to sidewalks 29 60 Dubuque Sand & Gravel Co., gravel for Bluff Street Ex- tension 8 25 Duggan & Cota, hardware for Bluff Street Extension 11 00 Pitts - Thompson Foundry Co., catch basin for road Dept.. 12 00 C'. H. Dell & Co.. repairing curb on Grove Terrace.... 10 00 Wm. Wright, gas mantles broken by falling of West 17th Street quarry 1 65 Geo. W. ITealey & Son, ma- cadam forks for Road Dept. 3 00 F, Schloz & Son, repairs for Fire Dept. 1 50 Robt. Jungk. plumbing repairs for Fire Dept. 8 10 Jas. Lee & Son, 40 lineal feet angle iron for protection of gutter, \Vest Locust and Blake Streets 8 00 J. F. Brown, 1,000 paving brick for Road Dept. 15 00 Pitts- Thompson Foundry Co , catch basins for Road and Sewer Depts. 14 30 Jaeger & Co., blasting supplies for 17th St. quarry 4 85 F. Schloz & Son, repairs for Road Dept. 4 85 H. J. Hagerty, veterinary ser- vice, Road horses, Septem- ber and October 1 30 Key City Gas Co., coke for steam roller 18 95 F. A. Burns, coal for steam roller 10 70 Regular Session; Novembet 18, 1909 Pier Bros., coal for steam roller 9 92 Fischer & Co., coal for steam roller 18 77 N. J. Staner, constructing ce- ment walk, Dodge and Vine Streets 66 90 O'Farrell Contracting Co. 5% retained, College Ave. sewer 37 50 Union Electric Co.. arc lights for October 2070 75 Key City Gas Co., light for various departments 87 25 Telegraph - Herald, official printing, October 106 28 Times - Journal, official print- ing, October 117 87 Smith - Morgan Printing Co , printing pamphlets, Oct 29 21 National Demokrat, official printing, October 12 50 Labor Leader, official printing, October 12 50 Following bills were approved and were ordered paid from the sale of bonds: O'Farrell Contracting Co , improvement Louisa Street from Bennett to Grace Streets $730 58 O'Farrell Contracting Co , improvement of alley be- tween Iowa and Clay and 12th and 13th Streets 271 20 Street & Steuck, constructing sewer in College Avenue from West 5th Street to Al- lison Place 207 52 Frank Beutin, improvement of Windsor Avenue 2296 42 Following bills were not approved and were, on motion, referred to the Committee of the Whole: Street & Steuck, grading West Fourth Street $320 00 James Lee & Son, grading West Locust Street 394 40 Wilmer Cook, 5% retained one year for improving Jackson Street from Eighth to Ninth Streets 40 43 ZVilmer Cook, 5% retained one year for improving al- ley first north of Ivies Street from - Windsor Avenue to Stafford Avenue 17 31 Wilmer Cook, grading North side of 27th Street 94 20 Wilmer Cook, 5% retained one year for improving Milwau- kee Avenue 52 49 Wilmer Cook, 5 %n retained one year for improving Washington Street from 8th to 9th Streets 75 53 N. J. Starer. changing' side- walks on Grandview Avenue to conform to grade 25 50 O'Farrell Contracting Co., ex- tra work widening' Bennett Street O'Farrell Contracting Co., 5% retained one year on fm- 25 00 423 provement of Asbury Street 24 25 Frank Buetin, extra work on Windsor Avenue • 11 75 W. D. Deckert Co., supplies for Fourth Road District 12 43 W. D. Deckert Co., supplies for Bluff Street Extension 9 24 W. D. Deckert Co., supplies for Sewer Dept. 40 Key City Iron Works, repair- ing new steam roller 126 05 Key City Iron Works, repair- ing old steam roller 43 55 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairing sprinkling wagon - 3 53 Geo. Ragatz, repairs for Road Dept. 3 73 Ellwanger Bros., repairs for Road Dept. John Newman & Son, repairs on sprinkling wagon C. L. Fitzpatrick Co., repair- ing fountain pens for As- sessor's office Dubuque Telephone Co., tele- phone service, October, va- rious departments Iowa Telephone Co., telephone service October 1V. B. Baumgartner, hard- ware, various departments Key City Roofing Co., cement for Road Dept Hussman & Lies, hardware for Road Dept. Peter Even, coal for Central Engine House 9 35 50 3 05 17 42 12 75 18 15 5 32 9 95 22 10 Following bills were not approved and were. on motion, referred to the Board of Health: Mullen Bros., repairing water pipe at garbage dump 8 3 35 John Linehan, hauling garb- age and dead animals dur- ing month of October 375 70 John Linehan, hauling garb- age and dead animals on November 10th, 11th and 12th. 190q 43 35. Ald. O'Rourke moved that rules be suspended to grant Mr. R. W. Kem ler permission to address the Council in relation to construction of cement = idewalks: also to property owners on Lincoln, Reed and Middle Avenues and abutting on the alley between Rhomberg and Garfield Avenue from Middle to heed Avenue, in relation to construction of proposed sanitary sewer in said streets and alley. Also to grant permission to repre- sentatives of various railroad compa- nies to address the Council in relation to automatic gates being placed at various railroad crossings. Carried. Certified copies of the notices serv- ed by Sidewalk Inspector Lynch on A. W. Kemler, owner of Lots 1, 2 and 3, College Add., ordering cement side- walk laid on the South side of West Third Street between Walsh Street and College Avenue; also for cement 424 Regular Session; November 18, 1909 Regular Session, November 18, 1909 425 Ald. Frith, referred to the Committee of the Whole. sidewalk on North side of Cleveland Avenue between Union and South Bluff Streets abutting Lot 45, Union Add.; and on R. Waller Estate, owner of Lot 1, Mattox Sub. of City Lot 721, ordering cement sidewalk laid on the South side of West Fifth Street be- tween Gilmore Place and Summit Street; also on the East side of Sum- mit Street between Fenelon Place and West Fifth Street, abutting said prop- erty, were then read. Mr. R. W. Kem- ler then addressed the Council, ask- ing that he be granted additional time to complete the laying of said walks until spring, stating that walks re- ferred to were all in a passable con- dition. City Recorder Linehan presented and read certified copy of the notice of the •Council's intention to construct a sanitary sewer in Lincoln Avenue, Reed Avenue and in the alley between Rhomberg and Garfield Avenues from Reed to Middle Avenues. Mr. Healy, Mr. Guenther and Mr. Wodrich then addressed the Council, remonstrating against construction of said sewer, and remonstrance, signed by forty - ni ne property owners abutting on streets and alley along line of pro- posed sewer was read ancl, on motion of Ald. Frith, remonstrance was re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds at an early date and Committee Clerk be instructed to notify all the property owners to meet committee on the grounds. Mr. J. W. Stapleton, superintendent of the C., M. & St. P. R. R. Co.; Mr. F. J. Becheley, superintendent I. C. R. R. Co.; Mr. W. B. Causey, super- intendent C. G. W. R. R. Co, and Mr. Cunningham, superintendent C.. B. & Q. R. R. Co., addressed the Council in relation to automatic gates at rail- road crossings, recommending that Council appoint committee to meet with the representatives of the various roads and to go over the grounds where gates are to be placed. Ald. O'Rourke moved that matter be referred to the Committee of the Whole to go over the grounds with the representatives of the railroad companies before next session of the Council. Carried. BIDS. Bids for constructing various side- walks were presented and, on motion, were ordered opened, as follows: South side of West Fifth Street be- tween Gilmore Place and Summit Street abutting Lot 1, City Lot 721: James Lee and Son, per square foot, 15c. N. J. Stoner, per square foot, 14 • Sidewalk on east side of Summit Street between West Fifth Street and Fenelon Place abutting on Lot 1 of 721: . James Lee and Son, per square foot, 15c. N. J. Staner, per square foot, 14 /20. Sidewalk on south side of Ninth Street between Iowa and Clay Streets abutting City Lot 279: Jas. Lee and Son, 14c per square foot. N. J. Staner, 13c per square foot. East side of Washington Street be- tween Twenty -fifth and Twenty -sev- ents Streets abutting north 25 feet of Lot 44, Lots 45 and 46, E. Lang- worthy's Addition: N. J. Staner, 14c per square foot. South side of \Vest Third Street be- tween Walsh Street and College Ave- nue abutting Lots 1, 2 and 3, College Addition: .Tames Lee and Son, per square foot, 15c. N. J. Staner, per square foot, 14c. East side of Booth Street between West Third and Solon Streets, abutt- ing Lots 1 and 2, S. M. Langworthy's Sub.: James Lee and Son, per square foot, 15c. N. J. Staner, per square foot, 14 / North side of Cleveland Avenue be- tween Union Street and South Bluff Street: N. .1. Stoner, per square foot, 14c. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the con- tracts for laying the various cement sidewalks be awarded to Mr. N. J. Staner and Street Commissioner and Sidewalk Inspector to inspect side- walks and report to the Mayor the ne- cessity of sidewalks. Ald. Frith moved the City Recorder re- advertise for bids for laying ce- ment sidewalks on the north side of Twenty- fourth Street between Wash- ington and Elm Streets in front of and abutting Lot 1 of O. S. Lang - worthy's Sub. Carried. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA- TIONS. Petition of Anton Zwack, asking that a grade he established on Colum- bia Street so that he can improve his lots was on motion of Ald. Frith granted and the City Engineer to be instructed to prepare a profile show- ing grade and set stake aedordingly. Petition of Leathers and Trewin asking that the City Treasurer be in- structed to accept $34.75 in full set- tlement of special assessment levied against Lot 14, Oakland Park Add., for the improvement of Wood Street, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, referr- ed to the Committee of the Whole, and the City Attorney. Petition of the Germania Stock Co. et al, asking that the taxes on the Germania Hall property be reduced to conform with those paid in former years, was, on motion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Committee of the \Whole. Petition of Motulsky Bros., asking that their assessment for taxes be re- duced, claiming assessment is too high. vas, on notion of Alt. O'Rourke, re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of the Eagle Point Lime Works, asking that they be granted an extension of time until December 30, 1909, to complete the contract of covering the Bee Branch sewer from Sixteenth Street north about 150 feet, was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, granted. Petition of Chris. A. Voelker, stat- ing that he is willing to do the neces- sary grading on Irving Street to make the proper grade provided he be per- mitted to use the filling in his own lots abutting on said street, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, granted subject to the City Engineer investigating to see that filling is not needed on other streets. Petition of John Steadman, asking that the Council allow the payment made by him August 20th, 1592, of $101.10 for the improvement of Grandview Avenue to apply on the assessment made against his lot for improvement of said street in 1905 was, on motion of Alt. Saul, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Albert Earl Jaeger, minor, and Emma Jaeger, his mother and guardian, by J. P. Frantzen, their attorney, asking that the City Treas- urer be instructed to receive the amount of their taxes without inter- est was, on motion of Ald. Frith, re- ferred to the Delinquent Tax Com- mittee. Petition of Dubuque Club, asking that the Council abate one -half of their taxes for the year 1908 assessed against the Ivey City Building Club at Ninth and Locust Street, was, on mo- tion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of C. Dovi et al, asking that an. electric light be placed on the corner of West, Eleventh Street and East Grove Terrace, was, on motion of Petition of the Dubuque Trades and Labor Congress, asking that the City Council have all printing and binding and other work clone by Union Labor, was on motion of Ald. Rand referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Al. Tschirgi and Son, asking that they be paid the sum of 20c per square. yard for furnishing and rolling a layer of 3 inches of ma- cadam to form an unclerbase for im- proving Bluff Street wherever in the judgment of the City Engineer the olcl macadam base is insufficient was react and on motion of Ald. O'Rourke rules • were suspended to grant Mr. Tschirgi permission to address the Council. Mr. Tschirgi then addressed the Council urging that the Council take an early action on his petition. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke petition was referred to the Committee on Streets, to meet Friday, November 19, 1909, at 1:00 p. m. on the street. Car- ried. On motion of Alt. Singrin rules were suspended to grant Mr. John Allgeyer permission to address the Council in reference to connecting his premises with the sanitary sewer. \Ir. John Allgeyer then addressed the Council remonstrating against be- ing compelled to make sewer connec- tions. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. Mayor Schunk reported that he had taken up with the Board of Water Works Trustees the matter of install- ing a fire hydrant at Park Hill and Cooler Avenue and that they had taken the matter under advisement. City Attorney Lyon reported as fol- lows: Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 18, 1909. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: The undersigned, to whom was referred the veto of the Mayor, of the report of the Commit- tee of the Whole adopted October 27, 1909, recommending that the petition of Ml•. John Olinger for reduction of the 1908 tax on Boulevard Addition, be received and filed, would respect - fully report that if as stated in the veto of the Mayor the Board of Equal- ization arbitrarily raised his assess- ment upon this property, and that the value placed thereon by them was proportionately greater than the val- ue placed -upon other property in the same locality, then I believe this ac- tion would-be unwarranted in law and contrary to the purposes for Which the Board was established. 426 Regular Session, November 18, 1909 However, the Code of Iowa pro- vides in Section 1373, a means where- by one aggreived at the action of the Board may have redress, and the means there provided is by an appeal to the District Court of the County in which such Board holds its session, within twenty days after the ad- journment of the Board. This reme- dy, under the construction placed up on this section of the statute by the Supreme Court, is an exclusive one and therefore, notwithstanding' that the Board's action may not have been warranted in the first instance, lir. Olinger has forfeited or lost any rights he might have had to have the action of the Board righted, by fail- ing to take advantage of his rights of appeal within the time specified in the statute. I therefore think that the assess- ment as made by the Board will hold. Respectfully, G T. LYON, City Attorney. On motion of Alcl. Frith the report of the City Attorney was referred to the Committee of the Whole. City Attorney Lyon also reported as follows: Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 18, 1909. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: The undersigned, to whom was referred the communica- tion of the Memorial Day Committee, relative to the appropriation of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for its use in defraying the cost of the expenses incident to the usual observance of the clay, for any opinion as to the le- gality of such an appropriation, would respectfully report that I have been unable to find any statute in the State authorizing 0 municipality to expend public funds for the observance of holidays. Neither have I been able to find any authorities in this State in which a similar question was raised. I have found, however, authorities in other jurisdictions which hold that expenditures by a municipality of its Public funds for the celebration of patriotic holidays is illegal unless the municipality is authorized by statute so to do. This I believe to be the general rule of law governing this situation. It is therefore my opinion that an expenditure for this purpose would be illegal. Respectfully, GEO. T. LYON, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Rand the report of the City Attorney was referred to the Committee of the Whole. 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 November, 1909: Amt. due laborers on streets..$581.70 Approved by Committee on Streets. Also submit the pay roll for labor on sewers during the first half of No- vember, 1909: Amt. due laborers on sewers..$214.50 Approved by Committee on Sewers. Also submit the pay roll for labor grading Heeb Street during the first half of November, 1909: Amt. due laborers on street.... $21.80 Also submit the pay roll for labor on Kaufman Avenue during the first half of November, 1909: Amt. clue laborers on street...$236.55 Approved by Committee on Streets. Respectfuly 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: I herewith submit the pay roll for labor on North Cas- cade and Rockdale Roads and also on Peru and Arch Streets during the first half of November. 1909, the cost of same to be paid for from the Coun- ty Road Fund: Amount clue laborers on North Cascade and Rock- dale P.oacls and Penn and Arch Streets $1064.15 Approved by Committee on Streets. Respectfully submitted, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. Saul the pay roll for North Cascade and Rockdale Roads and Penn and Arch Streets was approved and pay roll referred to County for payment. City Recorder Linehan presented and read the certified copy of the notice of the Council's intention to levy a special assessment for the im- provement of Windsor Avenue from the end of the previous improvement to a point three hundred and twenty feet northerly thereof by F. Buetin, contractor. No remonstrance' being filed and no one in the room object- ing to the levying of the special as- sessment for the improvement of said street, the notice was, on motion of Ald. Frith, received and filed. Regular Session, November 18, 1909 427 City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read certified copy of the notice of the Council's intention to levy a special assessment for the im- provement of Louisa Street from Grace to Bennett Streets by O'Farrell Contracting Co., contractors. No re- monstrance 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 of Ald. Rand, receiv- ed and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read the certified copy of the notice of the Council's intention to levy a special assessment for the construction of a sanitary sewer in College Avenue from Allison Place to West Fifth Street by Street & Steuck, contractors. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the levying of the special assess- ment for the improvement of said street, the notice was, on motion ' of Ald. O'Rourke, received and filed. City Engineer Ilg reported as fol- lows: Dubuque, Iowa, November, 18, 1909. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: I hereby certify that 1 have examined the cement sidewalk abutting Lots 3 and 4 Stout's Du- buque. N. J. Staner, contractor, and would respectfully recommend that said work be accepted. I also examined the cement side- walk abutting Lot 3 of the Sub of Lots 14 and 15, Bush's Sub., N. J. Staner, contractor, and would recommend that said work be also accepted. I also examined the cement side- walk abutting Lot 2 of 229, Union Add.. also cement sidewalk abutting Lot 4, Sub. 106, Union Add., N. J. Staner. contractor, and would recom- mend that said work be accepted. very Respectfully, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion the report of City En- gineer Ilg was approved and sidewalks accepted and the City Engineer to be instructed to prepare a special assess- ment against lots where improvement was made. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read certified copy of the notice of the Council's intention to construct a sanitary sewer in Hayden's Lane between City Lots 609 and 609a from present manhole in Bluff Street to a point about 260 feet west thereof. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the con - struction of said sewer, the notice was. on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, received and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Lynch present- ed and read certified copies of the no- tices served on J. S. Stephens, owner of Lots 1 and 2, S. 31. Langworthy's Sub.; Frank Pregler, owner of Lot 4, S. M. Langworthy's Sub.; Horace G. Torbert, owner of South 26.6 feet of Lot 6, 5. M. Langworthy's Sub., and S. M. Langworthy's Estate, owner of Lots ` and 10, S. M. Langworthy's Sub., n the east side of Booth Street between -vest Third and Solon Streets, abutting said property. No remon- strance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the laying of the sidewalks the notices were ordered re- ceived and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Lynch also pre- sented certified copy of the notice served on Barbara Isborn, owner of City Lot 279, ordering a cement side - work laid on the south side of Ninth Street between Clay and White Streets, abutting said property. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the laying of the sidewalk, the notice was order- ed received and filed. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Ald. Saul, chairman of the Com- mittee on Streets, reported as follows: Your Committee on Streets would respectfully report that we have ex- amined the improvement on Bennett Street from the end of the previous improvement to the west line of Lot 4 in Bennett Street Subdivision, the O'Farrell Contracting Co., contractors, and would respectfully recommend that said work be accepted and that the City Engineer be instructed to prc pare a special assessment against the lots or parcels of real estate sub- ject to assessment for such improve- ment and file the same in the office of the City Recorder wh will thereupon publish the notice of said assessment as required by Ordinance. Also your Committee on Streets would respectfully recommend that the hills of the Indian Refining Co., amounting to $984.58 for Liquid As- phalt, be paid after deducting $79.00 for demurrage, $20.80 for freight on tank wagon and $7.85 expressage on pump and that a warrant in full set- tlement of the account be ordered drawn in favor of said company as fol lows: On the Grandview improvement fund, $307.69. On the Third Road District, $189.74. The balance of $379.50 is to be paid by the Union Electroc Co. -ve would further respectfully rec- ommend that the Committee Clerk be instructed to make out a bill in said amount against said 'company and 428 Regular Session, November 18, 1909 present the same to it for payment. J. SAUL, Chairman. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the various reports of the Committee on Streets. Carried. Ald. Singrin, chairman of the Com- mittee on Severs, reported as fol- lows: Your Committee on Sewers would respectfully report that .we have ex- amined the sanitary sewers in Need- ham Place and also in West Seventh Street, constructed by J. F. Brown, contractor, and would respectfully recommend that said sewers be accept- ed and that the City Engineer be in- structed to prepare special assessments against the lots or parcels of real es- tate 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 Ordi- nance. W. SINGRIN, Chairman. Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on Sews -l's. Carried. RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS. Ald. O'Rourke offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the taxes for the year 1909 for the following Purposes be levied as provided by law on all taxable property within the limits of said city in the respective number of mills on the dollar on the asIes -eel valuation of all taxable prop- erty in said city as set out below: General Fund .... 0 1 -0 mills Fire Fund ° mills Water - Works Fund Water Fund Library Be it Sinking 1 mill Works Interest 1 mill 1 -3 mill further Resolved, That for the purpose of cleaning, sprinkling and repairing the streets, a tax of two (2) mills on the dollar on all the tax- able property therein be levied in each of the Road Districts of the City of Dubuque. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adtp_io._a of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, O'Rourke, Rani;, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent Aids. Haas and Martin. Ald. Frith moved that the City En- gineer be instructed to report to the Committee of the Whole at their next session on all grading bills. Carried. Ald. Frith moved that the Street Commissioner be instructed to notify the contractors on Pleasant Street im- provement to finish the work of grad - ing' the sidewalks on said street. Car- ried. Ald. Frith moved that the Street Commissioner be instructed to notify the Eagle Point Lime Works to repair Windsor Avenue between the street car tracks and 3 feet on either side of the rt_reet car tracks. Carried. Aid. Rand moved that the Street Commissioner have the gutters on Grace Street cleaned out and the cost of the work to be charged to the side - walk contractors who failed to clean the gutters after laying sidewalks. Carried. Ald. Rand stated that the cost of cleaning out storm sewer on West 17th Street, amounting to $100.00, was erroneously charged to the Fourth Ward Road Fund and should have been charged to the Sewer Funcl aria movers that the matter be referred to the Committee of the Whole. Ald. Rand moved that James Lee and Sons be allowed 3200.00 as first estimate on bill for grading West Lo- cust Street. Carried. Ald. Frith moved. to adjourn to Thursday evening, December 2nd, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. 11 ppproved 1909 Mayor Attest: Recorder Special Session, November 20, 1909 CITY COUNCIL (Official.) Special Session Nov. 20, 1909. Council met at 8:35 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present— Alcls. Haas, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —Aids Frith and Martin. It was regularly moved and second- ed that John W. Lawlor be appointed Recorder pro tern for this session. Carried. Mayor Schunk stated that the ob- ject of the meeting was to take fur- ther action on the matter of the pro- posed new sidetrack in Jackson Street between Seventh and Eighth Streets. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the Mayor be'authorized to stop the Illi- nois Central Railroad Company from laying the proposed new sidetrack on Jae kson Street 'between Seventh and Eighth Streets as authorized by the Ordinance addpted on the 27th clay of October, 1909. Carried. Ald. Saul moved to adjourn. Car- ried. JOHN W. LAWLOR, Recorder Pro Tem. Approved. • 1909 Mayor Attest: Recorder 429 430 Special Session, November 27, 1909 CITY COUNCIL (Official) Special Session, November 27th, 1909. Council met at 8:30 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present — Alcls. Haas, O'Rourke, Rance. Saul and Singrin. Absent —Alds. Frith and Martin. Mayor Schunk stated the meeting was called to take up and consider communication of Treasurer Brink - man in reference to collection of special assessment levied against N. 1/ of City Lot 536. Also to take action in the matter of improvement of Bluff Street from Third to Eighth Streets. Communication of City Treasurer Brinkman, stating that owner of N. 1/ of City Lot 536 is willing to pay assessment levied against said lot De- cember 7th, 1896, for the improve- ment of Tlrest Main Street, amounting to $89.14. provided City accepts prin- cipal - without interest, was read ancl, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, prayer of petitioner was granted and the City Treasurer to be instructed to accept $89.14 without interest in full settle- ment of said special assessment. Following communication from M. Tschirgi & Sons was then read ancl, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, was re- ferred to the City Attorney: Honorable Mayor and City Council, City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: On account of the failure of the City of Dubuque to ful- fill its part of the contract with us to pave Bluff Street with sarco road compound, you are hereby notified that we consider the above contract forfeited and that suit to cover cost of work done and damages sustained will accordingly follow. Yours respectfully. M. TSCHIRGI & SON, Per CHAS. TSCIIIRGI, Secy. and Treas. Ald. O'Rourke stated that it is an absolute necessity to have the im- provement of Bluff Street between Third and Eighth Streets finished as soon as possible and stated that if City readvertise for bids for the com- pietion of the contract it will be three weeks before work could be com- menced and further stated that the property owners are all anxious to have work finished as soon as possi- ble and that he believed the majority of the property owners on said street would sign waivers agreeing to pay the assessment for the improvement if the City would complete the work of improving the street. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the City Attorney prepare proper waivers to be signed by property owners on Bluff Street agreeing to waive all irregu- larities and illegalities in the assess- ment and agreeing to pay the special assessment for the improvement of the street if the City completes the work and the Street Commissioner to interview the property owners Mon- - day to secure their signatures to the waivers. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the City Recorder readvertise for bids for the completion of the contract for the im- provement of Bluff Street from Third to Eighth Streets. said improvement to be completed January 15th, 1910, and recorder to submit bids to the Council at a meeting to be held Fri- day evening, December 10th, 1910. Carried Ald. Rand moved that the Street Commissioner be instructed to exam- ine Bluff Street with view of having part of said street that is in shape rolled as soon as possible before ground becomes frozen. Carried. Ald. Saul moved that contract of M. Tschirgi & Son and their bond and all papers pertaining to improvement of Bluff Street from Third to Eighth Streets be turned over to the City At- torney. Carried. Alcl. Singrin moved to adjourn. Car- ried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved .... .. 1009 Attest: 11Iuyor I ?ero l'de1' List of City Warrants List of Warrants Dubuque, Iowa, November 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 October, 1909: H. A. Schunk, salary, Mayor $116 70 H. Brinkman, salary, Treas- urer 133 35 J. A. McKinley, salary, Deputy Treasurer 100 00 Jno. Krayer, clerk Treasurer's office 60 00 E. A. Linehan, salary, Recor- der 116 70 Jos. Friedrich, salary, Deputy Recorder 85 00 M. E. Lyons, salary, Auditor 116 70 Joseph T. Kelly, salary, As- sessor 125 00 Allan Wiedner, salary, Assist- ant Assessor Frank Kenneally, salary, As sistant Assessor 83 35 Geo. T. Lyon, salary. Attorney 150 00 Edgar - Winging, salary, Assist- ant Attorney 75 00 Jas. Pickley, salary, Chief of 1 Police 100 00 Joseph Reinfried, salary, Fire 100 00 Chief J. W. Lawlor, salary, Commit- tee Clerk 1 Paul Ilg, salary, City Engi- neer Joseph Straub, Assistant City 60 00 Engineer John Dorgan, Street Commis- 80 00 sioner John Mahoney, Assistant Street Commissioner G. Vogel, clerk in Auditor's and Eng'ineer's offices Wm. Hippman, salary, Elec- trician C. W. Katz, salary, Market - master T. Hackney, salary, Pound - master Mrs. H Koenig, salary, Jani- tress James Lynch, salary, Side- walk Inspector Wm. Coleman, Rodman J. H. Carroll. Harbor -Master John A. Cunningham, Clerk to Police and Fire Commis- sioners Geo. Miller, Superintendent of Sprinkling Tom Cahill, Custodian Wash- ington Park Philip Reddin, Custodian Jackson Park Joseph Straney, Custodian Phoenix Park Dr. Chas. Palen, Health Phy- sician .......... Frank Flynn, Sanitary Officer 83 35 00 00 166 65 40 00 75 00 83 35 55 00 40 00 25 00 60 00 50 00 30 00 15 00 48 00 40 00 40 00 15 00 50 00 65 00 431 Dr. F. J. ennedy, Meat and Milk Inspector K 75 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 D. W. Rand, salary, Alderman ,lames Saul, salary, Alderman wrm. Singrin, salary, Alder- man 151. Eitel, fireman J. Essman, fireman J. Flynn, fireman A. Duccini, fireman A. Heer, fireman W. Kannolt, fireman B. Kirsch, fireman G. Beyer, fireman J. Dailey, fireman J. Barnes, fireman T. Ryder, fireman 1 15 1 Ducey, rfieman F. Murphy, fireman M. Kelly, fireman J. Bcakey, fireman D. Ahearn, fireman P. Zillig, fireman M. Sweeney, fireman H. Cain, fireman J. Benzor, fireman J. McLoughlin, fireman A. McDonald, fireman J. -Murphy, fireman G. Gherki, fireman T. Kennedy, fireman .. J. Smith, fireman J. I:eppler, fireman J. Allen, fireman 1M. Fahey, fireman F`. Kenneally, fireman .. • • . R. Weston, fireman E. McDermott, fireman I Kenneally, fireman J. Roshin, fireman F. Baumgartner, fireman eman , J. Schoenberger, • J. Tschudi, fireman J. Connolly, fireman Wm. Smith, fireman J. Peed, fireman ... , ...... - 5 r Kennedy, fireman P. Birch. fireman - W. Tannersett, fireman T O'Brien, fireman Firemen's Pension Fund... • • L. Blocklinger, police 1M. Connolly, police John Cody, police James Corcoran, police 5Vnn. Donahue, police Phil J. Dunphy, police Thomas Duggan, police • • • P. F. Fury, police John Fox, police .lames Flynn, ynn, police ..... . 11. Fogarty, police Pen Gray, police 151. Heiderscheit, police Pat Hanlon, police Geo. Jones. police Emil Kahn, police 25 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 76 23 81 68 70 79 70 79 65 34 65 34 65 34 70 79 76 23 81 68 70 79 76 23 70 79 70 79 65 34 82 49 65 34 65 34 65 34 70 79 65 34 81 68 49 50 76 23 70 79 65 34 65 34 70 79 65 34 70 79 76 23 65 34 65 34 76 23 70 79 65 34 65 34 65 34 59 90 65 34 54 45 31 20 54 45 31 20 29 15 58 00 60 00 60 00 60 00 60 00 67 20 60 00 60 00 70 00 60 00 60 00 60 00 14 00 30 00 60 00 60 00 432 '• List of Warrants List of Warrants 438 M. Kilty, police 60 00 John Kane, police 60 00 John Kop, police 60 00 James Keefe, police 60 00 B. Ludescher, police 60 00 Chas. Liest, police 65 00 Pat McCollins, police 60 00 M. McCormack, police 62 00 Pat McInerney, police 60 00 Henry Mueller, police 60 00 Hugh Markey, police 60 00 T. O'Meara, police 60 00 John J. O'Brien, police 30 00 M. O'Connor, police 60 00 M. Ryan. police 60 00 John Raesle, police 70 00 G. Raterman. police 60 00 John Spielman, police 60 00 Patrick Sutton, police 45 00 M. Stapleton, police 60 00 Joseph Stoltz, police 60 00 Pat Sullivan, police 60 00 Frank -Williams, police 60 00 Dennis Sheehan, police 60 00 L. Zemanek, police 28 00 Miss B. Brennan, police ma- tron 60 00 Mrs. [(. Hibbe. police matron 60 00 LABOR ON STREET'S in the several Road Districts during the last half of September, 1909: Jos. Brouillettc, 2nd $ 4 SO J. Burns, 2nd 8 00 Paul Becker, 4th 20 00 R. Butler, exp 90 S. Bastien, 2nd and 4th 26 25 P. Carney, 1st 5 60 W. Coughlan, 1st 5 60 Jerry Cahill, 1st 4 80 J. Callaghan, 2nd 22 50 G. Collinson, 4th 4 80 John Cahill, 2nd 4 60 M. Cleary, 2ncl, $11.80; 4th, $10.80 2 2 60 J. Crawford, 1 -4 each 60 00 J. Connolly, lst, $1.85; 2nd, $G.25; 3rd, $7.05; 4th, $5.00 20 15 M. Carney, 2nd, $6.95; 3rd, $6.95; 4th, $6.90 20 80 I. Duggan, 1st 5 60 13. Donnelly, 2nd, $10.90; exp , $1.75; S. \W.. 90c 13 55 J. Doyle, 2nd 6 15 T. Donahue, 1st, $1.85; 2nd, $6.25; 3rd, $7.05; 4th, $5.00 20 15 O. Donahue, 2nd, $6.95; 4th, $6.95; exp., $6.90 20 80 J. Egan, 2n0 13 60 Geo. Frost, 2nd 22 50 F. Frick, 3rd 3 20 W. Flynn, 3rd, $1.60; 4th, $1.60 3 20 P. Farrell, 2nd, $11.80; 4th, $7.20 19 00 B. Glass, 2nd 17 60 C. Geimer, 4th 20 00 James Gray, 2nd 6 40 H. Galle, 4th 3 60 J. Hird, 4th 22 50 J. Heil, 1 -4 each 20 00 Peter Jacobs, 3rd 10 40 H. Kunkel, 2nd, $11.45; 3rd, $1.75; 4th, $3.55 N. Kettenhofen, 3rd, $4.80; 4th, $3.60 M. Kieffer, 4th J. Kraus, 1st, $1.85; 2nd, $6.25; 3rd. $7.05; 4th, $5.00 J. Kness, 1st, $1.85; 2nd, $6.25; 3rd, $7.05; 4th, 85.00 P. Kenneally, Health 14I. Lavin, 2nd W. Lillie, 4th R. Love, 4th J. P. Lehman, 2nd and 4th T. Lonergan, lst, $10.40; 2nd, $10.40 John Mullen, 2nd Torn Malloy, 3rd J. Martinek, 4th A. Miller, 2nd, $11.50; 4th, $12.00 James Malloy, 2nd F. Maroney, 2nd, $7.20; 4th, $8.20 G, Meukel, 4th J. McAleese, 2nd J. McLaughlin, 3rcl W. McLaughlin, 3rd P. McPoland, 4th I:. McCaffrey. 2nd, $17.20; 4th, $5.40 16 75 B. McDonnell, 1 -4 each 60 00 W. O'Brien. 1st 11 25 C. O'Neill, 2nd 3 20 F. O'Connor, 1 -4 each 40 00 J. Parker. 2nd, $17.20; 4th, $5.40 22 60 James Ryan. 2nd 20 80 R. Rosemcier, 2nd, $9.00; 4th, $10.60 19 80 P. Royce, 2nd and 4th 26 00 P. Ryan. 4th 3 50 J. Richter, 1 -4 each 40 00 J. Reid. 3rd, $10.40; 4th, $10.40 20 80 F. Strohmeyer, 1st 12 00 D. Smyth. 2nd 17 60 J. Schroeder, 4th 20 00 W. Shields, 4th 8 80 P. Smith, 4th 14 00 J. Steffen, 3rd, $10.40; 4th, $10.40 20 80 C. Specht, 1 -4 each 18 00 Art. Turner, 3rd 11 40 James Tobin, 2nd, $8.20; 4th, $10.80 19 00 L. Walsh, 2nd 4 00 J. Walsh, 2nd 3 20 L. Walkenheim, 3rd 7 50 H. Wagner, 2nd 1 50 Bert Zummer, 2nd, $7.20; 4th, $3.60 10 80 TEAMS. M. Acicels, 3rd, $17.25; 4th, $85.35 $102 60 P. Apel lst, $29.80, 2nd, $31.55; 3rd, $4.55; 4th, $3.25 69 15 F. Burns, 3rd 2 25 J. Bradley, 4th 34 85 John Calvert, 2nd , ..., 42 75 Jos. Calvert, 2nd, $36.45; 4th, $4.05 40 50 B. 'Costello, 4th A. Conrad, 1st, $1.10; 2nd, 8 40 $25.45; 3rd, 83.95; 4th, 22 25 • $2.80 N. Everett, 1st 20 15 - J. Graham, 2nd, $12.05; 4th, $42.20 20 15 11M. Hannan. 2nd 22 50 J. Haudenshield, 2nd, $20.20; 3 20 3rd. $10.35; 4th, $9.50 3 50 h1 Kenneally, 1st 12 75 P. Linehan Co., 3rd 34 25 M. Markham, 2nd, $16.20; 3rd, $32.40 20 80 J. McQuillan, 2nd, $1.35; 3rd, 16 80 $45.90; 4th, $1.35 6 00 Jeff. McGrath, 4th 20 00 P. S. Norton, 2nd, $5.85; 3rd, $2.0'; 4th, $10.10 23 80 D. O'Meara, 1st, $4.50; 2nd, 5 60 $14.95; 3rd, $16.95; 4th, $11. 15 40 Union Electric Co., 1st, 23 75 $13.20; 2nd, $38.20; 3rd, 20 80 $6.00; 4th, $3.45 1 60 Clark Van Wie, 1st, $3.45; 22 50 2nd. 811.55; 3rd, $13.05; 15 20 4th, $9.25 22 60 LA13O11 ON BLUFP STREET 36 00 33 30 16 20 56 25 41 40 40 05 10 35 20 25 48 60 _48 60 46 80 18 00 4 -8 35 121 55 37 30 EXTENSION during the last half of September, 1909: P. Carney $ 16 W. Coughlan 16 J. Duggan 16 W. Fitzgerald 12 W. O'Brien 11 Peter Apel N. Everett 4 M. Kenrieally 40 20 20 20 60 25 45 05 50 LABOR ON SEWERS during the last half of September, 1909: D. Cunningham $ 22 J. Clune 22 J. Doyle 17 F. Donahue 22 J. Jellison 10 F. Luchterhand 22 John McLaughlin 16 J. Rooney 22 C. Sullivan 30 L. Taylor 21 BILLS. Pat Ryan, salary as inspector on West Fourth Street and West Locust Street im- provements during Septem- ber $ 36 Tom Jess, salary as inspector on Glen Oak Avenue sewer 15 75 75 50 75 10 75 65 75 00 40 LABOR ON sTollrz AVENUE during the last half of September, 1909: J. Eberhardt $ H. Earle N. Herman M. Kass J. Schafetel J. Long 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 3 20 9 90 60 40 H. A. Schunk, settlement damage claim, Mrs. Mary Wolff - 40 00 Street Kr St.euck, grading West Fourth Street 175 00 Iowa Telephone Co., tele- phone service, various offices 38 25 H. Brinkman, interest paid on Nvarr ant s outstanding 1452 40 H. Brinkman, postage 10 00 H. Brinkman, express charges, Police 60 H. Brinkman, freight charges, Fire and Road 136 70 H. Brinlunan, telegrams, Road 75 H. Brinkman, clock service, Treasurer's office and exp. 1 60 H. Brinkman, 1M. J. McCul- lough, agent appeal bond, expense 427 50 H. Brinkman, Library orders paid 757 38 I:ABO1: ON STREETS in the different Road Districts for first half of October, 1909: Ben Burd, 2nd $ 3 20 J. Brouillete, 2nd 6 40 P. Becker, 4th 20 60 S. Bastien, 2nd and 4th 26 25 P. Carney. lst 16 00 M. Cain. 1st 3 20 W. Coughlin; 1st 16 00 Jerry Cahill, let 4 00 J. Callaghan, 2nd 22 50 John Calvert, 2nd 1 20 Josh Calvert, 2nd 40 G. Collinson, 4th 6 00 James Cooney. 4th 4 80 R. Caffery, 2nd and 4th 23 00 M. Cleary, 2nd and 4th 23 00 J. Connolly, 1st, $1.85; 2nd, $6.25; 3rd, $7.05; 4th, $5.00 20 15 M. Carney, 2nd ,$6.95; 3rd, $6.25; 4th, $6.90 20 80 J. Duggan let 8 00 T. Donahue, ist, $1.85; 2nd, $6.25; 3rd, $7.05; 4th, $5.00 20 15 0. Donahue, Grandview 20 80 J. Egan. 2nd 6 40 M. Farrell, 1st 8 80 W. Fitzgerald, 1st 8 00 Geo. Frost, 2nd 22 50 F. Frick, 3rd 80 P. Farrell, 2nd and 4th 23 00 C. Ceimer. 4th 15 80 James Gray, 2nd and 4th 5 40 James Hird 4th 22 50 J. Heil, 1 -4 in each 20 00 H. Kunkel. 2nd, $12.60; 4th, $4.30 16 90 51, Kieffer, 4th 19 00 J. Kraus, 1st. $1.85; 2nd, $6.25; 3rd, $7.05; 4th, $5.00 20 15 J. Kress, ist, $1.85; 2nd, $6.25; 3rd, $7.50; 4th, $5.00 20 15 P; Kenneally, Health 22 50 R. Love, 4th 8 95 W. Lil lie, 3rd 1 10 J. Lehman. 2nd, $13.75; 4th, $18.75 T. Lonergan, 1st, $10.40; 2nd, $10.40 20 80 the 34 25 434 Tom Malloy, 3rd F. Maroney. 3rd N. Martin. 3rd J. Martinek, 4th A. Miller, 2nd, $9.70; 4th, $11.50 G. Meukel, 2nd, $15.75; 4th, $9.65 J. McAleese, 2nd W. McLaughlin, 3rd P. McPolancl, 4th «r. O'Tlrien, 1st J. Parker, 2nd and 4th J. Ryan, 2nd R. Rosemeier, 2nd and 4th P. Royce, 2nd and 4th P. Ryan, 4th J. Reid, 3rd. $10.40; 4th, $10.40 J. Schroeder, 2nd and 4th 20 80 J. Steffen, 3rd, $10.40; 4th, $10.40 C. Specht, 1 -4 each O. Turner, 3rd J. Tobin, 2nd and 4th L. \ \'alkenheim, 3rd TEAMS. M. Acicels, 3rd, $9.75; 4th, $ 71.70 $ P. Apel, 1st, $22.50; 2nd, $24.15; 3rd. $3.80; 4th, $2.70 C. Bradley, 4th John Calvert, 2nd Josh Calvert, 2nd B. Costello, 4th A Conrad, 1st, $1.10; 2nd, $14.15 3rd, $3.95; 4th, $2.80 J. Graham, lst. $1.80; 2nd, $22.95; 4th, $ J. Haudenshield, 2nd, $14.15; 3rd. $14.85; 4th $19.80 M. Kenneally, 1st P. Linehan Sons, 3rd M. Markham, 2nd, $12.00; 83rd, $24.00 Jeff. McGrath, 4th D. O'Meara, 1st. $4.50; 2nd, $14.95; 3rd, $16.95; 4th, 811.95 C. Van Wie, 1st, $3.45; 2nd, $11.55; 3rd, $13.05; 4th, $9.25 List of Warrants 6 00 N Herman 10 15 SO M. Pass 11 75 1 50 C. Pupferschmidt 6 40 20 80 J. Schafetel 13 35 E. T. Frith 8 10 23 45 John Long 30 15 A. Stoltz 8 10 25 40 9 60 22 50 9 80 15 00 23 00 20 80 23 00 26 00 20 25 20 80 20 80 18 00 2 80 21 20 1 20 81 45 53 15 51 30 10 35 2 70 51 50 22 00 45 00 48 SO 40 50 27 00 36 00 51 95 48 35 37 30 L.- 11011 ON IBLUFF STREET EXTENSION during the first half of October, 1909: Peter Carney $ 5 40 W. Coughlan 5 40 J. Duggan 5 40 W. Fitzgerald 5 40 W, O'Brien 7 50 1\1. Kenneally 12 15 LABOR GRADING HEEB STREET during the first half of October, 1909: M. Brosser $ 4 80 John Beier 3 60 J. Dixon 3 20 J. Eberhardt 11 75 H. Galle 12 60 C. Gantcnhein 17 30 LABOR ON during the first half D. Cunningham J. Clune J. Doyle F. Donahue F. Luchterhancl J. McLaughlin J. Rooney C. Sullivan L. Taylor SEWERS of October, 1909' $ 22 75 22 75 22 75 14 90 22 75 13 40 22 75 30 00 22 75 BILLS. Mike Lavin, inspector of sewer in College Ave. $ 13 50 Pat Ryan, inspector of im- provement in West Locust St Peter Jacobs, 18.7 cubic yards macadam John Linehan, hauling garb- age and dead animals dur- ing September 375 70 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co., hose for garbage dump 8 00 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co., supplies for Sewer Dept. 75 Jos. J. Bertsch Co., pair rub- ber boots for Sewer Dept. 6 50 F. M. Jaeger & Co., twine for Sewer Dept. 1 50 Lagen, Peed & Berwanger, horseshoeing sewer horse 1 50 John Butt, repairs for Sewer Dept. 3 00 Spahn -Rose Lumber Co., lum- ber for Fire Dept. 1 30 E T. Frith, four days' use of horse for Fire Dept. 5 00 Lagen, Peed & Berwanger, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 5 50 John J. Powers, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 18 75 Phil Heller, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 9 50 Wunderlich & Wiederholt, . horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 12 25 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co., supplies for Fire Dept. 6 25 C. Falkenhainer, supplies for Fire Dept 7 50 L. Lindenberg', 6 shovels for Fire Dept. 6 00 H E. Marshall, repairs on fire engine 6 80 Key City Gas Co., coke and coal for Fire Dept 26 90 Key City Gas Co., rent and maintenance of 4 gas arcs for Fire and Police Depts 2 00 Frank Beutin, coal for Fire Dept. 14 03 F. A. Burns, coal for Fire Dept. 17 50 Clancy Transfer Co., coal for 7 70 14 10 Fire Dept ...... .......... 16 09 J. Haudenshield, oats for Fire Dept. 777 55 Matt. Stafford, bran for Fire Dept. 2 85 Mettel Bros., bran for Police and Fire Depts. 14 06 Union Electric Co., power for fire alarm system 2 00 H. 13. McCarten, repairs for Fire Dept. 25 10 Telegraph - Herald, official - printing, September 91 66 Times - Journal, official print- ing, September 92 93 National Demokrat, official printing, September 12 50 Labor Leader, official print- ing, September 12 50 Smith - Morgan Printing Co , printing pamphlets, Sep- tember ... 22 10 Union Electric Co., arc lights, September 2070 75 Key City Gas Co., light for various departments 80 85 American Ever -Ready Co , batteries for Police Dept. 4 00 Peter Even, coal for Patrol House 17 88 G. F. Kleih, supplies for Pa- trol House 5 50 Eichhorn & Bechtel, groceries for Police Matron 1 90 J. I- Iaudenschield, oats for Pa - trol horses 43 88 Cincinnati Regalia Co., 6 chain twisters for Police Dept. 6 00 C. W. Katz, meals furnished prisoners during September 1 20 Phil. Breithaupt. plumbing re- pairs at calaboose 7 35 1AMcCollins Transfer Line, wood for City Hall 13 00 W. Lillie, carrying wood to cellar and cleaning cellar 2 40 N. J. Enert, sawing 2 cords wood 1 20 W. R. Fawkes, 1 wood tub for use at City Hall 15 Foley's Hand Laundry, towel service, September 4 00 Nester & Hammel, construct- ing pipe line for fire pro- tection to Park Hill 267 00 J F. Ole & Bro., hardware for Health Dept. 3 45 G. F. Pleih, hardware for City Hall 53 F A. Burns, kindling for City Hall 6 50 Labor Leader, stationery for Treasurer's office 2 75 Harger & Blish, stationery for Recorder's office 1 75 F. G. Becker, coal for City Hall l 33 84 Dubuque Telephone Co., tele- phone service. various de- partments, July 1st to Oct. 1st 50 75 'Western Union Telegraph Co , electric clock and time List of Warrants 435 servce, September, Treas- urer office 1 00 Icwa Telephone Co., telephone service various departments, for October 12 75 H B. McCarten, repairing fountain on Asbury St 20 45 Dubuque Wooden Ware & Lumber Co., lumber for stakes for Engineer C. E. Fitzpatrick, stationery, various departments G. L. Korman, 5% retained on North Street improve- ment Dave O'Neill, 5% retained on Yale Street sewer Street & Steuck, 5% retained on Bee Branch sewer, Third Ward 95 75 O'Farrell Contracting Co., first estimate, grading Louisa St. 300 00 O'Farrell Contracting Co., first estimate, grading Bennett St 300 00 Wilmer Cook. constructing storm sewer in O'Neill Ave. 129 20 Wilmer Cook, grading Stoltz Ave. 369 00 Wilmer Cook, grading O'Neill Ave. 220 92 T. J. Mulgrew Co., cement for Bluff Street Extension 38 20 W. D. Deckert Co., railing for Bluff Street Extension 148 07 Peter J. Seippel Lumber Co , lumber for Bluff Street Ex- tension 4 70 G. F. Kleih, hardware supplies for Road Dept. 4 05 G. F. Kleih, hardware supplies for Sidewalk Dept. 60 Spahn -Rose Lumber Co., lum- ber for repairs to sidewalks 14 93 Tilley Pros., 3 manhole rings and covers for Bee Branch. 24 00 Ed. Norton, to use of oil wagon for spreading road oil Pier Bros., coal for rock crusher 16 F. Beutin, coal for rock crusher T. J. Mulgrew, sewer pipe for Road Dept. 1 G. W. Healey, 3 macadam forks for Road Dept. 4 50 F. M. Jaeger & Co., blasting material for Road Dept. 14 00 F. Schloz & Son, repairs for Road Dept. John Butt, repairs for Road Dept. Pitts - Thompson Foundry Co , catch basin grate for Road Dept. 2 28 E. J. Voggenthaler, repairs to stone crusher 4 70 Standard Oil Co., asphalt road oil 133 17 F. J. Lewis Mfg. Co., taroid for surfacing streets 137 14 Henry Wagner, to use of stone tongs 25 4 OQ 18 20 116 80 6 02 11 15 50 40 98 65 2 65 20 05 486 .Spahn -Rose Lumber Co., lum- ber for Road Dept. F. Schloz & Son, repairs for Road Dept. E. J. Voggenthaler, repairs on steam roller Iowa Oil Co., oil for steam roller W. D. Deckert, supplies for Road Dept. F G. Becker, coal and wood for steam roller Clancy Transfer Co., coal for steam roller Phil Heller, shoeing carpenter horse L. Lindenberg, hardware for Roacl Dept. Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co.. hose for steam roller.: Key City Gas Co., coal and coke for steam roller Klauer Mfg. Co., repairs for Road Dept. Spahn -Rose Lumber Co., lum- ber for repairing steam Roller House Ivey City Iron Mrorks, repairs for rock crusher J F. Ris & Bro., hardware supplies for Road Dept. .. P. Linehan Sons, sand and wood for Road Dept. Wilmer Cook, improving O'Neil Ave. Wilmer Cool Stoltz Ave. 6 00 2 23 5 80 14 65 1821 02 c, improving 1028 79 J. F. Brown, constructing sewer in Glen Oak Ave 503 24 Eagle Point Lime Works, re- guttering Julien Ave 3807 85 N. J. Staner, constructing ce- ment sidewalk abutting Lot 3. Stout's Sub., 232.5 sq. ft. at 10'nc 24 99 N. .f. Sinner, constructing ce- men1 sidewalk abutting Lot 4, Stout's Sub., 232.5 sq. feet at 10%c 24 99 N. J. Starlet constructing ce- ment sidewalk abutting Lot 2 of 329, Union Add., 248 sq. ft. at 10%c 26 66 N. J. Staner, constructing ce- ment sidewalk abutting W. J of Lot 106, Union Add., 301.65 sq. ft. at 13c League of Iowa Munipali- ties, dues of City of Du- buque 50 00 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct list of all war- rants issued by me during the month of October, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Official Notices NOTICE 1 44 OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO CONSTRUCT A SANI- 13 00 TARY SEWER IN LINCOLN AVE- AVENUE AND IN 2 01 BETWEEN RHOM- GARFIELD AVE- 1 65 REED TO MIDDLE 3 00 4 20 12 93 2 40 6 60 7 00 35 00 3 60 39 21 NILE, REED THE ALLEY BERG AND HUES FROM AVENUES. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby notified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to construct an 8 -inch tile pipe sani- tary sewer in Lincoln Avenue from the present manhole at Middle Ave- nue, thence northeasterly to Reed Avenue, thence in Reecl Avenue south- easterly to the alley between Rhom- brg and Garfield Avenues, thence southwesterly in said alley to Middle Avenue. That a plat and specifications of said proposed sewer are now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that it will require 3.605 lineal feet of 8 -inch tile pipe Avith 17 manholes and will cost the abutting property owners $2,657.50 in total. Any persons having objection to the construction of said sanitary sewer are hereby notified to appear before the City Council at its regular session, November 18th, 1909, or to file in writing with the City Recorder their objections on or before November 18th, 1909. Dated at Dubuque, November 1st, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 11 -1-3t. City Recorder. NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO CONSTRUCT A SANI- TARY SEWER IN HAYDEN'S LANE FROM PRESENT MAN- HOLE IN BLUFF STREET TO A POINT Al OUT 260 FEET WEST THEREOF. To 8Vhom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby notified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to construct an 6 -inch tile pipe sani- tary sewer in Hayden's Lane between City Lots 609 and 609a from present manhole in Bluff Street to a point about 260 feet west thereof. That a plat and specifications of said proposed sewer are now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engi- neer that it will require 260 lineal feet 6 -inch tile pipe with 1 manhole, and will cost the abutting property own- ers $170.00 in total. Any persons having objection to the construction of said sanitary sewer are hereby notified to appear before the City Council at its regular session, November 18th, 1909, or to file in writing with the City Recorder their objections on or before November 18111, 1909. Dated at Dubuque, November 1st, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 11 -1 -3t. City Recorder. Notice. Sealed bids at to the under- signed committee will be received at the Mayor's office, City Hall, up to 4 o'clock, p. m., Tuesday, November 9, 1909, for furnishing 38 overcoats for Police department. Said coats to be made in accordance with police regu- lations. No bids will be accepted un- less accompanied with samples. The committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids. COMMITTEE ON POLICE AND LIGHT DEPARTMENT. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE granting to the Peter J. Seippel Lumber Company, its successors and assigns, the ex- clusive use of a space of ground, comprising a part of the Levee in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, the southerly boundary of wh ich shall be the storm sewer, as it is nowt constructed across said Levee at its intersection with Dodge Street, the westerly boundary of which shall be a line which is twenty (20) feet easterly from the westerly bound- ary of said levee, the northerly boundary of which shall be parallel with said storm sewer and two hun- dred and fifty (250) feet northerly therefrom and the easterly bound- ary of which shall be the Mississ- ippi River, for a period of ten (10) years, and regulating and controll- ing such grant. Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That there be and here- by is granted to the Peter J. Seippel Lumber Co., its successors and as- signs, for a period of ten (10) years from the date this ordinance takes effect, the exclusive use of a parcel of ground, comprising a part of the Levee in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, the southerly boundary of which shall be the storm sewer, as it is now con- structed across said Levee at its in- tersection with Dodge Street, the westerly boundary of which shall be a line which is twenty (20) feet east- erly from the westerly boundary of said Levee, the northerly boundary of which shall be parallel with said storm sewer and two hundred and fif- ty (250) feet northerly therefrom, and the easterly boundary of which shall be the Mississippi river. Section 2. That said grant is for the purpose of enabling the benefic- iary therein to use the space afore- said for purposes incident to the re- Official Notices 437 ceiving of logs and rafts from thte river and the receiving and shipment of lumber and other materials and products connected with the business purposes of said company; and, as in- cident thereto, the beneficiaries here- of are hereby authorized and empo\v• erect to erect on the said space such temporary structures, machinery and improvements as they may see fit, provided the same are constructed and operated otherwise in compliance with all lawful ordinances and regu- lations now or-hereafter in force, and provided said structures, .machinery and improvements are adapted to and are used for the purpose aforesaid; and provided, further, that the privi- leges hereby granted shall terminate whenever said beneficiary shall, for an unreasonable time, cease to use the said space for the purpose aforesaid. Section 3. That whenever the rights and privileges hereby granted have terminated, the beneficiaries hereunder shall, at their own expense, remove from said space all structures and machinery then thereon belong- ing to them, and shall restore the sur- face of said space to the condition the same now is, so far as any changes) therein, made by then are concerned. Section 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication one time in the Dubuque Telegraph - Herald and in the Dubuque Times - Journal, official newspapers of said City. Adopt -id October 27th, 1909. Approved October 30th. 1909. H. A, SCHUNK. Mayor. Attest: EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Times - Journal November 3rd. 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 11 -3 -1t. City Recorder. Notice of Special Assessment. Notice is hereby given to all con- cerned that a special assessment as provided by law will be levied at a session of the City Council to be held November 18th, 1909, to pay for the construction of a sanitary sewer in College Avenue from Allison Place to West Fifth Street, Street & Steuck, contractors. Amount of special assessment, 5258.25, same to be assessed against the abutting Property Upon and along said street. And that there is a plat and sched- ule on file in the office of the City Re- corder of said City of Dubuque, show- ing the street in which said sewer was constructed, and the separate lots and parcels of ground, or specified portions thereof, subject to assessment for such improvement, the name of 436 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 November 1Sth, 1909, or to appear at said session of the Council to show cause, if any you have, why said assessment should not be levied. Dated at Dubuque, November 5th, 1909. EDl11.7ND A. LINEHAN, 11 -5 -3t. City Recorder. Notice of Special Assessment. Notice is hereby given to all con- cerned that a special assessment as provided by law will be levied at a session of the City Council to be held November 10th, 1909, to pay for the improvement of Windsor Avenue from the end of the previous improvement to a point three hundred and twenty- fee t northerly thereof, F. Buetin, con- tractor. Amount of special assessment, $2,462.37, same to be assessed against the abutting property upon and along said street. And that there is a plat and sched- ule on file in the office of the City Re- corder of said City of Dubuque, show -, ing the street in which said improve- ment was made, and the separate lots and parcels of ground. or specified portions thereof, subject to assess- ment for such improvements the name of the owner thereof as far as practicable. and the amount to be as- sessed 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 November 1 Sth, 1909, or to appear at said session of the Council to show cause, if any you have, why said assessment should not be levied. Dated at Dubuque, November, 5th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 11 -5 -3t. City Recorder. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, November 1Sth, 1909, for the improvement of the following streets by laying cement sidewalks on a foundation of eight inches of cind- ers, in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the of- Official Notices lice of the City Recorder; Four -foot sidewalk 69.4 feet in length on the east side of Summit Street between West Fifth Street and Feneion Place in front of and abut- ting on Lot 1, Mattox Sub., part of City Lot 721. Four -foot sidewalk of 129 feet in length on the south side of West Fifth Street between Gilmore Place and Sumgait Street in front of and abutting on Lot 1, Mattox Sub., part of City Lot 721. Four -foot sidewalk 60 feet in length on the north side of Cleveland Avenue between Union Street and South Bluff Street in front of and abutting on Lot 45, Union Add. Four -foot sidewalk 21S feet in length on south side of Wrest Third Street between Walsh Street and Col- lege Avenue in front of and abutting on Lots 1, 2 and 3, College Add. Four -foot sidewalk 236.2 feet in length on east side of Booth Street be- tween - West Third Street and Solon Streets in front of and abutting on Lots 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10, S. M. Lang - worthy's Sub. Eight -foot sidewalk 100 feet in length on the south side of Ninth Street between Clay and White Streets in front of and abutting on City Lots 279. The work is to be paid for when said work is completed and as pre- scribed by the Ordinance relating to the construction of sidewalks in the City of Dubuque, work to be com- pleted on or before the 1st day of De- cember, 1909. [idders must state price per square foot for sidewalks laid. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $25.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, November 5th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 11 -5- 2t. City Recorder. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, November 18th, 1909, for the improvement of the following streets by laying cement sidewalks on a foundation of eight inches of cin- ders, in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder: Four -foot sidewalk, 125 feet in length, on the east side of Washing- ton Street between 25th and 27th Streets, in front of a,nc1 abutting on north 25 feet of Lot 44 and Lots 45 and 46, E. Langworthy's Add. Four -foot sidewalk, 37.6 feet in length, on the north side of High Bluff Street, between Stafford Avenue and Middle Avenue, in front of and abutting on the north 37.6 feet of Lot 30, lilcCraney's Add. Also for a four -foot sidewalk, 100 feet in length, on the north side of Twenty- fourth Street, between Wash- ington and Elm Streets, in front of and abutting on Lot 1 of O. S. Lang - worthy's Sub. The work is to be paid for when said work is completed and as pre- scribed by the Ordinance relating to the construction of sidewalks in the City of Dubuque, work to be complet- ed on or before the 1st day of Decem- ber, 1909. Bidders must state price per square foot for sidewalks laid. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $25.00 on some Dubuuue bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City reserves the right to re• ject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, November 5th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 11 -6 2t City Recorder. Notice of Special Assessment. Notice is hereby given to all con- cerned that a special asssessment as provided by law will be levied at a session of the City Council to be held November 1 Sth, 1909, to pay for the improvement of Louisa Street from Grace to Bennett Streets, the O'Far- rell Contracting Co., contractors. Amount of special assessment, $824.41. same to be assessed against the abutting property upon and along said street. And that there is a plat and sched- ule on file in the office of the City Re- corder of said City of Dubuque, show- ing the street in which said improve- ment was made, and the separate lots and parcels of ground, or specified portions thereof, subject to assess- ment for such improvement, the name of the owner thereof as far as prac- ticable, and the amount to be as- sessed 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 Council to be held November 18th, 1909, or to appear at said session of the Council to show cause, if any you have, why said assessment should not be levied. Dated at Dubuque, November 5th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 11 -5 -3t. City Recorder. Notice to Printers. Sealed bids addressed to the under- signed committee will be received at the Mayor's Office, City Hall, up until 4 Official Notices 439 p. in., Monday, November 15th, 1909, for printing the Tax receipts, for year 1909, and rebinding the tax receipts for the year 1908. Full particulars will be given by the City Treasurer. — Committee on Supplies. Notice to Printers. Sealed bids addressed to the under- signed committee will be received, at the Mayor's Office, City Hall, up until 4 o'clock p. m., Monday, November 15, 1909, for printing and binding the re- ports of the finance committee, for the years 1907 and 1908. Further in- formation may be obtained from the Committee Clerk. -- Committee on Finance. Notice to Hatters. Sealed bids addressed to the under- signed committee will be received at the Mayors office, City Hall, up to 4:00 o'clock p. m., Thursday, Nov. 18, 1909, for furnishing 45 New York regulation fire caps. Samples must accompany bids. COMMITTEE ON FIRE. Notice to .Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, December 2nd, 1909, for the improvement of the following streets by laying cement sidewalks on a foundation of eight inches of cind- ers, in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and noiv on file in the office of the City Recorder: Four -foot sidewalk, 100 feet in length on the north side of Twenty - fourth Street, between Washington and Elm Streets, in front of and abutting on Lot 1 of O. S. Lang - worthys' Sub. The work is to be paid for when said work is completed and as pre- scribed by the Ordinance relating to the construction of sidewalks in the City of Dubuque, work to be com- pleted on or before the 15th day of December, 1909. Bidders must state price per square foot for sidewalks laid. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $25.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, November 20th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 11 -20 -3t City Recorder. Notice 01 Special Assessment. Notice is hereby given to all con- cerned that a special assessment as provided by law will be levied at a session of the City Council to be held December 2nd, 1909, to pay 5 .440 for the construction of a Sanitary Sewer in Needham Place from -Vest Seventh Street to a point about 200 feet north of West Fifth Street, by J. F. Brown, contractor. Amount of special assessment, $404.70, same to be assessed against the abutting property upon and along said street. And that there is a plat and sched- ule on file in the office of the City Re- corder of said City of Dubuque, show- ing the street in which said sewer was constructed, and the separate lots and parcels of ground, or specified portions, subject to assessment for such improvement, the name of the owner thereof, as far as practicable, and the amount to be assessed against each lot or parcel of ground, which plat and schedule are subject to pub- lic 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 hell December 2 2nd, 1909. or to appear at said session of the Council to show cause, if any you have, why said assessment should not be levied. Dated at Dubuque. November 20thr, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAI 11-20-3t City Recorder. Notice of Special Assessment. Notice is hereby given to all con - cerned that a special assessment as provided by law will be levied at a sesAsio n of the City Council to be held December 2110, 1909, to pay for the construction of a Sanitary Sewer in \Vest Seventh Street front Hill Street to Needham Place, by J. F. Brown, contractor. Amount of special assessment, $873.94. same to be assessed against the abutting property upon and along said street. And that there is a plat and sched- ule on file in the office of the City Re- corder of said City of Dubuque, show- ing the street in which said sewer was constructed, and the separate lots and parcels of ground, or specified portions thereof, subject to assessment for such improvement, the name of the owner thereof, as far as practicable, and the amount to be assessed against each lot or parcel of ground, which plat and schedule are subject to pub- lic 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 December 2nd, 1909, or to appear at said session of the Official Notices Council to show cause, if any you have, why said assessment should not be levied. Dated at Dubuque, November 20th, 1909. ED:\ITJND A. LINEHAN, 11 -20 -3t City Recorder. Notice of Special _Assessment. Notice is hereby given to all con- cerned that a special assessment as provided by law will be levied at a session of the City Council to be held December 2nd, 1909, to pay for the construction of cement side- walks on the south side of Cleveland Avenue between Mountain Lane and Union Street, by N. J. Staner, con- tractor, as follows: Owner. Description Amount. Helen May, west 1/2 of Lot 106, Union Add .$36.37 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 streets on which said improve- ments were made and the separate lots and parcels of ground, and specified portions thereof, subject to assessment for such such improvements, the names of the owners, as far as prac- ticable, and the amount to be assessed against each lot or parcel of ground, which plat and schedule are subject to publi^ inspection. And that any and all persons oh- jectii'g 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 December 2nd. 1909, or to appear at said session of the Council to show cause, if any you have, Why said assessment should not be levied. D:ited at Dubuque, November 20th, 11)09. EDMUND A. LTNEHAN, 11 -20 -3t City Recorder. Notice of Special Assessment. Notice is hereby given to all con- cerned that a special assessment as provided by law will be levied at a regular session of the City Council to be held December 2110, 1909, to pay for the construction of cement side- walks on the west side of Southern Avenue between Dodge Street and Railroad Avenue, by N. J. Staner, contractor, as follows: Owner. D.:ecription. Amount. Henry Barden, Lot 2 of 229, Union Add .... ............ $31.66 Dominic, Rhomberg, Lot 3 and 4, Stout's Add 54.98 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 streets on Which said improve- ment:, were made and the separate lots and parcels of ground, and specified portions thereof, subject to assessment for such such improvements, the names of the owners, as far as prac- ticable, 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 December 2110, 1909. or to appear at said session of the Council to show cause, if any you have, why said assessment should not be levied. Dated at Dubuque, November 20th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN. 11 -20 -3t City Recorder. Notice of Special Assessment. Notice is hereby given to all con- cerned that a special assessment as provided by law will be levied at a session of the City Council to be held December 2110, 1909, to pay for the improvement of Bennett Street from the East lot line of Hantleman's Sub. to the West line of Lot 48, Bennett Street Sub., by O'Farrell Contracting C'o., contractors. Amount of special assessment. $1.811.55, saute to be assessed against the abutting property upon and along said street. And that there is a plat and sched- ule on file in the office of the City Re- corder of said City of Dubuque, show- ing the street in which said improve- ment was made, and the separate lots and parcels of ground, or specified portions thereof, subject to assess- ment for such improvement, the name of the owner theerof as far as prac- ticable, and the amount to be as- sessed 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 December 2110, 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, November 19th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 11 -19 3t. City Recorder. Notice of Special Assessment. Notice is hereby given to all con- cerned that a special assessment as provided by law will be levied at a session of the City Council to be held December 2nd, 1909, to pay for the improvement of the alley between Iowa and Clay Streets from Twelfth Street to the South line of the North Official NOt1Ces 44 1 2 -5 of City Lot 457 by O'Farrell Con- tracting Co., contractors. Amount of special assessment, $306.00, 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 alley in which said improve- ment was made, and the separate lots and parcels of ground, or specified Portions thereof, subject to assess- ment for such improvement, the name of the owner thereof as far as Practicable. and the amount to be as- sessed 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 December 2110, 1909, or to appear at said session of the Council to shoe' cause, if any you have, why said assessment should not be levied. Dated at Dubuque, November 19th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 11- 19 -3t City Recorder. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that at the session of the City Council of the City of Dubuque, held on Novem- ber 4th, 1909, the following' Special Assessments were levied on the real estate hereinafter 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. B1'IINKMAN, City Treasurer. the Improvement of West Street from Paulina to Alpine For Fourth Street: Name. Description. Amount. H. B. Spensley, Sub. 2 of 5, Pauline Langworthys Sub , Lot 2 $252.''23 H. B. Spensley, Pauline Lang- worthy's Sub., w. 50 ft. S. 1 Lot 6 91.68 Edo. Langworthy's Est., Paul- ine Langworthy's Sub., E. 100 ft., S. 1/2 Lot 6 196.58 Edw. Langworthy's Est., Paul- ine Langworthy's Sub., Lot 16 .......... .... ...... 159.91 Edw. La.ngworthy's Est., Paul- ine Langworthy's Sub., Lot 15 91.69 Edw. Langworthy's Est., Paul- ine Langworthy's Sub , Lot 14 .... 91.68 Edw. Langworthy's Est., Paul- 442 ine Langworthy's Sub., Lot 13 .... ......., Edw. Langworthy's Est., Paul- ine Langworthy's Sub., Lot 12 Edw. Langworthy's Est., Paul- ine Langworthy's Sub., N, 148 ft., E. ? Lot 1 99.98 Edw. Langworthy's Est., Paul- ine Langworthy's Sub., N. 147.6 ft., W. -5 Lot 1 104.49 Eclw. Langworthy Est., Paul- ine Langworthy's Sub., N. 1/2 Lot 2 Edw. Langworthy's Est., Paul- ine Langworthy's Sub., Lot 3 Edw. Langworthy's Est., Paul- ine Langworthy's Sub., Lot 4 91.69 140.33 220.04 201.71 510.93 Total $2,252.94 • For the Improvement of O'Neill Avenue from Burden Avenue to Sher- idan Street: Louis Witter, Jr., O'Neill's Riverview Add., Lot 16 $ 96.00 Henry Moritz, O'Neill's River- view Add., Lot 15 91.77 Anna M. Gross, O'Neill's Riv- erview Add., Lot 14 91.76 T. O'Sullivan. trustee, O'Neill's Riverview Add.. Lot 13 91.77 Frank F. Ott, O'Neill's River- view Add., Lot 12 91.77 Geo. F. Tigges, O'Neill's Riv- erview Add., Lot 11 91.76 Geo. F. Tigges, O'Neill's Riv- erview Add., Lot 10 91.77 Edw. Lndden, O'Neill's River- view Add., Lot 9 91.76 Wrn. Lowther, Sr.. . O'Neill's Riverview Add., Lot 8 91.76 Wm. Lowther, Sr., O'Neill's Riverview Add., Lot 7 76.53 Wm. Lowther. Sr., O'Neill's Riverview Add., Lot 6 101.41 Geo. Spielbauer, O'Neill's Riv- erview Add., Lot 39 Peter Buersken, O'Neill's Riv- erview Add., Lot 40 91.76 Peter Buersken, O'Neill's Riv- erview Add., Lot 41 91.77 John D. Walsh, O'Neill's Iliv- erview Add., Lot 42 91.76 John D. Walsh, O'Neill's Riv- erview Add., Lot 43 9 1.76 M. Gantenbein, O'Neill's Riv- erview Add.. Lot 44 91.77 Emil Nigg, O'Neill's Riverview Add., Lot 45 91.77 F. Zahina, O'Neill's Riverview Add., Lot 46 91.76 \V n. Lowther, Sr., O'Neill's Riverview Add., Lot 47 91.77 Leo Marihart. O'Neill's River- view Add., Lot 48 76.52 Leo Marihart, O'Neill's River- view Add., Lot 49 . , 101.21 Official Notices 98.41 Total $2,018.32 For the Improvement of West Fifth Street from Main Street to Iowa Street: John Hartig, City Lot 185 $212.60 Harriett Walsh, City, und.. 1 -3 Lot 16 39.84 G. M. Staples Est., City, uncl. 2 -3 Lot 16 79.68 Mrs. 11. Rowers, City, und. 1 -2 S. 21 ft. Lot 17 109.22 G. Ryan and H. Wilson, City, und. 1 -2 S. 21 ft. Lot 17 109.22 A. Y. McDonald Mfg Co., City, und. Lot 184 217.01 Total $767.57 Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals kill be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Friday. December 10th, 1909, for the completion of the contract for the improvement of Bluff Street from Third Street to Eighth Street, in ac- cordance with plans and specifications Prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 6,900 square yards of sarco com- post paving. 500 lineal feet of new curbstone al- ready cut and now on the street to be sel. 20 lineal feet of old curbstone reset. 65 lineal feet of new curbstone to be furnished by the city to be cut and set. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before January 15th, 1910. Bidders must state the price per square yard for sarco compost paving, the price per lineal foot for new curbing' set, price per lineal foot for cutting and setting curb and price per lineal foot for old curbing reset. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $100.00 on some Dubuque hank as a gurantee that a contract will be entered into if award- ed. The City Council reserves \the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, November 28th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 11 -28 -3t City Recorder. Regular Session, December 2, 1909 443 CITY COUNCIL Regular Session, December 2nd, 1909. (Official.) Council met at 8:30 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present - Aids. Frith, Haas, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent -Ald. Martin. Mayor Schunk stated that action on the approval of the minutes of the Council Proceedings for the month of October, 1909, was deferred at the last session of the Council to this session. Ald. Rand moved that Council Pro- ceedings for the month of October, 1909, he approved as printed. Car- ried. Ald. Haas moved that action on the approval of the Council Pro- ceedings for the month of November, 1909, be deferred until the next ses- sion of the City Council. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke moved that rules be suspended to grant Mr, R. Mullin permission to address the Council in relation to Dorgan Place. Carried. Mr. Mullen then addressed Coun- cil, asking that Mr. Rottler be or- dered to have buildings moved off the street line on Dorgan Place. Ald. Saul moved that Street Com- missioner be instructed to have ma- cadam picked up to ascertain how far on street line llMr. Rottler has erected his buildings and to notify the Council at next session. Carried. BILLS. Bill of State of Iowa, amounting to $5.00, for certified copy of plat of Secs. 24, 25 and 36 of Township 89 N, Range 2, east of 5th P. M., was approved and, on motion, was ordered paid. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA- TIONS. Petition of Geo. A. Carpentjer et al, asking that a few loads of cinders be strewn along South Louisa Street where said street was recently filled, so as to make a temporary sidewalk for pedestrians, was, on motion of Ald Saul, granted and the Street Commissioner to put cinders on street as asked for and the cost of same to be taken from Sidewalk fund. Petition of Mary L. Casey, asking that the City cancel the taxes as- sessed against Lot 2, Finley Add., amounting to $7.60, for the year 1908, stating that she is a widow in poor health with three minor children to support and is unable to pay said taxes, was , on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Delinquent Tax Com- mittee and the Treasurer to be in- structed not to sell. Petition of Louis Trexler, asking that a reduction be made on the taxes for the year 1907 on the N. 2 -3 of City Lot 193, claiming building on said property was burned doivn dur- ing said year, was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Geo. G. Luke, asking that the special assessment amount- ing to $69.48, levied against Lot 5, Finley .Add., December 4th, 1908, for the improvement of Asbury Street, be cancelled or at least referred to a committee for investigation and that the Treasurer be instructed not to sell said property for this special as- sessment, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Committee of the Whole and the Treasurer to be instructed not to sell until after com- mittee reports. Petition of Mrs. J. W. Hampton, asking that the City have the dirt that was taken from sidewalk in front of her property on Bennett Street when street was being im- proved returned and sidewalk filled to grade, so that sidewalks can be laid, was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, re- ferred to the Street Commissioner. Petition of Timothy Dillon, asking that the Council again consider the matter and accept the proposition made some time ago by him offering to pay $25.00 without interest in full settlement of special assessment lev- ied against Mineral Lot 12 and Lot 2 of Linheim Addition for improvement of Grandview Avenue December 12th, 1895, was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke. referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of John Phillips, asking that the City Council take action on his petition presented to the City Council in January, 1909, and that the special assessment levied against his property be canceled or that the Treasurer be instructed to postpone the sale of said property until an ef- fort can be made to adjust the mat- ter satisfactorily to all concerned, was read and, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, rules were suspended to grant Mr. Phillips permission to address the Council in regard to the matter. Mr. Phillips then addressed the Council, stating curbing was faultily construct-. ed and asked that Council exa mine same. Petition was then, on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Committee