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1908 July Council ProceedingsCITY COUNCIL. Regular Session July 2nd, 1908. (Official.) Council met at 8:30 P. M. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Ranc1, Saul and Singrin. Absent —None Petitions and Communications. Petition of Mrs. Helen May asking that the tax for the year 1907 on lot 106 Union Add. be canceled, she be- ing a widow in poor circumstances and unable to pay same was on mo- tion of Ald. Haas referred to the Delinquent Tax Committee. Petition of Isabelle Schuyler ask- ing that the assessment on Lot 2, McDaniel's Park Hill Adcl., be reduced to the rate at - which it had been assessed for a number of years was on motion of Ald. O'Rourke referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of a taxpayer on Stafford Avenue asking that sidewalks abut- ting property of various parties on said street, as mentioned in petition, be ordered improved at once, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the Sidewalk Inspector with power. Petition of Dominick Fisch asking that Klingenberg Terrace be repaired as soon as possible was on motion of Ald. Haas referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds. Petition of Mary L. Casey asking that the taxes for the year 1907 on Lot 2, Finley Add. be canceled., she being a widow with three small children in poor health and unable to pay same was on motion of Ald. Haas referred to the Delinquent Tax Committee. Petition of the Dubuque Commer- cial Club asking that the council re- fund the $10.00 paid by them for auctioneer's license for two months was on motion of Ald. Haas granted and the Recorder to be instructed to draw a warrant in said amount. Communication from Dubuque Hu- mane Society in reference to chang- ing the location of the dog refuge was on motion of Ald. O'Rourke re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole and the petitioners notified to be present at the meeting. Communication of the Universal Art Division of the Dubuque Woman's Club asking that the council have the parks of the city thrown open to the children and their friends one day Regular Session, July 2nd, 1908 191 each week, and that the Keep Off The Grass signs be ignored on these days, said privileges to commence on the Fourth of July was on motion of Ald. O'Rourke referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. Communication from Union Electric Co. asking that the council select a new location for the arc light now in- stalled at the corner of Coates avenue and Walla street, or grant the Electric company permission to take the arc lamp clown as it is an impossibility to keep the globe on the lamp, boys in the neighborhood breaking them as soon as they are put on the lamp was on motion of Ald. O'Rourke re- ferred to the Committee on Police and Light. Petition of A. C. ]3uettell and Wm. T. Roehl asking that they be granted permission to confer with the Com- mittee on Streets in reference to the curbing on College Avenue, abutting on their property so that they can lay permanent sidewalks was on mo- tion of Ald. O'Rourke referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds. Claim of Josephine Prowse, by J. W. Kintzinger, her attorney, claiming damages to her property, lot No. 3, Glendale Addition to the amount of $500 was on motion of Ald. O'Rourke referred to the Committee of the Whole. - Reports of Officers. Mayor Schunk stated that in com- pliance with the law requiring the appointment of Water Works Audi- ting Committee, would respectfully report that he had appointed Ald. D. W. Rand, Ald. W. Singrin, and Ald. E. E. Frith as the Auditing Commit- tee of the Water Works. Mayor Schunk also stated that he had not signed the resolutions for the improvement of St Ambrose street, as the property of one of the abutters would not stand the assessment for the improvement and the owner of the property had not signed a waiver. Ald. Rand stated that Mr. Ilg, the owner of the property referred to, had agreed to sign the waiver. • Mayor Schunk then stated that he would sign the resolutions as soon as the proper waivers were signed. 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 June, 1908, 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 June, 1908. I find from the reports of the po- lice department that the total hours that 18 lamps failed to burn would equal 2 -3 of one lamp burning for one month, or $3.60. Respectfuly submitted, WILLIAM HIPMAN, City Electrician. On motion of Ald. Martin the re- port was received and the city auditor instructed to deduct from the Union Electric company's hill for the month of June, 1908, the sum of $3.60. Regular Session, July 2nd, 1908 193 City Attorney Lyon reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —On February 20; 1908, the City Council of this city adopted an ordinance providing for the regu- lation of gas rates and meters and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. On April 6, 1908, the Key City Gas company brought an action in the cir- cuit court of the United States for the Northern District of Iowa„ East- ern Division, against the City of Du- buque, in which the said company asked that the city be enjoined from enforcing the ordinance as passed on Feb. 20, 1908, which action is still pen ding. On April 7, 1908, a temporary re- Straining order was issued by said court. The ordinance adopted on Feb. 20, 1908, was so adopted as I am informed, without any investigation upon the part of the then city coun- cil, and without giving the Key City Gas company any notice of the inten- tion of the council to change the price of rates to be charged for gas. While the City Council undoubtedly has the authority to fix reasonable rates to be charged by the gas com- pany, the Gas company should have been given reasonable notice of the intention of the Council to exercise its rights to fix the same, as provided in section 3 of the ordinance adopted by the City Council of this city on August 26, 1897, which said ordinance being chapter 4 of special ordinances in the book of revised ordinances of 1901 of the City of Dubuque. It will undoubtedly cost the city a considerable sum to defend the afore- said action and doubting my ability to successfully defend the action un- der the existing circumstances, I deem it my duty to advise the present Coun- cil to repeal the ordinance adopted Feb. 20, 1908, and thus relieve the city from the expense of attempting to sustain the present amendment. I would therefore recommend your honorable body that the ordinance as amended and adopted on Feb. 20, 1908, be repealed. GEO. T. LYON, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Rand the recom- mendation of the attorney was re- ferred to the committee of the whole. Chief of Police Pickley reported as follows: Dubuque, July 1, 1908. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen : —I herewith submit the police report for the month of June, 1908: Intoxication 29 Assault and battery 4 Disturbing the peace 4 Cruelty to animals 1 Violating city ordinances 2 Vagrancy 41 81 Residents arrested 16 Doors found open 20 Lodgers harbored 28 Defective lights 18 Meals furnished 37 Cost of food $7.40 Police court costs collected ....$14.70 Pound receipts $1.50 Patrol runs 60 Transfers 2 Committee calls 2 Ambulance calls 1 Miles traveled 153 Sheriff, dieting prisoners for months of May and June ....$14.43 I also beg to submit the pay roll for policemen for the month of June, 1908: Amount due policemen $2,566.66 Respectfully submitted, JAMES R. PICKLEY, Chief of Police. On motion of Ald. Haas the report and pay roll were received and war- rants ordered drawn to pay the po- licemen and the report referred to the committee on police. 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 June, 1908: Amount due laborers on streets $1,485.00 Approved by committee on streets. Also submit the pay roll for labor on sewers during the last half of June, 1908: Amount due laborers on sew- ers $257.50 Approved by committee on sewers. 192 Regular Session, July 2nd, 1908 for which please order warrants drawn in my favor: Interest paid on warrants out- standing $355.00 Excavation permits redeemed 5.00 New York exchange expense .65 Express charges, Fire dept 1.00 Interest on improvement bonds 86.25 Freight charges, Road dept 33.25 Total $481.15 Library orders paid $129.93 Respectfully, H. BRINKMAN, Treasurer. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the re- port was received and warrants or- dered drawn to pay the various amounts, and the reports 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 June, 1908, showing the receipts and disburse- ments for the month: Cash on hand June 1, 1908 $113,494.10 Receipts from all sources. 8,211.36 $121,705.46 DISBURSEMENTS. Warrants redeemed $ 20,894.38 Regular bond coupons re- deemed 400.00 Improvement bond coupons redeemed 1,009.10 Improvement bonds re- deemed 521.55 Water Works bonds re- deemed 20,000.00 Water Works bond cou- pons redeemed 9,900.00 $ 52,725.03 Balance July 1st, 1908.. $ 68,980.43 Water Works balance July 1st, 1908 $ 10,413.91 The above cash balance includes the improvement bond fund, improve- ment bond interest fund and library fund balances. Also the followig is a record of all interest coupons and bonds redeemed by the City Treasurer during the past month and credited to him: Regular bond coupons re- deemed $ 400.00 Improvement bonds re- deemed 521.55 Improvement bond coupons redeemed 1,009.10 Water Works bonds re- deemed 20,000.00 Water Works bond cou- pons redeemed 9,900.00 Total $ 31,830.65 Also report that there is due the city officers for the month of June, 1908, $2,873.45. The following list shows the appro- priations and the amount of warrants drawn on each fund since the begin- ning of the fiscal year beginning March 1st, 1908, to July 1, 1908: Appropriations. Expended. Expense .... $41,500 $15,858.55 Road — First District 6,120 4,823.21 Second District 14,734 5,248.14 Third District 8,839 3,890.40 Fourth District 10,598 5,157.47 Fifth District 8,165 5,425.62 Fire 49,000 13,381.07 Police .... 34,000 9,626.25 Sewerage .... 6,000 1,639.53 Printing .... 3,000 1,075.40 Street Lighting 29,000 6,663.00 Interest (warrants and regular bond coupons paid) 40,000 4,676.46 Board of Health 6,000 2,543.65 Grading .... - 3,000 898.10 Special bonded paving .... Special bonded debt and interest 4,500 Mt. Carmel Ave- nue grading 2,000 117.25 Sidewalk repairing 1,000 258.29 Bluff Street Ex- tension .... 500 Improvement of Bee Branch Sewer Windsor Avenue 1,500 at Eighteenth Street .... 2,000 Bee Branch Sewer in Washington Street .. 7,000 6.75 Improvement Grandview Ave- nue ...... .. 3,000 Grading Alta Vis- ta Street 3,000 800 700.00 Respectfully, M. E. LYONS, Auditor. On motion of Alm. O'Rourke the report 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 fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —The following is the pay roll of the fire department for the month of June, 1908: Amount due firemen $3,037.13 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. bridge company and the City of Du- buque, to cancel its taxes for the year 1907, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the Treasurer be in- structed accordingly. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Hugh Markey by John A. Cunning- ham, his attorney, asking that the condition of the stone wall on Alt - hauser avenue be investigated, would respectfully report that the matter has been referred to the Street Com- missioner and the alderman of the Fifth Ward with power for final action. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the remon- strance of E. Muntz against the pay- ment of the special assessment for the sanitary sewer for lot 46 on Alta Vista street, south of Julien avenue, would respectfully recommend that said re- monstrance be received and filed. Also your Committee of the whole, to whom was referred the petition of F. W. Coates, asking that the storm sewer in Walnut street, be continued from West Eleventh street to Rose street, would respectfully recommend that said petition be received and filed. We would further recommend that in lieu of the sewer petitioned for, that a cement curb an.d gutter be ordered laid on said Walnut street be- tween the aforesaid points. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the various reports of the Com- mittee of the whole. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke also presented the following report of the Committee of the Whole: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the ordinance providing for the re- districting of the city into three road districts, would respectfully recommend that said ordinance be received and filed. JOHN O'ROU.RKE, Chairman. Ald. Frith moved that the report be referred back to the Committee of - the Whole. Ald. Rand moved as an amendment that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted. Carried by the following, vote: Yeas — Alds. Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays - -Alds. Frith and Haas. Resolutions and Motions. Alderman Saul offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That North Regular Session, July 2nd, 1908 195 Street from Grandview Avenue to a point about six hundred feet west thereof be improved by grading, curb- ing, guttering and macadamizing the same in accordance with the plans and specifications for such improve- ment prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 1st day of November, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Dubuque for the payment of t'e cost of street improvements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 16th clay of July, 1908, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publica- tion asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Saul also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City 'of Dubuque, That Grand- view Avenue from the south line of Delhi Street to the south line of Dodge Street he improved by grading, curbing, guttering and macadamizing the same in accordance with the plans and specifications for such im- provement prepared by the City En- gineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed 011 or before the first day of November, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner pre- scribed by Chapter XXXII of the Re- vised Ordinance of the City of Du- buque for the payment of the cost of street improvements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 16th day of July, 1908, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publica- tion asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Al Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas - -Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Rand offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve the west side of Walnut street from West Eleventh Street to Rose Street and it is hereby proposed } • _1 7 ■ i 194 Regular Session, July 2nd, 1908 Also submit the pay roll for labor on Mt. Carmel avenue during the last half of June, 1908: Amount due laborers on Mt. Carmel avenue $33.80 Approved by committee on streets. Also submit the pay roll for labor on Bluff Street Extension during the last half of June, 1908: Amount due laborers on Bluff Street Extension $29.10 Approved by committee on streets. Respectfully submitted, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Alds. Saul and Sin - grin the pay rolls on streets and sev- ers were received and warrants or- dered drawn to pay the various amounts and the pay rolls referred back to the proper committees. City Engineer Ilg reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: Attached you will find plats and profiles of the following streets: Sixth street, from Main to Locust streets. Locust street, from Sixth to Eighth streets. White street, from Fourth to Sixth streets. The grade lines indicated are in ac- cordance with the present street grades, there being no change neces- sary or advisable. Same are ready for adoption. PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. Frith the report of City Engineer llg was received and plats and profiles referred to the or- dinance committee to prepare ordi- nances adopting said grades. City Recorder Linehan presented and read the printed notice certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to improve North street from Grandview avenue to a point about six hundred feet west thereof. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the im- provement of said street, the notice was, on motion, received and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to improve Grand view avenue from Delhi street to Dodge street. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the improvement of said street, the notice was, on motion, received and filed. Following weighmasters' and wood - measurers' reports of receipts for the month of June, 1908, were presented and read, and on motion were receiv- ed and filed: Thos. Faherty, First ward scales $ 2.22 Jos. Straney, First ward scales 1.55 Louisa Pitschner, West Dubuque scales 1.35 J. H. Carroll, wharfmaster 5.00 C. W. Katz, Market Master 19.25 Reports of Committees. Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee on Finance, reported as follows: Your Committee on Finance here- with presents the receipt of the City Treasurer for Five Hundred and Twenty -one and 55 -100 Dollars, the proceeds of the sale at par of Im- provement Bonds 652 and 653. Said bonds having been issued for defray- ing the cost of the sanitary sewer or- dered by the City Council in Alta Vista street from Yale to West Fifth streets. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on Fi- nance. Carried. Ald. Saul, chairman of the Commit- tee on Streets, reported as follows: Your Committee on Streets, to whom was referred the petition of J. H. Spencer et al, asking that Pickett street be repaired, cleaned and side- walks ordered thereon, would respect- fully recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be granted and that the proper officers be instructed to see that the conditions complained of be remedied as early as possible. JAMES SAUL, Chairman. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on Streets. Carried. • Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee of the Whole, reported as follows: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referrer: the remonstrances of M. Kassler et al against the brick paving of White street, Allen Staples et al against the brick paving of Lo- cust street from Eighth street to Fourth street, Carr, Ryder & Adams Co., against the brick paving of Jackson street and the Telegraph - Herald et al against' the brick paving of Sixth street, would respectfully recommend that all said remon- strances be received and filed. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of the Dubuque and Wisconsin Bridge company, asking that the City Treas- urer be instructed, in accordance with the existing agreement between said 1196 Regular .Session, .Juky.2nd, 1908 to ,construct .a combination cement ,curb and gutter along said side of said street and to assess the cost of said combination curb and gutter against the abutting property. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, ,O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Rand also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council .of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improvement on the west side of Walnut Street from West Eleventh Street to Rose Street, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost there- of, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assess- able upon any railway or street rail- way company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall pub- lish in three consecutive issues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and es- timates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke Coun- cil took a recess and went into Com- mittee of the Whole. Upon reconvening at 10:15 p. m. Ald. O'Rourke presented the follow- ing reports of the Committee of the Whole. Your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that John Bohn be appointed the inspector on the Bee Branch sewer in Wash- ington Street at a salary of $50.00 per Montii . -said .appointment to .take ef- fect when contractor begins to lay the rock. Also your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that the City Engineer be instructed to fur- nish a copy of the plans and specifi- cations for said sewer to the above - said inspector, John Bohn. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the various reports of the Commit- tee of the Whole. Carried. Ald. Saul moved that the Council• adjourn the regular session to Thurs- day evening, July 9th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1908 Attest: Recorder- ;Mayor ,Rggular Adjourned Session, July 9th, 1.908 19.7 CITY COUNCIL. Regular Adjourned Session July 9th, 1908. (Official.) Council met at 9:30 p. m. Mayor Pro Tem O'Rourke in the chair. Present —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —Mayor Schunk. Mayor Pro Tem O'Rourke stated that the meeting was an adjourned meeting of the regular meeting of July 2nd, 1908, and was called to take up and consider all matters which may properly come before the City Council. Petitions and Conmiunications. Petition of John Beringer et al asking that an arc light be placed on Belmond Street was on motion of Ald. Rand referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Nic Smith, owner of lot 1 of the Subdivision of lot 1 of 6, L. H. Langworthy's Add., asking that the Treasurer be instructed to refund $6.71, paid by him for special assess- ment levied in 1904 for constructing sewer in White Street, as sewer is so constructed that he cannot connect his property with said sewer, was on motion of Ald. Frith referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds. Petition of the Dubuque Biscuit Company asking that their personal taxes be remitted for a period of seven years, beginning with the year 1908, was on motion of Ald. Frith re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of John Keckevoet asking that the city accept $100.00 in full settlement for wharfage and rent of space for boat livery for the year 1908 was read. Ald. Rand moved that the petition be referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. Carried. Petition of Mrs. Louisa Lange ask- ing that the Council take the neces- sary steps to widen Wilbur Avenue between Rock Street and Olive Street. Also that Olive Street between Wil- bur Avenue and Jefferson Avenue be opened for travel and that said street be graded and made passable for teams, was on motion of Ald. Rand referred to the Committee of the Whole, City Engineer and City At- torney. Reports of Officers. City Recorder Linehan presented and read the following communica- tion from Mayor Schunk: Dubuque, Iowa, July 8, 1908. To the Honorable Council: Dear Sirs: —A provision in the Po- lice and Fire Commissioners law cre- ates a vacancy in the position of any commissioner twenty days after the nomination and acceptance of a par- ty nomination for a political office. Under this provisicn Mr. Jacob Haudenschield is no longer a mem- ber of the Board. To fill the vacancy I have the honor of appointing Hon. George Ragatz, Sr., and submit same for your confirmation and approval. Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. On motion of Ald.. Frith the ap- pointment to fill the vacancy on the Board of Police and Fire Commis- sioners made by Mayor Schunk was approved. Following veto of Mayor Schunk was also presented and read: Dubuque, Iowa, July 7, 1908. To the Honorable Council, City of Dubuque: Dear Sirs: - -I hereby return to you. the Ald. O'Rourke resolution adopted at the June 25th, 1908, session of your honorable body, providing for the brick paving of Locust Street from Sixth to Eighth Streets. There has been a general protest of the property owners abutting on this street it is proposed to brick pave against having the work done at this time. It is pointed out that this is a dull year in general trade and most inopportune for extensive improve- ments. It is also shown that the street is not in had condition, and that the work can as well be done next year as this, and at less incon- venience and burden. It is also a. fact that the proposed brick paving will involve the city in an expenditure of nearly seventeen hundred dollars for the brick paving to be done - abutting Washington Park, an ex- pense the city can ill afford at this time. I therefore return to you the Ald. O'Rourke resolution calling and pro- viding for the brick paving of Locust Street from Sixth to Eighth streets, and hereby veto the motion that car- ried adopting the same Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Ald. Saul moved that the veto of Mayor Schunk on Locust Street pav- i ng be received and filed. Carried by the following vote: 198 Regular Adjourned Session, July 9th, 1908 Regular Adjourned Session, July 9th, 1908 199 Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. The following veto of Mayor Schunk was also presented and read: Dubuque, Iowa, July 7, 1908. To the Honorable Council, City of Dubuque: Dear Sirs: - -I herewith return to you the Ald. O'Rourke resolution adopted at the June 25th, 1908, ses- sion of your honorable body, pro- viding for the brick paving of Sixth street from Main to Locust streets. The same objections by abutters offered to the brick paving of Locust Street from Sixth to Eighth Streets are made against the improvement of Sixth Street from Main to Locust Streets. Though in this case there is no city property abutting on the pro- posed improvement, so the city will not be involved in any expense in this proposition. However, having vetoed the Locust Street proposition for brick paving, I see no reason why I should approve of this one. I therefore return to you the Ald. O'Rourke resolution calling and pro- viding for the brick paving of Sixth Street from Main to Locust Streets, and hereby veto the motion that car- ried adopting the same. Respectfully, H. A. S CHUNK, Mayor. Ald. Martin moved that the veto of Mayor Schunk on Sixth Street paving be received and filed. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays—None. The following veto of Mayor Schunk was also presented and read: Dubuque, Iowa, July 7, 1908. To the Honorable Council: Dear Sirs: - -I herewith return to you the Alderman Rand resolution adopted at the June 25th, 1908, ses- sion of your honorable body for a charge of $1.50 per hour for night rental, and $1.00 per hour for day rental of halls and rooms in the City Hall. I am opposed to this rental charge for halls in the City Hall, because none of them have been at any time used for pecuniary benefit other than the securing of funds for charitable purposes. The Sherman Circle, the St. Elizabeth Society, Miss Brennan's Industrial Class of Children of the Poor, all these are conducted for the most worthy purpose of securing funds in aid of the deserving poor. The ladies in charge of these worthy organizations have done a noble work in aid of worthy charity in the past, and I am opposed to, at this time, hampering them in their good work, and perhaps driving them out alto- gether by charging for rooms that the city has at the present time absolute- ly no use for. I do favor placing meters in these - rooms - and letting the different societies pay the bills for the gas used, but beyond that I am unalterably opposed to the charging of a rental for the rooms. I therefore return to you the Ald. Rand resolution recommending charging of rental for City Hall rooms, and hereby veto the motion that carried adopting the same. Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Ald. Frith moved that the veto of Mayor Schunk in the matter of charging rent for use of rooms in City Hall be referred to the Commit- tee of the Whole. Carried. Ald. Haas moved that the Council reconsider their action in referring the petition of John Keckevoet to the Committee of the Whole. Carried. Ald. Haas then moved that the pe- tition of John Keckevoet asking that the city accept $100.00 in full settle- ment of wharfage, license, etc., be granted, provided payment is made before July 20th, 1908. Ald. Singrin asked for the opinion of the City Attorney as to whether the city could accept $100.00. Attorney Lyon then addressed the Council, recommending that $100.00 be accepted. Ald. Rand stated that he was not opposed to granting Mr' Keckevoet's petition but thought it would conflict with the City Ordinances. Motion of Ald. Has was then put and was carried. Ald. Rand moved that the Council reconsider their former action in re- ceiving and filing the veto of Mayor Schunk in the resolution for the im- provement of Locust Street from Sixth Street to Eighth Street; also the veto of the resolution for the paving of Sixth street from Main to Locust Streets. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. Rand then moved that the resolution ordering the brick paving of Locust street from Sixth to Eighth Streets be passed over the Mayor's veto. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. Rand moved that the resolu- tion ordering the brick paving of Sixth Street from Main to Locust Streets be passed over the Mayor's veto. Carried by the following vote: Yeas - -Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays- -None. Ald. Frith moved that the Council suspend the regular order of busi- ness in order to have bids for Paving of Sixth Street and also of White Street opened. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Recorder Linehan stated that one of the bidders on these streets had presented his bid five minutes late and asked what action the Council wished to take on these bids before bids were opened. Ald. Frith moved that the bids that were received by the Recorder after the time advertised in the notice to contractors be returned to the bidder unopened. Carried. Bids were then opened and on mo- tion of Ald. Martin were referred to the City Engineer to estimate total. Bids are as follows: For paving White Street from Fourth Street to Sixth Street. Eagle Point Lime Works, paving, per square yard, $2.10; new curb set, per lineal foot, 53c; resetting old curb, per lineal foot, 100. M. Tschirgi & Son, paving per square yard, $1.89; new curb set, per lineal foot, 60c; resetting old curb, 20c per lineal foot. O'Farrell Contracting Co., paving, per square yard, $1.75; new curb set, 50c per lineal foot; resetting old curb, per lineal foot, 15c. Ald. Saul moved that contract for brick paving White Street be awarded to O'Farrell Contracting Company and their bond placed at $1,400.00. Carried. Bids for improving Sixth Street are as follows: Eagle Point Lime Works, paving, per square yard, $2.00; new curb set, per lineal foot, 53c, resetting old curb, per lineal foot, 10c. M. Tschirgi & Son, paving, per square yard, $1.94; new curb set, per lineal foot, 60c; resetting old curb, per lineal foot, 20c. O'Farrell Contracting Co., paving, per square yard, $1.75; new curb set, per lineal foot, 50c; resetting old curb, per lineal foot, 15c. On motion of Ald. Martin the con- tract for the paving of Sixth Street was awarded to O'Farrell Contracting Co., and their bond placed at $500.00. City Engineer Ilg reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: Attached is a profile showing grade on Walnut Street, from Chestnut Street to West Eleventh Street. Same is recommended to you for adoption, and is required in con- nection with the proposed curb and gutter conrAruction on the west side of Walnut Street, from West Elev- enth Street to Rose Street. You will note that the present grade of Walnut street very closely approximates grade line to be adopt- ed. Yours respectfuly, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. Frith the profile was accepted and referred to the Ordinance Committee to prepare ordinance adopting said grade. City Recorder Linehan presented and read the printed notice certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to improve Locust Street from Eighth Street to Sixth Street. No remonstrance .being filed and no one in the room objecting to the im- provement of said street, the notice was, on motion, received and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to re- improve Jackson Street from Eighth Street to Ninth Street. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the re- improvement of said street, the notice was, on motion, received and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to re- improve Washington Street from Eighth Street to Tenth Street. No remonstrance be- ing filed and no one in the room ob- jecting to the re- improvement of said street, the notice was, on motion, re- ceived and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to improve Yale Street from Alta Vista Street to Har- vard Street. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room object- ing to the improvement of said street, the notice was, on motion, received and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to improve Henne- pin Street from Windsor Avenue to Stafford Avenue. Ald. Frith stated that a remonstrance had been given to him by - parties remonstrating against the improvement which he would present to the Street Commit- tee. No one in the room objecting to the improvement of said street, the notice was on . motion, received and filed. '200 Regular Adjourned Session, July 9th, 1908 Reports of Committees. Ald. Saul, chairman of the Commit- tee on Streets, reported the follow- ing: Your Committee on Streets would respectfully recommend that the pro- files showing the grades on Locust Street from Sixth to Eighth Streets, White Street from Fourth to Sixth Streets, Sixth Street from Main to Lo- cust Streets and West Third Street from Bluff Street to Burch Street be- accepted and that the Ordinance Committee be instructed to prepare the proper ordinances for the legal establishment of said grades. JAMES SAUL, Chairman. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on Streets. Carried. Ald Frith, of the Committee of the Whole, reported the following: Your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that the Street Commissioner be instructed to proceed with the grading of Heeb Street from Leibnitz Street north and to expend on said work not to exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the report of the City Attorney recommending that on account of faulty procedure in the passage of the ordinance adopted February 20, 1908, providing for the regulation of gas rates and meters and providing a penalty for the viola- tion thereof, the said ordinance be re- pealed, would respectfully recommend that said report he approved and the recommendation therein contained carried out by the adoption of an or- dinance repealing the action of the City Council of February 20, 1908. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of James Alderson and G. M. Orvis, ask- ing that Yale Street be improved from Alta Vista Street to Harvard Street and that a sewer be ordered in said portion of said street, would respect- fully recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be granted. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the various reports of the Committee of the Whole. Carried. Ald Martin, chairman of the com- mittee on ordinance, presented and read an ordinance establishing the grade on White Street from the north line of Fourth Street to the south line of Sixth Street, and moved that the reading just had be considered its first reading. Carried. Ald. Martin then moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of reading the ordinance by its title for the second time. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Aid. Martin moved that the ordi- nance be now adopted as read. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. The ordinance follows: AN ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE establishing the - grade on White street from the - north line of Fourth Street to the south line of Sixth Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That the grade on. White Street from the north line of Fourth Street to the south line of Sixth street be and the same is hereby established and adopted as shown by the profile of said street and grade prepared by the City Engineer and accepted by the City Council on the 9th day of July, 1908, being Profile - No. 650. B. m.'s door sill C., M. & St. P. office, elevation 19.13; door sill Harris' office, 5th and White Streets, elevation 18.90. Said grade beginning at the north line of Fourth Street, which is station 0, elevation 16.86; thence to station 0 +82, angle of street, elevation 16.92; thence to sta- tion 2 +75, elevation 16.54; thence to station 3 +15, elevation 16.78; thence to station 5+85.5, elevation 19.10. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Tele- graph- Herald newspapers. Adopted 1908. Approved , 1908. Attest: City Recorder. Mayor. Ald. Martin also presented and read an ordinance establishing a grade on Locust Street from Sixth Street to • Eighth Street and moved that the reading just had be considered its first reading. Carried. Ald. Martin then moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of reading the ordinance by its title for the second time. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. Martin moved that the ordi nance be now adopted as read. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin,. Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. The ordinance follows: AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE establishing a grade on Locust Street from the south curb line of Sixth Street to the south curb line of Eighth Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade on Locust Street from the south curb line of Sixth Street to the south curb line of Eighth Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, be and the same is hereby es- tablished and adopted as shown by the profile of said street and grade prepared by the City Engineer and accepted by the City Council on the 9th day of July, 1908, being Profile No. 649, B. m. water table southeast corner 6th and Locust Streets, eleva- tion 54.47. Said grade beginning at the south curb line of Sixth Street, which is station 0, elevation 50.97; thence to station 0 +40 north curb line Sixth Street, elevation east side 51.50, west side, 51.60; thence to station 3+20.6, elevation east side 52.92, west side 53.50; thence to station 3 +60.6, elevation east side 53.10, west side 53.83; thence to station 6+16.6, which is the south curb line of Eighth Street, elevation east side 55.88, west side 55.91. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Times - Journal and Tele- graph- Herald newspapers. Adopted , 1908. Approved , 1908. Attest: Regular Adjourned Session, July 9th, 1908 201 Mayor. City Recorder. Ald. Martin also presented and read an ordinance establishing a grade on West Third Street from Bluff Street to Burch Street and moved that the reading just had be considered its first reading. Carried. Ald. Martin then moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of reading the ordinances by its title for the second time. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. Martin moved that the ordi- nance be now adopted as read. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. The ordinance follows. AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE establishing the grade on West Third Street from the west curb line of Bluff Street to the east lot line of Burch Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade on West Third Street from the west curb line of Bluff Street to the east lot line of Burch Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, be and the same is hereby es- tablished and adopted as shown by the profile of said street and grade prepared by the City Engineer and accepted by the City Council on the 9th day of July, 1908, being Profile No. 647. B. M's: Station 1+50, first concrete step house No. 41, elevation 69.48; top of fire plug at house No. 75, elevation 88.71; fire plug at Sum- mit Street, elevation 223.33; top of first concrete step at sidewalk of house No. 213, at station 15+90, ele- vation 241.53. Said grade_ beginning at the west curb line of Bluff Street, which is station 0 -12, elevation 49.10; thence to station 3, elevation 77.00; thence to station 9+40, eleva- tion 180.00: thence to station 13 +80, center of Summit Street, elevation 219.21; thence to station 17 +40„ which is the east lot line of Burch •Stret, elevation 256.00. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the- Dubuque Times- Journal and Tele- graph- Herald newspapers. Adopted , 1908. Approved , 1908_ Attest: - City Recorder. Mayor. Ald. Martin also presented and read an ordinance establishing a grade on Sixth Street from Locust Street to Main Street and moved that the reading just had be considered its first reading. Carried. Ald. Martin then moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of reading the ordinance by its title for the second time. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. Martin moved that the ordi- nance be now adopted as read. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. The ordinance follows. AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE establishing a grade on Sixth Street from the east curb line of Locust Street to the west curb line of Main Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade be and 202 Regular Adjourned Session, July 9th, 1908 the same is hereby established on Sixth Street from the east curb line of Locust street to the west curb line of Main Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as shown by the profile of said 'street and grade prepared by the City Engineer and accepted by the City Council on the 9th day of July, 1908, being Profile No. 651. B. M. water - table southeast corner of Sixth and Locust Streets, elevation 54.47. Said grade beginning' at the east curb line of Locust Streets, which is station 0, elevation north side 51.50, south curb 50.97; thence to station 1+26, eleva- tion north side 49.09, south side 49.32; thence to station 1 +56, eleva- tion north side 43.57, south side 48.46; thence to station 2 +32, west curb line of Main street, elevation north side, 45.05, south side 45.67. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Times- Journal and Tele- graph- Herald newspapers. Adopted , 190.8. Approved , 1908. Attest: City 'Recorder. Mayor. Ald. Martin also presented and read an ordinance repealing an ordi- nance providing for the regulation of gas rates and meters and providing a penalty for the violation thereof and moved that the reading just had be considered its first, reading. Carried. Alcl. Martin then moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of reacting the ordinance by its title for the second time. Carried by the following vote: Yeas—Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. Martin moved that the ordi- nance be now adopted as read. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul. and Singrin. Nays —None. The ordinance follows. AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE repealing an ordi- nance entitled an ordinance providing for the regulation of gas rates and meters and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That an ordinance en- titled an ordinance providing for the regulation of gas rates and meters and providing a penalty for the vio- lation thereof; passed February 20th, '1908, to take effect the 1st day of April, 1908, be and the same is here- by repealed. Section 2. This ordinance to be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Telegraph- Herald and Times - Journal newspapers of the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Adopted Approved Attest: City Recorder. Resolutions. , 1908. , 1908. Mayor. Alderman Saul offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Recorder be and he is hereby in- structed to advertise for bids for the construction of a culvert on North street in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared therefor by the City Engineer. Ald Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Saul also offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That Locust Street from the south lot line of Eighth Street to the south lot line of Sixth Street be improved by grading to sub- grade, curbing or resetting curb wherever necessary and brick paving said portion of said street on a concrete foundation in accordance with the plans and specifications for such improvement prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 15th day of October, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Dubuque, for the payment of the cost of street improvements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 23rd day of July, 1908, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Saul also offered the fol- lowing: • ' Regular Adjourned Session, July 9th, 1908 208 Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That Yale Street from Alta Vista Street to the east line of Harvard Street be im- proved by grading, curbing, guttering .and macadamizing the same in ac- cordance with the plans and specifica- tions for such improvement prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 15th day of October, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised .Ordinance of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street im- provements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 23rd day of July, 1908, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Saul also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to .construct a sanitary sewer in Yale Street and it is hereby proposed to construct a sanitary sewer in said Yale Street as follows, to -wit: An eight -inch tile pipe sewer from the present manhole at the intersection of Alta Vista Street to the center of Harvard Street, and to assess the cost of said sewer against the abutting property. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Saul also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat and speci- fications for an eight -inch tile pipe :sanitary sewer in Yale Street from the present manhole at the intersection of Alta Vista Street to the center of Harvard Street, showing the locations and general nature of such improve- ment, the extent thereof, the size and kind of material to be used, and to prepare an estimate of the cost there- of and the amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting thereon per front feet or square feet in area, and to file such plat, specifications and estimate in the office of City Recorder. That after such plat is so filed, the City Recorder shall cause to be pub- lished notice of the intention of the Council to make such improvement, which notice shall be published in three consecutive issues of the official paper of the City of Dubuque, stating that such plat is on file, and generally the nature of the sewer, its location, size and kinds of material to be used, and the estimate of its cost, and fix- ing the time before which objections can be filed, which time shall not be less than five days after the last pub- lication of said notice, and after the completion of the publication of such notice, he shall at its next session, no- tify the Council thereof in writing with a printed copy of such notice ac- companying the same. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Singrin offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That Wash- ington Street from Eighth Street to Tenth Street be improved by grading the same to sub - grade, curbing or re- setting curb wherever necessary, gut- tering and macadamizing said portion of said street in accordance with the plans and specifications for such im- provement prepared by the City Engi- neer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 15th day of October, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinance of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street im- provements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 23rd day of July, 1908, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publica- tion asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Singrin also offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That Jack- son Street from Eighth Street to Ninth Street be improved by grading same to sub- grade, curbing or r■'- a 204 Regular Adjourned Session, July 90h, 1908 setting curb wherever necessary, gut- tering and macadamizing said portion of said street in accordance with the plans and specifications for such im- provement prepared by the City En- gineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 15th day of October, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinance of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street im- provements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 23rd day of October, 1908, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publica- tion asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays—None. Alderman Rand offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve West Locust Street from the end of the present improvement westerly to the west side of Alta Vista Street, and it is hereby proposed to grade, curb, gutter and macadamize said portion of said street and to as- sess the cost of said curbing, gutter- ing and macadamizing against the abutting property. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Rand also offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby di- rected to prepare a plat showing gen- erally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improvement on West Locust Street from the end of the present improvement westerly to the west side of Alta Vista Street, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such im- provement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost there- of, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assess- able upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such im- provement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the fil- ing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall publish in three consecutive issues of a news- paper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and estimates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such notice, and after such publication shall have made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Coun- cil, notify the Council thereof in writ- ing, with a printed copy of such no- tice accompanying the same. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Frith offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That Hen- nepin Street from Stafford Avenue to Windsor Avenue be improved by grading, curbing, guttering and ma- cadamizing said street in accordance with the plans and specifications for such improvement prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 15th day of October, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinance of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street im- provements. The proposals for doing said work. shall be acted upon by the Council on the 23rd day of July, 1908, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Alds. Frith, moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Frith also offered the • following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That Pleas-. ant Street from Stafford Avenue to . the east line of Viola Street be im- proved by grading, curbing, guttering and macadamizing said street in ac- cordance with the plans and specifica- tions for such improvement prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and. be it further Regular Adjourned Session, July 9th, 1908 205 Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 15th day of October, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinance of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street im- provements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 23rd day of July, 1908, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. Frith moved to adjourn to Thursday evening, July 16th, 1908. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1908 Attest: Mayor . Recorder MEM mmmmmm 206 Regular Session July 16th, 1908 CITY COUNCIL Regular session July 16th, 1908. (Official.) Council met at 8:25 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present — Aldermen Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent - -None. - BILLS. The following bills, having been properly approved by the various committees, were ordered paid: Lagen, Sloan & Peed, horse - shoeing for Fire Dept $ 6 00 Wunderlich & Wiederholt, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 10 50 Phil Heller, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 5 00 Collings & Pfiffner, horse - shoeing for Fire Dept 4 75 Standard Lumber Co., lumber and shavings for Fire Dept. 21 25 Thomas F. Kane, hay and oats for Fire Dept 320 95 Key City Gas Co., coke for Fire Dept. 8 90 Peter Lang, supplies for Fire Dept. 70 Walter B. Baumgartner, hard- ware for Fire Dept 85 Linehan & Molo, mops for Fire Dept 4 00 Mettel Bros., salt for Fire Dept. 1 30 H. J. Hagerty, veterinary ser- vices for fire horses for May and June 20 24 Whelan & Crahan, bran for Fire Dept. 2 70 David T. Howie, repairs for Delhi Street Engine House. 34 18 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for Fire Dept. 4 00 National Refining Co., oil for Fire Dept. 6 75 Gamewell Fire Alarm Co , keys for fire alarm boxes 25 00 Union Electric Co., power for fire alarm system 2 00 Union Electric Co., are lights for month of June 2223 85 Standard Oil Company, oil and grease for Road Dept 13 97 F. Schloz & Son, repairs for Road Dept. 2 10 Key City Roofing Co., cement and grease for Road and Fire Depts. 16 25 W. D. Deckert & Co., supplies for Road Dept 1 70 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for steam roller 9 86 Martin - Strelau Co., rent of wagon- 60 Pitts- Thompson Fdry. Co , catch basin, frame and grate 12 75 F. A. Burns, coal for steam roller 13 68 H. J. Hagerty, veterinary ser- vices for road horses for May and June 1 76 Phil Heller, horseshoeing for Road Dept. 2 00 Key City Gas Co., coke for Road Dept. 19 55 Key City Gas Co., removing lamp post from Second and Locust Streets 1 20 Peter Lang, hardware for Road Dept. 1 45 Wm. )Marshall, repairs for steam roller 4 13 Byrne & Saul, gravel and gut- ter stone for Road Dept 62 96 G. F. Kleih, axle grease for Road Dept. 75 Phil Heller, horseshoeing horse for Road Dept 1 00 Linehan & Molo, coal and sewer pipe for Road Dept 23 01 O'Farrell Contrg. Co., grading Asbury Street, second esti- mate 500 00 Street & Steuck, 5% retained for one year on Adams Ave- nue contract 70 25 Geo. L. Korman, first estimate, grading Louisa Street 160 00 Dubuque Woodenware Co , lumber for sidewalk repair- ing 33 78 Hussman & Lies, hardware for sidewalk repairing 4 90 Peter J. Seipples Lumber Co , lumber for sidewalk repair- ing 49 05 Geo. F. Kleih, hardware for Road, Sewer and Expense Depts. 4 55 Klauer & Kress, hardware for Road, Health and Expense Depts. 7 80 Lagen, Sloan & Peed, horse - shoeing for Sewer Dept 1 00 F. Schloz & Son, sharpening picks 20 Street & Steuck, 5% retained one year for constructing sewer in Eagle Point Ave 17 95 Street & Steuck, 5% retained one year for constructing sewer in Chestnut Street 9 75 Edw. T. Cleaver, repairing drinking fountains 10 09 Iowa Telephone Co., telephone service, various depts 58 88 Eichhorn & Bechtel, groceries for Police Dept 1 20 H. J. Hagerty, veterinary ser- vices for Police Dept 2 64 Union Printing Co., dog license books 8 00 Key City Gas Co., rental and maintenance 4 gas arcs for month of June 2 00 Peter Hanson, supplies for Po- lice Dept. 85 C. W. Katz, 37 meals furnish- ed prisoners 7 40 G. F. Kleih, hardware for Po- lice Dept. 30 Thos. F. Kane, hay and oats for Police Dept -John A. Cunningham, pre- mium on bonds of Police and Fire Commissioners A. E. Bradley, scraping off pa- per and calcimining and putting up moulding, etc., in Juvenile Court room Geo. T. Lyon, costs in United States Courtin gas case J. T. Teal, labor, fixing up Ju- venile Court room Edward Beams, repairing and sharpening lawn mower Standard Lumber Co., shingles for City Pound Mullen Bros., plumbing re- pairs at Flat Iron Park Louis Fay, labor, cleaning up Juvenile Court room Berg & Briggs Co., printing for City Assessor F. Schloz & Son, repairing tools for City Engineer Recorder Dubuque County, re- cording deed Foley's Hand Laundry, towel service month of June Standard Lumber Co., lumber for city scale platform Western Union Telegraph Co , electric clock service treas- urer's office for June L. Daily, cleaning around market square Geo. Masters, plumbing, City Hall Key City Gas Co., gas for vari- ous departments Dubuque Telephone Co., tele- phone service, various offices Telegraph - Herald, four bonds for Alta Vista Street sewer. Telegraph - Herald, printing Board of Health reports, February, March, April and May, and 500 envelopes Telegraph - Herald, printing Council Proceedings for month of June, 1908 Times - Journal, printing Coun- cil Proceedings for month of June, 1908 Times - Journal, printing phlets for - month of 1908 E. T. Frith, hauling garbage and dead animals for the month of June, 1908 Peter J. Seipples, lumb er for garbage clump 20 12 45 00 20 00 10 00 34 45 75 3 00 3 50 2 00 36 00 1 15 75 4 00 1 05 1 00 48 30 4 10 83 55 13 25 4 75. 23 00 76 70 70 03 22 21 439 14 7 25 pant- June, Bill of National Demokrat. for $25.00 for printing Council Proceed- ings for month of June was referred back to them .for correction. 13111 of Labor Leader for $25.00 for printing Council Proceedings for month' of June was referred back to them for correction. Regular Session, July 16th, 1908 Petitions and Communications. Reports of Officers. 207 Following bills were, on motion of Ald. Martin, referred to the Commit- tee on Police and Light: F. A. Burns, hauling one load shavings $ 4 50 F. A. Burns, hauling one load shavings 4 50 Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoe - shoeing Patrol horses 10 00 M. Hannon, hauling six loads manure from Patrol House 4 50 Petition of James Benda et al ask- ing that the alley between 17th and 18th Streets and Sycamore and Lynn Streets be ordered opened and kept open and -a vacant building on said alley be ordered removed, was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, referred to the Committee of the Whole. - Petition of T. A, Herdman et al asking that the grade of Thomas Street, west of . Cornell Street, be changed and asking that the matter be referred to the City Engineer to examine same, was, on motion, of Ald. Rand, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Communication from H. N. Crock= ett, mayor of Clinton, Iowa, inviting the Mayor and City Council to attend the Iowa State Firemen's Tournament to be held in Clinton July 2$tn to August 1st, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, accepted and as many mem• bers of the Council as can will attend the tournament. Claim of Michael W. Gleason, claiming $2,000.00 damages, for in- juries sustained by falling on a de- fective sidewalk on Prairie Street, was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole and City Attorney. - Street Commissioner Dorgan report- ed as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I herewith submit the pay roll for labor on streets in the dif- ferent road districts during the first half of July, 1908: Amt. due laborers on streets.$2,008.70 Approved by Committee on Streets. Also submit the payroll for labor on sewers during the first half of July, 1908: Amount due laborers on sew- ers .....$198 00 Approved by Committee on Sewers. Also submit the pay roll for labor on Bluff Street Extension during the' first half of July, 1908: Amount due laborers on Bluff Street Extension $116.45 208 Regular Session, July 16th, 1908 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 - iers were received and warrants -or- dered 'drawn to pay the various amounts and the pay rolls referred back to the proper committees. City Recorder Linehan presented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the council's intention to improve St. Ambrose Street from Asbury Street to Willow Street. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the said improvement, the notice was, on motion, received and filed. Assistant City Attorney Willging re- ported the following: To the Honorable Alayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: —In response to the re- quest of your Committee of the Whole for an opinion relative to the action which the city may take with refer- ence to the clog pound or home for dogs located at 25th and Jackson Streets I would submit the following: Paragraph 27 of Section 7 of the Charter gives the City Council the power, and it is made their duty, to make all such ordinances as to them shall seem necessary to provide for the safety, preserve the health, pro- mote the prosperity and improve the morals, order, comfort and conveni- ence of said city and the inhabitants thereof. Code Section 947 contains a like power. Code Sec. 696, which is made ap- plicable to special charter cities, gives to such cities the power to prevent in- jury or annoyance from anything dan- gerous, offensive or unhealthy, and to cause any nuisance to be abated, etc. The question presenting itself next is one of fact, whether the pound or harbor in question constitutes a nuisance, materially infringing upon the rights of the community in ques- tion. "The criterion for determining whether or not a particular use of property is a nuisance is its effect upon persons of ordinary health and sensibilities and ordinary modes of living." "An act or use of property to constitute a nuisance must violate some legal right, either public or pri- vate, and must work some material annoyance, inconvenience or injury, either actual or implied from the in- vasion of the right." The test has been defined as fol- lovis: "In all such cases, the question is whether the nuisance complained of will or does produce such a condition of things. as, in the judgment of rea- sonable men, is naturally productive of actual physical discomfort to per- sons of ordinary sensibilities,' and of ordinary tastes and habits, and as, in view of the circumstances of the case, is un reasonable and in derogation of the rights of the complainant." Where the nuisance complained of exists in the creation of noises, the - noise must be unreasonable, unusual,. ill- timed, although it may be com- paratively slight, if it so affects the - nervous system as to produce actual physical pain in persons of ordinary sensibilities. If the noises are only oc- casional, without causing serious dis- comfort or annoyance, they will not_ constitute a nuisance. Noises made by dogs and other ani- mals, kept collectively, have repeated- ly been declared nuisances, where the - barking, whining, stamping, etc., have been in such proximity and at such times and in such a degree as to cause serious discomfort and annoy- ance. It would seem, therefore, that the Council has the power to order the- discontinuance of a nuisance of this nature, if it is satisfied as to its ex- istence. Respectfully, E. H. WILLGING, Assistant City Attorney. Ald. Frith moved that the report of Assistant City Attorney Willging be- received and the dog shelter on the corner of Jackson and 25th Streets be condemned as a nuisance and ordered abated. Ald. Singrin moved that the rules be suspended to allow Parties to ad- dress the Council in reference to the dog pound. Carried. Mr. Chas. Eichhorn, Peter Ziegler,. Thomas Barry and Wm. Roehl then addressed the Council. After much discussion, Ald. Rand moved as an amendment to Ald. F'rith's motion that the Committee on_ Police and Light provide another place for the care of dogs. Amend- ment carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —Aids. Frith and Haas. Ald. Frith moved that the com- mittee be instructed to turn all dogs - into the City Hall basement for dis- posal. Carried. Bids for improving Grandview Avenue, North Street and culvert in North Street were presented and on. motion of Ald. Frith were ordered opened and read, and were then, on motion of Ald. Martin, referred to the City Engineer to estimate. Bids are as follows: For improving Grandview Avenue from Delhi to Dodge Streets: Tibey Bros., macadamizing, per square yard, 62c; cement gutter, per lineal foot, 40c; curbing, per lineal foot, 55c; grading, per cubic yard, 29c. Eagle Point Lime Works, macad- amizing, per square yard, 60c; ce- ment gutter, per lineal foot, 30c; curbing, per lineal foot, 55c; grading, per cubic yard, 37c. O'Farrell Contracting Co., macad- amizing, per square yard, 80c; cement gutter, per lineal foot, 35c; curbing, per lineal foot, 75c; grading per cubic yard, 40c. On motion of Ald. Saul the contract for improving Grandview Avenue was awarded to Tibey Bros. and their bond fixed at $3,000.00. Bids for improving North Street are as follows: Geo. L. Korman, macadamazing, per square yard, 70c; guttering, per square yard, 70c; curbing, per lineal foot, 70c. O'Farrell Contractinn• macad- amizing, per square yard, 80c; gutter- ing, per square yard, 75c; curbing, per lineal foot, 75c. On motion of Ald. Saul the con- tract for improving North Street was awarded to Geo. L. Korman and his bond fixed at $700.00. Bids for constructing re- inforced concrete culvert in North Street are as follows: Eagle Point Lime Works, per lineal foot for concrete culvert, $4.50. O'Farrell Contracting Co., per lineal foot for concrete culvert, $4.00. On motion of Ald. Saul the contract for concrete culvert was awarded to O'Farrell Contracting Co. and their bond placed at $80.00. Reports of Committees. Alcl. Martin, chairman of the Com- mittee on Ordinances, presented and read an ordinance establishing the grade on Hennepin Street from Wind- sor Avenue to Stafford Avenue and moved that the reading' just had be considered its first reading. Carried. Ald. Martin then moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of reading• the ordinance by its title for the second time. By unanimous consent the second reading of the ordinance was laid over to the next meeting of the Council. Ald. Saul offered the following: Whereas it is deemed necessary and expedient to improve the north side of Cleveland" Avenue between Union Street and Bluff .Street Extension in front of and abutting the premises hereinafter described by laying down a permanent sidewalk thereon five feet wide. Therefore, Be it resolved by the Regular Session, July 16th, 1908 209 City Council of the City of Dubuque: That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, na- ture and extent of the proposed im- provement on the north side of Cleve- land Avenue between Union Street and Bluff Street Extension and in front of and abutting lot 45 of Union Addition, owned by M. and M. A. Kemler, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel or land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and esti- mate in the office of the City Recor- der; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall notify .said abutting and adjacent property owners, as pro- vided by ordinance, that such plat and estimate are on file, the location and nature of improvement, the kind of material to be used, and estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five (5) clays after the service of such no- tice, and after such service shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City. Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a copy , of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. The Committee of the Whole offered the following: Whereas it is deemed necessary and expedient to improve the west side of Bluff Streets between Sixth Street. and Seventh Street in front of and abutt- ing the premises hereinafter described by laying down a permanent sidewalk thereon composed of cement material twelve feet wide. Therefore, Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a prat showing generally the location, na- ture and extent of the proposed im- provement on the west side of BTuf. Street between Sixth Street and Sev- enth Street and in front of and abutt ing lot 620, owned by Anna Collins;: and the ,kind of material to be used; and an estimate of thc. entire cost thereof and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount and cost thereof, - to be paid by the 210 Regular Session July 16th, 1908 city; if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and esti- mate in the office of the City Recor- der; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall notify said abutting and. adjacent property owners, as pro- vided by ordinance, that such plat and estimate are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an esti- mate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing which time shall not be less than five (5) clays after the service of such notice, and after such service shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Coun- cil, notify the Council thereof in writ- ing, with a copy of such notice ac- companying the same. AId. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rancl, Saul and Singrin. Nays- -None. Alderman Singrin offered the fol- lowing: Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby in- structed to prepare plans and specifi- cations for a cement sidewalk five feet wide to be constructed on Fif- teenth Street abutting lots 187 and 216, East Dubuque Addition and known as the City Pound, and file the same in the office of the City Recor- der, who will thereupon advertise for bids for the construction of said side- walk in- accordance with such plans and specifications and submit said bids to the City Council at its next regular adjourned session. _Aid. Singrin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas - -Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Haas, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Aldermand Rand offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That St. Am- brose Street from its intersection with Asbury Street to the north line of Willow Street be improved by grad- ing, curbing, guttering and macadam- izing the same, in accordance with the plans and specifications for such im- provement prepared by the City En- gineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 1st day of November, 1908, and shall be paid fbr in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinance of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street im- provements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 6th day of August, 1908, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution: Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand; Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. Rand stated that automobiles were being run through the city at very dangerous speed and moved that the Ordinance Committee and City Attorney be instructed to prepare an ordinance in compliance with the state law regulating the speed of automobiles. Carried. Alderman Frith offered the follow-. ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Attorney be and he is hereby di- rected to prepare a written opinion and present the same to the City Council at its next regular session as to whether the city can legally issue bonds for the completion of the Bee Branch sewer. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Saul. Alderman Frith also offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve Windsor Avenue from the southeasterly curb line of Eagle Point Avenue to a point about six hundred and eighty feet northwesterly thereof, and it is hereby proposed to grade and curb where necessary and brick pave said avenue on the present foundation, and to assess the cost of said grading, curbing and brick paving against the abutting property. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent—Ald. Saul. Ald. Frith also offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and ex- tent of the proposed improvement on Windsor Avenue from the southeast- erly curb line of Eagle Point Avenue to a point about six hundred and eighty feet northwesterly thereof, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improve- ment, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway com- pany, the amount and cost thereof, to he paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land ad- jacent to or abutting upon such im- provement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office -of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his - office. the City Recorder shall pub- lish in three consecutive issues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and esti- mates are on file, the location and na- ture of the improvement, kind of ma- terial to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which ob- jections thereto can be fired, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not he less than five days after the last publication of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made. the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Council, notify the Council there- of in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried, by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, -O'Rourke Rand and Singrin. Nays - -None. Absent —Ald. Saul. Ald. Martin stated that a water shut -off pipe on the sidewalk on Mid- dle Avenue between Garfield Avenue and Rhomberg Avenue was about six inches above the sidewalk and moved that the matter be referred to the Sidewalk Inspector to have the pipe out off even with the sidewalk. Car - riifd. Ald. O'Rourke - moved that the Council adjourn the regular session Regular Session, July 16th, 1908 211 to Thursday evening, July 23rd, 1908. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1908 Attest: Ztlayor . Recorder Adjourned Regular Session, July 23rd, 1908 213 to pay for something not really need- ed, I reiterate and maintain my for- mer position. I therefore return the contract, it is proposed to enter into, unsigned and hereby veto the motion that car- ried, adopting the same. Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, • Mayor. Aid. Frith moved that the motion awarding the contract for the im- provement of Sixth Street be passed over the objections of the Mayor. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Mayor Pro Tem O'Rourke then stated that Mayor Schunk had in- formed him that he would not, with- out an order from the court, sign the contract for the brick paving of Sixth Street; and he also 'stated that if the Council offered no objection, he, as Mayor Pro' Tempore, and acting un- der the authority given him by Section 11 of the Charter of the City of Du- buque, would sign•the contract. The following veto of Mayor Schunk on the resolutions for the improve- ment of West Locust Street was also presented and read: Dubuque, Iowa, July 20, 1908. To the Honorable Council City of Dubuque: Dear Sirs: —I -herewith return to you the Ald. Rand resolution adopted at the July 9, 1908, session of your honorable body, providing for the im- provement of West Locust Street. I find that the property on one side of West Locust Street will not stand the assessment for the contemplated improvement, and if we go ahead and make it, the city will be at a great loss in making up out of its own fi- nances, the difference between what can be assessed to the abutting prop- erty owners and the actual cost of the improvement. It' the difference were but trifling I would overlook it be- cause the •• improvement is greatly needed. ' But the difference is too great to permit of even" considering it. I therefore return to you the Ald. Rand resolution providing for the im- provement of West Locust Street, and hereby veto the motion that carried adopting the same. Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Ald. Rand stated that the improve- ment of West Locust Street was a great necessity and he felt certain that if contract for the improve - mentwere awarded that the property owners z abutting said street would sign waivers `of all illegalities or irregulari- ties and would agree to pay the special assessment when due, and therefore moved that the resolutions. ordering the improvement of West Locust Street be passed over the ob- jections of the Mayor. Carried by the following vote: • Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas,' Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. - Nays —None. The following veto of • Mayo3' , Schunk on the ordinance repealing the Gas Ordinance was also present- ed and read: Dubuque, Iowa, July 20, 1908. To the Honorable Council, City of Dubuque: Dear Sirs: —I herewith return to you the ordinance repealing an ordi- nance providing for the regulation of gas rates and meters and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. The City Attorney in his report to your honorable body says that the passage of the ordinance adopted February 20, 1908, was faulty in that no notice of the Council's intention to reduce the rate had been given the Gas company. His fear that he could not successfully combat the Gas cone- pany's counsel certainly cannot be due- . to any such reason. The Key City Gas company as a matter of fact did have notice 01 the city's intention to reduce the price of gas twenty - five days be- fore the ordinance became operative. To prove this assertion I attach the affidavit of City Recorder Linehan that he, on March 6, 1908, twenty - five days before the ordinance went into effect, gave the Key City Gas com- pany the proper legal notice of the city's intention to reduce the price of gas to ninety cents on. April 1, 1908. This demonstrates conclusively that the City Attorney's contention that no legal notice had been given is clearly wrong, and he must have been misin- formed of the facts. The City Attor- ney also overlooked a very important statute bearing on this -case, that states that 110 contract, ordinance or resolu- tion shall in any way abridge the right of a city to regulate the price of gas at any time. - In C hapter 4 of General Powers of Municipal Corporations, in the 1902. Supplement to the Code of Iowa — Section 725, it is clearly and concisely stated `.'they shall have power to reg- ulate and fix the rent or rate for water, GAS, heat and electric light, and these powers shall not be abridged by ordinance, resolution or contra.ct." This does away entirely with the ordinance that provided for notice tb the company before reduction of the price of gas could be made. It does away entirely with the alleged faulty procedure in adopting the ordinance. It establishes the fact that the ordi- nance was properly adopted and is legal. n 1 1 1 MEI 212 Adjourned Regular Session, July 23rd, 1908 CITY COUNCIL Adjourned Regular Session, July 23rd, 1908. (Official.) Council met at 8:40 p. m. Mayor Pro Tem O'Rourke in the chair. Present —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —Mayor Schunk. Mayor Pro Tem O'Rourke stated that the meeting was an adjourned meeting of the regular meeting of July 16th, 1908, and was called to take up and consider all matters which may properly come before the City Council. Ald. Martin moved that the Coun- cil Proceedings for the month of June, 1908, be approved as printed. Car- ried. Petitions and Connntmications. Petition of Mrs. Margaret Olinger et , al asking that the barn of Phil Doerr & Co., situated on lot 13 on Garfield Avenue and Pine Street be ordered moved at once, was, on mo- tion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds. Petition of Joseph Welu et al ask- ing that they be granted permission to grade Pauline Street in Grnehle Add. from lot 2 to lot 8 and that the City Engineer be instructed to give them the grade and stakes for said street was, on motion of Ald. Frith, granted and the Engineer to be in- structed to give grade and set stakes as asked for. Communication from J. M. Conley, publisher of the Labor Leader, pro- testing against the action of the Coun- cil in reducing the compensation for the official publication in said paper, was, on motion of Ald. Martin, re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. The annual report of the Dubuque Bridge Company for the year ending April 30th, 1908, was presented and read and on motion of Ald. Frith was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Bids for the improvement of Pleas- ant Street, Hennepin Street and Lo- cust Street were, on motion of Ald. Frith, opened and read and referred to the City Engineer to estimate. Bids for the improvement of Yale Street, Jackson Street and Washing- ton Street were, on motion of Ald. Frith, opened and read and referred to the Committee of the Whole, there being but one bid submitted for each of the contracts. Bids for construction of sidewalk on south side of Fifteenth Street abutting city property were presented. City Recorder Linehan stated that one of the bidders for said work had pre- sented his bid late. Ald. Frith moved that bid that was submitted late be returned to the bidder unopened. Car- ried. Bid of N. Kolfenbach, being the- only other bid submitted for the con- struction of the sidewalk abutting City Pound, was opened and read and on motion of Ald. Saul referred to- the Committee of the Whole. Reports of Officers. City Recorder Linehan presented and read the following - veto of Mayor Schunk on the brick paving of Locust Street: Dubuque, Iowa, July 20, 1908. To the Honorable Council, City of Dubuque: Dear Sirs: — return to you here- with Ald. Saul's resolution providing for brick paving Locust Street from - Sixth to Eighth Streets, not signed, for the same reasons' set forth in my veto of the first resolution covering the same proposition. There is also - the further objection that it would. increase the city's bonded debt near- ly seventeen hundred dollars. I therefore return the resolution re- ferred to and hereby veto the motion that carried adopting the same. Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Ald. Saul moved that the resolu- tion ordering the brick paving of Lo- cust Street from Sixth to Eighth Streets be passed over the objection of the Mayor. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand. Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Following veto of Mayor Schunk was also presented and read: Dubuque, Iowa, July 20, 1908. To the Honorable Council, City of Dubuque: Dear Sirs: —On July 9, 1908, a mo- tion was carried by your honorable, body awarding the contract for paving. with brick Sixth Street from the east lot line of Locust Street to the west lot line of Main. As I have previously vetoed this proposition because not absolutely necessary at this time, and because it will be a hardship on the abutting property owners by compelling them 214 Adjourned Regular Session, July 23rd, 1908 the gas company's campaign of education in the April election has not changed one iota my contention that we should have ninety -cent gas, and have it at once. As one of the brands plucked from the burning in that memorable campaign, I accept the is- sue and stand with the people upon it. I regard it as a special privilege and am proud to stand, even though perhaps alone in this Council for the right of the citizens of Dubuque to Obtain gas at the reasonable ninety - cent rate. And whenever that com- pany declares that it is not a reason - able rate, challenge it to the proof, and it will not dare, as it has not dared, to meet the issue fairly and soliarely. I therefore return to you the ordi= nance designed to repeal the ninety - cent gas ordinance unsigned, and hereby veto the motion that passed adopting the same. Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Ald. Saul moved that the ordinance repeating an ordinance entitled an Ordinance providing for the regulation df gas rates and meters, and provid- ing a penalty for the violation thereof be passed over the objections of the Mayer. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Ales. Frith, Haas, Martin, Nand, Sanl and Singrin. Nays—None. City Recorder Linehan presented 'and read the printed notice, certified td by the publisher, of the Council's intention to construct a sanitary sewer in Yale Street from Alta Vista Street to Harvard Street. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room dbjecting to the construction of said sower, the notice was, on motion, re- ceived and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- Merited and read the printed notice, Certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to improve West Loclist Street from present improve- iiieht to Alta Vista Street. No remon- Stratice being filed and no one in the rtldttl dbjecting to the iniprovenieint df said street, the notice Was, on mo- ttoli, received and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- dented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the Coiiticll's intention to improve the Wet side cif Walnut Street from West tie Street to Rose Street. No reitiptistrance being filed and no one ill the rtlom objecting to the iniprove- itient of said street, the notice was, qti iinotion, received and filed. lieports of Committees. Ald. Saul, chairman of the Commit- tee on Streets, reported as follows: Your Committee on Streets, to whom was referred the bill of M. Tschirgi & Sons for the 5% retained from the construction of the Twenty - second and Seventeenth Street storm water sewers until such sewers should have been finally accepted by the City Council, would respectfully recom- mend that said bill be allowed and that a warrant in the amount of $97.30 be ordered drawn on the City Treasurer in settlement of the claim. JAMES SAUL, Chairman. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on Streets. Carried. Aldf Haas, chairman of the Com- mittee on Delinquent Tax, reported as follows: Your Committee on Delinquent Taxes, to whom was referred the pe- tition of Mrs. Helen May asking that on account of her poverty, the taxes on her homestead, lot 106, in Union Addition, be canceled for the year 1907, would respectfully recommend that said taxes be allowed to remain a lien against the property and that the City Treasurer be instructed not to sell same. Also your Committee on Delinquent Taxes, to whom was referred the pe- tition of John Thill asking that his taxes be reduced on account of his house having been destroyed by fire, wotilcl respectfully recommend that the City Treasurer be instructed to accept the tax for the year 1907, on this property, lots 8 and 9 in Quig- ley's Outlot No. 712, on a basis of four hundred dollars ($400.00) valua- tion and to cancel the balance. DANIEL J. HAAS, Chairman. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the various reports of the Committee on Delinquent Tafces. Carried. Ald. Martin, chairman of the Com- fiiittee do Police and Light, reported AS follows: Your Committee On Police and Light, to Whom was referred the bill of Collings & Pfiffner fof• $10.00 for shoeing the hbrses Oh the Police De- partibetit, Wdtid• respectfully recom- mend that said bill be allowed and that a warrant be ordered drawn on the City 'Creasurer in said amount in settleliient of the claim. R. it. MA1f J LP4, Chairman. Aid. Martin riioved the adoption df the report df the Comirlittee oft PO- lied arid Light. Carried. Adjourned Regular Session, July 23rd, 1908 215 Ald. Martin presented and read an ordinance establishing the grade on Hennepin Street from Windsor Ave- nue to Stafford Avenue, said ordinance having been read for the first time at the session of the Council held July 16th, 1908, and he then moved that the ordinance be adopted. Ald. Frith moved that the rules be suspended to allow the property own- ers abutting on said street permission the proposed grade on Hennepin Street. Carried. Mr. Curt Koehler addressed the Council in favor of adopting the grade as proposed. Mr. C. T. Hancock, of the Linwood Cemetery Association, and Mr. Theo- dore Grobe addressed the Council, remonstrating against change of the present grade of the street. Ald. Frith then moved that the Council take a recess of ten minutes to examine the iprofile of Hennepin Street. Carried. Upon reconvening at 10:00 p. m., Ald. Martin moved that the ordinance establishing the grade on Hennepin Street from Windsor Avenue to Staf- ford Avenue be now adopted as read. Ald. Rand moved as an amendment that the grade of Hennepin Street at the second angle be changed to con- form with the present grade at that point. _ Amendment lost by following vote: Yeas —Aids. Haas and Rand. Nays —Alds. Frith, Martin, Saul and Singrin. Original motion to adopt the ordi- nance as read was then put and car- ried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Martin, Saul and Singrin. Nays - -Alds. Haas and Rand. The ordinance follows: AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE establishing the grade on Hennepin Street from Windsor Avenue to Stafford Ave- nue. Be it Ordained by the City Council of . the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade be and the same is hereby established and adopt- ed on Hennepin Street from Windsor Avenue to Stafford Avenue, in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as shown by the profile of said street and grade pre- pared by the City Engineer and ac- cepted-by the City Council on the 25th day of June, 1908, being Profile No.. 652,. and marked "Profile showing grade of Hennepin Street from Wind- sor Avenue to Stafford Avenue, b. m.'s door sill house No. 72, 94.13; north corner . curp Stafford Avenue, — 129..20." Said grade beginning at the easterly curb line of Windsor Ave- nue, which is station 0; elevation north side 86.40, south side 86.40; thence to station, 1 +32, angle of street, elevation east side 93.40; west side 92.40; thence to station 2 +39, elevation east side 94.00, west side 93.00; thence to station 2+78, eleva- tion west side 93.75; thence to station 3 +50, elevation north side 100.10, south side 100.10; thence to station 4, elevation 105.95; thence to station 5 +37.5, elevation 127.80. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Du- buque Telegraph- Herald and Times - Journal newspapers. Adopted - , 1908. Approved , 1908. Attest: City Mayor. Recorde The Committee of the Whole re- ported as follows: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the claim of Jose- phine Prowse for $500.00 damages al- leged to have been sustained to her property by reason of the obstructions in the Bee Branch sewer, would re- spectfully recommend that said claim be referred to the City Attorney. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of James Benda et al asking that the al- ley between Sycamore and Lynn Streets from Seventeenth to Eigh- teenth Streets be opened, would re- spectfully recommend that said peti- tion be referred to the City Attorney. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the claim of Michael W. Gleason for $2,000.00 for damages alleged to have been sus - sustained by him by reason of falling on a defective sidewalk, would re- spectfully recommend that said claim be referred to the Committee on Claims and City Attorney. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of the Universal Division of the Dubuque woman's Club asking that• the chil- dren of the city be permitted to play on the grass in the public parks under proper restriction for one day each week during the summer months, would respectfully report that the City Council has been to a considerable expense in setting out flowers and shrubs in the parks and that no amount, of vigilance under such cir- cumstances • could possibly guard against the destruction of the same. Moreover, the proximity of grass plots to which children are admitted, ob -' viates for the 'present at least, the a fs 216 Adjourned Regular cession, July 23rd, 1908 necessity of giving up the parks, which are primarily intended for rest- ing places rather than play grounds; we would therefore recommend that the said petition be received and filed. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the Various reports of the Committee of the Whole. Carried. City Engineer Ilg reported that he was ready to report on the various contracts for street work referred to him to estimate. Rids are as follows: For brick paving Locust street from Eighth to Sixth Streets: M. Tschirgi & Son, $5,635.85. O'Farrell Contracting Co., $5,712.10. Eagle Point Lime Works, $6,474.60. On motion of Ald. Frith contract for paving Locust Street was awarded to M. Tschirgi & Son and their bond :fixed at $1,400.00. Bids for improving Hennepin Street are as follows: Peter Eisbach, $1,528.74. Eagle Point Lime Works, $1,713.60. Wilmer Cook, $1,720.60. O'Farrell Contracting Co., $2,053.20. on motion of Ald. Frith the con- tract for the improvement of Henne- pin Street was awarded to Peter Eis- bach and his bond fixed at $400.00. Bids for improving Pleasant Street are as follows: Peter Eisbach, $2,044.97. Eagle Point Lime Works, 12,298.90. Wilmer Cook, $2,490.65. O'Farrell Contracting Co., $2,768.90. On motion of Ald. Saul the contract for the improvement of Pleasant Street was awarded to Peter Eisbach and his bond fixed at $500.00. Resolutions. Alderman Saul offered the 'follow - ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That a sani- tary sewer of eight -inch tile pipe be constructed in Yale Street from the present manhole at the intersection of Alta Vista. Street easterly to the cen- ter of Harvard Street, according to the plans and specifications of said sewer prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said sewer shall be completed on or before the 20th day of August, 1908, and shall he paid for at the time and in the manner pre- scribed by Chapter XXXIV of the Re- vised Ordinances of 1901 of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of constructing sewers. The pro- posals for doing such work will be acted upon by the Council on the - 6th day of August 1908, and the City Re- corder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication, asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution: Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin,. Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays- -None. Alderman Rand offered the follow- - ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council' of the City of Dubuque, That West - Locust Street from the end of the present improvement westerly to the west side of Alta Vista Street be im- proved by grading, curbing, gutter- ing and macadamizing the same, in accordance with the plans and speci- fications for such improvement pre- pared by the City' Engineer and now - on file in the office of the City Recor- der and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 15th day of November, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner pre- scribed by Chapter XXXII of the Re- vised Ordinances of the City of Du- buque for the payment of the cost of street improvements. .The proposals for doing said work shall he acted upon by the Council on the 6th day of August, 1908, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Martin, Haas, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Xays—None. Alderman Rand also offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the - west side of Walnut Street from Nest Eleventh Street to Rose Street be improved by constructing a com- bination cement curb and gutter - thereon, in accordance with the plans and specifications for such improve- ment prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the - 15th clay of September 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street im- provements. The proposals for doing said 'Work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 6th day of August, .1908, Arid' the- Adjourned Regular Session, July 23rd, 1908 217 City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten clays' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution: Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and - Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Haas offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby instructed to run the levels on Leib- nitz Street with a view of determin- ing the most feasible manner of tak -- ink care of the water that flows on said street and submit his findings to the Committee of the Whole at its next meeting. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas - -Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays—None. Alderman Haas also offered the €ollowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the Chief of Police be and he is hereby instructed to open the alley, ten feet wide, between the north line of Kleine and Klingenberg's Sub. and the property of the Linwood Ceme- tery A ssociation, from Hennepin Street to Stafford Avenue. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas- -Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Haas also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to im- prove the alley first north of Ries Street from the east side of the alley first west of Windsor Avenue to Wind- sor Avenue, and it is hereby proposed to grade and macadamize said por- tion of said alley and to assess the cost of said macadamizing against the abutting property. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Haas also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the proposed grading and macadamizing of the alley first north of Ries Street from the east side of the alley first west of Windsor Avenue to Windsor Avenue, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and .cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount as- sessable upon each lot or parcel or land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office. the City Recorder shall pub- lish in three consecutive issues of ,a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and es- timates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days -after the last publication of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the 'City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote :. Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Haas also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That -it 'is deemed necessary and advisable to im- prove the alley first east of 'Windsor Avenue from Hennepin Street to the alley first south thereof, and it is here- by proposed to grade and macadamise said alley and to assess the cost -of said macadamizing against the ab-utt- ting property. Ald. Haas moved the adoption ,of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand. Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Haas also offered th:e.fai- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City 'Connell of the City of Dubuque, 'That the Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing 'genexfrlly the location, nature and extent ,o1:11,e 218 Adjourned Regular Session, July 23rd, 1908 proposed grading and macadamizing on the alley first east of Windsor Ave- nue from Hennepin Street to the alley first south thereof, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improve- ment, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway com- pany, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adja- cent to or abutting upon such im- provement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall pub- lish in three consecutive issues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and es- timates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time Shall' not be less than five days after the last publication of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Coun- cil, notify the Council thereof in writ- ing, with a printed copy of such no- tice accompanying the same. Ald., Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays- -None. Alderman Martin offered the fol- lowing: Whereas it is deemed necessary and advisable by the City Council of the City of Dubuque to open the alley twenty feet wide through lots 22, 25 and 26 in Wick's Addition in the City of Dub ^ique, Iowa, owned by the F. Wodric .r estate, the Emme Heinz es- tate and P. J. Ruegamer and extend- ing through said lots in a no•theaster- ly, direction to conform with the pres- ent alley terminating opposite the center of the division line between said lots 22 and lots 25 and 26 in said addition, all of which property is situated in the City of Dubuque, Iowa; . therefore, be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engi- neer be and he is hereby directed to make a survey and plat of such pro- posed improvement, showing the land or lots through or over which the same is proposed to be made, the names of the owners thereof, and the quantity of land proposed to be taken and file such plat in his office for pub - lic lhspection; that after such plat is so prepared and filed, said Engineer shall give the owners of the property through or over which such improve- ment is proposed to be made, notice as prescribed in Section 2, Chapter XXXI. of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Dubuque of 1901. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Martin also offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Electrician be and he is hereby re- quired to cause the removal within fifteen days, of all superfluous tele- phone and electric light or power poles on Asbury Street from Delhi Street to the city limits, compelling all 'companies to use same poles on one side of the street only and setting such poles on alley or street corners or at lot lines. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the resolution: Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. Haas moved that the Council adjourn to Thursday evening, August 6th, 1908. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1908 Attest: Mayor . Recorder List of City Warrants Dubuque, Iowa, July 1st, 1908. 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 June, 1908: H. A. Schunk, salary, Mayor.. $116 65 H. Brinkman, salary, Treas- urer 133 30 J. A. McKinley, salary, Deputy Treasurer 100 00 J110. Krayer, clerk Treasurer's office 60 00 E. A. Linehan, salary, Recor- der 116 65 Jos. Friedrich, salary, Deputy Recorder 85 00 M. E. Lyons, salary, Auditor 116 6 5 C. B. Scherr, salary, Assessor 125 00 A. Doerr, Jr., salary, Assist- ant Assessor 100 00 J. J. Murphy, salary, Assist- ant Assessor 100 00 Geo. T. Lyon, salary, Attorney 150 00 Edgar Willging, salary, Assist- ant Attorney 75 00 Jas. Pickley, salary, Chief of Police 100 00 Joseph Refnfried, salary, Fire Chief 100 00 .Z. W. Lawlor, salary, Commit- tee Clerk 100 00 Paul Ilg, salary, City Engi- neer 166 65 Henry Scharle, Assistant City Engineer 75 00 John Dorgan, Street Commis- sioner 100 00 G. Vogel, clerk in Auditor's and Engineer's offices 75 00 Wm. Hippman, salary, Elec- trician .... 83 30 C. \Sr. Katz, salary, 'Market - master 55 00 `T. Hackney, salary, Pound - master 45 00 Mrs. H. Koenig, salary, Jani- tress 25 00 Henry Trop, salary, Sidewalk ,Inspector 60 00 Wm. Coleman, Rodman 50 00 J. H. Carroll, Harbor Master 30 0 0 E E. Frith, salary, Alderman 25 00 Dan J. Haas, salary, Alderman 25 00 Peter R. Martin, salary, Alder- man man 25 00 John O'Rourke, salary, Alder- 25 0 0 - D. W. Rand, salary, Alderman 25 00 James Saul, salary, Alderman 25 00 Wm. Singrin, salary, Alder- man 25 00 John A. Cunningham, Clerk to Police and Fire Commis- stoners 15 00 'Geo. Miller, Supterintendent of Sprinkling 60 00 List of Warrants 219 Dr. Chas. Palen, Health Phy- sician 50 00 Frank Flynn, Sanitary Police- man 65 00 Dr. Fl. J. Kennedy, Meat and Milk Inspector 75 00 Tom Cahill, Custodian Wash- ington Park 40 00 Philip Reddin, Custodian Jackson Park 40 00 Thomas Faherty, Custodian Phoenix Park 15 00 M. Eitel, fireman 77 00 J. Essman, fireman 82 50 J. Flynn, fireman 71 50 A. Duccini, fireman 71 50 A. Heer, fireman 66 00 W. Kannolt, fireman 66 00 B. Kirsch, fireman 66 00 G. Beyer, fireman 71 50 J. Dailey, fireman 77 00 J. Parnes, fireman 82 50 T. Ryder, fireman 80 47 W. Ducey, fireman 71 50 F. Murphy, fireman 71 50 M. Kelly, fireman 66 00 J. Beakey, fireman 66 00 D. Ahearn, fireman 83 34 P Zillig, fireman 66 00 M. Sweeney, fireman 66 00 H. Cain, fireman 66 00 J. Benzor, fireman 71 50 J. McLoughlin, fireman 66 00 A. McDonald, fireman 82 50 J. Murphy, fireman 50 00 G. Gherki, fireman 77 00 T. Kennedy, fireman 71 50 J. Smith, fireman 66 00 J. Izeppler, fireman 66 00 C. Kannolt, fireman 47 16 J. Allen, fireman 71 50 M. Fahey, fireman 66 00 W. McConnell, fireman 66 00 F. Kenneally, fireman 71 50 R. Weston, fireman 77 00 E. McDermott, fireman ' 66 00 R. Kenneally, fireman 66 00 J. Roshin, fireman 77 00 F. Baumgartner, fireman 71 50 J. Schoenberger, fireman 66 00 J. Tschudi, fireman 66 00 J. Connolly, fireman 66 00 Wm. Smith, fireman 55 00 J. Peed, fireman 60 50 W. Kennedy, fireman 55 00 Tim O'Brien, fireman 40 33 W. Connolly, fireman 55 00 C. Truher, fireman 21 35 L. Blocklinger, police 62 00 M. Connolly, police 62 00 John Cody, police 60 00 James Corcoran police 62 00 Wm. Donahue, police 60 00 Phil J. Dunphy, police 65 00 Thomas Duggan, police 62 00 P. J. Fury, police 60 00 John Fox, police 70 00 James Flynn, police 62 00 M. Fogarty, police 62 00 Ben Gray, police 62 00 Pat Hanlon, police 60 00 Geo. Jones, police 60 00 Edw. Kumpf, police 62 00 220 List of Warrants Pat Kenneally, police 62 00 Emil Kahn, police 48 00 M. Kilty, police 60 00 John Kane, police 62 00 James Keefe, police 60 00 B. Ludescher, police 60 00 Chas. Liest, police 65 00 Hugh Markey, police 72 35 Pat McCollins, police 60 00 M. McCormack, police 60 00 Pat McInerney, police 50 00 Henry Mueller, police 46 00 John Murphy, police 62 00 T. O'Meara, police 58 00 John J. O'Brien, police 52 00 M. O'Connor, police 60 00 M. Ryan, police 62 00 John Raesle, police 70 00 John Spielman, police 62 00 Patrick Sutton, police 50 00 M. Stapleton, police 60 00 Joseph Stoltz, police 60 00 Pat Sullivan,. police 62 00 Frank Williams, police 58 00 Miss B. Brennan, police ma- tron 60 00 Mrs. K. Hibbe, police matron 60 00 LABOR ON STREETS in the different Road Districts dur- ing the last half of May, 1908: Sam Allen, 4th $ 4 00 Thos. Adclyman, 4th 4 40 Jos. Brouillette, 2nd 8 00 F. Boltz, 3rd 80 Paul Becker, 4th 13 20 J. Brenner, 5th 1 15 B. Buddien, 5th 14 20 J. Brachtenbach, 5th 8 00 W. Coughlan, 1st 12 10 H. Connell, 1st 12 80 P. Carney, 1st 3 20 R. Caffery, 2nd 10 80 Jas. Callaghan, 2nd 22 50 M. Carney, 4th 8 40 J. Connolly, 1st, $1.90; 2nd, $5.00; 3rd, $6.75; 4th, $4.80; 5th, $5.75 19 20 T. Donohue, 3rd, $9.60; 4th, $9.60 19 20 Peter Dax, 4th, $12.00; 5th, $4.00 16 00 John Enright, 1st 3 20 John Egan, 2nd 1 60 John Ess, 5th 6 60 J. Eberhardt, 5th 14 95 John Flanagan, 2nd 7 60 Geo. Frost, 2nd 5 25 Pat Farrell, 3rd 12 90 Frank Frick, 3rd 4 00 W. Frost, 4th 10 00 John Frick, 5th 13 15 l\T. Flynn, 3rd, $3.70; 4th, $2.40; 5th, $1.35 7 45 Barney Glass, 2nd 10 80 H. Galle, 3rd 5 60 Jos. Gavin, 2nd 12 10 Conrad Geimar, 4th 14 00 Geo. Gau, 5th 14 00 A. Gantenbein, 5th 14 90 John Gritte, 5th 8 35 H. Grode, 5th 3 55 C. Gantenbein, 5th 22 50 Jos Grab, 5th 13 35 Oliver Hulse, 3rd 6 95 Tom Harker, 4th 13 60 James Hird, 4th 22 50 Nic. Herman, 5th 14 80 J. Hanson, 5th 4 15 J. Heil, Exp., $3.95; 1 -5 bal. in each 25 00 John John, 3rd 3 20 John Keast, 2nd 2 40 John Kieble, 3rd 7 20 \. Kettenhofen, 3rd 4 00 M. Kieffer, 4th 14 40 F. Kupferschmidt, 5th 7 50 C. Kupferschmidt, 5th 7 65 Paul Krocheski, 5th 1 60 P. Kenneally, Health 22 50 J. Kness, lst, $1.90; 2nd, $5.00; 3rd, $6.75; 4th, $4.S0; 5th, 75c 19 20 J. Kraus, lst, $1.90; 2nd, $5.00; 3rd, $6.75; 4th, $4.S0; 5th, 75c 19 20 John Lowery, 1st 90 F. Lassance, 4th 14 00 F. Lillig, 5th 13 35 T. Lonergan, lst, $6.40; 2nd, 12.80 19 20 John Mullen, 2nd Jas. Meeghan, 2nd A. Miller, 2nd Ecl. Malloy, 3rd F. Jlaroney, 3rd T. Malloy, 3rd J. Martinek, 4th D. McGueinness, 1st Jas. McAleese, 2nd Jas. McLaughlin, 3rd John McLaughlin, 3rd John McQuillan, 3rd P. McPoland, 4th W. O'Brien, 1st Jas. O'Donnell, 5th C. O'Neil, 2nd, $9.00; 3rd, $4.80: 4th, $4.80 John Foltz, 3rd P. Priebe, 5th J. Perrion, 5th M. Prosser, 5th John. Parker, 4th Jas. Ryan, ' 2nd H. Rowland, 1 -5 in each Jos. Richter, 1 -5 in each J. Reid, 1st, $1.90; 2nd, $5.00; 3rd, $6.75; 4th, $4.80; 5th, 4 80 40 3 20 7 90 11 60 12 00 10 00 8 00 8 00 7 20 7 20 13 20 9 60 22 50 3 20 19 20 4 80 11 70 6 40 13 35 2 70 15 90 75 00 50 00 75c 19 20 P. Ryan, 1st 11 40 John John, 3rd 80 John Sloan, 3rd 4 00 H. Schoenbeck, 3rd 6 50 Otto Schuler 4 00 John Singrin, 3rd 22 50 John Schroeder, 4th 7 20 Sam Starling, 4th 6 00 Jos. Schafetel, 5th 11 20 J. Scheidecker, 5th 13 20 Aug. Soeki, 5th 6 05 John Steffens, 5th 11 40 John Spahn, 5th 11 25 P. Smith, 4th 7 10 C. Specht 20 00 A. Turner, 3rd 15 20 John Twieg, 5th 13 35 John Ward, 3rd .. 3 40 Louis Wachenhein, 3rd 5 60 Jos. Williams, 4th 14 40 John Walsh, 4th 6 40 N. Wampach, 5th 8 40 Anton Welu, 5th 14 20 P. Weirich, 5th 13 35 H. J. Weber, 5th 14 60 TEAMS. Peter Apel, 1st, $3.90; 2nd, $2.10; 3rd, $13.65; 4th, $9.75; 5th, $1.55 $ 39 00 M. Ackels, 3rd, ..16.85; 4th, $5.65 22 50 F. Burns, 3rd 18 45 F. G. Becker, 3rd, $18.45; 5th, $1.80 20 25 J. Berwanger, 5th 16 20 John Calvert, 2nd 4 95 Jos. Calvert, 3rd 24 95 B. Costello, 4th 32 40 A. Conrad 31 50 Phil Doerr, 5th 23 40 James Graham, 2nd, $13.05; 4th, 13.05 26 10 M. Hannan, 2nd 13 05 J. Haudenshield, 3rd, $15.95; 5th, 38.70 54 65 F. Heber, 5th 6 30 J. Linehan 29 70 John Long, 5th 36 00 P. Linehan & Co., 2nd, $5.60; 3rd, $11.30; 4th, $5.60 22 50 Frank Mathis, 1st, $22.95; 3rd, $1.35 24 30 Al Marietta, 1st 8 10 J. J. McColloins, 2nd 19 85 D. O'Meara, lst, $4.10; 2nd, $10.70; 3rd, $14.40; 4th, $10.30; 5th, $1.65 41 15 Chas. Pier, 3rd, $33.30; 4th, $2.05; 5th, $2.00 37 35 George Reynolds, 1st 20 25 A. Renk, 5th 36 00 J. Stumpf, 3rd 365 55 Anton Schmidt, 3rd 33 75 Adana Stoltz, 5th 33 75 James Tobin, 4th 31 50 Union Electric Co., 1st, $12.50; 2nd, $34.30; 3rd, $69.20; 4th, $3.20; 5th, $202.30 311 50 Clark Van Wie, 1st 1 80 F. Winters, 4th 31 50 LABOR on Mt. Carmel Avenue during the last half of May, 1908: Peter Carney $ 8 90 LABOR ON SEWERS during the last half of May, 1908: F. Donahue, expense, 80c; sewer, $20.20 $ 21 00 J. Jellison, expense, 80c; sewer, $20.20 21 00 F. Luchterhand, expense, 80c; sewer, $20.20 21 00 M. O'Meara 21 00 Jos. Rooney, expense, 80c; sewer, $20.20 21 00 C. Sullivan 30 00 L. Taylor, expense, 80c; sewer, $20.20 21 00 J. Tacke, expense, 80c; sewer, $20.20 21 00 List of Warrants D. Warren, expense, 80c; sewer, $20.20 21 00 F. G. Becker, for horse 9 00 O'Farrell Contracting Co , grading Asbury Street 250 00 O'Farrell Contracting Co , grading Alta Vista Street 700 00 M. Mullen, repairing water hydrant on Windsor Avenue 29 75 Jos. Blasen, putting new locks on desks in Council Cham- ber 3 60 H. Brinkman, interest on war- rants outstanding 392 84 H. Brinkman, expense 28 80 H. Brinkman, library orders issued 939 50 LABOR ON STREETS in the different Road Districts during the first half of June, 1908: Mat. Acker, 3rd $ 7 85 Thos. Adyman, 4th 18 80 Sam Allen, 4th 9 20 Jos Prouillette, 2nd 13 35 J. Burns, 2nd 1 60 Paul Becker, 4th 19 60 J. Brachtenbach, 5th 12 40 C. Buddien, 5th 12 25 John Boltz, 5th 10 80 J. Brenner, 5th 4 40 W. Coughlan, 1st 7 20 H. Calvert, 2nd 1 60 R. Caffery, 2nd 20 85 M. Carney, 4th 18 80 J. Callaghan, 2nd 22 50 J. Connolly, 1st, $12.05; $5.45; 3rd, $7.30; 4th, 5.15; 5th, 85c 20 80 J. Duggan, 1st 10 40 O. Donahue, 1st 4 80 11M. Donagan, 2nd 12 00 Peter Dax, 3rd, $15.60; 5th, $5.20 20 80 John Enright, lst, 80c; 2nd, $14.80 15 60 John Egan, 2nd 11 20 John Ess, 5th 8 80 J. Eberhardt, 5th 16 80' P. Farrell, 3rd 17 80 Frank Frick,. 3rd, $6.80; ex- penses, $1.70 8 50 W. Frost, 4th 19 60 J. Frick, 5th 9 60 J. Forster, 5th 4 80 W. Flynn, 1 -5 in each 11 55 George Frost, 2nd 24 25 B. Glass, 2nd 19 40 P. Gilloon, 2nd 7 60 C. Geimers, 4th 19 60 J. Gritte, 5th 3 75 H. Grode, 5th 7 20 A. Gantenbein, 5th 80 Geo. Gau, 5th 13 20 C. Gantenbein, 5th 22 50 Tom Harker, 4th 9 60 N. Herman, 5th 10 40 James Hird, 4th 22, 50 011ie Hulse, expense 1 70 J. Hanson, 4th 2 65 John Heil, expense, $10.40; balance, $17.10 in each 27 50 F. Ihrcke, 5th 1 00 Peter Jacobs, 3rd 1 f0 2nd, 221 • • 222 List of Warrants John Keast, 2nd Jos. Kiebel, 3rd M. Kieffer, 4th C. Kupferschmidt, 5th P. Krocheski, 5th M. Kass, 5th M. Knapp, 5th P. Kenneally, Health J. Kness, 1st, $2.05; 2nc1, $5.45; 3rd, $7.30; 4th, $5.15; 5th, S5c J. Kraus. lst, $2.05; 2nd, $5.45; 3rd, $7.30; 4th, $5.15; 5th, 85c M. Lavin, 20c1 F. Lassance, 5th F. Lillig. 5th R. Love, 1 -5 in each T. Lonergan, let, $6.95; 2nd, $13.85 John Mullen, 2nd A. Miller, 2nd Jas. Meeghan, 2nd Thos. Malloy, 3rd Jos. Martinek, 4th D. 1\IcGuinness, 1st J. McAleese, 2nd J. McQuillan, 3rd P. McPoland, 4th John Noonan, 4th Chas. Otto, 5th W. O'Brien, 1st C. O'Neil, 2nd, $10,40; 3rd, $5.20; 4th, $5.20 P. Priebe, 5th M. Prosser, 5th John Parker, 4th P. Ryan, 1st James Ryan, 2nd F. Riemend, 2nd T. Reynolds, 2nd F. Rowe, 2nd J. Reid, 1st, $2.05; 2nd, $5.45; 3rd, $7.30; 4th, $5.15; 5th, 85c Nick Sweeney, 1st Pat Sage, 2nd J. Schaefer, 2nd J. Schroeder, 4th Sam Sterling, 9th J. Schafetel, 5th J. Scheidecker, 5th John Schultz, 5th Aug. Soeki, 5th John Singrin, 3rd John Steffens, 5th John Spahn, 4th H. Schoenbeck, expense C. Specht, expense, $8.30; bal. 1 -5 in each Arthur Turner, 3rd J. Twieg, 5th Larry Walsh, 2nd John Ward, 3rd L. Wachenheim, 3rd, $1.60; 5th, 35e Jos. Williams, 4th N. Wampach, 5th Anton Welu, 5th M. Wiesner, 5th P. J. Weirich, 5th H. J. Weber, 5th 16 80 9 20 21 35 7 20 3 20 6 00 25 22 50 20 80 20 80 16 40 8 80 12 00 4 10 20 80 19 40 19 40 17 60 8 80 9 60 10 40 18 40 10 40 9 60 1 60 8 80 22 50 20 80 10 40 16 80 3 20 10 40 20 00 2 80 17 60 17 60 20 80 4 80 16 00 1 60 8 80 14 00 8 80 8 80 9 20 8 00 15 50 8 80 4 75 3 20 20 00 20 60 15 20 1 60 10 40 1 95 16 80 11 05 12 25 10 40 16 80 18 40 TEAMS. Peter Apel, 1st, $4.20; 2nd, $10.90; 3rd, $14.70; 4th, 10.50; 5th, $1.70 M. Ackels, 3rcl, $23.15; 4th, $23.20 F. G. Becker, 2nd, $56.70; 4th, $8.30 F. Burns, 3rc1 J. Berwanger, 5th Jos. Calvert, 2nd John Calvert, 2nd B. Costello, 4th A. Conrad, 1st, $1.15; 2nd, $3.05; 3rd, $4.10; 4th, $2.90; 5th, $45.50 Phil Doerr, 5th James Graham, 2nd, $22.50; 4th, $22.50 M. Hannan, 2nd J. Haudenschield, 5th M. Kenneally, 1st John Long, 5th P. Linehan Co., 2nd, $11.60; 3rd, $23.15; 4th, $11.60 J. Linehan, lst, $34.90; 2nd, $14.30; 3rd, $4.10; 4th, $2.90; 5th, 50c A1. Marietta, 1st F. Mathis, 1st J. J. McCollins, 2nd D. O'Meara, 1st, $4.45; 2nd, $11.50; 3rd, $15.55; 4th, $11.05; 5th, $1.80; Chas. Pier, 3rd A. Renk, 5th Anton Smith, 3rd J. Stumpf, 3rd A. Stoltz, 5th James Tobin, 4th F. Winters, 4th T. Donahue, 3rd, $10.50; 4th, $10.50 42 00 46 35 65 00 43 65 49 50 49 05 44 55 42 30 56 70 13 95 45 00 49 95 8 10 12 15 33 30 46 35 56 70 26 55 6 30 44 55 45 25 8 10 47 25 4 65 39 60 29 25 49 50 49 50 20 80 LABOR on Mount Carmel Avenue during the first half of June, 1908: P. Carney $ 19 75 O. Donahue 4 40 N. Sweeney 4 40 M. Kenneally 11 25 LABOR ON SEWERS during the first half of June, 1908: E. Daley $ 45 50 F. Donahue 22 75 J. Jellison 22 75 F. Luchterhand 22 75 M. O'Meara 22 75 J. Rooney 22 75 C. Sullivon 30 00 L. Taylor 22 75 J. Tacke 22 75 D. -Warren 22 75 BILLS C. H. White & Co., printing 38 5 per cent. refunding bonds $ 50 00 Standard Lumber Co., lumber and shavings for fire dept 32 85 Lagen, Sloan & Peed, horse - shoeing for fire dept 5 00 Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoe - ing for fire dept 6 50 John J. Powers, horseshoeing for fire dept 7 60 Wunderlich & Wiederholt, horseshoeing for fire dept. 6 50 Vollenweider & Hein, horse - shoeing for fire dept 6 00 John Butt, repairs for fire dept 1 70 John Kriebs, repairing har- ness for fire dept 4 60 Peter Lang, hardware for road and fire depts 50 M. Stafford, supplies for fire dept. 16 00 Mike Mullen, plumbing for fire dept. 9 80 John Newman & Son, repairs for fire dept. 5 00 Homan & Roehl, bedding for fire dept. 16 50 Geo. Rittenmaier, bran and salt for fire dept 6 40 Harvey Specialty Co., polish for fire dept 6 00 Jos. Simones & Co., bedding for fire dept 13 50 Key City Gas Co., coke for fire dept. 26 65 Martin - Strelau Co., drayage for fire dept 50 Mettel Bros., straw and bran for fire dept 3 75 Demkier Bros., brooms for fire dept. 11 25 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for fire dept 1 00 Union Electric Co., power for fire alarm system 2 00 Union Electric Co., arc lights for month of May 2227 10 Key City Gas Co., gas for various depts. 66 65 M. Hannan, hauling manure for Patrol House 4 50 Geo. F. Kleih, hardware for police dept. 35 Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoe - ing for police dept 8 00 E. J. Mulgrew, bread and milk for police dept 1 68 Milliner Bros., 2 hats and 39 helmets. for police - dept 87 75 Telegraph - Herald, envelopes for police dept 3 00 American Electrical Novelty Co., flashlight batteries for police depts. 4 00 Standard Lumber Co., lumber for Patrol House 2 22 M. Kohn & Co., meat for po- lice dept 1 80 Chas. W. Katz, 13 meals for prisoners 2 60 Key City Gas Co.:. rent and maintenance 4 gas arcs for police and fire depts 2 00 Eichhorn & Bechtel, groceries for police dept 2 54 Standard Oil, 011 and grease for road- dept 4 21 Standard Lumber Co., lumber for road and sidewalk depts 11 66 Peter Hanson, supplies for road dept. 1 10 List of Warrants 223 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for road dept. 8 69 John Butt, repairs for road dept. 2 10 Martin - Strelau Co., rent of tripod and plank 75 Pier Bros., coal and wood for road dept. 20 80 Key City Roofing Co., cement for road dept. 6 60 Linehan & Molo, cement and sewer pipe for road dept 50 Pitts- Thompson Foundry Co , grate for sewer dept 5 10 John Newman & Son, repairs street sweeper 1 00 Purington Paving Brick Co , car paving brick 109 25 M. E. Renier & Son, piano box 2 00 Geo.. F. Kleih, tools for road dept. 17 90 Duggan & Cota, tools for road dept. 8 00 F. Schloz & Son, repairs for road dept. 10 50 Benda & Rokuseck, gravel for Dodge street storm water sewer 1 25 Louis Herbst rodman for city engineer 7 days, at $1.50.. 10 50 T. J. Mulgrew, coal for steam roller 12 80 Austin Western Co., rattan for street sweeper 36 00 Labor Leader, printing side- walk notices 8 00 Sam Swift, recording deeds of Alta Vista street 1 00 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for sewer dept 1 45 John Butt, repairs for sewer department 3 00 J. and P. Sullivan, repair sewer horse harness 3 20 NI. Mullin & Co., repairing drinking fountain at Fifth and Main streets 10 05 Lagen, Sloan & Peed, horse- - shoeing, sewer dept 1 00 E. T. Frith, removing dogs and dead animals during months of March and April 34 50 Dan Thoman, clean vault on Alta Vista street 22 00 E. T. Frith. removing garbage and dead animals during month of May 439 14 Duggan and Cota, padlocks for garbage dump 40 Mullen Bros., repairs at garb- age dump 4 30 F. M. Jaeger & Co., hardware for City Hall and fire de- partment Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies for City Hall Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co., hose for City Hall Isaac Manhoff, rags for house cleaning, City Hall ' Elizabeth Schuler, 6 1 -2 days 9 58 1 35 7 00 30 1 TEM m ■ MI 224 house cleaning at City Hall Airs. H. Koenig, 5 1 -2 days house cleaning at City Hall Chas. Schmidt, 14 days assist- ing house cleaning Pier Bros., pine wood for City Hall 0 oley's Hand Laundry, towel supply for City Hall Mullen Bros., plumbing at City Hall Philip Breithaupt, plumbing at City Hall Western Union Telegraph Co , electric clock, City Hall A. E. Bradley, glazing at City Hall Wunder & Schilling, stakes for engineer's office M. S. Hardie, supplies for re- corder's and committee clerk's offices Lorenz Eberhardt, stakes for Engineer's office Harger & Blish, stationery for recorder's office A. E. Bradley, glazing for en- gineer's office G. B. Grosvenor, stationery for committee clerk Geo. F. Kleih, hardware for City Hall Phil. Doerr & Co., coal for steam roller Kenna Printing Co., printing and binding receipts for treasurer's office Jonas Scherrer, making mark- ing stencil Geo. Ragatz & Son, branding iron F. M. Jaeger Co., repairs for sewer and expense depart- ment C. H. Becker Co., supplies for expense and sewer depart- ments Philip Reddin, amount paid for sharpening lawn mower Standard Lumber Co., lumber for City Hall Geo. W. Healey & Son, sup- plies for parks Telegraph - Herald, printing pamphlets for February, March and May Telegraph - Ilerald, printing . health reports for Decem- ber and January Telegraph - Herald, warrant register for city auditor and printing coupons for bonds. Telegraph - Herald, official printing for month of May. Times - Journal, official print- ing for month of May Labor Leader, official printing for May National Demo:rat, official printing for month of May Hp,rger & Blish, stationery, various offices Official Notices 10 40 8 60 22 40 3 50 4 00 21 55 1 00 1 00 50 10 20 62 00 3 97 75 1 40 6 00 4 75 15 75 14 00 75 35 7 40 5 22 1 00 1 05 2 30 58 49 10 00 37 00 73 12 59 42 25 00 25 00 19 35 Enterprise Prtg. Co., printing, various offices 32 50 Kelly's Book Store, stationery, various offices 12 05 Dr. Slattery, professional ser- vices, damage claims 50 00 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs, sprinkling wagons 4 40 Phil Heller, horseshoeing, Road Department 3 00 I hereby certify that the foregoing. is a true and correct list of all war- rants issued by me during the month - of June, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 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, July 16th, 1908, for the improvement of Grandview Avenue - from the south sine of Delhi Street to the south line of Dodge Street, in accordance with plans and specifica- tions prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the - City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engi- neer that said improvement will re- quire 3,470. lineal feet of new curbing set.. 3,470 lineal feet of guttering. 11,080 square yards of macadam-. izing. 8,100 cubic feet of grading. 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 November 1st, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for new curbing set, the price - per lineal foot for guttering, the price per square yard for macadam- izing, also price per cubic yard for grading; Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $100.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July 3rd, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7.3 -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, July 16th, 1908, for the improvement of North Street from Grandview Avenue to a point about six hundred feet west thereof, in ac- cordance with plans and specifica- tions prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the - City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engi- neer that said improvement will re- quire 1,290 lineal feet of new curbing set. 573 square yards of guttering. 2,293 square yards of macadamiz- ing. 2,400 cubic yards of grading. The work to be paid for wl_en 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 November 1st, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for new curbing set, the price per square • yard for guttering, the price per square yard for macadam- izing, also price per cubic yard for grading. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council' reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July 3rd, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -3 -2t. City Recorder. NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE ST. AM- BROSE STREET FROM ASBURY STREET TO WILLOW STREET. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby notified that it is the intention of the city council of the city of Dubuque, to improve St. Ambrose street from its intersection with Asbury street to the north lot line of Willow street. That the plat and specifications of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require Curbing, 635 lineal feet. Guttering, 260 square yards. Macadamizing, 1,350 square yards. Grading, 1,200 cubic yards. Making a total estimated cost to the abutting property owners of $1,316.00. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its regular session to be held July 16th, 1908, or to file with the City Recorder their objections in writing on or be- fore July 16th, 1908. Dated at Dubuque, July 7th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -7 3t City Recorder. Notice in Relation to Noxious Weeds. Every owner, agent, trustee, tenant or other person having the control of lots or parcels of real estate in the City of Dubuque. Iowa, is hereby no- tified that the permitting of noxious weeds going to seed on such lots or parcels of real estate or on the side- Officiel Notices 225 walks abutting same is forbidden by the ordinances of said city and every such owner, agent, trustee, tenant or other person having control of lots or parcels of real estatt, as aforesaid, failing or neglecting to destroy such noxious weeds before the 15th day of July, 1908, will be prosecuted in ac- cordance with the aforesaid ordinance. H. A. SCHUNK, 7 -7 -7t. Mayor. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder, until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, July 23rd, 1908, for the im- provement of Hennepin street from Windsor avenue to Stafford avenue in accordance with plans and specifi- cations prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 1,050 lineal feet of new curbing set. 466 square yards of guttering. 940 scluare yards of macadamizing. 800 cubic yards of grading. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Or= dinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before October 15th, 1908. Bidders must state pyrite per lineal foot for new curbing set, the price per square yard for guttering, the price per square yard for macadamizing, also price per cubic yard for grading. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July 11th. 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -11 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, June 23rd, 1908, for the im- provement of Pleasant street from Stafford avenue to east line of Viola street, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the of- fice of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 998 lineal feet of new curbing set. 437 square yards of guttering. 1,200 square yards of macadamiz- ing. 2,393 cubic yards of grading. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXIII of the Revised Or- • 226 dinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before October 15th, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for new curbing set, the price per square yard for guttering, the price per square yard for macadamizing, also price per cubic yard for grading. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July 11th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, '7 -11 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, July 16th, 1908, for the construction of a reinforced concrete culvert on North street, in accordance with the plans and specifications pre- pared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Re- corder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 80 lineal feet of reinforced concrete culvert. 2 manholes. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and accepted by the City Council of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or be- fore the 1st day of September, 1908. Bidders must state the price per lineal foot for the completed work, including manholes, excavation, forms, labor and material, In the manner provided for in the specifications. The contractor to furnish all new material and do all the work. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July 11th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -11 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, July 23, 1908, for the pav- ing with brick of Locust street from the south lot line of Eighth street to the south lot line of Sixth street, in accordance with the plans and specifi- cations prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer Official Notices that said improvement will require 3,050 square yards of brick paving and concrete foundation. 348 lineal feet of old curbing reset. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Or- dinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before the 15th day of October. Bidders must state the price per lineal foot for resetting old curbing, also the price per square yard for paving with brick, including founda- tion, in the manner provided for in the specifications. The contractor to furnish all new material and do all the Work. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $100.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into - if awarded. The City reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July llth, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -11 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, July 23rd, 1908, for the re- improvement of Jackson street from the north lot line of Eighth street to the south curb line of Ninth street, in accordance with plans and specifica- tions prepared by the City Engineer and nova on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require Curbing resetting, 612 lineal feet. Guttering, 227 square yards. Macadamizing, 684 square yards. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Or- dinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before October 15th, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for old curbing reset, the price per square yard for guttering, also the price per square yard for macadamiz- ing. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. - Dated at Dubuque, July 11th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 - 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, July 23rd, 1908, for the re- improvement of Washington street from the north curb line of Eighth street to the south curb line of Tenth street, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 720 lineal feet of old curbing reset. 450 square yards of guttering. 1,150 square yards of macadamizing. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Or- buque, work to be completed on or before October 15th, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for old curbing reset, the price per square yard for guttering, also the price per square yard for macadamiz- ing. Each bid• must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July llth, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -11 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, July 23rd, 1908, for the im- provement of Yale street from Alta Vista street to the east line of Har- vard street, in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require Curbing, 464 lineal feet. Guttering, 213 square yards. Macadamizing, 427 square yards. Grading, 600 cubic yards. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Or- dinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before October 15th, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for new curbing set, the price per square yard for guttering, the price per square yard for macadamizing, also price per cubic yard for grading. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July 11th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -11 2t City Recorder. Official Notices 227 NOTICE. OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO CONSTRUCT A SANI- TARY SEWER IN YALE STREET FROM ALTA VISTA STREET TO HARVARD STREET. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby notified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to construct an 8 -inch tile pipe sani- tary sewer in Yale street from pres- ent manhole at the intersection of Al- ta Vista street to the center of Har- vard street. That a plat and specifications of said proposed sewer is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that it will 'require 245 lineal feet of 3 -inch tile pipe with 1 manhole, and will cost the abutting property owners $135.00 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, July 23rd, 1908, or to file in writing with the City Recorder their objec- tions on or before July 23rd, 1908. Dated at Dubuque, July 13th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -13 3t City Recorder. NO OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE THE WEST SIDE OF WALNUT STREET FROM WEST ELEVENTH STREET TO ROSE STREET. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby notified that it is the intention of the - City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve the west side of Walnut street from West Eleventh street to Rose street. That the plat and estimate of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 300 lineal feet of cement curbing and guttering, making a total estimated cost to the abutting property owners of $2 Any person having objection to said impovement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its regular session to be held July 23rd, 1908, or to file with the City Recorder their objections in writing on or be-. fore July 23rd, 1908. Dated at Dubuque, July 13th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -13 3t City Recorder. NOTICE • OF THE COUNCIIS INTENTION TO IMPROVE WEST LOCUST ST. FROM THE END OF THE PRES- EN IMPROVEMENT WESTERLY Mni 228 Official Notices TO THE WEST SIDE OF ALTA VISTA STREET. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby no- tified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve West Locust street from the end of the present improvement, westerly to the west side of Alta Vista street. That the plat and specifications of said proposed improvement are now on file in the office of the City Re- corder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require Curbing, 3,000 lineal feet. Guttering, 3,000 lineal feet. Macadamizing, 5,800 square yards. Grading, 700 cubic yards. Making a total estimated cost to the abutting property owners of $5,438.00. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its regular session to be held July 23rd, 1908, or to file with the City Recorder their objections in writing on or be- fore July 23rd, 1908. Dated at Dubuque, July 13th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -13 3t Cit\ Recorder. (Official Publication.) AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE establishing the grade on West Third Street from the west curb line of Bluff Street to the east lot line of Burch Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade on West Third Street from the west curb line of Bluff Street to the east lot line of Burch Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, be and the same is hereby es- tablished and adopted as shown by the profile of said street and gra-le prepared by the City Engineer and accepted by the City Council on the 9th day of July, 1908, being Profile No. 647. B. M's: Station 1 +50, first concrete step house No. 41, elevation 69.48; top of fire plug at house No. 75, elevation 88.71; fire plug at Sum- mit Street, elevation 223.33; top of first concrete step at sidewalk of house No. 213, at station 15 +90, ele- vation 241.53. Said grade beginning at the west curb line of Bluff Street, which is station 0 -12, elevation 49.10; thence to station 3, elevation 77.00; thence to station 9 +40, eleva- tion 180.00; thence to station 13 +80, center of Summit Street, elevation 219.21; thence to station 17 +40, which is the east lot line of Burch Street, elevation 256.00. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and af- ter its passage by the City Council and ts publication one time in the Du- buque Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald newspapers. Adopted July 9th, 1908. Approved July 15th, 1908. H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Attest: EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Times-Journal July 16th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. (Official Publication.) AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE establishing a grade on Locust Street from the south curb line of Sixth Street to the south curb line of Eighth Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade on Locust Street from the south curb line of Sixth Street to the south curb line of Eighth Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, be and ,the same is hereby es- tablished and adopted as shown by the profile of said street and grade prepared by the City Engineer and accepted by the City Council on the 9th day of July, 1908, being Profile No. 649, B. m. water table southeast corner 6th and Locust Streets, eleva- tion 54.47. Said grade beginning at the south curb line of Sixth Street, which is station 0, elevation 50.97; thence to station 0 +40 north curb line Sixth Street, elevation east side 51.50, west side, 51.60; thence to station 3+20.6, elevation east side 52.92, west side 53.50; thence to station 3+60.6, elevation east side 53.10, west side 53.83; thence to station 6+16.6, which is the south curb line of Eighth Street, elevation east side 55.88, west side 55.91. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and af- ter its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Du- buque Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald newspapers. Adopted July 9th, 1908. Approved July 15th, 1908. H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Attest: EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Times- Journal July 16, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. (Official Publication.) AN ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE establishing the grade on White street from the north line of Fourth Street to the south line of Sixth Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That the grade on White Street from the north line of Fourth Street to the south line of Sixth street be and the same is hereby established and adopted as shown by the profile of said street and grade prepared by the City Engineer and accepted by the City Council on the 9th day of July, 1908, being Profile No. 650. B. m.'s door sill C., M. & St. P. office, elevation 19.13; door sill Harris' office, 5th and White Streets, elevation 18.90. Said grade beginning at the north line of Fourth Street, which is station 0, elevation '16.86; thence to station 0 +82, angle of street, elevation 16.92; thence to sta- tion 2+75, elevation 16.54; thence to station 3+15, elevation 16.78; thence to station 5+85.5, elevation 19.10. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and af- ter its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Du- buque Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald newspapers. Adopted July 9th, 1908. Approved July 15th, 1908. H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Attest: EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Tines- Journal July 16, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. (Official Publication.) AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE establishing a grade on Sixth Street from the east curb line of Locust Street to the west curb line of Main Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade be and the same is hereby established on Sixth Street from the east curb line of Locust street to the west curb line of Main Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as shown by the profile of said street and grade prepared by the City Engineer and accepted by the City Council on the 9th day of July, 1908, being Profile No. 651. B. M. water table southeast corner of Sixth and Locust Streets, elevation 54.47. Said grade beginning at the east curb line of Locust Streets, which is station 0, elevation north side 51.50, south curb 50.97; thence to station 1+26, eleva- tion north side 49.09, south side 49.32; thence to station 1 +56, eleva- tion north side 48.57, south side 48.46; thence to station 2+82, west curb line of Main street, elevation north side, 45.05, south side 45.67. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and af- ter its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Du- buque Times- Journal and Telegraph - Herald newspapers. Adopted July 9th, 1908. Approved July 15th, 1908. Officiel Notices 229 H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Attest: EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Times- Journal July 16th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 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, July 23rd, 1908, for im- provement of the south side of Fif- teenth street, between Elm and Pine street; and in front of the following described premises, Lots 187 and 216, East Dubuque Add., in accordance with the plans and specifications pre- pared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Re- corder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that the said improvement will re- quire 200 lineal feet of cement side- walk, five feet wide, on a foundation of cinders. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and accepted by the Committee on Streets. Work to be completed on or before the 15th clay of September, 1908. Bidders - must state the p,'ice 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 en- tered into if awarded. The city council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque July 21st, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -21 3t City Recorder. NOTICE TO SEWER CONTRAC- TORS. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m., Thursday, August 6th, 1908, for the construction of an eight -inch tile pipe sanitary sewer in Yale Street from the present manhole at the intersec- tion of Alta Vista Strc et to the center of Harvard Street, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that it will require 245 lineal feet of 8 -inch tile pipe, 1 manhole. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXIV of the Revised Ordinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before August 20, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for tile pipe, and each manhole. All bids must be accompanied by certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a i 1 • _® 230 Official Notices contract will be entered into if award- ed. The city reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July 24th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7- 24 -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, August 6th, 1908, for the improvement of St. Ambrose Street from its intersection with Asbury Street to the north line of Willow Street, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 635 lineal feet of new•curbing set. 260 square yards of guttering. 1,350 square yards of macadamizing 1,200 cubic yards of grading. 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 November 1st, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for new curbing set, the price per square yard for guttering, the price per square yard for macadamizing, also price per cubic yard for grading. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if award- ed. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July 24th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7- 24 -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, August 6th, 1908, for the improvement of the west side of Wal- nut Street from West Eleventh Street to Rose Street by the construction of a combination cement curb and gutter, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 300 lineal feet of cement curbing and guttering. 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 September 15th, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for completed combination curb and gutter. .Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if award - ed. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July 24th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7- 24 -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, August 6th, 1908, for the improvement of West Locust street from the end of the present improve- ment westerly to the west side of Alta Vista street, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 3,000 lineal feet of new curbing set. 1,666 square yards of guttering. 1,666 square yards of macadamiz- ing. 700 cubic yards of grading. 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- also price per cubic yard for grading. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, July 25th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7 -25 2t City Recorder. (Official Publication.) AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE repealing an ordi- dinance entitled an ordinance pro- viding for the regulation of gas rates and meters and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That an ordinance en- titled "An ordinance providing for the regulation of gas rates and meters and providing a penalty for the violation thereof." passed February 20, 1908, to take effect 1st day of April, 1908, be and the same is hereby repealed. Section 2. This ordinance to be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Times - Journal and Telegraph - Herald news- papers of the City of Dubuque. I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance entitled "An ordinance re- pealing an ordinance entitled an ordi- nace providing for the regulation of gas rates and meters and providing a penalty for the violation thereof" was unanimously passed by the City Coun- cil, all Aldermen being present, over the objections of the Mayor at an ad- journed session of the regular session of July 16th, 1908, of the City Coun- cil, held on the 23rd day of July, 1908, EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Times- Journal July 27th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN Official Notices N OTIC E OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE WINDSOR AVENUE FROM THE SOUTH- EASTERLY CURB LINE OF EAGLE POINT AVENUE TO A POINT AFOUT SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FEET NORTH - WE£TERLY THEREFROM. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby notified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve Windsor Avenue from the southeasterly curb line of Eagle Point Avenue northwesterly for a distance of about six hundred and eighty feet. That the plat and estimates of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engi- neer that said Improvement will re- quire: 3.020 square yard of brick paving on the present foundation. 400 lineal feet of old curbing reset. 20 lineal feet of new curbing set. Making a total estimated cost to the abutting property owners of $1,563.00; City of Dubuque, $1,500; Union Elec- tric Co., $635.00; total cost, $3,698.00. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its regular session to be held August 6th, 1908, or to file with the City Recorder their objections in writing on or before August 6th, 1908. Dated at Dubuque, July 27th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7- 27 -3t. City Recorder. NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE THE ALLEY FIRST NORTH OF RIES STREET FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE ALLEY FIRST WEST OF WIND- SOR AVENUE TO WINDSOR AVENUE. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby no- tified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve the alley first north of Ries Street from the' east side of the 231 alley first west of Windsor Avenue to Windsor Avenue. That the plat and specifications of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require: Guttering, 120 square yards. Macadamizing, 120 square yards. ' Making a total estimated cost to the abutting property owners of $144.00. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its regular session to be held August 6th, 1908, or to file with the City Recor- der their objections in writing on or before August 6th, 1908. Dated at Dubuque, July 29th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7- 29 -3t. City Recorder. NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE THE ALLEY FIRST EAST OF WINDSOR AVE- NUE FROM HENNEPIN STREET TO THE ALLEY FIRST SOUTH THEREOF. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby notified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve the alley first east of Windsor Avenue from Hennepin Street to the alley first south thereof. That the plat and estimate of said proposed sewer is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City En gi- neer that said improvement will re- quire 120 square yards macadamizing, 100 square yards guttering, making a total estimated cost to the abutting property owners of $1$2.00. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its regular session to be held August 6th, 1908, or to file with the City Recor- der their objections in writing on or before August 6th, 1908. Dated at Dubuque, July 29th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 7- 29 -3t. City Recorder.