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1887 April Council ProceedingsRegular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds Thos Byrne John M Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler To whom for what purpose amount Bock and Rudd shoeing horses for fire department Dubuque Rubber and belting co coats for fire department Iowa iron works Co supplies No 2 engine house Linehan and Sullivan Coal No 1 engine hosue E M Dickey Co waste for fire department Schroeder and Klein Soap for No 1 engine co Dubuque Water co rents for fire hydrants Farley and Loetscher Mfg co Shavings for No 1 engine co Jackson and Conger coal for fire department Edward Bowen registration and polling place H A Rooney clerk of election E A Sommerfield J M Kennety Judge of election J Herod George A Barnes Services of board of registers Jacob Kessler J Morgadant John Butt sharpening road tools J H Greene postage health physician F Schloz sharpening road tools Laffin and Rand Powder co powder for road repairs M Brunskill grading for streets F Schloz sharpening road tools H Schuler sharpening road tools J J Grigg carpenter work on road repairs Fertuson Bros and Vogel plumging for road dept C W Robinson lumber for road repairs John Harney sharpening road tools F Mertz Nossle for road department G Nollenweider sharpening road tools F Heer plans etc for remodeling police headquarters L J Marlin witness fees Guinn vs city of Dubuque Nicholas marlin T W Ruete oil for police department Grosvenor and Harger stationery for city assessor Dubuque Telegraph printing vital statistics Morrison Bros Plumbing work for marshal fountains in park marshal Macadam bills during march B Lagen livery hire Adam Schmidt material for road repairs T J Donahue Duggan Kinsela and Sullivan supplies and tools for road dept Christman and Healy Mrs Koenig scrubbing city hall Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds Thos Byrne John M Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler The following bills were referred to the printing committee Industrial leader printing notices and ordinances Times co Dubuque Independent The Herald notices blanks To street committee Jos Slenker sharpening road tools John Ganahl P Klauer supplies and tools for road department To market committee R R Staufenbeil caring for and repairing clocks in city hall Petitions F Fritsche remonstrating against the laying of a plank sidewalk on the north side of Fourteenth Street abutting south one fifth lot 494 city referred to city street committee Fred Kleinsmidt remonstrating against the laying of a plannk sidewalk on teh south side of fourteenth street from Jackson Street to the alley between Jackson and White Streets referred to street committee Samuel J Cox remonstrating against the laying of a plank sidewalk on the north side of fourteenth street abutting south 62.4 feet of city lot 483 referred to street committee Jos Auchter remonstrating against laying of a plank sidewalk on teh south side of fifteenth street between White and Jackson Streets referred to street committee Jos Platz remonstrating against the laying of a plank sidewalk on the north side of fourteenth street between Jackson and Washington Streets referred to street committee Mrs C G Wullweber asking that she be allowed to complete a cinder sidewalk abutting the property on the southeast corner of jackson and Fourteenth streets referred to street committee Agnes langworthy notifying the council that when hill street between fifth and third streets was originally macadamized abutting her property she paid in full for said improvement and Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds Thos Byrne John M Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler that in no future time would she consider herself at any further expense for work of this character on said street referred to the committee on streets Mrs mary Staner claiming damages caused her property by the proposed opening of a street through mineral lot 344 said damages amounting to 75 referred to street committee L N Patterson asking for an appointment as member of the city police force Ald John M Byrne moved the prayer of the petitioner be granted carried by the following vote Ayes Ald J M Byrne Crawford Downer Hollnagel Parker and Ryder Nayes Ald T Byrne Doerfler Hayden and Trexler On motion of Ald Crawford all petitoins relating to tax matters were read by their title and referred to the tax committee to wit s Root Bridget blake John ONeil Elizabeth Schromen mary DeGorimer Catherin Morrissey martha Eddy L M Langstaff Dubuqeu and Northwestern Railway Company Margaret Dean John J Freeman Michael Mahoney Mrs Gregory John Scharf William Rooney E J King Mary Boade margaret Kolf The Times Co Mary Blake C W Bittman asking that the city engineer be instructed to give the grade of teh curb and sidewalk abutting n 1/4 of city lot 443 On motion of ald doerfler the prayer of the petitioner was granted Reports of officers Street commissioner McMaster reported having expended improving and repairing streets during the month of March the sum of 973.90 on motion ordered received and filed and warrants drawn to pay the same Edward Moore city marshal reported 1185.60 due members of police force for salaries for March 1887 that 31 arrests had been made and that he paid to the treasurer 10.00 received for impounding also that officers blake and Mccollins lost time on account of sickness On motion of Ald ryder ordered received and filed and policeman paid full time for month of march 87 Auditor Reilly reported the following salaries due for month of march 1887 Cty officers 858.05 members of fire departments 1075.00 ordered paid and received and filed Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds Thos Byrne John M Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler Treasurer Traut reported having paid during the month of march 1887 for interest on warrants refunded tax and postage the sum of 313.60 ordered received and filed and warrants dran to refund the same Marketmaster Rice reported having paid to the treasurer the sum of 25.80 received for weighing 172 drafts on central market scales also taht 9.60 was due him for board of prisoners on motion ordered filed and warrants drawn to pay board of prisoners Recorder Agnew reported having issued licenses during month of March 1887 amounting to 128.75 order received and filed Police Justice Hoffman reported 2.75 costs due him for fees in criminal case violating city ordinances ordered paid Wodomeasurer Reynolds reported having inspected during the month of February 1378 cords of wood and in march 638 cords of wood ordered filed The reports of the following city weighers were ordered received and filed to wit David Crotty first ward scales 204 drafts Chas pitschner west dubuque 105 Frank Fosselman fifth ward 54 Ald Hayden offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the special policemen employed at the different polling places on election day be paid 5 each for their services that the recorder be and is hereby instructed to draw warrants in accordance with the above Ald Hayden chairman of the commitee on ordinance moved an ordinance regulating the tenure of office of the captain of police and to provide for the continuance of same during good behavior be read for the second time and placed upon its final passage carried the recorder read the ordinance the second time The ayes and nayes being called upon the passage of the ordinance it was adopted by the following vote Ayes Ald t Byrne J M Byrne Crawford hayden parker and ryder 6 Nayes ald Doerfler Downer Hollnagel and Trexler 4 The same moved an ordinance to provide for the constructing and maintaining a separate system of sewers for house drainage in the city of Dubuque and to regulate the use of the Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds Thos Byrne John M Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler same by private individuals be read for the second time and placed upon its final passage carried The recorder read the ordinance for the second time The ayes and nayes being called for on the passage of the ordinance it was adopted by the following unanimous vote ayes Ald T Byrne J M Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker ryder and Trexler the same committee stated it was not ready at present to report on an ordinance modifying an ordinance entitled an ordinance authorizing the Knapp stout and co company to Jill and occupy certain streets in the city of Dubuque and to define the condition of said privileges to provide for the construction of a sewer on Eighth street and granting certain rights of way for a railroad track Ald Crawford moved the ordinance be referred to a special committe consisting of the aldermen holding over and the city engineer carried Ald Crawford chairman of the committee on streets reported in favor of referring several petitions and communications in his hands to the street committee of the new council report adopted Ald Crawford of the same committee offered the following to the city council Your committee on streets which for months has had under consideration the subject of vacating four feet in width of Kniest street on the south side of said street between High Street and Lake Street respectfully report in favor of the proposed vacation as all parties owning property on both sides said street have petitioned for the same and given their consent We submit the following resolution and recommend its adoption Whereas all the owners of prperty on both sides of Kniest Street between High and Lake streets have petitioned for and consented to the vacation of four feet in width on the south side of said street and whereas a notice of such proposed vacation has been heretofore published in the official paper of the city therefore resolved that a strip four feet in width on the south side of Kniest street between High Street and lake street be vacated and is hereby declared vacated and annulled as a public highway committee P W Crawford Louis Doerfler Tom Byrne Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds Thos Byrne John M Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler On motion report of committee was adopted Ald Crawford chairman of the joint committee of streets and finance presented the following to the city council of the city of Dubuque Your joint committee composed of the committee on streets and finance to which was referred the subject of compensating C H Booth for the filling of streets alleys and levees in Booths addition already done or hereafter to be performed by him respectfully report that after a conference with general booth we have arrived at an adjustment of the matter with himn which is that he be allowed fifteen cents per yard for all such filling already done or hereafter done by him on the streets alleys and levees in said addition the amount to be credited to him and applied to the payment of city taxes on lots and land owned by him in said addition now due or to become due hereafter on such lots and land while the same continues to be owned by him We further recommend that the auditor be instructed to open an account with Gen Booth giving him credit for all the filling already done by him at the above rate as estimated by the city engineer and for the amount of any estimates hereafter returned by the engineer of such filling and that all city taxes on lots owned by him in said addition be cancelled as they become due and the amount of such taxes charged against him Your committee considers this arrangement with general booth an excellent one for the city and recommends that it be confirmed by your honorable body no compensation is allowed Gen Booth for filling except in the payment of city taxes on his property in booths addition while he remains the owners or is legally responsible for the paymetn of the taxes respectfully submitted P W Crawford A M Downer Chas hollnagel Philip Ryder Thoas byrne Louis Doerfler On motion the report of the committee was adopted Ald Doerfler chairman of the delinquent tax committee reported in favor of referring all petitoins in possession of said committee to their successors in the new council report adopted city Attorney McCarthy to whom was referred the petition of William Hintrager asking that the city auditor be instructed to deliver to him a warrant in said auditors Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds Thos Byrne John M Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler possession for the sum of 416.13 money set aside by the city to redeem from tax sale the north 60 feet of lot 826 in McDaniels subdivision also that he be allowed interest on the amount for the time th ecity has had the use of the money reported in favor of not granting the prayer of the petitioner Ald Crawford moved the report be approved carried Ald parker chairman of the committee on harbors presented the following statement To the Board of Directors of the Dubuque Pontoon Bridge co Gentlemen the following is the amount of work completed by H E Horton contractor to date cu yds masonry lineal feet piling cubic yards rip rap b m gilage concrete rock excavation and retaining wall in east approach total 51568.95 Twenty percent contingencies and superintendence False work and traveller completed there is on hand the following material ready to be placed in the work cu yds cut stone ton iron for superstructure total amount of work 71582.94 M Tschirigi jr Engineer In view of said estimate Ald Parker reported in favor of allowing the Dubuque pontoon Bridge co the remainder of the first one half of the amount given to said bridge company to aid the construction of their wagon bridge and moved the amount or 4000 be paid Ald Trexler offered as an amendment that the claim of the Dubuque Pontoon Bridge co be referred to the new council Lost by the following vote Ayes Ald Doerfler Hollnagel and Trexler nayes Ald Thos Byrne John M byrne Crawford Downer Hayden Parker and Ryder On motion Ald Parkers recommendation was adopted Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds Thos Byrne John M Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler Ald Ryder offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the City of Dubuque that on account of extra service rendered by the city recorder and city marshal during the past fiscal year and as a further recompense for the large amount of work performed faithfully and efficiently by those officers they be allowed as an extra salary the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars Ald Hollnagel moved the resolution be received and filed the ayes and nayes being called upon ald Hollnagels motion the vote resulted as follows Nayes Ald T byrne J M Byrne Crawford Hayden and Ryder 5 ayes Ald Doerfler Downer Hollnagel parker and Trexler 5 The vote resulting in a tie the motion was adopted by the mayor voting aye Ald ryder chairman of the committee of the whole reported an ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled an ordinance to establish and regulate markets and the sale of meats etc being chapter XVII of the revised ordinances of the city of Dubuque in favor of adopting said ordinance and wouuld further recommend that it be amended by making a license for grocers and others for handling poultry and fish the sum of five dollars Ald Crawford offered as an amendment to the report that the city attorney be instructed to draft an ordinance repealing an ordinance regulating license to be paid for the sale of fresh meats by grocers and butchers etc Ald Downer offered as a substitute that the ordinance be referred to teh new council carried Ald ryder reported in favor of receiving and filing the petition of the ternes Boot and shoe Mfg Co praying for the remission of taxes Ald Thos Byrne offered as an amendment that the petition be referred to the new council carried Ald ryder reported in favor of referring the petition of the Langworthy Adams Iron works to the new council carried Ald ryder Chairman of the special committee consisting of the aldermen of the First ward to whom was referred the petition of A mcCann et al praying for the improvement of St mary's Street reported in favor of granting the prayer of the petitioners report adopted Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds Thos Byrne John M Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler Ald Ryder chairman of the committee of the whole reported on the petition of the Eagle Point Ferry co by recommending that they be allowed the sum of 100 per month dating from the time said ferry commences to run until ordered stopped by the city council Ald Doerfler moved the report of the committee be adopted carried by the following vote ayes ald Crawford Doerfler hayden Hollnagel Ryder and Trexler 6 Nayes ald Thos Byrne Downer and parker 3 On motion council adjourned until 2 oclock pm Ald ryder chairman of the committee of the whole reported in favor of receiving and filing the petition of the CB and N RR co remonstrating against the manner in which the Dubuque Pontoon Bridge co are constructing their west abuttment report adopted Ald Parker offered the following resolution and moved its adoption whereas a proposition is pending before the city council to aid the Eagle Point Ferry co in maintaining its ferry at Eagle Point by appropriateing a certain sum per month to be paid at the end of each month during which the ferry shall be operated therefore in order to enable the city council to act intelligently on the subject it be resolved that the Eagle Point Ferry co be requested to prepare and present to the city council a statement duly sworn to showing the financial condition and the receipts and expenses of the company during the season of 1886 and that action on the appropriation be postponed until the receipt of such report Ald Crawford offered as an amendment to the resolution that part of it providing for the suspension of action of the appropriation be stricken out Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds T Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler 9 Ald Doerfler offered as a substitute that the recorder be instructed to request the ferry company to furnish a statement of its receipts and disbursements and indebtedness carried Ald Hollnagel chairman of the fire committee reported in fvor of receiving and filing the petitions of L Daily Geo W Lucas et al and Catherine Phalen carried Ald Crawford Chairman of the street committee presented the following report which upon his motion was adopted Whereas at the last meeting of this council a petition was presented asking that an alley 15 feet wide and 100 feet long lying south of lots 4 5 and 6 and north of lot 7 in sub out lot 724 on Cardiff Street be vacated and whereas said petition was favorably reported on a ten days notice of the councils intention to vacate said alley ordered published in the official paper of the city which notice has been so published therefore be it resolved that the alley above described be vacated and annulled of record committee P W Crawford Louis Doerfler Thos Byrne Ald Crawford presented and read a resolution laid over at the session of march 7th 1887 providing for the levying of a special assessment against abutting property to pay for laying a plank sidewalk on West Locust Street between seventeenth and alta Vista Streets by James Crawford contractor no objections being raised by the owners of abutting property on motion the assessment was levied unanimously ald Crawford offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a sidewalk three feet wide of good two inch plank be within 15 days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on teh east side of Grandview Avenue between Delhi and dodge streets Adopted by the following unanimous vote Ayes ald Thos byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds T Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler 9 ald Crawford moved that the action of the council referring the petition of mary Blake asking that a special tax levied against lot 2 of subd lot 1 of sub min lot 186 be cancelled to the delinquent tax committee be reconsidered carried Ald thos Byrne moved that the prayer of the petitioner be granted carried Ald Hayden offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved that the city treasurer be and is hereby instructed to retain five dollars per month for three months from each policemans salary for the purpose of paying for their overcoats On motion of ald Crawford the bids for the improvement of West Seventeenth Street from Clark Street to Yates street were opened by the recorder and referred to the city engineer City engineer Tschirgi presented a plat of a proposed street ordered through mineral lots 344 345 347 and 348 together with a right of way notice to owners of abutting property ald Crawford moved that the rules be suspended and any parties present permitted to address the council on the proposed opening of said street carried messrs Pickley and Hanson addressed the council Ald Crawford moved the proposed street be named Cain street carried Ald Crawford orffered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved that the recorder be instructed to issue a venier to the city marshal commending him to summon a jury to assess the damages to the persons whose property is proposed to be taken for the opening of Cain Street in accordance with teh plat of said street on file in the office of the city engineer City Engineer tschirgi submitted the following report to the honorable mayor and city council of the city of Dubuque Gentlemen I respectfully report having examined the bill of John Schroman contractor for filling done on dodge Street and would state that the filling done after completion of the sewer was done by parties not under my direction nor to my knowledge and when requested to Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds T Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler 9 ascertain whether sufficient filling had been done to cover the bill of J Spear presented to the council I found on examination that there had been and certified to that effect subsequently the bill of John Schroman for similar work was presented and referred to me I have spent considerable time to determine the amount of filling done and here with present the statement From examination I cannot determine how much each party filled but the total amount filled on the street is readily determined Statement Total amount of filling done on dodge Street to date on motion referred to street committee Ald Crawford moved the city engineer be instructed to measure a pile of macadam broken by Mr Rivers carried Ald Crawford presented the estimate of the city engineer on teh bidfs received for the improvement of West Seventeenth Street from Clark Street to Yates Street to wit J F Kringle thos Kavanaugh Jr Chas Steuck W H Rebman Jos Siege Mr Siege filing no bond and Mr W H Rebman being the next lowest bidder he was on motion awarded the contract Ald Doerfler moved a committee be appointed to canvass the votes of the city election held Monday april 4th 1887 carried The chair apopinted as such committee Alds Hayden and Downer Ald Hayden of the committee reported the following vote to wit Candidates 1st Ward 2nd 3rd 4th E 5th W W total Plurality CA Voelker Percy Preston Thos Gilliam E P Lange Chas Sass Robt mcArthur John Stafford James Agnew Jos E Skemp Henry Richter Andrew Reilly Justin Bechtel Aldermen T Kenneally Phil Ryder B J ONiell John Mulken J M Byrne Chas Mehl J Kleinschmidt J Drehouse Chas Quade D W Rand P W Crawford Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds T Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler 9 Candidates Henry Michel J J McCarthy owen Reynolds Jas Flanagan Peter Sahm Aldermen Meyer Klein Fengler Ald Hayden moved that the several candidates receiving a majority of the votes cast be declared duly elected carried Mayor Glab stated the time had arrived when the old council must give way to the new Ald Hayden offered the following resolution which was unanimous by adopted Where as the term of the mayor and that of our fellow aldermen has expired and the time has arrived when they will surrender their official positions and the relation which has bound us together in our official capacity and Whereas the retiring mayor and aldermen have our hearty and good wishes for their future prosperity in their retirement from public life to the private walks of citizenship havign while in office given their unselfish devotion to the welfare of the public good and in their retirement may have that rest and satisfaction of knowing that they hold a warm place in the memory of the members with whom they served and who are still in harness doing their best to promote the welfare of our beloved city Resolved that we owe our sincere thanks to Mayor Glab for his gentle manly and impartial conduct toward the members of this council and laso to our retiring brother aldermen for their uniform courtesy and unselfish devotion to duty Ald Crawford delivered the following I desire to thank you gentlemen for the kindly expression of personal regard and of regret at the severance of our official relations contained in the resolution so far as it relates to myself During my service in this council which has lasted six years I have had many pleasant associations and much agreeable intercourse with those with whom I have been connected in the city government While matters have not always run smoothly and some disagreeable episodes have at intervals occured in the course of our deliberations for which I am ready to assume the full share of the blame I retire from among you with the most friendly feelings for all with whom I have been officially associated Considering an unfortunate quickness of temper inherent in my nature and at times a proneness to irritation at meeting with the opposition in advocating what seemed to me to be right I congratulate myself that my official relations and intercourse with the members of the council and city officers have been generally so pleasant and that disagreeable episodes Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds T Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler 9 have been so few and at long intervals I can say with truth that I have never been intentionally discourteous to any of my associates in teh council and cannot recall ever having made an offensive remark without having first received strong provocation If on any occassion I have been rude or offensive I trust it will be kindly forgotten and forgiven In retiring from all official connection with the city government I experience a sense of relief from all care and responsibility and from work also which is very agreeable and I cheerfully turn over to others the duties which I have endeavored to discharge faithfully and to the best of my judgement While I have made mistakes and can recall some things in which I would now act differently on the whole I am reasonably well satisfied with what have done while a member of the council and retire with a consciousness of having endeavored faithfully to subserve the best interests of the city Ald downer delivered the following Gentlement of the council I desire to express to you my heartiest thanks for the honor which you have just done and those who with me vacate their seats held pleasantly with you in the resolution which you have just passed I desire in return to say that during the two years I have been with you in this council I have received uniformly from you the kindest attention and courtesy for which I thank you.Being as I have been somewhat unacustomed to the duties of this office and having indeed no actual liking for the work I trust that you will look with forgiven eyes upon all faults I may have committee and incourteous which I may have been guilty of To my friends and constituents of the third ward if any are present I desire to express my thanks for the confidence they ahve laced in me in giving me a seat in this honorable body And through I may have been of times at fault and may and probably have made mistakes during my two years of service I desire to add that I have ever been true to my own convictions and to my duties as I saw them laid upon me by my fellow citizens Gentlemen I thank you Ald Ryder and Hollnagel also expressed their sincere thanks for the past kindness shown and earnest wishes for the future success of their contemporaries and succesors mayor Glab delivered the following valedictory Gentlement of the council we have now reached the close of the second year of our official association and some of us are about to retire to give place to teh gentlemen who have been selected to fill our positions I cannot excuse myself and pass this occassion by in silence It would not indeed become me on the other hand to refer in detail to Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Glab in the chair Present Alds T Byrne Crawford Doerfler Downer Hayden Hollnagel Parker Ryder and Trexler 9 what has been accomplished by you as the representatives of the people this you well understand and you alone perhaps can fully appreciate the labor involved and the care and solicitude engendered in the discharge of your duties Errors undoubtedly have been committed as we look upon the past but foreknowledge is not a gift to man in any of the relations of life I am persuaded that your purposes and official acts rest upon and have been discharged in accordance with your best judgement having in view the prosperity of the people whose trusts have been committed to your hands and the growth and permanent welfare of Dubuque Decided difference of opinion has often marked your action on many important questions and to my mind such diverstiy in this or any other deliberative body is an indication if not a guarantee of prudent and wise legislation In th ecourse of our administration the city has been prosperous and gifted with many new enterprises two new railroads a high wagon bridge to cross the Mississippi river and numerous large and permanent buildings A very large portion of our people are the owners of their own homes and facilities so abundant on every hand to enable honest industry to acquire a homestead are so great that every year hundreds are added to the number of real estate owners in our midst The result of our work in the past two eyars is satisfactory to many of us and to the people generally so far as I can learn I am confident every member of the council has tried to make it so and do what he believed best for the general good the tax levy has been the same as for previous years the total city indebtedness has been reduced 35938.37 March 1st 1885 the total city indebtedness less cash on hand was 818905.03 March 1st 1887 the total 783966.66 to the city officers who have contributed their experience and knowledge of city affairs by aiding us in our labors I am sure you will join me in a hearty expression of thanks for their patience and urbanity With the best of wishes for the success of our successors I now vacate this place and introduce my successor. Mayor Glab delivered the oath of office to mayor elect chris A Voelker Mayor Voelker delivered the oath of office to Aldermen elect Kenneally Milhern Kleinschmidt Rand and Meyer and proceeded to delivery the following inaugural address Gentlemen of the city council of Dubuque and Fellow Citizens IA hotly contested but honestly and fairly conducted election has placed the peoples reform ticket in full control of the citys affairs The reult emphatically shows the great dissatisfaction which has existed for years past growing out of the management of municipal affairs It is the declared intention of the Peoples Reform Party to correct whatever abuses may have crept in to manage the citys Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Byrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler affairs as economically and honestly as near as can be as any citizen would his private business We wish it understood that we contemplate no startling changes or innovations we have no new or untried theories which we desire to practice but we do declare that honesty and integrity shall be the basis of our actions and that we will follow the fundamental principles of civil government as they are accepted and practiced in every free and enlightened country Socialism and communism we despise and abhor and for my part will pledge my honor that the first mutterings of that nature will as far as lies in my power be rigorously suppressed But permit me to assure you my fellow citizens that if we have any communists or socialists with in our city limits they belong to other parties rather than the Peoples Reform Party We proclaim that we intend to reform wherever a necessity therefor can be discovered We declare that the sacred rights of persons and property shall be respected We announce that an equal protection of the law will be accorded to all the poor man without a dollar as well as the rich man with many We have no war to wage with capital and although it is our aim and hope to better the condition and prospects of the laboring classes we will employ in our efforts no other than lawful and honest means to do so We want pure and honest elections and we want every american citizen to exercise his right as such with a clear head and honest heart We condemn the use of money and the various other demoralizing devices commonly used at the polls It is our avowed object to defeat the rings and cliques which long continuance in power of any one party is certain to develop We wish it plainly understood that taxation should be equally borne by all that we do not intend to levy on the rich mans estate and exempt the poor but we emphatically state that we wish to tax all the property which any man possesses that we want the tax equalized and that lots valued at 400 be assessed upon that basis and not upon the basis of 10 as we have known in some instances of having been done We do not object to persons holding vacant or unimproved property if they so desire and it is unnecessary to state we shall make of effort to confiscate the same but we deem it no more than fair that such vacant or unimproved property should be assessed according to its true value We recognize the sanctity of the law we pledge ourselves to uphold and obey it and shall endeavor during our administration to see that the poor many and the rich man stand on equal basis before the same The debt of the city as we all know is large and all of my predecessors have had some suggestions to make in reference thereto I will simply content myself with stating that it must be our earnest endeavor to reduce our floating debt and economize on streets and in every other department where economy can be practiced without endangering or destroying its efficiency Without going into details of each department let it be sufficient to state that it is our duty to watch over the business affairs of the city honestly and conscientiously to do our duty by our constituents so that when we turn over the city Regular Session April 7th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Byrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler matters to our successors we shall leave things in such shape that no fault can be found with our doings and no occasion arise for regrets on account of the victory of the Peoples Reform Party The mayor then named the following list of standing committes to wit Finance Hayden Trexler Mulkern Claims Rand Kleinschmidt Kenneally Ordinance Trexler Doerfler Parker Harbors Parker Meyer Kenneally Streets Mulkern Doerfler Byrne Police and Gas Doerfler Mulkern Hayden Markets Kenneally Trexler Rand Fire Doerfler Hayden Parker Public Grounds and buildings Byrne Meyer Kleinschmidt Delinquent Tax Kleinschmidt Rand Byrne Printing Meyer Byrne Rand Executive Committee board of Health Hayden Trexler Parker ald Meyer moved that the city council adjourn until Next Friday evening at 7:30 oclock Ald Trexler offered as an amendment that the council adjourn until next Monday at 9 oclock am carried adjourned attest James Agnew city Recorder Adjourned Regular Session April 11th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Byrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler The chair stated the object of the meeting was to appoint city officers for the ensuing year and appointed alds Hayden and Meyer tellers the following is the result of the balloting for mayor pro tem first ballot Doerfler Rand parker byrne Hayden Second Ballot Doerfler Rand Parker Hayden Ald Doerfler having received a majority of all votes cast was declared elected mayor pro tem The nomination for marshal being called the balloting resulted as follows First ballot Raesli Murphy Moore John Raesli having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected marshall The nomination for street commissioner being called the ballot resulted as follows First ballot OFarrell Sheehan Sullivan Jones James OFarrell having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected street commissioner The nomination for chief of the fire department being called the balloting resulted as follows First Ballot Strinsky Daly eitel Trieb Second Daly Trieb Strensky Third Trieb Strensky Daly Joseph Trieb having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected chief engineer The nominations for market master being called the balloting resulted as follows First ballot Rice burrows J mcNulty Collet Gratz Neuwohner SEcond Ballot Cratz Rice Lembeck Burroughs Third Gratz Rice Lembeck Alex Gratz having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared Adjourned Regular Session April 11th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Byrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler elected market master The nominations for wood measurer being called the balloting resulted as follows First ballot Gmehle Reynolds Reholdson Owen Reynolds having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected wood measurer The nominations for park commissioner being called the balloting resulted as follows First ballot P McNulty Thiering OMeara Wild Kelly alex Miller John McNulty Second Ballot OMeara Alex Miller Capt Boland A ryder Jim McGovern Michael OMeara having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected park commissioner The nominations for weigh master of the first ward being called the following is the result of the balloting First Ballot Straney OLoughlin Reynoldson Joseph Straney Sr having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected weighmaster of the First ward scales the nominations for weighmaster West Dubuque scales being called the balloting resulted as follows First Ballot Wm Hoskins Chas Pitscher Hoskinson Hoskinny Second Ballot Wm Hoskins Chas Pitschner The ballot resulting in a tie and the mayor voting for Chas Pitschner he was declared elected city weigher at the West Dubuque Scales Ald Doerfler moved that Henry C Deckert be nominated as city weigher for the Fifth ward east precinct and Frank Flsselman as city weigher for the west precinct same ward carried The election of an official paper for the ensuing year being called Ald Parker moved that the election of an official paper be postponed until the committee on printing confers with the different papers in regard to the lowest price for which the official printing can be obtained carried The nominations for health physician being called the balloting resulted as follows First ballot Green Brownson Guilbert Jennings Dr J H Green having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected city health physician Adjourned Regular Session April 11th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Byrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Ald Byrne moved that when the council adjourns it does so to meet again on Friday Evening April 15th at 7:30 oclock carried Ald Rand moved the election of a city engineer be postponed until Friday evening carried The nomination of pound master being caleld the balloting resulted as follows first ballot Vaughn Koenig Mr Wm Koenign having received a majority of the votes cast was declared elected pound master Ald Hayden offered the following resolution Resolved that warrants be drawn for 5 each in favor of the clerks and judges of the recent city election adopted Ald Trexler offred the following resolution which upon his motion was referred to the committee on police and gas with power Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a gasoline lamp be placed on the northwest corner of 18th and Elm Streets Ald Trexler offered the following resolution which on motion was referred to the committee on streets Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the sewer on the south side of Fourteenth street from Main to Clay streets be arched and the south side of said Fourteenth Street from Main to Clay street be graded guttered curbed and macadamized in conformity with teh ordinance on that subject that the city engineer be and is hereby directed to make the necessary plans and specifications for said improvement and the city recorder directed to give the proper notice for bids and proposals for the performance of the work The guttering curbing and macadamizing to be done at the expense of the owners of the abutting property Ald Trexler moved the question of bonds and salaries of city officers be referred to the committee of the whole carried Ald Hayden moved that the rules be suspended and permission granted Mr Meukel to address the council in regard to the proposed opening of Cain Street carried Mr Meukel addressed the council remonstrating against the opening of Cain Street as proposed by plat of city engineers Ald Byrne moved all petitions in the hands of the recorder be read carried Adjourned Regular Session April 11th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Byrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Petitions Mrs P Farrell et al praying that a policeman be stationed permanently in the vicinity of Dudge St and West Hill referred to the police and gas committee and city marshall with power Geo A Ohmert praying for the correction of an erroneous assessment levied against him for the years 1885 and 1886 referred to the delinquent tax committee Industrial leader by E M Newcomb managing editor asking that his paper be made the official paper for the ensuing year referred to the committee on printing Dubuque Telegraph by P J Quigley manager asking that it be made the official paper for the ensuing year referred to the committee on printing John Vaughn asking to be appointed to the position of pound master ordered received and filed Joseph Brunskill et al asking that Centre Street in simpsons addition be placed in a passable condition referred to committee on streets Wm Swaegler praying for the remission of tax on lot 27 in Hoopers addition referred to the delinquent tax committee Ellen Blake protesting against paying for a plank sidewalk laid abutting lots 6 and 7 in Blakes addition referred to the street committee Henry Ehlers et al asking that an alley from twenty second to twenty third street and between Washington and Jackson streets be graded and placed in a passable condition Referred to teh committee on streets with power to report as early as possible W S White praying that college ave be freed from all obstructions and brought to proper grade referred to committee on streets James Maloney asking that he be appointed to any vacancy occuring in the fire department referred to the fire committee John Schmitz et al praying that a street forty feet wide be ordered opened from Windsor Avenue to Stafford Avenue petitioners expressing their willingness to obtain right of way for said street Referred to the committee on streets Jos J Rowan et al praying that martin Fahey be given a position in the fire department referred to the fire committee Adjourned Regular Session April 11th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Byrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler United states electric light co asking for a portion of the city lighting offering to furnish incandescent street lamps of sixteen candle power for the sum of 20 each per annum referred to committee on police and gas James Printing asking to be appointed a policeman on the regular force referred to the committee on police and gas Geo W Burden protesting against the extension for five years of the present contract for caring for and lighting gasoline street lamps and asking that said contract be awarded to the lowest bidder referred to the committee on police and gas Cornelius Welsh et al asking that Division Street be repaired to make the same passable from Kniest Street to Johnson avenue and that a sidewalk be ordered laid on the south side of said division street referred to committee on streets Patrick McNulty asking to be appointed park commissioner ordered received and filed John Kieffer et al praying that a sidewalk three feet wide be ordered laid on Washington street from Eagle Point Avenue to Sanford Street referrd to committee on streets Ald Doerfler moved to adjourn carried Attest James Agnew city recorder Adjourned Regular Session April 15th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler the chair stated the object of teh meeting was to appoint a city engineer to hear the report of the committee of teh whole on bonds and salaries of officers and the transaction of any other business the council may deem proper The resignation of M Tschirgi Jr city Engineer was presented and read to the council Ald Mulkern moved the resignation be laid on the table carried Adjourned Regular Session April 15th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Ald Doerfler chairman of the committee of the whole presented the following report Your committee of the whole beg leave to report as follows on bonds and salaries of city officers for the ensuing year Treasurer Recorder Auditor Attorney Engineer Marshal Engineer FD Street commissioner Market Master Physician Pound Master Park commissioner Wharf Master Assessors The treasurer and engineer to furnish and pay for their own clerk hire respectfully submitted Louis Doerfler Ald Doerfler moved the report of the committee be adopted carried City attorney MaCarthy reported on teh bills presented to him for his opinion in regard to the countys being compelled to pay one half of the salary of special police hired to do duty on election day that the county of Dubuque was not legally liable to pay said bills Ald Trexler moved the report be received and that the city marshal be instructed to strive and collect from the county one half the cost of the special police at the rate of 3.00 per day per man carried Ald Hayden moved that the council proceed to ballot for the appointment of a city engineer carried The chair appointed Alds Hayden and Trexler tellers The following is the result of the ballot First Ballot Evans Wicklin Tschirgi Thos Byrne Mr W H Evans having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected city engneer for the ensuing year Ald Meyer presented the following bids received for doing the city printing Adjourned Regular Session April 15th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler German catholic printing co German careful synopsis of the proceedings ordinances translation and publication 160.00 Dubuque National Demokrat German all necessary advertisements including ordinances mayors proclamations notice of marshal treasurer auditor board of health and all other official publications such as reports of city council twenty five cents for each insertion of one square of ten lines brevier type or its equivalent Dubuque Telegraph all publications except council proceedings 450 council proceedings certified 200 total 650 The times co all necessary advertising including the official publications of ordinances mayor proclamations notices of marshal treasurer auditor board of health and all other publications except the delinquent tax list for 29 cents per square each insertion if the official proceedings of the council be published at the rate of 15 cents per square The herald all the advertising for 375 proceedings of the council if desired for 150 Ald Hayden moved an official paper be chosen by ballot carried The following is the result of the ballot for an official paper Telegraph Herald times The Telegraph having received a majority of all teh votes cast was declared the official paper for the ensuing year Ald Hayden moved that a german paper be selected by ballot carried The following is the result of teh ballot National Demokrat The Iowa The National Demokrat having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected the german official paper for the ensuing year Ald Hayden offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a sidewalk eight feet wide of good two inch plank be iwthin fifteen days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the south side of julien avenue between E line of lot 6 Kellys subdivision and Wilson Avenue adopted by the following unanimous vote Ayes Ald Byrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Adjourned Regular Session April 15th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Ald Hayden offered the following resolution resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque That a sidewalk four feet wide of good two inch plank be within fifteen days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the west side of Alpine street between West 3rd street and West 5th street adopted by the following unanimous vote Ayes ald Byrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt meyer mulkern parker rand and trexler ald thos Byrne recommended the payment of the following bills for work performed on teh streets during March Edward Hacket Barney Mccoy W H Hoskins Chas Hillory On motion the recommendation was adopted Ald Hayden moved the vote whereby Chas Pitschner was appointed city weigher of the fourth ward scales be reconsidered carried the chair ordered an appointment by ballot for a weigh master for the fourth ward scales with the following result WH Hoskins Chas Pitschner Mr W H Hoskins having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected weighmaster of teh fourth ward scales for the ensuing year Ald doerfler moved that when the council adjourns it does so to meet again on Monday April 18th 1887 at 7:30 pm carried by the following ayes Ald Doerfler Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern and Rand 6 nayes Alds Byrne Hayden Parker and Trexler 4 On motion adjourned Attest James Agnew City Recorder Adjourned Regular Session April 18th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulker Parker Rand and Trexler Adjourned Regular Session April 18th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulker Parker Rand and Trexler the chair stated the object of the meeting was to hear the report of the committee on fire Ald Doerfler chairman of the committee on fire stated that it was necessary to purchase a new team of horses for the no 1 engine co as one of the horses was afflicted with hip diseas and the other was too light for the service required ald Trexler moved that the committee on fire and the mayor be empowered to purchase a new team of horses for no 1 engine co and to dispose of the team now in service when such purchase was made carried Ald Hayden presented and read an invitation from the general committee on arrangemetns per P W Crawford chief marshal asking the council to take part in the parade of the grand army of the republic on Wednesday april 20th at 2 oclock pm Ald Hayden moved the invitation be accepted carried The chair appointed as a committee on arrangemetns and carriages Alds Hayden and Trexler Ald Doerfler presented to the council communications from Capts Eitel and Daly of Nos 1 and 2 engine company asking taht new bed clothes fatigue caps and a dozen towels be purchased and furnished to each company Ald Meyer moved the committee on fire be granted power to furnish the goods and equipments prayed for carried Ald Meyer offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a sidewalk four feet wide of good two inch plank be within thirty days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the west side of Queen street between Eagle Point Avenue and Sanford Street adopted by the following vote Ayes doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Ald Meyer offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a sideawlk six feet wide of good two inch plank be within thirty days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the south side of Eagle Point Avenue between couler Avenue and Johnson Avenue Adjourned Regular Session April 18th 1887 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Alds Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulker Parker Rand and Trexler Adopted by the following vote Ayes Ald Doerfler Hayden Kleinschmidt Kenneally Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Ald doerfler chairman of the police committee reported on the petition of Mrs P Farrell et al asking that a policeman be assigned to that portion of the city in the vicinity of Dodge Street and West Hill in favor of granting the prayer of the petitioner and recommended that Thos Meehan be placed on the police force On motion report adopted Ald Mulkern moved that the saloon license for the ensuing yerar be the same as last year ie 100 and that said license be collected in two installments payable semiannually carried Ald Hayden moved to adjourn carried Attest James Agnew City Recorder