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1888 March Council ProceedingsRegular Session Marhc 5th 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Byrne Kenneally Meyer Mulkern Parker and Rand Ald Meyer moved that the reading of the minutes of last session be dispensed with for the present carried The following bills were allowed To Whom For What Amt John Pals hauling 3 dead dogs Standard Lumber Co lumber for road dept G B Grosvenor 1 gross pens Philip Pier 1 cord maple wood police Wm Kalp assistant market master feb Mrs C Rubeck scrubbing city hall Smith Mathias Bros & Co printing National iron and Brass Wrks fixtures for patrol house Paul Schlenker two padlocks Jms OConnell services in recorders office H Haas express wm Rebman extra work done on west 5th st Ferguson Bros and Vogel plumbing in city hall and on 8th st John Kleinschmidt feed for patrol and pound Trexler Bros carriage hire from Sept 9 to Jan 16 National iron and Brass works supplies for fire dept C C Lembke & co Cooperative supply co matches Andrew Drees repair on sol Turk Eng C C Lembke & Co supplies for fire dept Pfiffner & Kriebs Key City Grass Co 9 1/2 bu coke Wm G Watters 7120 lbs of hay T W Reute 10 lbs tripoli Trexler Bros team and carriage Harger & Blish supplies for fire dept James lalley work on roof 4th st eng house Knapp Stout & co company lumber for patrol house 4th st eng house Farley Loetscher Mfg Co supplies for patrol house fire dept Standard Lumber Co lumber for city hall G B Grosvenor 2 erasers for city eng T W Reute sponge for patrol house Duggan and Bowen supplies for city hall Central Union Tel Co tel services for Feb 88 Hansen and Linehan 1 bale waste C H Whitwell veterinary surgeon national Iron and Brass works fixtures for sliding pole FD Regular Session March 5th 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Byrne Kenneally Meyer Mulkern Parker and Rand To Whom For What Amt Iowa Iron works supplies for J K Graves Eng T W Reute city parks Chas Oswald putting up and repairing stoves Geo C Luck plastering patrol house Benj W Jones lumber & work on 4th st eng and recorders T Connolly runners for FD Buggy put on Mell H Cushing shavings and horse hire FD M V Fry sheet Zinz A Y mcDonald plumbing done for FD Baumgartner & Kleigh supplies for fire dept E B Chandler alarm A Wunderlich shoing horses fire dept J Kleinschmidt feed for fire dept Christman & Healey supplies for fire dept Standard Lumber co lumber for 5th ward eng house Wm G Watters 10790 lbs hay A Wunderlich repairs for fire dept Thos E Frith removing dead dogs O N Richards repairs on city hall Dr J J Brownson 16 visits to calaboose reports of officers street commissioner OFarrell reported 674.17 due for street work done during the month of Feb 1888 report adopted and warrants ordered drawn to pay the same marshall Reasli reported 1438.20 due city police for Feb 88 that 55 arrests had been made receipts from pound 10.00 that he had received 300.00 for sale of house on Elm Street and 20.00 for sale of house on washington streets and that the patrol wagon had made 62 runs during Feb 88 report adopted and warrants ordered drawn to pay police Auditor Richter reported 956.75 due city officials for Feb 88 and 1168 due to members of the fire department for Feb 88 also that he had received for sale fo city ordinances books report adopted and warrants ordered drawn to pay city officials and members of fire dept Recorder stafford reported licenses issued by him during the month of Feb 1888 amounting to 142.00 report adopted market master gratz reported 157 drafts weighed on central market scales amounting to 23.55 having furnished 76 meals to prisoners at 20 cents 15.20 having received 514 sparrows at 1 cent per sparrow 5.14 report adopted and warrrants ordered drawn to pay for board of prisoners and bounty on sparrows Wood measurer Winkle reported having measured 1700 cords of wood adopted Regular Session March 5th 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Byrne Kenneally Meyer Mulkern Parker and Rand city lamplighter Caughlin reported having lighted 223 gas lamps during the month of Feb 1888 report adopted Weighers report Wm Hoskins West Dubuque 92 drafts Jos Straney first ward 230 Frank Fossellman Ffith 158 Frank Frick city hogweigher reported having paid into the city treasurer 14.67 per centage on drafts weighed during the month of Feb 88 report adopted Petitions The following petitions were read and referred to the committee on delinquent tax for reduction of assessment H Brinkman Paul Widert John Thurner Mrs Maria Gruber Marg Gehrens on real estate J W Coy Herman Mauer Key City Furniture Co on personality and realty J Freeman Nicholas Gregory on homestead Andrew Gehrig Addie H Wellington Lorenz Eberhardt Anna Bucholz Louis Seismann E H Schepple Wm Tiedmann on stock C Suess J M Mathias V J Williams on Mdse L A rhomberg Mrs Harriet P Bissell on real estate M Tschirgi Jr Mrs Mary Badey E P Times Chris Tuegel M M Walker James Welsh Iowa Coffin Co on reality and cancellation of taxes on per Dennis Ryan Christian Jungk on real estate Thos Kelly Andrew Oath J Boersveld Regular Session March 5th 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Byrne Kenneally Meyer Mulkern Parker and Rand J P Scharle T J Pfohl Wm Hollnagle Carl Schwindt Wm Potts J B Needham John P Roth J B Noel Mrs Emma E Patsch the following petitions for cancellation of taxes were read and referred to the committee on delinquent tax Cora E Schomo Elizabeth Schromen on her homestead J Hall on monies and credits Chaimberlain Plow Co for reduction on reality rosa Cadman Edward C gill on furniture Mrs Jacob Dolter The following petitions for cancellatin of taxes were granted Mrs T Lensing Sam martin on Mdse Henrietta Tinhoff Mrs Mahoney Patrick Lord Est Mrs Johanna McNalley Catherine Harman Catherine Reuter Elizabeth Metz Jacob Brick German Congretational Church Society Petition of T O Sullivan in relation to his claim for work done on assessment books referred to the committee of the whole Petition of John Bohn for permission to set his curbing and guttering in front of his property on washington street granted work to be done under the supervision of teh city eng Petition of M Brown for grade to put in his curbing and guttering in front of his property on 16th street from Jackson St to the alley on lot 42 granted and eng instructed to give the grade Petition of F Demars et al for the extension of Iowa Street ex to lot 9 they donating the necessary ground referred to the ald of the 3rd and 4th wards Regular Session March 5th 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Byrne Kenneally Meyer Mulkern Parker and Rand Petition of Dubuque water co for reduction of Water Tax referred to a special committee consisting of Ald Kenneally parker Kleinschmidt Rand and Meyers Petition of Wenzel Zachina for compensation for personal injury sustained while in the employ of the city Ald Kenneally moved that he be given 25.00 in full of all claims against the city carried Petition of Glab Bros in relation to the hydrant on 27th street north of the brewery referred to a special committee consisting of Ald Kenneally Parker Kleinschmidt Rand and Meyer Remonstrance of Jos Hug against vacating alley bet Julien Ave and West 7th street referred to the street committee Petition of Marg Graff for permission to do the necessary work in front of her lot on Sanford Street granted so far as relates to curbing and guttering work to be done under teh supervision of the city eng Petition of Francis Jaegger et al asking that lake Street between Fengler and Reed streets be graded to established grade also that arm dock and reed streets be graded between Lake and High granted city not to do the work until it has use for the filling Petition of Walker and Rhomberg asking that division street between Fengler street and Seventh Avenue in Hams Add be graded to established grade granted city not to do the work until it has use for the filling ald Kenneally moved to adjourn to meet at 2 oclock pm carried afternoon session Council Met at 2:15 pm Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Buyrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler The following bills were allowed To Whom For What amt H L Conger 1 ton of coal Christman and Healey 1 shovel Farley Loetscher Mfg co material for city hall Key City Gas Co gas consumed in public building 1/2 of lamplighters pay for Feb 88 Dubuque Printing Co Adv and Health statistics and spec tax sale Newberg supplies for patrol house Dubuque Water Works water supply for Feb 88 Regular Session March 5 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Buyrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler The following macadam bills were allowed Delphon Gonnea Clark Street James Gilbespie Julien Ave Patrick Mohan Wm McDermott Dodge Street The following petitions for reduction of assessment were read and referred to the delinquent tax committee Mrs Anna Sieg Elizabeth Saul H F Reynolds on real estate Mathias Marty the following petitions for cancellation of taxes were granted Thos Mulqueeney Geo Raphs Mrs Maria Schwind Petition of Mathias Marty et al in relation to the special assessment for improvement of High Street from M & NW R R to Johnson Ave was read and referred to a special committee consisting of Ald Kenneally Mulkern Kleinschmidt Rand Meyer City Engineer City Mayor and St Commissioner Communication from smith Mathias Bros and Co asking council how many copies of city directory for 1888 89 would be needed for the city officers Ald Hayden moved that the city take eleven 11 copies at 2.50 each carried Reports of standing committee Ald Hayden chairman of the committee on finance reported 721.14 due city treasurer for the following amounts as paid out refunded tax interest expense also that the city treasurer was carrying as cash a number of tax receipts made out for parties applying for them in Dec and Jan and failed to take them up and recommended that the recorder be empowered to draw warrants in favor of the treas for such receipts and have credits erased from tax books Report and recommendation adopted Ald Trexler read an ordinance entitled an ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled an ordinance for the establishment of city police and to prescribe rules and regulations therefore Ald Hayden moved it be adopted lost by the following vote Ayes Ald Byrne Hayden and Mulkern 3 Nayes Ald Doerfler Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Parker Rand and Trexler 7 Ald Rand chairman of the committee on claims reported on the claim of Graf gros of 32.40 in favor of allowing 5.00 report adopted Ald Mulkern chairman of the committee on streets reported on the petition of Jos Auchter in relation to 15th and jackson streets in favor Regular Session March 5 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Buyrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler of correcting assessment on macadamizing by reducing the lineal feet from 122 ro 114 at 62 1/2 cents per lineal foot report adopted Ald Byrne chairman of the committee on public grounds and buildings reported in favor of having a warrant drawn for 10.00 in favor of Walker and Rhomberg for ins on engine and patrol house cor 9th and Iowa report adopted Ald Kleinschmidt chairman of the delinquent tax committee reported as follows In favor of reducing the assessments on stocks and shares of the First National Bank to 193570.00 of the second national bank to 203570.00 Commercial National Bank to 104290.00 Dubuque National Bank to 101290 report adopted In favor of reducing assessment of Anna M Bush report adopted In favor of reducing assessment of Wm G Watters report adopted In favor of reducing assessment of maria Ortley reporta dopted In favor of reducing assessment of R LUthe report adopted In favor of reducing assessment of J L Kelly report adopted In favor of reducing assessment of Tom Burke report adopted In favor of reducing assessment of Frank Brede report adopted Adverse on the petition of maria T Riese J R Waller C L Pritchard G B Lovejoy and C W Robinson report adopted ald Trexler chairman of the special committee on gas and gasoline reported as follows On the bill of Key City Gas Co for 230 lamps lighted in Jan 88 479.17 in favor of deducting for not lighting 67.41 report adopted On the bill of the Key City Gas Co for 230 lamps lighted in Dec 87 479.17 in favor of deducting 43.76 for not lighting report adopted On the bill of the key city gas co for 223 lamps lighted in Feb 88 in 464.58 in favor of deducting 29.17 for not lighting report adopted Regular Session March 5 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Buyrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler In favor of allowing the bill of Key City Gas Co of 16.50 for setting and furnishing a lamp on broadway report adotped In favor of allowing the bill of the key city gas co of 5.00 for changing lamp post on cor 8th and jackson st report adopted On the bill of Wm Pickley for lighting and care of gasoline street lamps for Feb 1888 340.75 In favor of deducting 33.00 for not lighting report adopted On the bill of Wm Pickley for lighting and care of gasoline street lamps and one new lamp for Jan 88 345.75 in favor of deductging 50.58 for not lighting report adopted On the petition of P C Kenney for a gasoline lamp on the corner of center and Park Streets In favor of placing the lamp where prayed for and instructing the street commissioner to place guard rails around lamp post report adopted On the petition of G T Rath et al for a lamp on the corner of Queen and Regent streets in favor of granting petition report adopted On the resolution of Ald Meyer for a lamp on Lake and Schiller streets committee reports favorable report adopted On the petition of Frank Duetscher et al for a lamp on corner of kniest and division streets committee reports favorable report adopted In favor of placing three gasoline lamps on windsor ave between sanford street and entrance to Linwood cemetery report adopted In locating and changing gasoline lamps to gas lamps the committee reported the following changte White street on 17 18 19 lake streets and eagle point ave 5 Jackson street on 12 13 14 18 19 and Eagle Point Ave 6 Washington Strets on 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 and Eagle Point Ave 9 Elm Street 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 lake street and eagle point ave 12 Cor of Lake and Couler Ave Eagle Point Ave Knist Johnson Prince Queen and Windsor Ave 6 South Dodge street to Rising Ave 4 Locust Street to R R Avenue 4 Hill Street to Burch 4 West Fifth Street from Burch to Prospect 2 Summit Street 1 Wilson Avenue 2 Roberts Ave 1 Grove St 2 Prairie St 2 8 Chestnut Street 1 Julien Ave from Nevada to Broad 3 Nevad St 1 5 Forrest Lane 1 Madfison and Main Street 1 Seminary St to Main 2 4 West Locust 4 lamps to be placed under the direction of the committee 4 on gas your committee would also recommend that the gas Regular Session March 5 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Buyrne Doerfler Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler co be instructed to begin work as soon as possible Signed Jms Trexler Jms Meyer Tom Byrne and D W Rand ald Mulkern moved that teh city engineer be instructed to measure all macadam broken for the city carried Annual reports were read for the fiscal year ending Feb 29 1888 of the auditor treasurer marshall attorney city attorney and chief of the fire departmetn showing the amounts of receipts and disbursements of the city finances the cost of maintaining and operating the different departments under the city's control a statement of the legal cases of which the in which the city is a party and the damgs of the of the police and fire department togther with a number of recommendations from the chief officers for the consideration of the council during the present On motion of Ald Mulkern the reports of the officer were referred to the finance committee for printing in book form as soon as possible. The following judges and clerks of elections together with the following polling places for the different wards were appointed by the council Firs ward polling place montana house Judges T J Donahue and Wm Coats Clerks thos Turner and Thos Rafferty Second Ward Polling place Judges B Rawson and N C Ryan Clerks M M Hayden and Wm thompson third Ward Polling Place city hall Judges A Hoerner and M Morgan Clerks H Krakow and H Terness Fourth Ward Polling Place Stafford Bros Cor 8th and bluff Judges C Leckie and R Wallis Clerks G R Foster and J M Kennety Fifth Ward Polling Place S E Cor of Eagle Point Ave and Kniest St Judges Peter oeth and H Miller Clerks J C Fuchs and J kessler Ald Trexler moved that we adjourn to meet at 7:30 pm carried Evening Session Council met at 7:30 pm Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Byrne Kenneally Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Resolutions Ald Mulkern offered the following resolution which upon Regular Session March 5 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Byrne Kenneally Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that from and after this date the grading of the streets and alleys where practable shall be done by the city by day work under the supervision of the street committee and city engineer and that all bids by contractors for macadamizing paving and guttering shall be by the square yard Ald Rand offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the city recorder be and is hereby instructed to issue a venire to the city marshall commanding him to summon a jury according to ordinance to assess the damages to the property necessary to be taken for right of way for the proposed new street leading from west locust street to seminary street and gold street at the west end of Coxs add according to a plat furnished by the city engineer Ald rand offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that west seventeenth from Clark Street to Cox Street be brought to its proper grade. ald Trexler offered the following resolution be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the city recorder be instructed to draw a warrant for 210.00 in favor of the city marshall allowing 10% for more licenses collected than his predessor Ald Mulkern moved that the resolution be laid on teh table lost by the following vote Ayes Ald Kenneally Mulkern and Parker Nayes Ald Byrne Hayden Meyer Rand and Trexler Ald Rand moved to amend the resolution by making the amount 5 percent of the amount over and above his predessor carried The resolution as amended was adopted Ald Hayden offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Where as the city treasurer has called the attention of the council by tabulated statemetn which is presented herewith to differences existing between the books of the auditor and treasurer which shows they have been out of balance since 1874 to 1886 inclusive in amounts ranging from 2500 to 2000 therefore be it Resolved by the city council of the city of dubuque that the mayor of treasurer be authorized to engage an expert accountant to examine the books for the years named and to report to the council the result of such examination ald Trexler offered the following resolutin which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a globe gas lamp be placed on the cor of 18th and White st in front of Lutheran Church Regular Session March 5 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present Ald Byrne Kenneally Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Ald Trexler offered the following resoltuion which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that Mrs Everett be allowed to pay 1/2 of special assessment on Lake Street in six months Ald Trexler offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city council of the city of Dubuque that the street commissioner be instructed to arch 14th street sewer sewer from Pine to Maple Streets Ald Parker offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the city attorney in connection with the mayor be and is hereby directed and empowered to settle the cases of Bolt vs City of dubuque Kringle vs city of dubuque and city of Dubuque vs Jm O"meara et al and report their action in said cases to council Ald byrne moved that when we adjourn we do so to meet Wednesday evening mch 7 at 7:30 pm carried Rules were suspended and jos Strinsky was given permission to address the council Mr Strinskey addressed the council at length on the matter of dispensing with the services of the engineer for the reserve engine Ald Hayden moved that peter Martin be allowed 10.00 per month extra her to do all the repairs needed on all engines that he can do and furnish engineer for extra engine when needed carried by the following vote Ayes ald Byrne Hayden Meyer and Mulkern Nayes Ald Kenneally parker rand and Trexler 4 There being a tie the mayor voted aye ald Hayden moved to adjourn carried attest John stafford recorder Adjourned Regular Session March 7 1888 Council met at 7:45 pm Mayor Voelker in the chair Present ald Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Petition of Farley and Loetscher Mfg co and Standard Lumber Co for permission to do their own curbing guttering and macadamizing on Seventh Street from Jackson to Washington streets was referred to the committee on streets Adjourned Regular Session March 7 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present ald Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Petition of S A Bowdish for reduction of assessment Petition of Jos Herod for reconsideration of the action of the council on his petition for reduction of taxes referred to the delinquent tax committee Petition of Carolina Boxleiter for reduction of assessment the following bills were allowed Dr J H Gren postage Dubuque Independent advertising Chas Gissell stationary Industrial Leader advertising Ald Rand moved that Messrs J Morgadant and Alphonse Schmnidt be relieved from further duties as registers of electors carried Report of the jury appointed to assess damages to property caused by the opening of Division Street was opened and read as follows C H Meyer Paul Frisch Isadore Ehrlich Wm Schearmann Ald Meyer moved that the report be adopted carried Ald Trexler moved that the recorder be instructed to draw a warrant in favor of cash of the jurors for 2.00 carried Ald Kenneally chairman of the committee appointed to investigate the in which High Street was improved reported that the committee found the street done according to plans and specifications report adopted Rules were suspended and B E Linehan addressed the council briefly on the matter of the noise made by the horses in the patrol house which disturb the rest of those living in adjoining houses ald trexler moved that the repeater connected with the Gamewell Fire alarm system be purchased for 450.00 carried Health Physician Greene and City Engineer Evans reports were read and referred to the finance committee for printing Ald Meyer moved that when adjourn we do so to meet on Mch 21 1888 at 7 oclock pm carried Ald Mulkern offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the city engineer be instructed to correpond with teh manufacturers of steam street rollers for catalogue Adjourned Regular Session March 7 1888 Mayor Voelker in the chair Present ald Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler and prices with the view of purchasing of one for the use of teh city and report to the city council ald Mulkern offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the contracts for improvements on Lake Street from the M and NW Railroad track to Fengler street be and the same is hereby cancelled Ald Meyer moved that the finance committee be instructed to have 500 of the annual reports printed carried Ald Meyer of moved that the matter of purchasing more fire alarm boxes be referred to a special committee consisting of one ald from each ward carried The following ald were appointed Kenneally Hayden Trexler Parker and Meyer the same committee to decide how many was needed and locate the same Ald Trexler moved that the committee on public buildings be instructed to make necessary repairs in Fifth Ward Engine house carried Ald Trexler offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the City of Dubuque that the City recorder be and is hereby instructed to notify the owners of the following described premises to wit lots 203 4 5 and 9 east dubuque add to appear at the next regular session of the city council at which session it is the intention of the council to pass a resolution ordering said lots to be filled up to prevent stagnant water remaining thereon and show casue if any they have why said resolution should not be adopted Ald Meyer offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of dubuque that the city attorney be and is hereby instructed to procure deeds from the owners of property joining on division street between Johnson Ave and Kniest Street and the city recorder instructed to draw warrants for the different amounts Ald Meyer offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the committee on fire and fire marshall be instructed to notify Jos Forrester to construct proper fire protection for employees Ald Parker moved to adjourn carried Attest John Stafford Recorder Adjourned Regular Session March 21, 1888 Mayor Pro tem Doerfler in the chair Present Ald Hayden Kenneally Byrne Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler The following bills were allowed To Whom For What Amt Geo C Luck plastering 5th ward eng house Chas gissell supplies for city recorder thos Henney work on fourth st eng house Morrison Bros work on 5th ward eng house J Mcquillan work and material for 4th st eng house Fred Ruh macadam ellis St Michael Carroll Grove St Chas Karsch Stafford Ave Michael Lavin Weigels Alley Simon Meyer couler Ave Wm Rieman Petitions the following petitions for reduction of assessment was read and referred to the delinquent tax committee Mary A Linton Mrs Mary smith W W Wood worth Michael OShea Frederick Schultz P A Schuler and J Hennessy Petition of E L King for cancellation of taxes of 87 granted Petition of Fisher and Co et al asking that wall street in teh Dubuque Harbor Improvement Cos add be graded from teh levee to Bell street referred to the street committee Petition of Wm Johnson et al asking that fifth Avenue in Hams Add be graded referred to the street committee Petition of F Sieg et al for a bridge at the intersection of Union Ave and West Locust Street also that West Locust Street be graded from Union Ave to Alta vista Street in woods add referred to the street committee Petition of J A Rhomberg for a gasoline lamp on the alley between Fifth and West 7th Street granted Pettion of J A Rhomberg et al asking that all the cross streets from Windsor Ave including Reed Street be named Avenues and that Waverly Avenue be called South Avenue to the corporation line also that the road north of Fifth Avenue in Hams add be named Fifth Ave to the corporation line and that Adams street be called Adams Ave that Division Street be changed to grand ave High Street from the Mississippi to couler ave be named Lincoln Ave Lake Street be called Garfield Ave from the intersection of Elm St to the Mississippi river Adjourned Regular Session March 21, 1888 Mayor Pro tem Doerfler in the chair Present Ald Hayden Kenneally Byrne Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler Ald Hayden moved that the prayer of the petition be granted with the following amendments that division street be changed to Lincoln Ave and High Street from the Mississippi River to Couler Ave be named Rhomberg Ave carried Petition of Henry Miller asking council to vacate 10 feet 8 in on the east side of of lot 12 Kniest Guthrie & Browns sub he to give the necessary amount of land to the city fo the opening of Elm street as shown by the plat in the eingineers office Upon motion Recorder was instructed to give public notice of ssaid application Petition of C H Booth for vacation of Fifth Street from the intersection of the proposed new street from Fourth to Sixth streets and Market street west to the 100 foot strip and the alley between fourth and fifth street from Market street to the 100 foot strip he to give right of way for the proposed new street through his property from fourth to sixth streets upon motion recorder was instructed to give public notice of such application for vacation Ald Mulkern chairman of the committee to whom was referred the petition of Brady Elwanger and Co et al for an approach to the High Bridge by fourth street reported as follows Your committee beg leave to report in favor of adopting the following as an approach to the high bridge from fourth street in a direct line to the intersection of Sixth and Market streets as shown by the purple lines on accompanying profile thence east to the levee thence north to the high bridge Your committee would recommend that Fifth street from the 100 foot strip be vacated and in consideration of such vacation Gen booth will deed to the city a strip of land 64 feet wide and extending through his property from Fourth Street to the Alley between Fifth and Sixth street as shown by purple lines on accompanying plat Your committee would also recommend that the city attorney be instructed to procure deeds from teh owners of lots 14 15 16 17 18 19 in block 30 Dubuque Harbor Improvement cos add of so much of said lots as is required for said street 64 feet wide and that the recorder be instructed to draw warrants on teh treasurer in favor of the owners of above described lots at the rate of 200.00 per full lot and at the same proportion for the fractional part of any of above described lots when the amount of each lot required is ascertained by the city engineer signed J Mulkern C D Hayden report of the committee was accepted and recorded instructed to give public notice of such vacation Engineer Evans submitted estimate of filling required for a roadway 36 ft wide on top by wall street route 36000 cubic yds at 35 cents 12600.00 cost of right of way 3000.00 same by sixth street route filling 32000 yards at 35 cents 12000.00 cost of right of way 800.00 Adjourned Regular Session March 21, 1888 Mayor Pro tem Doerfler in the chair Present Ald Hayden Kenneally Byrne Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler City engineer evans submitted estimate of cost of Seventh Avenue sewer as follows stone arch sewer 8 feet wide and 6 feet wide and 6 feet high in the clear will cost 4.75 per lineal foot length 800 feet making a total cost of sewer 3800 referred to the street committee Report of commissioners appointed to assess damages by reason of the change of grade on lake street was opened and read as follows We the undersigned commissioners appointed by your hon body to assess damages if any in the matter of the change of grade on Lake street from Johnson Avenue to Schiller Street after first being duly sworn viewed the premises and that after due and careful consideration could not arrive at an agreement all of which is respectfully submitted J Zangmeister J Eichhorn J Wunderlich Report accepted and warrants ordered drawn in favor of each of the commissioners for 2.00 report of the jury appointed to assess damages by reason of the extension of elm street from Lake Street to Eagle Point Avenue was opened and read as follows Dubuqeu Street Railway Co lot 95 315 Anton Baumhoefer lot 100 report accepted and city attorney instructed to procure deeds for the amount of land necessary to be taken and recorder instructed to draw warrants for the different amounts also that the jury receive 2.00 each resolutions Ald Meyer offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the city recorder be and is hereby instructed to issue a venire to the city marshall and furnish him with the names of the owners of property as furnished and returned by the city engineer commanding him to summon a jury of twelve free holders citizens of Dubuque not directly interested to assess damages caused by the proposed extension of Division street from Kniest Street to jackson Street Ald Meyer offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the street commissioner be and is hereby instructed to place a stone crossing on the north side of Rhomberg avenue couler ave and on the east side of couler and rhomberg aves and white st ald Meyer offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted by it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the piece of land lying between Johnson Ave and Kniest street known as Division Street Extension as surveyed and platted by the Adjourned Regular Session March 21, 1888 Mayor Pro tem Doerfler in the chair Present Ald Hayden Kenneally Byrne Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Parker Rand and Trexler city engineer be and the same is hereby declared a public street that teh city recorder be and is hereby ordered to place upon record a plat of said street as surveyed and returned by the city engineer ald Meyer offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that division street be straightened through Wicks Add and through Scotts second add and made uniform in width with the remainder of said street and that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to make a plat showing the amount of land required from abutting lots to straighten said street Ald Hayden offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolve by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a gas lamp be placed on the north west corner of the fifth and bluff st Ald Rand offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted by a unanimous vote be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a sidewalk four 4 feet wide of good two inch plank be within ten days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the north side of Vernon Street from lot 38 to Alta vista Street in Levins Add Ald Meyers moved that the platt as prepared by the city engineer showing the land required to be taken in straightening Division street through McCraneys first add and hams add be approved carried by the following vote Ayes Ald Byrne Hayden Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand and Trexler Nayes 0 Ald Hayden moved to adjourn carried Attest John Stafford city recorder