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1888 May Council ProceedingsSpecial Session April 30 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present ald Daniels Halpin Mulkern Meyer Rawson Sanders and Trexler Ald Trexler moved to adjourn attest John Stafford City Recorder Regular Session May 7 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Daniels Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler Minutes of the previous meeting were read and corrections ordered as follows the resolution of Ald Mulkern for the improvement of Diagonal St to read grading and macadamizing instead of grading curbing guttering and macadamizing also that the amendment of Ald Mulkern to Ald Daniels motion to include the daily independent in the official papers be put upon record The following bills were allowed to Whom For What amt J Kleinschmidt feed for patrol house Byrne Bros rent and board for horse F Schloz repair of road tools P Tibey crossing and paving for road dept C Pitschner supplies for road dept J H Giesey & Co repairs for fire dept Nick Brand gravel for road dept Eugene Frith J Ganahl repairs Standard Lumber Co lumber C W Robison J W Halpin two water pails Laflin and Rand Powder Co powder and fuse for road dept Ludwig Boeheim filing saws Cary Safe Co safe in treasurers office John McQuillan work and material at J K Graves engine house and at 4th st engine house Regular Session May 7 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Daniels Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler To Whom For What amt Thomas Byrne filling on 14th st Miss C Rubeck scrubbing city hall Harger & Blish stationary Ludwig Boeheim repairing lock W E Massey services as accountant in treasurers office Harger and Blish stationary John OConnell services in recorders office and time keeper Chas P Belg 3 pails for road dept National Iron and Brass works sash weights for engine house Dubuque Furnace and burial Case Co work for fire dept J H Giesey repairs John Mullen harness soap for fire dept Dubuque Water co water supply for city Morrison Bros supplies for patrol house Palmer Winall and Co supplies for city officers Chas Gissell Hansen and Linehan fire dept G T Thormann Robert Love hauling dead dog D Nitterauer Chas Steuck curbing and guttering on 7th st W J Dolan constructing sidewalks F H Finke 200 tin express tags B W Jones repairs in city hall and patrol house Morrison Bros repairing fountain in Washington Park Thos Hackney labor cleaning vault J Pickley 1 1/2 days with team cleaning vault John Kinsella cleaning vault J OBrien labor in park Dubuque Telegraph printing fo rapril and vital statistics Chas Oswald fixing smoke stack James Long hauling dog from the hill Smith mathis bros & Co 11 city directories and ptg postal cards Dubuque Mattress Co mattresses for calaboose J H Giesey feed box Dan Sheehan furnishing and setting 26 trees This bill was offered at the rate of 2.00 per tres Ald Rawson moved that the bill be allowed Ald Kleinschmidt amended the motion that he be allowed 1.25 per tree Ald Halpin amended the amendment that he be allowed 1.50 per tree The ayes and nayes being called on the amendment to the amendment the vote was a tie by the mayor pro tem voting as an alderman the right of the mayor pro tem to vote as an alderman being questioned by ald halpin the city attorney gave as his opinion that the mayor Regular Session May 7 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Daniels Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler pro tem had the power to give the casting vote only ald Halpins amendment to the amendment was declared carried to Whom for what amt E Frith removing horses and dogs in april John Harney repairing road tools Key City Gas Co coke for sol turck co J H Giesey material for patrol house Mayor Burch returning mayor pro tem Mulkern retired and Mayor Burch took the chair J W Kringle allowed on work done on Jackson st Andrew Reilly supplies for city offices G B Grosevenor F Schloz repairing road tools H L Congar coal for 18th st engine house Key City Gas Co coke for J K Graves Engine Duggan & Bowen 7 barrels A D Kirmse star for market master John Kleinschmidt supplies for fire dept Duggan and Bowen city hall John Eichhorn police headquarters John Eich horn 7 barrels for city hall The following bills were referred to the committee on claims central union telephone co Dr R Jackson and son C H Whitwell Palmer winall and Co The following was referred to the committee on police and gas bill of wm E Pickley The following was referred to the printing committee Bill of the independent The bill of J H Berg for meals for board of registrars was on motion received and filed Petitions the following petitions were read and referred to the street committee Petition of Geo Rupprecht et al asking to withdraw their names from a petition circulated by J A Rhomberg for a change of grade on High Street Regular Session May 7 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Daniels Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler J M McKenzie et al asking that the north side of Seminary Street from Gold Street to the west side of Littleton and Sawyers addition be graded and a four foot sidewalk be laid on same Norwegian Plow co asking that the sidewalk on South Main Street be filled John F Burke et al asking that west third street be graded and improved WA Harkett et al asking that West fifth Street sewer be extended Peter Mayer et al asking for grade on Kneist Street and Johnson Avenue W K Peabody et al asking that West Locust street be improved W H Kelly et al asking that rising Avenue be widened Patrick Tibey et al asking that a sidewalk be laid for 200 feet on the west side of Brad Street from Fifth Street south John Lowry et al asking that a crossing be placed on the south side of Dodge and Exchange Streets A McCain et al asking that St Marys street be guttered curbed and macadamized from Third Street south to Duggans lots Owen mcGloughlin custodian of the custom house asking for right of way for sewer from Custon House to Eighth Street HB Mears et al asking that the street between Seminary Street and Eagle Point Avenue be made passable Carr Ryder and wheeler et al asking that Eleventh Street be brought to grade from Washington street to the slough W E Massey asking for grade on Alta Vista Street C T Hancock asking that eleventh Street be graded Knapp Stout and Co Company asking that the sewer between C M and St P R R Cos tracks and the slough be repaired The following petitions were referred to the same committee with power M Tschirgi Jr et al for repair of Henion Street Chas Klingenberg et al asking that West Eagle Point Avenue be repaired The following petitions were received and filed E B Pickenbrock et al remonstrating against the building of a frame house within the fire limits Regular Session May 7 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Daniels Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler Adam Doerr et al protesting against the laying of a plank sidewalk on the west side of jackson Street Petition of Graff Bros for extra allowance for cleaning vault was laid on the table Petition of Michael Farrell asking for damages for personal injuries received by his wife referred to the committee on claims and city attorney Petition of Bart E Linehan and Frank D Stout asking that they be exempt from taxes for a term of fifteen years on the Julien House property referred to the committee of the whole Petition of Geo Mohr et al asking that Eleventh street be improved from elm Street to Pine Granted Ald Kenneally moved to adjourn until 2 oclock pm carried Afternoon session Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler The following petitions were read and referred to the street committee Dubuque Water Co and Lorimier House asking that the water trough on Eighth street be removed John T Hancock et al asking to raise the retaining wall on the south side of West Eleventh Street to the grade of the street J Zangmeister et al asking that glen Oak Avenue be opened Mia M Laren and Julia Burle remonstrating against the opening of Glen Oak avenue as prayed for by J Zangmeister et al Communication of W E massey in regard to the discrepencies existing between teh accounts of the auditor and treasurer referred to the finance committee Communication from Owen McGloughlin surveyor of customs in regard to the care of persons afflicted with infectuous diseases was referred to the executive committee of the board of health and mayor Petition of M J Considine asking that the time of paying special assessment be extended to Sept 1 88 granted Petition of Michael Carroll asking for measurement of macadam granted Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler the following petitions for reduction of assessment were read and referred to teh delinquent tax committee Catherine norton standard lumber co W W Woodworth T W Norton Dubuque Cabinet Makers Association Matthew Fagin John Kalp James Harragan F W Kringle Jos Tschudi Martin Scheidecker John Keenan E M Woodworth Communication of John Drehouse in regard to owners of derricks read and referred to delinquent tax committee Petition of Sophia Dempsey for remission of taxes received and filed Petition of Frank McGuinness in regard to his taxes on lot 153 Union Add and lot 1 of mineral lot 45 and lot 1 of mineral lot 47 granted The following petitions were read and referred to the delinquent tax committee mrs Beatty ellen conlan Mrs M Walter Mary Reif Wm G WAtters maggie Kalp Mary Sohn Joseph Jeffrey and mrs Maggie kolf Pettiion of Mrs Ihmann for extension of time for paying her special tax granted The following bills were allowed The standard Lumber Co Lumber for road dept The Knapp Stout Co Co E P Langeservices as accountant The bill of the Key City Gas Co referred to committee on police and gas the following insurance policies were referred to the committee on public grounds and buildings to wit The merchants Phoenix Dubuque Fire and marine Reliance Nuetral Howard and Amagon Ald Rand moved that the rules be suspended and Col Lyon be allowed to address the council in relation to the claim of M Tschirgi Jr carried Col Lyon spoke briefly in reference to said claim Reports of officers Recorder stafford reported licenses issued by him during the month of april also stated that he had ordered a new plate for city warrants and would recommend that the city purchase the same report and recommendation adopted Auditor Richter reporte 1078.25 due the city officers for the month of april 1888 Also 1163 due the fire department for the month of april 1888 also repoerted having sold one ordinance book for 2.50 report adopted Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler Marshal Raesle reported 1456.90 due the police for the month of april 1888 also reported fifty arrests for the month of april also one city ordinance case also reported having received 32.50 as pound receipts also reported having received 24.00 from J R Rhomberg as condemnation fees report adopted and warrants ordered drawn to pay police Street commissioner OFarrell reported 7495.59 due for street work during the month of april Also reported having received 178.55 for cleaning alleys 11.00 for the sale of Macadam and 5.00 for repair of streets Report adopted and warrants ordered drawn to pay the same Market Master Gratz reported 200.00 received for the sale of huckster stands 15.75 received from market house scales also 19.40 due for board of prisoners report adopted and warrant ordered drawn to pay for board of prisoners Treasurer Lange presented a report in relation to the examination of the tax books which upon motion was referred to the finance committee Wood measurer Winkel reported measuring 653 cords of wood report received and filed Chief Trieb of the fire department reported having received the resignation of two regular members of the fire department Joseph Gabel of Co I and Wm Brennan of Co 2 and of having appointed Tom OShea and Wm Ducy of the minute force to fill the vacancies Also that the department is in need of one wagon for the Fourth Street company for exercising purposes Report and recommendation adopted Police justice T T Duffy reported 2.75 due for one city ordinance case report adopted and warrant ordered drawn to pay same Wm Hoskins reported weighing 56 drafts on the West Dubuque scales report received and filed Jos Straney reported weighing 220 drafts on the first ward scales report received and filed Lamplighter Coughlin reported having lighted 229 gas lamps for the month of april report received and filed Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler Attorney Michel reported having received the deeds for the approach to the high bridge and recommended that a warrant be drawn in favor of A Levi for 50.00 report adopted and warrant ordered drawn He also reported on the petition of E Healy et al for grade of sidewalk on Bluff Street as follows If the present sidewalk is built on the established grade the property owners cannot be made to chagne it the question as to whether the sidewalk or the street as improved is on the established grade must be determined by a survey by the engineer Report adopted He also reported having secured the deeds necessary for the opening of Foy Street except Hintragers and Mrs Blakes who refuse to make deeds claiming that the award of teh jury is too low report adopted He also reported having settled the Kringle case paying 73.25 in full of judgement and costs and the OMeara case for 25.00 and costs which has been paid to the treasurer and would recommend that the Bott case be referred to his successor for adjustment report adopted reports of standing committees Ald Daniels chairman of the finance committee reported the following amounts due the city treasurer cary safe co postage interest fire warrants refunded tax Ald Daniels reported as follows on the communication of Treasurer Lange the finance committee to whom was referred the communication of E P Lange treasurer of date of april 9 1888 reporting thereon beg to recommend as follows That the special tax against E 1/2 of lot 5 west 39 ft of lot 6 that the tax for 1886 against city lots 364 365 366 367 and 368 be cancelled that the city redeem lot 11 in Quigleys add from sale1887 from tax 1883 and lot 126 all in East Dubuque addition be cancelled that the city redeem lot 302 in East Dubuque addition from the sale made in 1884 for the tax of 1883 that nothing be done at present about the other matters covered by said communication respectfully submitted Francis B Daniels John Trexler John Mulkern Finance Committee report adopted Mayor Burch of the special committee to whom was referred the resolution of Alderman Mulkern to look into the expediency of placing eleven 11 fire alarm boxes according to the report of the former committee Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler beg leave to report as follows Their report as we understand that one be placed at the corner of twenty fourth street and Couler Avenue one at the corner of Johnson Avenue and High Street One at the corner of Lake and Washington Streets One at the corner of Eagle Point and Couler Avenue One at the corner of Third and Cardiff Streets One at the M and NW Depot One at the corner of Julien Avenue and Alpine Street One at the corner of Tenth and Locust Streets One at the corner of Sixth and Main Streets One at the corner of Jones Street and Levee One at the corner of Walnut and Chestnut Streets We have examined these locations and think one about as necessary as the other done see how we can recommend any less if we put in any new boxes Have no doubt that the city p erhaps would not suffer much if none of these were put in and one fire might cost more to some person than this whole outlay would be to the city and your committee would concur with the former committee We think they had better be put in and we would make the following suggestion that the one for tenth and locust streets be placed at Eleventh and Locust STreets and that the one at the Illinois Central Depot be changed to Jones and Main Streets and that the one at Julien Avenue and Walnut Street be placed at the Diamond House Geo B Burch Bentley Rawson J Kleinschmidt Thos Kenneally report adopted ald Mulkern chairman of the committee of the whole reported as follows upon the remonstrance of Wm L Bradley and C W Horr your committee to whom was referred the within remonstrance would beg leave to report in favor of referring the same to the committee on streets Ald Meyer offered as an amendment that the committee on streets Ald Meyer offered as an amendment that the committee of the whole appoint a new commission carried Ald Mulkern chairman of the committee on claims reported in favor of allowing 17.30 in full for all claims of Wm Rebman against the city on account of the cancellation of contract for the improvement of West Seventeenth Street report adopted Ald Mulkern made the following report in reference to the claim of M Tschirgi Jr your committee to whom was referred the within petition after a careful consideration of the claim of petitioner would beg leave to report in favor Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler of allowing petitioner 50.00 in full for all claims he has against the city of Dubuque for services in connection with the sewerage system Ald Daniels moved that the petition be referred back to the committee of the whole and city attorney carried Ald Rawson chairman of the fire committee reported that one of the horses of the patrol wagon was unfit for services Ald Trexler moved that the fire committee be empowered to purchase a new horse and dispose of the old one now in service carried Ald Sanders chairman of the committee on police and gas reported as follows In favor of granting the prayer of the petition of J a rhomberg et al for a change of the gas lamp on West Fifth Street report adopted In favor of deducting 16.66 from the bill of the key city gas co for the month of March report adopted In favor of deducting 31.90 from the bill of Wm E Pickley report adopted ald Meyer chairman of the printing committee reported in favor of allowing the times co 73.20 on their bill report adopted He also reported as follows in regard to the official papers for the ensuing year Your committee to whom the matter of the city printing was referred having duly advertised for bids to do the necessary advertising for the year commencing May 1st 1888 such as ordinances mayors proclamations marshals treasurers and auditors notices and all other necessary advertising except the delinquent tax list The evneing Telegraph bid of 650.00 being the only bid received under said advertisement giving the amount of city subscribers and names of carrier boys and amount of papers delivered by each Ald Sanders offered as an amendment to the report that 2100.00 be appropriated for printing for theensuing year to be divided as follows Gelegraph 600 Herald 500 times 500 National Demokrat 300 and Industrial Leader 200 Lost by the following vote Ayes Ald Daniels Rand Rawson and Sanders 4 Nayes Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern and Trexler 6 The report of the printing committee was adopted by the following vote ayes ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern and Trexler 6 Nayes daniels Rand Rawson and Sanders 4 Ald Trexler chairman of the delinquent tax Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler committee reported as follows In favor of reducing the assessment of B H Campbell on city lot 358 to 4000 and city lot 414 to 2500 adverse to balance of petition report adopted In favor of reducing assessment report adopted John HennesseyConsolidated Tank Line Co S A Bowdish In favor of cancelling taxes report adopted Mary DeLorimier Miss mary Schmidt Mrs mary smith Caroline Baule Lucia Gruber John Shea Magdalena Brahm Wm LaBarge John Nagle H Reynolds In favor of cancelling assessment report adopted Ed Pfotzer M Brinkman Frederick Schultz James Walsh In favor of reducing assessment report adopted P A Schueler E C Gill mary C Suess Michael OShea Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler In favor of reducing assessment report adopted Mrs O S Langworthy Mrs Emma E Patch John Yall Anna Siege Mrs Lucy Clardy H F Reynolds In favor of cancelling the personal taxes of A C Atherton and adverse to the balance of petition report adopted In favor of reducing assessment report adopted Chas H Machert Paul Weipert Mrs Mary Body Chas Schreiber E P Terner M M Walker J P Scharle Carl Schmidt Margaret Rawlings T F Maxwell wm Hollnagel W L Orrick John B Needham Mrs alice Goldthorpe Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler In favor of reducing assessment report adopted annie M Bucholz Hannah Longan Mrs Mary Morgan anna M Bush G Hueckels Lorenz Eberhardt T J Pfohl Caroline Tische B B Richards James rowan Wm Tiedemann the same committee reported adverse on the following petitions J B Uffel Jas T Winers John G Mathias Mrs Harriett P Bissell L A Rhomberg M Marty E H Schepple J B Noel Mary A Linton John Thurmer M J King albert Kulas Mrs Annie Shea Wm Krakow J Jaeggi Elizabeth Saul A Oeth Poole and Stephens John Keenan M J Gladinga Raymond Gag Co report adopted Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler Ald Rand chairman of the street committee reported as follows adversely to the grading of adams avenue as prayed for by J A rhomberg et al report adopted In favor of instructing the city engineer to make a profile of the proposed grade on Sanford Street as prayed for by Henry W Kruse et al report adopted In favor of granting the petition of Wm Johnson et al as prayed for when teh city has convenient use for the filling report adopted In favor of allowing R W Rodgers 12.50 for filling on Glen Oak Street report adopted In favor of granting the prayer of the petition of Andrew Mengis report adopted In favor of granting the petition of B J ONeill as prayed for for the opening of Third Street to Grand View Avenue and same to be made passable report adopted In favor of filing the petition of J a rhomberg asking for the moving of a house on Julien Avenue report adopted In favor of filing remonstrance of E H Shepply against the moving of a house on Julien Avenue report adopted ald Rand of the special committee to whom was referred the petition of J M Kenety et al fo rhte opening of a street from West Locust Street to Seminary Street reported in favor of granting prayer of petitioners report adopted The bid of the Iowa for official paper was referred to the printing committee to report upon at the next meeting The invitation of the committee of the G A R inviting the mayor and city council to join with the member of Grand Army of the Republic in commemorating and honoring the brave and fallen defenders of our common country on memorial day Wednesday may 30 1888 was read On motion of ald Mulkern the invitation was accepted Ald Meyer moved that a committee of three be appointed to secure carriages for the occassion carried by unanimous vote The mayor appointed alds Meyer Halpin and Daniels as such committee Resolutions Ald Mulkern moved that the city engineer be instructed to measure all macadam that is broken at the present time carried ald Kleinschmidt offered the following resolution and moved its adoption Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that Twelfth Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler Street between Elm and Pine Streets be graded guttered curbed and macadamized in conformity with the ordinance on that subject that the city engineer be and he 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 abutting property Lost by the following vote Ayes Halpin kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rawson Sanders and Trexler Nayes Ald Daniels and Rand Ald Kleinschmdit offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that Elm Street between Tenth and Twelfth streets be graded guttered curbed and macadamized in conformtiy with the ordinance upon that subject that the city engineer be and he is hereby instructed directed to make the necessary plans 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 abutting property Adopted by the following vote ayes Ald Daniels Halpin Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 Nayes none Ald Kleinschmidt offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted 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 clay and Twelfth Streets Ald Kleinschmidt offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuqeu that the street commissiner be and is hereby instructed to place a stone crossing on the north side of Washington and 13th Streets Ald Kleinschmidt offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the street committee be and is hereby instructed to fill to grade Maple Street from 13th to 18th street and 14th street 15th street and 16th street from Pine to Cedar street Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler Ald Kleinschmidt offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted 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 Clay and Ninth streets ald Kleinschmidt offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the street committee be and is hereby instructed to fill to grade eighteenth street from Washington to Pine Street ald Kleinschmidt offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted 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 north side of White and sixteenth streets 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 tonotify the city marshal to have the fences on Valley Street removed from said street ald Rand offered the following resolutin 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 draw warrants in favor of A Levi for damages for land by the opening of Diagonal street near the high bridge in teh sum of fifty dollars 50 and also that he be instructed to draw warrants in favor of Bridget Bird for ten dollars 10 and also in favor of mary Mullen for eight dollars 8 for land taken for the opening of Foye street Ald Daniels 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 30 days of this notice constructed and laid in conformtiy with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the south side of Jefferson Street between Walnut and Spruce Streets adopted by the following vote Ayes ald Daniels Halpin Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 nayes none ald Halpin offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a sidewalk 6 feet wide of good two inch plank be within 10 days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler sidewalks on the north side of First Street between Main and Iowa Streets in front of City Lot 530 Adopted by the following vote Ayes Alds Daniels Halpin Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders Trexler 9 Nayes none Ald Trexler offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a sidewalk 12 feet wide of brick stone or cement be within 30 days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the east side of Clay Street between Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets Adopted by the following vote Ayes ald Daniels Halpin Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 Nayes none Ald Trexler offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that Sixteenth Street between Jackson and Pine streets be graded guttered curbed and macadamized in conformity with the ordinance upon that subject that the city engineer be and is hereby directed to make the necessary plans and specificiations 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 Adopted by the following vote Ayes Alds Daniels Halpin Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler Nayes none ald Halpin offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that Emmett Street between Bluff and St Mary's streets be graded guttered curbed and macadamized in conformity with the ordinance upon the subject that the city engineer be and he is hereby directed to make the necesesary 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 Adopted by the following vote Ayes Alds Daniels Halpin Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 Nayes none Ald Meyer offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that Kniest Street between Rhomberg and Garfield avenues be graded guttered curbed and macadamized in conformity with the ordinance upon that subject Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler That the city engineer be and he 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 Adopted by the following vote Ayes Alds Daniels Halpin Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler Nayes none Ald Trexler offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the street commissioner be instructed to place a stone crossing on the south side of 15th and white streets and on the north side of 12th and Iowa Streets Ald Halpin offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the City of Dubuque that a stone crossing be laid across Locust Street at the north side of First Street Ald Halpin offered the following resolution which upon his motion was referred to the city attorney and wharfmaster Be it resolved by the city council of Dubuque that the wharfmaster be instructed to collect a wharfarage fee from all boats and crafts of any kind laying in the ice harbor except steamboats and that the committee on ordinances be instructed to draft an ordinance in relation to the use of the harbor by said boats Ald Halpin offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of Dubuque that the committee on streets be instructed to examine the sewer on Dodge Street as the same is in very bad condition and should receive immediate attention and also the condition of Dodge Street Ald Meyer offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler City of Dubuque that the street commissioner be and is hereby instructed to place a stone crossing on the north side of Hart Street crossing Couler Avenue ald Sanders offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a gas lamp be placed at the northeast corner of Rhomberg and Couler Avenues 2nd that a gas lamp be placed at the northeast corner of Rhomberg avenue and White Street 3rd that the street commissioner be and is hereby instructed to lay a stone crossing across Rhomberg Avenue at the junction of Rhomberg and Garfield Avenues Ald Sanders offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a gasoline lamp be placed at the northeast corner of Washington Street and Sanford Avenue Ald rawson 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 instructed to place the extension of Dodge Street near the city limits in a passable condition ald Rand offered a resolution levying a special assessment for the improvement of Jackson Street from Eagle point Avenue to Lake Street which upon his motion was laid over until the next regular session and that the recorder be instructed to notify abutting property ownesr to appear at the next regular session and show cause if any why said resolution should not be adopted Ald Mulkern moved that the mayor with the street committee and engineer be instructed to confer with the C St P and K C R R Co to ask permission to place a crossing over their track on the peru rd carried The jury appointed to assess damages for the vacation of an alley in Corriells add reported as follows We the undersigned jurors summoned to assess the damages accuring by reason of vacating the alley lying southerly from lots 24 25 and 26 all in Coriells add to said city find the damages as follows Regular Session May 7th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Halpin Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Sanders and Trexler to lot 49 coriells add 27 28 total damagse respectfully submitted John Bell Chairman P H E Sommerfield Peter Oeth Secretary Patrick Clancy Peter Specht John Dorgan Lewis C Fuller JHames Allen John Eichhorn P finkenauer Joseph Traut Jos Platz Report adopted and warrants ordered drawn in favor of jurors and also in favor of patries damaged and report referred to city attorney to have Mr Rhomberg secure the city against damages ald Meyer moved that the city recorder be instructed to advertise for bids for the collection of garbage the same to be collected daily below the bluff and twice a week on the hills Contract to be let to the lowest responsible bidder bidders to file bonds with their proposals carried Ald Mulkern moved that the matter in regard to steam rollers be referred to the committee of the whole carried The following commissioners were appointed to assess damages if any to property on Lake Street by reason of the proposed change of grade on said street L Reineke H H smyth and J W Parker Ald Meyer moved to adjourn carried Attest J C Fitzpatric, recorder