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1888 June Council ProceedingsRegular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand And Trexler Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved The following bills were allowed for whom for what amount F Schloz tools for road department G F Thormann material for fire department Christman and Healey grass seed for parks Paul Schlenker material for city hall E E Frith removing garbage John Eichhorn oil for road department John Pickley filling on 7th street Palmer Winall & Co supplies for city offices Nathional Demokrat advertising Palmer Winall & Co supplies for city hall Standard Lumber co road dept Eugene Frith gravel for streets Nicholas Brandt P Klauer supplies for police dept G I Baumbartner work at Graves engine house Chas Oswald supplies for calboose Morrison Bros rep fountain sixth street John Tibey stone for crossings N H Thedinga tools for road dept John Kleinschmidt feed for pound and patrol John Oconnell services as time keeper and in recorders office Fengler & Schwagler line for road dept Ferguson & Nogel water closets in city hall August Kaiser Alternations in graves engine house Geo Gray helmets whistles buttons etc for police P H Keeley painting 4th st engine house G B Grosevenor stationary for engineers office A A Cooper wagon for fire dept Baumgartner & Kleih supplies for road Byrne Bros carriage for decoration day F Scherr & son barrells for road dept John Pilmaier one day labor as registrar Adam Doerr Jr Central Union Telephone Co Telephone service Mrs Cath Weber cleaning city hall Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand And Trexler E E Frith hauling dead dogs Wm G Watters hay for fire dept Christman & Healey Street street Phil finkenauer carpenter work in city hall Pfiffner & Kriebs repairing harness Morrison Bros repairing at 4th st engine house Duggan Sullivan & Kinsella supplies for road dept C C Lembke & Co repairing harness Knapp Stout & Co company Lumber for road dept John Harney repairing road tools Christman & Healey supplies for fire dept J F Ris & Bro Walter Cook team on decoration day C A Boelker bedding for hook and ladder co John Kleinschmidt feed for fire dept Wm Howard team for decoration day Key City Gas Co coke for sol turck co J K Graves engine Baumgartner & Kleih supplies for fire dept Farley & Loetscher load of shavings Jas Kelly Stationary for city officers C A voelker goloves for police standard lumber co lumber for road dept L Daly cleaning around market F Schloz repairing tools C H Whitwell services & medicine for May The following bills were referred to the committee on fire John Eichhorn oats for fire department J W Halpin oats for fire department Wm E Pickley Ernest Mueller for rent and board of registrars two days The following petitions were read and referred to the committee on streets I Cleminson et al to change the location of the north cascade road Walker & Rhomber et al for opening of street in Mechanics addition Remonstrance of H Reivera against the improvement of West Locust Street alice Gill against the improvement of Emmett Street James Howie et al for sidewalk on Walnut Street Petition of Mary Schaefer for vacation of alley in Henion add Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand And Trexler Mary C Norman for damages for change of road on Mineral Lot 122 Patrick Lee et al for sidewalk on southern ave Ross McMahon for improvement of English Lane Peter Mersch for street crossing from southeast corner of Lake street to southwest side of Couler Ave J A Rhomberg et al for the grading of Alta Vista Street between 14th and Union Ave The following petitions for cancellatin of assessment were referred to the delinquent tax committee Wm Rooney M donahue and anna Dell The following petitions for reduction of assessment were referred to teh delinquent tax committee Petition of C Lange J J Murray Hattie L Scott jacob Kratz Daniel Whelan Estate of Robert Waller John Thurnher Minnie Kaliska B B Richards James Hug R R Stanfenbeil and Annie Shea the following petitions were granted Petition of Owen Reynolds City Assessor for extension of time to complete the tax books Petition of T Wieland for permission to curb and gutter in front of his premises J E Foye for extension of time to fulfil contract The following petitions in relation to licenses were referred to the mayor W W Woodworth in relation to hotel and runners license and petition of M Coffee in relation to saloon license Petition of R W Lange for grade and permission to set gutter and curb referred to street committee and engineer Petition of D C Cram for crossings on West Locust street referred to street committee with power Petition of Nicholas Gregory et al for the opnening of Oak Street referred to the street committee with power to purchase part of the lot obstructing said street and to report thereon Petition of ellen Blake for increase of award for opening of foye Street was laid on the table Petition of R E Peck et al for reduction of billiard table license was laid on the table remonstrance of John Nagle against laying of sidewalk on Jefferson Street was laid on the table Petition of Timothy dillon et al for gas lamps on Fifth Street referred to committee on police and gas Petition of D Morely et al for lamp on locust street between thirteenth and fourteenth streets referred Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand And Trexler to committee on police and gas Petition of a H Greatbach for damages for personal injuries referred to committee on claims E Muntz for protecting retaining wall on Seminary street Wm White et al in regard to the dangerous condition of a house on Walnut street referred to the fourth ward aldermen Application of W H Phillips for veterinary surgeon referred to committee on fire Petition of W F Reinochl et al to reduce the width of Providence Street referred to aldermen of fifth ward and city attorney Petition of City Butchers asking the council to pass an ordinance regulating the sale of meats etc referred to the committee of the whole Remonstrance of the National iron and Brass Co et al against the improvement of Kniest street was received and filed Communication of C H Booth offering to do the filling on Sixth Street at 25 cents per cubic yard referred to the committee of the whole Petition of Frank L quade et al for street between Sanford and Twenty Second Street referred to teh committee of the whole Petition of P H E Sommerfield et al for abatement of nuisance caused by stagnant water west and east of the M & NW railroad track and located on blocks 15 19 and 20 in Dubuque Harbor companys addition referred to the aldermen of the second ward the following petition from the Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Railroad was read the prayer of the petition was granted and the conditions accepted The recorder was instructed to record the petition in full in the minutes of the proceedings The petition is as follows to the mayor and council of the city of Dubuque Iowa The Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Railway co shows to your honorable body that on or about the 1st day of August 1887 the then Minnesota and Northwestern Railraod Co were granted have by the city council of Dubuque to erect a high bridge over its tracks at the Peru road crossing on a grade approach of 13' in 100 as appears in the plans then submitted to and approved by the council and that afterwards said high bridge was constructed in accordance with said plans and by permission of the said city council That after the said bridge and approaches were completed the said city council were led to Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand And Trexler believe that the grades were too steep and ordered the city engineer to prepare plans of said bridge and the grade approach thereto on a gradient of 6.60 in 100 and have asked the Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Railway Co the successor of the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad Co to change the grade from 13 in 100 to 6.60 in 100 and which the said chicago St Paul Kansas City Railway Co are willing to do after proper authority from said city council shall be granted therefor Wherefore in order to carry out teh wishes of teh city council of Dubuque the said Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Railway co respectfully ask that authority be granted said Railway co to change said approaches to said high bridge so that teh gradient will be 6.60 in 100 in accordance with the plan prepared by the city Engineer of the city of Dubuque a copy of which is hereto annexed and made a part of this petition Your petitioners will pay all damages found against the said city by reason of claims made by abutting property owners by reason of the erection of said bridge and approaches and will maintain teh bridge in good repair the said railroad to be duly notified of any claim or action made against teh city by reason of said bridge A copy of the bridge and gradient thereto are hereto annexed the same being an exact copy of the new plan made by order of the city authorities and approved The Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Railway Co June 2 1888 by Tonke and Lyon Attorneys Ald Meyer moved to adjourn to 2 oclock pm carried Afternoon Session Council met at 2 oclock pm Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler The assignment of the contract for work on west seventeenth street of John Kringle to J E Foye was adopted and bond of J E Foye approved Reports of officers Recorder Fitzpatrick reported 3452.50 collected for licenses during the month of May report adopted Auditor scott reported 7343.06 as total receipts during the month of May 1888 and also reported 3540.53 in Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler the hands of the treasurer May 31 1888 Also reported 1116.44 due city officers for the month of May and 1160 due firemen for month of May Report adopted and warrants ordered drawn to pay the several amounts Marshal Raesli reported 1479.05 due the police force for the month of May also reported ninety arrests for May also reported havign received 78.25 as pound receipts also reported one city ordinance case report adopted Street commissioner OFarrell reported 5661.75 due for street work during the month of May report adopted and street warrants ordered drawn to pay same Marketmaster Gratz reported 26.25 collected for rent of huckster stands for month of May market house scales board of prisoners bounty on sparrows Report adopted and warrant ordered drawn to pay for board of prisoners and for sparrows Treasurer Sass reported the following amounts due him refunded tax redemption fire expense report adopted and warrants ordered drawn Wood Measurer Langton reported measuring 916 cords of wood for month of May report received and filed Frank fosselman reported weighing 50 drafts on the fifth ward scales for the month of May Reprot received and filed Frank Fosselman reported weighing 44 drafts on the Fifth Ward Scales for the month of april report received and filed Joseph Straney reported weighing 176 drafts on the First Ward Scales for the month of May Report received and filed H C Deckert reported weighing 280 drafts on the Eagle Point Scales from Nov 87 to June 1 88 Report received and filed Chas Pitschner reported weighing 66 drafts during the month of May on the West Dubuque scales report received and filed Lamplighter Coughlan reported having lighted 223 gas lamps for the month of May 1888 report received and filed Police Justice quigley reported having paid into the city treasury 12.50 collected on an ordinance case report received and filed The following bills were allowed John Lambert services as ferryman during high water Wm Gear Dubuque Water works Water supply for May Ferguson Bros & Vogel repairing 13th st Hydrant Chas Steuck curbing and guttering John Heim macadam John Penninger Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler The bill of Thos McDonald for burying two dead dogs referred to the committee on claims the bill of the key city gas company of 614.96 was referred to the committee on police and gas macdam bills to the amount of 1336.50 were ordered paid Bids for street work were opened and referred to the street committee and engineer Ald Rand of the street committee reported on teh change of grade on division street from Johnson avenue to First Avenue in Hams addition in favor of adopting the blue line as shown on the profile report adopted Ald Meyer reported as follows in regard to the change of the name of High Street Your committee consiting of the two aldermen of the fifth Ward to whom the petition remonstrating against the change of High Street Rhomberg Avenue was referred would respectfully state that after inquiring into this matter we find there exists a prejudice against the name of rhomberg therefore your committee would recommend that the name be changed as prayed for in the former petition namely Lincoln Avenue and as we have already a street by that name the residents on said lincoln Avenue remonstrate against the name of said street being changed and on the whole and division street be named Grand Avenue Ald Sanders offered as an amendment to ald Meyers report the following report Your committee of Fifth Ward Aldermen to whom the petition remonstrating against the change of name of High Street to Rhomberg Avenue was referred would respectfully state that after inquiring into this matter I find that there exists a prejudice against the name of Rhomberg a gentleman and citizen who has been a great help in building and improving that part of the city therefore I would not report otherwise than to retain the newly adopted name of Rhomberg avenue and as the petitioners request to have said street named Lincoln Avenue the residents on said Lincoln Avenue remonstrate against the name of said street being changed and on the whole it would make a mixed up affair therefore be it resolved by the city council fo the city of Dubuque that the names of the lately changed streets to Garfield Avenue Rhomberg Avenue and lincoln Avenue be retained carried by the following vote Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler ayes Ald Daniels Kenneally Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 7 Nayes Ald Meyer and Kleinschmidt 2 Ald Sanders chairman of the committee on police and gas reported as follows on the bill of Wm E Pickley for 357.45 viz in favor of deducting 31.75 from said bill for lamps not lighted report adopted In favor of deducting 6.25 from the bill of the key city gas co for 477.08 report adopted In favor of allowing bill of the Key city Gas co for 138.05 report adopted Ald Sanders chairman of the committee on police and gas made the following report To the honorable mayor and city council Gentlemen being chairman of the committee on gas I am compelled to bring to your attention the fact that our present system of lighting streets is not only a failure but a useless waste of hundreds of dollars of the city's money some time ago the city ordered gas lamps in place of gasoline but there not being enough consumers to pay for laying pipes the gas company say they cannot afford to give us light where ordered The gasoline lamp is also a failure as the lamps are mostly old and rickety from neglect and poor care and most lamps are leaking and not properly lit I have seen lamps lit at 6 pm when the proper time to light them was 8:30 pm In consequence those lamps would burn out when most needed It is for this council to say if they will put up with such fulfillments of contracts or if the council deems it advisable or possible to give our city better light for the money we are paying for these contracts Until we can better our street lighting system i will offer the following resolution Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that all street lamps carried on the citys payroll that be extinguished before the Philadelphia lighting calendar time shall be reported as not properly lighted and the full amount of the same be deducted report and resolution adopted Ald meyer chairman of the executive committee of the Board of health reported as follows Your committee to whom was referred the within communication would respectfully report and recommend small pox house or pest house or hold itself open to receive all patients from st louis to st paul on the Mississippi River with small pox but will receive and care for such cases as occur incidentally or as are not thrust upon it from long distances upon the Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler following terms 10 per day for medical services 13 per day for board and medicine for from one to three over that number the medical attendance is to be 15 per day and board the same at 3 per day and actual expenes for transportation burial and a plain suit of cloths furnished upon discharge the maine hospital that the dilapidated condition to put the same in and is in such close it dangerous for the that the past bank below the city boat with proper divided so that patients pox or other contagious out going through the disease in our midst in readiness for use Trexler Meyer Committee for the firs ttime ordinance to amend after which be moved ordinance be read its final passage Alds Daniels Mulkern rand Rawson none committee of the whole of Bart E Linehan and would beg leave to city council without Ald Rand moved that the proposed improvement be exempt from taxation for a period of ten years ald Mulkern offered as an amendment that the petition of the ownrs of the Julien House property be laid on the table carried Ald Mulkern chairman of the committee of the whole reported in reference to the purchase Ald sanders reported as follows in regard to the steam road roller to the honorable mayor and city council of the city of Dubuque Gentlemen being requested to make special inquiry about steam road rollers I would say that i have seen several different rollers in New York philadelphia and Lancaster Penn I also stopped at Harrisburgh manuracturer excepting one and which is stored away as all inquiries at that place from persons convinced me that our city did not want to buy one of their make I have seen some of the Philadelphia rollers at Philadelphia but the only roller that seems to give general satisfaction seems to be the Aveling and Porter steel road rollers this machine I inspected at Lancaster Pa and have seen it work and the mayor and street committee recommend it very highly The machine is well constructed and seems to have engine power to handle it with greater ease than the other rollers I have seen and if our city treasury was in better trim I would advise Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler claim W E Pickley Key city Gas co Gas and Gasoline Lamps Infectious diseases the city to buy one of the Aveling and Porter Steel road roller as it would be saving as well as a most necessary purchase respectfully Chas J W Sanders report adopted and upon motion the matter of purchasing a steam road roller was referred to the committee of the whole with power ayes ald Daniels Kenneally Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 7 Nayes Ald Meyer and Kleinschmidt 2 Ald Sanders chairman of the committee on police and gas reported as follows on the bill of Wm E Pickley in favor of deducting 31.75 from said bill for lamps in favor gas co for 47 In favor report adopted Ald Sanders made the to the Gentlemen I am compelled our present but a useless money some of gasoline to pay for lay afford to give The gasoline are mostly old most lamps lamps lit at was 8:30 pm out when if they will or if the our city better these contract system I would be it resolved that all be extinguished time shall full amount resolution ald meyer board of your comm communication would respectfully ypon and recommend That the city of Dubuque do not establish a permanent small pox house or pest house or hold itself open to receive all patients from St Louis to St Paul on the Mississippi river with small pox but will receive and care for such cases as occur incidentally or as are not thrust upon it from long distances upon the Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler following terms 10 epr day for medical services 13 per day for board and medicine for from one to three over that number the medical attendance is to be 15 per day and board the same at 3 per day and actual expenses for transportation burial and a plain suit of cloths furnished upon discharge to be paid by the government out of the maine hospital fund John Meyer John Trexler Geo B Burch committee report adopted Board of Health Your committee further reports as follows That the county pest house is in such a dilapidated condition that it will cost no less than 500 to put the same in proper condition for inhabitation and is in such close vicinity of the college as to make it dangerous for the pupils attending the same Your committee further recommends that the pest house be placed on the river bank below the city and further that a covered flat boat with proper divided departments be gotten for the purpose so that patients from the river afflicted with small pox or other contagious diseases may be taken there without going through the city and being the cause of spreading disease in our midst that said boat be placed in the harbor in readiness for use John Trexler John Meyer report adopted Ald Kleinschmidt presented and read for committee in first time an ordinance to amend an ordinance in relation to licenses after which be moved the rules be suspended and the ordinance be read the second time and place upon its final passage carried by the following vote Ayes alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 Nayes none Ald Mulkern chairman of the committee of the whole reported as follows on the petition of bart E Linehan and Frank D Stout viz your committee would beg leave to refer the within petition back to the city council without any recommendation report adopted Ald Rand moved that the proposed improvement be exempt from taxation for a period of ten years ald Mulkern offered as an amendment that the petition of the owners of the Julien house property be laid on the table carried Ald Mulkern chairman of the committee of the whole reported as follows in reference to the purchase Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler of a steam road roller that the proper officer be instructed to give ald Sanders credentials to assist him in the investigation of the merits of the different road rollers report adopted Ald Mulkern chairman of the committee of the whole to whom was referred the claim of M Tschirgi reported as follows 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 of allowing petitioner fifty 50 dollars in full for all claims he has against the city of Dubuque fo services in connection with the sewerage system he to give a receipt in full of all claims report adopted Ald Mulkern chairman of the committee on claims reported in favor of allowing the following the following bills Peter Winall and Co Central Union Telephone co C H Whitewell and reported as follows on teh bill of R Jackson and Son Your committee to whom was referred this bill find that the service was rendered and would recommend payment of the same Your committee however disapproves of the practice of going outside the regularly employed veterinary surgeon for professional service unless authorized by the fire committee and would recommend that in future all such bills as the within be not allowed or if allowed be charged to the officer or person responsible for the bill other than the committee on fire report adopted Mulkern chairman of the committee on claims reported in favor of allowing Michael Farrell 75.00 for personal injuries sustained by his wife upon receiving a receipt in full for all claims from said Michael Farrell and wife report adopted Ald Mulkern chairman of the committee on public grounds and buildings reported as follows on insurance policies Dubuque Fire and marine insurance Co premium reliance Mutual Insurance co premium Howard Insurance company premium Phoenix Insurance Company Premium Amazon Dubuque Fire and Marine Ald Meyer chairman of the printing committee reported in favor of allowing the following bills Independent Independent allowing on bill of 21.60 Industrial Leader report adopted Ald Meyer chairman of the printing committee read the bids of the Iowa and Demokrat for official paper for 1888 and moved that 500 be allowed for publishing the proceedings in one english and one german weekly paper lost Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler Ald Meyer moved to ballot for german official paper at 250 for a year carried The following is the vote taken Iowa 5 Demokrat 4 The Iowa was declared the official paper for the ensuing year Ald Mulkern moved that the industrial leader be made the official paper for the ensuing year lost by the following vote Ayes Ald Kenneally meyer Mulkern and Rand 4 Nayes Ald Daniels Kleinschmidt Rawson Sanders and Trexler 5 Ald Rand chairman of the street committee reported as follows In favor of placing a crossing on dodge and exchange street also in favor of having excavated places of Exchange St filled as prayed for by Jhn Lowry et al report adopted In favor of granting the petition of W A Harkett et al for a drain sewer on West fifth STreet report adopted In favor of granting the petition of P Tibeysidewalk on west side of Brad St In favor of widening rising avenue where needed most as prayed for report adopted In favor of referring the petition of Peter Meyer et al in relation to grade on division street to engineer and street commissioner report adopted In favor of granting the petition fo j McKenzie so far as relates to making West Seminary street passable report adopted In favor of asking further time on petition of A McCann et al in relation to improvement of St mary's street granted In favor of granting the petition of J Zangmeister et al for opening of Glen Oak street if the pay costs and damages report adopted In favor of granting petition of H B Mears et al in relation to making Main street extension passable report adopted In favor of asking for further time on the petition of C T Hancock in regard to grade on Grove Street granted In favor of granting the petition of John T Hancock et al in relation to retaining wall on West Eleventh Street report adopted In favor of asking for further time on the petition of the dubuque Omnibus company in relation to water trough on Eighth Street granted Ald Trexler chairman of the delinquent tax committee reported as follows In favor of reducing assessment of John Barrett on part of Mineral Lot 24 report adopted Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler In favor of reducing assessment of Iowa coffin Co and canceling personalty report adopted In favor of reducing assessment report adopted M J cobb Mrs H Wells Wm Lawther F Drexel J G Bailey In favor of canceling personalty of Cath Norton report adopted In favor of reducing assessment of John Kaep report adopted Steam heating Co M Scheidecker In favor of reducing assessment of John Drehouse Louis Geisemann J W Coy S Kormann Edward Ford Maria Kempf J S Randall Lumber Co W W Woodworth V J Williams Implement co W Mink Jos Tschudi J Harragan Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler In favor of reducing the assessment of Addie H Wellington report adopted T W Kringle Chamberlain Plow CoM A Hubert Elizabeth Hughes and Joseph Jeffrey Same committee reported adversely on the following petitions Wm G Watters J G Mathews Mary Sohn M Tschirgi Jr Margaret M Garry report adopted Engineer Evans presented a profile for change of grade on Hart street which was referred to the street committee Resolutions 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 a street crossing be placed on the north side of Ninth and Iowa Streets and the east side of Iowa between Twelfth and thirteenth streets Ald Trexler offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a sidewalk six feet wide of good two inch plank be within 20 days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the north side of 15th street between Iowa and White streets adopted by the following vote ayes ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 Nays 0 Ald Trexler offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a sidewalk six feet wide of good two inch plank or brick be within 20 days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the north side of 15th street between clay and jackson streets Adopted by the following vote Ayes ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 Nays 0 Ald Trexler 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 or brick be within 20 days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the south side of 15th street between Main and Iowa Streets where not already laid adopted by the following Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler vote ayes ald daniels kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 nays 0 ald Trexler offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that Nineteenth Street between Jackson and Washington 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 specifications for said improvement and the city recorder directed to give the propernotice 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 Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 Nays 0 Ald Meyer offered the following resolution Whereas a petition filed for change of grade on High Street Feb 1st 1858 see book 5 page 315 by M Ham and 80 others also the council at the time appointed the street committee and city engineer and M Ham E G Hawthorne and E Fengler as a committee to report on said change we can find no report of said committee for the reason that there is no records from May 17th 1858 to oct 3rd 1861 or at least we cannot find them except in the engineers office we find on the profile a change marked of said changed grade which we suppose will be prima facie evidence that said change was made at the time Therefore be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to place upon record in a book kept for that purpose the profile now on file in the city engineers office as the regular established grade carried by the following vote Ayes Ald Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Sanders and Trexler 6 Nayes Alds Daniels Rand and Rawson 3 Ald Meyer offered the following resolutin which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to place upon record the profile for change of grade of division street in a book kept for that purpose 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 lay a stone crossing on teh west side of jackson Street and Rhomberg avenue and on the west side of Washington Street and Rhomberg avenue Ald Meyer offered the following resolution Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler Resolved by the city council of the city of dubuque that Lincoln Avenue between Kniest and Reed streets be 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 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 Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 Nayes 0 Ald Meyer offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that couler Avenue between Diagonal and 23rd streets be graded guttered curbed and macadamized in conformity with the ordinance upon that subject that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed 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 guttering curbing and macadamizing to be done at the expense of the owners of the abutting property Adopted by the following vote Ayes Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 nayes 0 ald Meyer offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a piece of land lying between Jackson and Kniest streets and known as division street extension as surveyed and platted by the city engineer be and the same is hereby declared a public street Resolved that the city recorder be and is hereby instructed to place upon record a plat of said street as surveyed and returned by the city engineer Resolved that the city marshal be and is hereby instructed to forthwith serve a written notice on th epersons occupying said street to quit possession and leave the premises within thirty days from the date of the notice Resolved that the marshal be and is hereby instructed to advertise and sell at auction to the highest bidder for cash all buildings sheds etc situated upon said premises the sale to take place within five days from vacation of said premises by the occupants and if any obstructions shall be found upon said premises ten days after the sale of said buildings etc the marshal shall Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler cause the same to be removed without furtner notice Ald Daniels offered the following resolution and moved its adoption Whereas it appears that a small portion of house no 341 on the north east corner of third and Burch street known as the wolcott house is located upon Burch Street Therefore be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that so much of said building as is located on Burch Street be permitted to remain undisturbed in its present location so long as the building shall be in existence carried by the following vote Ayes Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders Trexler 9 nayes 0 Ald Sanders offered the following resolution and moved its adoption Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the width of the sidewalk on west side of Elm Street between Sanford and 24th streets be reduced from 12 feet to 4 feet and that the M & NW RR be instructed to remove the telegraph poles accordingly and our street commissioner be instructed to make a suitable gutter to carry the water off said street carried by the following vote Ayes Ald Daniels Kenneally meyer Rand Rawson and Sanders 6 Nays ald Kleinschmidt and Trexler 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 corner of Gold and Seminary streets Ald sanders offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that out street commissioner be directed to enforce the ordinance relating to water and gas companies breaking up our streets and that whenever any company neglects to leve a street in as good a condition as before be shall without further orders cause the same to be made in good condition and casue the macadam to be replaced and collect the amount for such work from said company Ald sanders offered the following resolution which upon his motion was referred to the committee of the whole Being chairman of the police committee but according to recent legislative laws of our state a most useless appointment I cannot be make a few suggestions that inasmuch as our city covers quite a large territory and our police captain has not been able to visit some of our patrolmen for weeks while on duty therefore be it resolved by the city council Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler that our city be divided into two police districts and that one captain shall have charge of his men known as the southern district and a captain to be appointed to have charge of the men of the northern district and each of the two captains will as heretofore be in charge of the city marshal and the monthly pay of each captain be 62.50 Ald Sanders offered the following resolution resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that Jackson Street between Eagle Point Avenue and Peru Road 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 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 teh expense of the owners of the abutting property carried by the following vote Ayes Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson and Trexler 9 nayes 0 Ald Rand offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that in consideration of the execution by John V Rider of a deed to the property for th eproposed extension of Fourth Street to a part of lots 14 17 18 and 19 in Block No 30 in Dubuque Harbor Improvement Companys addition the city of Dubuque will exempt from special taxes Dubuque harbor improvement companys addition for the improvement of all streets and alleys abutting on said property carried by the following vote Ayes Alds Daniels Kenneally Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders 7 Nays Ald Kleinschmdit and Trexler 2 Ald Meyer offered the following resolution and moved its adoption Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a sidewalk three feet wide of good two inch plank be within 30 days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the south side of Hart Street between couler avenue and Valeria Street carried by the following vote Ayes Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 nayes 0 Ald Daniels offered the following resolution which Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of dubuque that the finance committee be and is hereby authorized to borrow sufficient funds say about 8500 to meet the current expenses for the month of May not including purchase or condemnation of land for streets the orders for which shall not be paid out of the money borrowed under this resolution 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 10 and 13 east Dubuque addition to appear at the next regular session of the city council as it is the intention of said council to pass a resolution ordering said lots to be filled up to prevent stagnant water remaining thereon and show cause if any have why said resolution should not be adopted Ald Mulkern offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a new lamp post be placed at the corner of Delhi Street and Grandview Avenue Ald Mulkern Offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a stone crossing be laid across Bluff Street on the north side of Sixth Street Ald Mulkern 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 Fourth Street in front of the Page House Ald Rand offered the following resolution resolved by the city council of the city of dubuque that in consideration of the execution by John Mulkern of a deed to the property for the proposed extension of Fourth Street to a part of lots No 15 and 16 block 30 in Dubuque Harbor Improvement Companys addition to the city of Dubuque will exempt from special taxes for the improvement of streets abutting on lot 1 of lot 16 block 30 and lot 1 of lot 15 block 30 in Dubuque Harbor Improvement company addition to the city of Dubuque carried by the following vote Ayes Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 8 Nayes 0 Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler Ald Kleinschmidt offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that 12th Street between Elm 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 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 abutting property owners carried by the following vote Ayes Ald Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 Nayes 0 Ald Mulkern offered a resolution ordering certain lots in the Dubuque Harbor Improvement Companys addition to be filled to prevent stagnant water lying thereon which upon his motion was laid over until the next regular session of the council and the recorder instructed to notify the owners of said lots to appear at the next regular session and show cause if any they have why said resolution should not be adopted Ald Meyer offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Whereas deeds have been procured from all the property owners on Division Street extension excepting Charles Meyer and Frank Altman who are the joint owners of some property on said proposed street Therefore be it resolved that a committee be appointed to procure from said meyer and altman a deed for said property at a compensation not to exceed 200 The mayor appointed as such committee the finance committee and city attorney Ald Kleinschmidt offered the following resolution Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that a sidewalk eight feet wide of good two in ch plank or brick be within 30 days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the east side of Jackson Street between 14th street and garfield avenue adopted by the following vote ayes Ald Daniels Kenneally 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 teh city of Dubuque that the street commissioner be and is hereby instructed to place a stone crossing on the north side of Fourteenth and White Streets Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson 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 city recorder be and is hereby instructed to notify the telephone co to place one of their instruments in of the aldermens residence who may want one Ald Rand offered the following resolution resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that the city engineer be instructed to prepare a profile showing the established grade and also a proposed change of grade on Rhomberg avenue between Johnson avenue and stafford avenue as prayed for by J A Rhomberg et al and that be file the same with the city recorder carried by the following vote ayes ald Daniels Kenneally Mulkern Rand and Rawson 5 Nayes Alds Kleinschmidt Meyer Sanders and Trexler 4 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 will buy no more macadam for the next six months or until notice is given that more is wanted and that the city council will establish the price per cubic yard to be paid for same Ald Rand 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 20 days of this notice constructed and laid in conformity with the ordinance in relation to sidewalks on the west side of Walnut street between West Eleventh street and Rose street where not already laid Carried by the following vote Ayes Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 Nayes 0 Ald Rand 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 placed at the corner of 13th and Locust Streets on teh west side of Locust and south side of 13th Streets Ald Rand offered the following resolution which upon his motion was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of Dubuque that teh city engineer be and is hereby instructed to make a profile from actual survey of alta Vista street from Julien Avenue to Fourteenth street showing the established grade or the old potter grade and also showing a proposed change of grade as follows commencing at Julien Avenue and going north on the established grade to its summit thence north fifty feet on a level line Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler thence to rose street at a height to intersect with its present established grade and that be instructed to place the same on file with the city recorder Ald Daniels moved that the city recorder be instructed to have all unrecorded deeds in his possession recorded carried Petition of W F reinochl et al to reduce width of providence street was referred to alderman of Fifth ward and city attorney Ald Meyer of the executive committee of the board health reported that they had awarded the contract for hauling of garbage to E Frith at 3.50 per day he being the lowest responsible bidder and recommended that be he be paid the above rate for the reason from may 20 1888 reporta adopted Ald Rand offered the following resolution which was laid over from the last meeting in order to allow the abutting property owners to appear and show cause if any they have why said resolution should not be adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of dubuque that to pay for macadamizing Jackson Street from Eagle Point Avenue to Lake Street by J W Kringle contractor in front of and adjoining the same a special tax be and is hereby levied on the several lots and parts of lots and parcels of real estate hereinafter named situate and owned and for the several amounts set opposite each lot or parcel of real estate as follows Owners name Description of Property Amount of Tax elizabeth Tuegel E 1/2 of lot 47 L H Langworthy add Jacob Roesner Jr E 1/2 of lot 48 L H Langhworthy add Matt Graff lot 49 Jacob roesner Lot 50 and 51 Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler Ferd Hepp L H Langworthys add lot 52 Geo Wiedmer 53 Peter Oeth 53 54 St Pauls congregation Lot 11 12 Steiners Add Frank Beyer 13 Andrew Gruber 14 Michael Wilkey 15 Geo Weidmer 16 F H Finke 17 Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler Herman Mauer lot 18 Steiners Add Andrew Gruber lot 44 L H Langworthys add August Figi 45 Matt Imhoff 45 46 Nick Heintz 46 John Mueller 35 Jms Fosselman 36 Henry Hess 37 Albert Zachina 38 Paul Frisch 39 40 Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler Nick Nicks lot 40 L H Langworthys add Herman Schaefer 42 Nick Lies 42 Matthew Nessler 42 43 Geo Ragatz 43 Louis Steins 44 Geo Jungk 44 No objections being raised the resolution was adopted by the following vote Ayes ald daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler 9 nayes 0 engineer Evans reported the bids for the improvement of streets as follows Elm from 12th to 17th street Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler Ald Rand moved that Jas Foye be awarded the contract for doing the curbing guttering and macadamizing and that Chas Steuck be awarded the grading carried elm from 10th to 12th streets Ald Rand moved that James Foy be awarded the contract for stone work he being the lowest responsible bidder He also moved that all bids for grading be cancelled and that the city do the grading carried 16th from Jackson to Pine Streets ald Rand moved that chas Steuck be awarded the contract he being the lowest responsible bidder carried Emmett street from Bluff to St marys street ald Rand moved that T J Donahue be awarded teh contract he being the lowest responsible bidder carried Commercial street from angle in street to High Bridge Regular Session June 4th 1888 Mayor Burch in the chair Present Alds Daniels Kenneally Kleinschmidt Meyer Mulkern Rand Rawson Sanders and Trexler Ald Mulkern moved that all bids for work on this street be rejected and that the same be done by day work carried Alley between elm and Pine streets from 13th to 14th streets Ald Rand moved that Wm Rebman be awarded the contract he being the lowest responsible bidder carried Kniest Street from Rhomberg Avenue to Garfield Avenue Ald Rand moved that chas Steuck be awarded the contract for doing the curbing guttering and macadamizing carried He also moved that all bids for grading be cancelled and the city do the grading carried Ald Mulkern moved that the recorder be instructed to draw warrants to pay for all deeds presented for right of way that are properly signed carried Ald Kleinschmidt moved to adjourn carried attest J C Fitzpatrick recorder