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1852 April Council ProceedingsMarch 29, 1852 map of Dubuque Harbor Capt Barney A Hawley dredging harbor R Spaulding B J O'Halloran April 5, 1852 Lorimier, Farley, Ogilby, Booth, Wood, Molony, Bush City Charter published in pamphlet form Holt Mahony and Co. publisher J D Jennings surveying F McCraney watchman April 5, 1852 E Short child cholera case Beaubien cholera N Hoffman cleaning jail L Molony D M Morrison Council Room W R Evans hauling stone Election Results Mayor - J P Farley 222 votes. J H Emerson 213 Recorder - Charles Corkery 234 votes. R O Anderson 185 Treasurer - B J O'Halloran 218 votes. R C Waples 205 Assessor - H S Hetherington 271 votes. L A Styles 154 Marshal - H C Pierce 260 votes. B H Wilmot 170 Aldermen 1st Ward - Wm Waples, M McNamara J D Bush, J B Thomas 2nd Ward - C Pelan, H L Stout, Peter Kiene, S Shomo 3rd Ward - J Burt, Geo McHenry, W J Barney, Thomas Levens April 5, 1852 Mayor - J P Farley Recorder - Charles Corkery Treasurer - B J O'Halloran Assessor - H S Hetherington Marshal - H C Pierce Aldermen 1st Ward McNamara and Waples 2nd Ward Stout and Pelan 3rd Ward Burt and McHenry D M Morrison salary B M Samuels salary Horace Estes salary County paid bill cholera cases April 6, 1852 H L Stout sworn by the mayor April 7, 1852 Lorimier, Farley, Ogilby, Booth, Wood, Molony, Bush D M Morrison collecting Harbor Tax and city tax proper cleaning market house B J O'Halloran city scrip H C Pierce Marshal Wood moved $20 be appropriated for furnishing an oyster supper for the city officers Refreshment Committee April 12, 1852 Lorimier, Farley, Ogilby, Booth, Wood, Molony, Bush Fiscal report April 12, 1852 Jesse P Farley, William Waples, Michael McNamara, Christopher Pelan, Henry L Stout, James Burt, George McHenry Charles Corkery Henry L Stout mayor pro tem Henry S Hetherington declined to be qualified assessor Resolution Resolved that mayor committee contract for 300 forest trees public square April 12, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Hiram C Pierce Marshal bond and John G Shields and Edward Langworthy securities H C Pierce collector Marshal repair a breach in the bridge Bluff St. 8th St. City Council meeting time 7:00 PM April 19, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry improvement of public square boxes around the trees set outside the square Henry S Hetherington assessor had qualified Hiram Pierce James M Emerson as surety B J O'Halloran faithful discharge Communication from Recorder C Corkery State of the books and papers of this office City Charter duties and penalties of the recorder April 19, 1852 Recorder keep the seal of the city Recorder's letter to Council C Corkery finds no ordinance record, no account with treasurer, collector, or city officers Harbor warrants not in a proper state of preservation Suggest a few special meetings of the whole board April 19, 1852 street improvements election of watchman Petitions favor of appointment of B H Wilmott and John Doyle and Owen Smith grade for a building M Ragartz Rattery Ordinance dogs John Burns digging grave Thomas Johnson repairing bridge Lorimer Hollow Henry Crull sexton of public graveyard rates of burial April 26, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Committee on state of the books and papers of the office city records Report on state of streets April 26, 1852 entire board to meet and examine Bluff St. High St. Lorimer Hollow, and the sewer on the 14th St. grade S E Corner of 7th St. and White St. White St. to Jackson St. City Engineer draw profile maps of the city to recommend a definite grade for approval by the Board permanent enclosure around the market house G Blocklinger survey of High St. Jennings Dredge boat April 26, 1852 Abel Hawley dredge boat assessment of merchants County Court capital actually invested Special Meeting April 27, 1852 Farley, Waples, McNamara, Pelan, Stout, Burt, McHenry Delong and Norton's bill planting trees in the Public Square surveyors High St. corrected plat Merchants tax Resolved that assessor assess merchandise provisions Section 468 of Code of Iowa Watchman Wilmot confine his beat to that part of Main St. between Waples House and the American House 14th St. sewer parliamentary rule motion calling for a committee Special Meeting April 27, 1852 permanent improvement of 14th St. Street leaving up Lorimer's Hollow to the Corporation line