1854 March Council ProceedingsMarch 7, 1854
Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde
Washington Fire Company No. 1
rooms at the market house
Abel Hawley contract
Payment of jurors summoned
Daniel S White remit his license permission to peddle for one month without charge
Election results for Pacific Rail Road contract
Total for 677
Total against 285
March 7, 1854
Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde
Conveyance Islands below Waples Cut
Petition of Hector McLane permission to sell goods at auctions and on the streets
Township road as surveyed through the land of John Blake
Bills
J P Farley Dubuque Claims
Platt Smith
March 13, 1854
Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde
Deed from John Wilde to the city recorded
Township Road
Lorimer Hollow Road to be in very bad condition near Lorimier Garden
Order in favor of J G Shields
F S Jessup school purposes
charge against Joseph Sweringen for improper conduct as Watchman
prepare the proclamation for the election of city officers
March 13, 1854
Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde
Petition of 175 citizens cause the toll gate loll gate to be removed out of the city limits
The undersigned respectfully petition that a public highway 40ft in width may be laid out on the line of their property as follows
Petition to extend 5th St.
Public highway on 5th St. laid out on the line of their property
south side of 8th St. Lorimer Hollow Road
land of Bradstreet and Martin intersects 8th St. and on the line dividing the land of Langworthy and Nair Nain
north line of 3rd St.
survey ordered
jury summons
Bills
Platt Smith case of Chouteau vs. Molony
T S Wilson
Joseph Sweringen watchman
Silas Sebring watchman
H A Wiltse
March 14, 1854
Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde
Order in favor of Thomas S Wilson
case at Washington between Dubuque claimants vs. Molony
Hon J J Dyer improvements Main St. between 11th St. and 14th St.
Resolution
Resolved Recorder to apply to the commission of the General Land Office as the duly authorized agent
procure a patent of relinquishment to said city
An Act for the Relief of the Town of Bellevue and Burlington and Dubuque in the State of Iowa
Conveyance of depot grounds
Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company
presented skeleton
March 15, 1854
Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde
Deed of conveyance of the Islands below the Waples Cut to the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company
Contract with the city of Dubuque and the Directors of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company conveying the Depo grounds
Bills
Mahony and Dorr printer
March 15, 1854
Deed of conveyance of the Islands below the Waples Cut to the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company
Contract with the city of Dubuque and the Directors of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company conveying the Depo grounds
Island
Slough
Waples Cut
Harbor
Bridge
Rail Road purposes
Depot
Outer island to the Main Channel of the Mississippi River
City to regulate and collect wharfage
grant and restrict ferry rights
March 15, 1854
Deed of conveyance of the Islands below the Waples Cut to the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company
Contract with the city of Dubuque and the Directors of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company conveying the Depo grounds
Island
Slough
Waples Cut
Harbor
Bridge
Rail Road purposes
Depot
Outer island to the Main Channel of the Mississippi River
City to regulate and collect wharfage
grant and restrict ferry rights
completed within four years
Mayor notice by proclamation
March 15, 1854
Deed of conveyance of the Islands below the Waples Cut to the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company
Contract with the city of Dubuque and the Directors of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company conveying the Depo grounds
Island
Slough
Waples Cut
Harbor
Bridge
Rail Road purposes
Depot
Outer island to the Main Channel of the Mississippi River
City to regulate and collect wharfage
grant and restrict ferry rights
Mayor proclamation
Election results
Jesse P Farley to make a deed to the said rail road company and their successors
Pacific Rail Road Company
March 15, 1854
Deed of conveyance of the Islands below the Waples Cut to the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company
Contract with the city of Dubuque and the Directors of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company conveying the Depo grounds
Island
Slough
Waples Cut
Harbor
Bridge
Rail Road purposes
Depot
Outer island to the Main Channel of the Mississippi River
City to regulate and collect wharfage
grant and restrict ferry rights
Water mark
United States Government Map of the Town of Dubuque
degrees, chains, links
March 20, 1854
Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde
purchase lots
Jury to assess damages reported damages in favor of Thomas Kelley, John W Finley, George W Martin
Petition of E Kirkup improve Bluff St. between 11th St. and 13th St.
Petition of J M McKinley
Bill of L S Wilson
Running out a street from Eagle Point to the Northern limits of the same
20th St. - petition to open 20th St.
March 20, 1854
Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde
Resolution
Resolved that B J O'Halloran, C H Booth, H A Wiltse, and Edward Langworthy, in contract with Abel Hawley
Requested to perform the duty assigned to them and report
March 27, 1854
Jury assess damages to John Blake road running through his land as surveyed
summon a jury assess damages to 5th St.
taxes N Nolte and G M Harrison
Engine House
Complaint against Joseph Sweringen
Sweringen discharged
March 27, 1854
Farley, Samuels, McNamara, Stout, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde
Street from Eagle Point to the Northern Line cost
20th St. rejected
Abel Hawley contract suitable person to make entry of the day that the dredge boat works
Judges of Charter Election
C Hartauch and M King - 1st Ward
G Blocklinger and W Young - 2nd Ward
J Parker and H Guerinn - 3rd Ward
L L Wood and William Gilliam - 4th Ward
M Hann and E Hinkle - 5th Ward
Bills
W Johnson work on Lorimer Hollow
J H Thedinga as Justice
Joseph Ogleby Ogliby