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1854 May Council ProceedingsApril 24, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush Samuels, McNamara, Bush, Mobley, Burt, Langworthy, Heeb, McCraney, O'Hare, Wilde City Attorneys Settlement with F S Jessup and Co. Communication from O'Hare resignation F E Bissell fill vacancy Calaboose Petition of 200 citizens for B A Wilmot as City Collector May 1, 1854 Revised Ordinance for collecting revenue Draft an ordinance for the appointment of a street commissioner Bids received from publishers, proposals for city printing William H Merritt May 1, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush Proposals for city printing Mahony and Dorr, Adams and Hackley City Attorney F S Jessup Calaboose Election to fill vacancy 4th Ward interest due on city bonds examine in the grade of the city Collect from brokers and land warrant dealers Sidel pay as watchman Petition for Hill St. to be established as a public highway intersection with 5th St. to the Madden Hollow road P Nortion shade in public square A V Gildea furnishing coffin, judge of election May 1, 1854 Petition of 77 citizens asking for the appointment of B A Wilmot as city collector Bills William Johnson Lorimer Hollow Road John Cosgrove fencing streets Special Meeting May 3, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, McNamara provision for a hospital, several cases of cholera and small pox Hospital of the Sisters of Charity not willing to receive cholera patients lumber temporary houses on city ground near the cemetery sufficient to accomodate the sick during warm weather May 8, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell 14th St. Dodge St. Eagle Point Road, City Attorney, Jessup and Co., Calaboose P Norton's bill setting out trees Committee on grade report Exists no ordinance in relation to grade Engineers therefore employed have established for the time being, either with or without the presence of a committee of the council, a grade of his own Book of profiles prepared by Brophy employing competent engineer to fix the grade M Marsh H A Wiltse Changing of Lorimer Hollow Road Mr. Bradstreet James Bust in reference to wharfage charges on behalf of the Steamer Berlin May 8, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell government timber agents and request them to leave the city and make his headquarters at some other place Memorial to the President of the United States requesting him to abolish the office General J M Harrison orders on the treasurer Resolution Resolved revise city ordinances G Blocklinger street commissioner A E Skinner city collector City engineer re-survey of 5th St. division line between the land of Langworthy and Bradstreet Petition M B Cullen change in 17th St. Petition improvements to North Main St. May 8, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell Condition of the cemetery fence Street commissioner F S Jessup and Co. A McCann cemetery work P Keine Eagle Point Avenue H Krohl removing bodies and filling graves May 15, 1854 Dodge St. 14th St. Lorimer Hollow Road Hospital committee Timber agent M B Cullen Supervise the building of bridges over North Main St. and Orange St. Remonstrance from Thomas Nairn against location of 5th St. May 15, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell G Blocklinger bond as commissioner P Keine and J Gehrig as securities Locust St. filled between 10th St. and 11th St. A W Sanford certain streets be widened number of trees set out by P Norton in public square in place of dead ones dirt thrown out by Dredge Boat Levee in front of Guerins extending market house Jesse Jarrett surveying J S Langworthy lumber for hospital Hiram Willey John Flinn excavating on levee Silas Sebring watchman Chausse May 22, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell Bids for 14th St. sewer Bid of E Walsh Dodge St. Lorimer Hollow Road depositing rock from the excavation on Main St. Eagle Point Road Thomas McCraney owners of property to fill up their ground and sidewalks adjoining the sewer walls report on grade 5th St. Market House dirt placed on Bluff St. above Surveyor General's Office removed to Locust St. between 9th and 10th settlement with Jessup and Co. Dredge Boat Levee Crossing the sewer on Dodge St. until the street could be permanently improved Marshal instructed to employ someone permanently to convey sick to the city hospital Bills of J W Dunn, Jesse Jarret engineering May 22, 1854 Bills P Norton trees public square F Dutis for iron work cemetery J S Dickinson hospital McClay and Green cistern H Chapman cemetery fence J M Henderson hauling J M Marsh A Hawley harbor contract May 30, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell Johnson macadamize Main St. Market House extension cost Bill Jesse Jarrett Bill J Dunn A E Skinner bond as collector with C H Booth, J J Dyer, B M Samuels, and Warner Lewis as securities John Blake grade the alley between Bluff St. and Locust St. May 30, 1854 Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, Heeb, Langworthy, Ham, Bush, Bissell Build a bridge on Mineral St. Petition 6th St. and 7th St. to have culverts built from Main St. to White St. prevent destruction of property by water from the 14th st. sewer gutter on south side of 5th St. between Main St. and Iowa St. Filling 1st St. from Bluff St. to Main St. P A Lorimer bill for use of his garden Bills Michael Rose Peter Mann Peter Senegar Peter Smith G Blocklinger hauling Jesse Jarret graveyard Henry Sidle watchman Farley, James, and Co. freight on hose Lawrone hospital cistern Nicholas Hoffman cleaning hospital