1855 February Council ProceedingsJanuary 29, 1855
Referred the petition for the extension of 6th St.
February 5, 1855
Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
payment of the interest on City Bonds
raised money by the sale of city scrip
forwarded the money to New York
set the grade of Lake Street
Main road leading to Eagle Point
Petition of J M McDanield extension of 6th St. to the main river
proposition of L H Langworthy and others run streets to main channel
a plan accompanied by a map of the islands and slough
extension of 1st and 7th streets with a levee
February 5, 1855
Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Report of committee on harbor improvement adopted
L H Langworthy
Dr. McMahan, city Health Officer, number of cases of small pox
Health Officer authorized to vacinate in the vicinity where the disease prevailed
An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance providing for the licensing of merchants and others
February 5, 1855
Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Petions calling for the appointment of Morris Flynn, J W Morris, and James Howey as watchmen
J W Clark resigned watchman
Draft of an ordinance making it unlawful for any person to lock the wheels of any vehicle in decending the Lorimer Hollow Hill
Money due M Mobley and John D Bush
Alderman King resignation 2nd Ward removal
George W Scott petition for the appointment of Frederick Weigel Esq. fill vacancy
Bills
J Jarrett
Henry Sidle watchman
Silas Sebring
February 13, 1855
Farley, Quigley, King, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Frederick Weigel fill vacany of 2nd Ward
Resignation of Ald King
Harbor improvement no proposals presented to the Council
Mode of laying out streets, as laid out on the map
Streets to be run out to the Main River
Bridges constructed between the Barney Cut and the Waples Cut be drawbridges
permanent bridges
Blocks as platted on the map of the sloughs
February 13, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Funds for the payment of interest on City Bonds by sale of scrip
Petition received by P Keine complaining of the hospital near the Court House as a nuisance
Pamphlet from the Honorable George W Jones
rules and regulations of Glenwood Cemetery
Petition from A Yager and others asking for the appointment of John King as alderman of the 5th Ward
Petition from George W. Scott street running west of Division St.
Bills
J Jarrett engineering
Hackley printing
N Hoffman boarding sick
A McCann loss on scrip
February 13, 1855
Bills
A Jordan loss on scrip
J Krause engineering
C Jothan
Conrad Schulse
John Mundt
F Widysock Wittgsoch
February 15, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell, King
Report
receive proposals for running out streets to the Main River
below Waples Cut
Charles Gregoire and H L Stout
entering contract to extend a street
large tract of land
February 15, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Report extending streets
cut up with slough
4 proposals for extending 7th St. J H Emerson, J D Bush and Company, Alfred McDaniel, M Mobley
Compel the city to part with nearly all of her available Island property
levee property, alternate blocks, land occupied by the old canal
Accept proposition of M Mobley, extension of 7th
February 15, 1855
Report extending 7th St. adopted
February 19, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Bills of Hiram Willey earth filling in the Market House, loss on scrip
Hunneman and Co. of Boston bond of the City, notice of protest
E O'Laughlin watchman
February 21, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Mayor pro tempore Quigley
Contractors for the improvement of the harbor
running out of 7th St. extension
L H Langworthy draft of a contract
Make and pave or macadamize levee if the City will convey to them, the other alternate blocks on the south side of 7th st.
improvement below Waples Cut
February 21, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Draft contract improvement below Waples Cut
Extension of streets to Main River
Messrs Stout and Gregoire
Points of difference between them
Preamble to contract
City Council have never by resolution of otherwise taken any such action as is indicated by said preamble
bind the city to a future course of action, which may be incompatible with future prospects
Object to the description of land to be conveyed
land owned by the city south of the Waples Cut to include the island only
Contractors claim land includes land on the Main Shore at the foot of Main St.
U.S. Government patents to the City
Convey the railroad island as the rights of the City
February 21, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Draft contract improvement below Waples Cut
Lot No. 6 in section 25, Township No. 89 n of r No. 9 east of the 5th P.M.
South of Waples Cut
subjects to the Rail Road Co.
land on the Main shore should be reserved by the City for public purposes
market space, standing place for hacks, cabs, omnibusses etc
optional with the City either to pave or macadamize the levee
Wharfage shall be regulated by the city, collected by the wharf master
Rail Road Depot Island
Petition by W Lewis and others asking the Council to enter into the contract as proposed by the Contractors
February 21, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Draft contract improvement below Waples Cut
Amend the contract by requiring the contractors to guarantee the bridges over the sloughs to stand five years
Contractors will make 600 feet of levee instead of 418 feet as first proposed, the City will convey to them the alternate blocks reserved on the south side of the street
Grant of the reversion of the rail road island
granting of the ground on the main shore at the foot of Main St.
February 21, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Draft contract improvement below Waples Cut
Remainder of the report was then adopted
February 26, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Indebtedness of the city to M Mobley, Mobley willing to take the bonds of the city with interest
Committee on Ordinances draft of an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to amend an ordinance to provide for the appointment of a collector for the city of Dubuque"
February 26, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Committee on Ordinances draft of an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to amend an ordinance to provide for the appointment of a collector for the city of Dubuque"
An Ordinance to provide for the appointment of a City Attorney and defining his duties
Harbor Improvement contract with H L Stout and C Gregoire
Extension of Dodge or Jones street to the Main River
Contract adopted
City Engineer was instructed to perform the engineering for the contractors
Communication form C Ben Darrin, Solicitor of the city of Burlington requesting a copy of the City Ordinances for the use of that city
Petition from Ambrose Koch and others asking the Council in licensing to make a discrimination between those who sold only and those dealing in other kinds of liquors
February 26, 1855
Taxes of Mrs. O'Conner remitted
Bills
J W Clark watchman
H Sidle watchman
F L Gelpcke engineer
C Krause work
F Wittgsoch
N Schmidt
James Potter making survey and map of sloughs and islands
March 1, 1855
Farley, Quigley, Weigel, Connel, Pelan, McNamara, Langworthy, Ham, Reid, Bissell
Take into consideration an application of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company
extension of Jones St. and Dodge St. of their present Depot Grounds
land on the lower island below Dodge St.
rail road purposes the ground reserved fro a levee on the outer island
Harbor improvement change to the contract for the extension of 7th St.