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1855 August Council ProceedingsSpecial Meeting August 3, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petition from the Directors of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road company contract for the building the first Division of the road on condition that the city should subscribe $100,000 additional stock in the Board submit to a vote of the citizens Resolution Resolved Mayor issue a proclamation submitted to the qualified electors of the City, the question of whether the City shall subscribe one hundred thousand dollars additional stock paid in bonds of the city Storing of powder by Dr. Mason in a building erected by him for that purpose in the corner part of town H White city watchman complaint for misconduct in the discharge of his duties Special Meeting August 3, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Resolution Resolved that City Marshal shall have full control of the City Watch in ordering them to different beats and that each of the city watch shall obey the Marshal Mineral Street John Blake improvement contract August 7, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petitions Samuel Ross and others Michael Hagerty lamplighter and watchman M Morgan and others cause grade of the city north of 14th Street City Engineer Report of Officers Street Commissioner purchase certain excavating tools for the use of the City in opening and improving streets Madden Hollow Road progress Grading of 7th and White Street August 7, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Patrick O'Hern contract on 7th and White Streets Settlement with the contractor Committee on Streets Improvement of Diagonal and Broadway streets Petition of R Sibbach to the plank road Petition of William O'Hern alley between Main and Locust Streets grade on 1st is much lower than the alley and is now the reservoir August 7, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petition of William O'Hern alley between Main and Locust Streets grade on 1st is much lower than the alley and is now the reservoir block above South of Main and up to 2nd Street cause the water to run into the sewer over Main Street Resolution Resolved that the Council advertise for bids to fill up to a proper grade on 1st St between Main and Bluff Alley between Main and Locust St. and below first Committee on Harbor Improvements Abrasion of City Island Protection of that part of the island north of the ferry slough forming an island or sand bar August 7, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Harbor Improvement bids for paving Jones Street Levee Description of paving Rock from 3 to 6 inches thick on top, hammered face, 12 inches deep, slode jointed into thirds of the way down, and laid in a bed of sand or gravel Resolution Resolved Council relinquish to Rufus Rittenhouse the alley donated to the City for public use by A Anderson, John Yates, William Ehrhart July 9, 1855 Hamilton White be removed from position of City Watchman City Marshal to collect damages assessed to the property holders opening of South Dodge Street Michael Hagerty appointed lamplighter and watchman August 7, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Bills paid Silas Sebring watchman O Rultander W Brown Hamilton White Francis Sebring E O'Laughlin McClure, Mills, and Co 20 maps of Dubuque City August 13, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petitions and Communications Seventh Street Harbor Improvement Company Donate to the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company upper half of the outer middle island for a freight depot extend 5th st. across the slough to the upper portion Nadeau, Rogers and Co continue filling of the levee between 2nd and 4th streets J B N Bougeois land for widening Julien Avenue August 13, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petitions and Communications M Morgan paving of the Jones Street Levee Reports of Officers Auditor Banking house of W J Barney and Company, interest on bonds City Engineer Madden Hollow Road cost of building the first section from Bluff Street to Malady Mineral Street connect with Arch Street in Finlay and Burton Addition Reports of Committees Bills of H C Pierce and Brothers J Fahnesworth Resolution Public Schools within the City Limits August 13, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Resolution Public Schools within the City Limits Therefore B M Samuels, chairman of the committee on public schools required to perform the duties Resolution Harbor Improvement companies, running the streets straight to the river Resolved that John King report as early as possible Report changing the grade of Bluff St. between 9th and 11th streets appearance of the street is good, brought up to grade, it will be greatly improved Changes in the grade of 9th st to 11th St. August 13, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Dangerous in our opinion to establish a precedent for the alteration of grade at present Established grade is a sort of compromise between the properties on either side of the street cannot be altered to benefit one side of the street without entailing an equal amount of injury to the other Resolution Resolved Resolution adopted July 23 lower grade on Bluff St. be rescinded Petitions for a grant of a portion of the islands belonging to the City for depot purposes Report George W Jones, Platt Smith, and F E Bissell, Pacific Rail Road Company L Clark, L H Langworthy, and Henry Wiltse August 13, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Report George W Jones, Platt Smith, and F E Bissell, Pacific Rail Road Company L Clark, L H Langworthy, and Henry Wiltse Petition of L Clark, L H Langworthy, and Henry Wiltse public meeting of the board of trade and other citizens held at the court house' Donate to three Rail Road Companies not more than 40 acres Illinois Central, Milwaukee and Mississippi, and Dubuque and Pacific contrary to the practice of public bondies in donating for the use of individuals or companies in the public domain city derive no advantage city would sustain in depriving itself of so much valuable property on the river steamboat landing north of 7th Street August 13, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petition of L Clark, L H Langworthy, and Henry Wiltse Depot located south of Jones Street more convenient to the business community time enough when the companies ask for a donation of land from the citizens of Dubuque Petition of George W Jones, Platt Smith, and F E Bissell Committee of the board of Directiors of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company donation of land not less than 15 acres outer island between the Barney Cut and the Ferry slough ask it as a donation unwillinging to recommend the grant islands belonging to the city are already mortgaged to secure the payment of a large debt interest must be annually paid by the city August 13, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petition of George W Jones, Platt Smith, and F E Bissell Committee of the board of Directiors of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company acting in bad faith to the creditors no other means of securing the debt but by heavy taxation cutting off from the use of the city the very best part of our steamboat landing 30 to 40 steamboats at our landing at one time necessary to construct two large draw or turn bridges across the inner and outer sloughs If the depot is located at this place, it would be more convenient to the commercial or business community 6th and Main street to the depot ground south of Jones Street Barney Cut August 13, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petition of George W Jones, Platt Smith, and F E Bissell Committee of the board of Directiors of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company loss of valuable property and most valuable steamboat landing\ land asked for by petitioners is more than is absolutely necessary for depot purposes P Quigley and M McNamara August 13, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Minority Report Communication of L Clark, H A Wiltse, and L H Langworthy Platt Smith, George W Jones, and F E Bissell grant lands to the Southern Wisconsin and Illinois Central Rail Roads question Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company north one-half of the island between Waples and Barney Cuts be submitted to a vote of the people of this city allow the people to whom these lands belong to decide Resolution Resolved Mayor issue a proclamation to the qualified electors of this City Ferry and Barney Cuts and the Mississippi and outer slough shall be appropriated to the DPRRC an entire levee 150 ft in width shall be reserved to the City August 13, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Weigel, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Resolution Amendment 7th Street Company run out and bridge 5th Street Contract between Jones Street Harbor Company and Hurly and Sherman for the paving of the levee Judges of the elections 1st Ward Edward Keas Hugh Treanor 2nd Ward J M Harrison William Young 3rd Ward John Parker Henry Grimm 4th Ward L L Wood David Baird 5th Ward Charles Rose A McKee Ald Weigel resigning his seat Election to fill the vacancy Nominated George L Nightingale, George W Scott August 13, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel George Nightingale elected Alderman 2nd Ward Bills Allowed J W Clark salary as market master G W Rogers nightwatch F Sebring watchman H Sidel H Krohl gigging graves William Coleman street commissioner M McMahan Andrew Cisel John Flynn John Cosgrove Frank Klapper Albert Langanager Jacob Helmiller Anton Helmiller John Carroll Timothy Garvey William Cleary Tim Ryan Patrick Lang Jerry Pigel Michael Flanagen Martin Flanagen Patrick Consadine August 20, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Nightingale oath of office Petitions Peter Kearney grading of Mineral Street, water turned upon his property in Blake's addition cause serious injury Watchmen of the City salary in scrip or money M B Cullen change in 17th St as shown by a diagram accompanying the petition so as to avoid an abrupt point of bluff August 20, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petitions Charles Corkery bad condition of streets around the public square cause the streets to be graded so as to carry off the water and to constuct a sidewalk around the square Gilliam and Emerson and other merchants, difficulty of getting freight from the outer island ends of the Jones Street Bridge P McDonough proposing to make a single track at both ends for drays and teams Richard Sibbach shop for sale of meat, below A Yager's August 20, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Report of Officers Engineer grade of Spruce and Jefferson streets in Farley's Subdivision 11th Street west of Bluff St. Extension of the cemetery street accompanied by a plat map of the road as surveyed rapidly growing vicinity of Lake Street James Potter engineer August 20, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petition R C Waples grade between 6th St and 7th St. Market House Committee Committee on Finance interest to Barney and Co for collection borrowed portion of Harbor Fund payment of interest Filling on levee near Nadeau, Rogers and Co Mill August 20, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Madden Hollow Road Resolution Resolved that contract and appropriate $2000 on Madden Hollow Road Resolution Resolved Finance enquire into amount of scrip in circulation Gilliam and Emerson August 20, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel License of Brook's Firework and balloon ascension exhibition fixed Resolution providing for a revision of Ordinances of the city Bills of John McCann for breaking rock, H Hunt and F St.Clair for killing dogs, Merritt Mahony and Dorr for printing Returns of loan elections For and against the subscription of $100,000 additional stock Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company 1011 votes for 109 votes against Bills allowed Booth and Shine for lumber Smith and Parker cistern pipes for market house August 27, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petitions William J Neely and others, grade and improve 14th St. west of Bluff George W Scott grade of Air Hill Street George W Jones ascertain intention of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Road Company Sarah Young remit City tax August 27, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petitions F V Goodrich and others not to permit theatrical exhibitions in the Globe Hall Street Commissioner bad condition of 7th and White Streets Engineer proposed change to Mineral Street Accompanying plat alteration in Mineral Street Right of way given by Newman sanction of Parker with his promise of relinquishment Bills of John McCann, Henry Hunt August 27, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Bills of John McCann, Henry Hunt, F St.Clair, Aaron Baptester 5th Ward Schoolhouse Mr. Schrum continue the work by piece-work Resolution Resolved Mayor appoint suitable person to ascertain the number of children in each ward Census of children who may entitled to the benefit of common schools August 27, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Resolution Resolved Powder house, suitable place for the construction for keeping and storing powder Resolved Engineer examine the Jones and 7th Street Companies' bridges Resolved paying a certain judgement in favor of J Trudell District Court of Dubuque County Resolved abatement of taxes claims in writing Judges of elections 1st Ward Edward Keas, Hugh Treanor 2nd Ward William Young, T F Gilliam August 27, 1855 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Judges of elections 1st Ward Edward Keas, Hugh Treanor 2nd Ward William Young, T F Gilliam 3rd Ward Henry Ricketts, Henry Grimm 4th Ward L L Wood, E Spottswood 5th Ward Anton Heeb, Ira Hulbert Bills Paid Henry Grimm market house William Baumer P Coghlen transcribing assessment list Peter Lischet street commissioner Joseph Schumacher Herman Tema John Kremer Lawrence Trischler Anton Gell Martin Ryan Samuel Henny Jerry Pigel Michael Lawrence Simon Cohen