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1856 February Council ProceedingsJanuary 28, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Resolution Resolved Committee on pumps, wells, and cisterns to examine and put in proper order for the use of the City Resolved Mayor is authorized to call together the members of the Board of Education Bill of Gas Light Company referred to Committee on Claims February 11, 1856 King entertained serious doubts whether in the absence of the Mayor and the regular President Pro Tem, the council had the power to elect a second President pro tem Special Meeting February 12, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Dispatch from Alderman Quigley by telegraph Washington February 9, 1856 To John G Shields Negotiate $100,000 loan at 10% interest, $30,000 receivable May 1, 1856 George W Jones February 12, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Dispatch from Alderman Quigley by telegraph Washington February 9, 1856 To John G Shields Negotiate $100,000 loan at 10% interest, $30,000 receivable May 1, 1856 George W Jones Negotiation too high Hunneman and Co of Boston Bond of the City for interest due January 31, 1856 Advertize and sell the bonds at auction February 15, 1856 Assembled at the Residence of the Mayor at 10:00 AM Received telegraphic dispatch from General Jones Washington February 14, 1856 $30,000 on May 1, 1856 $20,000 in 4 months $20,000 in 8 months February 15, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Assembled at the Residence of the Mayor at 10:00 AM Received telegraphic dispatch from General Jones Washington February 14, 1856 $30,000 on May 1, 1856 $20,000 in 4 months $20,000 in 8 months $20,000 in 10 months $10,000 in 12 months Loan is 20 years Loan accepted Nightingale to respond to Jones by telegraph February 18, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Mayor confined to his house by sickness Petitions Edward Keas and others complaining of powder house owned by Dr. Timothy Mason as a nuisance Marshal to remove powder stored there Attorney to commence prosecution against the owner J F Mack and others Market greatly needed in the upper portion of the City Council to take immediate steps to obtain a suitable grounds for that purpose 13th St be widened, taking 20 feet from the property on each side from Iowa St to White St Referred to Aldermen of the Third Ward February 18, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petitions 7th Street Harbor Improvement Company City pave the levee, terms of contract Committee on Harbor Improvements advertize for proposals for paving the levee filled by Jones Street Company Washington Fire Company No. 1 suitable building for keeping engine Old graveyard to be converted into a public park J P Farley, J H Emerson, and others Removal of graves in the old graveyard to the city cemetery Petition from M B Mulkern, Secretary of the Relief Committee Appropriation from the Treasury to aid the poor City scrip February 18, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Appropriation to the poor city scrip Sum appropriated be placed in the hands of the Presidents of the Benevolent Societies of the City 7th Street Harbor Improvement Company, planking of 7th street extension pave the levee Communication from George W Jones receipt of his favor of January 6, 1856 Communication from Lakin and Steever of Milwaukee Judgement in favor of the City against Abel Hawley for $1000 in the U.S. District Court February 18, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Reports of Officers City Engineer 8th St to the main river in accordance with the plan of 7th St plat of 8th street Main Channel of the Mississippi Harbor Improvement Company Mr. Gelpcke did not run 7th St in strict conformity to the plan blue lines on the plat represent the center of 7th st as shown on the plat referred to in the contract James Potter City Treasurer Paid out orders Special Interest Fund General Fund February 18, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Report of Officers City Treasurer Paid out orders Special Interest Fund General Fund Wharfage Fund Amos Mathews Recorder Amount drawn on the Treasury January 1, 1856 to February 1, 1856 Hay Weigher City Sexton interments for January 1856, total 7 Communication from the City Auditor suggestions of changes in the Ordinance establishing the office of Auditor keeping the accounts of the city February 18, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Resolution passed by the Board of Education Resolved what amount of money is in the City Treasury, subject to the appropriation by this board Committee on Schools Resolution Resolved approve the action of the Recorder in issuing City Scrip for the pay of the Mayor and Aldermen Resolved City Attorney, Committee on Streets, recommend a change of boundary in the respective wards Equalize the population in the wards sum in the General Fund appropriated to the relief of the poor February 18, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Memorial to Congress asking for the grant to the City of the right to use the Public Square for municipal purposes City Engineer estimate of the amount of filling performed by John Palmer, improvement of Madden Hollow Road on the Catfish bottom James Potter salary Bills Allowed J B Dorr for printing February 25, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Continued sickness of Mayor Shields Petition to pass an Ordinance to prevent the erection of wooden buildings more than 10 feet high between 2nd and 3rd streets and Main and Locust streets H W Sanford, C Mason, William Lawther, Johnston and Shaw, Coates and Wilde, L Molony, C Hartstock and John Hartstock, Thomas Kelly, J W Finley, Wheeler, Edgerton, and Co Brunskill and Waters, George Cannon, Hugh Lemmon, John Phelan, Henry Glarney, H Shadwick, Tim Molony, Charles Cannon, John Stach, John Bohlig, and George Stem Marshal to ascertain if the following persons constitutwed three fourths of the property holders in the block Petition from Carter and Piper retain a frame building higher than 10 feet on the block between Main and Locust and 4th and 5th Streets Unaware of ordinance preventing its erection City Attorney to draft and Ordinance to repeal the Ordinance preventing the erection of such building February 25, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel A petition from H Shadwick and others Locust Street between 1st and 3rd streets to be graded and curbed, and 2nd and 3rd streets to be graded from Main to Bluff St Petition from A Yager and other citizens of the 5th ward, permit Frederick Kaniger to keep shop for the sale of meat Applicant pay a reasonable license Petition from John Hall priviledge to dig a well on the levee near the foot of 2nd street Petition from Dr. T Mason allow powder in powder house until sold February 25, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Petition from Farley and James, no other place to which they could remove their powder Petition from John Quinn lot lower than the street covered with standing water Report Bill of Gas Light Company Recommend the gas bill for December last be paid If the lights were lit during the whole month, it would take about 1000 feet of gas to supply each light February 25, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Bill of Chislett and Buckley Former Market Master, W Clark, bill is correct, and that the Marshal was with him when he bought the implements for the use of the Market Bill of M McKeon Work on 1st St., contract was for cash and the amount paid in city scrip Foreman of the Fire Company No. 2 Bill presented by C Perry as reasonable Referred to the painter February 25, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Foreman of the Fire Company No. 2 Bill presented by C Perry as reasonable Referred to the painter Committee on Harbor Improvement Bid of Henry and Anthony Jordan proposing to the paving of the Levee to be filled by the 7th Street Harbor Improvement Company Allow the Company to pave the levee filled by them, enter into a contract with the City with Messrs Jordan Order drawn on the treasury for $250, the amount appropriated for the relief of the poor and also the obligation of the City be given to Messrs Jesup and Co Money divided equally between the Relief Committee and the Female Benevolent Society February 25, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel Bill for telegraphing in relation to the loan Committee appointed in relation to the reception of sick persons under the charge of the City at the Sisters' Hospital W J Barney and Co, interest coupons due January 1856 Resolutions Whereas Southern part of the City is in much want of a Market House Resolved that Main Street be continued in a straight line to connect with Jones Street, include a space which would be appropriate for a market February 25, 1856 Shields, McNamara, Curran, Samuels, Spottswood, Ham, King, Nightingale, Pelan, Quigley, Connel L D Randall oiling hose of Fire Company No. 2 John Palmer loss on Treasury orders Madden Hollow Road contract Bills Allowed Farley and Rouse for Fire Hooks Anton Gell Street Commissioner Street Commissioner cash paid to hands P W Crawford Recorder March 3, 1856 Petition from A P Wood and others to extend Union Avenue as laid out and marked on the map of Woods Addition to Mineral Street Extend Bellevue Street in said addition to intersect Union Avenue City Engineer to make a survey and plat of the proposed extension of said streets in the manner required by Ordinance