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1856 August Council ProceedingsAugust 12, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Petitions James Rowan and Henry Miller, agent of Ebenezer Miller withdraw proceedings for the condemnation of certain ground belonging to them in the 3rd ward for market purposes H W Sanford Market House, lots in 5th ward E Linnehan E Lenihan depositing of earth on various streets and alleys August 12, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Petitions Fire Companies appropriate money for completing the Engine House J B Dorr grade Alpine St M Mobley appoint Adolph Keppehl to remove all carcasses of animals found about the city G Reinfried extend White Street above Eagle Point Avenue P M Guthrie, building Julien Avenue Sewer, take rock for the sewer from 8th st August 12, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum P A Lorimer, defective construction of the sewer on Julien Avenue Receipts and expenditures of the City for the month of July 7th Street Harbor Company paving of 7th St levee Cost of filling up Sidewalk in front of Lot No. 81 on 1st St Mr. Quinn agreement with H Shadwick, deduct out of the rent August 12, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Order drawn in favor of Marshal Peter Kiene cost of filling sidewalk Captain John Parker, City Assessor Drainage of Mineral Street on Main Street Sewer present grade of 17th St, Main St from 14th to 17th streets August 12, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Main Street Sewer Cheapest route to dispose of the drainage of Mineral Street 14th ample capacity alley between Main and Iowa St drainage brought down the west side of Main St. by a suitable covered sewer leading into 14th St blue lines accompanying profiles Unnecessary to cut down the public park below these lines in the event of the water being carried down Main to 14th St instead of being carried down 17th Marshal post notices Gas lamp posts replaced on Main St. by new and larger lamps August 12, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum contract to Gas company Street Commissioner Amount due by the City for teams and laborers Bills James Potter, Thomas Sherman removing dead bodies from street and Berry and Playter for depositing dirt on streets C Perry painting fire engine Pay of special police for elections jurymen for Union Avenue, Kings Alley, and Diagonal St Bills James Potter Engineer John Hurley Dodge St Hurley and Sherman Main St. P M Guthrie Julien Avenue Sewer Michael Farral paving Market Square Ryan and Larkin Gas Company William Howard lighting street lamps August 12, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Peter Kiene hand cuffs J P Evans salary as Marshal H S Hetherington Auditor August 18, 1856 Petitions David G Scott locate and establish a street commencing at a point where Mineral Street crosses the East and West line through the center of Section 23 Township No. 89 North of range No. 2, east of 5th PM and running with said line west of the quarter post on the line between sections 22 and 24 Town and Range Thomas Horn, ditch on Jackson Street and 13th filled up August 18, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Petitions Paul Simon to fill lot of P Brennan on Julien Avenue Assessment of John Kesler and William Bathwell property Charles Corkery, Postmaster, great crowd of persons and consequent disorder at the Post Office on Sundays and stating he was unable to procure a suitable building for the Post Office Temporary Commodiers building on the public square until government building can be erected Captain of Police to detail a sufficient number of policement at the Post Office on Sundays to reserve order Resolution Resolved City has no power to grant the use of the public square for the purposes asked in the communication of Charles Corkery August 18, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum W J Barney and Co held city orders Nos. 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022 interest purchase of Plank Road N A Meblure negotiation on $100,000 loan Julien Avenue Sewer bottom of the sewer be grouted Market houses and public grounds owners of the ground in the 3rd ward selected for a market were willing to sell August 18, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Market houses and public grounds H W Sanford in the 5th Ward Plan and estimate of a market house Committee on Poor Relief Man who had been sick for some time and wished to go to his friends in New York but was out of money Loaned a sum of $30 Woman entirely destitute who desired to go to Milwaukee August 18, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Poor Relief Committee Special Committee on the extension of White Street from 19th St to Eagle Point Avenue map blue lines August 18, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Assessment of merchants and bankers Do not think such a duty should be imposed on them Messrs Mitton, Cougor, and Cole J A Linnell lease the room under the brick part of the market house for a refreshment saloon Obstructions on 2nd St August 18, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Damage sustained by H Bade during the rain on Sunday last from the street Salaries of the different city officers August 18, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Salaries of officers fixed at the following amounts Auditor $8000 Treasurer $1000 City Attorney $500 Mayor's Clerk $50 per month City Engineer $1500 Deputy Marshal $800 Resolution Resolved Street Commissioner to notify the property holders on 1st St between Bluff St and the inner slough east of Main St. curbstone set Recorder to advertise for bids Main St Sewer Lot to John Hurley from 14th to 17th street Resolved Street Commissioner to report the amount of public work now going on under his direction August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Street Commissioner Report on Public Work not to contract for any more work August 25, 1856 Petitions S Hempstead grade of Bluff St.at the corner of 10th St. remain as orginally established John Hartsock August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Petitions John Hartsock Lot No. 86 much lower than the grade of the street stagnant water endangering the health of the lower portion of the City Resolution Resolved Lot No. 86 raised according to grade established Petition G R West erection of a Market House, lower end of Main St. in 2nd Ward Petition from firemen of the City, cisterns capable of holding from 300 to 500 barrels at each cross street supplying water in case of fire August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Committee on pumps, wells, cisterns Petition John Bittmann repeal Ordinance providing for the observance of the Sabbath Sunday Ordinance Petition Messrs Hough and Myers rate of license for their theatre about to be established Petition R Senninger lower assessment of property Petition accompanied by affidavit from J N August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Petition accompanied by affidavit from J N Heidel complaining of his assessment Reports of Officers Marshal report in reference to the grade of 17th, Main, and Iowa Streets Notices of street projects Iowa St from 16th to 17th 17th from Clay to Mineral Main from 14th to 16th J P Evans Resolution Resolved Grade established Iowa St from 16th to 17th, 17th from Clay to Mineral, Main from 14th to 16th August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Street Commissioner Report Laborers and teams preparing Main and Iowa St paving and macadamizing Cost of completing work improvement of 3rd St west of Bluff Lowering gutter on 10th street hauling sands for the grouting of the sewer on Julien Avenue Contract Clay and White Street between 6th and 7th streets 7th St between Clay and Jackson August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Report of Street Commissioner Blocks on Clay and White St 7th to Clay and White St Sidewalks on Iowa St from 1st to 14th be graded and paved Main St from 8th to 14th 7th from Main to Clay public street, hot weather in very bad condition Bad condition of the plank road, necessity of repairing from Yagers to Bee Branch Reduced number of men and teams employed by me on the City improvements August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Bernard Mohan Street Commissioner South Dodge Street improvement plat entirely shut out the property along the line of the street from communication with the avenue to which is ought to have access Newman Cooper retain a stone on Locust St near his wagon shop, setting tire August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Recorder bids for the paving of the gutters on 1st St Michael McKeon Reports of Officers H Baade fill up his lot to the grade on Jefferson Street or stop complaining to the officers of the City August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Thomas Horn fill ditch on Jackson and 13th Streets street is passable on each side of the ditch James Potter Engineer, pay of assistants Berry and Plater bill August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Harbor improvements petition of Dubuque Harbor Company Jones Street Harbor Company filling up of Main Street in a straight line to the Main River across the Main Slough leaving an opening for the passage of water Grade of Main St from 1st St, Main St extension Result in the creation of stagnant water, disease August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Resolution Resolved Extension of White st to Eagle Point Avenue Engineer to survey and plat the extension Fixing salaries of the City Officers August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Fixing salaries of the City Officers Resolution Resolved Recent act of Congress, appropriation for the erection of public buildings including a Post Office, U.S. District Court room, in the City of Dubuque Erection of Public buildings, grounds to be exempt from taxation August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Resolutions Resolved City relinquish all taxes upon public buildings erected Resolved Pledge the faith of the U.S. government that the City will relinquish to it any and every right City pay taxes that may be levied upon public grounds Resolved fill hold containing stagnant water on Main St near 1st St Resolved Grade and have the sidewalks in accordance with the Ordinance now in force Iowa St from 1st to 14th St Main St from 8th to 14th St pave and curb the sidewalks on Clay St between 7th and 8th streets August 25, 1856 Wilson, McNamara, Norman, Curran, Nightingale, Samuels, Lewis, Spottswood, Mitton, Ham, Krieschbaum Pave and curb the sidewalks on 7th St from Main St to Clay St Repair and put in order without delay the Plank Road in thr 5th Ward Resolution Resolved order in favor of A McCann Resolved prepare an Ordinance fixing the salaries of different City officers Resolved compelling hucksters to pay license for the occupancy of their stands in the market prevent teamsters and persons owning and controlling vehicles of every description from driving them through the market during market hours Platz and Stulby contractors on the Eagle Point Avenue sewer contract