1857 December Council ProceedingsDecember 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
P Kiene for loss on scrip
Eagle Point Avenue Sewer Contract
A McCann paving and macadamizing Locust St
1st St to 8th St
City bond payments
August Bechtel
city scrip
Jackson St
William McLean remission of fine hay weighed
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Reports of Officers
Grading Spruce St by Monahan and Ward
bills for planking sidewalks
J P Evans
City Sexton interments
Receipts and Expenditures
Auditor
Thomas W Hopkins reduce assessment of property
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Bill of Goodhue and Tibbals
jurors to assess damages
Claim of Berry and Plater and Anderson for loss on scrip
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of James Potter for Pay of assistants
Pius Emerson as Assessor
John Parker
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of John Hurley
Main St sewer
between 14th St and 17th St
City Scrip
Claims
D A Mahony
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claims
D A Mahony petition
plank sidewalks
Communications
Poor Relief Association
Charles Corkery
assisting the poor of the city through winter
30 cords of wood and 50 barrels of flour delivered to H S Hetherington, president of the relief association for purpose of poor relief
Resignation of policeman Wheeler
Beruartha Bechler reduce assessment
Mary Paul remit taxes, widow with small children
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
Resolved Poor relief committees
Resolved assessment of T Nairn property reduced
Contracts
Resolved Alteration of Southern Avenue
adoption of plat
public highway
Book of Records
Resolved Claim of P McDonough
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
Resolved sale of real estate for special taxes
Bills
John Hayes on Julien Avenue Contract
Timothy Fanning hay scales
Michael Dunn
Gas Company
gas for street lamps, engine houses
Thomas Ward Spruce St
Henry Koch boarding Phillipine Suthburgh
C Leckie lights and glass
Theodore Gelpcke
Bissell and Co candles
John F Rague Central Market House
L L Wood public square
John Cohen sidewalks
Herron, Tomlinson and Co lumber
A W Hackley printing
laborers and teams employed by the Street Commissioner
December 7, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
December 14, 1857
Petitions
D S Teeple remit fine hitching a team to a lamp post
Mathias Ham grade of Clay St and 17th St
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Jeremiah Boland, quarrying rock at the head of Main St
14th St sewer
Dubuque Harbor Company on Wharfage collected on Jones St levee
James W Marsh alley
T H Lewis' mao
Julien Avenue
Alpine St
Martha Ann St
John King
Couler Avenue between Eagle Point Avenue
north city limits
Patrick Mohan loss on city scrip
Berry, Playter and Co
furnaces in 5th Ward school House
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Desks and Seats for 5th Ward School House
Berry, Plater and Co loss on scrip
John Hayes proposing to grade Alpine St
5th St to 3rd St
City Engineer and City Attorney on Claim of P McDonough
take material from roadway from the brewery to the furnace
improvement
completion of the Locust St contract by Waddick and Lynch
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of P McDonough, Contractor
Waddick and Lynch
excavating material
James Potter
Marshal's notice of special taxes in Union Addition
I N Higbee, C C Hewit, R Bondon
Dubuque Water Company
Bonson and Levi, Lincoln Clark
E S Brownwell, jury of a special tax
Union Addition
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Special taxes on extension of Bluff St
J P Evans Marshal
sidewalks on Bluff St
1st Ward School House
planked
B Mohan, Street Commissioner
Abry and Guthrie
Central Market House
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
P M Guthrie city scrip
Ciy Attorney
Committee providing work for the poor through winter
Poor Relief
heads of families
Paving and macadamizing
A McCann, Bluff St from 4th St to 8th St , Locust St from 1st St to 8th St
John Hurley, 2nd St from Bluff St to Main St, 1st St from Main St to Iowa St
Gill, 13th St from Clay St to Main St
McDonough, White St from 7th to 4th St
White St from 14th St
Johnson and Ryan, 5th St from Main to Levee
Jerry Boland, 7th St from Main and Clay, 3rd St from Bluff St to Clay St
Iowa to Levee
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Contracts for work for the Poor
Grading
John Hurley
Main St and Jones St
lower market
T Cavanaugh backing sewer walls 8th St
Jackson Square
Dodge St from Bluff St to Locust St
Mr. Gregorie 14th St and Eagle Point Avenue
Hancock charge of gane of men to improve North Mineral St
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Communications
Dubuque Western Rail Road Company for payment of claim
interest on city bonds
Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road
William Rebman special tax on lot no. 594
Captain of Police, resignation of Morrison Wheeler
Resolution
Resolved revising City Charter
meeting of legislature
Claims of James Rowan
corner of 13th and Iowa streets
December 14, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
James Rowan
city scrip
Bills
Joseph Ogilby and Wilson rent of Recorder's office
A A Swoop whitewashing police office
J Carpenter glass
J Gale repairing police office
T S and D S Wilson Board of Education rent
Patrick Reily Julien Avenue
P McGown
O Roras ploughs and sharpening ploughs
Forsyth and Funk plastering around doos and windows of House of Refuge
A McCann crossings on 8th St
M Dunn repairing paving 5th St
W J Morris lumber for city engineer
Street commissioner teams and men pay
December 16, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
J M Robinson assessment on Lot No. 3 in Bradstreet's addition
Bill of J B Howard
William Rebman filling 8th St
White St and Washington St
city taxes
Dubuque Western Railroad Company
city bonds
H A Wiltse
December 16, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of Dubuque Western Rail Road Company
interest due city bonds
City scrip
New York
City Engineer and City Attorney
Contracts for relief of the poor
Resolutions
Whereas the usual crisis in monetary affairs, citizens thrown out of employment without means of support
Means to at least afford them a living
Resolved as many as such persons as is practicable be under the direction of such officers
December 16, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Vacant lots
breaking of rock for macadamizing
paid for in city scrip
Resolution
Committee employ officers
Treasurer enforce an order held by Longhurst
fill vacancy caused by resignation of Morrison Wheeler
Anthony Meyer
Richard Corcoran
police
December 16, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
contract for cords of wood
7th St Harbor Company bonds
December 21, 1857
Petitions
J A Schaus extension in paving sidewalk
Bluff St near 1st Ward School House
J A Koch property holders on Alpine Street
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Abry and Guthrie, contractors on Central Market House
D A Walsh for hayscales at West Dubuque
4th Ward
Reports of Officers
Right of way on Windsor Avenue
J Geiger's property
Sheridan contractor
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Windsor Avenue right of way
James Potter
notices of special taxes
William Rebman
E C David
J P Evans Marshal
certified copy of the assessment to city collector
Arrangement for payment of interest on bonds
Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company
Gelpcke, Kentgen, Reichelt
New York
Dubuque Western Railroad Company
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Interest on Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road Company bonds
New York
Dubuque Central Improvement Company
Coupons
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Interest on bonds issued to Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company
Mayor and Recorder execute a contract with the Dubuque Central Improvement Company
City Charter revisions
General Assembly
adoption of a new Constitution
Creating any new corporation by a special law
Article 8 Section 1
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
amendments in General Assembly
Revision of City Charter
Similar to the charters of the smaller class of cities throughout the Union
Public streets
prohibition against erection of wood buildings
Fire department
Mayor veto power
two separate legislative bodies for city government
add more power and dignity to the mayor than
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Revisions of City Charter
Mayor veto power
two separate legislative bodies for city government
add more power and dignity to the mayor
greater accountability
not possess the power to thwart the clearly expressed will of the people
City Treasurer general tax
final passage by the Council
Establishment of a City Court
lawyer might consent to quit the practice and accept the office of judge
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
New city charter submision to a vote of the people
supervision of City Attorney
Guthrie and Jordan work on Julien Avenue
Bill of Johnson and Ryan
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Clay Street
3rd Ward School House
Claim of Johnson and Ryan
Claim of Herron Brothers
Louise Lovalle
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of Herron and Tomlinson and co
Claim of John Coan laying plank sidewalks
Assessment of Bernhartha Buechler
reduce assessment on property
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Mary Paul's taxes remitted
small helpless children, widow
Claim of Timothy Fanning work for Street Commissioner
Claim of Patrick Mohan loss on sale of city scrip
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Bill of Berry and Playter
security for payment
scrip at a large depreciation
legal principle
City Treasurer
entitles holder to sue and recover a judgement with lawful interest
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Claim of Edward Linehan work done around market square
Improvement of Alpine Street
John Hayes
grading
Julien Avenue
city scrip
Thomas S Nairn
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petition of Jerry Boland
quarry rock at the head of Main Street
Petition of Mathias Ham
grade of Clay St and 17th St
December 21, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Vacation of alley
Petition of James Marsh and Thomas Levins
Ordinance on billiard tables and ten pin alleys
Sidewalk on Clay St between 17th St and 18th St paved or planked
Dubuque Western Railroad Company
December 22, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
Committee on providing work for the poor
William Rebman
Recorder to advertise for filling around lower Market
Main and Jones Streets, taking from the bluff on 3rd Street west of Locust St
Resolved grade of Southern Avenue as far as Summer Hill
buildings erected on said street
Repair Southern Avenue
December 22, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Taking of material from Southern Avenue
Committee with City Attorney
Conference of Poor Relief Committees
Poor Relief Association
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Revision of City Charter
Proclamation for election on revised charter
January 1858
superintendent of the Central Market House
Abry and Guthrie contractors
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Abry and Guthrie contractors
John F Rague
H L Stout order on Treasury issued to Berry and Playter
loss on scrip
Resolution
Resolved special tax for paving the sidewalks on Main St between 13th St and 14th St
defray the actual cost of improvement
Reinfried
J W Finley
B W Balch
Murray and Tracy
Charlotte Coriell
E Coriell
lots
curbing and macadamizing on Main St between 11th St and 12th St
Methodist Episcopal Church
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
Special tax for curbing on Locust St between 2nd and 3rd Streets
defray cost of improvement
L Molony lot
Mrs. Falvey
Special tax macadamizing 8th St between Main St and Bluff St
C H Booth
Mrs. M O'Sullivan
Trudell
Rt. Rev M Loras
Odd Fellows Hall
special tax on Main St, 8th St to 9th St
Congregational Church
Iowa St between 8th St and 9th St
A Keesecker
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
special tax on Clay St, 5th St to 6th St
A Keesecker
Charlotte Coriell
special tax on Main St, 10th St to 16th St
macadamizing curbing and paving sidewalk
Baptist Church
special tax on Iowa St, 4th St to 5th St
Timothy Fanning
special tax on Clay St, 8th St to 9th St
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Resolutions
special tax on Clay St, 8th St to 9th St
Bradley and Brown
William Rebman
B Lutz
Dr. Asa Horr
special tax on Clay St, 9th St to 10th St
J A Chaplin
Dr. A Munsell
John Felton
H Welde
Silas Brown
William Kearsly
William Zumhoff
G Blocklinger
T Y Jones
Zollicoffer
Allowance to H L Stout
Town clock and bill
Mayor close the purchase for a city clock and bell, placed on the City Hall
Bills
December 23, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Bills
Thomas Cavanaugh 8th St sewer
G Failes police
S Foot Daguerrioty
F Smith, B Smith
John Gleason
D S Wilson
H Treanor
J Boland Couler Avenue
D V Wilson Engine House
John Coan Walnut Street
J Lang, M Mobley on Julien Avenue
Johnson and Ryan
A Jordan and H Jordan
S M Langworthy Central Island Bonds
Teachers fund
General fund
Central Improvement Company
M Allison
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Petitions
H Bollman Course of Couler Creek
culvert, river
A McCann city scrip
W J Kelly
Edward O'Hare contract grading 14th St, west of Bluff St
Joseph Roy
Committee on streets
Fred Weigel
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Fred Weigel assessment on lot No. 74
Mineral Lot No. 344
P McDonough taking earth from Locust St below the brewery
Julia Lewis remission of taxes
general taxes, poor woman in feeble health
B Sheridan claim loss on city scrip
Windsor Avenue contract
J King's assessment reduce
Margaret Hall for remission of taxes
W J Morris sidewalk 8th St
W Longhurst Board of Education
William Brucke
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
William Bruelhl
poor man unable to make a living
remission of taxes
Reports of Officers
Board of Education
Purchase of Wood from W Zumhoff
cords of wood
J P Evans
Ordinance to provide for licensing and regulating billard tables and nine or ten pin alleys
Harbor Master Report
Wharfage on Ferry Boat
Peosta ferry boat
Dubuque and Dunleith ferry company
transportation of freight between Prairie Du Chien
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Wharfage
John Fitzgerald
Harbor Master
Opening of Windsor Street through land of J J Geiger
plat
property holders along the avenue
Venire on Windsor Avenue
jury to assess damages
city scrip appropriated to poor relief association
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
5th Ward School House
desks and seats
Berry and Playter
May 1, 1858
Petition of D A Mahony
Price of laying sidewalks
liberal allowance
hay scales at West Dubuque
Petition of D A Walsh erection of hay scales
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Contract with Bissell and Co.
hay scales
New City Charter printed
Received bids from the North West Democrat
North West Democrat German
supervision of City Attorney
Communications
Joseph Roy on curbing on Locust St
3rd St to 4th St
Abry and Guthrie
Market House
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Market House at the corner of Main St and Jones St
lower market house
Resolutions
Resolved special tax on Lot No. 185
J Ogilby
curbing sidewalks on 5th St
defray actual cost
Widows' taxes remitted
Widows Hull, Edwards, Falvey, Lewis, McCollins, Cleveland
Claim of P McDonough
Locust St between the brewery and Wilde's furnace
Bids for filling grade of streets
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Bids for filling streets around lower market house
Main St and Jones St
Bid of Michael Burke proposing to do work
Filling Iowa St
Election of revised City Charter
postponed
January 9, 1858
paying of taxes in scrip
survey and plat of land of J J Geiger
Windsor Avenue
amending streets, alleys and highways
Bills
Quigley and Brothers Oil for Captain of Police
V Herancourt
J Boland contract on 14th St sewer
John Hayes Julien Avenue
Chislett and Buckley lead pipes, House of Refuge
December 28, 1857
Nightingale, McNamara, Norman, Virden, Woolnough, Nadeau, Lewis, O'Kerrick, Mitton, Jager, Heeb
Edward Walsh building wall west side of Washington Square
N Trample sharpening tools
C McDonough resetting curbing
Andrew and Treadway picks and handles
Street commissioner
M Dunn
4th St from Bluff to Locust St
pay of laborers and teams
Chislett and Buckley
H Jordan
J Bittman printing
Gas Company
B Sheridan
T B Cleaver
House of Refuge
Joseph Herrod
Calaboose
John Chamberlain cleaning market square