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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