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1864 September Council ProceedingsSeptember 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid Petitions and Communications Jane Knap, taxes on Mineral Lot Claims J D Bush property outside of the old corporation line R A Babbage street adjoining Lee Seminary grounds boundary lines of lots, stone monuments, convienant point in the city B W Poor, W L Oswell delinquent taxes publication September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid Marshal salary Hugo Miller, An Ordinance to establish and regulate markets sell meat on White St between 9th St and 10th St Edward Hockett, injury from falling into the 8th St sewer Reports of Officers P M Guthrie, lots in Linwood Cemetery G W Connell, market master C Gilliam, Harbor Master A E Skinner, amounts due City Officers September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid amounts due city officers Henry Kroll, City Sexton interments, City Cemetery C J Richards streets, sewers, bridges Westphal and Hinds, Daniels and Garrett, W Huff, John Pasmontier and J McGrath September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid J H Shields, City Attorney rights of the City and County in levying, collecting, and spending the road and bridge tax within the corporate limits County Board of Supervisors has no control or supervision over the highways and bridges within corporate limits Exclusive control and management of highways and bridges given by the municipal charter to the City government, no act of our state legislature can amend vested rights under the charter State of Iowa fundamental principles of taxation September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid Validity of road tax and bridge tax County Board of Supervisors, Attorneys for the City J H Shields Petition of Horace Smead suit now pending in District Court County taxes lien on property Petition of citizens, removal of obstructions in front of the harbor remove sandbars on the harbor, build wingdam on Wisconsin side of the river current with greater force raise an embankment or levee from high land below Eagle Point high water September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid state of City Finances and the great scarcety of labor build temporary wharfs, extreme low water boats could land inner slough, old harbor, restore old landing to original condition steamboat landing harbor for barges in the winter and low water Public mind may settle down on some adequate plan as well on the means of carrying it out Boats for the packet company slough above 7th St excavation, trivial expense boats and barges September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid Proposition of the Marshall, suppressing crimes and vagrancy in the City Petition of Margaret Barry, leniency will only encourage violations of city ordinances Petition of Henry Kroll, City Sexton paid yearly salary for services outer levee filled up on condition that the City pay 1/3, Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad Co pay 1/3, and Charles Merry pay 1/3 September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid John Everett for surveying grounds Claims John McClay stove pipe Pest House House of Refuge Bounce and Wilcox, damage sustained by Julien Avenue sewer Theopoint and Muller, overflowing Julien Avenue sewer claim of William Rebman, excavating the sewer White St and 7th St Bill for lumber of E C Clark September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid Committee on City Debt Providing fort the settlement of indebtedness of the City Herman Gelpcke, holders of bonds issued by the City Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company total bonds City held stock outstanding bonds interest due Proportion of stock September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid interest stock Herman Gelpcke C H Booth, Trustee old bonds stock in Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company S D Randle Times Office, printing of bonds bonds pro rata settlement with bond holders Railroad purposes indebtedness coupons September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid coupons bonds liquidation of all coupons T W Schmid and Co Herman Gelpcke C H Booth, Trustee Agent of the City of Dubuque September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid Resolutions Resolved notice to property owners on lot on Locust St sidewalk graded Bluff St, Kelly's subdivision improvements above 7th St Agents of the Packet Company, business on the levee auction sales and auctioneers, annual license September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid Resolution, Main St and 17th St, prevent stagnant water Ordinance providing for the improvement of streets and thoroughfares Levy and collection of taxes Chaplin Burton Mayor employ deputy City Marshall repair hay scales at West Dubuque September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid Bills George W Connell cleaning Market House James Brophy, Walnut St, Lorimier Avenue to 11th St Times Company, printing John Thompson, revenue stamps F J Cromer, calaboose Fred Lebe, railing on stairs John Smith Patrick Sargy Peter Karney September 5, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid Bills A E Schafle, printing and book binding F A Gniffke, printing Staats Zeitung publishing Times Company R Rob and Co September 9, 1864 Thompson, Quigley, Emerson, Russ, Mulkern, Stout, Cummings, Mathews, Hetherington, Ruegamer, Schmid Harbor Committee, channel through 3rd St slough leading into inner harbor, build a bridge to allow steamboats to pass convenient place for laying up steamboats and barges in winter 3rd St excavate the slough above 7th St parties owning property near the levee, pay part of the expense R E Bishop