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1868 June Council ProceedingsJune 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining City Attorney, propriety of passing an ordinance to prevent the use of obscene language in the street cars making each conductor of the cars a special policeman condition of the sewer on 14th St Property of widow Catherine Quigley be released from liability for macadamizing the street Petition of John Crowley in reference to injury received while working for the city Petition of T Murphy, slaughterhouse of John Yall be removed abate the nuisance Petition of F Kempf street in front of his property on Southern Avenue is higher Mrs. Aaron Baptiste, a colored woman, in reference to taxes Petition of A Greenwald, damages on property Thomas Hardie, circus and other exhibitions not allowed near public schools June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Communication signed "a tax payer" Petitions George Martin, outer levee between Jones St and lower depot F Tischer, cabinet makers lumber on sidewalks Jackson St R Waller, condition of Dodge St and South Dodge st Petition from residents of Southern Avenue, Kempf's brewery creating a bad odor J N Hill, improvements on Walnut St John Blake, denying he benefitted from opening Carr St City lots be subdivided Resolution about indexing records Communication of A T Cook, Chief Engineer improvements and repairs in the Engine House June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petitions Morgan and Quigley, appointment of City Weigher Petition of John Carr in reference to the opening of Mineral St through Blake's Addition Communication of Missionary George R Ransom, permission to hold religious meetings in the house of Engine Company No. 3 Fire Department Ed Smith, property sold at tax sales payment of R E Graves for amount illegally taken out of the treasury City Attorney to bring suit against Graves J O'Hea Cantillon City Sexton, number of interments digging graves Mrs. A Webster Moses Huggard R McGivern Market master Strasser, rent for fish stands June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Salaries due for city officers and policemen Spruce St repaired Teamsters/laborers Jerry Boland Frank Wiber J Smith William Pickley John Burke George Shannon David Fox R Bennett M Hardy Mrs. Flynn Daniel Develin Patrick Kern John Kelly Tim Hinds Greg Riley Fred Schlusselburg Charles Freeman Math Graf Mathias Copp Daniel Harrington John McMahan John Crowley Jr Tim Hinds Michael O'Hare John Finnerty Peter Stainer John O'Shea John Halloran Hugh Flood Patrick Taken William Baldwin Michael Donahue Owen Donahue Dennis Dorgan Jerry Murphy Jos Herring Casper Smith Bennette Bromletter Tim Sulivan Terry O'Toole James Glassby John Henneberg John Mahony John Kelly Michael Murray James Boland Lary Moore Jerry Cahill Michael Corbitt Thomas Maher Jerry Pickley William Thompson Thomas Herron Nath Kerin Anth McGowan John McGrath cleaning alleys June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Amount due cleaning alleys Wharfmaster Powers, wharfage Street Commissioner Leathers, improvement of 8th St Main St to Iowa St, covering the sewer in a bad condition City Marshal, total number of city cases fined, jail, send out of city, discharged State cases jurors verdict for opening street through Mineral Lot lamplighter, oil lamps, gas lamps Order drawn for M Levi June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining City Attorney, bill of J O'Hea Cantillon Petition of E Smith, City is not legally bound to refund money paid by purchasers at tax sales Petition of H Rooney, claim in suit Petition of C Collins, settlement with present owner of 5th St property Bill of A Maak An Ordinance to regulate the conduct and language of persons in and about the Dubuque Street Railway, cars, and buildings Ordinance to make drivers special police An Ordinance requiring transient or travelling physicians practicing in Dubuque to take out license June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Bills of the Herald, Times, and Iowa Staats Zeitung Thomas Masser M M Hayden George H Remmington T Sullivan Samuel Elmer George Funk James Crawford Conrad Schmidt F H Deggendorf G A foltzer John Blake Howard and McArthur James Kelly Patrick Roddy George Strasser E R Lumbert Herman Mauer Knapp, Stout and Co J Boland Thomas Burns G H Fry weighing of coal, asking a deduction Florence McCarthy taxes Resolution Resolved, city taxes standing against Michael McLaughlin be cancelled and the Treasurer cancel the sum B A Babbage, special tax against some property Petition of John Blake, payment of sidewalk on Locust St lot Settle delinquent tax matters June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Claims City of Dubuque vs. the Board of Supervisors regard to Bridge money petition of Nicholas Pals special interest fund, redemption of city bond Redeem bonds held by William L Bradley Bills of J T Everett and William Ashley Jones Petition of T Byron, gutter extended from Locust St to the alley, Jones St to the slough Petition of Patrick McNamara, Thomas Burns, work and materials John Fitzpatrick, 15th St curbed, macadamized Resolution Resolved, 15th St from Bluff St, Main St in accordance with City Ordinance June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Walnut St macadamized P Connors, constructing waterway on 5th St and Summit St Profile of grade of alley between Main St and Locust St, 15th St to 17th St Resolved profile of grade of 16th St Grade of 16th St from Locust St to Main St Petition of citizens from the 2nd Ward that a lamp post needed Iowa St, 5th St 5th St, White St, Clay St, 6th St June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved Street Commissioner oversee the hands at work upon the streets, bosses or overseers be hired for that purpose bills against property holders Abutting property assessed Bluff st between 5th St and McCabe lot, south opposite 1st St Jones St from Locust St to Bluff St alley sidewalk 2nd St Ordinance regulating the laying of sidewalk in the City of Dubuque June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved, City Sexton appointed a special policeman, full power to arrest, bring before the proper court Trespassing on City Cemetery City employ an attorney in conjunction with City Attorney attend suits in law bill of D Sheehan Special assessment levied on lots owned by Catharine Quigley for macadamizing in front of Bluff St order in favor of Frank Beyer, contractor Rossana Quinns assessment Resolved gateway of Linwood Cemetery cistern for holding surface water owners of lots in cemetery June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved Deputy Marshal Samuel Elmer, salary for current year public grounds and buildings, suitable repair the fence around Washington Square remove obstructions Seminary St worked to grade abutting street High St from Walnut St to its intersection of 11th St special assessment City ordinances Ira Hanson construct a stairway in accordance with the ordinances of the city on 11th St junction with Main St June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Sidewalk on Pearl St, Bluff St to Walnut St House of Mr. Fairbanks Street Commissioner Suspend Rule 29 Ordinance concerning the location of Circus and other exhibitions Deed from A McDaniel for lots Resolved special committee appointed, matter of tax sales of property in the City J K Graves, R E Graves send for persons and papers June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining full and impartial report of the result of the investigations and particularly so far as regards an order around April 1868 Amend the ordinances An Ordinance granting the right of way to Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company railroad across and along streets, alleys, levees public property in the City locate bridge on outer levee June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Building cisterns on 15th St, White St Fire Department Special Committee on ferry matter Petition of George Backert and E Hochner in relation to selling vegetables all over the streets Market House ordinance Resolution Resolved all ordinances pertaining to the location and sale of meats and vegetables Survey on 3rd St from Bluff St to Summitt St Advertize and receive bids for improvement Potter grade F Glab, Recorder June 13, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Suspend the minutes of last session, usual orders of business streets damaged by the late freshet City Engineer and Street Commissioner Leathers Bills John Crowly E R Lumbert Walter Burk Peter Mihm Pringle and Atherlon Petition of Nick Metler, bridge in front of property in Langworthy Hollow George S Brown, grade on Seminary St Communication from Michael Dunn, work on Main St unable to collect pay, City Attorney June 13, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved 17th St graded and paved and curbed from Main St to Jackson St Street graded as to be concaved from curb to curb curbing, guttering and macadamizing be assessed against the abutting property survey repair street in front of the so called Blue Church repair bridges on Southern Avenue, Dodge St, Lake St, Langworthy Hollow, Mineral St, Bee Branch, Julien Avenue, 14th St, walls on Hill St and Dodge St Alley between Iowa St and Clay St, 5th St and 6th St Potter grade June 4, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved Locust St and Main St, 6th St and 7th St Potter grade assessed against the abutting property Obstructions at 1st St and Locust St, bridge or culvert open concave gutter Fire Department fill cisterns redemption of bonds condition of sidewalks on Julien Theater