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1868 August Council ProceedingsAugust 6, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved 5th St from Hill St to Nevada St and Alpine St from 3rd St to Lorimer Avenue Ordinance to provide for paving and macadamizing streets 17th St specifications August 6, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining . August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petitions Hugh Treanor, change of location of St. Mary's St in St. Raphael's addition George D Wood, resurvey of Walnut St from High St. to Prairie St J P Herkes and John Brochl sundry favors done to the police saloon license remitted Neal McGowan, reference to turning water on his lot in Southern Avenue Hugh Talty taxes against city lot Schoolfund property delinquent taxes Hawkeye hose company J and J Mulligan, additional watchman needed Jones St to 2nd St on Iowa St Fire Department and Police T C Roberts, establishment of Summit St from 5th st to Fenelon St August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petitions Peter Carney, replace sidewalks on Mineral St, destroyed by late flood J H Thedinga against grading of 5th St between Locust St and Bluff St Richard Morriell, removing dirt on Walnut St John Hancock, procure another steam fire engine John Hayes, rock put on Bluff St J K Graves, Dubuque Water Works Company sales of cemetery lots Mrs. Levi August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Communication Major General Warren, survey of the harbor removal of sandbars Bill for the survey of N Western and western rivers passed to remove obstructions A M Spier of New York amounts due City Officers lamplighter P O'Halloran Robert McGivern, weighmaster of West Dubuque City Sexton, interments in Linwood Cemetery digging graves W E Robinson William E Wellington Josiah H Goodrich L P Truesdail Wharfmaster wharfage collected August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Street improvements teams and labor Bill of John McGrath Market Master Strasser, market house Petitions William Hintrager, reference to certain claims, city tax titles R O Anderson, City Assessor Dubuque and Dunleith Bridge Company railway track along the streets of the city August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Citizens Committee on the subject of the bridge obtained without grade trouble and delay power of the Council to pass the ordinance An Ordinance granting the right of way to the Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company public property of the city outer levee bridge route repealing ordinance rights of the bridge company right of way ordinance purposes in law incorporation law Mayor's office, not at Council Chambers appropriate property for the construction of a railway track wagon bridge August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Bridge Company cannot legally proceed with its railway bridge right of the people to a wagon bridge incorporation law company can be questioned only by a warrant state authorities City Attorney Company organized solely for bridge purposes Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge Company Articles of incorporation building railroad from depot of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad to Dunleith in the State of Illinois August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Objections against the validity of the ordinance Bridge Company General right of way act of 1853, company would have a right to run its road through the city discussion of the Supreme Court of Iowa City of Clinton and the CJNRR power of the City to regulate the work, protect and preserve proper police regulations regulate the mode in which the track is laid unnecessarily interfere with the company August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Bridge Company Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge obstruct streets and public places speediest and easiest way to settle matters agree on grades and crossings Griffith and Knight E McCeney Ross McMahon, work on street crossings Marshal report on stolen property August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petition of P Stammeyer, remission of teamsters license Petition of H Smyth, remission of taxes J O'Hea Cantillon Claims paid P C Morhiser Michael Dunn Lafflin Powder Co Weber and Hoffman John McCoy Peter Mihm Warner Lewis John Lucas for O'Brien J T Everett Melichor Mohr Walter Burke Asa Roberts C J Corkery Conrad Schmidt Jerry Boland August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Howard and McArthur James Crawford John Nagle Knapp, Stout and Co Petition of Michael Hardy Nicholas Pals, Deputy Marshal Petition of A Cain, Alpine St improvement safeguard property City Engineer survey streets 1st St, 2nd St, 3rd St, 4th St inner slough to outer levee Mississippi River Resolution Resolved extension of streets to the inner slough Dubuque Central Improvement Co August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Improvement of 3rd St Mayor and City Engineer cisterns thoroughfare for the public Potter Grade steep grade destroys the usefullness as a principal thoroughfare point west and adjoining Captain Harrison's house summit of the hill public improvement Resolution Resolved City Engineer survey 3rd St from Harrison's house plat and profile of grade plan on 3rd St Committee on printing L Sigrist August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Selling fire engine Fire Department Ferry Company willing to lease contract entered into with the JCRR Company Dubuque and Dunleith Bridge question Petition of M Morgan, removal of the wood inspector parties settled difficulties change of grade of 3rd St plat and profile Resolution filling up the water course or inner slough which connects Lake Peosta has exploded and would if carried out, detrimental to the interest of Dubuque closing levee territory lumber trade of Dubuque vast commercial importance August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved opening a water communication with Lake Peosta along the sloughs or inner levee for lumber harbor obstructions under 3rd St bridge 7th St bridge Mississippi River 17th St improvement An Ordinance to amend an ordinance to prevent the erection of wooden buildings August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Petition of John T Hancock Resolution Resolved purchase suitabe steam fire engine hose, hose carriages extinguishment of fires Remonstrances of E Langworthy and others against the improvement of Hill St, Alpine St, and Nevada St 5th St curbed and gutted Potter Grade August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Preamble and Resolution widen Couler Avenue, 8th St survey and plat names of owners suit conveniences of public travel Ordinance to prevent hogs from running at large W W Smith, Justice of the Peace City Justice all cases arising under the ordinances of the city August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining W W Smith, Justice complaint, arrest High St ordered to be worked to grade assessed to the property abutting Repairing Mineral St Resolution Resolved Temporary bridges be immediately built across the 14th St sewer crossing of alleys between White St and Jackson St Washington St Bridge on 22nd St and Elm St Main St from 14th St to 17th St Potter Grade August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved 13th St from Locust St to Bluff St graded, guttered, curbed and macadamized assessed on property abutting Work of F Beyer, macadamizing on Bluff St between 10th St and 13th St assessment levied on Bluff St 11th St Charles C Eighmey coupons against the city bonds fires up the steam engine, J K Graves, salary August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved the Mayor or any Aldermen shall have the power to discharge any laboring hand who may be in the employ of the City Abolish the office of Street Commissioner Fire Department repair cisterns by the Julien Theater R O Anderson, City Assessor 1st St between Main St and Locust St Alderman Fassitt resignation 2nd Ward August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Nominated Aldermen 2nd Ward G W Scott Theo Stimmey Market Master Strasser Market House cisterns in 3rd Ward, 5th Ward Bills in Recorder's hands Petition of William Ashley Jones for back pay City Engineer's Office August 10, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Fassitt, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Frank Glab September 3, 1868 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining 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