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1869 April Council ProceedingsApril 1, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Roll call Mayor pro tem A F Beyer Revision of the Ordinances Petitions Widow Agatha Kinzel praying that 2 years taxes now due on her homestead should be cancelled Lot in McCraney's Addition Henry Schmid, appointment of Wood Measurer Benj Rupert unable to pay special assessment property on Bluff St taxes due the City judgment against the City Claims due M Levi percentage on sale of cemetery lots Robert McGivern, weigher at West Dubuque City lamplighter O'Halloran lamps lighted April 1, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining George Strasser, Market Master Auditor Jennings amounts due various City Officers City Sexton Report, number of interments, digging graves Linwood Cemetery lots John Adam Koch A McArthur Mrs. Mary Roth Erected a new hospital on Eagle Point, sidewalks on Hill St John Lenehan, 1st Ward weigher Estimate and specifications for the construction of a new sewer on Bluff St and Dodge St M Howard address the Council on account of the present prices of gas Ordinance relating to gas Bill of A H Gibbs, planking sidewalk petition of Frank Horsch, petition of Griffith and Knight April 1, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Bills Paid A Christman, dry goods Joseph Stolz, building pest house A F Jaeger, sending off poor Kleine and Koepfly provision City Marshal, furniture for pest house Thomas Henney Mayor Turck T O'Sullivan hardware Freight M Morgan wood engine work F Lilley P S Sampson, oils for engine A T Cook, work for firemen Sam Elmer, St laborer William Ashley Jones John Thompson for pest house Gas Bill Poor Relief Bills Paid Collier, Leckie and Co, wood William Clancy, removing poor John Lucas, groceries P Dorr, wood John Pier William S Gilliam F W Loeffler James Levi Morrill Brothers Junkermann and Haas Petibone and Co W H Robison, shoes A J Jaeger, groceries N Eichman and Co April 1, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Bill of Daniel Sheehan for work done on Hill St Petition of F W Kruse, City Engineer make estimate of the cost of a sewer in front of M Kruse's house Repairing the old sewer at the intersection of Dodge St and Bluff St, same be advertised for bidders Harbors, petition for right of way lumber Railroad up to Eagle Point Avenue Resolution Resolved annexed profile, declared the official grade of Chesnut Street from High St to the intersection of Prairie St in McDaniels subdivision dotted line represents the grade Payment of Ham and Carver's bill contract for printing revised ordinances April 1, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Silsby and Co donated the City feet of fire hose Bill for advertising Order in favor of M Brady, purchase a horse Treasurer payment of city scrip Resolution Resolved Chestnut St from High St to Prairie St grade abutting property holders complete the work, assessed Henny, Meyer, and the Recorder, money paid on property A D Jaeger, tax lots in Fengler's addition John Agan, aid from the City in procurring medical treatment F Beyer, pay the waterways in front of Mrs. Sullivan Miller, keeping a poor woman and children April 1, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Bill of Robert Rodger, Bishop Hennessey Bills paid M Morgan, wood for house of refuge C H Crusius, surveying and help Sam Elmer, Street Laborers William Borngesser, carpenter work E R Lumbert, lumber for house Mrs. Brady, Mrs. Weil Andrew and Treadway, hardware William Meyer, printing Times, Printing house Revised Ordinances Auctioneers license penalty Section 7, Division 2 of the ordinance in relation to license No person shall within this city act as an agent or solicitor of any life, fire, or marine or association insurance company unless duly authorized by a license April 1, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Cleaning streets and sewers Iron grade for sewers on Hill St Weigher for 1st Ward scales April 8, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Report of wharfmaster, collected P C Morhiser, licenses paid cleaning sidewalks Auditor Jennings, annual report recapitulation cash balance receipts disbursements cash on hand total income expenditures Bills Paid Mayor Turck, send off Kate Rowan Piekenbrook and Deuss, shoes for poor P A Lorimer, house rent for election Charles Ohnesorge, repairing crossing J N Parker, wood for poor S Turck, Anderson, Morhiser, Registery Board F Glab April 8, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Bills paid P C Morhiser, wagon, numbers, wood Pat Donnolly, hauling for pest house Waller and Christman Sam Upton and Co Moses Huggard Mary Redwood James Crawford names of Street laborers and time worked cleaning streets sidewalks on Alpine St, M Hardy Special Assessment, M Hayden, 5th St Canvass of votes at the election held April 5, 1869 Election Returns April 8, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Canvass of votes at the election held April 5, 1869 Election Returns Mayor W J Knight H S Hetherington Treasurer Jno P Quigley M Kingman Recorder F Glab Charles Pitschner Auditor John D Jennings W W Sweetser Attorney E McCeney A Cragin Assessor R O Anderson M M Hayden Marshall Owen Hardy P C Morhiser City Judge Benj Rupert Aldermen 1st Ward John Lucas E O Duncan 2nd Ward B D Lenehan George Mehl 3rd Ward H W Griswold Hilarius Pleins 4th Ward A Levi F Weigel 5th Ward Peter Kiene Sr. George D Wood Winners: Knight, Lucas, Lenehan, Pleins, Weigel, Kiene April 8, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Election Results Winners: Knight, Lucas, Lenehan, Pleins, Weigel, Kiene Final Council: Knight, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, ???, Pleins, ???, Weigel, ???, Kiene, ??? Mayor Turck Validictory Stewartship to worthy successor in office This past year has been an expensive one, trouble to us all City Affairs, debts contracted to absorb the balance left in the Treasury Preceeding administration Flood of June 5, 1868 tore up our streets, sewers, culverts, bridges, and beautiful city looked hard indeed Empty treasury Board of Supervisors Bridge warrants pay street laborers revenues to meet expenditures April 8, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Mayor Turck Validictory Citizens on Fire Engine subscriptions Dubuque County in bridge warrants Delinquent taxes expense fund licenses for all services wharfage hay scales cemetery fund rents of public buildings property holders cleaning streets and alleys fines sale of old hose property holders for sidewalks entire expenditures for past year tax payers flood of June 5, 1868 paid to officers elect bonds and coupons Mr. Holz painting Market House Printing Fire Department steam fire engines hose carts and hose Engineer Poor Relief Eagle Point Ferry Company Street Railroad Crossing railway bridges lumber covering sewers wharfmaster April 8, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Mayor Turck Validictory Entire expenditures steam engine hose carts Market House new cisterns cancelled bonds with coupons principal Treasurer's book bond ring sincere thanks, official farewell Solomon Turck Resolution Resolved Council thanks Mayor April 8, 1869 Turck, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Resolution Resolved Council thanks Mayor Turck Thanks to P C Morhiser, retiring City Marshal discharged difficult duties Mayor Knight oath of office Lucas, Lenehan, Pleins, Weigle, and Kiene Thanks to retiring aldermen bond for faithful discharged of the duties of the office of City Judge by Benj Rupert Bonds and salaries of officers of City Inaugural of Mayor Knight April 8, 1869 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Scott, Young, Pleins, Coates, Kingman, Jaeger, Weining Final Council: Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Standing Committees Finance Ordinances Claims Streets Harbor Markets Public Grounds and Buildings Printing Fire Police April 8, 1869 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Special Committee on bonds and salaries of officers Treasurer and Collector Recorder Auditor Marshal Deputy Marshal City Attorney Sexton Market Master Lamplighter Assessor salaries bonds police officers be allowed the same salaries as last year wharfmasters, wood measurers charge of large public scales constructing sewer on Dodge St and Bluff St Benj Rupert, City Judge Courts decided office of Police judge is unconstitutional law, legal question Petition John Finnerty appointed watchman Petition of George F Nixon for privilege of opening a velocipede in City Hall April 8, 1869 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Petitions Rudolph Nolte, stairway on his building A E Skinner, competency as wood measurer Schloth and Vogt, Albert Leicht, renewal of Butcher's license Joseph Zugenbuchler, vacation of Schaffner's subdivision City Attorney Petitions of William Johnson, Charles C Seward and William Ahern, office of woodmeasurer Arrangements for the celebration of April 26, 1869 by the IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) use of City Hall rooms Agreement between the City of Dubuque and the citizens that have bought its bonds at a certain figure interest on money invested in bonds Resolution Resolved report amount of money realized from sale of Linwood Cemetery, purchases made of Levi land condition of Linwood Cemetery and report the cheapest way to protect the ground from further washing away April 8, 1869 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Resolution Resolved special tax be levied on Lot No. 567, costs incurred by filling to grade Bills Mrs. Ogelsby, ground rent John Nagle, poor relief Andrew and Treadway, hardware P T Brown, Notary public Rob Jess, house rent Council recess election of officers by ballot Wharfmaster N Power F Schumacher Market Master George Strasser Wood Measurer W Ahern, William Johnson, Jacob Botzel, Thomas A McCarron Sexton G Gmehle April 8, 1869 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Election of city officers Marshal Hardy nominated Henry Stecher for deputy appointment of policemen oath of offices Resolution Resolved Dubuque Herald and National Democrat be declared official papers of the City Dubuque Times and Iowa Staats Zeitung April 11, 1869 Knight, Rowan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Young, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kiene Bonds of City Officers J P Quigley, Treasurer F Glab, Recorder J D Jennings, Auditor Owen Hardy, Marshal N Power, wharfmaster Legal rights of the City to collect outstanding taxes against the Nat Bk? Bill of Terence O'Toole for St Labor Resolution Resolved standing committee on bonded indebtedness Continue correspondence with the creditors of the city