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1871 February Council ProceedingsFebruary 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Funding the Corcoran Loan, Mayor's report paid Riggs judgement to Mr. Rorer, attorney for Mr. Riggs United States Marshal receipts outstanding bonds of the Corcoran loan Bonds sent to H W Benham indebtedness against the City Claim bonds Fedser's Estate February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Mayor's Report on Funding the Corcoran Loan bonds issued and surrendered balance due the estate coupons George W Riggs Sidney Webster Mrs. Simpson February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Mayor's Report on Funding the Corcoran Loan bonds issued and surrendered balance due the estate coupons indebtedness Mr. Rorer, attorney of parties failure to pay interest W W Corcoran February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Mayor's Report on Funding the Corcoran Loan bonds issued and surrendered balance due the estate coupons holders of new bonds Circuit Court Auditor's receipts for bonds surrendered Corcoran loan bonds February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Auditor's receipts for bonds surrendered Corcoran loan bonds interest accrued J D Jennings Copy of U.S. Marshal's receipts to D Rorer for costs in U.S. Circuit Court U.S. Ex Rel Elisha Riggs vs. Mayor, Aldermen, City of Dubuque Marshals fee for serving writ of mandamus August 23, 1869 G W Clark, U.S. Marshal February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser D. Rorer's receipt Riggs Judgement Elisha Riggs vs. City of Dubuque Circuit Court District of Iowa U.S. Marshal costs Petitions, Delinquent taxes Mary Zumhof, remission of taxes, mineral lot William Schodde, reduction of assessment Charles H Gregoire February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Petitions, Delinquent Taxes John Bell assessment Dr. Finley Maria Wolf, remission of taxes Phil M Platt, merchandise T R Tuttle J S Dickinson M B Miller, money and credits T E Cook A Gehrig, damages done by Fire Company A Greenwald, filling private cisterns with steamers George S Alexander, firemen George Backert Benj Rupert, taxes credited on judgement against the City February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Petitions, delinquent taxes Hugh Morgan R Walter, Fire District Ham and Carver, printing John Furst Elizabeth Sullivan, abatement of assessment J A Redman, deeds to cemetery lots John W Brown Henry Riker C H Eighmey, sale certificate held by 1st National Bank Wood measurer Waring, cords of wood Auditor Jennings, salaries due city officers February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Lamplighter O'Halloran Wharfmaster Salot Street Commissioner Ryder, due for work done on streets John Molony John Daugherty Michael Donnolly Thomas Munay James Clancy R McGivern, West Dubuque Hay Scales Market Master Strasser, weighing at Central Market Scales City Sexton Gmehle, interments and digging graves Potter's Field February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Engineer estimate of expense of widening road near Seeger's Brewery Recorder's report seal of the city, attested to the bonds issued in the settlement of the Corcoran loan bonds Hugh Doner, City Weigher, hogs weighed An Ordinance granting to the Dubuque, Bellevue and Mississippi Railway Company and to the Dubuque and Minnesota Railway Company the right of way through the City of Dubuque culvert at the crossing at 2nd St February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser C Collins judgement against the City DeLorimier's taxes remitted Mrs. Hugo Miller February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Pay of M La Nicca for medicines furnished to the poor Street Commissioner report on inner bridge trestle work for the railroad track Bridge built by the Dunleith, Dubuque Bridge Company west pier at western shore cost of covering 7th St brudge February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser 7th St slough bridge Grub Plank cords of oak wood Fire Department repaired old hook and ladder truck drawn by horses Messrs Lenehan steamers hose cart and truck City Attorney contract Named the "Fred Weigel No. 1" in honor of our worthy alderman from the 4th Ward S M Pollock, reduce assessment A H Gibbs February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Reduction of taxes Petitions Ira Hanson Mrs. Ann O'Hare Wiliam Rebman Auditor's report on Robison Bonds J M Robison full history of bonds investigation February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Robison bond report recent settlement with the bondsmen of Mr. Quigley coupons of bonds, Loan of 1857 city indebtedness note opposite the numbers of the other two bonds February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Robison bond report Report of Finance Committee, April 25, 1859 gold coupon bonds exchange, settlement investigation February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Robison bonds cut off and destroyed J M Robison bonds exchange in violation of the recommendation of the Committee on Finance approved and ratified by the Council original loan February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Auditor's Report on Robison bonds J M Robison, settlement of bonds November 22, 1858 Central Island Bonds Harbor improvements creditors of the City legal rate of interest Richards, Hinds, Virden loan by M Nadeau February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Auditor's Report on Robison bonds August 6, 1857 loan from John Robison on account of city improvement new interest note given ninety day renewals rate of interest equal to the highest rate legal right to contract Corcoran and Jessup loans Acutal Robison debt at the legal rate of interest February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ald Robison's communication Extraordinary and seemingly labored report of the great mogul John D Jennings to prejudice the public upon every occasion an opportunity present itself against any one of our citizens providing he believes he can gain a little street corner notoriety by publication and fall back under his official cloak unearthing the mishaps of his fellow citizens he actually believes he is running the entire maching Grand Mogul perverted almost every fact and desired to publish the most glaring falsehoods Robison bonds I had no idea his vindictive spirit was so revengeful Republican, Democrat February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ald Robison's Communication City indebtedness J D Jennings salary Auditor's book Grand Mogul reflect frauds against some of the best citizens of Dubuque money borrowed in good fatih from J M Robison Banks would not loan the city money Central Island Bonds Market House not completed, laborers had to be paid large interest 7th St note money 25 year bonds February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ald Robison's Communication Committee B B Richards, F Hinds, S Virden, widely known for their competency as accountants banker, prominent merchants smuggled bonds Recorder Hargus February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser J M Robison's communication, bonds exchange notes for coupon bonds at par P Quigley, J B Lane, G L Mathews Officer being called upon for a complete history of any subject Weihe February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ald. Robison's communication, bonds City owes Robison falsify and misrepresent when the Finance Committee had reported prior to this November 22, 1858 notes signatures of Jaeger and Coates, injure neighbor by such an open fare faced falsehood explanation of this loan ordinary interest February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ald Robison's Communication, Robison bonds Cancelled note returned Nadeau, J J E Norman, Woolnough complete history falsehoods exchange coupon bonds settled with Robison, interest rates February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ald Robison's Communication highest rate of interest, legal rate R A Babbage, Cashier at Merchants National Bank and W Hyde Clark, Cashier 1st National Bank August 22, 1857 Central Island Bonds deduct coupon bonds pay in wharfage on lumber February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ald Robison's Communication bonds Short and concise history of the loan visit to see a brother, 1857 Joseph Robison, loan February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ald Robison communication, Robison loan and bonds Short and concise history of the loan trash I got in payment for gold, Central Island Bonds tightness of money market at that time Market House Borrow from George Connell Loan L Daralle Heron brothers Loan of 1857 F J Heron, banker added to the committee February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ald. Robison's Communication on loan and bonds temporary loans character of an honest man City indebtedness in shape pay indebtedness by a loan from all the citizens you can't approach these men with a forty foot pole to talk about funding their bonds compel the surrender of bonds J D Jennings has cost the city untold thousands by his imprudence and meddling with business that properly belonged to your finance committee February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Ald. Robison's Communication on loan and bonds honest tax payers J M Robison Statement of Aldermen Jaeger and Coates J D Jennings temporary loan to the city in gold Babbage and Clark's statement calculate interest February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Babbage and Clark's statement calculate interest Special Committee, Robison's bond and loan Resolution Resolved Finance settle with Cornelius Collins for labor done on 5th St Stamps for recorder Mayor's order for poor relief School fund Final report on the Communication of the Board of Education in relation to school moneys in the City Treasury C Childs, use of room in City Hall for storing books, papers February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser General Hodgdon's Communication Hetherington bonds belonging to individuals exchange for 25 year 6 per cent bonds, made payable in N Y bonds, coupons, interest rate Orders of treasury Draft of W Knight, Mayor David Rorer A Kaiser, A F Jaeger funding of the Corcoran Loan February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Burlington note given to raise money to pay last coupons that matured on the bonds issued to Henry Young discounted by the German Savings Bank Frank Jackson, 1st Ward Hay Scales F O'Donnell, weighing Resolution Resolved Treasurer and Collector advertise in the official papers for the City property within the corporate limits delinquent taxes Frank Beyer's Claim, work done on Bluff St Petition of Benj Rupert Settle with the holders of bonds and judgments February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Settle with the holders of bonds and judgments Mr. Jessup Pleins and Young indebtedness as the City can procure the means to take Kaiser's amendment sell 6th St bridge at public sale to the highest bidder Bill of Ald. Gehrig for amount paid by him for Cedar posts for Washington Square February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Bills paid J H Dunn Kleine and Koepfle B Pettibone J Zangmeister P and C Wilkey J S Vaughn N C Ryan F N Loeffler Eichman and Co P O'Connor John Nagle M Flannery F Rafferty Mrs. Ann Welsh A W Kemler Charles Klingenberg Mrs. J Uffel John Pier Weihe and Soeth F Wittslock F E Augustine Phil Derr Hugh Martin James Doyle Phil Pier Jaeger F E Moser C L Rice and Co D and J Lenehan J M Robison Howard and McArthur P Stiner A Leathers J S Littrell W Yates L B Tuttle William Winter Asa Roberts R M McKinley Telegraph bill H J Maus W J Knight, telegraphing Grovenor and Haeger A Y McDonald F A Gniffke Rouse and Dean E Ratcliff Martin Frank P Donnolly Steam Engine Co Committee on Fire, James Huber for damages by firemen N Brummenshenkel F Paum? February 2, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Claim of Charles Klingenberg Carr, Austin, and Co C Childs use of room in City Hall examine and burn cancelled bonds February 3, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Reconsider the resolution instructing the City Attorney to bring suit against the home bondholders examine and burn cancelled bonds February 6, 1871 Dubuque and Minnesota Railway Company Dubuque, Bellevue and Mississippi Railway Company culvert at crossing of 2nd St W L Bradley, tux certificates William Rebman, balance due for macadamizing around Jackson Square February 6, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Petitions William Rebman pay February 7, 1871 sent for absent aldermen Joseph A Rhomberg, railroad bridge at the foot of 2nd St pier in center Washington Fire Co February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser National Democrat be authorized to publish delinquent tax list Publish in the Herald also burning of cancelled bonds city indebtedness examined Randall surrender, coupons of bonds of Dubuque Pacific Railroad Company Dubuque Western Railroad Company Loan of 1857 bonds February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Burned Bonds Loan of 1857 Improvement bonds Jessup bond Central Island Bonds Short Bonds Package Endorsed A McCann Scrip Granger Scrip Dubuque and Pacific Coupons City Bills February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Burned Bonds Continued General Fund Orders Granger Scrip February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Burned Bonds Continued Granger package General Fund orders total City bills February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Burned Bonds Continued Coupons of bonds amounts ascertained to be enclosed in the foregoing packages of scrip do not accord with the endorsements thereon calculated interest on each order Receipt to the Trustee L D Randall contents of 1600 Loan of 1857 Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Burned Bonds Continued Contents of Packaged endorsed Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Coupons coupons from bonds February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Burned Bonds Continued mislain bonds? L D Randall, Trustee in account with City of Dubuque Bonds of Dubuque Western Rail Road Company bonds coupons matured coupons missing numbers coupons wanting on the above bonds February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Bonds Burned, Continued Total sum accounted for Explanation from Auditor conflict of facts on the statement made by Randall before the Committee on Investigation in relation to mislain bonds replacing missing bonds with the property of the city Randall short bond February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Burned Bonds Continued short bonds Loan of 1857 coupons of bonds February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Burned Bonds Continued short bonds Loan of 1857 coupons of bonds February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Burned Bonds Continued short bonds Loan of 1857 coupons of bonds The Cram Surrender Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company bonds Shiras Surrender Dubuque Western Railroad Company Jessup Bonds Michael Ahern February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Langworthy Surrender coupons for Dubuque Western Railroad Company Henry Young Bonds Button and Blake Bonds Loan of 1857 Coupons Dubuque Western Railroad Company Bonds Knight purchase in New York Miscellaneous List Thompson Bonds February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Bonds Burned, Continued Pleins, Young, Kistler Bonds coupons, bonds City Scrip, General Fund orders The Fuller Purchase Loan of 1857 Corcoran Bonds February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Bonds Burned, Continued Thompson bonds, Fetz? Coupons Issue of Solomon Turck, Thompson Bonds settle with Isaac Bronson Issue of Graves for Steamer February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Bonds Burned, Continued Issue by Graves Loan of 1857 Thompson Coupons for 1865 duplicates, no numbers February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Bonds Burned, Continued Thompson Coupons Dubuque Western Railroad Company Graves Issue of Thompson Bonds By Solomon Turck February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Bonds Burned, Continued Knight Coupon to the Young Bonds Quigley Settlement Dubuque Western Railroad Company July Coupons February 7, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Record of Bonds Burned, Continued Dubuque Western Railroad Company Quigley Settlement Loan of 1857 City Bills General Fund order Couponds of bonds Thompson bonds J D Jennings, Auditor C G Hargus, Recorder February 24, 1871 Knight, Ryan, Lucas, Gehrig, Lenehan, Robison, Pleins, Coates, Weigel, Jaeger, Kaiser Overflow of the property on the flats caused by filling of the streets and water ways by the Railway Company Notify William Rebman to repair sewer destroyed by him within 48 hours Resolution Resolved Marshal be instructed to cover the balance of the 14th St sewer with plank necessary repairs on streets