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1876 January Council ProceedingsJanuary 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Petitions in relation to taxes and assessments Delinquent taxes Lydia M Vibber Bridget Roach George Edwards Henry Grimm Maria Reeler T F Koepple Pat Smith Agnes Bradach Elizabeth Spahn Mary Nagle Michael Brown John McGrath Margaret Gehrens William Rebman D S Wilson Mathias Plockley R Cox Catherine Schuter C H Eighmey John Lucas Sophia Rund W J Woods General G W Jones T W Place William Faust J W Parker John Bell Johanna Flynn Thompson and Jones Mary Richards, Mrs. Hugo Miller Henry Ford, George W Scott January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Petitions Michael Dunn, macadamizing done City Attorney George Koch, remission of saloon license N W Boyes Henry Corwith, reduction of assessment M A Patch, equalization John Lucas, filling street in Saint Raphael's Addition M Reynolds, ditch on Dodge St William Rebman, 3rd St Catherine Morrisey, George Backert damages caused by opening 17th St M Ham, settlement of claim for work done W H Torbert, assessment R S Gee, establishing a remedial institute C A Smith January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Petition closing of barber shops on Sundays Patrick Hanlon, grading 14th St Bridget McQuillan, damages to buggy Ross McMahon Spear and Lee, assistance to repair sewer John Finzel, north 7th St James Reynolds, mine under 17th St C J McDonough Thomas Kavanaugh, Dodge St sewer Ingram, Kennedy and Day, filling 7th St January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Auditor Jennings, monthly report of salaries due the several city officers and the police force police cases before Justice Leckie City Engineer, change of grade on 11th St Engineer Knowlton, laid by John McCoy Woodmeasurer Waring, cords of wood T S Nairn, Linwood Cemetery Association, interments Street Commissioner Ryder, work done on streets Lamplighter O'Halloran N C Ryan, weigher of dressed hogs January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler N C Ryan, weighed drafts on the 1st Ward Scales Alex Buchet, West Dubuque Scales Market Master Pier, market scales in December meals to prisoners A T Cook, Chief of the Fire Department Insurance Engineer Knowlton, grades on Avon alley west of J T Hancock, Delhi Road Anton Stines An Ordinance giving to Ingram, Kennedy and Fay January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Ingram, Kennedy and Day throw a floating boom on the river at the foot of a bull slide in front of a mill they propose to erect on Commercial St outer levee An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance passed March 26, 1870 An Ordinance in relation to public landing, regulate wharfage Chapter 15 of the Revised Ordinances Lumbert and Co Claim of Westphal and Hinds A Merz Petition of Ellen Blake January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Petition of John Haltz Petition C S D Jones, permission to mine on 14th St Petitioner secure schafts mineral taken from street R W Rogers, mine under 11th St, Prairie St, Walnut St A Graham Owen Conway Committee on Equalization, B B Richards, cancelling assessment for moneys and credits Claims of John McCoy January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Claims John McCoy Wharfmaster Waring Petition to the Congress of the United States Senators at Washington Michael Kean W G Stewart, price charged for exhibitions on the Athenaeum building A H Peaslee, manufacturers Assessors January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Communication of Mr. J K Graves, Ordinance granting W B Sherward priviledge to lay gas pipes in the streets Bond to hold city harmless from all suits brought against the city Gas Ordinance Key City Gas Light Company W B Sherward, failed to comply with any of the above conditions official papers of the City contract with companies that furnish gas at the lowest prices gas franchise open to competition to all parties January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Resolution Resolved Dan Riordan, redeeming lot in Davis Farm West Dubuque, William Hintrager East Dubuque J Boland judgement obtained in Circuit Court work on Locust St William Rebman, 15th St and 16th St Health Officer Judgement on the docket of C Leckie Report of the jury, assess damages sustained by the property owners 3rd St to 5th St Old Corporation Line January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Resolution Resolved property owners of the lots over which street passes deeds of relinquishment George B Burch street from 3rd St to 5th St surveyed and platted by the City Engineer Copy of order delaring the street a public highway plank sidewalk, Eagle Point Avenue, John McCoy Contractor special tax levied January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler special tax levied on lots and parcels of real estate Casper Spahn, L H Langworthy Addition R Bonson, Mechanic's Addition plank sidewalks Henry Hune, Burton's Addition William Manning plank sidewalk on Washington and Mineral St, John McCoy contractor January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler special tax levied on lots and parcels of real estate Mrs. Charles Thoman, plank sidewalk James Downey Jeff McGrath, Blake's Addition pay for laying a plank sidewalk on Locust St by John McCoy, Contractor Michael Brown T Byron January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Resolution Resolved special tax levied on lots and parcels of real estate Michael Dunn, Contractor alley Mrs. Eliza M Smith alley by J C Doyle, Contractor Daniel O'Connell John O'Brien N C Ryan January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler A T Cook, Henry Schunk Treasury Orders Fire Department Centennial Year Greatest national demonstrations known to any and all ages Patriotic Sentiment observance of the great national jubilee states and territories mass meeting of citizens ground work display under our own vine and fig tree January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Order in favor of D A Mahoney, Mobley's Dubuque Collins Addition M Mahoney Resolution resolved resolution passed February 18, 1874 abolishing wharfage be rescinded Dubuque Harbor Co City assessment for the year 11th St District No. 1 January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Districts T O'Sullivan An Ordinance to provide for the assessment and collection of taxes Revised Ordinances Election of Board of Assessors Henry Stecher January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Claims paid January 6, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Claims G B Rand, John McCoy Committee on Printing Daily News Ham and Carver Perkins and Woodruff N Kauffman James Murphy C N Clark Ratcliff, Jaeger and Co Streets Ingram, Kennedy and Day J Christman Thomas Kavanaugh B Kistler P Klauer January 18, 1876 Cushing, Quigley, Lagen, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Maclay, Blumenauer, Fengler Proposed action of Congress giving Washington Square grounds to the county for the purpose of building a Court House thereon Messrs Pier, Peabody, and Peaslee