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1877 April Council ProceedingsMarch 15, 1877 Walker resolved that the taxes of Michael Blake for the years 1875 and 1876 in lot 43 Levins Subdivision be canceled April 2, 1877 Mayor and Mayor pro tem present - no quorum April 5, 1877 Burch, Blumenauer, Cantillon, Lillig, linehan, McCann, Pier, Quigley, Wunderlich, Walker, Walker Motion to suspend regular order of business Reading of new petitions omitted Salaries due City Officers April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Marshal Finn, salaries due the Police Force Policeman H C Palmer Michael Dowling, foreman Amount due for street labor in March Lamplighter report Woodmeasurer Waring Market master Pier Market House scales in March boarding prisoners, market expenses Charles Pitschner, drafts on West Dubuque Scales N C Ryan, weighed drafts on 1st Ward Scales April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Police Justice Cantillon City Attorney Wilson M Morgan Claim of Adams and Robinson Petitions John Hunter, assessment of the estate of Jesse Guernsey An Ordinance for improving the streets and alleys and public landings, constructions of sewers and sidewalks An Ordinance concerning the sale of kerosene and illuminating fluids April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Petitions M J Drasda, employment for teams James McGovern, against the improvement of Pine St A Stines Printing claim of the Dubuque Telegraph Company Mrs. B Cunningham Thomas Armstrong W S Harper and Co, Dunleith and Dubuque Bridge F Kuenicker, cancellation of the special assessment improvement of 17th St George Crane April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Cancelling assessment for personalty Mrs. B De Lorimier pay municipal tax in full widening Southern Avenue Deputy Treasurer, Registration of Deaths James Rowan Martin Schaetzle A Nipp, sidewalk on Division St F T Walker, Kent's Court L H Langworthy Addition April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig P J Quigley, Clerk of Circuit Court and District Court George Zumhof, Anna Mc Lucher, Patrick Walsh, Mary Murphy, Pat McLuen, Mary Nagel, Mary Markey, Ann Dowling, Margaret Glennon, Mrs. Sustenburger Remit taxes of Johanna Broderick on homestead in Kelly's Subdivision Mrs. J Bintner, L H Langworthy's Addition William Burke, overpaid taxes John W Markles, merchandise James Riggs, assessment for furniture Veronika Widmann Mrs. Ann Stuart, West's Addition Patrick Flynn Carr, Austin and Co April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Blocks in the Dubuque Harbor Company's Addition Mrs. B Keough's assessment on McCollins subdivision Peter Bony Cancel Mrs. Margaret Jordan's Assessment for horses and wagons J E Wooten and Mrs. Catherine Quigley, delinquent tax committee Orders for judges and clerks of election Henry Stecher, T O'Sullivan, City Assessors Southern Avenue between Pelan and Randall Kempf's Brewery, East line of Thomas Kavanaugh's lot on Summer Hill, laid to temporary grade expense of the abutting property April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Resolution Resolved Ordinance on the South side of Division St between Johnson Avenue and Humboldt St at the expense of abutting property Pine St in Kelly's Addition between 8th St and Hill St, plans and specifications for improvement Claims paid P McMahon Registration Board John Hein T O'Sullivan Dubuque Times Dubuque Herald W H Kennedy P Pier John O'Halloran Howard and McArthur O McGlaughlin C W Schreiber and Co Ed Morgan C G Hargus W H Torbert D W Linehan Rouse and Dean William Muesser Tom McCoy N H Thedinga April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Claims Paid John Mulligan James Walsh T S Wilson Dubuque Water Co J D Bush W H Knowlton George B Woodruff Touke and Lyon C G Hargus G A Gniffke N W National Insurance Co Palmer, Winall and Co Howard and McArthur J F Conant F Neidorf A Y McDonald John Maclay John Dreyhouse Louis Meisch George Salot F H Finke John C McDonald F H Finke F G Brandt Ernst Wuest C N Clark and Co City Attorney for collection from the County Claim of John D Bush Canvass the returns of election Election Results Mayor George B Burch J H Shields Recorder C G Hargus April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Canvass of Election Election Returns Election Results Treasurer Dan Riordan George S Turner Attorney H T McNulty D E Lyon Auditor F G Brandt Owen Reynolds Marshal H C Deckert Math Bickel City Assessor R O Anderson M Dowling Assessors Henry Stecher R O Anderson Aldermen 1st Ward John P Quigley 2nd Ward John J Linehan George Mehl 3rd Ward Peter Fey James Burt 4th Ward John D Bush F J Weigel 5th Ward Louis Doerfler April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Thanks to Mayor Burch tireless energy and unwavering fidelity great personal sacrifice and loss of time Tis sad to part with those we love sincere thanks to the retiring aldermen April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Oath of office to Mayor Burch, elect Mayor Burch's Inaugural Address April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Mayor Burch's Inaugural Address April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Wunderlich, Cantillon, Walker, Walker, Blumenauer, Lillig Mayor Burch's Inaugural Address April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig Mayor Burch's Inaugural Address Health and Happiness and prosperity of all her people Standing Committees Finance Ordinance Claims Streets Harbors Markets Public Grounds and Buildings Printing Police Fire Delinquent Tax April 5, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig Salaries and Appointments of Officers Allen Leathers, Street Commissioner M Tschigi, City Engineer William Warring, Woodmeasurer Adam Pier, Market Master Mayor Pro Tem Bonds of officers April 6, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig Petitions in relation to taxes C S Bently, P H E Somerfield, Mrs. Hugo Miller Maria Bruckner, M A Patch, T W Place, J D Bush, John Kelly, Mary J Luke, Dranger and Co, Margaret Glennon, Mrs. H A Lorimier Ellen Loughren, Ann Curtis, F Leibe, Michael Conway, Mrs. Matilda McCluer, D Brunskill, James Reddan Mrs. J W Reese, Tillinghast and Co, D S Wilson, George May, George D Wood, M Blumenauer, Mary Mullings, Cath Morrisey, Anna M Wilkey, Margaret Flynn, Barbara Hansen lampposts in various localities, P Moloney, F Doerrer, John Lynch, M Hardy James N Foye, place for depositing contents of vaults W J Burns, remonstrating against the erection of a frame building by Mrs. Cunningham Leo McDaniel, cancellation of special assessment for sidewalks on Mineral St Wilkinson, Butcher's license Nancy Brasher April 6, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig Nancy Brasher, cemetery lot A Stines, special assessment on 17th St H L Stout, remission of taxes on fairgrounds Petitions Louis Scherrer, sidewalks laid for city John D Bush, redemptions by former City Treasurer St. Louis Shot Tower Co Petitions to Street Commissioenr Watercamp Desmond C J McDonough John Conlon John Thompson James Murphy George D Wood Petitions Albert Leicht, Thomas R Flemming, N Eichman, James Stone, John Hodgdon, Ephriam James, Coakley Mrs. D N Cooley, President for the remission of the taxes in S M Langworthy's Addition Home for the Friendless April 6, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig Resolution Resolved Dubuque Daily Herald, Dubuque Daily Telegraph, and National Demokrat, official papers Official German Newspaper City printing, lowest and best bidder Saloon license ordinance April 6, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig Resolution Resolved saloon keepers who pay their city license in the month of April Pryor and Co, city subscribe for their new city directory Purchase copies for use of city officers N C Ryan, weighmaster for the 1st Ward Scales Charles Pitschner of West Dubuque Scales Investigate the Riordan, Wilson tax matter April 19, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig Petitions J K Graves, President of the Julien Avenue Street Railway 8th St, Hill St, 3rd St, Alpine St John Wunderlich in relation to saloon license James E O'Hare, priviledge to mine on Grandview Avenue taxes of judge T S Wilson Saloons discount on licenses April 19, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig Resolution Resolved order for Mayor Burch April 21, 1877 Examine Riordan, Wilson Tax Matter Maclay, former chairman of the Delinquent tax committee judge Wilson's taxes April 21, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig James N Foye, cleaning the alleys of the City McCann, right of way for 8th St, Hill st, Alpine St, Julien Avenue Street Railway J K Graves, right of way on Ordinances and City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance J A Rhomberg and William Kelly, donate sufficiant right of way through their property Widen Hill St April 25, 1877 Ordinance granting the right of way for the 8th St, Hill St, Alpine St, and Julien Avenue Street Railway April 25, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig Committee on Ordinances, City Attorney make necessary amendments April 28, 1877 Ordinance authorizing and regulating the Hill St and West Dubuque St Railway J S Ganagan, James McGovern, priviledge of doing work on Pine St Proposals for improvement of Pine St Computation of the several bids for work April 28, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig J W Morgan, lowest bidder J S Garragan and James McGovern Recorder advertise for proposals for building a wall on Hill St storing Naptha oil by the Globe, Gas, Light Co cost for carrying the surface water on the west side of South Dodge St Bridge south of Edward McClain's, sewer John Hunter, personal taxes against the estate of Jesse Guernesy cost of widening Hill St April 28, 1877 Burch, Quigley, McCann, Linehan, Pier, Fey, Cantillon, Bush, Walker, Doerfler, Lillig dismissing suits pending in the courts for the collection of special assessments