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1879 November Council ProceedingsRegular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Petition of Wm Rebman asking to have the suit in district court against him for $2000.00 for the injury to Mrs. Neumeister dismissed referred Petition of James Flynn stating he was placed on the police force in September and on the 28th day of same month he got his leg injured while on duty and for 25 days thereafter he was unable to go on duty or do any kind of work and asks to be allowed for the time he was laid up such compensation you deem just. referrred Petition of M Allison desiring that the road which runs along the ridge north of Heebs Hollow and which road has been traveled as a public highway for thirty years should be opened and the obstructions therein should be removed and agree to dedicate so much of the land owned by us as is covered by said road to public use. M N Allison, Albert Hansen, T Carmody, T S Wilson his attorney referred Communication from committee of invitation of the Galena Grant reception to the Mayor and council and citizens of Dubuque motion accepted and referred adopted Mayor appointed as said committee Alds Herod Lillig and McCann Petition of Thos Granfield sell beer and refreshments without paying license as he is a cripple having lost one leg and having no other way of making a living referred Communication from R O Anderson soliciting the appointment of City Assessor for the year 1880 made vacant by the death of Henry Stecher received and filed Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Petition of D Hoffman asking compensation for services as acting marshal referred Petition of Joseph Platz asking to be allowed to curb and gutter in front of their lots on 14th street referred Petition of James Woodward to have two lamps Grandview Avenue and Dodge St Referred Petition of F W Kringel Globe Gas Lamp north side of 17th St at intersection of Catherine Street referred Communication from John Fitzpatrick stating that the street commissioner and the men in his employ have cut down 40 trees in Mineral Lot 210 and said trees were taken and used by city officials without his consent or authority and claims as compensation for said loss of timber the sume of $40.00. referred Petition of Adam Glab asking to have city engineer intstructed to give him the grae of Lemon and 27th Streets referred Communication received and filed Prarie du Chien, WI October 27 1879 acknowledge letter containing reolution thanks S Rosenbaum Mayor Petition of E A Gile gas piles laid down on Wilson Avenue and three gas lamps placed Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Petition of Gottleib Kusche assessment 1879 referred Petition of Geo W Andrew some person erected a passage way across 11th Street and same is an obstruction and illegal stoppage of the street and detrimental to property referred Petition of Wemott, Howard and Company asking for privilege of sinking a cess pool in alley back of their store received and filed Petition of Nick Kauffmann and August Kaise reuduced assessment 1879 W 1/4 city Lot 500 Referred Petition of Mrs. Ed Blake redeem her property and exempt from tax 1879 referred Petition of W D Buckman assessment received and filed Petition of Ellen Linehan Mineral Lot 182 exempted received and filed Petition of Alice E Woodward asking the assessment against her be cancelled received and filed petition of Peter Scharff lamp on Washington Street between Lake Street and Eagle Point Avenue referred Petition of Peter Klein Butchers license refunded as did not collect from all butchers received and filed Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Petition of F A Griffke stating that for several years the Dubuque National Demokrat has published all the official notices ordinances tax lists and c of the City appearing in the Daily English papers and while these were paid one half of their regular rates the National Demokrat in lieu thereof was allowed a fixed sum per annum until on Apri 17th 1879 your honorable body adopted the following resolution: Resolved that the city printing be let in the same terms and to the same parties as was done last year with this change viz that the amount paid the national demokrat for printing be divided with the Nord Iowa Post the latter doing its proportion of the printing and that all said papers be declared the official papers. Although in view of the fact that the Nord Iowa Posts circulation within the city was and is scarecely one third of that of the national demokrat this resolution seemed particularly unjust toward the latter the undersigned its publisher submitted to your decision and faithfully performed the work required of him that is he published each and every notice ordinance & c immediately after its appearance in the daily papers and also the tax lists as appear from the annexed vouchers which will also show that the work thus performed for the six months ending October 1st 1879 amounted at lowest regular rates to $211.35. But while the national demokrat performed all the work required of it the Nord Iowa Post during the same length of time did nothing of the kind although appearing one day later it had but to copy from mine; for it did not as will also appear from annexed vouchers do one eighty part of the work amounting at regular rates to no more than $25.55 it even failed to publish the ordinances although their validity might be quetioned in consequence and instead of complying with that part of your honorable body' resolution requiring it to do its proportion of the printing it contented itself with only following the other referring to the divisions of the amount heretofore paid by presenting its bills with the utmost punctuality for two successive quarters and driving pay for work not performed; the undersigned in calling attention to the above facts would submit that it seems but just and fair that having done all the work in accordance with the resolution while the Nord Iowa Post has not the National Demokrat should get the same pay as in preceding years and the money drawn by the Nord Iowa Post from the ciyt treasury should be refunded as no services have been rendered for same. Hoping you will do what is right and proper under the circumstances. Referred Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Petition of D H Conynhaus policeman to be stationed on West Locust Street from 16yh to Capt Yates house referred The petition of Francis Guerin special tax curbing guttering macadamizing referred Street commissioner M Dowling reported Labor Masons Carpenters Teams Rock Gravel & C received and filed Police Jutice Homer reported received and filed Frank Fossellmann reported 5th ward scales received and filed N C Ryan reported 1st ward scales received and filed Marshal Deckert report special police on Halloween Night per order of mayor received and filed Marshal Deckert reported on salaries of regular police received and filed Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Market master Welter reported Central market scales board of personers and lodgers received and filed Lamplighter O'Halleran reported received and filed Chs Pitschner reported West Dubuque scales received and filed Auditor Brandt reported salaries of city officers and fire department received and filed Recorder Quigley reported number of licenses Billiard Table Peddlers Pork Packers Saloons Teams Wood inspector Waring reported received and filed Bill of P J Quigley Clerk D C for court costs report adopted Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Ordinance in relation to the appointmen tof policemen was referred Adopted Petition of T F Keopfli report adopted Petition of Peter Schraft establish street along east side of lots 102 and 103 in L H Langworthy Add report adopted Petition of James Forrester sidewalk on east side of Jefferson Street and between Spruce and Olive Streets Report adopted Remonstrance of C S Bently in relation to improving alley report adopted Petition of Ann Dowling report adopted Remonstrance of Samuel J Cox report adopted Petition of Jacob Rich profile of grade of James Street report adopted Petition of S J Patch report adopted Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Pettion of H B Glover recommend that city marshl be instructed to notify owners of dangerous mining shafts to protect the same report adopted Bill of Chs McMasters report adopted Petition of Geo W Jones for extension of Cox's Street South in favor of indefinitely postponing report adopted Bill of John McCoy's for sidewalks report adopted bill of C Volker report adopted Petition of F J Massey in relation to heating the Engine House with steam. Compared the expense of teh present system wiwth that of the steam heating and have no hesitancy in declaring in favor of the latter for its cheapness uniformity of heat and its cleanliness and affording more room in the engine house. Referred back to the committee to make all necessary arrangements and final contract. Bill of Ham and Carver for printing report adopted Bill of the Times Co. for printing report adopted Bill of Dr. Horr report adopted Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Bill of Dr. Green Report adopted Bill of North Western Globe Gas Light Company report adopted Petition of George Gartner placing a lamp corner High and Humboldt Streets Report adopted Petition of J T Howard for coal gas lamp in corner of 16th and Iowa Streets report adopted report of lamp lighter adopted petition of Ferdinand Kuhn report adopted Petition of Martin Pfiffner for a gas lamp corner of White and 19th Streets report adopted Petition of Mrs. Frank Carney report adopted Petition of mrs. M Trumbull for lamps report adopted Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Special committee recommend paymentn to Timothy Cain report adopted Committee on Equalization reported Petition of E P Syman report adopted Petition of Adam Drees report adopted Petition of Job L Randall assessment of Subd Mineral Lot 39 Lots 52 and 55 report adopted Petition of E P Gilliam subd 54 mineral lot 88 lot 3 report adopted Petition of Lorenz Eberhardt W M 74 lot 95 in L H Langworthy's addition report adopted Petition of mrs. Jane L harris value of S M 1/5 city lot 448 report adopted Petition of John Strallan S 1/2 of S M 1/5 City Lot 496 report adopted Petition of Mrs. M A Linton value of lots 30 31 32 and 33 in McCrancy's 1st addition report adopted Petition of J H Shields value of the lots in the Dubuque Harbor Companies addition lots 2 in blk 9 lot 2 in blk 12 lot 1 in blk 13 lot 2 in blk 13 lot 3 in blk 13 lot 7 in blk 13 lot 8 in blk 13 lot 9 in blk 13 lot 16 in blk 13 lot 11 in blk 13 lot 2 in blk 18 report adopted Petition of H A Dean assessment of McDaniels Subd 79 and W 3 1/2 report adopted Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Petition of Margaret Lucas city lot Margaret Lucas value of city lot 566 and 567 report adopted Petition of A W Sears report adopted Petition of P J Quigley report adopted Petition of Mrs. mark Murphy report adopted Petition of Alex Simplot report adopted Petitions reported Margaret Thurnten John Moses John Waters F T Walker Dubuque Water Co Mary Ann Mulkern Allen Leathers Mrs. Elizabeth T Emerson Fanny A Stuart Richard Waller M J Drasde J N Hill Anton Vogler Maria Keneepf J W Coy W W Woodward committee on Equalization reported E J Scott lots 11.12 and 3 in fortunes subd D N Cooley subdivision block 6 Dub Harbor Co Add lot 2 W 1/2 blk 14 Dub Harbor Co's add lots 2 and 3 Subd W 1/2 blk 19 Dub Harb Co's add lots 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 Dubuque Harbor Co Add blk 20 Dubuque Harbor Co's add blk 21 report adopted John Nagle lot 38 Farley's subd lot 717 and 717 report adopted Coats and Waters assessment of merchandize report adopted F T Walke assessment of subdivision of mineral lot 307 lots 2 3 4 and 5 report adopted W G Waters recommend to place assessment of monies and credits report adopted Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Novelty Iron Works assessment report adopted Thomas McMichael cancellation of assessment report adopted Hansen & Linehan assessment of subd blk 5 Dubuque Harbor Co's add lot 6 report adopted Richard Scott cancel assessment report adopted B Kestler value of city lot N 1/2 216 report adopted Rachel A Wright assessment report adopted Dr. Geo W Scott value of city lot 223 report adopted D H Conyngham assessment report adopted A McCann assessment of city lot S 2/3 of 67 and N 11/12 ft 68 report adopted John D Bush assesment of subd W 1/2 blk 1 dub Harbor Co's add lots 9. and 9a report adopted Platt Smith value of Subd E 1/2 lot 655 lot 9 report adopted thomas Connelley value of city lots 177 and 178 report adopted W R Stewart city lot S 1/2 292 report adopted John Bell value of Subd 823 and 824 M Daniels Subd lots 7 and 8 report adopted Mrs. peter Jennings place the S 1/2 and N 1/2 of lot 16 Bradstreets Add report adopted Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill A C Bartlett value of city lot 134 report adopted F Udall place value of lots 4 and 5 in Bradestreets addition report adopted margaret F Ryan cancel assessment city lot 610 report adopted Wm Ahern cancel assessment report adopted Joshua Duncan report adopted George H Brooks value of subd City 578a 579 lot 5 report adopted John L Kelley cancel assessment report adopted N C Amsden assessment of his merchandize report adopted Petition of Mary Eggleston city lot 240 be canceled referred Petition of Mary Gillmore assessment reduced referred Petition of Mrs Ann O'Hare assessment on mineral lot 146 reduced referred Petition of Geoerge B Hamilton asking that the money owing him for the City tax be applied in the amount owing to him by the city in the stipulation and agreement that it shall not be considered or used so as to effect injuriously any defence the city may have to the balance of the claim. Referred Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill petition of mres. Chs N Parker reffered petition of Mrs. M Horr referred Moved and carried that the committee on equalization of taxes of 1879 be discharged from further duty special committee to whom was referred the invitation to the Grant reception reported as follows: your committee to whom was referred the invitation addressed to the city authorities and citizens generally to attend the Grant celebration at Galena at an early day beg leave to report as follows: the comittee recommend in favor of acccepting said inviation and as a further evidence of the appreciation of the distinguished services of the distinguished ex preseident of the Untied States, we further recommend that the council and authorities defray their own expenses. It is further recommended that the city council of Dubuque the city authorities the military and citizens generally unite in going to Galena and in making such preparations as are called fo rby the occassion and to this end it is recommended that a committee of this body be appointed to confer and cooperate with other committees and citizens generally. report adopted Ald McCann asked to be excused from acting in said committee which granted and Ald Leckie substituted instead Ald Brown presented an ordinance entitled an ordinance to establish a hay market and which was read Ald O'Neill moved that rule 29 be suspended and the ordinance placed in its passage Rule suspended Ordinance was read by its title and motion was adopted Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Petition of Mrs. Eliza A Burden assessment cancelled referred Petition of George Burden assessment referred Petition of rev. P J McGrath asking to have the gasoline lamp replaced by a coal gas lamp in front of St. Joseph College referred Ald Herod submitted the following which was adopted Be it resolved by the city council of dubuque that the city engineer be instructed to prepare a profile of grade of James Street and also Peabody Avenue and submit the same to the City Council. the same submitted the following which was adopted by the yeas and nays. Resolved by the city council of the city of dubuque that a sidewalk be constructed and laid to grade in conformity with the ordinance on the south east side of Jefferson Street between spruce street and olive street Profile of James Street from third street to peabody's avenue referred Ald Herod submitted the following which was adopted Resolved by the city council of the city of dubuque that the recorder by instructed to draw an order on the city treasurer for five hundred dollar in favor of James G Carney Eagle Point Avenue Communication from the Dubuque County Bank referred Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Ald Herod submitted the following which was adopted Resolved pay for improving 3rd street from Hill to Alpine Streets Martin and Strain contractors special tax be and is hereby levied O S Langworthy Lot 8 lot 7 of min lot 73 B M Langworthy Lot 7 lot 7 of min lot 73 L H Langworthy Lot 6 lot 7 of min lot 73 R H Collier Lot 5 lot 7 of min lot 73 S M Langworthy E pt lot 6 of min lot 73 Ed Langworthy Lot 5 of min lot 73 Jeanette Coats Lot 1 of lot 3 o fmin lot 73 M J Coates Lot 2 o flot 3 of min lot 73 A Langworthy lot 1 of lot 2 of min lot 73 A S Massey lot 8 of min lot 73 R S Harris Lot 32 Nairns add the same offered the following which was adopted. Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque that to pay for repairing sidewalks on streets herein named under an ordinance passed September 7, 1879, entitled an ordinance for repairing of sidewalks by John McCoy Contractor in front of and adjoining the same a special tax be and is hereby levied on teh several lots and parts of lots and parcels of real estate hereinafter named situate and owned and for the several amounts set opposite each lot or parcel of real estate as follows Est of W L Williams Lot 4 Subd Miss Lot 31 in Mt Pleasant Add H B Noyes Lot 788 McDaniels Subd A F Garner S 1/2 of City Lot 264 Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill Ald Leckie called up the matter of opening a street north of Julien Avenue Deed of Right of Way Thos Yates Orlando McCraney referred Ald McCann moved that Charles A Quigley be appointed recorder pro tem adopted Ald Leckie moved that a vote of thanks be tendered to Charles A Quigley for the able manner in w hich he has conducted the business as recorder pro tem adopted The following bills were presented and read and on motion ordered paid Healey Brothers John Bell Knapp Stout & Co Burch Babcock & Co Jms M Linehan N C Eichmann Fred Delker Fred Schlupketter Morrison Bros J Maclay & Co J K Graves Hose Co Sol Turck Hose Co Key City Hook & Ladder Co Fifth Ward Hose Co Joseph Reniforde C M Elrath American Dist Telegraph Co M O'Loughlin F W Zanacherie John Welter James G Carney Chs McMaster Carney & O'Connor Dubuque Water Company Phlip Pier Bell Telephone Co Rebman & Henion Jacob Klauer Ingram Kennedy & Day Linehan & Pier vogel & Ferguson N C Eichmann Jacob Klauer T E Frotj N H Theadinga Andrew, Treadway & Co. Wemott Howard & Co Caswell Fire Dept Supply Co H H Smyth A Baumhover Key City Gas Co B Kestler M J G La Nicka Jas E McLane S M Langworthy Mrs. Pat McMahon A Tschingi James G Carney John McCoy E Moser Martin & Strain Geo Perry Regular Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan, McCann and O'Neill D W Linehan bill for draft horses Danl Rierdan for Fire Dept W Dunnebeck clerk in Treas Office Danl Rierden Postage Stamps John Gamahl Rip tools for St Com The following bills were read and referred to the appropriate committee John McCoy repairing cains house B D Linehan for blacksmiths work Dubuque cabinate makers for ripping cedar parts Key City Gas Light Co for gas A.Y. McDonald repairing for fire dept Ald Leckie moved that the council proceed to the selections of a policeman to fill the vacancy by Officer Carney This engendered a discussion in which many of the aldermen contended that the city could get along without filling said vacancy on motion matter was postponed On motion city engineer instructed to give the grade of alley between Jones St and Main and Locust Streets Mrs. Henry Stecher and family retrieved heir most sincere thanks to the city council for the resolutions of respect adopted by the council in honor of their father and husband on his death and sympathy expressed for his family. Special Session November 3, 1879 Present Mayor Bush, Aldermen Altman, Brown, Doerfler, Herod, Jones, Leckie, Lillig, Linehan and McCann Absent O'Neill The mayor stated the object he had in calling an extra session of the council to submit a notice that had been served on him that a suit had been commenced against the city in the circuit court by Alice E Woodward to have her tax in moneys and credits cancelled for the year 1878. moved that this matter be reffered adopted Ald Linehan submitted the following Be it resolved by the city council of Dubuque that the committee in public grounds and buildings be instructed to have steps built on the south side of the city hall building the said steps to be completed before the first (1st) day of january 1880 On motion this was referred to the committee on P G & B to repost plans and specifications and cost to the council at its next regular session adopted The committee on public grounds and buildings to whom was referred the matter of heating the J K Graves Engine House with Steam submitted the following agreement the Dubuque Steam supply co hereby propose to heat the first story of city Engine House J K Graves situated in Iowa Street and also gives said engine J K Graves a regular and continuous steam pressure up to ten pounds. Also make connections from the street main to the inside of wall of said building for the sum of one hundred and thirty ($130.00) dollars per annum payable monthly. We will also agreet to furnish steam under like conditions and for the same rate to Engine house Sol Turck situated on Locust Street connection to this house to be made on or before July 1st 1880.