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1909 April Council Proceedings82 Regular Sessior, April 1st, 1909 CITY COUNCIL Regular Session, April 1st, 1909. (Official.) Council met at 8:30 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent- -None. Ald. Haas moved that the Council Proceedings for the month of March, 1909, be approved as printed. Car- ried. Bill of W. Lillie, services assisting Market Master for the month of March, 1909, for $43.20, was approved and on motion of Ald. Singrin war- rant was ordered drawn in favor of W. Lillie. Bids for constructing Bee Branch sewer in Washington Street from the end of the present sewer north about 320 feet to the north line of Twenty - seventh Street, were presented and, on motion of Ald. Frith, were ordered opened, as follows: Tibey Bros., per lineal foot, $17.70 O'Farrell Contracting Co., per lineal foot, $18.00. Eisbach & Andre, per lineal foot, $18.65. Street & Steuck, per lineal foot, $19.00. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke con- tract for constructing Bee = 3ranch sewer was awarded to Tibey Bros. and their bond placed at $1,500.00. Bids for constructing reinforced concrete storm sewer in West Locust Street from present sewer to Alta Vis- ta Street were presented and read and, on motion of Ald. Rand, were ordered opened, as follows: M. Tschirgi & Son, 48 -inch rein- forced sewer, per lineal foot, includ- ing manholes, $3.74; 30 -inch lateral sewer, per lineal foot, including head- wall, $2.59. O'Farrell Contracting Co., 48 -inch sewer, $3.20 per lineal foot; 30 -inch lateral sewer, per lineal foot, $2.20. Eagle Point Lime Works, 48 -inch sewer, per lineal foot, $4.00; 30 -inch sewer, per lineal foot, $2.60. Street & Steuck, 48 -inch sewer, per lineal foot, $4.15; 30 -inch sewer, per lineal foot, $3.00. James Lee & Son, 48 -inch sewer, per lineal foot, $3.74; 30 -inch sewer, per lineal foot, $2.20. Eisbach & Andre, 48 -inch sewer, per lineal foot, $3.65; 30 -inch sewer, per lineal foot, $3.65. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the contract for storm sewer in West Lo- cust Street was awarded to O'Farrell Contracting Co. and their bond placed at $500.00. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA- TIONS. Communication from the Standard Lumber Co , stating that an error had been made by the City Assessor in the assessment of their taxes for the year 1908 and asking that the City Treas- urer be instructed to deduct $323.80 from the amount of their taxes for the year 1908, was, on motion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Nicholas Jarrett, stating that he is an honorably discharged' union soldier and asking that the taxes on his homestead, Lot 1 of the sub- division of the north 150 feet of Lot D in Cooper's Sub., be exempted to the amount of $800.00, was, on mo- tion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Delinquent Tax Committee. Petition of. Mary K. De Lorimier, asking that the taxes on her home- stead be exempted, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Delinquent Tax Committee. Petition of Pitts - Thompson Foun- dry Co., asking that the taxes now standing against said company be can- celed, was, on motion of AId. Singrin, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Mrs. Elizabeth S. Hea- cock, asking that the assessment of taxes on Lot 196, Union Add., for the year 1908 be reduced from $800.00 to $500.00, was, on motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Commitee of the Whole. Petition of Frank Lonergan et al, asking that the gutter on Oak Street, between Rising Avenue and the first street west be repaired, was, on mo- tion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Street Commissioner. Petition of A. J. Parker and L. C. Bissell, asking that they be granted the privilege of tapping the Eighth Street high pressure water main, making connection with same and running in the alley east of Iowa Street from Eighth Street to the south line of lot 230, for the purpose of in- stalling the sprinkling system in their Iowa Street property, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. Petition of the Spahn Rose Lum- ber Co., asking that the alley between Eighth and Ninth and Jackson and Washington be improved, was, on mo- tion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the • grounds. Petition of the Trustees of the Odd Fellows' Temple, asking that the City Treasurer be instructed to accept taxes on their property, lot 633, for the year 1908 on the basis of $10,000.00 valuation, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Communication from the Iowa Pub- lishing Co., asking that a committee be appointed to confer with them in relation to the purchase of additional city maps, was, on' motion of Ald. Haas, referred to the Committee on Supplies, to report to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of J. J. Nagle, asking that the storm sewer from Jefferson Street to Julien Avenue be completed, was, on motion of AId. Saul, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Philip Pier et al, ask- ing that the Council authorize the Board of Supervisors to improve the road from Russell Street to Rock Cut, was, on motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of David McDonald et al, asking that Eighteenth Street be opened before the petition of the Du- buque Packing Co. is granted, was, on motion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co., asking that the city vacate and annul Twentieth Street from the westerly line of Hickory Street, Marsh Street from the northerly line of Nineteenth Street to Twentieth Street and the alley from Nineteenth Street to Twentieth Street through Block Twenty -one in Rail- road Addition to the City of Dubuque, Iowa, and grant the permanent use thereof to them, was, on motion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Commit- tee of the Whole to view the grounds. Petition of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, asking that the Council adopt a proper ordinance granting it the right to for- ever maintain use and operate the railroad storage track it now has on the northerly side of its main track across Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Avenues and across Garfield Avenue between Sev- enth and Eighth Avenues and in the alley between Garfield Avenue and Peosta Street from Second to Fourth Avenues and across the alley, situated southerly of Garfield Avenue from Sixth to Seventh Avenues, and grant- ing them the right to construct and forever maintain an additional rail- road track in Nineteenth Street from the westerly line of Sycamore Street Regular Session, April 1st, 1909 83 to the easterly line of Ash Street, was, on motion of AId. Singrin, referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds. Petition of Hugh R. Markey, ask- ing that the Council order a warrant drawn in the sum of $357.00 in his favor for salary claimed to be due him, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Ed. Rider, asking that 'the Council adopt a resolution grant- ing him consent to operate a retail liquor store in the city, was presented and read and, on motion of Ald. Stn. grin, was granted. Whereupon the following resolu- tion was offered: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That con- sent is hereby given Ed. Rider to sell and keep for sale intoxicating liquors, and deal therein, in the City of Du- buque, Iowa, as provided by law. Communication from John Ma- honey, asking that he be appointed Sidewalk Inspector; John Varhoof, Peter Kien and H. Schoenbeck, asking that they be appointed Park Custo- dians; also of Al. Moyer, asking that he be appointed Pound Master, were read and, on motion of Ald. Rand, re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. City Treasurer Brinkman reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: I herewith hand you statements of amounts advanced by me during the month of March, 1909, for which please order warrants drawn in my favor: Interest paid on warrants outstanding $170.00 Postage stamps 10.30 Telegrams .57 Refunded sewer tax 6.55 Express charges, Police .60 Total $188.02 Library orders paid $591.48 Respectfully, H. BRINKMAN, Treasurer. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the re- port was received and warrants or- dered drawn to pay the various amounts, and the report referred to the Committee on Finance. City Auditor Lyons reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: Herewith find my re- 84 Regular Session, April 1st, 1909. port for the month of March, 1909, showing the receipts and disburse- ments for the month: Cash on hand March 1, 1909 $101,601.49 Receipts from all sources. 86,948.66 Total 8188,550.15 DISBURSEMENTS. Warrants redeemed $18,420.52 Improvement bonds re- deemed 388.98 Improvement bond coupons redeemed 487.11 Total $19,296.61 Balance April 1st, 1909. $169,253.64 The above cash balance includes the improvement bond fund, im- provement bond interest fund and li- brary fund balance. Water Works balahce March 1, 1909 $ 6,640.24 Deposited with City Treas- urer during March 4,257.62 Total $10,897.86 Orders drawn on City Treasurer during March. 5,026.83 Balance April 1st, 1909....$ 5,871.03 Excavation permit account: Balance March 1st, 1909 $105.00 Receipts during March 35.00 Total $140.00 Nothing paid out. Balance April 1st, 1909 $140.00 Also the following is a record of all interest coupons and bonds re- deemed by the City Treasurer during the past month and credited to him: Improvement bond coupons redeemed $487.11 Improvement bonds redeemed 388.98 Total $876.09 Also report that there is due the city officers for the month of March, 1909, 02,839.80. Also the following list shows the appropriations and the amount of Ivarrants drown on each fund since the beginning of the fiscal year be- ginning March 1st, 1909, to April 1st, 1909: Appropriation. Expended. Expense .... .... $40,000.00 $ 705.72 Road — First district 6,225.82 1,397.49 Second district 15,011.04 1,253.35 Third district 8,859.42 309.10 Fourth district 10,750.68 627.12 Fifth district 8,275.14 2,429.75 Fire .... 49,000.00 227.70 Police ... 35,000.00 252.43 Sewerage .... .... .. 6,000.00 263.75 Printing 2,800.00 Street lighting 27,000.00 Interest .... .... ... Board of health .... Grading .... .... .. Special bonded pav- ing .... Special bonded debt and interest Mt. Carmel avenue grading .... .... Sidewalk repairing Bluff street exten- sion.... Improvement of Windsor avenue Bee Branch sewer, Third ward .... .. Bee Branch sewer, in Washington St. Improvement of Grandview avenue Eagle Point park... Judgment .... Opening of Louisa Clay street improve- West Locust street storm sewer .... K au ff man avenue improvement .. Thirty- second street storm sewer Heeb street grading $297,522.00 Respectfully, M. E. LYONS, Auditor. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the re- port was received and warrants or- dered drawn to pay the city officers and the report referred to the Com- mittee on Finance. Fire Chief Reinfried reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen:- -The following is the pay roll of the Fire Department for the month of March, 1909: Amount due firemen $2,933.83 Respectfully submitted, J. R. REINFRIED, Chief. Approved by Committee on Fire. On motion of Ald. Frith the report was received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the firemen, and the re- port referred back to the Committee on Fire. Chief of Police Pickley reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I herewith submit the police report for month of March: Intoxication 22 Assault and Battery 6 Disturbing the Peace 9 Disorderly Conduct 2 Forgery 1 40,000.00 Interfering with Officers 3 7,000.00 870.55 Malicious Mischief 1 4,000.00 450.01 Mayhem 1 Petit Larceny 2 4,000.00 Vagrancy 13 4,500.00 Total 60 Residents Arrested 20 2,500.00 Doors Found Open 28 1,000.00 66.33 Lodgers Harbored 415 Defective Lights 18 500.00 Meals furnished 15 Cost of Food $3.00 1,000.00 Police Cost Collected $26.95 Transfer of Prisoners 1 2,500.00 patrol Runs for Prisoners 50 Ambulance Calls 2 6,000.00 Miles Traveled 97 I also beg to submit the pay roll 3,000,00 for policemen for the month of 3,000.00 March, 1909: 2,200.00 2,133.90 Amount due policemen $2,810.30 JAMES PICKLEY, 1,100.00 Chief of Police. On motion of Ald. Martin the re- 2,000.00 port and pay roll were received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the 2,000.00 policemen and the report referred to the Committee on Police. 1,000.00 1,000.00 300.00 Street Commissioner Dorgan re- ported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: - -I herewith submit the pay roll for labor on streets in the different road districts during the last half of March, 1909: Amt. due laborers on streets. $1,305.75 Approved by Committee on Streets. Also submit the pay roll for labor on sewers during the last half of March, 1909: Amt. due laborers on sewers..$261.00 Approved by Committee on Sewers. Respectfully submitted, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Aids. Saul and Sin - grin the pay rolls on streets and sew- ers were received and warrants or- Regular Ses: ion, April 1st, 1909 City Electrician Hipman reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I herewith submit my report of defective lights for the month of March, 1909: I find from the reports of the Po- lice Department that the total hours that 18 lamps failed to burn would equal 2 -3 of 1 lamp burning for one month, or $3.60. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM HIPMAN, City Electrician. On motion of Ald. Martin the re- port was received and the City Audi- tor instructed to deduct from the Union Electric company's bill- for the month of March, 1909, the sum of $3.60. 85 dered drawn to pay the various amounts and the pay rolls referred back to the proper committees. Street Commissioner Dorgan also ported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —In reference to the bill of the C. G. W. R. R. Co. for the con- struction of a storm sewer under their right of way at Seventeenth Street, amounting to $55.50, which your hon- orable body instructed me to collect, would state said company has advised me that in all probability the hill would be paid before the expiration of the present year. Yours respectfully, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke matter was referred to the City Attorney to confer with the railroad company. City Attorney Lyon presented his report giving a statement of fees due witnesses in the Kassler, Becket and Post damage cases, amounting to $93.70, and asking that warrants be ordered drawn in his favor to pay said witnesses. On motion of Ald. Haas, the report of the City Attorney was referred to the Committee of the Whole. City Engineer Ilg reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen:— Attached is a profile of Irving Avenue, from Delhi Street to • Decorah Avenue, showing in red line and red figures a proposed grade. The grade, as indicated. is recommended to you for adoption. Yours Respectfully. PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. Saul the report of City Engineer Ilg and profile were referred to the Committee of the Whole. City Engineer Ilg also reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: — Attached is a plat showing proposed widening of West Fourth Street from Paulina Street to Alpine Street. Yours respectfully, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke report of City Engineer Ilg was approved and the plat referred to the Committee of the Whole. Following report from Sidewalk In- spector Tropf was presented and read, as follows: 86 Regular Session, April 1st, 1909 Dubuque, Iowa, March 5th, 1909. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I respectfully ask your honorable body to cancel the special assessment for repairing of sidewalks assessed as follows, Augusta Weaver, Farley's Sub., Lot 26; amount, 85c; levied Sept. 20th, 1906; also Augusta Weaver, Farley's Sub., W. 23 „ft. of Lot 27; amount, $1.10; levied July 19th, 1906. This work was done be- fore I became Sidewalk Inspector, but Mr. Weaver claims the assessment to be erroneous. Yours respectfully, HENRY TROPE, Sidewalk. Inspector. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the re- port of Sidewalk Inspector Tropf was approved and the Treasurer instructed to cancel the special assessments. Following Weighmasters' and Wood - measurers' reports of receipts were presented and read, and, on motion, were received and filed: Jos. Straney, First Ward scale. $ 4.30 Louisa Pitschner, West Du- buque scales 2.01 J. H. Carroll, wharfage col- lected 5.00 J: H. Carroll, wood measured .35 C. W. Katz, Marketmaster 25.40 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Ald. Martin, chairman of the Com- mittee on Ordinance, presented and read an Ordinance granting James Levi & Co. the right to construct and operate a high pressure water main for fire protection in the alley between Main and Iowa Streets from Seventh to Eighth Streets, and regulating the same, and moved that the reading just had be considered its first read- ing. Carried. Ald. Martin moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of read- ing the Ordinance by its title for the second time. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Ald. Martin moved that the Ordi- nance be now adopted as read. Carried by the following vote: Yeas. —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. The Ordinance follows: AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE granting to James Levi & Company, their successors and assigns, the right to construct and operate a high pressure water main for fire protection in the al- ley between Main and Iowa Streets, from Seventh to Eighth Streets, and regulating the same. Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That James Levi & Com- pany, their successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, main- tain and operate a high pressure water main, six inches in diameter, to be laid in the alley between Main and Iowa Streets from a connection with the water main on Eighth Street, in the City of Dubuque, to a connection with their dry goods store at Seventh Street, for the purpose of providing sufficient and adequate water pressure for fire protection in said store, to be used for fire protection only. Said line of water pipe shall be con- structed, maintained and operated at the expense of said James Levi & Company, and shall be constructed un- der the direction and supervision of the City Engineer and the Superin- tendent of the Water Works Depart- ment of the City of Dubuque. Section 2. In the construction of ;.aid water pipe line, the streets and alley shall not be unnecessarily ob- structed. All obstructions and exca- vations made in the streets and alley shall be properly barricaded and light- ed, and in any action for damages caused by such construction or exca- vation, the said James Levi & Com- pany, in consideration hereof, shall ap- pear and defend the same, and shall pay any judgment rendered against the City of Dubuque therein. Section 3. The City of Dubuque may at any time grant the right to any other person or company to con- nect with said high pressure water main, for fire protection purposes only, upon paying to the said James Levi & Company a share of the cost of construction and maintenance of said line, to be estimated in the fol- lowing manner: The payment to be made the said James Levi & Com- pany is to be in the proportion which the distance of the point of connec- tion (running from Eighth Street south) bears to the total distance of the line. Any person or company con- necting at a point south of the most southerly point of connection (north of the connection of said James Levi & Company,) shall pay said James Levi & Company only in the propor- tion which the proposed connection bears to the total distance lying be- tw een the said prior point of connec- tion and the connection of said James Levi & Company. Any person or com- pany desiring to make a connection al a point north of the last point of connection, shall pay to the person or company connected at the point next south in the proportion of the distance south which said proposed new con- nection bears to the total distance be- tween the two connections intermedi- ate to which the said new connection is to be made. The intention hereof is that no person or company construct- ing or connecting with said pipe line is to be reimbursed in an amount in excess of the actual expenses ad- vanced. The cost of maintaining said line is to be borne equally by all per- sons connecting with same, including the said James Levi & Company. Section 4. The said James Levi & Company shall, at or before the time of accepting the provisions of this ordinance and its regular. publication in the official newspapers, file with the Recorder of the City of Dubuque a proper bond, in the sum of one hun- dred dollars, to be approved by the Mayor of said city, obligating the said James Levi & Company to keep the streets and alley in which excavations are made in pursuance of the laying of the pipe in question in good con- dition and repair whereever such ex- cavations have been made, for a period of one year after the comple- tion of the work, and that they will restore said alley and streets to the same condition in which they were prior to the commencement of said work, all of which is to be done to the satisfaction of the Street Commis- sioner and the Committee on Streets of said city. Section 5. On completion of the laying of the main as herein provided for, the said James Levi & Company shall file with the City Recorder of said city a sworn statement, showing the exact cost of said main and of in- stalling the same, which statement is to be itemized. Failure to file such statement shall preclude the said James Levi & Company from the right of collecting from any person or company making connection with said line the proportionate amount due the said James Levi & Company un- der Section 3 of this Ordinance. Section 6. This Ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Telegraph - Herald and the Times - Journal news- papers, and its acceptance in writing by said James Levi & Company. Adopted Approved Attest: Regular Session, April 1st, 1909 87 Mayor. City Recorder. Ald. Martin, chairman of the Com- mittee on Police and Light, stated that the side door of the Patrol House building was in need of repairs and moved that the matter of having same repaired be referred to the Commit- tee on Public Grounds and Buildings and Police and Light Committee. Car- ried. Ald. Singrin, chairman of the Com- mittee on Sewers, reported as follows: Your Committee on Sewers, to whom was referred the bill of J. & P. Sullivan for harness and supplies for the Sewer Department, would respect- fully recommend that said bill be al- lowed and that a warrant in the sum of $5.15 be ordered drawn on the City Treasurer in settlement of the same. W. SINGRIN, Chairman. Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on Sew- ers. Carried. Ald. Martin stated that the fire alarm boxes were in bad shape and moved that Committee on Fire be em- powered to have the boxes painted, the Chief of the Fire Department to detail men to do the work and the city to furnish the paint. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee on Sprinkling, stated that the sprinkling of the streets had not been commenced, but would be as soon as the committee thought it was necessary. Ald. Martin, chairman of the Board of Health, reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —Your Board of Health begs to report that at a meeting held March 26th, 1909, resolutions order- ing property of the following named parties connected with the sanitary sewer were unanimously adopted, which we submit for your approval: Mary A. Finke, owner of Lot 17, Steiner's Add. Michael Wilke, owner of Lot 15, Steiner's Add. Mary Schaffner, owner of Sub. Min. Lot 100, N. 40 feet of Lot 1. John Ley, owner of N. 40 feet of N. 60 feet of Lot 46, L. H. Lang - worthy's Add. D. Schaffner, owner of Sub. Min. Lot 100, S. 11 feet of Lot 1 and Sub. 2 of Min. Lot 100, Lot 1. Jacob Roesner, owner of N. 46 feet of Lot 4S, L. H. Langworthy's Add. Margaret Louis, owner of Sub. E. M of Lots 42 and 43, Lot 3, L. H. Langworthy Add. F. W. Meyers, owner of Lot 18, Steiner's Add. Kate Stechel, owner of S. 30 feet of N. 60 feet of Lot 46, L. H. Lang - worthy's Add. Theodore Deidesch, owner of N. 2 -3 of City Lot 497. Carrie E. Cox, owner, of S. 62 feet 4 inches of City Lot 483. Mary Maxer, owner of N. 1/2 , less 11 inches, of City Lot 239. Chas. Luther Est., owner of S. 1/ of Lot 35 and N. 20 feet of Lot 36, East Dubuque Add. Dora and E. Siege, owner of Lot 29, East Dubuque Add. Wm. Hintrager Est., owner of Lots 88 Regular Session, April 1st, 1909. 67 and 68, East Dubuque Add. Eva Maier, owner of S. 1 -5 of City Lot 491. James O'Farrell, owner of S. M. 1 -5 of City Lot 457. C. D. Hayden Est., owner of Sub. 1 of City Lot 609, Lot 2. John Allgeyer, owner of N. 1/2 of S. M. 1 -5 and S. 1 4 of M. 1 -5 of City Lot 496. Ed. Muntz, owner of Lot 46, Ox- ford Heights Add. C. G. Wul'weber Est., owner of Lot 52, East Dubuque Add. B. Ternes Est., owner of S. 1 -5 of City Lot 450. John and Emma Kinney, owner of City Lot 574 -A. Margaret Madigan et al, owner of N. 23 1 -3 feet of S. 75 feet of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Kiene and Blocklinger's Sub. Chas. McCarthy, owner of N. 75 feet of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Kiene and Block - linger's Sub. P. H. Powers, owner of S. 25 feet of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Kiene and Block - linger's Sub. John Keenan Est., owner of N. 26.6 feet of S. 50 feet of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Kiene and Blocklinger's Sub. Gottleib Schneider Est., owner of S. 1 -3 of City Lot 497. Henry Doft Est., owner of S. M. 1 -5 and S. 3 feet of M. 1 -5 of City Lot 489. Appalonia Wolf, owner of Lots 30 and 31, East Dubuque Add. Anna M. Mayer, owner of S. 1 /2 of Lot 61, East Dubuque Add. Narcey Pihart, owner of N. 1 /2 of Lot 60, East Dubuque Add. Nick Steffen, owner of S. 1/2 of Lot 59, East Dubuque Add. Arthur McCann Est., owners of City Lots 609 -A and 610 -A. Nick Closs, owner of E. 1 /2 of Lot 57, L. H. Langworthy's Add. Martin A. Rooney, owner of S. M. 31 feet 7 inches of E. 1 /2 of Lot 44, L. H. Langworthy's Add. Matt. Nessler Est., owner of Sub. E. -/ of 42 and 43, L. H. Langworthy's Ado A. H. Pfiffner, owner of Sub. Min. Lot 100, Lot 4. Mrs. C. Deckert, owner of N. E. 1 /4 of Lot 36, L. H. Langworthy's Add. Emma Prose, owner of E. 1 /2 of Lot 35, L. H. Langworthy's Add. Anton Gengler, owner of N. M. 1 -5 of City Lot 490. Martha Wiedner Est., owner of N. 1 -5 of City Lot 490. Frank Beyer, owner of Lot 13, Stiner's Add. Michael Heiderscheid, owner of S. 1 /2 of Lot 28, East Dubuque Add. Also your Board of Health begs to report that at the meeting of the Board of Health held March 26th the contract for hauling garbage and dead animals for the season of 1909 was awarded to John Linehan at $14.45 per day. Copy of contract is hereto attached, which we submit to your honorable body for approval. Also your Board of Health begs to report that the contract for vault cleaning for the season of 1909 -1910 was awarded to James Robinson, copy of which contract we herewith submit to your honorable body for approval. Also your Board of Health begs to report that the house at the garbage dump is in need of repairs and that your board will have necessary re- pairs made from the material to be obtained from the old patrol boxes. P. R. MARTIN, Chairman. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the various reports of the Board of Health. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of Com- mittee of the Whole, reported as fol- lows: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Ot- to M. Schmid, asking for further time to comply with the order of the City Council to lay a cement sidewalk on the west side of lot 101 in East Du- buque Addition, would respectfully recommend that the Committee Clerk be instructed to notify said petitioner that the time for the completion of said walk has been extended to May 1, 1909. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the bill of Mullen Bros. for supplies and plumb- ing at the central engine house, would respectfully recommend that said bill be allowed and that a warrant in the sum of $56.46 be ordered drawn on the City Treasurer in settlement of the claim. Also, your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that the sewer gang be placed entirely un- der the jurisdiction of the Sewer In- spector and that he be given full power to discharge any man employed in such work in case of insubordina- tion or neglect of duty. Also, your Committee of the Whole respectfully recommend that George E. Davis be given ten days to pay the wharfage charges now due and in case of failure so to do, that he va- cate the space now occupied by him. We would further recommend that the Harbormaster be instructed to compel the enforcement of the fore- going action, Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the remon- strance of J. M. Keppler against the special assessment levied for the con- struction of a sanitary sewer in Col- lege Avenue against Lot 21 in New- bury and Hale's Sub., would respect- fully recommend that said remon- strance be received and filed. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the bill of James Gregory for carpenter work at the Central Engine House, would re- spectfully recommend that said bill be allowed and that a warrant in the ,sum of $39.50 be ordered drawn on the City Treasurer in settlement of the claim. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of E. B. Piekenbrock & Sons, asking that they be granted permission to connect with the high pressure mains for the purpose of installing an automatic sprinkling system in their building, would respectfully recommend that said firm be permitted to lay the nec- •essary pipes to•make the proper con- nections, provided the same is done =in accordance with an ordinance which the City Attorney and Ordi- nance Committee are hereby instruct- ed to prepare. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Henry G. Young, asking that he be granted permission to operate a com- pressed air house cleaning machine on the streets of the city, would respect- fully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of the Morris- Johnson -Brown Co., asking that it be granted the exemption from taxation accorded it by the action of the City Council of March 8, 1904, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be grant- ed and that the City Treasurer be in- structed to cancel all taxes on per- sonal property and improvements of •said firm for the year 1908. Regular Session, April 1st, 1909 t 89 Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the bill of F. Mertz for repairing locks and furnish- ing keys for the city hall, would re- spectfully recommend that said bill be allowed and that a warrant in the sum of $3.35 be ordered drawn on the City 'Treasurer in settlement of the claim. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the various reports of the Commit- tee of the Whole. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke also presented re- port of the Committee of the Whole, recommending that the salary of the Assistant City Engineer be increased to $100.00 and, on motion, report was referred to the City Attorney to re- port to the Council the legality of in- creasing the salary of the Assistant City Engineer. RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS. Alderman Saul offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Recorder be instructed to adver- tise for bids for sweeping the brick paved streets and also for hauling the sweepings therefrom and to submit said bids to the City Council at its next regular session. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Rand offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve West Locust Street from the end of the present improvement to Alta Vista Street and it is hereby pro- posed to grade, curb, gutter and ma- cadamize said portion of said street and to assess the cost of said curbing, guttering and macadamizing against the abutting property. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Rand also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby di- rected to prepare a plat showing gen- erally the location, nature and extent of the proposed grading, curbing, gut- tering and macadamizing on West Lo- cust Street from the end of the pres- ent improvement to Alta Vista Street, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost Whereof, to be paid by the city, if any, Old the cost thereof and amount as- sessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate 'in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall pub- lish in three consecutive issues of a 90 a Regular Session, April 1st, 1909 newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and es- timates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Coun- cil, notify the Cbuncil thereof in writ- ing, with a printed copy of such no- tice accompanying the same. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —N one. Alderman Rand also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That a war- rant in the sum of $1,100.00 be order- ed drawn in favor of the Mayor for the purchasing of a strip of land for the opening of Louisa Street from Grace to Bennett Street, conditioned on the proper deeds being procured. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin Nays —None. Alderman Haas offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby in- structed to prepare plans and specifi- cations for a storm sewer .in Thirty - second Street from the west side of Couler Avenue to the Couler Creek; be it further Resolved that when such plans and specifications are prepared, they shall be submitted to the Committee on Streets for approval, and if satisfac- tory, that the City Recorder be authorized to advertise for bids for .the construction of the same. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Haas also offered the , , following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to im- prove the south side of Davis Avenue from the easterly curb line of Windsor Avenue to a point south of the east line of St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, and it is hereby proposed to curb and gutter said portion of said street and to assess the cost of said curbing and guttering against the abutting prop- erty. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Haas also offered the fol -- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby di- rected to prepare a plat showing gen- erally the location, nature and extent of the proposed curbing and gutter- ing on the south side of Davis Avenue from the easterly curb line of Wind- sor Avenue to a point south of the - east line of St. John's Lutheran Ceme- tery, and the kind of material to be used, and an. estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount as- sessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the city recorder shall pub- lish in three consecutive issues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and esti- mates are on file, the location and na- ture of the improvement, kind of ma- terial to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which ob- jections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Coun- cil, notify the Council thereof in writ- ing, with a printed copy of such no- tice accompanying the same. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Frith offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve Lincoln Avenue from the end of the present improvement to the unnamed street between Ninth and'_ Tenth Avenues, and it is hereby pro- posed to grade, curb, gutter and ma -- cadamize said portion of said street and to assess the cost of said curbing, guttering and macadamizing against the abutting property. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Regular Session, April 1st, 1909 91 Alderman Frith also offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby di- rected to prepare a plat showing gen- erally the location, nature and extent of the proposed grading, curbing, gut- tering and macadamizing of Lincoln Avenue from the end of the present improvement to the unnamed street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire ' ost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cosl thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount as- sessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall pub- lish in three consecutive issues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and esti- mates are on file, the location and na- ture of the improvement, kind of ma- terial to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such no- tice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. Frith also offered the follow- ing: Whereas it is deemed necessary and expedient to improve the north side of Twenty- fourth Street between Wash- ington Street and Pine Street in front of and abutting the premises here- inafter described by laying down a permanent sidewalk thereon composed of cement material four feet wide; Therefore Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improve- ment on the north side of Twenty - fourth Street between Washington and Pine Streets, and in front of and abutting lot 1 of O. S. Langworthy's Sub., and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and esti- mate in his office, the City Recorder shall notify said abutting and adja- cent property owners, as provided by ordinance, that such plat and estimate are on. file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five (5) days after the serv- ice of such notice, and after such service shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Martin offered the fol- lowing: Whereas it is deemed necessary and expedient to improve the easterly side of Rhomberg Avenue between John- son Avenue and Windsor Avenue, in front of and abutting the premises hereinafter described by laying down a permanent sidewalk thereon com- posed of cement material six feet wide; Therefore Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and extent of the proposed improve- ment on the easterly side of Rhom- berg Avenue between Johnson Ave- nue and Windsor Avenue and in front of and abutting lot 22 in Cook's Ad- dition, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount 92 Regular Session, April 1st, 1909. and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and esti- mate in his office, the City Recorder shall notify said abutting and adja- cent property owners, as provided by ordinance, that such plat and estimate are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed . for hearing, which time shall not be less than five (5) days after the serv- ice of such notice, and after such service shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the resolution: Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Martin also offered the following: Whereas it is deeemd necessary and expedient to improve the southerly side of Windsor Avenue between Rhomberg Avenue and Garfield Ave nue, in front of and abutting the pre- mises hereinafter described by laying down a permanent sidewalk thereon composed of cement material six feet wide; Therefore Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: That the City Engineer be and 'he is hereby directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location na- ture- and extent of the proposed im- provement on the southerly side of Windsor Avenue between Rhomberg Avenue and Garfield Avenue and in front of and abutting lot 22 in Cook's tl.ddition, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and esti- mate in the office of the City Recor- der; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Re- , corder shall notify said abutting and adjacent property owners, as provided by ordinance, that such plat and esti- mate are on file, the location and na- ture of the improvement, kind of ma- terial to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which ob- jections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five (5) days after the service of such notice, and after such service shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Coun- cil, notify the Council thereof in writ- ing, with a copy of such notice accom- panying the same. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. O'Rourke moved that a com- mittee of three members of the Coun- cil, consisting of the Mayor, Aids. Haas and Frith be appointed to draw up resolutions of respect relative to the death of the deceased, Sidewalk Inspector Henry J. Tropf. Carried. Ald. Martin moved that the Sprin- kling Committee and the Mayor inter- view the Water Works Trustees in reference to having water plugs in-. stalled for the use of the electric sprinkler. Carried. Aid. O'Rourke moved that the Council renew the request made to the City Attorney some time ago for an .,pinion as to the power of the City in the water works affairs. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the May and Treasurer confer with the Park board in reference to paying the $2,500.00 appropriated for Eagle Point Park. Carried. Ald. Frith moved that the Commit- tee Clerk investigate as to whether the Union Electric Co. have the right to tear up the streets of the city with- out first notifying the city and to re- port to the Committee of the Whole. Carried. Ald. Martin stated that the cross- ings on North Main and Leibnitz Streets were in bad shape and moved that the Street Commissioner be in- structed to put same in shape. Ald. Frith moved as an amendment that the matter be referred to the alderman of the Fifth Ward and the Street Commissioner. Carried. Ald. Frith moved that the Commit- tee Clerk be instructed to write the Taroid Company in Chicago in refer- ence as to what arrangements can be made with said company to use their taroid on the streets of the city. Car- ried. Adjourned Regular Session, April 6th, 1909 . 93 Ald. O'Rourke moved that when the Council adjourn they adjourn to Tues- day evening, April 6th, 1909. Carried. Ald. Saul, moved to adjourn to Tues- day evening, April 6th, 1909. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1909 Mayor _Attest: . Recorder CITY COUNCIL Adjourned Regular Session, April 6th, 1909. (Official.) Council met at 9:10 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —None. Mayor Schunk stated that the meet- ing was an adjourned meeting of. the regular session of April 1st, 1909, and was called to take up and consider all matters which may properly come before a regular session of the City Council. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA- TIONS. Petition of Edward E. Kumpf, ask- ing that he be appointed Sidewalk In- spector, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Mrs. Katharine Blitsch, asking that the City Treasurer be in- structed to accept $26.6? without in- terest in full settlement of special as- sessment levied against N. 1 /2 of Lot 13, Tivoli Add., for the improvement of Francis Street, was, on motion of. Ald. Singrin, referred to the Commit- tee of the Whole. Petition of Dubuque Investment Company, asking that the Council have the sidewalk on Milwaukee Ave- nue graded so that they can have ce- ment sidewalks laid, was, on motion of Ald. Martin, granted and Wilmer Cook, the contractor for the Improve m of Milwaukee Avenue, be noti- fied to do the grading. Carried. Petition of G. E. Davis, asking that the Council reconsider their action in instructing the City Attorney and Har- bor Master to collect for space occu- pied by the Dubuque and East Du- • buque Ferry Co. in the harbor, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Herbert Adams, vice chairman of the Dubuque Park Com- mittee, asking that a survey be made of the Eagle Point Park by the City Engineering Department for the pur- pose of establishing the dividing lines between the Eagle Point Park and the property of the Eagle Point Lime Works, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, granted and the Engineer to be in- structed accordingly. . Petition of Herbert Adams, vice chairman of the Dubuque Park Com- Abjourned Regular Session, April 6th, 1909 95 a strip of ground bounded as follows, to -wit: Beginning on First Street at a point fifty feet east of the inter- section of the alley between Main and Iowa Streets, measured along the north lot line of First Street, thence northeasterly to a point 180' 1" south of the south lot line of Second Street, thence southerly along the west lot line of Iowa Street 29' 9 ", thence southwesterly to the point of begin- ning containing 1 -40 of an acre for the purpose of widening Iowa Street at this point, the City cancel all taxes on real estate and improvements on City Lots 529 and 530 for a period of ten years, reset curbing along the al- tered line of the street, brick pave the street from the present brick paving to new curb line, reconstruct sidewalk for the distance of the proposed wid- ening and grant said firm permission to have a sidetrack laid across First Street under regulations to be speci- fied in an ordinance which the Ordi- nance Committee is hereby instructed to prepare. The exemption from tax- ation above mentioned to begin with the tax for the year 1909. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption ' of the various reports of the Commit- tee of the Whole. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the salary of the Assistant City Engineer be placed at $90.00 per month for the ensuing year and that the wages of the driver of the carpenter wagon be increased to $45.00 per month. Same to take effect May 1st, 1909. Pe it Further Resolved, That be- cause of the additional work contem- plated during the present year, that the Street Commissioner be given an assistant and that the salary of said Assistant Street Commissioner be placed at $50.00 per month. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee of the Whole, also report- ed as follows: Your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that the following named be appointed to the various offices for the ensuing year or during the pleasure - of the City Council: Mayor Pro Tem —John O'Rourke. Committee Clerk —John W. Lawlor. Street Commissioner —John Dorgan. Superintendent of Sprinkling —Geo. Miller. City Electrician —W. Hippman. Marketmaster —C. W. Katz. Custodian Washington Park —Tom Cahill. Custodian Jackson Park— Philip Red din. Custodian Phoenix park and Weigh - master First Ward Scales —J. Straney: Poundmaster and Assistant Market - master— Thomas - Hackney. Janitress —Mrs. Koenig. Sidewalk Inspector —James Lynch. Assistant City Engineer —Henry Scharle. Rodman —W. Coleman. Sewer Inspector —C. Sullivan. Foreman Fourth St. Dump —James Callaghan. Foreman at Garbage Dump —P. Kenneally. Meat and Milk Inspector —Dr. F. J. Kennedy. City Carpenter —John Heil. Driver of Carpenter's Wagon —C. Specht. Engineer of Steam Roller —Bart McDonnell. Stoker of Steam' Roller— Nelson Frith. Extra Engineer Steam Roller —J. Crawford. Extra Stoker Steam Roller —Frank O'Connor. Harbormaster and Wood Inspector —J. H. Carroll. Driver of Sewer Wagon —M. O'Meara. Assistant Street Commissioner —J. Mahoney. Sewer Gang —J. Jellison, F. Luch- terhand, Jos. Rooney, Jos. 'Tacke, Lan- don Taylor, Frank Donahue and Dell Warren. Street Sweepers — M. Lonergan Thos. Donohue, John Kness, James Connolly, James Reid, Jake Kraus. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole. Carried. Ald. Saul moved that the services of the Assistant Street Commissioner and Sidewalk Inspector take effect at once.' Carried. Ald. Martin, chairman of the Com- mittee on Ordinances, presented and read an Ordinance regulating the use of moving picture machines and pro- viding a penalty for a violation there- of, and moved that the reading just had be considered its first reading. Carried. Ald. Martin moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of reading the Ordinance by its title for the sec- ond time. Carried by the following vote: Yeas— A1cls. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays — None. Ald. Martin moved that the Ordi- nance be now adopted as read. 94 Adjourned Regular Session, April 6th, 1909 mittee, asking that a survey be made by the City Engineer's office of the property purchased by the Civic Di- ision of the Dubuque Women's Club on Julien Avenue, being Lots 44 in Correll's Sub. and Lot 1 in McKinley's Sublivision, for the purpose of estab- lishing the dividing line of said prop- erty, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, granted and the City Engineer to be instructed accordingly. Petition of Max Rottler, asking that the Council have the alley back of Dorgan's Subdivision, Lots 672 and 673, opened and removing sidewalks to the correct line, allowing the 20- foot alley for driveway, was, on mo- tion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole to view the grounds. Bids for making repairs at the Pa- trol House were presented and, on motion of Ald. Rand, were ordered opened, as follows: Frank D. Scharle $194.00 Grigg & Son $160.00 Jas. Gregory $139.00 On motion of Ald. 'Rand contract was awarded to James Gregory, he being the lowest bidder. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. • Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee of the Whole, reported as follows: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Elizabeth Heacock, a widow, asking that she be granted a reduction in the valuation of her homestead, Lot 196, Union Addition, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the pe- titioner be granted and that the City Treasurer be instructed to accept the taxes on said lot on a basis of $500.00 valuation and to cancel the balance. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of the Schmid Manufacturing Co., ask- ing that the taxes on its personal property and new factory building be canceled for a period of five years, would respectfully recommend that said petition be received and filed. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of the I. O. O. F., asking that the taxes on the Odd Fellows temple be accept- ed on a basis of $10,000.00, would re- spectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the City Treasurer be instructed to ac- cept the taxes on the above mentioned temple on said basis. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of- Pitts- Thompson Foundry Co., asking that its taxes be canceled in accord- ance with an agreement heretofore en- tered into with the city, would re- spectfully recommend that the City Treasurer be instructed to cancel all taxes against said firm for the year 1908 in pursuance with the action of the City Council of April 29, 1905. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the ordinance regulating the use of picture ma- chines and providing for a penalty for the violation thereof, would respect- fully recommend that said ordinance as amended in committee be adopted. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of A. J. Parker and Lester C. Bissell, asking that they be granted the right to extend the high pressure main through the alley between Iowa and Clay Streets from Eighth Street to the - south line of City Lot 230, would re- spectfully recommend that said per- mission be granted under the pro- visions of an ordinance which the - Ordinance Committee and City Attor- ney are hereby directed to prepare. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of J. J. Nagle, asking that the storm sewer from Jefferson Street to Julien Avenue be extended and that tiling be used in the construction of said sewer, would respectfully recommend that the said petition be referred to the • City Attorney and City Engineer. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of the Dubuque Sand & Gravel Company, asking that it be granted permission to use a space on the river front be - ginning fifty feet north of the old Ryan barn and extending two hundred feet northerly therefrom, would re- spectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted provided it clears the ground, constructs a driveway from the river to the present roadway under the direction' and su- pervision of the Street Commissioner and lays the proposed sidetrack to the proper grade with plank between the tracks and one foot outside thereof, where the same crosses the roadway, so that vehicles may easily pass over the same. The permission herein granted is subject to the decision of the City At- torney as to the rights of the City along this part of the river front, which decision he is hereby directed to prepare, and is also subject to re- Vocation after a period of five years. Also, your Committee of the Whole, would respectfuly recommend that in consideration of the McFadden Coffee & Spice Company deeding to the City- Attest: Adjourned Regular Session, April 6th, 1909 97 after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Du- buque Telegraph- Herald and Times - Journal newspapers. Adopted Approved , 1909 , 1909. Mayor. City Recorder. Ald. Martin moved that after the publication of the Ordinance regulat- ing moving picture machines the Chief of Police notify all parties owning or operating moving picture machines to •comply with the Ordinance at once. 'Carried. Mayor Schunk, chairman of the special committee appointed to pre- pare resolutions of respect on the death of Mr. Henry Tropf, Sidewalk Inspector, presented and read the fol- lowing: Whereas, Death has called Henry Tropf —an efficient and esteemed of- ficial —who in the past year rendered signal service to the City, who was ever faithful in the discharge of his duty, whose life -time residence in this community endeared him to a large circle of admiring friends, and who withal was ever a kind and loving husband and father; therefore, Be it Resolved, That we tender to the bereaved family our heartfelt sym- pathy and profound regret in their great bereavement, and we sincerely hope that the grief we know they must feel be assuaged by the consol- ing thought that after long and pa- tient suffering, he rests in peace, and be it further Resolved, That as a mark of re- spect for the deceased, these resolu- tions be spread upon the records of the City Council and that the City Re- corder is hereby instructed to furnish the bereaved family with a copy of the same. H. A. SCHUNK, DAN J. HAAS, E. E. FRITH, Committee. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried unanimously. Alel. Frith stated that the owner of the property on the south side of Da- vis Avenue had made objections to - him for being assessed for curbing and guttering the street abutting his property as contemplated and inquir- ed what arrangements, if any, had been made with the Board of Super- visors regarding the improvement. Ald. Haas stated that the property owner in question had informed him that he was satisfied to pay for the curbing and guttering, providing the cost would not be i.00 great, and that the Supervisors were satisfied to have the improvement made as contem- plated and that the work be done un- der the direction of the City Engi- neer. The Mayor and other members of the Council then expressed themselves as being desirous of having Davis Avenue curbed and guttered, as well as being macadamized, without hav- ing any more delay. After much dis- cussion definite action in the matter was deferred until the next session of the Council. Ald. O'Rourke asked the City Attor- ney if he was prepared to give the Council an opinion as to the powers or control of the City Council over the Water Works Trustees. Assistant City Attorney Willging presented the following report of City Attorney Lyon: In answer to the question asked by Ald. O'Rourke of the City Attorney, as to what, if any powers or control, the City Council had over the Board of Water Works Trustees, the City At- torney stated that in his opinion the management and control_ of the Water Works was wholly within the hands of the Water Wrorlcs' Trustees. That under Section 1056 -A -1 of the Supplement of the Code, which creates the Board of Trustees for special charter cities, it is provided that the Water Works shall be man- aged and operated by a Board of Water Works Trustees, and under Section 1056 -A -2 of said supplement it is provided that the revenue of the Water Department shall be paid out only on the written order of the Board of Water Works Trustees, who shall have full and absolute control of the application and disbursement thereof. Ainong other things, includ- ing the payment of all indebtedness arising in the maintenance, operation, betterment and extension of said Water Works. Alds. Martin, O'Rourke and Frith then spoke, giving it as their opinion that if the City Council had no con- trol or power over the Water Works Trustees that then the City Council were under no obligation to pay the bills incurred by the Water Work Department. Ald. Haas moved to adjourn. Car- ried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1909 Mayor Attest: . Recorder 96 Adjsurned Regular Session, April 6th, 1909. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas,— Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. The Ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF MOVING PICTURE MACHINES AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION THEREOP. Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That it shall be unlaw- ful to operate any moving picture ma- chine or device in the City of Du- buque, unless the same shall be equipped as follows: Said moving picture machine and devices • shall be equipped with an automatic take -up with an adjustable roll, and said take -up and magazine and the doors and openings thereto shall be kept closed while such ma- chine is in operation, and the same shall be equipped with an automatic fire shut -off with upper and lower fire guards. That the distance of the rheostat from the floor, the wall or walls, or other combustible materials, shall not be less than twelve (12) inches and that said rheostat shall be placed on iron pedestals, securely screwed to the floor, and shall be properly encased and protected by a galvanized iron case. The said moving picture machines and devices shall be equipped with an automatic light shutter, such as shall be approved by the Chief of the Fire Department, City Electrician and Committee on Fire. Section 2. All the requirements of Section 1 herein shall be subject to the approval of the Chief of the Fire Department, City Electrician and Committee on Fire, and it shall be the duty of said Chief of the Fire Depart - meat, City Electrician and Committee on Fire to enforce the provisions of Sections 1 and 4 of this Ordinance, and to inspect said moving picture machines and devices upon the instal- lation of the same and at least six times each year thereafter. • Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this Ordinance, or neglecting or re- fusing to comply with the same, shall be fined not less than twenty -five nor More than one hundred dollars for each offense. Section 4. No moving picture ma- chine or device shall be operated in the City of Dubuque, except where the same is enclosed in a booth and said booth constructed according to the following specifications: FRAMING: Shall be made of 1 "x1 "30/e" angle iron properly braced to secure rigidity and securely riveted or bolted at the joints. SIZE: To be not less than 5'x5'xG', SHEATING: To be galvanized Iron of not less than No. 20 B. W. gauge, or ilk" hard asbestos board secure- ly riveted or bolted to angle iron frame. Booth may be constructed of other approved fire -proof material. FLOOR: To be of same material as sides and roof, riveted or bolted to iron frame, covered with a rubber or cork matting. DOOR: To be not larger than 2'x5' of fire -proof material and ar- ranged to close automatically either by means of a spring to be placed on the exterior and riveted to frame work, or by a metal rope and weight attachment. Two latches of steel to be provided and to be placed one 12" from top and the other 12" from the bottom of door. Latch bars to be con- nected by metal rod, so that one oper- ation opens both latches. OPENINGS: (Either for operator's view or through which pictures are thrown) To be not Larger than 12 "x12" and provided with a gravity door of fire -proof material, held in position by fusible links placed in series with fine cord, so arranged that normally one of the links is suspended directly over film when in slide of the apparatus, or so arranged as to be normally closed and held open by pressure of the operator's foot. SHELF: To be same construction as booth. VENTILATION: Booth to have an opening for ventilation which must be flanged to carry conductor pipe of not less than 5" diameter for exhausting the hot air generated in operating the machine. An exhaust fan should be placed at the outer end of the con- ductor (or stove) pipe, unless con- nection is made with the chimney. (If possible connection for ventilation should lead to chimney or outside building in order to carry off explosive gases formed by the incomplete com- bustion of the film). MACHINES: To be equipped with feed and take -up reels in metal boxes, joints of same to be riveted or flanged. A. shutter must be placed in front of the condenser, arranged so as to be normally closed and held open by pressure of the foot. ELECTRIC WIRING: Must be in accordance with the N. E. code and all wire employed within the booth must have an approved slow- burning insulation and secured in place entire- ly on insulated supports. No portable cord will be permitted within the booth unless the same is pertinent to a proper connection to the lantern it- self. EXTRA FILMS: Must be kept in a metal box with tight- fitting covers. Section 5. This Ordinance shall he in force and take effect from and Claim of Mary Voellinger for $5,000 damages for injuries claimed to have been sustained by falling on the side- walk in front of Lot 42, J. L. Lang - worthy's Add., was on motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the Committee on Claims and the City Attorney. Petition of John Althauser, asking that the interest on the special assess- ment levied against Lot 18 and Lot 2 of 12 for the improvement of Alt - hauser Avenue be canceled, was on motion of Ald. Haas referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Peter J. Seippel Lumber Co., asking that they be granted the use of 200 feet of space on the river front for a period of ten years for the purpose of erecting thereon a build- ing for loading and sorting lumber, was on motion of Ald. Saul referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds. Petition of A. R. Flick Box Co., asking that the Treasurer be instruct- ed to accept their taxes in accordance with the action of the Council of April 2nd, 1907, was on motion of Ald. Frith referred to the Committee of the Whole. The petitions of the following re- tail liquor dealers, asking that the Council adopt resolutions granting them consent to sell and keep for sale at retail intoxicating liquors in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, were pre- sented and read. and were, on mo- tion, granted: John J. McDonnell. John P. Page, Jr., northwest cor- ner Fourth and White streets. The following resolutions' were then offered: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That con- sent is hereby given John J. McDon- nell to sell and keep for sale intoxi- cating liquors, and deal therein, in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, as provided by law. Adopted unanimously. Pe it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That con- sent is hereby given John P. Page, Jr., to operate a retail liquor business within the said City of Dubuque, Iowa, in accordance with the laws of Iowa and the ordinances of the City of Du- buque. Adopted unanimously. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. Mayor Schenk stated that he had revoked the license of the Mannos pool room and had closed the place Regular Session, April 15th, 1909 on the grounds that the place was a nuisance and that the state law in reference to allowing minors in the place had been violated. On motion of Ald. Frith the action of the Mayor was approved. - Mayor Schunk presented and read the following: "T have long anticipated the pleas- ure of congratulating the members of this council for their splendid devo- tion to duty, during the past year. The pleasure now is mine, and heart- felt congratulations are yours. You have done a work, careful and pains- taking honest and sincere, creditable alike to yourselves, and to our city you have the honor to represent, and whose honor it is to have each and every one of you, for its faithful rep- resentative. What I say comes from a warn appreciation of what I know to have been your unflinching loyalty to the duty imposed upon you by your oath of office, and your own personal inclination to do what was right, ac- cording to the dictates of your con- science, and for the best interests of your constituents. Analyzed in all its bearings your work has been solely actuated by the public good, and the public is aware of it. The work of all the committees has been character- ized by careful attention to every de- tail, and by unvarying efforts to con- serve the best interests of the city. This is true, absolutely true, and in appreciation of its truth, I hereby name the following committees, iden- tically the same as last year, and know that in their hands, the city's best in- terests will be promoted." STANDING COMMITTEES. Finance — O'Rourke, Martin, Saul. Ordinance — Martin, Singrin, O'Rourke. Streets — Saul, Frith, Singrin, O'Rourke, Rand. Police and Light — Martin, Singrin, Rand. Sewers— Singrin, Saul, Haas. Printing —Saul, Singrin, O'Rourke. Claims- -Rand, Haas, Saul. Fire — Frith, Martin, Haas. Markets — Singrin, Martin, Haas. Public Grounds and Buildings — Rand. Singrin, Frith. Delinquent Tax Haas, Frith, Saul. Sprinkling— O'Rourke, Saul, Frith. Harbors— Frith, Martin, Rand. Supplies —Haas, Rand, O'Rourke. Electrical Construction — Martin,. Frith, Rand. Board of Health — Aldermen Mar- tin, Haas; citizens, Edward McEvoy, Ed. P. Peryon. Yours respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Mayor Schunk also presented and read the following: 98 Regular Session, April 15th, 1909 CITY COUNCIL Regular Session, April 15th, _1909. (Official.) Council met at 8:15 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —None. Bids for sweeping brick paved streets, also for hauling sweepings from paved streets, were presented, and on motion of Ald. Martin were ordered opened as follows: Bids for sweeping paved streets are as follows: Clark Van Wie, sweeping paved streets, $17.75. Peter Apel, sweeping paved streets, per week, $18.50. On motion of Ald. Singrin, bids were referred to the Committee of the Whole. Bids for hauling sweepings from brick paved streets are as follows: D. O'Meara, hauling sweepings, per week, $23.00. M. J. Markham, hauling sweepings, per week, $23.00. M. Hannan, hauling sweepings, per week, $24.50. On motion of Ald. Saul, contract for hauling sweepings was awarded to D. O'Meara. Bill of John Pullens for 14 yards of macadam in Third Road District, $10.50, was presented and on motion of Ald. Singrin was approved and or- dered paid. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA- TIONS. Petition of the Busy Bee Mining Co., by C. H. Meyer, president, stat- ing that their mining shaft on the west side of St. Ambrose Street ex- tends four or five feet on the side- walk and asking that they be granted further time in which to work their mine before being compelled to move their mining shaft, was on motion of Ald. Rand referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds. Petition of C. G. Meyer, asking that he be granted an additional sixty days' time in which to lay an 8 -foot cement sidewalk on White Street be- tween Sixth and Seventh Streets, abut- ting lot 315, was on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds. Petition of the Illinois Central Rail- road Company, asking that Charter Street, commencing at a point on said Charter Street just east of the easter- ly line of the C., M. & St. P. R. R. Co.'s tracks where the same intersects Charter Street and extending easterly from said point a distance of one hun- dred feet, be vacated, in the name of and for the use and benefit of the said Illinois Central Railroad Com- pany for the purpose of using the same for the erection and mainten- ance of fruit sheds, was on motion of Ald. O'Rourke granted and the prop- er resolutions to be prepared. Communication from the League of Iowa Municipalities, asking that the Council order a warrant issued to pay the annual dues of the City of Du- buque in said League for the year 1909, was on motion of Ald. Frith referred to the Committee of the Whole. Communication from the League of American Municipalities, asking that the City of Dubuque join said League, was on motion of Ald. O'Rourke re- ceived and filed. Petition of the Dubuque Biscuit Co., asking that their personal taxes be remitted for a period of five years, beginning with the year 1909, was on motion of Ald. Frith referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Catharine and Margaret McFadden, asking that the City Treas- urer be instructed to accept taxes on their monies and credits for the year 1908 on a basis of $2,000, was on mo- tion of Ald. Frith referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of the Metz Mfg. Co. ask- ing that their taxes for the year 1908 be cancelled in accordance with the action of the Council of March 5th, 1903, was on motion of Ald. Haas re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Miss Catharine Strahl, asking that the taxes for the years 1899 to 1908, inclusive, on Lot 1 of Lot 1 of Linhein Subdivision be re- mitted, she being unable to pay same, was on motion of Ald. Haas, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of L. Taylor et al., asking that the wages of the sewer gang be increased 25c per clay, was on motion of Ald. Frith received and filed. Petition of L. and A. Pitschner, asking that the Treasurer be instruct- ed to accept $206.65 without interest in full settlement of special assessment levied against Lot 1, Finley Add., for - the improvement of Asbury Street, was on motion of Ald. Rand, referred' to the Committee of the Whole. 100 Regular Session, April 15th, 1909. To the Honorable Council, City of Dubuque: Dear Sirs: —I have the honor to ap- point Dr. James Alderson a Water Works Trustee to succeed himself, for the term of three years, begin- ning April 20th, 1909, to April 20th, 1912, and submit the appointment for your approval. Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. On motion of Ald. Rand the ap- pointment of Dr. Alderson by the Mayor was approved. Mayor Schunk also presented and read the following: To the Honorable Council of the City of Dubuque: • Dear Sirs: —I have the honor to ap- point James R. Pickley Chief of Po- lice, to succeed himself, for the period of one year, beginning May 1, 1909, and ending May 1, 1910. Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. On notion of Ald. Frith the ap- pointment of James Pickley by the Mayor was approved. The annual reports of City Engi- neer Ilg and Chief Reinfried of the Fire Department for the year ending March 1, 1909, were presented and, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, were re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Street Comisssioner Dorgan re- ported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I herewith submit the pay roll for labor on streets in the different road districts during the first half of April, 1909: Amt. due laborers on streets.$2,701.20 Approved by Committee on Streets. Mao submit the pay roll for labor on sewers during the first half of April, 1909: Amt clue laborers on sewers..$37i.25 Approved by Committee on Sewers. ]Respectfully submitted, JOHN DORGGAN, Street Commissioner. • On motion of Alcls. Saul and Sin - grin the pay rolls on streets and sew- ers were received and warrants or- dered drawn to pay the various amounts and the pay rolls referred back to the proper committees. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Your Committee on Delinquent Taxes, to whom was referred the pe- tition of Mrs. J. P. Poor, •asking that on account of her poverty, leniency be shown her in regard to her taxes and that she be given a statement of the amount now due by her for city taxes, would respectfully recommend that the taxes for the year 1908 be allowed to re- main a lien on her property and that the Treasurer be instructed accord- ingly. Also that he send said pe- titioner a statement of the amount now due by her for city taxes. Also, your Committee on Delinquent Taxes, to whom was referred the pe- tition of Mrs. Louisa Muntz, stating that she is assessed for a house on Lot 287 in Davis Farm Add. and that the house on said lot was destroyed by fire a year and a half ago and asking, therefore, that a reduction be made in the assessed valuation of said lot, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the Treasurer be in- structed to accept the taxes on said lot on a basis of $500.00 valuation. Also, your Committe on Delinquent Taxes, to whom was referred the pe- tition of Mrs. Matilda Elliot, a widow with four minor children, asking that the taxes on her property, Lots 1 and 9 in O'Hare's Add., be cancelled for the year 1909, would respectfully rec- ommend that the prayer of the peti- tioner be granted and that the Treas- urer be instructed accordingly. Also, your Committee on Delinquent Taxes, to whom was referred the pe- tition of Mrs. Elizabeth Dearborn, a widow with four minor children, ask- ing that the valuation on the south half of City Lot 498 be reduced for the year 1908, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the Treasurer be instructed to accept the taxes on said lot on a basis of $1,500.00 valuation. Also, your Committee on Delinquent Taxes, to whom was referred the pe- tition of Josephine Vogt, a widow, asking that on account of her pover- ty the taxes on her homestead, Lot 1 of 2 of 2 of 159 in L. H. Lang Addition, be cancelled, would respect- fully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the Treasurer be instructed accordingly. Also, your Committee on Delinquent Taxes, to whom was referred the pe- tion of Mrs. Katharine Blitsch, asking that on account of her age and pov- erty the taxes on her homestead. Lot 13 in Tivoli Add., be canceled for the year 1908, would respectfully recom- mend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the Treasurer be instructed accordingly. Aso, your Committee on Delinquent Taxes. to whom was referred the pe- tition of Mrs. Cecelia Grosstick, a widow with six minor children, ask- ing that the tax on her homestead, the north one -half of Lot 270 in Davis Farm Add., be cancelled for the year 1908, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the Treasurer be in- structed accordingly. D. J. HAAS, Chairman. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of - the various reports of the Delinquent 'Tax Committee. Carried. Ald. Rand, chairman of the Com- mittee on Public Grounds and Build- ings, reported that he was preparing plans for changing the roof of the Central Engine House building and as soon as he had the plans com- pleted, would get estimates on cost -of the work to be submitted to the Council. Ald. Frith stated that excavations were being made in the streets and :alleys of the City by plumbers and others without having obtained exca- vation permits and moved that the Chief of Police be notified to instruct the policemen to require plumbers, the Gas Company, Water Company and all other persons excavating in the streets or alleys to show their ex- - cavation permits before being allowed to do any excavating. Carried. Ald. Saul moved that the matter of •excavation permits for excavating in the streets and alleys of the City be - referred to the Ordinance Committee for investigation. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee of the Whole, reported as follows: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of B. J. Schwind et al, owners of lots in Tschirgi & Schwind's Sub., asking that an annexed plat of said subdi- vision be adopted, would respectfully recommend that said plat be referred hack to the petitioners for them to procure the complete opening of Al- gona Avenue. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Reeder Langworthy et al, owners of all the propertly lying along Fourth Street between Alpine and Paulina Streets in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, offering to give to the City for street purposes, a strip of land ten feet wide along the south side and parallel to said street for the purpose of mak- ing said street 60 feet wide, and, ask- ing that said street be graded, curbed, :guttered and macadamized and that sewer, gas and water mains be order- ed therein—the curbing on said street to be set out 12 feet from the lot Regular Session, April 15th, 1909 101 lines, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be granted, in so far as it lays in the power of the City so to do. We further recommend that the City Engineer prepare a plat showing the proposed widening on said street With the proper dedication thereon and have all the owners of the prop- erty abutting on and along said 10- foot strip sign the same, So that it may be properly recorded. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Charles H. Walsh, Administrator and Trustee of the Mary N. Allison Es- tate, stating that Senator Allison held $9,600.00 as Trustee for Elizabeth Neally -Utter et al., which money was taxed by the City of Dubuque; that in December, 1907, said amount was invested in Dubuque Water Works bonds, which are by resolution of the City Council non - assessable by the City of Dubuque, and asking, there- fore, that the assessment against said money be cancelled, would respect- fully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the Treasurer be instructed accordingly. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of George E. Davis, relative to the wharfage fee which the City Attorney and Harbor Master have been in- structed to collect from him, would respectfully recommend that said pe- tition be received and filed. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Henry Moritz et al, asking that O'Neill Avenue be improved, would respect- fully recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be granted and that the preliminary resolutions be adopt- ed. Also, your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that a special committee be appointed, corn - posed of Alderman Rand and the City Engineer, to procure waivers from the owners of the property abutting on and along the proposed improve- ment on West Locust Street. Also, your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that the City purchase a Burrough's add- ing machine at a cost of $375.00, for use of the various officers in the City Hall. Also, your Committee of the Whole. to whom was referred the petition of the Spahn Rose Lumber Co., asking that the alley between Jackson and Washington Streets from Eighth to Ninth Streets he improved, would re- spectfully recommend that the prayer completion of the publication of such notice, he shall at its next session, no- tify the Council thereof in writing with a printed copy of such notice ac- companying the same. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Singrin offered the fol- lowing: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque,. That it is deemed necessary and advisable to im- prove the alley between Jackson and Washington Streets from Eighth to Ninth Streets, and it is hereby pro- posed to grade and macadamize said alley and to assess the cost of said macadamizing against the abutting property. Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas - -Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin: Nays —None. Alderman Singrin. also offered the following: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby di- rected to prepare a plat showing gen- erally the location, nature and extent of the proposed grading and rnacad- amizing of the alley between Jackson and Washington Streets from Eighth to Ninth Streets, and the kind of ma- terial to he used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abut- ting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Recorder; that after the filing of said plat and esti- mate in his office, the city recorder shall publish in three consecutive is- sues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and estimates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an esti- mate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such no- tice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall. at the next regular session of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Regular Session April 15th, 1909 103 Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: ' Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas,- Martin O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and- Singrin. Nays —None. - • Alderman Singrin also offered the following: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the Street Commissioner be and he is hereby instructed to notify the Chica- go, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company and the Chicago Great Western Railway Company to proper - ]y plank the space between their tracks at both Sixteenth and Seven- teenth Street crossings and to give said companies ten days in which to comply with the terms of this reso- lution. Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Haas offered the follow- ing: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the ordinance to prevent the erection of dangerous buildings and walls, being Chapter XXIX of the Revised Ordi- nances of the City of Dubuque of 1901, be strictly enforced and that the City Engineer be and he is hereby in- structed to compe, compliance with Section 26 of said ordinance. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays— None. Alderman Frith offered the follow- ing: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the C_ty of Dubuque, That it is . deemed necessary and advisable to . improve O'Neill Avenue from Sheri- dan Street .to Burden Avenue, and it is hereby proposed to grade, curb, gut- ter and macadamize said avenue and to assess the cost of said curbing, guttering and macadamizing against the abutting property. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Frith also offered the following: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, . That the- City Engineer be and he is hereby di- rected to prepare • a :plat showing gen - 102 Regular Session, April 15th, 1909 of the petitioner be granted and that the preliminary resolutions be adopt- ed. Also, your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare an estimate of the cost of grading Lincoln Avenue from Ninth Avenue northerly to the unnamed street between Ninth and Tenth Ave- nues and to submit said estimate to the Committee of the Whole at its next meeting. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of George Oakley et al, asking that Cher- ry Street be improved from Asbury street to a point 68 feet west of Fin- ley Street, would respectfully recom- mend that the City Engineer be in- structed to procure waivers from the owners of the property abutting on such proposed improvement. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of City Attorney George Lyon, asking that warrants be ordered drawn on the City Treasurer to pay the wit- nesses in the cases of M. Kassler vs. City of Dubuque, George Becket vs. City of Dubuque and Lizzie Post vs. City of Dubuque, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the pe- titioner be granted and that a war- rant in the sum of $93.70 be ordered drawn in favor of the City Attorney with which to make the payments specified in his statement. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the various reports of the Commit- tee of the Whole. Carried. RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS. Alderman O'Rourke offered the fol- lowing: ' Whereas, The Illinois Central Rail- road Company has filed its petition asking for the vacation of that por- tion of Charter Street lying east of the easterly line of the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul Railway tracks where the same intersects Charter Street and extending easterly from said point a distance of one hundred feet, for the purpose of erecting fruit sheds thereon for the use of the Fruit Despatch Company, and represents that their location here will bring a large number of men to this city; therefore Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby in- structed to make a survey and plat of that portion of said street proposed to be vacated, to be filed in his office for public inspection, and give the no- tice required by ordinance to all own- ers of property abutting said ground proposed to be so vacated, and to publish the notice required by ordi- nance of said proposed vacation. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the resolution. - Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays- -None. Alderman O'Rourke also offered the following: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to construct a sanitary sewer in West Fourth and Paulina Streets as - fol- lows, to -wit: An eight -inch tile pipe sewer from the intersection of Alpine and West Fourth Streets, thence east= erly to the center of Paulina Street, thence northerly to the present man- hole in West Fifth Street, and to as- sess the cost of said sewer against the abutting property. ' Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Na ys —None. Alderman O'Rourke also offered the following: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque,. That the City Engineer be and he is hereby di- rected to prepare a plat and specifi- cations for an eight -inch tile pipe sanitary sewer in West Fourth and Paulina Streets from the intersection of Alpine and West Fourth Streets easterly to Paulina Street, thence northerly in Paulina Street to the center of West Fifth Street, showing the locations and general nature of such improvement, the extent thereof, the size and kind of material to be used, and to prepare an estimate of the cost thereof and the amount as- sessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting thereon per front feet or square feet in area, and to file such plat, specifications and estimate in the office of City Re- corder. That after such plat is so filed, the City Recorder shall cause to be pub- lished notice of the intention of the Council to make such improvement, which notice shall be published in- three consecutive issues of the official paper of the City of Dubuque, stating that such plat is on file, and generally the nature of the sewer, its location, size and kinds of material to be used, and the estimate of its cost, and fix- ing the time before which objections can be filed, which time shall not be less than five days after the last pub- lication of said notice, and after the 104 erally the location, nature and extent of the proposed grading, curbing, gut- tering and macadamizing on O'Neill Avenue from Sheridan Street to Bur- den Avenue, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the en- tire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost there- of and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and estimate in the office of the City Re- corder; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall publish in three consecutive issues of a newspaper published in this city, a notice stating that such plat and estimates are on file, the location and nature of the improvement, kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such notice, and after such publication shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Coun- cil, notify the Council thereof in writ- ing, with a printed copy of such no- tice accompanying the same. Ald. Frith moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the Following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin. 'O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Martin offered the fol- lowing: Pe It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve the alley between Iowa and Clay Streets from the north lot line of Twelfth Street to the south line of lot, the north 2 -5 of City Lot 457, and it is hereby proposed to grade said al- ley, to sub -grade and pave said por- tion of said alley with concrete and to assess the cost of said grading and concrete paving against the abutting property. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Martin also offered the following: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby di- rected to prepare a plat showing gen- erally the location, nature and ex- Regular Session, April 15th, 1909. tent of the proposed grading and concrete paving on the alley between Iowa and Clay Streets from the north lot line of Twelfth Street to the south line of lot, the north 2 -5 of City Lot 457, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assessable upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such improvement per front foot, and to file such plat and esti- mate in the office of the City Recor- der; that after the filing of said plat and estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall publish in three con- secutive issues of a newspaper pub- lished in this city, a notice stating that such plat and estimates are on file, the location and nature of the im- prevernent; kind of material to be used, and an estimate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can be filed, and the time fixed for hearing, which time shall not be less than five days after the last publication of such notice, and after such publication,shali have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regular session of the City Coun- cil, notify the Council thereof in writ- ing, with a printed copy of such no- tice accompanying the same. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Martin also offered the following: Whereas, The great cost of pav- ing materials is a problem which de- lays and hinders legitimate public im- provements, and is a source of con- tinual embarrassment to municipal authorities • and great expense to property c.wners, and Whereas, The Payne Tariff Bill, now pending before the United States Congress, provides for an increase in the tariff on Crude Asphalt from $1.50 per ton to $3.36 per ton, and means, as we believe, not only an increase in the cost of asphalt paving, but a rela- tive increase in the cost of other kinds of paving; now, therefore, Be It Resolved, That we, the City Council of the City of Dubuque, here- by protest against any increase in the duty on Crude Asphalt and As- phalt Products, and urge upon our senators and representatives our ob- jections, and, that the property own- ers of the City of Dubuque are hereby requested to write or wire to Sena- tors Dolliver and Cummins their in- . Regular Session, April 15th, 1909 dividual protests to such increase in duty. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the resolution. Ald. Frith moved as an amendment that the resolution be referred to the Committee of the Whole. Amend- ment carried. Ald. O'Rourke stated that the Y. W. C. A. were anxious to have side - walks laid around their property on Sixth and Locust Streets and wanted permission to lay a five -foot sidewalk on the Sixth Street side of their prop- erty and six -foot walk on Locust Street and moved that the matter be referred to the Committee of the . Whole to view the grounds. Carried. Ald. Martin stated that the stone .steps on the east and north sides of the City Hall building were in need of repair and moved that the City En- gineer be instructed to prepare plans for new concrete steps for the east .side of the building with an estimate of the cost. Carried. Ald. Haas moved that the matter of repairing the sidewalks on the scuth side of the City Hall and doors leading into the basement be referred to the Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings. Carried. Ald. Haas stated that the Dubuque Malting Co. had constructed a sani- tary sewer in Thirty- second Street and that abutting property owners were anxious to make connections with said sewer, and moved that the matter be referred to the City Engineer and City Attorney to investigate under what conditions said sewer was constructed and what agreement, if any, said firm has with the City of Dubuque relative to said sewer. Carried. Ald. Martin moved that the Patrol Wagon be transferred to the Ninth Street Engine House while repairs are being made on the Patrol House. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the City Recorder be instructed to advertise for bids for grading and sodding Grandview Avenue Park from Dodge Street to Delhi Street and to submit the bids to the Council at their meet- ing to be held Monday evening, April 26th. Carried. Ald. Haas moved that the City En- gineer be instructed to file the plans and specifications for the improve- ment of Davis Avenue in the City Re- corder's office. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke moved that when the Council adjourns they adjourn to 1 051 meet Monday evening, April 26th, 1909. Carried. Ald. Martin moved to adjourn to Monday evening, April 26th, 1909. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1909 Mayor Attest: Recorder 106 Adjourned Regular Session, April 26th, 1909 CITY COUNCIL Adjourned Regular Session, April 26th 1909. (Official.) Council met at 9:05 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —None. Mayor Schunk stated that the meet- ing was an adjourned meeting of the regular meeting of April 15th and was called to take up and consider any matter which may properly come be- fore the meeting. BILLS. The following bills, having been properly approved by the various committees, were read and, on motion of Ald. Frith, ordered paid: Jos. B. Workman, 2 -3 of 15% commission collecting per- sonal back taxes $267 75 Smith - Morgan Printing Co , stationery and printing for various offices 14 25 Gonner Eros., printing com- mittee cards 4 75 Niagara Falls Metal Stamping Works, team and express license plates 21 00 J. P. Cooke Co., dog tags for 1909 10 00 C. E. Fitzpatrick Co., station- ery for various offices 7 60 C. A. Noyes, stationery for Engineer's office 1 90 Dubuque County Recorder, recording fees of Eagle Point Park 1 75 Frank Hardie, to transcript work in City law cases 11 00 Watkins Sign System, repaint- ing Engineer's rod 75 Burrough's Adding Machine Co., one adding machine for use in various offices 375 00 Geo. W. Healey & Son, grass seed for Washington Park 3 58 Benda & Rukusek, one load black dirt for Washington Park 25 F. Schloz & Son, repairing election booths 4 00 Western Union Telegraph Co , rent and time service of electric clock in Treasur- er's office during March 1 00 F. A. Burns, one load dry kindling 3 30 Peter Even, coal for First Ward Scale house 9 35 Foley's Hand Laundry, towel service for March 4 00 Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies for house - cleaning City Hall 60 H. G. Young & Co., cleaning and taking up carpet in Mayor's office 1 75 Joseph Brandon, laying car- pet, Mayor's office 1 00 Larry Dailey, cleaning around Market Square during No- vember, December, January, February and March 49 50 Labor Leader, Sanitary In- spector's card notices 6 05 Towa Telephone Co., tele- phone service, various de- partments, April, May and June 61 88- Dubuque Telephone Co., tele- phone service, January, February and March 13 25. Union Electric Co., arc lights for March 2070 75 Key City Gas Co., light for various departments 101 55, Telegraph - Herald, official printing, March 42 97 Times- Journal, official print- ing, March 44 00 Smith - Morgan Printing Co , printing pamphlets, March 23 75- National Demokrat, official printing, March 12 50 Labor Leader, official print- ing. March 12 50- Fischer & Co., coal for use at City Hall 22 90 Phil Doerr & Co., coal and wood for use at City Hall. 34 28 F. A. Burns, coal for Patrol House 7 93 C. W. Katz, meals furnished prisoners during March 3 00. American Electrical Novelty Mfg. Co., batteries for Po- lice Dept. 4 00 Linehan & Molo, coal for Pa- trol House 13 25 Thos. Connolly, sawing and carrying in two cords wood, City Hall 2 50 F. Schloz & Son, repairs for Fire Dept. 35 John Butt, repairs for Fire Dept. 3 75 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for Fire Department 2 25 Demker Bros., brooms for Fire Dept. 12 15 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co., one fireman's coat 4 50 Geo. W. Healey & Son, sash cord for Fire Dept. 1 00 Dubuque Wooden Ware & Lumber Co., lumber for Fire Department 4 65 Peter Lang, _ hardware for Fire Dept. 1 20 Union Electric Co., power for fire alarm system 2 00 Eichhorn & Bechtel, feed for Fire Dept. 2 75 G. A. Grimm, supplies for Fire Dept. 26 00 Key City Whip Co., one doz. whips for Fire Dept 8 39• Adjourned Regular Session, April 26th, 1909 107 M. Stafford, feed for Fire Dept. 16 70 Mettel Bros., feed for Fire Dept. 4 90 Iiey City Gas Co., maintain- . ing 4 gas arcs for Fire and Police Depts. 2 00 Key City Gas Co., coke for Fire Dept. 19 95 Pier Bros., coal for Fire - Dept. 32 10 Linehan & Molo, coal for Fire Dept. 12 60 Martin & Strelau, coal for Fire Dept. 10 10 Fischer & Co., coal for Fire Dept 15 67 Fengler & Beutin, coal for Fire Dept. 15 45 T. J. Mulgrew, coal for Fire Dept. 17 15 Peter Even, coal for Fire Dept. 15 80 Clancy Transfer Co.," coal for Fire Dept. 34 83 Standard Lumber Co., lumber and shavings for Fire Dept. 34 60 Wunderlich & Wiederholt, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 13 20 Phil Heller, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 6 50 Lagen, Peed & Berwanger, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 6 50 Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoe- ing for Fire Dept. 15 80 J. Haudenschield, hay for Fire Dept, 110 86 Standard 011 Co., 6 pails Mica for Road Dept 3 00 James Beach & Son, 11 loads cinders for Road Dept 5 50 John L. Kies, supplies for Fire Dept. 5 55 Peter Hanson, supplies for steam roller 40 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co., 56 feet 4 -ply hose for steam roller 16 80 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co., supplies for sprinkling wagons 1 50 Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies for Road Dept. 90 Peter Lang, hardware for Road Dept. 2 00 W D. Deckert Co., repairing railing on West 3rd Street 3 09 Hasler Grocery Co. No. 1, lan- tern globes for Road Dept. 50 F. C. Keesecker, supplies for Road Department 6 90 Dubuque Wooden Ware & Lumber Co., lumber for re- pairs to sidewalks 75 00 Standard Lumber Co., lumber for Road Dept 17 60 Spahn, Rose Lumber Co , lumber for Road Dept 2 20 Pitts - Thompson Foundry Co , grates for Road Dept. 13 50 Linehan & Molo, cement and sewer pipe for Road Dept. 7 19 Phil Heller, horseshoeing for Road Department F. A. Burns, coal for steam roller .... ....... Pier Bros., one load dry pine wood for steam roller ... H. E. Marshall, repairing steam roller John Duggan, repairing sprinkling wagons Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairing steam roller - Geo. Bock, repairing street scraper Indiana Road Machine Co , broom filler for street sweeper F. Schloz & Son, repairs for Road and Sewer Depts John Butt, repairs for Road and Sewer Depts. W. D. Deckert Co., repairs for Sewer Dept. Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co., 1 pair rubber boots for Sewer Dept. Linehan & Molo, rope for Sewer Dept. Geo. W. Healey &Son, rope for Sewer Dept Wunderlich • & Wiederholt, horseshoeing for Sewer Dept. Lagen, Peed & Berwanger, horseshoeing for Sewer Dept. 3 70 31 85 3 50 76 98 38 00 11 54 32 00 45 18 17 90 1 95 18 6 00 28 20 1 20 1 45 2 50 Following bills were, on motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the Committee on Fire: NI. O'Donnell, plumbing re- pairs, Fourth Street Engine House $ 2 10 A. Y. McDonald & Morrison Mfg. Co., supplies for Fire Department 1 25 Following bills were, on motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the Committee of the Whole: Standard 011 Co., oil furnished Water Works Department from Oct. 1, 1906, to Feb 28th, 1907 212 45 City Water Works, 44 yards cinders 6 60 Bids for grading and sodding Grandview Avenue Park were pre- sented and, on motion, of Ald. Sin - grin, were ordered opened, as follows: Taylor & Robison, sodding, per square yard, grading included, 9 /2c. Joe Jellison, sodding, per square yard, 10c. Grading park, $175.00. Apel & Sheehan, sodding, per square yard, grading included, 17c. Ald. Singrin moved that the con- tract for sodding Grandview Avenue Park be "awarded to Taylor & Robi- son and' their bond fixed at $100.00. 108 Adjourned Regular Session, April 26th, 1909. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA- TIONS. Petition of Byrne Bros.' Transfer & Carriage Co., asking damages in the sum of $50.00 for damages claim- ed to have been sustained to one of their carriages on Fourth Street Ex- tension, was, on motion of Ald. Sin- grin, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Nick Mannos, asking that the City refund him $26.66, the unearned part of the amount paid by him for pool table license, was, on motion of Ald. Haas, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of John Keckevoet, asking that he be assessed for space in the harbor on the basis of $45.00 per year instead of $100.00, as charged him last year, was, on motion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Major O. S. Riche, of the United States Engineer's office, asking that the City set aside 500 or 600 feet of the paved portion of the Levee south of the Diamond Jo ware- house. for the exclusive use of indi- vidual steamboats, excursion boats, packets and barges, was, on motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Commit- tee of the Whole. Petition of Mrs. Maria Fay, stating that she is a widow and is old and in poor health and unable to pay taxes for the year 1908 on N. M. 1 -5 of City Lot 432, assessed to the Peter Fay Estate, and asking that same be cancelled, .vas, on motion of Ald Rand, referred to the Delinquent Tax Committee. Petition of the Potosi Brewing Co., by A. Schumacher, asking that the Treasurer be instructed to cancel the $2,000.00 assessed against them for the steamer Potosi for the year 1908, same being erroneous, was, on mo- tion of Ald. Haas, referred to the Committee of the 'Whole. Petition of the Dubuque Investment Co. et al, asking that the sewer be extended north on Jackson Street to the alley between Milwaukee and Diamond Avenues and west through said alley to Confer Avenue, was, on motion of Ald. Haas, referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds. Petition of Rev. August Sauter and Mr. August Becker, asking that they he granted permission to construct a sewer in the alley between 31st and 32nd Streets and between Washington and Elm Streets and that they be given instructions as to how - and where the sewer should be construct- ed; also that they be given permis- sion to connect this sewer with the private sewer constructed by the Du- buque Brewing & Malting Co., was, on motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds. Petition of Herman Woerdehoff, asking that the taxes for the year 1909 on Lots. 347 and 348 be can- celled; also that the City reimburse him for 70 bushels of seed potatoes destroyed by fire, claiming that the water mains are not laid in Kane Street and the lack of water facili- ties was the principal reason that the Fire Department could not save his home from being entirely destroyed, was, on motion of Ald. Haas, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Wm. Carter et al, ask- ing that they be granted the use of a strip of ground on Camp Street .fac- ing on the river front, for their boat- house, was read. Ald. Saul moved that the petition be granted. Ald. Haas moved as an amendment to Ald. Saul's notion that the petition be granted during the pleasure of the Council. Petition of J. T. Hassett et al, ask- ing that Villa Street be graded so that they can have sidewalks laid, was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, referred to the City Attorney and City Engineer to report to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of the Columbia Camp, No. 78, Woodmen of the World, asking that they be granted permission to use and occupy Clay Street from 12th to 5th Streets for carnival purposes for the period commencing June 28th and ending July 3rd, 1909, was read and, on motion of Ald. Singrin, rules were suspended to grant J. W. Kintzinger permission to address the Cc uncil on the subject. Ald. Saul moved that the petition be granted, provided the Woodmen of the World furnish a surety bond for $5,000.00. Carried. Petition of Leo Butler et al, asking that the City Council have the street car system extended along Asbury Street during the next month, was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, referred to the Mayor to take up the matter with the Union Electric Co. Original notice in the District Court of the petition of Virginia E. B. Robison, John D. Bush et al, own- ers of Lots 538 and 539, asking that the City be estoppea from any claim to said property by reason of the im- provement of West Main Street in Adjourned Regular Session, April 26th, 1909 109 1896, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, re- ferred to the Delinquent Tax Corn - _mittee and the City Attorney, Original notices in the District Court of the petition of William Stein - berger, owner of Lot 12 in Oakland Park Add.; also of the petition of Anna M. Utt, owner of Lot 10 in Oak- land Park Add., asking that the title to said property be quieted to them and the City be estopped and barred from having or claiming any right, title or interest to said property by reason of the improvement of Wood Street in December, 1897, was, on mo- tion of Ald: Rand, referred to the De- linquent Tax Committee and the City Attorney. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. City Engineer Ilg reported as fol- lows: - To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:, Gentlemen:— Please find attached _plat showing the widening of West Fourth Street from Alpine Street to Paulina Street. Respectfully submitted, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. Ald. O'Rourke moved that said plat be accepted and that the City Recor- der be instructed to have same prop- erly recorded in the office of the County - Recorder. Also, that as the owners of all the property abutting on and along said street desire to have the same improved 32 feet between curbs, that their desire be granted and ' that the street be ordered improved hi accordance therewith. City Engineer Ilg reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Dear Sirs: Attached is a profile showing grade of alley east of Iowa Street between 12th and 13th Streets. Gracie as indicated is recommended - for adoption. Yours truly, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion of Ala. Saul profile showing grade of the alley was re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole to . view the grounds and the Engineer to set stakes showing grade. City Engineer Ilg also reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Dear Sirs: — Attached is a profile showing grade line proposed for alley east of Jackson Street and between -8th and 9th Streets. Yours truly, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion of Ald_ Saul the profile showing grade of alley was referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds and the City Engi- neer to set stakes showing grade. City Recorder Linehan presented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher of the Council's intention to improve the alley between Jackson and Washington Streets from Eighth to Ninth Streets. No remon- strance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the improvement of said alley, the notice ryas, on mo- tion of Ald. Singrin, received and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to improve the alley between Iowa and Clay Streets from Twelfth Street to the south line of lot, the north 2 -5 of City Lot 457. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the im- provement of said alley, the notice was, on motion of Ald. Martin, re- ceived and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to improve the south side of Davis Avenue from Windsor Avenue to St. John's Ceme- tery, by curbing and guttering same. Remonstrance of Fred Mussehl against paying the entire cost for the curbing and guttering in front of his property and offering to pay half the cost of the improvement was read and, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, remonstrance of Fred Mussehl was granted, subject to a later opinion of the City Attorney, and the notice was received and filed. Street Commissioner Dorgan re- ported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: — Attached please find list of macadam broken in the differ- ent Road Districts during the month of April, amounting to $419.00. Yours respectfully, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. Frith report was approved and warrants ordered drawn to pay various parties for macadam broken. AM. O'Rourke moved that the land recently given to the City by the state be dedicated for park purposes. Ald. Martin moved as an amend- ment that matter be referred to the Committee of the Whole. Carried. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Ald. Martin, chairman of the Com- mittee on Ordinances, presented and 110 Adjourned Regular Session, April 26th, 1909 read an Ordinance granting to the Illinois Central Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, the right to lay a sidetrack commencing at a point on its sidetrack now located on Cedar Street and Wall Street, across Wall Street, Cedar Street and Pine Street and along to alley between Wall and Pine Street to a point con- necting with the Chicago Great West- ern Railway Company's tracks in Block seventeenth (17), and regu- lating the - construction, use and maintenance thereof, and moved that the reading just had be considered its first reading. Carried. Ald. Martin then moved that the Ordinance be referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole and the Civil Engineer of the I. C. R. R. Co. to set stakes showing lines of proposed side- track. Carried. Ald. Frith, chairman of the Com- mittee on Harbors, reported as fol- lows: Your Committee on Harbors would respectfully report that in the mat- ter of space in the harbor now being used by the Dubuque & East Du- buque Ferry Co. we have made ar- rangement with Mr. G. E. Davis whereby he agrees to pay $40.00 in full settlement- for space occupied by him. On motion of Ald. Frith the action of the Committee on Harbors was ap- proved. Ald. Martin, of the Committee on Police and Light, presented and read agreement of the Dubuque Telephone Company for twelve telephones to be installed in different parts of the City under the direction of the Commit- tee on Police • and Light and moved that the Mayor be empowered to en- ter into a contract for a period of five years with the Dubuque Tele- phone Company for 12 telephones at $1.00 per month each. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee of the Whole, reported as follows: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Louisa Pitschner, stating that she had been erroneously assessed on Lot 1, Finley Add., for the improvement of Asbury Street and offering to pay the sum of $206.65 in full settlement of said assessment, provided the same be accepted without interest, would respectfully recommend that the City Treasurer be instructed to accept said amount, provided the same be paid on or before the 1st day of May, 1909. Also, your Committee of the Whole, would respectfully recommend that all telephone companies, gas compa- nies and all other persons, firms or corporations whose business requires them to make excavations in the streets or alleys of the city, be re - quired to take out an excavation per- mit in each instance and also to file' with the City Recorder a bond in the amount of $500,00, conditioned on the proper filling of the trenches and repairing of the streets or alleys where such excavations are made. We further recommend that in the case of all other individuals desiring to excavate in the streets or alleys, a permit be required and also a cash deposit of $5.00, which amount is to be left - with the City Treasurer for a period of one year as a guarantee - that the street or alley in which such excavation is made will be properly repaired. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Catharine Strahl, stating that she is dependent on her daily labor for the support of herself and child and that she is now compelled to sell her mother's homestead to meet the - mortgage now due on the same and asking, therefore, that the unpaid taxes for the year 1899 to 1908 be cancelled, would respectfully recom- mend that the prayer of the petitioner - be granted and that the City Treas- urer be instructed accordingly. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the bids for whom was referred the bids for - sweeping the brick -paved streets, would respectfully recommend that the said contract be awarded to Clark Van Wie, he being the lowest bidder, at $17.75 per weelc. The work to be done as per schedule and under and at the direction and pleasure of the Committee on Streets and Street Commissioner. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of the Dubuque Biscuit Company, ask- ing that its taxes be remitted for a period of five years beginning with the assessment for the year 1909, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be grant - ed. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of the A. R. Flick Box Co., asking that its taxes for the year 1908 be ac- cepted on a basis of $3,000.00, as pro- vided by the resolution of the City Council of April 2, 1908, would re- spectfully recommend that the pray- er of the petitioner be granted and that the City Treasurer be instructed_ accordingly. Adjourned Regular Session, April 26th, 1909 111 Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the bill of the League of Iowa Municipalities for membership dues in said League, would respectfully recommend that said bill be received and filed. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the various reports of the Com- mittee of the Whole. Carried. , Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee of the Whole, also pre- sented the following: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of Hurd, Lenihan & Kiesel, attorneys for the Martin & Strelau Co., stating that on July 21st, 1908, the District Court of Dubuque County had rendered a judgment for $42,715.36 with interest at 6 per cent from July 10th, 1908, and costs for suit, amounting to $34.05, and asking that some ar- rangement be made to pay the ,same, would respectfully recommend that said judgment be paid and that the Finance Committee be and it is here- by instructed to make arrangements for the payment of the same. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole recommending the payment of the Martin & Strelau coal bills. Mo- tion seconded by Ald. Frith. During the discussion which fol- lowed Ald. O'Rourke stated that there was some misunderstanding about the appeal of the case to the Supreme Court, that he was of the opinion the suit should have been brought against the Water Works Department in the first place, that there was a doubt, in his mind, whether or not the action was correct, and stated that he wanted a written opinion from the City Attorney before taking final action on the bills. Ald. Martin asked if the City paid the coal hills, whether or not a suit could be instituted against the old Water Works Trustees and their bondsmen, he having been informed that such an action could be had; also, that no action could be taken against them; that he was as anxious and willing to pay the coal bills as anyone, but would not vote to pay same, unless a suit could be brought against the old Trustees and their bondsmen. Ald. Frith stated he believed in paying an honest bill, which he be- lieved these coal bills were, until he was shown otherwise; that if there is so much evidence as there is rumored to be, let it be brought before the Committee of the Whole; that, as the matter now stands, he was willing to pay the coal bills. Ald. Rand statecl that he voted to pay the bills in the Committee of the Whole with the understanding that the bills were correct; that he had made a personal investigation in some matters, which would lead him to believe the bills were about right; he found that at the time the old Trustees were in charge of the Water Works it required four boilers to do the work, while at the present time two boilers were doing the work; that the plant under the management of the present Trustees used only half the amount of coal to run the plant that was used by the former Trus- tees, due to the fact of more improv- ed methods and machinery, and that at the present time it costs about $16,000.00 per, year for coal with but two boilers; consequently, he was of the opinion that with double the number of boilers being used the amount of coal consumed would be about twice the amount; that with such conditions he believed the coal was used, and that some one had furnished the coal. Ald. Singrin said that he had no cause for changing' his vote from the way he voted in the Committee of the Whole, stating he was not a party to creating the dept; consequently, he would not vote to pay the same. Mayor Schunk then spoke, stating that he questioned the right of the City to pay the bills under the ex- isting conditions; that in his mind the suit should have been instituted against the Water Works Depart- ment and if a judgment had been ob- tained against them, and if they lacked the funds to pay same, then they could have certified same to the Council, who could then have made a levy to pay the judgment; that he wanted a written opinion from the City Attorney whether or not the suit was brought properly and if so, whether or not the City could make a levy or bond issue without consent, of the Pater Works Trustees. Ald. O'Rourke asked that the Mayor endeavor to procure a state- ment of the kind and amount of pipe, plugs, valves, meters, etc., there was on hand in the Water Works Depart- ment at the time the transfer was made from the old to the new trus- tees; also the exact amount of old accounts due and afterwards collected by the new Trustees and if same were turned into the City Treasurer's of- fice or the Water office, and to sub- mit same to the Committee of the Whole, which the Mayor agreed to furnish, if possible. Ald. O'Rourke also inquired wheth- er the Water Works Department showed that it was self - sustaining or not during the time the Mayor man- aged the same, to which the Mayor replied that it was self - sustaining and 112 Adjourned Regular Session, April 26th, 1909. that there was a surplus of about $100.00 cash on hand at the time he turned the management of the Water Works Department over to the new Trustees. Ald. O'Rourke, with the consent of Ald. Frith, who seconded his motion, then withdrew his motion to adopt the report of the Committee of the Whole, after which Ald. Rand moved that action on the report of the Com- mittee of the Whole be deferred and report be referred back to the Com- mittee of the Whole and the City At- torney be instructed to submit a writ- ten opinion to the Council as to the various questions asked by the mem- bers of the City Council as soon as possible. Carried. City Attorney Lyon asked that whatever questions the various mem- bers of the Council wished answered to submit same to him in writing as soon as possible, so that he will be able to make his reply at the earliest possible date. Alderman Haas offered the follow- ing: Pe It Resolved by the City Coun- cil of the City of Dubuque, That the south side of Davis Avenue, from the east line of Windsor Avenue to the east line of St. John's Lutheran ceme- tery be improved by curbing and gut- tering the 'same, in accordance with the plans and specifications for such improvement prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it fur- ther Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 1st day of August, 1909, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Ordi- nances of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street im- provements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 20th day of May. 1909, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordi nance. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —No ne. Alderman Haas also offered the following: Be It Resolved by the City Coun- cil of the City of Dubuque, That Davis Avenue from the east line of Windsor Avenue to the east line of St. John's Lutheran Cemetery be im- proved by macadamizing the same in accordance with the plans and speci- fications for such improvement pre- pared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Re- corder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 1st day of August, 1909, and shall be raid for in the manner prescribed by law for the payment of the cost of street improvements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 20th day of May, 1909, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Raiid, Saul and Singrin. Nays—Non e. Alderman Singrin offered the fol- lowing: Pe It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the alley between Jackson and Washing- ton Streets from Eighth to Ninth Streets he improved by grading and macadamizing the same in accordance with the plans and specifications for such improvement prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder, and be it further Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 1st day of August, 1909, and shall be paid for iii the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Ordi- nances of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street im- provements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 20th clay of May, 1909, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordi nance. Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Martin offered the fol- lowing: Be It Resolved by the City Coun- cil of the City of Dubuque, That the alley between Iowa and Clay Streets from the north line of Twelfth Street to the south line of the north 2 -5 of City Lot 457 be improved by grading to sub -grade and paving the same with concrete in accordance with the plans and specifications for such i•n- provement prepared by the City En- gineer and now on file in the offr.e of the City Recorder, and 1 it fur- ther Adjourned Regular Session, April 26th, 1909 113 Resolved, That said improvement shall be completed on or before the 1st day of August, 1909, and shall be raid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII of the Revised Ordi- nances of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street im- provements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 20th day of May, 1909, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publica- tion asking for proposals as provided by ordinance. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Ald. Rand offered the following: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Recorder be and he is hereby in- structed to advertise for bids for re- covering the Eighteenth Street En- gine House roof with tar and gravel and also to cover the cupola of the same building with suitable roofing and to present the bids to the City Council at their next meeting. Car- ried. Ald. Frith moved to adjourn. Car- ried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1909 Mayor Recorder Attest: List of City Warrants Dubuque, Iowa, April 1st, 1909. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Dubuque: Gentlemen: —The following is a complete list of all warrants issued by me during the month of March, 1909: John Dorgan, Street Commis- sioner, salary $240 00 G -eorge Miller, Superintend- ent of Sprinkling, salary 144 00 Dr. Charles Palen, Health Physician, salary 150 00 Frank Flynn, Sanitary Officer, salary 195 00 Dr. F. J. Kennedy, Meat and Milk Inspector, salary 225 00 LABORERS OD streets in the various Road Dis- tricts: James Connolly $ 6 75 John Heil 155 00 John Xness 10 46 J. Kraus 10 45 H. Rowland 62 42 J. Richter 117 70 James Reid 1 60 Casper Specht 84 00 Peter A -pel 13 60 A lbert Conrad 49 35 1). O'Meara 15 80 C. Gantenbein 225 00 T. Lonergan 20 75 T. Donahue 6 80 N. Frith 20 55 J. Linehan 7 05 O. Donahue 1 80 P. Kenneally 45 00 W. McLaughlin 22 50 MACADAM IN FIRST ROAD DISTRICT. Ed Grue, Southern Ave $ 26 40 Robert Love, Cascade Cross- ing, 108.6 cubic yards 108 60 Ross McMahon, Southern Ave , 43.9 cubic yards John Purcell, Southern Ave , 36.5 cubic yards James Campbell, Southern Ave., 25.9 cubic yards Mrs. Elba De Fontaine, South - Ave., 8.6 cubic yards Geo. Coble, Southern Ave , 44.4 cubic yards Wm. Woods, Samuel St., 8.0 cubic yards Herman Smith, Dodge St , 43.2 cubic yards Albert Doty, Dodge St., 100.2 cubic yards Patrick Ryan, Dodge St., 43.5 cubic yards Michael P. Kearney, Dodge St., 142.5 cubic yards 142 50 Henry Connolly, Dodge St , 29.1 cubic yards John Miller, Dodge St., 37.3 100 20 43 36 25 44 43 43 90 50 90 8 60 40 8 00 20 50 29 10 114 List of Warrants cubic yards 37 30 Ellis Joyce, Rising Ave., 37.3 cubic yards 37 30 Nic Sweeney, Dodge St., 11.0 cubic yards 11 00 Total $746.40 MACADAM IN SECOND DISTRICT. Michael Nicholas, Quinn St., 29.8 cubic yards $ 29 80 F. Bakey and J. Reynolds, Valley St., 43.4 cubic yards. 43 40 James O'Shea, Valley St., 60.0 • cubic yards 60 00 John Duggan, Valley St., 90.3 cubic yards 90 30 Michael Shea, Valley St., 7.4 cubic yards 7 40 Clement Ahearn, Valley St , 15.7 cubic yards 15 70 Wm. Walker, Valley St., 41.4 cubic yards 41 40 M. Burke and J. Cullen, South- ern Ave., 52.6 cubic yards 52 60 Patrick Furey, Valley St., 24.0 cubic yards 24 00 Jule Russell, Valley St., 106.1 cubic yards 106 10 Emil Russell, Valley St., 27.2 cubic yards 27 20 Edward Lee, Valley St., 75.8 cubic yards 75 80 Tom Dillon, Southern Ave., 2.0 cubic yards 2 00 J. V. Casey, Southern Ave:, 56.8 cubic yards 56 80 Patrick Ahearn, Southern Ave., 28.3 cubic yards 28 30 T. Burke and R. Powers, Southern Ave., 31.5 cu. yds. 31 50 Tom Kennedy, Southern Ave., 4.1 cubic yards 4 10 Hugh Connell, Southern Ave , 85.0 cubic yards 85 00 Mullen & Miller, Hill St., 42 6 cubic yards 42 60 S. Vandermullen, Hill St., 17 8 cubic yards 13 35 Michael • Donnegan, Hill St , 12.8 cubic yards 9 60 'Joseph Kiang, Hill St., 25 8 cubic yards 19 35 Total $866.30 MACADAM IN THIRD DISTRICT. L. Wackenheim, 17th and Lo- cust, 5.3 cubic yards $ 3 97 Tom Malloy, 17th and Locust, 20.1 cubic yards 15 07 Patrick Farrell, 17th and Lo- cust, 25.6 cubic yards 19 20 Total $38.24 MACADAM IN FOURTH DISTRICT. Patrick Smith, 17th and Lo- cust, 2.9 cubic yards $ 2 17 Michael Carney, 17th and Lo- cust, 18.1 cubic yards 13 57 P. Becker and C. Geimer, 17th and Locust, 17.9 cubic yards 13 42 Anton Sieg, Union Ave., 114.1 cubic yards 114 10 John Parker, Pierce St., 51.7 cubic yards 51 70 John McGrath, W. Locust St , 57.0 cubic yards 57 00 J. Schaefer, W. Locust St., 11.3 cubic yards 11 30 Mat •Kiefer, West Locust St , 82.5 cubic yards 82 50 Patrick McPoland, W. Locust St., 18.2 cubic yards 18 20 J. Martinie, Willow St., 78.6 cubic yards 78 60 Adam Zingle, Becker's Quar- ry, 24.4 cubic yards 24 40 Charles O'Neill, Robertson Lane, 40.7 cubic yards 40 70 Mat Heck, Robertson Lane, 2.6 cubic yards 2 60 Mrs. M. Yerger, Emslie's Lane, 8.9 cubic yards 8 90 Total $519 16 MACADAM IN FIFTH DISTRICT. Joe Haupert, Valeria St., 75.7 cubic yards $ 75 70 Paul Krocheski, Valeria St , 86.3 cubic yards 86 30 John Ess, Valeria St., 57.5 cubic yards 57 50 Anton Welu, Valeria St., 53.5 cubic yards 53 50 Wm. Busch, Kane St., 13.6 cubic yards 13 60 August Rink, Kane St., 28.1 cubic yards 28 10 Joseph Vogt, Kane St., 10.0 cubic yards 10 00 H. Weber, 28th and Pine Sts , 79.9 cubic yards 79 90 John Steffen, 28th and Pine Sts., 20.1 cubic yards 20 10 Frank Lassance, 28th and Pine Sts., 103.4 cubic yards 103 40 Max Hellmer, 30th and Pine Sts., 85.0 cubic yards 85 00 Jacob Hutter, 30th St., along bluff, 96.0 cubic yards 96 00 Fred Gross, 30th St., along bluff, 44.5 cubic yards 44 50 John Tweig, 27th and Pine Sts., 56.0 cubic yards 56 00 Leo Bauer, Thomas Place, 4.5 cubic yards 4 50 David Frommelt, Thomas Place, 57.6 cubic yards 57 60 Tom Berry, Thomas Place, 54.4 cubic yards 54 40 Charles Bluecher, Thomas Place, 18.6 cubic yards 18 60 Peter Jacobs, Thomas Place, 52.4 cubic yards 52 40 Peter Guenther, Thomas Place, 96.1 cubic yards 96 10 Joe Guenther, Thomas Place, 35.3 cubic yards 35 30 Albert Schnee, Thomas Place, 59.3 cubic yards 59 30 John Spies, Queen and Ed- wards Sts., 42.1 cubic yards. 42 10 Joseph Nigg, Queen and Ed- wards Sts., 10.8 cubic yards 10 80 Frank Larum, Kane St., 10.0 cubic yards F. Becker, Kaufman Ave , 23.1 cul?ic yards Henry W. Lippe, 1075 High • Bluff, 2 cubic yards Total 10 00 23 10 2 00 $1,276.00 BILLS. American Electrical Novelty & Mfg. Co., supplies for police Dept $ 4.00 F. A. Burns, coal for Patrol House 32.30 Collings & Pflffner, horseshoe - ing Patrol horses 14.05 Ellwanger Bros., repairing harness for Patrol horses 8.70 Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies for Police Dept.... 2.25 James Haggerty, grate for Pa- trol House 1.50 H. J. Hagerty, veterinary ser- vices, Patrol horses 3.80 G. F. Kleih, hardware for Po- lice Dept 1.95 John L. Kies, drugs for Police Dept ...... 2.85 N. Kolf, rubber boots for Po- lice Dept C. W. Katz, meals furnished prisoners during January and February ...... 9.20 J. Haudenshield, hay and oats for Patrol House 16.41 Chas. Oswald, supplies for Po- lice Dept 5.90 Pitts - Thompson Foundry Co., grate for Patrol House 1.37 J. W. Wittmer, drugs for Po- lice Dept.... .... 5.70 Key City Gas Co., rental and maintenance of gas arcs for • Police and Fire Depts. and changing gas pipes in Cala- boose Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for Road Dept 18.77 Geo. W. Healey & Son, repairs for Road Dept.... 1.63 Standard Lumber Co., lumber for Road Dept 34.55 F. Schloz & Son, repairs for Road Dept. 12.25 M. E. Renier & Son, piano box for Road Dept 8.00 Phil Heller, horseshoeing for Road Dept. 7.75 G. F. Kleih, hardware for Road Dept. 6.20 Geo. H. Davis & Co., supplies for Road Dept 2.80 Ellwanger Bros., repairing harness for Road Dept 7.90 F. C. Keesecker, supplies for Road Dept 1.00 John Heim, brick for Road Dept 36.00 ',Pitts- Thompson Foundry Co , manhole ring, Eighth and Washington .. ...... 4.00 Klauer & Kress, hardware for List of Warrants 115 4.00 9.10 Third Road District 1.15 Henry Wagner, iron for man- hole at Eighth and Washing- ton Streets 1.00 F. G. Becker, coal for steam roller 7.10 Conlin & Kearns, coal for steam roller 6.82 F. A. Burns, coal for steam roller 24.55 D. & J. Hoerner, hardware for Road Dept. 1.68 Iowa Oil Co., oil for steam roller 1.30 Schroeder - Kleine Grocer Co , salt for Sidewalk Dept 2.50 Hussman & Lies, hardware for Road Dept 1.40 A. E. Bradley, paint for Road Dept. .70 Wm. Marshall, repairs to steam roller 2.50 John Butt, repairs for Road Dept. .40 Dubuque Woodenware & Lum- ber Co., lumber for Fifth District 20.48 Duggan & Cota, hardware for Health Dept. .40 Klauer & Kress, hardware for Health Dept.... .65 Geo. L. Korman, grading North Street .... 162.30 Peter Eisbach, grading Pleas- ant Street .... ... 100.00 Edw. T. Cleaver, plumbing at Patrol House 1.10 Phil Doerr & Co., coal for Pa- trol House 9.00 Harger & Blish, stationery for Police Dept.... 2.75 Fischer & Co., fuel for City Hall 15.70 P. Linehan & Son, wood for City Hall 10.05 McCollins Transfer Co., wood for City Hall 12.00 Key City Gas Co., gas for Pa- trol House and City Hall 87.80 Union Electric Co., sprinkling Fifth Road District 298.70 E. T. Frith, hauling garbage and dead animals... 228.00 Berg & Briggs Co., stationery for Treasurer's office 72 00 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for Fire Department 136.05 H. A. Schunk, settlement of damage claim of M. W. Gleason 125.00 LABOR ON STREETS in the different Road Districts during the first half of March, 1909: T. Addyman, expense $ 26 00 Jos. Brouillette, 2nd 8 35 John Boyle, 3rd 10 40 Paul Becker, 4th 5 60 J. Brachtenbach, 6th 4 40 P. Carney, 1st 14 00 J. Connolly, 1st 9 05 Jerry Cahill, 1st 5 60 J. 'Callaghan, 2nd 22 50 116 M. Cleary, 3rd John Cahill, 2nd Tom Cahill, 3rd M. Carney, 4th • M. Donegan, 2nd T. Donahue, 2nd C. Duccini, 3rd J. Eberhardt, 5th George Frost, 2nd F. Frick, 3rd P. Farrell, 3rd Jos. Gegnelske, 2nd Barney Glass, 2nd W. Gaylor,• 3rd H. Galle, 3rd, $7.20; 4th,- 80c C. Geimer, 4th I. Graham, 4th George • Gau,• 5th • Peter Guenther, 5th C. Gantenbein, 5th C. Greenwood, expense F. Hessel, 3rd George Hird, 4th John Heil, 1 -5 in each James Hird, 4th John John, 3rd J. Jellison, expense H. Kunkle, 1st F. I=eck, 2nd N. Kettenhofen, 3rd M. Kass, 5th P. Keuneally, Health N. Logelin, 2nd Jas.11eighan, 2nd J. McCarron, •lst D. McGuinness, 1st J. McAleece, 2nd W. McLaughlin, Jr., 3rd W. McLoughlin, Sr., 3rd W. O'nrien, 1st J. O'Halloran, 4th C. O'Neill, 2nd W. Powers, 2nd J. Parker, 4th James Ryan, 2nd P. Smith, 4th C. Specht, 1 -5 in each J. Tobin, 2nd John Ward, 3rd 7 00 14 20 55 5 35 1 60 9 20 9 30 8 55 22 50 9 40 4 00 5 35 5 60 17 05 8 00 4 80 1 60 3 55 1 40 22 50 9 75 11 80 3 40 25 00 22 50 3 20 32 50 80 6 40 3 20 11 00 22 50 14 00 8 35 1 60 4 80 18 00 5 60 22 50 22 50 8 00 13 35 2 40 19 60 20 80 3 00 20 00 8 75 3 00 TEAMS Peter Apel, 1st $ 4 05 John Calvert, 2nd 4 05 Jas. Graham, 2nd 2 70 J. Linehan, 1st 13 95 J. 1\lcQuillan, 3rd 13 95 C. McElrath, 3rd 1 80 Jeff McGrath, 4th 1 80 John Stumpf, 3rd 12 15 Adam Stoltz, 5th 24 30 LABOR ON SEWERS during the first half of March, 1909: John Cahill $ 7 00 F. Donahue 22 75 W. Flynn 1 75 Walter Gaylor 2 65 N. Logelin 2 00 F. Luchterhand 22 75 J. McLaughlin 22 75 111. O'Meara ' 22 75 E. Ryan 24 50 Jos. Rooney 22 75 List of Warrants C. Sullivan 30 00 J. Tobin 14 00 L. Taylor 22 75 I. Tacke 21 00 Dell Warren 21 90 H. A. Schunk, settlement of damage claim of Nettie Belle Crandall 2133 90 W. F. Woodrich, refund of taxes 1 04 Chas. Oswald, repairing' stoves , and cleaning same at City Hall 54 95 BILLS. M. Kane, 122.8 cubic yards macadam, Southern Ave. .$122 80 F. Kenneally & Duggan, 5.3 cubic yards macadam, Southern Avenue 5 30 Mullen & Miller, 103.6 cubic macadam, Fourth Street 103 60 John Nutz, 10 cubic yards ma- cadam, Willow Street 10 00 Geo. Volrath, 3.5 cubic yards macadam, Thomas Place 3 50 F. C. Keesecker, paint and oil for stone crusher shed 2 45 O'Farrell Contracting Co , grading Yale Street (final estimate) 187 71 Pitts- Thompson Foundry Co , sewer rings, covers and grates for Road Dept 30 75 Peter J. Seippel Lumber Co , lumber for Road Dept 10 60 Spahn, Rose Lumber Co , lumber for repairs to side- walks 55 73 Foley's Hand Laundry, towel service during February 4 00 F. A. Burns, one load kindling, City Hall 3 0 0 Western Union Telegraph Co , rent of electric clock in Treasurer's office, February 1 00 J. F. Stampfer, linoleum for Assessor's office 41 98 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co., dates for' Recorder's of- fice G. B. Grosvenor Co., one dozen bottles drawing ink for En- gineer's office 2 40 Midland Chemical Co., 10 gal- lons Dripolium 20 00 Berg & Briggs, stationery for various offices 3 75 M. O'Donnell, plumbing re- pairs, water fountain 2 35 W. D. Deckert Co., pipe and couplings for Sewer Dept 1 00 Eichhorn & Bechtel, 5 gallons oil for Sewer Department 85 Nick Lenz, photographing prisoner 3 00 Eichhorn & Bechtel, groceries for Police Matron Dept 60 E. J. Mulgrew, supplies for Police Matron Department. 3 10 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for Fire Department 55 John J. Powers, horseshoeing 1 00 for Fire Department 4 95 Dubuque Woodenware & Lum- ber Co., lumber for Fire Department 23 07 T. J. Mulgrew Co., coal for Fire Department 28 03 F. G. Becker, coal for Fire Department 18 00 Eichhorn & Bechtel, feed for Fire Department 2 80 Mettel Bros., feed for Fire De- partment 1 25 Dubuque Cabinet Makers' As- sociation, 4 chairs for Fire Department 10 00 F. M. M ontz, stove for Fourth Street dump shanty - 4 00 H. A. Schunk, settlement of damage claim of Edward and Myrtle Brunskill 300 00 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct list of all war- rants issued by me during the month of March, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Notice. To the holders of Dubuque Water Works Bonds, numbered one hun- dred and sixty -one (161) to one hundred and ninety (190) inclusive. The Board of Trustees of the Du- buque Water Works has directed that the Dubuque Water Works Bonds numbered from one hundred and six- ty -one (161) to one hundred and ninety (190) inclusive, be redeemed in accordance with the ordinance and contract entered into by the Ctiy of Dubuque and the holders of the wa- ters works bonds. Above bonds should be presented at the City Treasurer's office, Dubuque, Iowa on or before June 1st, 1909, for redemption. All interest will cease on above bonds on June lst, 1909. H. BRINKMAN, 4 -3 to May 31 City Treasurer. NOTICE TO GARDENERS, HUCKS- TERS, FISHERMEN, ETC. On Saturday, May 1, 1909, at 10 o'clock a. m. sharp, the Market Mas- ter will rent for cash the market stands about the City Hall to the high- est bidder for the ensuing year. The parties having possession of the various stands at present will be per- mitted to retain the same for the same price as paid last' year, provided, however, that the rent be paid before May 1st. No renter will be permitted to sub- let the stand, nor will he be permitted to loan the use of same to some other party under penalty of having the rental of same annulled. The City reserves the right to re- ject any or all bids. Per order, - 4- 11- 18 -25. Committee on Markets. Official Notices 117 Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals addressed to the undersigned committee will be receiv- ed at the Mayor's office, City Hall, up to 8 o'clock p. 'm. Tuesday, April 6th, 1909, for remodeling the front of the Patrol House in accordance with plans and specifications now on file in the office of the City Engineer. The City reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids. Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings. 4 -3 -3t. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE granting to James Levi & Company, their successors and assigns, the right to construct and operate a high pressure water main for fire protection in the al- ley between Main and Iowa•Streets, from Seventh to Eighth Streets, and regulating the same. Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That James Levi & Com- t:any, their successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct, main- tain and operate a high pressure water main, six inches in diameter. to be laid in the alley between Main and Iowa Streets from a connection with the water main on Eighth Street, in the City of Dubuque, to a connection with their dry goods store at Seventh Street, for the purpose of providing sufficient and adequate water pressure for fire protection in said store, to be used for fire protection only. Said line of water pipe shall be con- structed, maintained and operated at the expense of said James Levi & Company, and shall be constructed un- der the direction and supervision of the City Engineer and the Superin- tendent of the Water Works Depart- ment of the City of Dubuque. Section 2. In the construction of raid water pipe line, the streets and alley shall not be unnecessarily ob- structed. All obstructions and exca- vations made in the streets and alley shall be properly barricaded and light- ed, and in any action for damages caused by such construction or exca- vation, the said James Levi & Com- pany, in consideration hereof, shall ap- pear and defend the same, and shall pay any judgment rendered against the City of Dubuque therein. Section 3. The City of Dubuque may at any time grant the right to any other person or company to con- nect with said high pressure water main, for fire protection purposes only, upon paying to the said James Levi & Company a share of the cost of construction and maintenance of said line, to be estimated in the fol- lowing manner: The payment to be made the said James Levi & Com- pany is to be in the proportion which 118 the distance of the point of connec- tion (running from Eighth Street south) bears to the total distance of the line. Any person or company con- necting at a point south of the most southerly point of connection (north of the connection of said James Levi & Company,) shall pay said James Levi & Company only in the propor- tion which the proposed connection bears to the total distance lying be- tween the said prior point of connec- tion and the connection of said James Levi & Company. Any person or com- pany desiring to make a connection at a point north of the last point of connection, shall pay to the person or company connected at the point next south in the proportion of the distance south which said proposed new con- nection bears to the total distance be- tween the two connections intermedi- ate to which the said new connection is to be made. The intention hereof is that no person or company construct- ing or connecting with said pipe line is to be reimbursed in an amount in excess of the actual expenses ad- vanced. The cost of maintaining said line is to be borne equally by all per- sons connecting with same, including the said James Levi & Company. Section 4. The said James Levi & Company shall, at or before the time of accepting the provisions of this ordinance and its regular publication in the official newspapers, file with the Recorder of the City of Dubuque a proper bond, in the sum of one hun- dred dollars, to be approved by the Mayor of said city, obligating the said James Levi & Company to keep the streets and alley in which excavations are made in pursuance of the laying of the pipe in question in good con- dition and repair whereever such ex- cavations have been made, for a period of one year after the comple- tion of the work, and that they will restore said alley and streets to the same condition in which they were prior to the commencement of said work, all of which is to be done to the satisfaction of the Street Commis- sioner and the Committee on Streets of said city. Section 5. On completion of the laying of the main as herein provided for, the said James Levi & Company shall file with the City Recorder of said city a sworn statement, showing the exact cost of said main and of in- stalling the same, which statement is to be itemized. Failure to file such statement shall preclude the said James Levi & Company from the right of collecting from any person or company making connection with said line the proportionate amount due the said James Levi & Company un- der Section 3 of this Ordinance. Section 6. This Ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage by Official Notices the City Council and its publication one time in the Dubuque Telegraph - Herald and the Times - Journal news- papers, and its acceptance in writing by said James Levi & Company. Adopted April lst, 1909. Approved April 3rd, 1909. H. A. SCHUNK, Attest: EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. We hereby accept the provisions of the foregoing ordinance, and consent tc• the terms thereof. Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, this 8th day of April, 1909 JAMES LEVI & CO. By JAMES LEVI. Published officially in the Daily Times- Journal April Sth, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4 -8 -It City Recorder. (OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.) AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF MOVING PICTURE MACHINES AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION THEREOP. Pe It O0ained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That it shall be unlaw- ful to operate any moving picture ma- chine or device in the City of Du- buque, unless the same shall be equipped as follows: Said moving picture machine and devices shall be equipped with an automatic- take -up with an adjustable roll, and said take -up and magazine and the doors and openings thereto shall be kept closed while such ma- chine is in operation, and the same shall be equipped with an automatic fire shut -off with upper and lower fire guards. That the distance of the rheostat from the floor, the wall or walls, or other combustible materials, shall not be less than twelve (12) inches and that said rheostat shall be placed on iron pedestals, securely screwed to the floor, and shall be properly encased and protected by a galvanized iron case. The said moving picture machines and devices shall be equipped with an automatic light shutter, such as shall be approved by the Chief of the Fire Department, City Electrician and Committee on Fire. Section 2. All the requirements of Section 1 herein shall be subject to the approval of the Chief of the Fire Department, City Electrician and Committee on Fire, and it shall be the duty of said Chief of the Fire Depart- ment, City Electrician and Committee on Fire to enforce the provisions of Sections 1 and 4 of this Ordinance, and to inspect said moving picture machines and devices upon the instal- lation of the same and at least six times each year thereafter. Section 3. .Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this Ordinance, or neglecting or re- fusing to comply with the same, shall be fined not less than twenty -five nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense. Section 4. No moving picture ma- chine or device shall be operated in the City of Dubuque, except where the same is enclosed in a booth and said booth constructed according to the following specifications: FRAMING: Shall be made of 1 "x1 "x /s" angle iron properly braced to secure rigidity and securely riveted or bolted at the joints. SIZE: To be not less than 5'x5'xG'. .HEATING: To be galvanized iron of not less than No. 20 r3. W. gauge, or 1 A" hard asbestos board secure- ly riveted or bolted to angle iron frame. Pooth may be constructed of other approved fire -proof material. FLOOR: To he of same material as sides and roof, riveted or bolted to iron frame, covered with a rubber or cork matting. DOOR: To be not larger than 2'x5' of fire -proof material and ar- ranged to close automatically either by means of a spring to be placed on the exterior and riveted to frame work, or by a metal rope and weight attachment. Two latches of steel to be provided and to be placed one 12" from top and the other 12" from the bottom of door. Latch bars to be con- nected by metal rod, so that one oper- ation opens both latches. OPENINGS: (Either for oi.erator's view or through which pictures are thrown) To be not larger than 12 "x12" and provided with a gravity door of fire -proof material, held in position by fusible links placed in series with fine cord, so arranged that normally one of the links is suspended directly over film when in slide of the apparatus, or so arranged as to be normally closed and held open by pressure of the operator's foot. SHELF: To be same construction as booth. Vi7NTILATION: Booth to have an opening for ventilation which must be flanged to carry conductor pipe of not less than 5" diameter for exhausting the hot air generated in operating the machine. An exhaust fan should be placed at the outer end of the con- ductor (or stove) pipe, unless con- nection is made with the chimney. (If possible connection for ventilation should lead to chimney or outside building in order to carry off explosive gases formed by the incomplete com- bustion of the film). MACHINES: To be equipped with feed and take -up reels in metal boxes, joints of same to be riveted or flanged. A shutter must be placed in front of Official Notices 119 the condenser, arranged so as to be normally closed and held open by pressure of the foot. ELECTRIC WIRING: Must be in accordance with the N. E. code and all wire employed within the booth must have an approved slow - burning insulation and secured in place entire- ly on insulated supports. No portable cord will be permitted within the booth unless the same is pertinent to a proper connection to the lantern it- self. EXTRA FILMS: Must be kept in a metal box with tight - fitting covers. Section 5. This Ordinance shall he in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Du- buque Telegraph- Herald and Tinies- Journal newspapers. Adopted April 6th, 1909. Approved April 8th 1909. H. A. SCHUNK, Attest: Mayor. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Times - Journal April 10th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Notice to Tean_seers. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City Recorder up to 8:00 p. m. Thursday, April 15, 1909, sweeping brick paved streets in accordance with schedule on file. Sealed proposals will also be re- ceived at the same time and place for hauling off the sweepings from said bi ick paved streets. Bidders will state the price for do- ing such work by the week. Dated at Dubuque, April 12th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4 -12 -3t City Recorder. Notice to Union Tailors. Bids will be received up to 2:30 o'clock p. m. Saturday, April 17th, 1009, at the Mayor's Office, City Hall, for furnishing such members of the Police Force as may need the same, with uniforms. Such uniforms to be made in accordance with the specifi- cations set out in the Rules and Reg- ulations of the Police Department and which may be seen at the office of the Chief of Police at the City Hall. Sam- ples must accompany all bids. The right is reserved to reject any or all lids. COMMITTEE OF POLICE AND LIGHT. 4 -13 -3t NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE THE ALLEY BETWEEN JACKSON AND WASH- INGTON STREETS FROM EIGHTH TO NINTH STREETS. To Whom It May Concern: 120 Official Notices You and each of you are hereby notified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve the alley between Jackson and Washington Streets from Eighth to Ninth Streets. That the plat and estimate of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engi- neer that said improvement will re- quire 570 square yards of macadamiz- ing, making a total estiinated cost to the abutting property owners of $456. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its ad- journed regular session to be held April 26th, 1909, or to file With the City Recorder their objections in writ- ing on or before April 26th, 1909. Dated at Dubuque, April 17th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4 -17 -3t City Recorder. NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE THE SOUTH SIDE OF DAVIS AVENUE FROM THE EASTERLY CURB LINE OF WINDSOR AVENUE TO A POINT SOUTH OF THE EAST LINE OF ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CEME- TERY. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby notified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve the south side of Davis Avenue from the easterly curb line of Windsor Avenue to a point south of the east line of St. John's Lutheran cemetery. That the plat and estimate of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 642 lineal feet of combined cement curbing and guttering, making a total estimated cost to the abutting proper- ty owners of $450.00. - Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- peal' before the City Council at its adjourned regular session to be held April 26th, 1909, or to file with the City Recorder their objections in writ- ing on or before April 26th 1909. Dated at Dubuque, April 16th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4 -16 -3t City Recorder. NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE THE ALLEY BETWEEN IOWA AND CLAY STREETS FROM THE NORTH LOT LINE OF TWELFTH STREET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT THE NORTH 2 -5 OF CITY LOT 457. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby notified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve the alley between Iowa and Clay Streets from the north lot line of Twelfth Street to the south line of lot the north 2 -5 of City Lot 457. That the plat and estimate of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 342 square yards of concrete paving, making a total estiinated cost to the abutting property owners of $546.20. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its adjourned regular session to be held April 26th 1909, or to file with the City Recorder their objections in writ- ing on or before April 26th, 1909. Dated at Dubuque, April 17th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4 -17 -3t City Recorder. Vacation Notice. Notice is hereby given that a propo- sition is now pending before the city council of the City of Dubuque, for the vacation of that portion of Charter treet lying east rf the easterly line of the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul railway track where the same intersects Charter street, and extending easterly from said point a distance of one hundred feet, a plat of which proposed vacation has been filed in the office of the City Engineer of said city, and you are hereby noti- fied that at a session of the said city council to be holden at the city hall of said city, on the 6th day of May, 1909, it will be determined whether said proposed vacation will be made, and you are hereby notified to appear before said council at said session,_ and show cause, if any you have, why pro- posed vacation should not be made. PAUL ILG, City Engineer. Dubuque, Iowa. April 17, 1909. 1- 21 -1Ct NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTFIN- TION TO CONSTRUCT A SANI- TARY SEWER IN WEST FOURTH STREET AND PAULINA STREET FROM ALPINE STREET TO WEST FIFTH STREET. To Whoin It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby no- tified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to construct an 8 -inch tile pipe sani- tary sewer in West Fourth and Paul - ina Streets from the intersection of Alpine and West Fourth Streets east- erly to Paulina Street, thence north- erly in Paulina Street to the center of West Fifth Street. That a plat and specifications of said proposed sewer is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that it will require 910 lineal feet of 8 -inch tile pipe with 5 manholes, and will cost the abutting property own- ers $686.00 in total. Any persons having objection to the construction of said sanitary sewer are hereby notified to appear before the City Council at its regular session, to be held May 6th, 1909, or to file in writing with the City Recorder their objections on or before May 6th, 1909. Dated at Dubuque April 22nd, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4- 22 -3t. City Recorder. NOTICE TO CON'iRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City Recorder until 8:00 o'clock p. m. Monday, April 26th, 1909, for grading and sodding Grand- view Avenue Park, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvements will require 2,800 square yards of sodding. Bidders will state the price per square yard for sodding the Park, grading included. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $25.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque April 22nd, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4 -22 -3t City Recorder. NOTICE OF THE C1TY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE O'NEILL AVENUE FROM BURDEN AVE- NUE TO SHERIDAN STREET. To Whom It May Concern: You and each of you are hereby notified that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to improve O'Neill Avenue from Bur- den Avenue to Sheridan Street. That the plat and estimate of said proposed improvement is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engineer that said improvement will require 1,110 lineal feet of curbing, 370 square yards of guttering, 1,480 square yards of macadamizing, making a total es- timated cost to the abutting property owners of $1,924.00. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its regular session to be held May 6th, 1909, or to file with the City Recor- Official Notices ' 121 before May 6th, 1909. Dated at Dubuque, April 26th, 1909. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 4- 26 -3t. City Recorder.