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1908 August Council Proceedings=) Regular Session, August 6, 1908. 233 CITY COUNCIL. (Official.) Regular Session, August 6th, 1908. Council met at 8:30 D. m. Mayor Pro Tem O'Rourke in the chair. Present — Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —Mayor Schunk and Ald. Frith. Ald. Martin moved that the Council Proceedings for the month of July, 1908, be approved as printed. Car- ried. Ald. Rand stated that in the mat- ter of the improvement of West Lo- cust Street, he had discovered that such improvement was not feasible as far as proposed in resolutions for- merly adopted by the Council for the improvement of said street and of- fered the following resolution: Whereas, The condition of the storm water sewer and ditch on West Locust Street is found to be such as to make it impractical to improve the above street as far west, as Alta Vista Street,. therefore Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the resolution of July 23, 1908, ordering the im- provement of said street as far west as Alta Vista street be and the same is hereby rescinded. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Frith. BILLS. Bill of John Bohn, inspector Bee Branch sewer, for month of July, 23 days, was $42.60. Approved by the Committee on Streets and on motion of Ald. Saul was ordered paid. Bill of Street & Steuck for con- structing 130 feet of Bee Branch sewer, $2,177.50, was presented and read. Ald. Rand moved that Street & Steuck be allowed an amount equal to 100 feet at $16.75 or $1,675.00. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Haas, Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Frith. Petitions and Communications. Petition of Catharine Roesch, ask- ing that the plat of Broadway Addi- tion be changed and submitting copy of present plat and also of the pro- posed change of plats of said addi- tion, was, on motion of Ald. Haas, referred to the Committee of the Whole, City Engineer and City Attor- ney. Petition of Pitts- Thompson Foundry Co., asking that their taxes for the year 1907 be fixed in accordance with the resolution adopted April 29th, 1905, was, on motion of Ald. Singrin, re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Communication from the Executive Committee of the Home- Coming Celebration, asking that the Council grant them the concessions for the various street exhibitions and per- formances during the week of the Home- Coming Celebration, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Remonstrance of Christ Ellerman and Theodore Grobe against the open- ing of a proposed alley from Wind- sor Avenue to Stafford Avenue was, on motion of Ald. Singrin, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Communication from the Sherman Circle, thanking the Mayor and Coun- cil for the many courtesies extended to the society and stating that the society has vacated the rooms for- merly used by them in the City Hall, was read and on motion of Ald. Haas, received and filed. Petition of Harmony and Julien Lodges, I. O. O. F., asking that the taxes for the year 1907 on lot 633 be canceled was, on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Communication from the John T. Hancock estate et al, asking that the Council improve Grandview Avenue from Delhi to Dodge Street by grad- ing and subgrading space 15 feet wide in center of the street for park pur- poses and making 22% foot macadam street on each side of the 15 -foot strip and waiving all objections to paying assessment for the improvement of the street, also agreement of Tibey Bros. to the change of ,their contract to conform with the proposed man- ner of improving said Grandview Ave- nue, were read. On motion of Ald. Martin rules were suspended to allow parties interested in the improvement of Grandview Avenue permission to address the Council. Mr C. T. Hancock, Eugene Adams, George Grundy, (1. H. Wolff and D. Cottingham spoke in favor of im- proving Grandview Avenue on the port for the month of July, 1908, showing the receipts and disburse- ments for the month: Cash on hand July 1, 1908.$68,980.43 Receipts from all sources. 4,474.35 $73,454.78 DISBURSEMENTS. Warrants redeemed $ 20,576.24 Regular bond coupons re- deemed 3,362.50 Improvement bond coupons redeemed 1,042.37 Improvement bonds re- deemed Total Regular Session, August 6, 1908 235 200.00 $ 25,181.11 Balance Aug. lst, 1908.$ 48,273.67 Water Works balance Au- gust, lst, 1908 $ 13,497.89 The above cash balance includes the improvement bond fund, im- provement bond interest fund and li- brary fund balances. Also the following is a record of all interest coupons and bonds re- deemed by the City Treasurer dur- ing the past month and credited to him: Regular bond coupons re- deemed $3,362.50 Improvement bonds re- deemed Improvement bond coupons redeemed 1,042.37 200.00 $4,604.87 Also report that there is due the city officers for the month of July, 1909, $2,923.45. The following list shows the appro- priations and the amount of warrants drawn on each fund since the begin- ning of the fiscal year beginning March 1st, 1908, to August lst, 1908: Appropriations. Expended. Expense .... $41,500 $18,429.04 Road — First District 6,120 5,253.10 Second District 14,734 6,567.02 Third District 8,839 4,962.98 Fourth District 10,598 6,373.10 Fifth District 8,165 6,568.44 Fire 49,000 17,161.63 Police .... 34,000 12,430.84 Sewerage .... 6,000 2,096.83 Printing ... 3,000 1,244.34 Street Lighting 29,000 8,886.85 Interest (warrants • and regular bond coupons paid) 40,000 ' 8,403.96 Board of Health 6,000 3,248.19 Grading .... 3,000 1,558.10 Special bonded paving .... Special bonded debt and interest 4,500 2,000.00 Mt. Carmel Ave- nue grading ; . 2,000 150.75 Sidewalk repairing 1,000 346.02 Bluff Street Ex- tension .... 500 145.55 Improvement of Windsor Avenue 1,500 Bee Branch Sewer at Eighteenth Street .... Bee Branch Sewer in Washington Street ..... 7,000 6.75 Improvement Grandview Ave- nue ...... 3.000 Grading Alta Vis- ta Street 800 700.00 Respectfully, M. E. LYONS. Auditor: On motion of Ald. Saul the report was received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the city officers, and the report referred to the Committee 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 July, 1908: Amount due firemen $3,095.88 Respectfully submitted, J. R. REINFRIED, Chief. Approved by Committee on Fire. On motion of Ald. Martin the report was received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the firemen, and the re- port referred back to the Committee on Fire. City Electrician Hipman reported as- follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen : — herewith submit my report of defective lights for the - month of July, 1908: I find from the reports of the Po- lice Department that the total hours - that 82 lamps failed to burn would equal 2 lamps burning for one month,. or $10.80. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM HIPMAN, City Electrician. On motion of Ald. Saul the report was received and the City Auditor in- structed to deduct from the Union Electric company's bill for the month of July, 1908, the sum of $10.80. Chief of Police Pickley reported as follows: • Dubuque, August 1, 1908. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I herewith submit the police report for the month of July, 1908: Intoxication 38: Petit larceny 1 Disturbing peace 6 234 Regular Session, August 6, 1908 proposed plan by parking the center of the street. Mr. John Hail, Frank White and Mr. Yates spoke in favor of improv- ing the street by macadamizing the street in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared therefor. Mayor Pro Tem O'Rourke stated Mayor Schunk was not present at the meeting and he had not expressed himself to any of the Aldermen as to how the street should be improved and that several of the property own- ers on the street had expressed them- selves to the different Aldermen in favor of improving the street in the way the contract was let. Ald. Rand moved that the prayer of the petitioners be granted and the street improved on the proposed park plan. Ald. Saul stated that property own- ers were not as unanimous for the improvement of the street on the park plan as the petition would indi- cate several of the signers having stated to him that they were opposed to the parking of the center of Grand- view Avenue. Whereupon Ald. Saul moved that the petition of John T. Hancock es- tate et al be received and filed and the contractor to proceed with the contract as awarded. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Haas, Martin, Saul and Singrin. Nays —A Id. Rand. Absent—Ald. Frith. Bids for improving West Locust Street, St. Ambrose Street, Walnut Street and for constructing sanitary sewer in Yale Street were presented. Ald. Rand moved that the bids for the improvements of West Locust Street be returned to the bidders un- opened as changes would be necessary in the specifications for said improve- ment before any contract was award- ed. Carried. On motion of Ald. Saul bids for St. Ambrose Street, Walnut Street and Yale Street sewer were opened and read and were referred to the City Engineer to estimate. Reports of Officers. City Recorder Linehan presented the veto of Mayor Schunk on the resolution of AId. Rand for the im- provement of West Locust Street filed August 5th, 1908: Dubuque, Iowa, August 5th, 1908. To the Honorable Council, City of Dubuque: Dear Sirs: —I herewith return to you the- Alderman Rand resolution adopted at the July 23rd, 1908, ses- sion of your honorable body providing for the improvement of West Locust Street from the end of the present im- provement westerly to the west side The proposed improvement is, un- der present conditions, not only im- practical, it is impossible. To im- prove the street to Alta Vista Street will necessitate the completion of the - storm sewer to that point first. Until that is done, you are wasting your time advertising for bids and adopting resolutions for the work. There is another objection to the. proposed improvement and that is the one I dwelt on in my veto to the first resolution on this subject adopted by your honorable body, and that is that the property on said street will not stand the assessment. The property on one side of West Locust Street will not stand the assessment, and if we go ahead and make it, the City will be at a great loss in making up out of its own finances, the difference be- tween what can be assessed to the property owners and the actual cost of the improvement. I therefore return to you the Ald. Rand resolution providing for the im- provement of West Locust Street, and hereby veto the motion that carried' adopting the same. Respectfully, H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Mayor Pro Tem O'Rourke stated that the action of the Council in re- scinding its former action providing for the improvement of West Locust Street as far as Alta Vista Street was equivalent to the withdrawal of the original resolutions and therefore. ob- viated the necessity of the veto. of Alta Vista Street: 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 July, 1908, for which please order warrants drawn in my favor: Interest paid on warrants outstanding $1,490.30 Postage stamps expense 15.00 New York exchange expense 3.45 Total $1,508.75 Library orders paid.......... $913.65 , Respectfully, H. BRINKMAN, Treasurer. On motion of Ald. Saul the report was received and warrants ordered drawn to pay the various amounts, and the report referred to - the Com- mittee on Finance. City Auditor Lyons reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: Herewith find my re -- 236 Regular Session, August 6, 1908 Assault 3 Wife abandonment 1 Hopping moving trains 3 Profane and abusive language 1 Vagrancy 25 Violating city ordinance 2 Total 80 Residents arrested 34 Doors found open 21 Lodgers harbored 16 Defective lights 82 Meals furnished 33 Cost of food $6.60 Pound receipts $3.00 Police court costs collected $14.70 Patrol runs for prisoners 73 Transfer of prisoners 2 Committee runs 1 Miles traveled 125 Sheriff, dieting prisoners for month of July, 1908 $3.75 I also beg to submit the pay roll for policemen for the month of July, 1903: Amount due policemen $2,499.50 Respectfully submitted, JAMES R. PICKLEY, Chief of Police. On motion of Ald. Haas the report and pay roll, were received and war- rants ordered drawn to pay the po- licemen and the report referred to the Committee on. Police and Light. Street Commissioner Dorgan report- ed 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 July, 1908: Amount due laborers on streets $2,413.20 Approved by Committee on Streets. Also submit the pay roll for labor on sewers during the last half of July, 1908: Amount due laborers on sew- ers $226.00 Approved by Committee on Sewers. Also submit the pay roll for labor on Bluff Street Extension during the last half of July, 1908: Amount due laborers on Bluff Street Extension $127.75 Approved by Committee on Streets. 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- dered drawn to pay the . various amounts and the pay rolls referred back to the proper committees. City Engineer Ilg, also reported as follows: To the honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen:— Referring to the at- tached communication, signed by Jo- seph A. Welu, and others, requesting grade and line stakes on Pauline Street, in Gmehle's Addition, have to advise that I cannot find that there is a "Pauline Street" in this Addition. Would request further directions in the matter. In this connection would call your attention to the fact that there is a " Paulina Street" extending from West Fifth Street to West Fourth Street. Yours respectfully, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. Haas the report of City Engineer Ilg was 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 profile showing in red proposed grades on alley parallel to Windsor Avenue, ex- tending south from Hennepin Street to alley from Windsor Avenue to Stafford Avenue, and on alley extend- ing from Windsor Avenue easterly 120 feet to the alley first mentioned. The grade lines as indicated are recommended to you for adoption. Yours respectfully, PAUL ILG, City Engineer. On motion of Ald. Haas the reports of the City Engineer and profiles showing grade were referred to the Committee of the Whole. City Recorder Linehan presented and read the printed notice certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to improve Windsor Avenue from Eagle Point Avenue to a point about 680 feet northwesterly there- from. On motion of Ald. Martin rules were suspended to allow remonstra- tors permission to address the Coun- cil. Mr. Gus Wienecke, Sam Casey and John Buecheler then addressed the Council, remonstrating against pro- posed improvement unless some other plan is made for carrying off the water. On motion of Ald. Haas the matter was referred to the Commit- tee of the Whole and notice ordered 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 first east of Windsor Avenue from Hennepin Street to the alley first south thereof. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to improve the Regular Session, August 6, 1908. alley first north of Ries Street from the east side of the alley first west of Windsor Avenue to Windsor Avenue. On motion of Ald. Martin rules were suspended to allow the remon- strators permission to address the Council. Mr. K. Biehl and J. Kraus .spoke, remonstrating against im- .provement unless the alley was im- proved the entire length. On motion of Ald. Haas notices were then received and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Tropf reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa: Gentlemen: I herewith report to your honorable body that I have served the proper notices to the prop- erty owners on the west side of Cor- nell Street between May Place and Thomas Street, wherever cement side- walks have not been laid, also on the -south side of Thomas Street between Cornell and Henion Street. Respectfully, HENRY TROPE, Sidewalk Inspector. On motion of Ald. Martin report of the Sidewalk Inspector was received and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Tropf presented •certified copy of the notice served on Anna Collins, owner of City Lot 620, ordering cement sidewalk laid in front •of said property. Remonstrance of Anna Collins against the proposed im- provement was then read and on mo- tion of Ald. Haas the notice and re- monstrance were received and filed. Following weighmasters' and wood - measurers' reports of receipts for the month of July, 1908, were presented and read, and on motion were re- ceived and filed: Jos. Straney, for Thos. Faherty,$ 2.50 First Ward scales Louisa Pitschner, West Du- .51 buque scale J. H. Carroll, Woodmeasurer .15 C. W. Katz, Market Master 9.85 The report of the Water Works 'Trustees for the quarter ending July 1st, 1908, was presented, read, and on motion of Ald. Saul was referred to the Special Water Works Auditing Committee. City Engineer Ilg reported that he was ready to report on the various contracts for street work and sewers referred to him to estimate. Bids are as follows: For constructing Cement Curb and Gutter on West Side of Walnut Street: L. Smith & Co., per lineal foot, 74 James Lee & Son per lineal foot, 68c. On motion of Ald. Saul the con- tract was awarded to James Lee & Son and their bond fixed at $50.00 cash. Bids for improving St. Ambrose Street are as follows: Wilmer Cook Tibey Bros. On motion of Ald. Saul the con- tract for improving St. Ambrose Street was awarded to Tibey Bros. and their bond fixed at $450.00. $1,919.95 $1,800.20 Bids for constructing sanitary sewer in Yale Street are as follows: O'Farrell Contracting Co $167.10 Geo. L. Korman 167.00 Dave O'Neill 119.55 On motion of Ald. Saul the con- tract for constructing sanitary sewer in Yale Street was awarded to Dave O'Neill and his bond fixed at $30.00 cash. Reports of Committees. 23Z Ald. Martin, chairman of the Com- mittee on Police and Light, stated that the Police Department was in need of bedding for matron's quarters and moved that the matter of the purchase of bedding for matron's quarters be referred to the Commit- tee on Police and Light with power. Carried. The Committee of the Whole re- ported as follows: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the corrected bill of The Labor Leader for printing the official notices for the month of June, would respectfully recommend that said bill be allowed and that a war- rant in the sum of $12.50 be ordered drawn on the City Treasurer in full settlement of the claim. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the report of the Dubuque Bridge Company for the year ending April 30, 1908, would re- spectfully recommend that said re- port be referred to the committee designated by ordinance; that is the Mayor, the Auditor and the Assessor. Also your Committee of the whole would respectfully report that the flooring on both the Seventh Street and Sixteenth Street 'bridges is in a dangerous condition and would rec- ommend that the Street Commissioner he instructed to have the city car- penter replank said bridges without delay. Also your Committee of the Whole would respectfully recommend that the Street Commissioner be instructed Absent —Ald. Frith. Also: Whereas it is deemed neces- sary and expedient to improve the east side of Grandview Avenue be- tween State Street and South Dodge Street in front of and abutting the premises hereinafter described by laying down a permanent sidewalk thereon composed of cement or brick material eight 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 east side of Grandview Avenue between South Dodge Street and State Street, and in front of and abutting lot 2 of 1 of Mineral Lot 47, owned by J. H. Rhomberg, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof and the amount and cost of such im- provement, 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 estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall notify said abutting and adjacent property owners, as provided by ordi- nance, 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 (5) days after the ser- vice 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. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas - -- Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Frith. Also: Whereas it is deemed neces- sary and expedient to improve the north side of Twenty -Fifth Street be- tween White Street and Jackson Street, in front of and abutting the Premises hereinafter described by lay- ing down a permanent sidewalk there- on, composed of cement material four feet wide. Therefore be is resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is here- by directed to prepare a plat showing Regular Session, August 6, 1908 generally the location, nature and ex- tent of the proposed improvement on the north side of Twenty -fifth Street, between White Street and Jackson Street and in front of and abutting lot 225, Davis Farm Add., owned by J. H. Rhomberg, and the kind of ma- terial to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof and the amount and cost of such improve- ment, and the amount and cost there- of, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assess- - able upon each lot or parcel or land' adjacent to or abutting upon such im- provement 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 notify said abutting and adjacent 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 service 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 accom- panying the same. Ald. Haas moved the adoption or the resolution: Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin,. O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent - -Ald. Frith. Also: Be it resolved by the City - Council of Dubuque, Iowa, That a permanent sidewalk of the width of twelve feet be and the same is here- by ordered 'to be laid on the west side of Bluff Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets, and in front of the following described premises: City Lot 620. Such sidewalk to be con- structed of materials and in the man- ner as follows: Eight inches of cin- ders, 3 inches of concrete and one - inch of cement wearing surface, said sidewalk to be completed on or be- fore October 1st, 1908, and the cost of same to be taxed against said pre- mises and collected in the manner - prescribed by law. Be it further resolved that the City Recorder be and he is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publica- tion as provided by ordinance asking for proposals for the doing of said work under contract with the City. The proposals for the doing of said work shall be acted upon by the City Council on the 20th day of August, 1908. a ME MN =i :a ■ 238 Regular Session, August 6, 1908 to investigate the condition of the filling of the trenches occupied by the underground conduit system on West Fourteenth Street and report his findings back to the Street Commit- tee. Also your Committee of the Whole, to whom were referred the bids of N. Kolfenbach for laying cement side- walk on Fifteenth Street, of the O'Farrell Contracting Co. for the im= provement of Yale Street, of the O'Farrell Contracting Co. for the im- provement of Washington Street from Eighth to Tenth Streets, of the O'Far- rell Contracting Co. for the improve- ment of Jackson Street from Eighth to Ninth Streets, would respectfully recommend that on account of there having been but one bid submitted for each of said contracts, all of said bids be rejected and that the City Recorder be instructed to re- advertise, ,for bids for the aforesaid improvements. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the various reports of the Committee of the Whole. Carried. The Committee of the Whole rec- ommended the following sidewalk resolutions: Whereas it is deemed necessary and expedient to improve the north side of Cleveland Avenue between Apple Street and Pear Street in front of and abutting the premises hereinafter de- scribed by laying down a permanent sidewalk thereon, composed of cement material five 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 Cleveland Avenue between Apple and Pear Streets and in front of and abutting lot 58, Union Add., owned by Martha Hickok est., 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 Recorder shall notify said abutting and adjacent 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 esti- mate of its cost, and the time before which objections thereto can he 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 ac companying the same. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Frith. Also: Whereas it is deemed neces- sary and expedient to improve the east side of Cardift Street between West Third Street and the southerly end of Cardiff Street in front of and abutting the premises hereinafter de- scribed by laying down a permanent sidewalk thereon composed of cement material four feet wide; Therefore, 13e 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 east side of Cardiff Street between West Third Street and the southerly end of Cardiff Street and in front of and abutting lot 13 of City Lot 724, owned by William: Hintrager, and the kind of material to he 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 estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall notify said abut- ting and adjacent 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 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 (5) days after the service of such notice, and after such service shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the ne.t regular session of the City Coun- cil, notify the Council thereof in writ- ing, with a copy of such notice ac- companying the same. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin,. O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays--None. O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent - -Ald. Frith. Alderman Haas offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Coun- cil of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to im- prove the alley first north of Ries Street from the easterly line of the alley first east of Windsor Avenue to Stafford Avenue, 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. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution: Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent - -Ald. Frith. Alderman Haas 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 directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and ex- tent of the proposed grading and ma- cadamizing of the alley first north of Ries Street from the easterly line of the alley first east of Windsor Ave- nue to Stafford Avenue, and the kind of material to be used, and an esti- mate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such improve- ment, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway com- pany, the amount and cost thereof, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assess- able upon each lot or parcel of land adjacent to or abutting upon such im- provement 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 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 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. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Frith. Alderman Haas also offered the following: Whereas, The congregation of the Haly Ghost Church has constructed a sanitary sewer in Thirtieth Street from the west side of Couler Avenue to the public sewer in the alley be- tween Couler Avenue and Jackson Street, Whereas, Said congregation is willing to transfer said sewer to the City of Dubuque on condition that the same be maintained and cared for as all other public sewers, and Whereas, The acquisition by the City of said sewer would be beneficial to abutters thereon who are precluded from connecting therewith at present on account of its being private prop-. erty; therefore Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City take over said sewer and care for and maintain the same as in the case of all other public sewers, and be it fur - ther Resolved, That the City Attorney be and he is hereby directed to pre- pare the necessary instrument trans- ferring said sewer to the City of Du- buque and to have the same proper- ly executed. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. AId. Rand moved as an amendment that the resolution be referred to the Committee of the Whole, Sewer In- spector and City Engineer. Carried. Ald. Haas also presented a resolu- tion for the improvement of Windsor Avenue. On motion of Ald. Rand the resolution was referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. Alderman Martin offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the Committee on Police and Light be authorized to secure the services of some qualified person to destroy the unlicensed and unclaimed dogs brought to the city jail and that such person be allowed for his services at the rate of twenty -five cents for each clog destroyed by him. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Frith. ° MEM 1 -+ AN MI 1 i ■ ■ IN M i_ ■ 240 Regular Session, August 6, 1908 AId. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution: Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays -- -None. Absent —Ald. Frith. 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 Hodgdon Avenue to the west side of Blake 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 curb- ing, guttering and macadamizing against the abutting property. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas -- Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent- - -Ald. Frith. Alderman Rand also offered the fol- Iowing: Pe 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 Locust Street from Hodgden Avenue to the west side of Blake Street and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost there- of, and the amount and cost of such improvement, and the amount assess- able upon any railway or street rail- way 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 estimate in the office of the City Recorder; 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 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 Council, notify the Council there- of in writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Frith. Alderman O'Rourke offered the fol- lowing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve Alpine Street from West Third Street to Julien Avenue and it is hereby proposed to re- gutter said street with brick on a macadam foundation and to assess the cost of said re- guttering against the abutting property. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Frith. 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 showing gen- erally the location, nature and extent of the proposed re- guttering with brick, on Alpine Street between West Third Street and Julien Avenue, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof, and the amount and cost of such im- provement, and the amount assessable upon any railway or street railway company, the amount and cost there- of, to be paid by the city, if any, and the cost thereof and amount assess- able 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 of- fice of the City Recorder; 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 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 tlhe 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. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the resolution: Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin, 242 Regular Session, August 6, 1908 Regular Session August 20th 1908 243 Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That the City Engineer be and he is hereby directed to run the lines on Southern Avenue from its intersection with Grandview Avenue south to the city limits with a view of determining whether said avenue is properly lo- cated and report his findings to the City Council at its next meeting. Ald. Saul moved the adoption of the resolution: Carried by the following vote: Yeas — Alds. Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent - -Ald. Frith. Ald. Martin stated that several of the property owners on Fifth Avenue were remonstrating against the con- dition of the sidewalks on said street and moved that the Committee Clerk give Sidewalk Inspector instructions to have matter of sidewalks on Fifth Avenue attended to. Carried. Ald. Saul moved that the Council adjourn to Thursday evening, August 20th, 1908. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1908 Attest: Mayor Recorder CITY COUNCIL Regular session August 20th, 1908. (Official.) Council met at 8:45 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present — Alderman Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —None. BILLS. The following bills, having been properly approved by the various committees, were on motion of Ald. Frith ordered paid: John Wickham, 1.0 cubic yards macadam, Southern Ave.... .... .... .......$ 1 00 Wm. Boyce, 6.4 cubic yards macadam, Southern Ave... 6 40 Wm. Walker, 20.0 cubic yards macadam, Valley St....... 20 00 John O'Shea, 62.0 cubic yards macadam, Valley St....... 62 00 Hugh Connell, 12.3 cubic yards macadam, So, Locust St .... 32 30 Jule Russell, 56.0 cubic yards macadam, Valley St 56 00 1'. Furey, 37,2 cubic yards macadam, Valley St.. 37 20 John Duggan, 62.5 cubic yards macadam, Valley St 62 50 John Mullen, 49.6 cubic yards macadam, Hill St.... 45 20 Jos. Brouilette, 24.6 cubic yards macadam, Hill St 24 60 Geo. Frost, 28.2 cubic yards macadam, Hill St 28 20 Edw. Lee, 15.0 cubic yards macadam, Valley St 15 00 Mullen' & Miller, 35.1 cubic yards macadam near 4th St. Elevator 35 10 P. Ryan, 25.0 cubic yards ma- cadam Dodge St. 25 00 Mrs. J. McGee, 1.5 cubic yards macadam, Southern Ave 1 50 Jerry Sullivan, 9.4 cubic yards macadam, Valley St.... 9 41) John Schaefer, 11.2 cubic yards macadam, Hill St 8 40 Mike Cain, 54.4 cubic yards macadam, Southern Ave 54 40 Tom Cain, 45.5 cubic yards macadam, Southern Ave 45 50 Mrs. De Fountain, 8.2 cubic yards macadam, Southern Ave 8 20 N. Sweeney, 19.6 cubic yards macadam, Dodge St 19 60 Harry Frith, 19.1 cubic yards macadam, Southern Ave 19 10 Geo. Shoemaker, 2.0 cubic yards macadam, Southern Ave 2 00 Mrs. Hall, 7.8 cubic yards ma- cadam, Southern "Ave 7 80 John Convey, cleaning cala- boose 1 00 Chas. W. Katz, dieting prison- ers during July 6 60 E. J. Mulgrew, supplies fur- nished Police Matron 2 17 American Electrical Novelty & Mfg. Co., batteries for Po- lice Department 4 00 Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies furnished Police Matron 95 Peter Hanson, hay and oil for Police and Road Depts 70 Key City Gas Co., light for va- rious departments 73 85 Key City Gas Co. maintenance of 4 gas arcs for Police and Fire Departments 2 00 Key City Gas Co., coke for Fire Department 29 95 W. B. Baumgartner, hardware for Fire and Sewer Depart- ments 1 90 Babcock Fire Extinguisher Co., supplies for Fire De- partment 21 00 Jas. Beach & Son, soap for Fire Department 4 00 P. J. Seippel Lumber Co., lum- ber for Fire Department 4 45 Chas. Skemp & Son, repairs for Fire Department 18 05 F. C. Keesecker, drug supplies for Fire Department 48 35• Eichhorn & Bechtel, bran for Fire Department rr 1 40' Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs f6r Fire Department 3 15 Mettel Bros., bran and salt for Fire Department 2 65 Lagen, Sloan & Peed, horse - shoeing for Fire Department 4 25 Wunderlich & Wiederholt, horseshoeing for Fire De- partment 14 00 Phil Heller, horseshoeing for Fire Department 2 00 Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoe - ing for Fire Department 1 25 Standard Lumber Co., shavings for Fire Department 13 50 Kelly's Book Store, supplies for Fire Department 1 05 David T. Howie, 'repairs at Central Engine House 16 50 G. F. Kleih, supplies for Engi- neer Department 1 Kelly's Book Store, supplies for various offices 20 50 Standard Lumber Co., lumber for Engineering Department 17 53 G. B. Grosvenor Co., 2 rolls blue print for Engineer 3 00 Berg & Briggs, stationery for Assessor's office 43 50 Berg & Briggs, stationery for Treasurer's office 5 75 Linehan & Molo, repairs to fountain at Linwood 3 40 Foley's Hand Laundry, towel service during July 4 00 • 244 Regular Session August 20th, 1908 Mrs. Koenig, scrubbing com- mittee rooms Eichhorn & Bechtel, supplies for cleaning at City Hall Phil Breithaupt, plumbing re- pairs at City Hall Mullen Bros., plumbing repairs at Sixth Street fountain Geo. Masters, plumbing re- pairs at 27th Street fountain Edw. T. Cleaver, plumbing re- pairs at various fountains Pitts - Thompson Foundry Co , hose reel handle, Jackson Park P. J. Seippel Lumber Co., lum- ber for Jones Street scales J. J. Dunn, serving notices in Water Works cases County Recorder, recording plat and deeds Shiras Park. Key City Chemical Co., 10 gal- lons disinfectant, City Hall. Western Union Telegraph Co., rent electric clock and time service in Treasurer's office Linehan & Molo, 1 bale white waste for steam roller Clark Roller Awning Co., can- opy for steam roller Key City Gas Co., coke for steam roller G. F. Kleih. hardware for Road Department L. A. Pitschner, oil for Road Department 1 25 35 75 4 00 1 65 3 90 35 17 15 4 05 3 00 20 00 1 00 14 00 3 85 38 9) 50 15 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co., supplies for sprinkling wagons 4 25 Geo. W. Healey & Son, one dozen steel shovels for Road Department 4 00 Standard Oil Co., oil for steam roller 1 88 F. A. Burns, coal for steam roller 22 50 T. J. Mulgrew, coal for steam roller 13 55 John M. Lee, constructing ce- ment crossing on Julien Ave 43 00 James Lee & Son, constructing cement steps and reinforced concrete covering cor. High- land Place and Arlington St 55 00 Wm. Marshall, repairing steam roller 6 70 F. Schloz & Son, repairs for Road Department 9 10 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs to Road Department 92 63 Chas. Giese, repairs for vari- ous departments 2 15 Dubuque Woodenware & Lum- ber Co., lumber for repairs to sidewalks 45 82 Geo. W. Healey & Son, nails for repairs to sidewalks 5 60 Union Electric Co., arc lights for July 2229 25 Union Electric Co., power for fire alarm system 2 00 E. T. Frith, removing garbage and dead animals during July 456 03 G. F. Kleih, supplies for Health Department 25 Dubuque Rubber & Belting Co , hose for garbage dump 9 00 Telegraph - Herald, publishing rules of Board of Health 40 00 Telegraph - Herald, official printing, July 81 50 Times - Journal, official print- ing, July 88 18 Times - Journal, printing pam- phlets, July 22 35 Labor Leader, official printing, July 12 50 O'Farrell Contracting Co., bal- ance due on construction of Troy Street sanitary sewer. 17 06 O'Farrell Contracting Co., bal- ance due on construction of sanitary sewer between Windsor Avenue and Queen Street 28 53 D. W. Linehan, balance due on construction of sanitary sewer in Kauffman Avenue, North Ilain and Leibnitz Streets 69 76 Chas. Hilliary, inspecting Yale Street sewer 5 00 H. B. McCarten, repairing water fountains 31 70 R. L. Spellerberg, supplies and repairs for Sewer Depart- ment 3 00 Lagen, Sloan & Peed, horse - shoeing Sewer Department horse 1 60 Pitts - Thompson Foundry Co , castings for Sewer Depart- ment 8 00 Linehan & Molo, supplies for Road Department 3 50 Mathis, Metz Co., stationery for Auditor's office 14 00 H. Wunderlich & Son, mat- tress for Police Matrons quarters 3 00 Following bills were referred as follows: Bill of O'Farrell Contracting Co., grading Asbury Street, balance due $406.00, was on motion referred to Committee on Streets. Bill of Collings & Pfiffner, horse - shoeing for Fire Department, $12.50, was on motion referred to Chief of Police. Bill of Clerk of District Court, Fee bills various cases, $19.30, was on mo- tion referred to the City Attorney. Petitions and Communications. Petitions of Leathers & Trewin et al, representing twenty -five property owners on Grandview Avenue be- tween Dodge and South Dodge, also of James Phelan et al, property own- ers on Grandview Avenue between Regular Session, August 20th, 1908. 245 South Dodge Street and Southern Ave- nue and of 1,081 citizens of Dubuque, asking that the Council have Grand- view Avenue improved on the park plan, were read and on motion of Ald. Frith rules were suspended to allow interested parties permission to ad- dress the Council. Judge O. P. Shiras, C. T. Hancock, W. S. Wright, Rev. G. M. Orvis Gus Wienecke, Kiesel Kar- berg, T. B. Cain, Mr. Collis, D. Cot - tingham and John Cunningham spoke in favor of improving Grandview Ave- nue on the park plan. Mr. Thos Hill, John Hail and John Stedman spoke against park plan of improvement. Aids. O'Rourke, Frith, Rand, Mar- tin and Haas then spoke, giving their views on the manner of making the improvement. Ald. Haas then moved that the Council reconsider their action taken at the session held August 6th, in re- ceiving and filing the petition of John T. Hancock est et al. Carried. Ald. Frith moved that the petition of J. T. Hancock est et al, the plans for the improvement of Grandview Avenue and all matters in relation to said improvement be referred to the Committee of the Whole and a com- mittee of six citizens to be selected by the Mayor. Carried. Petition of Jesse Venn, owner of Sub. 3 of Lot 12, O'Neill's Sub., ask- ing that the taxes on said lot for the year 1907 be exempted to the amount of $800.00, he being an honorably discharged soldier, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, granted and the Treasurer to be instructed accordingly. Petition of Michael Nellis, asking that the taxes for the year 1907 on Sub. Mineral Lot 149, Lots 21 and 22, be exempted to the amount of $800.00, he being a honorably discharged sol- dier, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, granted and the Treasurer to be in- structed accordingly. Petition of Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works, asking that their taxes for the year 1907 be canceled in ac- cordance with resolution passed by the City Council, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of H. Byard et al, asking that Villa Street, south of Forrest Street, be widened to a width of 30 feet, was, on motion of Ald. Saul, re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of John Schroeder et al, asking that the Council order a side- walk constructed on the north side of Hart Street at the corner of Hart Street and Couler Avenue, was, on motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Sidewalk Inspector with power. Petition of John Steadman et al, stating that the lines for the improve- ment of the west side of Grandview Avenue, as surveyed by the City Engi- neer, between West Third and Dodge Street, is from three to five feet more on their lot lines than the plats show and asking that the city have the street improved according to the measurements on the city plats or have a new survey made by a disin- terested Engineer, was, on motion of Ald. Saul, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Communication from Hurd, Lenehan & Kiesel, stating that on July 21st, 1908, the District Court of Dubuque County rendered a judgment for $42,- 715.36, with interest at 6% from July 10th, 1908, and for costs of suit taxed at $35.05 in the case of the Martin - Strelau Co. against the City of Du- buque, and asking that the City pay the judgment or to levy a sufficient tax upon all the taxable property to pay said judgment, was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. Invitation of the Executive Commit- tee of the Home - Coming Celebration, inviting the Mayor and City Council to participate in the Home- Coming parade, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, accepted and the Council to attend in a body. Communication from P. F. Rooney, asking that City Engineer be in- structed to establish the line of his lot abutting on Robinson Avenue, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of Union Electric Company, asking that they be granted permission to lay tracks on Confer Avenue and make the connections with tracks running into new car barn to be erect- ed south of the present barns, ac- cording to plans and plat submitted to the Council and that the Mayor be authorized to issue a written permit for said work, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, granted and the tracks to be laid under the supervision of the Street Committee. Petition of Rev. Bro. Francis et al, representing St. Mary's High School, asking that permission be granted them to use the Armory on Saturday nights from September 1st to March 1st for training for basket ball games, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the Committee of the Whole. ceipts from City Treasurer Brinkman for seventeen 25 -100 dollars collected by me from the Union Electric Com- pany and the Key City Gas Company for services rendered them by the steam roller. Respectfully, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. Saul the report was received and filed. Street Commissioner Dorgan also presented a bill of the City of Du- buque against Geo. Masters for roll- ing trench on Bennett Street, $4.50. On motion of Ald. Saul bill was re- ferred to Street Commissioner Dorgan for collection. • City Recorder Linehan presented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the Council's intention to improve West Locust Street from the end of the present improvement westerly to the west side of Blake Street. No remonstrance be- ing filed and no one in the room ob- jecting to the improvement of said street, the notice was, on motion, re- ceived and filed. City Recorder Linehan also pre- sented and read the printed notice, certified to by the publisher, of the C'ouncil's intention to improve the alley first north of Ries Street from the easterly line of alley first east of Windsor Avenue to Stafford Avenue. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the im- provement of said alley, the notice was, oh motion, 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 Alpine Street from West Third Street to Ju- lien Avenue. Remonstrance of Reeder Langworthy et al against the proposed improve- ment was read and, on motion, remon- strance was referred to the Commit- tee of the Whole and the notice or- dered received and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Tropf presented certified copy of the notice served on J. H. Rhomberg, owner of Lot 225. Davis Farm Add., ordering cement sidewalk laid in front of said proper- ty. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the laying of said sidewalk, the notice was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, re- ceived and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Tropf also pre- sented the certified copy of the notice served on William Hintrager, owner of Lot 13 of City Lot 724, ordering ce- ment sidewalk Laid in front of said Regular Session August 20th 1908 247 ' property. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the laying of said sidewalk, the notice was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, re- ceived and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Tropf also pre- sented the certified copy of the notice served on R. W. Kemler, Adm. of the Martha Hickok Est., owner of Lot 58, Union Add., ordering cement sidewalk laid in front of said property. No remonstrance being filed and no one in the room objecting to the laying of said sidewalk, the notice was, on mo- tion of Ald. O'Rourke, received and filed. Sidewalk Inspector Tropf also pre- sented certified copy of the notice served on Anna 'Collins, owner of City Lot 620, ordering cement sidewalk laid in front of said property. Re- monstrance of Anna Collins against the proposed improvement was then read and on motion of Ald. O'Rourke the notice and remonstrance were re- ceived and filed. City Attorney Lyon reported as fol- lows: Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 20th, 1908. To fhe Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I herewith submit a copy of the opinion handed down by the Hon. Robt. Ronson, Judge of the District Court of Dubuque County, Iowa, in the case of the Martin -Stre- Iau Company vs. The City of Du- buque. It being an unusual action it is my desire to receive instructions from your honorable body before tak- ing any further steps in the matter. Please advise me whether or not . your body wish this action prosecuted further. Yours very truly, GEO. T. LYON, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Frith the report of the City Attorney and opinion of Judge Bonson were referred to the Committee of the Whole. Reports of Committees. Ald. Martin, chairman of the Com- mittee on Ordinances presented and read an Ordinance establishing a grade of Walnut Street from Chestnut Street to West Eleventh Street and moved that the reading just had be considered its first reading. Carried. Ald. Martin then moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of reading 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. Nays —None. 246 Regular Session, August 20th, 1908 The following communication from the Trustees of the Carnegie -Stout Li- brary was read and on motion of Ald. Rand referred to the Board of Equal- ization: To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: —I herewith transmit a resolution passed by the Board of Li- brary Trustees in agreement at the requirements of the statute: Resolved, That the Board of Trus- tees of the Carnegie -Stout Free Pub- lic Library of Dubuque, in pursuance of the requirements of the statute of the State of Iowa, hereby determine and fix one -third of a mill on the dol- lar of the taxable valuation of prop- erty in the city of Dubuque for the year 1908 as the amount or rate to be levied, collected and appropriated for the ensuing year for the maintenance of the Library; and that due notice of this action by the Board of Trustees be certified to the Mayor and Com- mon Council of the City of Dubuque. Very respectfully, JACOB RICH, Pres. Board of Library Trustees. Communication from M. Kassler, asking that he be granted permission to erect a frame barn, 16 feetx30 feet, 14 feet high, sides to be covered with galvanized iron and shingle roof and submitting the written consent of 91) per cent of the adjoining property owners, was read and on motion oi` Ald. Frith granted, provided metal roof be put on the building and build- ing to be erected under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Depart- ment and the Alderman of the Second Ward. Bids for improving Yale Street, Jackson Street, Washington Street and for constructing cement sidewalks on Fifteenth Street and on Bluff Street were presented and on motion of Ald. Rand were opened and read and re- ferred to the City Engineer to esti- mate. Bids are as follows for Improving Jackson Street: Wilmer Cook, $779,54. Peter Eisbach, $949.40. O'Farrell Contracting Co., $805.65. Eagle Point Lime Works, $948.00. On motion of Ald. Frith contract for improving Jackson Street was awarded to Wilmer Cook and his bond fixed at $200.00. Bids for improving Washington Street are as follows: Peter Eisbach, $1,482.40. Eagle Point Lime Works, $1,449.00. O'Farrell Contracting Co., $1,344.00. Wilmer Cook, $1,343.90. On motion of Ald. Frith the con- tract for improving Washington Street was awarded to Wilmer Cook and his bond fixed at $400.00. Bids for improving Yale Street are as follows: O'Farrell Contracting Co., $952.80. Wilmer Cook, $973.31. Tom Jess, grading Yale Street, $180.00. On motion of Ald. Rand bids were referred to the Committee of the Whole. Bids for cement sidewalk on Fif- teenth Street are as follows: L. Smith & Co., per square foot, 12c. Jas. Lee & Son ,per square foot, 12c. Tom Jess, per square foot, 14c. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the contract for sidewalk on Fifteenth Street was awarded to Jas. Lee & Son. Bids for cement sidewalk on Bluff Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets are as follows: L. Smith & Co., 12c per square foot. Jas. Lee & Son, 121/20 per square foot. Tom Jess, 13c per square foot. On motion of Ald. O'Rourke the contract for sidewalk on Bluff Street was awarded to Jas. Lee & Son at 12% cents per square foot. Reports, of Officers. Street Commissioner Dorgan report- ed as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: I herewith submit the pay roll for labor on streets in the dif- ferent road districts during the first half of August, 1908: Amt. due laborers on streets.$1,268.85 Approved by Committee on Streets. Also submit the pay roll for labor on sewers during the first half of August, 1908: Amount due laborers on sew- ers $222.75 Approved by Committee on Sewers. Also submit the pay roll for labor on Bluff Street Extension during the first half of August, 1908: Amount due laborers on Bluff Street Extension $184.30 Approved by Committee on Streets. 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- dered drawn to pay the various amounts and the pay rolls referred back to the proper committees. Street Commissioner Dorgan also re- ported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —I herewith attach re- 248 Regular Session August 20th, 1908 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 establishing a grade on Walnut Street from Chestnut Street to West Eleventh Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade on Walnut Street from Chestnut Street to West Eleventh Street in the City of Du- buque, Iowa, be and the same is here- by established and adopted as shown by the profile of said street and grade prepared by the City Engineer and accepted by the City Council on the 9th day of July, 1908, being No. 653, and marked "Profile and Grade of Walnut Street from Chestnut Street to West Eleventh Street, b. ms. coping northwest corner Walnut and Chest- nut Streets, elevation 255.66 and fire plug northwest corner West Eleventh Street, elevation 231.44." Said grade beginning at the south line of Chest- nut Street, which is station 0, eleva- tion 253.27; thence to station 1-24, north curb Rose Street, elevation 252.27; thence to station 1+63, ele- vation 251.40; thence to station 4+62, north curb West Eleventh Street, elevation 228.50. Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in Dubuque Telegraph - Herald and Times - Journal newspapers. Adopted, , 1908. Approved, , 1908. Attest: City Recorder. Mayor. Ald. Saul, chairman of the Com- mittee on Streets, reported as follows: Your Committee on Streets would respectfully report that we have ex- amined the macadamizing, guttering and curbing at Asbury Street from Delhi Street to St. Ambrose Street by the O'Farrell Contracting Co., con- tractors, and would recommend that said improvement be accepted and that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare a special assessment against the lots or parcels of land benefitted by such improvement and file the same in the office of the City Recorder who will thereupon publish the notice of said assessment as re- quired by ordinance. JAMES SAUL, Chairman. Ald. Saul moved that the report be referred to the Committee of the Whole. Carried. Ald. Singrin, chairman of the Com- mittee on Sewers, reported as follows: Your Committee on Sewers would respectfully report that we have ex- amined the sanitary sewer constructed in Yale Street from Alta Vista Street to Harvard Street by D. O'Neil, con- tractor, and would recommend that said sewer be accepted and that the City Engineer be instructed to pre- pare a special assessment against the lots or parcels of real estate bene- fitted by such improvement and file the same in the office of the City Re- corder who will thereupon publish the notice of said assessment as required by ordinance. W. SINGRIN, Chairman. Ald. Singrin moved the adoption of the report of the Committee on Sew- ers. Carried. Ald. Frith, chairman of the Com- mittee on Fire, reported that the Fire Department are in need of 200 feet of chemical hose and moved that the matter of purchase of chemical hose be referred to the Committee on Fire with power. Carried. Ald. Haas, chairman of the Com- mittee on Delinquent Tax, reported as follows: Your Committee on Delinquent Taxes, to whom was referred the pe- tition of Mary L. Casey, a widow in delicate health with young , children depending on her labor for support, asking that the taxes for the year 1907 on her homestead, Lot 2 in Fin- ley Addition, be canceled, would rec- ommend that the prayer of petitioner be granted and that the Treasurer be instructed accordingly. D. J. HAAS, Chairman. Ald. Haas moved that the report of the Delinquent Tax Committee be adopted. 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 Harmony and Julien Lodges, I. O. O. F., asking that the taxes for the year 1907 on City Lot 633 be canceled, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be not granted. We would recommend, how- ever, that the valuation on said lot be placed at $10,000.00 for the year 1907, and that the City Treasurer be instructed to accept said taxes on the above valuation. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to Regular Session, August 20th, 1908. 249 whom was referred the remonstrance of C. Eilerman et al against the open- ing of the alley first north of Henne- pin Street, would respectfully recom- mend that said remonstrance be re- ceived and filed. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the protest of cer- tain property owners on Windsor Ave- nue against the improvement of said avenue in the manner proposed, would respectfully recommend that said pro- test be received and filed. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the petition of the Pitts- Thompson Foundry Co., asking that the City Treasurer be instructed to exempt its taxes for the year 1907 in accordance with the action of the City Council of April 29, 1905, would respectfully recommend that the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the Treasurer be instructed ac- cordingly. Also, your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the resolution of Alderman Haas authorizing the im- provement of Windsor Avenue from the southeasterly curb line of Eagle Point Avenue to a point about six hun- dred and eighty feet northerly there- of, would respectfully recommend that said resolution be adopted. 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 Haas offered the follow- ing: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That Wind- sor Avenue from the southeasterly curb line of Eagle Point Avenue to a point about six hundred and eighty feet northwesterly thereof be im- proved by grading, curbing where necessary and brick paving said por- tion of said avenue on its present foundation, in accordance with the plans and specifications for such im- provement prepared by the City En- gineer 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 November, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street in1- provements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 3rd day of September, 1908, 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 —Aids. 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 aI- ley first east of Windsor Avenue from Hennepin Street south to the souther- ly end of said alley be 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 15th day of November, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinance of the City of Dubuque for the payment of the cost of street improvements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 3rd day of September, 1908, 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, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Nays —None. Alderman Haas also offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Coun- cil of the City of Dubuque, That the alley first north of Ries Street froth Windsor Avenue to Stafford Avenue be improved by grading and ma- cadamizing 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 15th day of November, 1908, and shall be paid for in the manner pro- scribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinance of the City of Dil- buque for the payment of the cost of street improvements. The proposals for doing said work shall be acted upon by the Council on the 3rd day of September, 1908, and the City Recorder is hereby ordered to give ten days' notice by publication asking for proposals as provided by ordin0nce. 250 Regular Session, August 20th, 1908 Regular Session August 20th 1908 251 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. Ald. Rand presented resolution for the improvement of West Locust Street. On motion the resolution was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Ald. Saul was excused at 11:00 p. m. 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 ! improve Asbury Street from the south side of Cherry Street to the al- ley first southerly thereof, and it is hereby proposed to macadamize saki portion of said street and to assess the cost of said macadamizing against the abutting property. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand and Singrin. Nays—None. Absent —Ald. Saul. Alderman Rand 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 directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and ex- tent of the proposed improvement on Asbury Street from the south side of Cherry Street to the alley first south- erly thereof, 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 rail - way 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 estimate in the office of the City recorder; 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 writing, with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Rand moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Saul. Alderman O'Rourke offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, That it is deemed necessary and advisable to improve Julien Avenue from Bluff Street to Alta Vista Street and it is hereby proposed to curb and reset curb where necessary and gutter both sides of said Avenue from Bluff Street to the easterly curb lines of Alta Vista Street with brick on a ma- cadam foundation and to assess the cost of said curbing; guttering and foundation against the abutting prop- erty. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Saul. 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 directed to prepare a plat showing generally the location, nature and ex- tent of the proposed improvement on Julien Avenue from Bluff Street to the easterly curb lines of Alta Vista Street, 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 up- on any railway or street rail- way 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 estimate in the office of the City Recorder; 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 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 Council, notify the Council there- of in writing with a printed copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. O'Rourke moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas- -Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Saul. Ald. Martin offered the following: Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, That a permanent sidewalk of the width of four feet be and the same is here- by ordered to be laid on the east side of Cardiff Street, between West Third Street and the southerly end of Car- diff Street, and in front of the fol- lowing described premises: Lot 13 of City Lot 724. Such sidewalk to be constructed of materials and in the manner as follows, to -wit: Eight inches of cinders, 3 inches of con- crete and one inch of cement wear- ing surface. Said sidewalk to be completed on or before the 1st day of October, 1908, and the cost of the same he taxed against said premises and collected in the manner prescrib- ed by law. Be It Further Resolved, That said property owner be and is authorized to construct said sidewalk at his own expense, provided he begins work thereon within ten days after being notified by the City Recorder of th'i passage of this resolution by the City Council, and completes the same within thirty clays thereafter. Be it Further Resolved, That if said work is not commenced within the time named in said notice that the City Recorder be and is hereby ordered to give ten days notice by two publications asking for proposals for the doing of said work under con- tract with the City. The proposals for the doing of said work shall be acted upon by the City Council on the 3rd day of September, 1908. Ald. Martin moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Saul. Ald. Haas offered the following: Whereas it is deemed necessary and expedient to improve the east side of Rhomberg Avenue between First Avenue and Second Avenue in front of and abutting the premises herein- after described by laying down a per- manent 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 east side of Rhom- berg Avenue between First Avenue and Second Avenue and in front of and abutting the north 10 feet of Lot 268 and Lot 269, Ham's Add., owned by Mary A. Kemler et al, and the kind of material to be used, and an estimate of the entire cost thereof and the amount and cost of such im- provement, 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 estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall no- tify said abutting and adjacent prop- erty owners. as provided by ordinance, that such plat and estimate are on file, the location and nature of the im- provement, 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 fixer for hearing, which time shall not be less than five (5) days after the ser- vice of such notice, and after such service shall have been made, the City Recorder shall, at the next regu- lar session of the City Council, notify the Council thereof in writing, with a copy of such notice accompanying the same. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand and Singrin. Nays -- -None. Absent —Ald. Saul. Ald. Haas also offered the follow- ing: Whereas it is deemed necessary and expedient to improve the east side of Rhomberg Avenue between First Ave- nue and Second Avenue in front of and abutting the premises herein- after described by laying down a per- manent 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, nature and ex- tent of the proposed improvement on the east side of Rhomberg Avenue be- tween First Avenue and Second Ave- nue and in front of and abutting lot 267, Ham's Addition, owned by R. Waller Estate, and the kind of ma- terial to be used, and an estimate of 252 Regular Session August 20th, 1908 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 estimate in his office, the City Recorder shall notify said abutting and adjacent property owners, as pro- vided 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 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 ac- companying the same. Ald. Haas moved the adoption of the resolution. Carried by the following vote: Yeas —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand and Singrin. Nays —None. Absent —Ald. Saul. Ald. O'Rourke stated that grading of Pleasant Street was more than was originally intended. Ald. Frith moved that the matter of the grading of Pleasant Street be referred to the Committee of the Whole to view the grounds as soon as possible. Carried. Ald. Haas moved that the Union Electric company be granted permis- sion to construct a cross -over on Jones Street, work to be done under the supervision of the Committee on Streets. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the Council adjourn to Monday evening, August 24th, 1908. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1908 Attest: Mayor .Recorder CITY COUNCIL (Official.) Special Session, August 21, 1908. Council met in Mayor's office at 10:30 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present —Alds. Frith, Haas Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —None. Ald. Rand moved that Committee Clerk Lawlor act as Recorder pro tem for present meeting. Carried. Mayor Schunk stated that the ob- ject of the meeting was to consider the bills of the O'Farrell Contracting Co. for the 5% retained on certain improvements made by said firm dur- ing the year 1907, and to take up such other matters as might properly be brought before the meeting. The Street Committee then pre- sented the following bills: O'Farrell Contracting Co., amt. retained on the improvement of Twenty -fifth Street $ 33.89 O'Farrell Contracting Co., amt. retained on brick paving of Eighth Street 995.79 O'Farrell Contracting Co., amt. retained on the improvement of West Third Street 67.13 Ald. O'Rourke moved that the sum of $1,000.00 on account be allowed on the foregoing bills. Carried. Ald. Frith moved that the Street Commissioner be instructed to exam- ine West Third, Eighth and Twenty - fifth Street improvements and report to the City Council on Monday, August 24th 1908, as to his findings. Car- ried. Ald. Rand moved that the City En- gineer be instructed to bring the curb and gutter on the west side of Asbury Street from Cherry Street north to their proper grade within one week from date. Carried. Ald. Frith moved that the City En- gineer be instructed to set stakes showing the grade on Pleasant Street not later than Saturday, August 22nd, 1908. Carried. Ald. Saul moved that Tibey Bros. be instructed to distribute the surplus material from Grandview Avenue along the property abutting thereon under the direction of the Street Com- missioner. Carried. There .being no further business, the meeting was then adjourned. JOHN W. LAWLOR, Recorder Pro Tem. Approved 1908 Attest: Adjourned Regular Session, August 24th, 1908. 253 .Mayor .Recorder Pro, Tem. CITY COUNCIL Adjourned Regular Session, August 24th, 1908. (Official.) Council met at 8:30 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 August 20th, 1908, and was called to take up and con- sider all matters which may properly come before the City Council. Petitions and Communications. Communication from Dubuque Trades and Labor Congress inviting the Mayor and City Council to par- ticipate in the Annual Labor Day Parade and Picnic Sept. 7th with platoon of police, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, accepted with thanks. Communication from League of American Municipalities, inviting City of Dubuque to send delegates to rep- resent the city at the Twelfth Annual Convention to be held in Omaha Sep- tember 30th, Oct. 1st and 2nd, was, on motion of Ald. O'Rourke, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Petition of A. W. Kemler Est., ask- ing that alley between Lot 1 of Mc- Coy's Sub. and Lot 25 in Deming and Horr's Sub. be vacated and annulled, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to the Committee of the Whole. Reports of Offi Street Commissioner Dorgan re- ported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen: —As per your instruc- tions, I have examined Eighth Street, West Third Street and Twenty -Fifth Street work done by the O'Farrell Contracting Co. and found same in good condition. Yours respectfully, JOHN DORGAN, Street Commissioner. On motion of Ald. Frith the report of the Street Commissioner was ap proved and warrants ordered drawn in the sum of $96.81 to pay the bal- ance due O'Farrell Contracting Co. on these contracts. City Attorney Lyon reported as fol- lows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: • 254 Adjourned Regular Session, August 24th, 1908 Adjourned Regular Session, August 24th, 1908 255 Gentlemen: —The undersigned, to whom was referred the expense bills for the examination of the city's mu- nicipal accounts, respectfully reports as follows: There is no doubt about the legis- lature having power to provide for such an examination, and as it did so by Section 1056a 11 of the supple- ment of the Code of 1897, which pro- vision is quite explicit, it is my opinion that the account rendered by the State Auditor is a valid obligation against the City and must be paid. Respectfully submitted, GEO. T. LYON, City Attorney. On motion the report of the City Attorney was referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole. City Attorney Lyon also reported as follows. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen:- -The undersigned, to whom was referred the petition of James Benda et al, asking that the al- ley between Sycamore and Lynn Streets, from 17th to 18th Streets, be opened, respectfully r eports thereon as follows, to -wit: I find from the records of the Coun- cil Proceedings of the year 1889, that a petition was presented to the City Council by the present owner's grantors, and which petition was en- dorsed or acquisced in by the present petitioner's grantors asking that this alley be vacated, that the petition was referred by the Council to the Com- mittee of the Whole, which commit- tee reported recommending that the use of the alley for manufacturing purposes be granted the petitioners. While the records, as far as I have discovered, do not show what, if any action was taken by the Council upon the reports of its committee, it ap- parently was the intention of the Council to grant to the petitioners the use of the alley for manufacturing purposes, and while the records show the proceedings to have been irregu- lar, still, the petitioners having acted upon such proceeding, taking poses - sion of the alley and making exten- sive improvements thereon, and they or their grantees having held such possession ever since, with the knowl- edge of the City, it is my opinion that the City would now be estopped from claiming title thereto, at least to that part thereof which has been actually occupied by the petitioners and their successors, and I am further of the opinion that the City could be en- joined from interfering with such oc- cupancy. Respectfully submitted, GEO. T. LYON, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Martin the re- port of the City Attorney was referred to the Committee of the Whole. City Attorney Lyon also reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: Gentlemen:— Referring to your re- quest for an opinion relative to the power of ,the City to issue bonds for the purpose of completing or extend- ing the Bee Branch sewer, I would state that the only authority for such a bond issue is that found under Code See. 987. As such an issue would be based on special assessment of abut- ting or adjacent property, and it hag been customary to make the payments for this work by appropriation out of the general fund, and it is not pro- posed to make such assessment under the provision of the Code referred to, the issue in question could not be made. Furthermore, even though authori- ty for a general bond issue could be found, it is apparent that, if the City has reached its legal indebtedness, a liability of this nature would be il- legal. Respectfully, GEO. T. LYON, City Attorney. On motion of Ald. Haas the report of the City Attorney was received and filed. The report of the Water Works Trustees for 1.3 months and 10 days, from April 20th, 1907, to June 1, 1908, was presented and read and on mo• tion of Ald. Frith was referred to the Water Works Auditing Committee. Ald. Rand, chairman of the Com- mittee on Claims, reported as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: The undersigned Committee on Claims and City Attorney, to whom was referred the claim of Mrs. Jose- phine Prowse for damages on her premises on Jackson Street, would re- spectfully report that we have exam- ined the facts in this case, and find that the course of the water has done considerable damage to her property. We would further report that we have come to an agreement and compro- mise with her by the terms of which the City is to construct a plank wall, or protection on the side of said sewer or creek adjoining and abutting her property, which will prevent any fur- ther damage thereto, and underset one corner of a wood shed on the premises, in consideration of which said Josephine Prowse agrees to re- lease the City of Dubuque from all damages done her property or that may hereafter accrue by reason of the sewer in its present condition. We would therefore recommend that her claim be settled in accord- ance with this report, and that the Street Commissioner be instructed to build said plank wall along and ad- joining the premises under the super- vision of the Committee on Claims, and also place an abuttment under the corner of the shed now on said pre- mises, and that the necessary release be obtained from Mrs. Prowse in set- tlement of her claim in consideration of said work. D. W. RAND, JAMES SAUL, DAN J. HAAS, Committee on Claims. GEO. T. LYON, City Attorney. Dubuque, August 24th, 1908. On motion of Ald. Frith rules were suspended to allow Mr. Kintzinger, attorney for Mrs. Prowse, permission to address the Council. On motion of Ald. Frith the report of the Committee on Claims and City Attorney was then approved and the Street Commissioner to be instructed to carry out the recommendations of the Committee on Claims. Ald. Martin moved that the Street Commissioner notify O'Farrell Con- tracting Co. to hurry the work of the improvement of Alta Vista Street. Carried. Ald. O'Rourke, chairman of the Committee of the Whole, reported as follows: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred the bids for the improvement of Yale Street, would re- spectfully recommend that the con- tract be awarded to O'Farrell Con- tracting Co. for the sum of $952.80, they .being the lowest bidders. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. O'Rourke moved that the re- port of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the contract be award- ed to O'Farrell Contracting Co. and their bond be placed at $250.00. Car- ried. Ald. Martin moved that the rules be suspended to allow the abutters on Grandview Avenue and all parties in- terested to address the Council. Car- ried. Mr. C. T. Hancock then addressed the Council, stating that all the prop- erty owners had signed waivers to have the street improved on the park plan with a 25 -foot street on either side with exception of Mr Hill, Mr. Wafters, John Hail, John Steadman and Mr. Yates. After much discussion a motion was carried that a recess of five minutes be taken by the Council to more fully talk over the proposed park plan. Upon reconvening at 9:45 p. m. Ald. Martin moved that further action on Grandview Avenue be deferred un- til Tuesday evening, August 25th, to allow the committee additional time to complete the signing of the waivers for the improvement. Carried. Rules were suspended to allow Mr. Rumple permission to address the Council in reference to the change of lines of Grandview Avenue as made by City Engineer Ilg. Ald. Saul moved that the City Engi- neer be instructed to be present at the Council meeting Tuesday evening. Carried. Ald. Saul moved that the City Re- corder notify the City Engineer to make a more definite report on the grading of Grandview Avenue and present same to Council Tuesday evening. Carried. Ald. Rand moved to adjourn to Tuesday evening, August 25th, 1908. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1908 Attest: Mayor .Recorder • A ■ 256 Adjoureed Regular Session, August 25th, 1908 CITY COUNCIL Adjourned Regular Session, August 25th, 1908. (Official.) Council met at 5:50 p. m: Mayor Pro Tem O'Rourke in the chair. Present —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —Mayor Schunk. Mayor Pro Tem O'Rourke stated that the meeting was an adjourned meeting of the Adjourned Regular Session of August 24th of the regular meeting of August 20th, 1908, and was called to take up and consider all matters which may properly come be- fore the City Council. Ald. Frith moved that the rules be suspended to permit the parties inter- ested in the improvement of Grand- view Avenue to address the Council. Carried. Mr. C. T. Hancock then presented a petition asking that Grandview Ave- nue be improved in accordance with a plan accompanying .the petition and stated that the waivers of all par- ties along the proposed improvement were attached to said petition except Messrs. Hill, Hail, Stedman and Yates, all of whom had refused to sign the waivers for the change in said im- provement. Mr. Hail and Mr. Yates also ad- dressed the Council, stating that they were still opposed to the improvement of Grandview Avenue on the park plan. Ald. Frith moved that the Council postpone action on Grandview Avenue until Monday evening, August 31st. Motion lost by following vote: Yeas —Alds. Frith and Haas. Nays —Alds. Martin, Rand, Saul and Singrin. Ald.Saul stated that he was in favor of settling the Grandview Avenue im- provement one way or another at this meeting. Ald. Singrin asked that the City At- torney give the Council an opinion as to the legality of the waivers signed by the property owners. City Attorney Lyon stated that the waivers as prepared and signed by the majority of the property owners on Grandview Avenue are all right and are drawn up legally. The following report of the joint committee of citizens and members of the Council was then read: Dubuque, Iowa, August 24, 1908. Council of the City of Dubuque: Gentlemen: —At a session of the To the Honorable Mayor and City joint committee of citizens and mem- bers of the City Council held in the Council Chamber on the evening of August 21, 1908, for the purpose of determining a plan for the improve- ment of Grandview Avenue, Judge O. P. Shiras presiding, there were present Messrs. Shiras, Orvis, Peaslee, McFad- den, Pollock, Grundy, Hancock, Collis, Bissell and Adams of the citizens, and Mayor Schunk, Alds. O'Rourke, Frith, Haas, Martin, Rand, Singrin and Saul of the City Council. The question of the manner of improving Grandview Avenue was discussed at length and it was finally decided that the following plan be recommended to your honor- able body for adoption; viz: Five feet parking from lot line to sidewalk, five feet cement walk, seven and one -half feet parking from walk to face of curb, twenty -five feet driveway, fifteen feet parking with intersections or cross -overs at proper distances, then twenty -five feet driveway, seven and one -half feet parking from face of curb to sidewalk, five feet cement side- walk and five feet parking from walk to lot line. Provided, that wnere any greater width than one hundred feet occurs on said avenue, the space from curb to lot line and also for driveways shall remain the same as above men- tioned, while the center parking will be widened to conform to the increas- ed width of the street. The Committee of the Whole con- curring in the above recommendation, would further recommend that the City Attorney and Ordinance Commit- tee be instructed to amend the ordi- nance fixing the width of sidewalks on Grandview Avenue, and that the City Engineer be instructed to change his plans and specifications for the above improvement to conform with the recommendation herein set forth. JOHN O'ROURKE, Chairman. Ald. Rand moved that the changes in the proposed improvement of Grandview Avenue, as set out in the above report of the joint committee of citizens and aldermen be approved and that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted. Carried by the following vote: . Yeas —Alds. Martin, Rand, Saul, Sin - grin, Nays —Alds. Frith and Haas. Ald. Frith and Haas stated that they were not opposed to the park plan of improving Grandview Avenue but voted against adopting report now, because they thought committee should have more time in hopes that the signatures of the balance of the abutters could be obtained. Adjourned Regular Session, August 25th, 1908. 257 Ald. Frith moved that rules be sus- pended to allow the property owners on Grandview Avenue to address the Council in relation to the location of the lines of their lots. Carried. Mr. Cottingham and Mr. Rumple then addressed the Council, stating that the lines for the improvement of Grandview Avenue were from 3 to 6 feet on their lot lines and stated that they thought a new survey should be made before any further work was done. City Engineer Ilg then addressed the Council, stating that the lines run by him corresponded with the lines run by former City Engineers Blake and Boyce and the latter's assistant Mr. Anderson, and were the correct lines. Ald. Frith moved that the City En- gineer with the assistance of Assistant City Engineer Scharle run the lines on Grandview Avenue again. Carried. Ald. Martin moved to adjourn to Thursday evening, September 3rd, 1908. Carried. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Approved 1908 Attest: Mayor ..Recorder John Kane, police 64 00 James Keefe, police 62 00 B. Ludescher, police 60 00 Chas. Liest, police 67 20 Hugh Markey, police 74 70 Pat lMcCollins, police 64 00 M. McCormack, police 62 00 Pat McInerney, police 30 00 Henry Mueller, police 52 00 John Murphy, police 62 00 T. O'Meara, police 62 00 John J. O'Brien, police 58 00 M. O'Connor, police 64 00 M. Ryan, police 64 00 John Raesle, police 74 70 John Spielman, police 62 00 Patrick Sutton, police 58 00 M. Stapleton, police 62 00 Joseph Stoltz, police 62 00 Pat Sullivan, police 64 00 Frank Williams, police 64 00 Miss B. Brennan, police ma- tron 60 00 Mrs. K. Hibbe, police matron 60 00 LABOR. on Streets in the different Road Dis- tricts during the last half of June, 1905: M. Acker, 3rd $ 5 60 T. Acldyman, 4th 6 40 Sam Allen, 4th 6 40 John Burns, 2nd 8 80 Jos. Brouillette, 2nd 12 40 Paul Becker, 4th 18 40 John Boltz, 5th 12 80 J. Brenner, 5th 8 80 J. Brachtenbach, 5th C. Buddien, 5th M. Cain, 1st P. Carney, 1st H. Connell, 1st R. ICaffery, 2nd H. Calvert, 2nd J. Callaghan, 2nd M. Carney, 4th James Cooney, 4th J. Connoly, 1st, $2.30; 2nd, $5.75; 3rd, $7.75; 4th, $5.70; 5th, 90c O. Donahue, 1st O. Donahue, 1st John Duggan, 1st T. Donahue, 3rd, $11.20; 4th, $11.20 Peter Dax, 3rd, $17.20; 4th, $5.20 John Enright, lst, 90c; 2nd, $16.00 J. Eberhardt, 5th John Ess, 5th George Frost, 2nd W. Flynfi, 3rd F. Frick, 3rd P. Farrell, 3rd W. Frost, 4th J. Frick, 5th John Forster, 5th H. Fleck, 1 -5 in each N. Frith, 1 -5 in each Barney Glass, 2nd Pat Gilloon, 2nd Henry Galle, 3rd 1 1 9 6 2 21 16 22 11 6 60 60 60 40 80 00 00 50 05 95 List of Warrants 259 Conrad Geimer, 4th 18 40 II. Grode, 5th 6 40 G. Gau, 5th 10 40 Jos. Grab, 5th 10 4U C. Gantenbein, 5th 22 50 R. Harker, 2nd 2 00 Chas. Hanson, 4th 1 05 James Hird, 4th 22 50 N. Herman, 5th 6 40 John Heil, 1 -5 in each 25 00 F. Illrcke, 5th 6 40 J. Jellison, 3rd 5 85 John John, 3rd 7 40 Peter Jacob, 3rd 8 55 M. Kieffer, 4th 19 75 M. Kaas, 5th 14 40 C. Kupferschmidt, 5th 8 80 P. Krocheski, 5th 8 80 F. Kupferschmidt, 5th 1 60 J. Kness, 1st, $2.30; 2nd, 85.75; 3rd, $7.75; 4th, $5.70; 5th, 90c 22 40 J. Kraus, 1st, $2.30; 2nd, $5.75; 3rd, $7.75; 4th, $5.70; 5th, 90c 22 40. P. Kenneally, Health 22 50• J. Lowery, lst 7 30• M. Lavin, 2nd 19 20. F. Lillig, 5th 10 40 F. Lassance, 5th 8 80 T. Lonergan, 1st, $7.40; 2nd, $15.00 22 40' James Meeghan, 2nd 19 20' John Mullen, 2nd 19 20 A. Miller, 2nd 8 00 J. Martinek, 4th 14 00 J. McAleese, 2nd 18 40 J. McQuillan, 3rd 3 20 W. McLaughlin, 3rd 17 35 J. McLaughlin, 3rd 2 80• P. McPoland, 4th 11 40 B. McDonnell, 1 -5 in each 20 20 John Noonan, 4th 16 90 W. Nagle, 4th 1 60 W. O'Brien, 1st 22 50' C. O'Neill, 2nd, $11.20; 3rd, $5.60; 4th, $5.60 22 49 John Parker, 4th 2 15 P. Priebe, 5th 6 40 22 40 M. Prosser, '5th 8 80 1 75 Thos. Reynolds, 2nd 8 80' 3 20 Frank Rowe, 2nd 19 20 2 80 Fred Riemund, 2nd 3 20 James Ryan, 2nd 20 80 22 40 W. G. Ruprecht, 1 -5 in each 37 50 H. Rowland, 1 -5 in each 51 95 22 40 J. Richter, 1 -5 in each 50 09 J. Reid, lst, $2.30; 2nd, $5.75; 16 90 3rd, $7.75; 4th, $5.70; 5th, 10 40 90c 22 40 6 40 Nick Sweeney, 1st 80 22 50 Pat Sage, 2nd 11 20 7 80 Otto Schaller, 3rd 9 60 14 15 John Singrin, 3rd 22 59 3 75 John Schroeder, 4th ' 10 80 18 15 J. Schultz, 5th 6 40 6 40 A. Soeki, 5th 4 80 4 80 Jos. Schafetel, 5th 2 40 8 65 Casper Specht, 1-5 .in .each 20 00 50 00 J. Spahn, 3rd 6 00 19 20 Arthur Turner, 3rd . 10 95 9 20 J. Twieg, 5th 4 80 3 20 S. Vandermullen, 2nd 5 60 _• NM 258 List of City Warrants Dubuque, Iowa, August 1st, 1908. 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 July, 1908: H. A. Schunk, salary, Mayor $116 70 H. Brinkman, salary, Treas- urer 133 35 J. A. McKinley, salary, Deputy Treasurer 100 00 Jno. Krayer, clerk Treasurer's office 60 00 E. A. Linehan, salary, Recor- der 116 70 Jos. Friedrich, salary, Deputy Recorder 85 00 M. E. Lyons, salary, Auditor 116 70 C. B. Scherr, salary, Assessor 125 00 A. Doerr, Jr., salary, Assist- ant Assessor 100 00 J. J. Murphy, salary, Assist- ant Assessor 100 00 Geo. T. Lyon, salary, Attorney 150 00 Edgar Willging, salary, Assist- ant Attorney 75 00 Jas. Pickley, salary, Chief of Police 100 00 Joseph Reinfried, salary, Fire Chief 100 00 J. W. Lawlor, salary, Commit- tee Clerk - 100 00 Paul Ilg, salary, City Engi- neer 166 65 Henry Scharle, Assistant City Engineer 75 00 John Dorgan, Street Commis- sioner 100 00 G. Vogel, clerk in Auditor's and Engineer's offices 75 00 Wm. Hippman, salary, Elec- trician 83 35 C. W. Katz, salary, Market - master 55 00 T. Hackney, salary, Pound - master 40 00 Mrs. H. Koenig, salary, Jani- tress 25 00 Henry Tropf, salary, Sidewalk Inspector 60 00 Wm. Coleman, Rodman 50 00 J. H. Carroll, Harbor Master 30 00 E. E. Frith, salary, Alderman 25 00 Dan J. Haas, salary, Alderman 25 00 Peter R. Martin, salary, Alder- man 25 00 John O'Rourke, salary, Alder- man 25 00 D. W. Rand, salary, Alderman 25 00 James Saul, salary, Alderman 25 00 Wm. Singrin, salary, Alder- man 25 00 John A. Cunningham, Clerk to Police and Fire Commis- sioners 15 00 Geo. Miller, Supterintendent of Sprinkling 60 00 Dr. Chas. Palen, Health Phy- sician 50 00 List of Warrants Frank Flynn, Sanitary Police- man 65 00 Dr. F. J. Kennedy, Meat and Milk Inspector 75 00 Tom Cahill, Custodian Wash- ington Park 40 00 Philip Reddin, Custodian Jackson Park 40 00 Thomas Faherty, Custodian Phoenix Park M. Eitel, fireman J. Essman, fireman J. Flynn, fireman A. Duccini, fireman A. Heer, fireman W. Kannolt, fireman B. Kirsch, fireman G. Beyer, fireman J. Dailey, fireman J. Barnes, fireman T. Ryder, fireman W. Ducey, fireman' F. Murphy, fireman M. Kelly, fireman J. Beakey, fireman D. Ahearn, fireman P Zillig, fireman M. Sweeney, fireman H. Cain, fireman J. Benzor, fireman J. McLoughlin, fireman A. McDonald, fireman J. Murphy, fireman G. Gherki, fireman T. Kennedy, fireman J. Smith, fireman J. Keppler, fireman C. Kannolt, fireman J. Allen, fireman M. Fahey, fireman W. McConnell, fireman F. Kenneally, fireman R. Weston, fireman E. McDermott, fireman R. Kenneally, fireman J. Roshin, fireman F. Baumgartner, fireman J. Schoenberger, fireman J. Tschudi, fireman J. Connolly, fireman Wm. Smith, fireman J. Peed, fireman W. Kennedy, fireman T. O'Brien fireman W. Connolly, fireman L. Blocklinger, police M. Connolly, police John Cody, police James Corcoran, police Wm. Donahue, police Phil J. Dunphy, police Thomas Duggan, police P. J. Fury, police John Fox, police James Flynn, police M. Fogarty, police Ben Gray, police Pat Hanlon, police Geo. Jones, police Edw. Kumpf, police Pat Kenneally, police Emil Kahn, police M. Kilty, police 00 00 50 50 50 00 00 00 50 00 50 50 50 50 00 00 33 00 00 00 50 00 50 00 00 50 00 00 00 50 10 00 50 00 00 00 00' 50 00 00 00 00 50 00 20 00 00 00' 00 00 00 35 00 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00• 260 List of Warrants Larry Walsh, 2nd John Ward, 3rd z. Waehenheim, 3rd A. Welu, 5th M. Wiesner, 5th N. Wampach, 5th H. Wiegraffe, 5th P. FVeirich, 5th TEAMS. P. Apel, 1st, $3.90; 2nd, $10.15; 3rd, $13.65; 4th, $9.75; 5th, $1.55 $ 39 00 M. Ackels, 3rd, $24.95; 4th, 25.00 49 95 F. G. Becker, 2nd 81 00 F. Burns, 3rd 8 10 J. Berwanger, 5th 16 20 John Calvert, 2nd 46 80 Josh Calvert, 2nd 48 60 B. Costello, 4th 45 90 A. Conrad, 1st, $1.20; 2nd, $2.90; 3rd, $3.75; 4th, $2.90; 5th, $,52.25 63 00 Phil Doerr, 5th 26 10 James Graham, 1st, $2.10; 2nd, $26.85; 3rd, $23.70 52 65 M. Hannan, 2nd 43 20 J. Haudenschield, 3rd 5 40 J. Long, 5th 38 25 J. Linehan, 1st, $40.55; 2nd, $16.30; 3rd, $3.75; 4th, $2.80; 5th, 50c 63 90 P. Linehan Co., 2nd, $12.60; 3rd $25.20; 4th, $12.60 50 40 A. Marietta, 1st 8 10 F. Mathis, 1st 8 10 Sam Morrow, 1st 45 J. J. McCollins, 2nd, $50.15; 3rd, $2.70 52 85 C. McElrath, 3rd 25 65 McElrath Teaming Co., 4th 27 45 C. L. McGovern, 4th 5 85 D. O'Meara, 1st, $4.10; 2nd, $10.70; 3rd, $14.40; 4th, $11.30; 5th, $1.65 41 15 A. Renk, 5th 38 25 W. Ruesh, 5th 4 05 J. Stumpf, 3rd 36 00 A. Stoltz, 5th 34 20 James Tobin, 4th 46 35 Union Electric Co., 1st, $15.40; 2nd, $42.20; 3rd, $72.80; 4th, $3.90; 5th, $249.00 383 30 Frank Winters, 4th 46 35 LABOR on Bluff Street Extension during the last half of June, 1908: Peter Carney $ 10 00 James Doyle 10 00 Thos. O'Brien 8 00 W. Sheehan 1 10 LABOR grading Mt. Carmel the last half of June, Peter Carney Mike Cain O. Donahue N. Sweeney M. Kenneally A. Marietta, F. Mathis 2 40 4 80 5 15 6 40 6 40 6 40 13 60 10 40 Avenue during 1908: $ 6 40 1 60 4 80 4 80 8 10 4 05 4 05 LABOR ON SEWERS during the last half of June, 1908: Ed Daily $ 45 50 F. Donahue 22 75 J. Jellison 22 75 F. Luchterhand 22 75 M. O'Meara 22 76 J. Rooney 22 75 C. Sullivan 30 00 L. Taylor 22 75 J. Tacke 22 75 D. Warren 22 75 H. Brinkman, interest on war- rants outstanding 355 CO H. Brinkman, expense, fire and road 126 1.5 H. Brinkman, library orders issued 129 93 Dubuque Commercial Club, refund of license 10 00 LABOR ON STREETS in the several Road Districts during the first half of July, 1908: Mat Acker, 3rd $ 9 60 Jos. Brouillette, 2nd 12 0:1 J. Burns, 2nd 8 80 F. Brown, 3rd 65 Paul Becker, 4th 17 60 J. Brachtenbach, 5th 9 60 J. Boltz, 6th 4 30 C. Buddien, 5th 8 00 H. Connell, 1st 11 20 Peter Carney, 1st 3 20 R. Caffrey, 2nd 12 00 M. Carney, 4th 16 80 James Cooney, 4th 16 80 51. Corbett, 4th 27 00 J. Connolly, lst, $2.05; 2nd, $5.45; 3rd, $7.30; 4th, $5.20; 5th, 80c 20 80 John Duggan, 1st 11 20 Owen Donahue, lst, $8.80; 4th, $3.20 12 00 M. Donegan, 2nd 4 SO T. Donahue, 3rd, $10.40; 4th, $10.40 20 80 Peter Dax, 3rd, $15.60; 4th, $5.20 20 80 J. Eberhardt, 5th 9 60 J. Ess, 5th 6 40 J. Egan, 2nd 4 80 George Frost, 2nd 22 60 Jas. Callaghan, 2nd 22 50 F. Frick, 3rd 14 00 W. Flynn, 3rd 4 00 P. Farrell, 3rd 4 80 W. Frost, 4th 16 SO John Frick, 5th 4 80 Barney Glass, 2nd 3 20 P. Gilloon, 2nd 12 80 H. Galle, 3rd 18 80 Conrad Geimer, 4th 16 80 Jos. Grab, 5th 16 00 Geo. Gau, 5th 9 60 C. Gantenbein, 5th 22 50 Tom Harker, 4th 80 George Hird, 4th 1 80 James Hird, 4th 22 50 John Heil, 1 -5 in each 25 00 F. Ihrcke, 5th 4 80 Peter Jacobs, 3rd 19 20 John John, 3rd 9 80 N. Kettenhofen, 3rd M. Kieffer 4th F. Kretter, 4th F. Kupferschmidt, 5th M. Kass, 5th Peter Kien, 4th P. Kenneally, Health J. Kness, lst, $2.05; 2nd, $5.45; 3rd, $7.30; 4th, $5.20; 5th, 80c J. Kraus, lst, $2.05; 2nd, $5.45; 3rd, $7.30; 4th, $5.20; 5th,'S0c John Lowery, 1st M. Lavin, 2nd F. Lillig, 5th T. Lonergan, 1st, $6.90; 2nd, $13.90 John Mullin 2nd A. Miller, 2nd Ed. Malloy, 3rd Tom Malloy, 3rd Jos. Martinek, 4th J. McQuillan, 2nd James McAleese, 2nd W. McLaughlin, 3rd J. McLaughlin, 3rd P. McPoland, 4th B. McDonnell, 1 -5 in each P. O'Hearn, 1st W. O'Brien, 1st C. O'Neil, 2nd, $10.40; 3rd, $5.20; 4th, $5.20 John Parker, 4th Theo. Ruprecht, 5th James Ryan, 2nd Jas. Reid 1st, $2.05; 2nd, $5.45; 3rd, $7.30; 4th, $5.20; 5th, 80c Pat Sage, 2nd J. Schaefer, 2nd J. Singrin, 3rd John Schroeder, 4th John Spahn, 3rd H. Schoenbeck, expense Chas. Seward, 2nd Casper Specht, 1 -5 in each A. Turner, 3rd W. Tobin, 4th J. Twieg, 5th John Wickham, 1st John Ward, 3rd L. Wachenhein, 3rd J. Wodrich, 5th 11 20 17 60 3 20 1 60 6 40 27 00 22 50 20 80 20 80 11 20 6 40 9 6+) 20 80 16 00 15 20 19 40 4 80 11 20 9 45 6 95 17 60 14 40 10 40 28 85 1 60 11 25 20 80 17 60 11 20 19 20 20 80 13 40 4 00 22 50 8 00 1 25 1 25 17 60 20 00 17 60 4 40 11 2 8 0 0 4 80 4 80 6 40 TEAMS Peter Apel, 1st, $3.90; 2nd, $10.50; 3rd, $13.65; 4th, $9.75; 5th, $1.55 $ 39 00 M. Ackels, 3rd, $14.25; 4th, $28.50 F. Burns, 3rd F. Becker, 3rd Josh Calvert, 2nd John Calvert, 2nd B. Costello, 4th A. Conrad, 1st, $1.30; 2nd, $3.40; 3rd, $4.55; 4th, $3.25; 5th, $43.30 Phil Doerr, 5th A. Dietl, 5th J. Graham, 1st, $1.75; 2nd, $22.25; 4th, $19.65 43 65 List of Warrants 261 42 75 32 40 12 15 38 70 36 45 43 65 55 80 17 55 28 35 M. Hannan, 2nd J. Haudenschield, 3rd John Long, 5th P. Linehan Co., 3rd J. Linehan, lst, $21.40; 2nd, $23.15; 3rd, $3.95; 4th, $2.80; 5th, 45c C. L. McGovern, 4th McElrath Teaming Co., 4th J. J. McCollins, 2nd, $13.50; 3rd, $27.00 D. O'Meara, 2nd D' OMeara, 1st, $4.10; 2nd, $10.70; 3rd, $14.40; 4th, $10.30; 5th, $1.65 W. Ruesch, 5th J. Siegworth, 1st J. Stumpf, 3rd A. Stoltz. 5th James Tobin, 4th Frank Winters, 4th • BILLS. 38 47 12 41 51 42 28 40 50 41 28 4 28 12 44 32 25 70 15 85 75 75 80 65 10 35 05 35 15 65 40 LABOR on Bluff Street Extension during the first half of July, 1908: Peter Carney $ 19 10 Jas. Doyle 19 10 M. B. McAllister 9 10 W. O'Brien 11 25 W. Sheehan 19 10 Jas. Sweeney 10 45 J. Siegworth 28 35 LABOR ON SEWERS during the first half of July, 1908: F. Donahue $ 21 00 J. Jellison 21 00 F. Luchterhand 21 00 M. O'Meara 21 00 J. Rooney 21 00 C. Sullivan 30 00 L. Taylor 21 00 J. Tacke 21 00 D. Warren 21 00 Lagen, Sloan & Peed, horse - shoeing for Fire Dept $ 6 00 Wunderlich & Wiederholt, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 10 50 Phil Heller, horseshoeing for Fire Dept. 5 00 Collings & Pfiffner, horse - shoeing for Fire Dept 4 75 Standard Lumber Co., lumber and shavings for Fire Dept. 21 25 Thomas F. Kane, hay and oats for Fire Dept 320 95 Key City Gas Co., coke for Fire Dept. 8 90 Peter Lang, supplies for Fire Dept. 70 Walter B. Baumgartner, hard- ware for Fire Dept 85 Linehan & Molo, mops for Fire Dept. 4 00 Mettel Bros., salt for Fire Dept. 1 30 H. J. Hagerty, veterinary ser- " vices for fire horses for May and June 20 24 Whelan & Crahan, bran for Fire Dept. 2 70 262 List of Warrants David T. Howie, repairs for Delhi Street Engine House. 34 18 Geo. Ragatz & Son, repairs for Fire Dept. 4 00 National Refining Co., oil for Fire Dept. 6 75 Gamewell Fire Alarm Co , keys for fire alarm boxes 25 00 Union Electric Co., power for fire alarm system 2 00 Union Electric Co., arc lights for month of June 2223 85 Standard Oil Company, oil and grease for Road Dept 13 97 F. Schloz & Son, repairs for Road Dept. 2 10 Key City Roofing Co., cement and grease for Road and Fire Depts. 16 25 W. D. Deckert & Co., supplies for Road Dept 1 70 Geo. Ragatz & Sbn, repairs for steam roller 9 86 Martin - Strelau Co., rent of wagon 60 Pitts- Thompson Fdry. Co , catch basin, frame and grate 12 75 F. A. Burns, coal for steam roller 13 68 H. J. Hagerty, veterinary ser- vices for road horses for May and June 1 76 Phil Heller, horseshoeing for Road Dept. 2 00 Key City Gas Co., coke for Road Dept. 19 55 Key City Gas Co., removing lamp post from Second and Locust Streets 1 20 Peter Lang, hardware for Road Dept. , 1 45 Wm. Marshall, repairs for steam roller 4 13 Byrne & Saul, gravel and gut- ter stone for Road Dept 62 95 G. F. Kleih, axle grease for Road Dept. 75 Phil Heller, horseshoeing horse for Road Dept 1 00 Linehan & Molo, coal and sewer pipe for Road Dept 23 01 O'Farrell Contrg. Co., grading Asbury Street, second esti- mate 500 00 Street & Steuck, 5% retained for one year on Adams Ave- nue contract 70 25 Geo. L. Korman, first estimate, grading Louisa Street 160 00 Dubuque Woodenware Co , lumber for sidewalk repair- ing 5• 33 78 Hussman & Lies, hardware for sidewalk repairing 4 90 Peter J. Seipples Lumber Co , lumber for sidewalk repair- ing 49 05 Geo. F. Kleih, hardware for Road, Sewer and Expense Depts. 4 55 Klauer & Kress, hardware for Road, Health and Expense Depts. 7 80 Lagen, Sloan & Peed, horse - shoeing for Sewer Dept 1 00 F. Schloz & Son, sharpening picks 20. Street & Steuck, 5 %0, retained one year for constructing sewer in Eagle Point Ave 17 95 Street & Steuck, 5% retained one year for constructing sewer in Chestnut Street 9 75 Edw. T. Cleaver) repairing drinking fountains 10 09 Iowa Telephone Co., telephone service, various depts 58 88 Eichhorn & Bechtel, groceries for Police Dept 1 20 H. J. Hagerty, veterinary ser- vices for Police Dept 2 64- anion Printing Co., dog license books 8 00 Key City Gas Co., rental and maintenance 4 gas arcs for month of June 2 00 Peter Hanson, supplies for Po- lice Dept. 85. C. W. Katz, 37 meals furnish- ed prisoners 7 40 G. F. Kleih, hardware for Po- lice Dept. 30 Thos. F. Kane, hay and oats for Police Dept 20 12 John A. Cunningham, pre- mium on bonds of Police and Fire Commissioners 45 00- A. E. Bradley, scraping off pa- per and calcimining and putting up moulding, etc., in Juvenile Court room 20 00 Geo. T. Lyon, costs in United States Court in gas case 10 00 J. T. Teal, labor, fixing up Ju- venile Court room 34 45 Edward Bemes, repairing and sharpening lawn mower 75 Standard Lumber Co., shingles for City Pound 3 00 Mullen Bros., plumbing re- pairs at Flat Iron Park 3 50 Louis Fay, labor, cleaning up Juvenile Court room 2 00 Berg & Briggs Co., printing for City Assessor 36 00 F. Schloz & Son, repairing tools for City Engineer 1 15 Recorder Dubuque County, re- cording deed 75 Foley's Hand Laundry, towel service month of June . 4 00 Standard Lumber Co., lumber for city scale platform 1 05- Western Union Telegraph Co , electric clock service treas- urer's office for June 1 00 L. Daily, cleaning around market square 48 30 Geo. Masters, plumbing, City Hall 4 10 Key City Gas Co., gas for vari- ous departments 83 55 Dubuque Telephone Co., tele- phone service, various offices 13 25- Telegraph- Herald, four bonds for Alta Vista Street sewer. 4 75 Telegraph - Herald, printing Board of Health reports, February, March, April and May, and 500 envelopes 23 00 Telegraph - Herald, printing Council Proceedings for month of June, 1908 76 70 Times - Journal, printing Coun- cil Proceedings for month of June, 1908 70 03 Tines- Journal, printing pam- phlets for month of June, 1908 22 21 E. T. Frith, hauling garbage and dead animals for the month of June, 1908 439 14 Peter J. Seipples, lumber for garbage dump 7 25 1[. Tschirgi & Son, 5% re- tained for one year on bills for construction of storm sewers in Twenty - second Street and Seventeenth Street 97 30 Collings & Pfiffner, horseshoe - ing Patrol horses 10 00 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct list of all war- rants issued by me during the month of July, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Right of Way Notice. To Emma Heinze et al., Fred Wod- rich Estate, P. J. Ruegamer: You are hereby notified, that a proposition is now pending before the City Council of the City of Dubuque, for the establishment of an alley across land in which you claim an interest, as follows: Lots 22, 25 and 26 of Wick's Addition to the City of Dubuque, a plat of which proposed improvement has been filed in the of- fice of the City Engineer of said City, and you are notified that at a session of the said City Council to be holden at the City Hall of said city, on the 3rd day of September, 1908, it will be determined whether said establish- ment will be made, and you are here- by notified to appear before said Council at said session, and show cause, if any you have, why proposed improvement should not be made. PAUL ILG, City Engineer. Dubuque, July 29th, 1908. 7 -30 10t (Official Publication.) AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE Establishing the Grade on Hennepin Street from Windsor Avenue to Stafford Ave- nue. Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade be and the same is hereby established and adopt- . ed on Hennepin Street from Windsor Avenue to Stafford Avenue, in the City Official Notices 263 of Dubuque, Iowa, as shown by the profile of said street and grade pre- pared by the City Engineer and ac- cepted by the City Council on the 25th day of June, 1908, being Profile No. 652, and marked "Profile showing grade of Hennepin Street from Wind- sor Avenue to Stafford Avenue, b. m.'s door sill house No. 72, 94.13; north corner curb Stafford Avenue, — 1.29.20." Said grade beginning at the easterly curb line of Windsor Avenue, which is station 0, elevation north side 86.40, south side 86.40; thence to station, 1 -{-32, angle of street, elevation east side 93.40: west side 92.40; thence to station 2+39, elevation east side 34.00, west side 93.00; thence to station 2+-78, eleva- tion west side 93.75; thence to station 3+50, elevation north side 100.10,_ south side 100.10; thence to station 4, elevation 105.95; thence to station 5 +37.5, elevation 127.80. Section 2. This ordinance shall be- in force and take effect from and af- ter its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in the Du- buque Telegraph - Herald and Times- - Journal newspapers. Adopted July 23rd, 1908. Approved August 1st, 1908. H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Attest: EDMUND - A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Times - Journal August 5th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. NOT TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, August 20th, 1908, for the re- improvement of Washington street from the north curb line of Eighth street to the south curb line of Tenth street, 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 improvement will require 720 lineal feet of old curbing reset. 450 square yards of guttering. 1,150 square yards of macadamiz- ing. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before November 1st, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for old curbing reset, the price per square yard for guttering, also the price per square yard for macadam- izing. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a IN II izing, also price per cubic yard for grading. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check .for $50.00 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 August 8th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8 -8 -2t ' City Recorder. NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE THE ALLEY FIRST NORTH OF RIES STREET FROM THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE ALLEY FIRST EAST OF WINDSOR AVENUE TO STAF- FORD AVENUE. 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 first north of Ries Street from the easterly line of the al- ley first east of Windsor ,Avenue to Stafford Avenue. That the plat and estimate of said proposed alley is now on file in the office of the City Recorder. It is estimated by the City Engl.. neer that said improvement will re- quire 300 square yards macadamizing, 80 cubic yards grading, making a to- tal cost to the abutting property own- ers of $180.00. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap pear before the City Council at its regular session to be held August 20th, 1908, or to file with the City Recorder • their objections in writing on or before August 20th, 1908. Dated at Dubuque, August 12, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8 -12 -3t • City Recorder. NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTEN- TION TO IMPROVE ALPINE STREET FROM WEST THIRD STREET TO JULIEN AVENUE. 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 Alpine Street from West Third Street to Julien Avenue by 're- guttering the same on a macadam foundation. 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 990 square yards brick gutter on a macadam foundation, 300 lineal feet Curbing reset, making a, total .estimat- ed cost to the abutting property own- ers of $1,629.00. Official Notices 26* Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its regular session to be held August 20th, 1908, or to file with the City Recorder their objections in writing on or before August 20th, 1908. Dated at Dubuque, August 12, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8 -12 -3± City Recorder. IMPROVE WEST LOCUST ST. NOTICE OF THE COUNCIL'S INTENTION TO FROM THE END OF THE PRES- ENT IMPROVEMENT WESTER- LY TO THE WEST SIDE OF BLAKE 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 West Locust Street from the end of the present improvement, westerly to the west side of Blake Street. That the plat and specifications of said proposed improvement are now on file in the office of the City Re- corder. It is estimated by the City Engi- neer that said improvement will re- quire Curbing, 400 lineal feet. Guttering, 777 square yards. Telford macadam, new, 466 square yards. Telford macadam, renew, 1,870 square yards. Grading, 700 cubic yards. Making a total estimated cost to the abutting property owners of $2,052.70. Any person having objection to said improvement is hereby notified to ap- pear before the City Council at its regular session to be. held August 20th, 1908, or to file with the City Recorder their objections in writing on or before August 20th, 190S. Dated at Dubuque, August 12, 1908. EDMUND A: LINEHAN, 8 -12 -3t City Recorder. Special Assessment Notice. To All Who Are Named Below' You are hereby notified that in accordance with an ordinance of the City of Du- buque for repairing sidewalks by the city carpenters during the months of May, June, July and part of August. 1908, that a special assessment will be levied for the expense thereof at the regular meeting of the City Coun- cil to be held September 3rd, 1908, up- on all lots and parcels of land on said improyement, owned by you, being subject to such special assessment. And you are hereby notified to appear at said meeting of the council to be held September 3rd, 1908, and show cause, if any you have, why said as- sessment should not be levied. a a i 264 contract will be entered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque August 8th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8 -8 -2t City Recorder. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, August 20th, 1908, for the re- improvement of Jackson street from the north lot line of Eighth street to the south curb line of Ninth street, 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 improvement will require Curbing resetting, 612 lineal feet. Guttering, 227 square yards. Macadamizing, 684 square yards. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before November lst, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for old curbing reset, the price per square yard for guttering, also the price per square yard for macadam- izing. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 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 August 8th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8 -8 -2t City Recorder. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, August 20th, 1908, for the improvement of the west side of Bluff street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, and in front of and abutting the following described premises: City lot 620, in accordance with the 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 the said improvement will re- quire 72.6 lineal feet of cement side- walk twelve feet wide on a foundation of eight inches of cinders. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by the ordinance relating to the con- struction of sidewalks in the City of Dubuque, work to be completed on or before the 1st day of October, 1908. Bidders must state the price per square foot for sidewalk laid. Official Notices 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 August 8th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8 -8 -2t City Recorder. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, August 20th, for improve- ment of the south side of Fifteenth street, between Elm and Pine streets and in front of the following describ- ed premises, Lots 187 and. 216, East Dubuque Add., in accordance with the 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 the said improvement will re- quire 200 lineal feet of cement side- walk five feet wide, on a foundation of cinders. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and accepted by the Committee on Streets. Work to be completed on or before the 15th day of September, 1908. Bidders must state the price per square foot for sidewalks laid. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $25.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will he en- tered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque August 8th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8 -8 -3t City Recorder. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, August 20th, 1908, for the improvement of Yale street from Alta Vista street to the east line of Har- vard street, in accordance with the 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 improvement will require Curbing, 464 lineal feet. Guttering, 213 square yards. Macadamizing, 427 square yards. Grading, 600 cubic yards. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Or- dinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before November 1st, 1908. Bidders must state price per lineal foot for new curbing set, the price. per square yard for guttering, the price per square yard for macadam- 266 Official Notices Owner. Description. Total. June —Lena Hermann Est., Wullweber's sub., lot 8, 10 sq. ft., 30c; 1/2 hour labor, 25c $ .55 June —W. G. Cox, Cox's Add , lot 61, 10, sq. ft., 30c; 1/2 hour labor, 25c .55 June —N. and E. Langworthy Est., Glendale Add. No. 3, lots 270 and 271, 25 sq. ft., 75c; 1 hour labor, 50c 1.25 June —A. J. Lembeck et al , Marsh's Add., E. 100 ft. of lot 45, 10 sq. ft., 30c; 12 hour labor, 25c .55 June —H. C. Xiessell, Cummins' sub., lot 8, 6 sq. ft., 20c; 1 /2 hour labor, 25c .45 June —C. M. Buettell Est., Cox's Add., lot 28, 5 sq. ft., 15c; 1 /2 hour labor, 25c .40 June —Wm. Klauer et al., Davis Farm Add., lot 213, 10 sq. ft , 30c; 1 /2 hour labor, 25c .55 June —D. J. Lenehan, Home Add., lot 11, 5 sq. ft., 15c; 1 /2 hour labor, 25c .40 June —W. G. Cox, sub. Min. lot 90, lot 2, 20 sq. ft., 60c; 1 hour labor, 50c 1.10 June — Fransiska Wagner, O. S. Langworthy's sub., lot 1, 10 sq. ft., 30c; 1 /2 hour labor, 25c .55 June —Jas. Beach, Newman, Cooper & Smith's sub., lot 16, 5 sq. ft., 15c; 1/2 hour labor, 25c .40 July 2 —J. W. Norton, Gilliam's sub., lots 4 -5, 8 sq. ft., 25c; 1/2 hour labor, 25c, Repairs .50 July 14 —H. B. McCarten, Ron- son & Stewart's, lot 23, 12 sq. ft., 35c; 1 /2 hour labor, 25c, Repairs .... ... .60 July 1S —G. Tenhaaf Est., Davis Farm Add., lot 357, 27 sq. ft., 80c: 1 hour labor, 50, Repairs 1.30 July 18 —W. G. Cox, sub. M. L. 90, lot 1 -2, 15 sq. ft., 45e; 1/2 hour labor, 25c, Repairs .70 July 18 —W. G. Cox, Cox's Add , lots 59, 60, 61, 10 sq. ft., 30c; 1/2 hour labor, 25c, Repairs .55 July 20 —Jacob Marshall Est , Tivoli Add., N. 1/2 lot 10, 10 sq. ft., 30c; 12 hour labor, 25c, Repairs .55 July 20 —Jno. Pickup Est., Un- ion Add., lot 43, 8 sq. ft., 25c; 1 /2 hour labor, 25c, Repairs .50 July 21 —Wm. Klauer et al , Davis Farm Add., lot 213, 5 sq. ft., 15c; 1 / z hour labor, 25c, Repairs .40 July 31 —F. A. Rumpf, ' Dub. Harbor Improvement Co.'s Add., Bl. 16, lot 5, 8 sq. ft., 25c; 1 / 2 hour labor, 25c, Re- pairs' .50 July 20 —Wm. Hintrager, sub city 724, lot 13, 1 hour's labor, 75c, Tearing up old walk .75 July 29 —J. B. Rhomberg Est., Tivoli Add„ lots 25 -26, 1 hour's labor, 50c, Tearing up old walk July 29— Rhomberg & Meuser, Davis Farm Add., lot 225, 1 /2 hour labor, 25c, Tearing up old walk August 6 —G. E. Davis, A. Me- Daniell's sub., lot 765, 50 sq. ft., $1.50; 2 hours' labor, $1.00, Repairs Total Dated 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8 -21 -3t City Recorder. .50 .25 2.50 $16.35 at Dubuque, August 21st, Notice of Special Assessment. Notice is hereby given to all con- cerned that a special assessment as provided by law will be levied at a session of the City Council to be held September 3rd, 1908, to pay for the construction of an eight -inch tile pipe sanitary sewer in Yale Street from Alta Vista Street to Harvard Street by Dave O'Neill, contractor. Amount of special assessment, $130.50, same to be assessed against the abutting property upon and along said street. And that there is a plat and sched- ule on file in the office of the City Recorder of said City of Dubuque, showing the street on which said'sani- tary sewer was constructed, and the separate lots and parcels of ground, or specified portion thereof, subject to assessment of such improvement, the name of the owner thereof, as far as practicable and the amount to be as- sessed against each lot or parcel of ground, which plat and schedule are subject to public inspection. And that any and all persons ob- jecting to said special assessment or to said plat must file his or their ob- jection in writing with the City Re- corder of said City of Dubuque on or before said session of the City Coun- cil to be held September 3rd, 1908, or to appear at said session of the Coun- cil to show cause, if any you have, why said assessment should not be levied. Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, August 22nd, 1908. EDIITIND A. LINEHAN, 8- 22 -3t. City Recorder. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder, until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, September 3rd, 1908, for the improvement of the alley first north of Ries Street from 'Windsor avenue to Stafford Avenue in accord- ance 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 Engi- neer that said improvement will re- quire: 120 square yards of guttering. 420 square yards of macadamizing. 80 cubic yards of grading. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work, to be completed on or before November 15th, 1908. Bidders must state the price per square yard for guttering, the price per square yard for macadamizing, also price per cubic yard for grading. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 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, August 22nd, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8- 22 -2t. City Recorder. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder, until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, September, 3rd, 1908, for the improvement of the alley first east of Windsor Avenue from Hennepin Street south to the southerly end of said alley 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 Engi- neer that said improvement will re- quire: 120 square yards of guttering. 120 square yards of macadamizing. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before November 15th, 1908. Bidders must state price per square yard for guttering and the price per square yard for macadamizing. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for $50.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if award- ed. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, August 22nd, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8- 22 -2t. City Recorder. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. rn. Thursday, September 3rd, 1908, for the paving with brick of Windsor Avenue from the southeasterly curb line of Eagle Point Avenue to a point about six hundred and eighty feet Official Notices 267 northwesterly thereof, in accordance with the plans and specifications pre- pared by the City Engineer and now on file in the office of the City Re- corder. It is estimated by the City Engi- neer that said improvement will re- quire: 3,020 square yards of brick paving on the present foundation. 400 lineal feet of old curbing reset. 20 lineal feet of new curbing set. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and as prescribed by Chapter XXXII. of the Revised Ordinances of 1901 of the City of Du- buque, work to be completed on or before the 1st day of November, 1908. Bidders must state the price per lineal foot for new curbing set, price per lineal foot for resetting old curb- ing, also the price per square yard for paving with brick, the contractor to furnish all new, material and to do all the work. Each bid must be accompanied with a certified check for $100.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into if awarded. The city reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, August 22nd, . 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8- 22 -2t. City Recorder Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received at the Council Chamber, City Hall, by the City Recorder until 8:00 p. m. Thursday, September 3rd, 1908, for the improvement of the east side of Cardiff Street between West Third Street and the southerly end of Car- diff Street and in front of the fol- lowing described premises, Lot 13 of City Lot 724, in accordance with the 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 Engi- neer that the said improvement will require 56 lineal feet of cement side- walk, four feet wide, on a founda- tion of cinders. The work to be paid for when said work is completed and accepted by, the Committee on Streets. Work to be completed on or before the 1st day of October, 1908. Bidders must state the price per square foot for sidewalks laid. Each bid must be ac- companied by a certified check for $25.00 on some Dubuque bank as a guarantee that a contract will be en- tered into if awarded. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated at Dubuque, August 22nd,' 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, 8- 22 -2t. City Recorder. NM 268 Official Notices (Official Publication.) AN ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE establishing a grade on Walnut Street from Chestnut Street to West Eleventh Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Dubuque: Section 1. That a grade on Walnut Street from Chestnut Street to West Eleventh Street in the City of Du- buque, Iowa, be and the same is here- by established and adopted as shown by the profile of said street and grade prepared by the City Engineer and accepted by the City Council on the 9th day of July, 1908, being No. 653, and marked "Profile and Grade of 'Walnut Street from Chestnut Street to West Eleventh Street, b. ms. coping northwest corner Walnut and Chest- nut Streets, elevation 255.66 and fire plug northwest corner West Eleventh Street, elevation 231.44." Said grade beginning at the south line of Chest- nut Street, which is station 0, eleva- tion 253.27; thence to station 1 +24, north curb Rose Street, elevation 252.27; thence to 'station 1 +63, ele- vation 251.40; thence to station 4 +62, north curb West Eleventh Street, elevation 228.50. Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage by the City Council and its publication one time in Dubuque Telegraph- Herald and Times- Journal newspapers. Adopted August 20th, 1908. Approved August 22nd, 1908. H. A. SCHUNK, Mayor. Attest. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Published officially in the Daily Times - Journal August 26th, 1908. EDMUND A. LINEHAN, City Recorder. Regular Session, September 3rd, 1908 269 CITY COUNCIL Regular Session, September 3rd, 1908. (Official.) Council met at 9:10 p. m. Mayor Schunk in the chair. Present —Aids. Frith, Haas, Martin, O'Rourke. Rand, Saul and Singrin. Absent —None. Ald. Frith moved that the Council Proceedings for the month of August, 1908, be approved as printed. Car- ried. BILLS. The following bills, having been properly approved by the various committees, were ordered paid. John Bohn, inspector Bee Branch sewer $ 50.00 Robt. Love, inspector North Street Culvert 21 15 Ed. Daily, inspector Sixth Street paving 21 20 Street & Steuck, constructing Bee Branch sewer 1713 53 'Tibey Bros., grading Grand- view Avenue 1015 00 O'Farrell Contracting Co., con- structing culvert on North Street 320 00 Ed. Malloy 10.3 cubic yards macadam at City Pound 7 75 Bill of Wilmer Cook to grading of Milwaukee Avenue, amounting to $181.90, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, allowed in the sum of $150.00 on ac- count. Bill of Dr. H. T. Walker, $50.00, for professional services rendered Mrs. Anna Peters, who claimed to have fell and dislocated her elbow, was, on motion of Ald. Rand, referred to - the Committee on Claims and City At- torney. Petitions and Communications. Petition of Otto M. Schmid et al, asking that a cement curb and gutter be placed on : Grandview Avenue in- stead of cement gutter and stone curb, as provided in the specifications for the improvement of said street and waiving all damages, was read and on motion of Ald. Frith the rules were suspended to permit the parties inter- ested in the change of the plans for the improvement of Grandviw Ave- nue to address the Council. Mr. C. T. Hancock, Francis Coates, Sr., and Herbert Adams then ad- dressed the Council in favor of hav- ing cement curb and gutter on Grand- view Avenue. Ald. Frith inoved that the petition of Otto M. Schmid et al, asking that the curb and gutter on Grandview Avenue he constructed of cement ma- terial be granted, provided the con- tractor will sign a contract to that ef- fect. Carried. Petition of Peter A. Ziegler et al and 141 other signers, stating on oath that the Shelter Home for Dogs on Jackson .Street, near 25th Street, is a nuisance and a disgrace to the neigh- borhood and asking that the Council order the nuisance abated. Ald. Martin moved that the prayer of the petitioners be granted and the Dog Shelter declared a nuisance. This brought about considerable discussion, after which Ald. Saul moved as an amendment to Ald. Mar- tin's motion that the petition be re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. Amendment lost by the following vote: Yeas =Aids. O'Rourke, Saul and Singrin. Nays —Alds. Frith, Haas, Martin and Rand. Original motion carried. Ald. Frith moved the Chief of Po- lice be instructed to notify the par- ties sheltering the dogs on Jackson Street to abate the nuisance complain= ed of within 10 days from date. Ald. Martin moved as an amend- ment to Ald..Frith's motion that the parties be allowed 60 days time in which to abate the nuisance. Amend- ment carried. Petition of Mrs. Susie Wieland, ask- ing that the taxes for the year 1907 be exempted on Lot 1 of the Sub. of L. H. Langworthy's Add., she teeing a. widow with several small children de- pending oh her for support, was, on motion of Ald. Frith, referred to the Delinquent Tax Committee. Petition of Mrs. C. D. Hayden, ask- ing that the taxes on her homestead be canceled for the year 1907, she be- ing a widow with several children de- pending on her for support and un- able to pay said taxes, was, on mo- tion of Ald. Frith, referred to the De- linquent Tax Committee. Petition of Louisa Schwartz, asking that the taxes on lot 6, in Kringle's Sub. and lot 6a of Quigley's out lot 711 be cancelled for the year 1907, she being a widow and unable to pay said taxes, was on motion of Ald. Frith referred to the Delinquent Tax Committee. Petition of Schmid Mfg. Co., asking that the City Treasurer be instructed to accept the taxes for the year 1907, according to the exemption granted them June 18, 1903, for a period of 5 years, was, on motion of Ald. Frith,