The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-10-20

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TIE MayrG aid al n. Al.erfi'n. except Mr.
T la,, were prs Mt Mr. Burl rep r'cd the
i,nancc for the colirctun If haes, amended
as p~r inssracsipas # C,anc | of last meeting,
and IA n, zion OF Mr. M1iirnry 1t VS. passed
Mr wsp-s reported on The progress Of the
work al the lower end OF III city, and present
ei me isurement taken So time rsvlats,
b. the Cty Engineer, shsw,ns That yards at
nbank .nent constructed. lie N .vad
thai bonds eqs,i to three tau tbs the amount da
contractors. be issucd.
Mr. S.aat moved T. anrtnd by ns'rurt,ng ta
Recorder To issue ban l. fr stJ0i. IN pr, pay
ment t. the e con'rac, RS, and he motion as
amended wac pass a
Mr. McNamara T. port, d fr,m Committee IN
Pnblic landing, iha, the w,rk in active
progress
The contrac' with Faaniur and Cnva -.aneh
for docking AMI paving, and vita John Blake
for improvement on l3,h street, were aoprov d
and placed ga file
Mr. NJ ,masa, from committee on Bluff st
made favorable report he srogress OF th't
work, and des.red - BE- inform whether tn
CITY, or the owa-rs Of adjacent pr perry, should
grade the side walk /, the decision Of this
question was pos pnned to NJ X meeting.
Mess.s McH,nry and Burt, rep .r,~d that the
Iih stree, sewer, aud the sewer from McDaE-
j. Hollow, werr BATH in prasress.
Mr.. McHesry reported progress on repairs
of Grave Yard enclesur
MIR Bart reported from comm tteo on Crnss
streets, that John O'Marra, who was the ony
b,dd-r for that work, had declined TO execute
a contract, a. h. was disapp ,nted in the Qua,i
of the ma,erial to be found with n a rcasoneb e
distance GA m,iian of Mr. McNtnrra u e
committee are instructed To resdseftise tn
wo.k, and, with view I, expedition, to receive
bids for each stree, separa'sly until the neat
meeting Of this B,ard,
The Mayor, pursuant to call Of las, meetin G
made written report that the Dsedge Boat had
performed ,wenty-four days work in the outer
slough, at $50, per day, and that the City was
therefore indebted. to Abel ilaw!ey in the sum
Of $3.50, for that wo.k.
Mr.. Mctirnry rapved that the report be laid
on the table until the next meeting, and that
committee Of inquiry be appointed This mo
ton was put ard lost.
,On motion. Of Mr. Stout, II WAS ordered TIM
the Recorder draw on the harb Improvement
fnnd, in favor Of Abel Howley for $1,000, pro-
vidrd ,ta, Mr. Parsons win receipt for the same
in tull for work in Slough.
Nessrs Beaubien and Ocscelles appeared be-
fore the Council to ascertain what filling was
intended in the vic; nifty Of their respective lots
on 4,h street. The subject was referred to the
committee on the Improvement of cross streets.
Ga motion of Mr. McHeary he recorder vas
instructed to pay off he judges and Clerks Of
the late election by drafts on The Treasury at
Sc, each.
The semi annual reports of the Collector,
Treasurer, and Recorder, being read, on mo
ton Of Mr. McHenry, a committee of two, con
s,s,i@g Of Messrs Stout and McHenry, were
app ainted TO examine these reports.
On mo,ion of Mr. NAPLES the time tor the
collection uf taxes was extended to the first Of
November.
The following bills were ordered to be paid
in cash funds, wig.
q Rlaekliprsr for work on I4,h Street