The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-08-11

The Council met on Monday III. g! i.ss; :.
The Mayor. and Alasss st;;,, -, : -

The Council met on Monday The z! ~ r.
The MAYOR; and Alaiss aisssss -, !,
kttef lie minutes ut the last meeting were
read, AID committees werr called on to report,
the committee to ascertain where loan could
be obtained, reported progress ,hro' Mr. Wap!cs,
and were continued.
Mr. NAPLES reported progress from the chm
mttee on streets at the nth end OF the CITY,,
and banded in .scvernl sealed bids for raising
those streets above high "a'cr, hut, sI (
On motion Of Mr. Nc Namara the examination
was postponed to nexi Monday and twas erd'.r
cd that bids be nsitedby public notice un;ilthe
next meeting.
The committee on The public landing reper.sd
through Mr.. Stout that the work wss active
progress. lie handed in biassfor furnishing
On motion az .a4r. Burt, the examination Of
these bia.-were suspended until next Monday,
aua.t was ordered That public notice be gwen
that such bids would be reserved by the wharf
Master
MIR. McNamara, from thccommi'tee to repair
bridge ON The road 10 McGearys Landing.
reported that The work was completed, and
handed in the bill of Anthony Jrrdon which
was ordered To he paid. viz 81
communication was received from Mr..
Parsons. agent of Abel Hawley, in regard to the
o,erations OF the Dredge Boat, and on motion
Of Mr. Burt, it was ordered to be MED.
Mr. Burt submitted the draft Of an ordnance
entitled can ordinance providing for loan for
public improvements in the City of Dubuque"
and on motion of MIR. Stout, it was pass ID.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Burt, it was ordered that
sufficient amount of scrip be issued, and placed
in the hands of the Mayor, to pay S62,oo inter
est on bond IN the hands of L. Davis Esq.
A communication was received from Hon
Geo. w Jones in regard TO the loan about T." be
tif cted by the City, aud nn molten OF Mr Bur',
i, was ordered that il be placed in the hands Of
the Mayar, ana that the thanks of the council be
presented 10 Hon G.. w. Jones Tor the interest
which ne takes in our city atflrs
Mr. Stout moved that n committee vi two be
appoiu,ed to ascertain the grade at the confu-
cnce Of Main and Fifteenth Streets, and to rec
oncle a misunderstanding in regard to an exca
,vation now in progress at that point.
The motion was agreed to, and Messrs Stout
and Burt were appointed said committee
An application was made for License I"
exhibit Averilis Panorama of the Worlds FAIR
and OF the overland Route to California
Onmoton of Mr. NAPLES, three days license
was granted for 50.
Mr.. Bush, city Road Supervisor, made verbal
report of the progress of work under his super
vision at the South end Of Locust street. and
recommended that additional work be designat-
ed.
On motion of Mr.. Burt, IL was -oFdrred 'nat
the supervisor appropriate whatever surplus
funds may come into his hands, after The. estl
mated Improvement on Locust street, TO re-
pairs on Important parts Of the Lorimier Hollow
road.
The following bills were ordered to be paid viz,
&c. Peck for services as Clerk Of late cleo
ton, ssHAs4 y
Joseph Sebring. 3 days services as Deputy
Marshall, 80
Burns and Cahlls bill for cleaning Shadricks
cellar was referred 10 the Marshall, and bill of
Edmond Mattox TOR care Of Wm Pitt while sick
was, on motion Of Mr. Burt reft rred to County
Judge.
The Council then adjourned.