The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-12
NUMBER II
PaOCEEDlNGS OF THE CITY GOUN-
Gil ON MONDAY LAST, JAN 3rd, SO

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Gil ON MONDAY LAST, JAN 3rd, '53
| The council met on Monday last,and there wer,
present the Mayor aad Aldegmen Burt, Pelan
| Mcllenry and Stout
The minutes of the last NEE i,g were read
and committees called on to report.
Mr.. McFIenry, from committee on Grave
Yards, reported the enclosure Of The cid Grave
Yard completed, and that of the new one ande,
contract.
Ms. Stout, from com, on Lorlmier Hollow
road, reported thai contract was concluded fol
quarrying and delivering broken rock for mac
ADM ng before the Ist OF May next
The Mayor submitted contract made be
tween the City of Dubuque and the Southern
Wisconsin r. Road Company for the construc-
ton of Rail Road from JanesviIIe to a point
on the Mississippi River opposite Dubuque, and
the payment of one hui.dred Thousand dollars in
city bonds to the company. The contract was
The appointment of Watchman to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Owen
SinIGa, was caHed up as unfinished business
from las, meeting. r,seph Swearingers pre-:
sented recommendation signed by some two
hundred citizens. and Thomas Kerey also made
application, but on motion Of Mr.. Pelan, Joseph
Swearnger was appointed, and was qualified by
the Mayor.
r. G.. NAPLES Esq, city Treasurer, made re
port of financial affairs since his appointment in
November. ~ fts
ii. C. Pierce, collector, made verbal report
of moneys hands, and on motion Of Mr..
Burt he was ordered to deposte them with Mr..
NAPLES, Treasurer.
MIR. Mcflenry moved the appointment Of a
committee TO settle with Cock, Sargent e. Co.,
on account of sales of City ,nds, and that the
Recorder draw in favor of r. e. NAPLES, City
Treasurer, for balance. The motion was agreed
10, AID Messrs. McIIenry and Pelan were ap-
pointed said committee
On motion of Mr.. Stout, committee, consis-
ting OF sell and Mr.. NAPLES, were appointed
to put up boards on corners along Main street TO
designate the numbers of Cross Streets.
On motion of Mr.. Stout, Andrew Consadine
was ordered to be paid for contract on
Second Street, 500
The following bills were also allowed.
j. w. Redman for work on old Grave
Yard fence, 26 81
r. Mckinley same, 10 63
Thomas KerIey II mo. night watch, 81 50
The council then adjourned to Wednesday
next.
Agreement made the thirty first DAY Of De-
cember A b. 1859, between the Southern Wis
c ms n railroad company of the one part, and the
City of Dubuque in the State OF Iowa of the
other part-witnesseth That the following
terms have been agreed Hpon, between said par
lies. 3"
nearly direct as practicable, from tie town Of
Janesville, in the state of Wisconsin, to point
on the navigablc channel of the Mississippi
river, opposite the present liaits of the City OF
Dubuque, (and for this purpose the distance of
one and one half miles north from the South
line of the state of Wisconsin shall be deemed
to be opposite to said city,) as near the state
line as practicable, aad freight depot shall be
there establ shed which line Of said road shall be
designated as the "main line But nothing in
this provision contained shall be construed to
prevent said company from connecting a branch
from Galena in the State of Illinois with said
road, nor from extending said road northward
from such point opposite The City Of Dubuque,
nor from connecting a branch from the northward
Herewith.
2nd Said main line for the purposes Of con-
designated as the second and third divisions of
said road-ali that part of the main line which
extends from the point on TIE river opposite the
City of Dubuque to point in the line of said
road, at or near Fever River and which may be
determined as the point for connexion with a
branch from Galena, shall constitute the third
division and the remainder Of said main line
shall constitute the second division.
3rd. The said company shall open and estab
lish an office with suitable buildings for the
transaction of business and the receipt and de-
livery of freight and for the accommodation Of
the business Of said road, within the present
limits of the City Of Dubuque as soon as suit
able grounds, at reasonable cost, can be obtained,
therefor, before or as SION as said main line
shall be completed.
4lh The said Company, agree to put the
4hlrd division of the Nj din line Of said road un-
der Contract for construction as soon as the sec
ond division, and to have The said third division
complete and ready for use as soon as The sec
ond division. But neither of said divisions shall
be encumbered to raise means for the construc
ton of the other, and each DIVISION shall be con-
tracted for and blilt upon the means subscribed
'or raised by Mortgage and sale of Bonds or 9th.
erwise on each division respectively and no
means raised or subscribed upon one shall be
applied or used for the construction ofthe other.
The said Company agree to give equal facilities
and to be equally diligent in procuring means
for and pressing the construction Of each Of the
divisions Of the said Main line to completion
and to exercise or grant no preference in the
construction completion of either of said di
visions to the disadvantage or delay Of the oth-
er And the said company further agree not to
use ainy Means subscribed to the stock of said
Company for the Nam line, IN the construction
of any branch, or branches, until such Main line
IS complete ard in running order.
5th. The City of Dubuque agrees to becom.
Stock holder IN said company and to subscribe
the sum Of one Hundred thousand dollars to
the capital stock of the same, and on demand
to issue her Bonds therefore payable twenty
wears from date with interest at the rate Of ten
per cent, per annum, and payable semi annual
to the said company, provided said company
shall first sufficiently guarantee said City against
the interest on the same and that said company
will pay such interest as it becomes due, such
subscription to apply as means on the third die
Iyison of said road and shall not be elsewhere oi
otherwise expended or appropriated
9th. The earnings of said road when COM
plete shall form one common fund for dividend
and whether earned upon the whole or any part
Of said roaG, or upon any brunch or branches
that may al any time be connected therewith