The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-09
pROCEEDINGS OF City COUNCIL.


Al the meeting Of the Council on las, Mon.
day, the Mayor and all the Aldermen being
present, VT. Burt read the draft Of an Crdl-
nance for filing up all lots between FIRST and
Jones street, which being read and amended,
vas, on motion of Mr.. McHenry, unanimously
adopted.
The Committee on the purchase Of lots 70;
city purposes, reported through Mr Burt, thai
sntable grounds for School Houses and two
Market spaces were deemed OF immediate con
sideratlon. The public school in the First
Ward had a sufficient quantity of ground at
tached, but the buildiag was insufficient, anc
the property should be redeemed from debt
for winch it was sold under execution. The
Second Ward had no public school property,
and this want sho Id be supplied. The Third
Ward wac in the same situation as the First,
with regard to debt and size of building, but
the lot was too contracted, and we recommend
ed the purchase of the adjoining lot for $500
With regard TO Market space, the most suita-
BILE location half block belonging to Mr..
E. Langworthv, on White street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth, for which price Of
$4,000 was asked, payable however, at conven
fence, with 10 per cent. interest. 1t is desira-
Bile to obtain grounds for another Market more
convenient to the south end Of the city, but Che
committee have not yet succeeded in finding
vacant location.
On motion of Mr.. McHenry, the report was
laid on the table, and the committee continued.
Mr.. Stout, from the committee on canal ex-
cavation, reported that the contractors were
about to abandon the work unless they had an
incre ase of price. He was satisfied that the
contractors were not making wages, and recon-
mended the subject to the consideration of the
Board. On his motion, a payment of $l00
was ordered to Dorian, Delay and Murphy,
and the committee were instructed to make
terms with the contractors, or 10 let the
work.
Mr.. Bush, City Road Supervisor, appeared
and made complaint that the work on the lower
end of Locust street should be suspended for
want Of funds, as his orders on the County
Judge were paid in deprecated Road Warrants
which working men could not use. MIR. Burt
stated that the County Judge had admitted to
him few days since, that the amount collected
in the city for Road revenue and which should
legally be applied to improvements within the
city, was $4,000, and complasantly added, that
as the city authorities had failed to call for more
than $500 Of this money he enabled to ex-
pend the balance in the county. Mr.. Burt be-
leved that the road fund collected in the city
was fully $4,000, and Showed that the Supervi
sor and several committees Of the Council had
called for this money al various times. He said
that the Judge had done an illegal act by appro
priatlng this money to other than city improve
men,s, and suggested that legal proceedings be
Instituted for its recovery.
MIR. McHenrv corroborated the statement of !
Mr. Burt, and said that he had called for a por- |
ton of this money for the improvement of the
Lorimier Hollow road, but told by the
Judge that nothing could be had until next
spring. He moved that Mr. Burt be instructed
to institute suit by injunction otherwise, for
the immediate recovery of this money. MIR. |
NAPLES seconded the motion, and it passed |
unanimously.
On motion. of Mr.. McHenry, the sum of $40 |
was ordered to be borrowed from the Harbor
fund, by draft in favor OF John d. Bush, TO pay
hands on the Locust street work, and MIR. Bush |
was instructed TO return the Road Warrant for
that amount to the County Judge.
Mr.. NAPLES moved that Andrew Consadine
be paid 800 on Fourth Street Contract Mr.. |
Burt objected on the ground that the material
was not of proper qualify. The motion was
ndcp.ed .-~-~-~
On motion of NJ shor and City !
tax OF Widow SteW.It, were RENTED |
B. Fl. Wilmott, for mo- as Waterman,
paid, $l5 90 |
Henry Crull, digging grave, 2 66
Ard Council adjourned.